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It might also have something to do with Fast X, Aquaman 2 and The Marvels failing to appeal to audiences. Had these films been shorter, it's doubtful that they'd have done better business. Fast X is just a stupid movie. Snyder's DC-verse was dead long before Aquaman 2's release. Marvel has been struggling for years.
The Batman is a three-hour movie with a very big budget, and it made money. Oppenheimer did too. Dune 2 is a long movie, and it made a profit. Avatar: The Way of Water was an even longer movie with an even bigger budget, and it made 2.3 billion.
It would seem that some lengthy films with an explosive budget still pass the test. And some don't. Isn't that just the nature of cinema in general, though? Some films appeal to an audience, and some films don't. We may as well wonder if the opposite -- shorter and cheaper films standing a better chance of doing well -- is true. I think not. And what about long expensive films (e.g. Killers of the Flower Moon) not making a profit but being a critical success? Furiosa hasn't made much money yet (two days since its release, mind) but it's already received positive reviews. It's far too early to call it a failure.
These generalisations usually amount to nothing. For every example, there's a counter-example. And as for Bond, history has shown that we can never tell what happens next, but Bonds usually make money, no matter how lengthy they are.
Yeah, Bond is a different beast and The Fall Guy and Furiosa just aren’t good measuring sticks.
Saying that, four years of Covid and the strikes have altered the landscape. And that’s why the release really needs to feel like an event— in a similar way Skyfall was released (that event was attached to the Olympics, and all of that, so this next film, and its release, has to stand on its own two feet with a loud declaration that Bond is back).
Instead of shying away from its 60 plus year history, it should lean into it and show that nobody has more class and style than James Bond.
A big and sexy soundtrack with a kick ass theme song.
Sexy eye candy with actors dressed impeccably, while they engage in a great adventure the only way James Bond can.
The release has to declare that there’s only one James Bond, and all the other series out there are just paper thin pretenders.
Lean into Bond being the best.
Lean into Bond as the alpha.
Release the film with utter swagger and confidence and a roar that Bond Is Back, and better than ever.
Have fun with it, and flex the James Bond muscles and showcase that kind of big (d!ck) man energy.
Which is why I hope the veer away from another ballad for the title song.
And a few years ago people thought the same about Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Disney Princess films, Pixar etc.
No one is safe, EON are smart to wait this out. They want to position themselves to ride the crest of a cinematic revival, not the last in a year's long string of flops.
I give the producers my fair share of grief in recent times, but on this Babs is very shrewd. Bond films need to land like a thunderclap, and in the modern age the only way to do that is to wait and get the timing just right, when people are truly hungry for Bond again.
Marvel killed the golden goose with too many movie releases and TV shows. Ditto Star Wars. And the Fast franchise was dumb from the start. RIP Paul Walker, but sheesh, what a collection of bad actors.
Somehow, by adapting and biding his time, Bond always survives.
Yep, a killer Bond videogame in 2025/6 followed by a pearl of a Bond film in 2027/8, and suddenly Bond as a brand is leagues ahead of the competition.
I know the last three Bond songs won Oscars, but please! Enough of the depressing ballads. We need something explosive again like LALD, AVTAK, and CR.
This I agree with. In the '90s it was "disastrous" not to be able to see a highly anticipated film in the theatre; it took about a year for most films to be released on VHS. Nowadays, there's hardly a difference between theatrical and home cinema releases. I haven't felt the need to go to cinemas post-COVID, except for NTTD and The Batman. I used to spend about 3 nights per week in cinemas. Granted, I'm a family man, now, but that's not the only explanation. A little patience, and you're able to see a film in the comfort of your home. Better than having an expensive ticket ruined by loud teens, gossiping women and flashing smartphones. Only a handful of cinema releases get me excited anymore to make it to their premiere.
Will you watch Batman part 2 in cinemas I wonder?
Yes!!! Yes!!!! Yessshhhh!!!!!! :D
Exactly! :)>-
@Mendes4Lyfe Batman always gets me in the theatre, more than once, in fact. So yes!
@DewiWynBond
I'll do what I can. 😁😁
It will be important to see what strategy Amazon intends to adopt and if they plan to release Bond 26 online quickly after the theater release. And I agree that Eon needs to better sell its product to a young audience. The Craig era was very cautious in terms of marketing and products, favouring luxury products, preventing, in my opinion, the franchise from being as popular as it could be.
Cinema has been dying since, well, a long time. Then you get events like Barbenhiemer, or Top Gun Maverick and all seems well again. I think the reality is that covid, streaming and the strikes have dramatically reshaped the landscape, and its up to Hollywood to catch up to the audience. Throwing 300 million at a IP like Indiana Jones or F&F and expecting an easy 800+ million dollar return simply won't cut it anymore. You have to deliver something different, take some risks. Trust creative people with a vision, that's what made Barbenhiemer so refreshing.
EON are doing the smart thing, biding their time, getting their ducks in a row. Bond 26 has to be the most hyped return we've ever seen, literally back from the dead, and if it means we have some fallow years in the meantime, then that's fine by me. As long as the movie is a smash, and goes some way to reinvigorate young people's interest in bond (along with the videogame) then it'll be more than worth it. As long as Bond 26 has a similar cultural impact as Goldeneye, Casino Royale and Skyfall in recent years, things will look good for the future.
That's why hiring Nolan is a good idea. We are talking about this all the time.
If you could please, the fututre of mankind depends on this. Just flex them muscles, portray their ultimate fantasy and they'll come flockng in. Along with their boyfrinds hehe.
Pretty much it.
Bingo.
Well, you are.
Well then it's good timing, now is a good time to be flummoxed.
And we have heard bits from EON, I remembered Gregg recently saying something like "there will be another Bond film someday" which I think indicates they aren't in a hurry.
You've changed your tune. Only a short while ago, you were saying that Bond 26 would need to be announced today or next week in order to make a 2026 release.
As for box office numbers or projections. The only people that should worry about that are accountants and studio heads.
What difference does it make to the average man on the street?
Gossiping women? I don't think any user — let alone a moderator — should engage in snide, casual misogyny. Men can talk just as loud in a theater as women.
Over an adult beverage, ask me sometime about the dude with leather pants fidgeting in the vinyl seat during the Bond film theater experience. I tuned him out, though.