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To be fair, I think this was Logan, not P&W.
An easy test for the next writer should be "have you seen most of the Bond movies before enough to come up with a unique name" I would think, P&W or Logan.
I feel the Bond series relies just a bit too heavily on having people 'double crossing' Bond, or indeed people turning out to be working for the villain, so I'm actually glad they didn't go down this route. Even in the SP we got there was C, but between Elektra, Logan Ash, Mitchell etc. it's becoming less of a twist in these recent Bond films.
If we're going to have a female villain, I'd prefer if they were played as straight as possible. No double crossing Bond, no sexual relationship between them.
"People can be outraged if they think James Bond is going off the tracks," says Michael G. Wilson.
Samira Ahmed, host, speaks to James Bond producer Michael G. Wilson and writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade
Broccoli had previously suggested that the hunt for an actor to replace Daniel Craig as Bond would not begin in earnest until work was underway on the script for the next 007 film.
"There isn’t a script and we can’t come up with one until we decide how we’re going to approach the next film because, really, it’s a reinvention of Bond," she said back in June.
https://www.radiotimes.com/movies/james-bond-refresh-newsupdate/
Same article, but the comments section surprised me a little bit. It seems that possibly the general public is getting sick of Purvis and Wade. I do find it hypocritical that EON wants Bond to change, but hires (more or less confirmed at this point) people who have no surprises left for the character.
General public? More likely a fan.
"The world is changing, 007. We don't even know who the enemy is anymore."'
"You don't mind a woman taking charge, do you, Mr. Bond?"
"The prime minister considers the 00 program to be obsolete."
"Don't turn this into a personal vendetta."
"Yes, it's me, Mr. Bond, the shadow lurking in the recesses of your mind."
"You were supposed to be in Hong Kong 48 hours ago."
Either Bond, M or some random person will say that Bond is done in some way with MI6. It’s their main trademark!
Considering Bond said he was done being a spy at the end of Casino Royale published in 1953, I'd say it's a Bond trademark.
How about a dentally-oriented torture scene ?
Then the line could be changed up and freshened, ok ?
"Yes, it's me, Mr. Bond, the shadow abscess lurking in the shadows of your mouth."
And when Bond gets the bill from the dentist he can do a double-take. "What's this ? One shmillion, gazillion, babadillion, shwaba-daba-beebop-a-kazillion dollars ? I already knew you were crazy, but now I can see you're nuts !"
Yeah, considering he quits in OHMSS and bangs on about being thankful if he were fired in TLD it hardly seems out of character for him to leave a couple of times (and then come back each time).
One of those lines above seems taken from GoldenEye more than any of P&W’s films too.
I've been in vacation-related social media blackout for a month, so I'm hopelessly behind on everything, but when and where have Purvis & Wade been confirmed?
"But both men are convincing when they say they have no inside information on where the story will be at the start of the next film."
Broccoli and Wilson have been on the Bond publicity trail on both sides of the Atlantic to mark the 60th anniversary. They've insisted they're nowhere near deciding on a new Bond actor, or who will write the screenplay... or how they can pick up with Bond apparently Double-O-Dead.
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63143081.amp
An interview with Purvis and Wade published last week by BBC
Are people really this dense?
It was a question asked several times on this forum... ;)
"The past is still here"
"He/She/They have a secret"
"What?".
"You called them 'man'!".
Lol, I know…
I reckon he'll be found in the shower, and the Craig era will all have been a dream.
Oh, I'm sure Barbara and Michael at least give them a call or a text with an idea now and again. Apart from Michael G. Wilson himself they are by a large margin the most experienced Bond screenwriters alive. Whether that's actually a qualification or a hindrance to "reinventing" Bond, is a different question.
Even better: Everything since 1985 has been a dream after that robot scared the living daylights out of Bond and Stacey and he slipped and bonked his head. Turns out contrary to all reports, Idris Elba is actually too young to play the next Bond! It's actually going to be Kenneth Branagh in heavy Roger Moore prosthetics.
Barbara Broccoli in 2022: "it’s a reinvention of Bond. We’re reinventing who he is"
Hmm...
No, everything since CR was a dream and when he wakes up, we see an older Brosnan as Bond frightened and he wakes up an older Samantha Bond as Moneypenny, telling her everything that happened while she consolates him.
@Colonel_Venus ... Then Barbara saw Tenet and sprinted as far from Nolan as she could...
One can only hope she did.
Loved Tenet, and would be excited for a Nolan Bond.
You're not alone. I would also love to see a Nolan Bond film. The film would definitely have a long-lasting rewatch value.