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Indeed. But if EON and MGM were to go to court, EON would, at a large cost, take sole ownership. MGM never would. So while legally it's a 50/50 split, creatively it's 'owned' by EON (Danjaq). MGM know this, hence Barbara's ability to operate largely unchallenged.
Well you could say the same about the bible. If enough idiots believe in something, whether it is actually true or not becomes largely irrelevant and it takes on a life of its own.
Don't think, just let it happen.
Let's not bring religion into this you proved your ignorance on the subject once when I beat you in debate I could beat you in a rematch but this is hardly the time or the place.
As for Craig returning personally I say it's likely regardless of the mirrors story
Translation: we all know religion is bollocks so please don't make me look stupid again.
http://pagesix.com/2017/04/03/daniel-craig-ready-for-more-007-after-slash-my-wrist-diss/
Sample:
Multiple sources tell Page Six that Bond franchise producer Barbara Broccoli has “just about persuaded Daniel Craig to do one more Bond movie.” This comes after Broccoli produced his hit off-Broadway production of “Othello” with David Oyelowo, which won Craig the serious acting plaudits he craved.
I doubt Babs would allow anyone to kill off Bond!
Shall we go again I would enjoy making you look as dumb
I'd be intrigued if you could furnish me with evidence of said 'beating'.
This is the dichotomy we have with Craig returning.
I think most of us want him back as not only is he an excellent Bond but also there is a dearth of credible candidates.
But if you bring Craig back than you simply cannot ignore the events of SP. With the Craig era they firmly nailed their colours to the continuity/it's all one overreaching story arc tree. To just have a stand alone film would be admitting they tied themselves in knots they could never hope to undo.
Although it's not particularly creative I'd be happy enough if:
Act 1: Blofeld escapes and kills Madeline.
Act 2: Bond is depressed, gets sent to Sir James Maloney (the Scooby gang can all get a bit of screen time without them clogging up the story later), M sends him on one last mission.
Act 3: Bond goes to Japan and the YOLT novel plays out. End of the Craig era with Bond off to Vladivostok (might have to substitute Pyongyang for Vladivostok I suppose).
They should just ignore the stepbrother rubbish and above all NO mention that Kissy is pregnant - we really don't want to let P&W get tempted into any son of Bond bollocks further down the line.
I'd be surprised though as this route would be the heaviest and darkest of the whole Craig era and people seem to be more keen for a standard Bond film with gadgets and quips.
However if now is not the right time and actor to go for the Garden of Death finale I don't know when will be.
Sounds like someone's up for a rumble? Im happy to hold your coat @RC7 as long as you let me get a couple of digs in?
Precisely right. Which is why I'd hoped he would just go quietly with his pension and Madeleine into the good night.
You lost all credibility months ago when you cited reddit as a reliable source and now with your continuous posting of links that are pure fabrication and then punctuated it with "Respected movie insider" in reference to John Campea shows how out of touch you are. You're done, mate.
If Craig is back, I sincerely hope we get a director that not only understands 007 (of course), but also allows Craig's more masculine side to return (a la CR and QoS). A director that understands that men want to be like Bond, women want to be with him. Craig's a physically gifted actor, unleash that.
I suppose, as I've said before (along with many others on this forum), this will have to start with the script. And the script has to give Craig Bond real stakes.
My fingers are crossed that Craig Bond can be retired with one helluva classic conclusion.
Just for the sake of my curiousity, how would you do it? Unless you are the one guy on planet earth who has gotten proof of god's existence, I find your statement hard to fathom.
By most people's measure, Craig is the best Bond since Connery so Eon is not going to jump to replace him. Finding Bond #7 will be the hardest task since 1968.
I agree completely: this is the time, and the actor, to do YOLT justice (I'd also love if they uttered the name "Kissy Suzuki" onscreen this time). Craig does best with bleak-ish endings, and his Bond wandering off into Russia alone would be just right. I also don't know about Kissy's pregnancy: it would create such a plotline so dangling that Swann would look like child's play.
I wonder if Fleming planned to revisit Bond's baby somewhere down the road. He certainly wasn't afraid to revisit old plotlines, and he clearly was experimenting with his creation from TSWLM onward.
Craig isn't unexpendable. They can easily replace him if they decide to follow a different vision and his doesn't match theirs. The Bond film is the star, not the actor.
The only question remains: what is the vision? If it's centred around Craig, I expect it to be a rather bleak end to his tenure. Babs will go for depth and SF2 most likely. They'll continue to be haunted by the success of that film while he's in the saddle.
If they decide to take a clean break then they have more options with direction, which is why I still hope they do that, but recent articles and rumours suggest Craig is back to give us his Logan.
+1. Well said, sir.
Craig will want another Skyfall and most likely provide the character with another tragic angle involving another personal matter, trust issues, and most likely the inside man/rogue agent/mole plot element. People are already getting tired of that, and we're ascending above that "trend" that is no longer.
Trying to mix the two is a mistake, look what we got with SPECTRE, one or the other.
Either let Craig be his Bond but with a fun adventure or really dial up the dramatic and end this timeline with something earth shaking then start again with a younger Bond and less of the introspection.
They didn't go to all that effort to secure the rights just to give it up after two films.
Even this current crop of honchos at EON know that they should keep their options open on that one.