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I don't think the public ever tire of a particular Bond actor, but they do tire of their schtick, their particular bag of tricks. Sure, Craig could deliver a completely different performance with Bond 25, and the story could be a lot more stripped down and mission based etc. But I just don't see that Craig and Barbara have any interest in doing that. If they collaborate on Bond again, it'll be another lofty film with an emotional arc for Bond to come to terms with. That's exactly what people are tiring of. Even if they don't consciously register it, people crave innovation and a fresh approach.
So you basically want the franchise to have ended about 40 years ago. Good to know. Or, in your defense, you fail to realize you want EON to operate like any other major Hollywood studio would, which still would have ruined the Bond series a long time ago.
I agree. As far as the general audience is concerned, Craig is the present Bond, and he's a very popular Bond.
Do you realize how irrational your argumentation is?
Do you realize the irrational argumentation is from @Mendes4Lyfe, as I am explaining in simple terms how the way he wishes EON to handle the franchise is borderline insane? Or is that too hard for you?
I'll say it in simple english for you: Mendes4Lyfe wants EON to handle the franchise like a normal studio would. Any normal studio would have sacked Craig after QOS. The main reason the franchise has lasted so long is EON do not operate like the norm, and they stick to their lead star no matter what. You have to get your head out of the sand and 'realize' that if Sony had taken total control of the franchise with CR, the franchise would have been recasted & rebooted again after QOS. They pulled that shit not once, but twice with Spider-man. Which is what Mendes4Lyfe is saying EON should do. You, and everyone should pray to God that Mendes4Lyfe never gets his hands near the franchise, let alone getting listened to, as he would single-handedly kill the franchise so quickly, your head will spin.
Is he? All I can say is that I have yet to meet someone, who wasn't bored by SP big way. Mind you, they don't hate it there just feel completely bored about it. The only time when someone talks lively about it is when they are making fun of the neurotic step brother angle.
Also, many of the youngsters I happen to know see the franchise ass something for the elderly these days. I'm sure you would agree, that this is not a healthy state of affairs.
I equally know many people who really enjoyed Spectre, including my nephews and their mates, all in their early 20's. And Craig's films have made a ton at the box office. Skyfall remains the number one top grossing film in the UK - and Spectre was not that far behind in the UK. World-wide Spectre grossed close to 900 million dollars on its theatrical run and then topped the charts on DVD/BluRay, Pay Per View etc. Sorry, but what's unhealthy about that?
They say they are planning a 2018 release date.
It's the diminishing returns aspect you have to be careful of. If they proceed and make a third film like SF and SP, you can expect a similar drop off. On this trajectory, the next film would make around 700 - 750 million. To bring back the entire current cast would mean a budget of at least 200 million. Based on this, they may as well soft reboot anyway, as a fifth Craig film won't guarantee much more, and will cost more than a stripped down soft reboot with cheaper cast and reined in run time.
All that being said? I will await something OFFICIAL from Eon before adding anything else.
'Based on this', as you say, they should have recasted + soft-rebooted the franchise between QOS and Bond 23. Honestly, when will you realize that what you are word-for-word arguing EON should do will ruin the franchise quicker than you can say 'Aidan Turner'?
It's the diminishing returns aspect you have to be careful of. If they proceed and make a third film like SF and SP, you can expect a similar drop off. On this trajectory, the next film would make around 700 - 750 million. To bring back the entire current cast would mean a budget of at least 200 million. Based on this, they may as well soft reboot anyway, as a fifth Craig film won't guarantee much more, and will cost more than a stripped down soft reboot with cheaper cast and reined in run time. [/quote]
Bond has survived for 55 years with ups and downs, but the producers have adapted the series every time. Spectre wasn't the critical success of SF, but it certainly enjoyed its fair share of positive press, and also big box office, but obviously down on the huge SF numbers. I'm sure Eon are taking all of that into account, but they have a very strong leading man in Craig, and they clearly want him to continue as Bond. The real gamble comes when they replace him - that really is unknown. Lazenby didn't fair well after Connery. Dalton (who I loved in the role), following on from Roger Moore, didn't go down well with the wider public and the box office dropped badly. So every time they re-cast Bond, they are taking a gamble. With Craig, who really was, for many of the press and public, seen as an outside (even a poor) choice, the gamble paid off BIG TIME. So Craig is the one thing they really are sure about.
Yes, there was a big critical divide. The UK audiences seemed to like SP much more as well. I saw it twice at the Empire Lec Square in London (now Cineworld) and it was packed out and the audience cheered and clapped and really enjoyed it.
The use of the word retarded is retarded.
I feel as though the British media critiqued SP based on its Bondiness, of which there was plenty. Whereas the US media critiqued it as a normal film, and pick apart many of its flaws, resulting in less than stellar reviews.
Why does Blofeld have to be dead for it to be a conclusion
So it is sort of official
https://hmssweblog.wordpress.com/2017/07/09/caveat-emptor-mirror-says-craig-will-return-as-007/
I've seen it happen with several other "rumors" over the last two years, since SP's release. Still doesn't mean a thing that other sites are running the same, unconfirmed story. Like someone said yesterday, though, if enough of these "scoops" are dropped, someone's bound to get lucky and be correct.
http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/daniel-craig-in-bond-25-the-star-will-reprise-his-role-as-007-agent-in-2019-film-3796129.html
Interesting. Do you have an exact quote or a screenshot? His Instagram appears to be set to private.