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This is entirely true. Obviously if B25 doesn't come out until 2025, Craig won't come back. My point is, it's basically a non argument at this point because no one can prove that the gap is getting longer, if at all. EON as of today has never confirmed or denied any release year, be it 2018, 2019, 2020, or later. Assuming that in early 2018 we still have zero concrete info on B25, that won't rule out or confirm anything, since we have no clue if 2018 was at all considered, and that EON + Craig could have been committed to a 2019 release for a certain amount of time.
I agree 100% . My little poke about closing the thread is that 90%+ of the post are speculative opinion. ;)
NEWS! We need some real NEWS!
2025?
Then he will be at least five years past his selling date. Oh, spell the 'at least' in capital letters.
Mi6community's Flying Crap-fest.
"Flying" would indicate the circus is moving somewhere. Perhaps it should be Pussy Galore's Stagnant Circus?
Mi6community's Stagnant Pile of Crap.
I like the idea of a smaller intimate film. But what really annoys me is that you put Trump, Brexit and Isis up for an argument for such film. Trump; democratically chosen president. Brexit; democratic decision for a country to leave the EU. Isis; a deadly terrorist group. Believe it or not, the first two are not really all that bad for lots of people and are regarded as positive developments or at least not as scary as you apparently think it is. Isis on the other hand...
I don't know how many times I had to say that
Why? Just send him on a mission.
Absolutely. In my mind this is how I picture Dalton's 3rd having turned out. The Chinese setting and hacked industrial robots. Visually and mood wise along the lines of Ridley Scott's Black Rain.
"Sir, with respect, didn't we finish my Qua ... sorry, Spectre arc in the last 4 films?"
'Ah, quite right 007. How could I forget the unfortunate meddling of the superhero franchise with his historic use of retroing things. In that case - follow this guy Shatterh...'
'Sir, do we really have to go in for all that Austin Powers, cat stroking villain thing again, can't we just do a straight thriller - you know the type of Bond film that we all thought we would get on the back of the excellent Casino Royale?'
'Quite right, 007. Well, leave this room and have some repartee with Miss Moneypenny. She's terrible in the field you know, it's why we've decided to retcon her back to the Moneypenny we all know and love - who is just my personal secetrary - never held a gun in her life. Noodle around a bit, I'm going to read every Fleming novel for inspiration and I'll get back to you with an honest, straight forward mission - like the good old days. And 007.'
'Yes sir?'
'Be sure to leave the Roger Moore-esque gags at the door - none of this pushing a man in his Fiat nonsense.'
'Of course, sir.'
As an example, CR came out in the same year as MI3, and blew that film out of the water critically as well as financially despite the long four year wait (I can't believe I'm saying that, given this kind of gap has become par for the course these days). CR resonated due to the strength of its script and the rich performances delivered by the cast, rather than due to the stunts (although what they did have was executed very well). It was a far 'cooler' effort than the Cruise vehicle too. Compare the respective torture scenes, for instance. Craig did 'intensity' far better than Cruise too, who has a tendency to overplay it.
SF arrived on the scene one year after MI-GP, and again was a more culturally successful effort (although I'd argue they were both looked upon very favourably by the majority of the viewing public, for different reasons). Once again it had less action than the MI film, and it was the strength of the performances which elevated it. EON was smart not to try to emulate the Cruise film, because nobody can outflank him when it comes to ambition in that realm. Moreover, Cruise demonstrated that he could do insouciance surprisingly well (it suits him and comes naturally), and he found his niche as Hunt.
SP made no impression on me in comparison to MI-RN. The reason (from my own perspective) is that the performances & characters in the MI film were off the charts in comparison to the EON effort. Moreover, EON tried to take MI head on with attempted stunts and CGI and were shown up (one can make excuses about injuries and what not, but the simple fact is the Cruise film satisfied very high expectations in the stunt/tension/humour arena & the EON film did not, at least for a lot of us).
So I think they shouldn't try to outdo MI, irrespective of how long it takes to deliver B25. Just focus on a great script and make sure all of the actors selected (yes, even the Bond) can give us richly portrayed characters who resonate and are memorable.
After the debacle that was the Rome "chase" in SP, I've lost a significant amount of confidence in EoN's competency to effectively do and pull something like that off. I suppose my stance could change depending on who's directing.
It's all about who's directing.
http://collider.com/blade-runner-2049-featurette/
This is practically a featurette for a Bond film with both Roger Deakins and Dennis Gassner appearing.
But at the root of all their problems are the cr*ppy, cobbled-together scripts they insist on using.
More like MGMs lazy butt
Both absolutely bang on the money.
It's easy to criticise Marvel or Disney but they both have a plan and are sticking to it. I don't have the slightest faith that EON have a similar creative vision for the property and just make it up as they go along.