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The Saltzman's are back in business.....with 'James Bond'

Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
edited June 2015 in General Movies & TV Posts: 11,119
I just read this news on our beloved friends of HMSS-Blog:
https://hmssweblog.wordpress.com/2015/06/30/a-james-bond-musical/
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And here a more detailed article:
http://www.broadwayworld.com/las-vegas/article/JAMES-BOND-Musical-Headed-to-Vegas-Broadway-20150629#

And it does seem that Barbara Broccoli's childhood friend Merry Saltzman is back in business. And with something that has a connection with the Bond franchise as well. A musical about James Bond 007: "James Bond: The Musical"! It is slated for a 2017 premiere on Broadway. Mrs Merry Saltzman, the daughter of legendary producer Harry Saltzman, will serve as executive producer.

What is so interesting about this news, is that the production behind this musical must have been given permission by EON Productions, led by Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson, to greenlight this project.

I'm very happy that the Broccoli's and Saltzman's are on such good speaking terms again. It seems that the Broccoli estate wants to get clear of all the feuds and lawsuits that really harmed the franchise during "Cubby"s reign as producer (Blofeld, SPECTRE, Casino Royale, the Saltzman's: all problems are over it seems).
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  • dinovelvetdinovelvet
    Posts: 709
    "James Bond: The Musical"

    No.
  • BeatlesSansEarmuffsBeatlesSansEarmuffs
    Posts: 3,566
    It seems to me that I remember a Mad Magazine version of a Bond musical being published back in the '60s, with Mort Drucker artwork depicting the visage of Sean Connery... "Bentley with the Blond in Front" sung to the tune of "Surrey with the Fringe on Top," etc. I can't really imagine a "serious" Bond musical, it would have to be camp to one degree or another. Interesting news, though...
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
    Posts: 10,592
    Surely this must be a hoax. It could mean good news however for the production of Bond 25, as the "musical", released in 2017, could be released in conjunction it.
  • RC7RC7
    Posts: 10,512
    I'd rather watch a Jinx movie.
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    Posts: 6,432
    I would rather watch Skyfall %-(
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
    Posts: 10,592
    RC7 wrote: »
    I'd rather watch a Jinx movie.

    No you wouldn't.
  • RC7RC7
    Posts: 10,512
    jake24 wrote: »
    RC7 wrote: »
    I'd rather watch a Jinx movie.

    No you wouldn't.

    I love films and I hate musicals, so yeah, I would.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    Posts: 12,837
    Aw thought for a sec based off the title that we were getting another rival Bond film ala NSNA :( Sounds like a weird idea, a Bond musical, I'm sure some people will be interested though.
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
    Posts: 11,139
    dinovelvet wrote: »
    "James Bond: The Musical"

    No.

    +1
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
    Posts: 10,592
    There has never been and idea in the film industry more worse than a Jinx spin-off.
  • BeatlesSansEarmuffsBeatlesSansEarmuffs
    Posts: 3,566
    jake24 wrote: »
    There has never been and idea in the film industry more worse than a Jinx spin-off.

    Easy: Halle Berry as Jinx meets Halle Berry as Catwoman. It would lose $$$ in droves!

  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
    edited June 2015 Posts: 4,116
    jake24 wrote: »
    There has never been and idea in the film industry more worse than a Jinx spin-off.

    Spiderman the musical
  • MrcogginsMrcoggins Following in the footsteps of Quentin Quigley.
    Posts: 3,144
    Oh please can we not go off on one about this if it is true and I am yet to be convinced about that
    I don't think for one moment that either Barbara or Micheal would let just any old tat apear on stage even if there was imput from any of the Saltzman Family
  • BeatlesSansEarmuffsBeatlesSansEarmuffs
    Posts: 3,566
    mcdonbb wrote: »
    jake24 wrote: »
    There has never been and idea in the film industry more worse than a Jinx spin-off.

    Spiderman the musical

    Spider-Man the musical wasn't film. Howard the Duck was actually an amusing comic book in its original incarnation, so the idea of transforming it into a movie wasn't a bad idea per se. It's just that the execution of the idea was so badly done.

  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
    Posts: 4,116
    Its a joke ..not that funny but a joke.
  • RC7RC7
    Posts: 10,512
    I assume the fact people are immediately discussing the merits of a Jinx film pretty much sums up how bereft of interest anyone here would be in James Bond: The Musical. Terrible idea.
  • BeatlesSansEarmuffsBeatlesSansEarmuffs
    Posts: 3,566
    And now that I've clicked on the link at the top of this page, I see the 007 Mad musical can be viewed on the "Broadway World" site referenced. Cool! Even if you don't want to see a Bond musical, Mort Drucker's depiction of Connery-as-Bond is totally worth seeing!
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    RC7 wrote: »
    jake24 wrote: »
    RC7 wrote: »
    I'd rather watch a Jinx movie.

    No you wouldn't.

    I love films and I hate musicals, so yeah, I would.

    Actually, I greatly despise musicals as well :-P. Although I found it worth mentioning this, as it is related to Harry Saltzman and James Bond....in ways one would not expect I might say hehe.
  • RossiRossi
    edited June 2015 Posts: 157
    A scene from the musical with Pierce Brosnan as Bond:

    "Bondgirl: Hey driver, where are we going? I swear. My nerves are showing.
    Bond: Set your hopes up way too high, the living is in the way we die.
    Together: Oh, oh, oh, oh. In the living daylights.
    Tanner and M enter in the invisible car singing:
    Oh, oh, oh, oh. In the living daylights".

    Please, no.
  • RC7RC7
    Posts: 10,512
    Gustav_Graves wrote: »
    RC7 wrote: »
    jake24 wrote: »
    RC7 wrote: »
    I'd rather watch a Jinx movie.

    No you wouldn't.

    I love films and I hate musicals, so yeah, I would.

    Actually, I greatly despise musicals as well :-P. Although I found it worth mentioning this, as it is related to Harry Saltzman and James Bond....in ways one would not expect I might say hehe.

    Oh, it's definitely worth mentioning.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    Quite frankly I'm surprised that BB would greenlight this. Seems like a terrible idea.

    Memories of that Spider Man Broadway debacle from a few years back come to mind.

    A play focusing on a specific aspect of a Bond novel or something....now that I could live with.
  • MayDayDiVicenzoMayDayDiVicenzo Here and there
    Posts: 5,080
    Yikes.
  • Risico007Risico007
    Posts: 9,860
    I am writing songs for it now

    Happiness is a Warm Walther PPK
    Mean Mr M
    Foxy Lady (the moneypenny edition)

    It's going smashing LMAO
  • RossiRossi
    Posts: 157
    lol

    Instant Kamal
    and so on... :D
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy My Secret Lair
    Posts: 13,384
    It is going to be an Odd, event. ;)
  • PanchitoPistolesPanchitoPistoles 2.0
    Posts: 4,619
    My conspiracy theory: Barbara knows this will be a disaster and just wants to destroy the Saltzman name. :bz
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    Posts: 12,837
    I think we all know who should play Bond in the musical

  • AlexanderWaverlyAlexanderWaverly
    Posts: 2,115
    BeatlesSansEarmuffs wrote: »
    It seems to me that I remember a Mad Magazine version of a Bond musical being published back in the '60s, with Mort Drucker artwork depicting the visage of Sean Connery... "Bentley with the Blond in Front" sung to the tune of "Surrey with the Fringe on Top," etc. I can't really imagine a "serious" Bond musical, it would have to be camp to one degree or another. Interesting news, though...

    April 1965 issue of Mad. The writer was Frank Jacobs. 007 (referred to as James Bomb) goes after ICECUBE, which is towing the U.K. to the North Pole. The head of ICECUBE is revealed to be Mike Hammer, who's annoyed at 007 for stealing away all his book sales.
  • BeatlesSansEarmuffsBeatlesSansEarmuffs
    Posts: 3,566
    And then...in the MAD "Man From U.N.C.L.E." spoof, Bond himself was revealed as the shadowy bad guy who wanted Solo & Ilya out of the way...why exactly? So they'd stop polluting the marketplace w/ 2nd rate spy knock-offs? Something like that. MAD was positively prescient if you ask me...
  • fire_and_icefire_and_ice
    Posts: 6,432
    thelivingroyale wrote: »
    I think we all know who should play Bond in the musical


    I was forced to watch that travesty, I am surprised the TV survived

    %-(
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