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Daniel Craig says he doesn't want to do another Bond; Spectre may be his last

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  • brinkeguthriebrinkeguthrie Piz Gloria
    edited October 2015 Posts: 1,400
    I open my daily Digital Trends newsletter, and why they mention 007 I don't know, the story is non tech. But when the headline says 'Craig would rather kill himself than play 007 again,' that really bothers me. Maybe it was said jokingly, he says this at the end of each shoot, taken out of contest, whatever. That quote is now worldwide, oops, too late. "Did I really say that out loud? Sorry Barbara, just a joke." Check your macho Brit attitude at the door, Dan. You get paid a ton of money to play a truly iconic roll, no one held a gun to your head to do it. Saying such a thing with the new movie out in weeks (and yeah, you're tired, blah blah, we all are) only hurts the effort so many people put into it. The now-standard cliche DC "I don't give an F***" pose is tiresome. You don't want to do it, quit. I imagine there'll be a line waiting for the gig.
  • RC7RC7
    Posts: 10,512
    Gustav_Graves wrote: »
    doubleoego wrote: »
    The way some of you people think Craig should be butt-kissing the series and telling the media a bunch of sweet nothings is strange. He's a human being that gets paid to play dress up and go through the better part of a year making a very gruelling movie. His pay is irrelevant. He's not a robot. If I was nearing the end of a 7 month movie shoot or had just finished it, doing everything he had to do and go through, doing another is the last thing that would be on my mind. Sure, the Bond machine is a huge circus but that doesn't mean one can't be honest, besides, it's not as if Craig is half-arsing his performances or trash talking EoN, the series or the fans. He's basically keeping it real.

    I actually agree. I'm a farmboy ;-). And I can relate a bit to what Craig is saying in the press.

    To me personally, I actually think he enjoys all these interviews. With some of them he and the interviewer simply took a few beers! And when Daniel Craig is uttering so many "F**K"-words, I think he is doing that with a smile on his face :).

    What I do think however, is the fact that so many people, even EON and Daniel Craig, underestimate at times how insanely big the Bond franchise really is. Tom Cruise (53) has a relatively easy life when it comes down to his "M:I"-franchise. But being Bond is still quite different from being Hunt.

    And I also think that the success of "SkyFall" enhanced the killing media scrutiny even more.

    You're right on the 'F' words. I'm on my final warning here, but to me it's said with a grin. I grew up not far from DC, so perhaps it's something in the water.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    edited October 2015 Posts: 11,119
    RC7 wrote: »
    Gustav_Graves wrote: »
    doubleoego wrote: »
    The way some of you people think Craig should be butt-kissing the series and telling the media a bunch of sweet nothings is strange. He's a human being that gets paid to play dress up and go through the better part of a year making a very gruelling movie. His pay is irrelevant. He's not a robot. If I was nearing the end of a 7 month movie shoot or had just finished it, doing everything he had to do and go through, doing another is the last thing that would be on my mind. Sure, the Bond machine is a huge circus but that doesn't mean one can't be honest, besides, it's not as if Craig is half-arsing his performances or trash talking EoN, the series or the fans. He's basically keeping it real.

    I actually agree. I'm a farmboy ;-). And I can relate a bit to what Craig is saying in the press.

    To me personally, I actually think he enjoys all these interviews. With some of them he and the interviewer simply took a few beers! And when Daniel Craig is uttering so many "F**K"-words, I think he is doing that with a smile on his face :).

    What I do think however, is the fact that so many people, even EON and Daniel Craig, underestimate at times how insanely big the Bond franchise really is. Tom Cruise (53) has a relatively easy life when it comes down to his "M:I"-franchise. But being Bond is still quite different from being Hunt.

    And I also think that the success of "SkyFall" enhanced the killing media scrutiny even more.

    You're right on the 'F' words. I'm on my final warning here, but to me it's said with a grin. I grew up not far from DC, so perhaps it's something in the water.

    Moderator: Swearing comment removed. There is no need on a family friendly forum.
  • RC7RC7
    edited October 2015 Posts: 10,512
    Oh go f... I can't say it. I'll be banned!
  • 00Agent00Agent Any man who drinks Dom Perignon '52 can't be all bad.
    Posts: 5,185
    =bg= wrote: »
    I open my daily Digital Trends newsletter, and why they mention 007 I don't know, the story is non tech. But when the headline says 'Craig would rather kill himself than play 007 again,' that really bothers me. Maybe it was said jokingly, he says this at the end of each shoot, taken out of contest, whatever. That quote is now worldwide, oops, too late. "Did I really say that out loud? Sorry Barbara, just a joke." Check your macho Brit attitude at the door, Dan. You get paid a ton of money to play a truly iconic roll, no one held a gun to your head to do it. Saying such a thing with the new movie out in weeks (and yeah, you're tired, blah blah, we all are) only hurts the effort so many people put into it. The now-standard cliche DC "I don't give an F***" pose is tiresome. You don't want to do it, quit. I imagine there'll be a line waiting for the gig.

    I wholeheartedly agree.
    I don't mind Daniel having that attitude so shortly after the shoot. If i had a beer with him and he'd told me this in private, yeah maybe i would have laughed (as it was probably a joke to begin with, taken out of context)
    BUT he said it in an interview, maybe not knowing what will happen, but now this is a thing.
    Every actor lives this, you never hear actors say negative stuff about their movies on promotion campaigns, it might be that they just saw a first draft of the finished movie and though "gosh this is garbage" but then they will tell you in the interview "i had fun doing it" or "i liked the team" whatever.
    there is a reason for that... and it is called 'marketing'. because you are still supposed to sell your art. it hurts him just as much, because i am sure he put his heart into it, but now people will think he phoned it in...
    I am pretty sure we will get some kind of apology in the next couple days.
    and a statement from Craig saying he would like to do less promotion for his movies in the future :D
  • fanbond123fanbond123
    Posts: 1,661
    I have from reliable sources (tabloid, no less) that Prince Harry has signed a 13 films contract, and he will play Bond only slightly gay.

    =))

    Ahem....
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
    Posts: 9,020
    On CBS news:

    cbsnews.com/news/daniel-craig-says-he-wants-to-move-on-from-bond/

    This is not for the faint of heart, so read at your own risk.
    I'm angry now. They (EON, Craig) should have known better.
    This story is going global as we speak. A crying shame.
    I'm going to watch Thunderball now...(Bondathon, next movie)
    Daniel Craig says he wants to "move on" from Bond

    There are a few things Daniel Craig would prefer to do than shoot another James Bond movie.

    For example, he'd prefer to harm himself than do that.

    "I'd rather break this glass and slash my wrists," said the "Spectre" actor when asked if he would stick with the franchise. "No, not at the moment. Not at all. That's fine. I'm over it at the moment. We're done. All I want to do is move on."

    Why? For one, Craig told Time Out that it's no fun playing 007.

    "It's a drag," he said. "The best acting is when you're not concerned about the surface. And Bond is the opposite of that. You have to be bothered about how you're looking."

    He also denounced Bond movies in general, saying there isn't much left to conquer.

    "The Bond bank is dry," he said. "If you're asking me what would I do with another Bond movie? I haven't a clue."

    Craig said he would only perhaps change his mind for a hefty sum.

    "If I did another Bond movie, it would only be for the money," explained the actor.

    He also said he wants nothing to do with who plays Bond next.

    "Look, I don't give a f***," he said. "Good luck to them!"

    He continued and said he would wash his hands of the future of the hit movies.

    "'Oh look, it's Daniel Craig, he's on set again!' No!" he exclaimed of helping to guide the future movies.

    OK. But Daniel, tell us how you really feel.

    "Spectre" opens in theaters on Nov. 5.
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    edited October 2015 Posts: 11,119
    00Agent wrote: »
    =bg= wrote: »
    I open my daily Digital Trends newsletter, and why they mention 007 I don't know, the story is non tech. But when the headline says 'Craig would rather kill himself than play 007 again,' that really bothers me. Maybe it was said jokingly, he says this at the end of each shoot, taken out of contest, whatever. That quote is now worldwide, oops, too late. "Did I really say that out loud? Sorry Barbara, just a joke." Check your macho Brit attitude at the door, Dan. You get paid a ton of money to play a truly iconic roll, no one held a gun to your head to do it. Saying such a thing with the new movie out in weeks (and yeah, you're tired, blah blah, we all are) only hurts the effort so many people put into it. The now-standard cliche DC "I don't give an F***" pose is tiresome. You don't want to do it, quit. I imagine there'll be a line waiting for the gig.

    I wholeheartedly agree.
    I don't mind Daniel having that attitude so shortly after the shoot. If i had a beer with him and he'd told me this in private, yeah maybe i would have laughed (as it was probably a joke to begin with, taken out of context)
    BUT he said it in an interview, maybe not knowing what will happen, but now this is a thing.
    Every actor lives this, you never hear actors say negative stuff about their movies on promotion campaigns, it might be that they just saw a first draft of the finished movie and though "gosh this is garbage" but then they will tell you in the interview "i had fun doing it" or "i liked the team" whatever.
    there is a reason for that... and it is called 'marketing'. because you are still supposed to sell your art. it hurts him just as much, because i am sure he put his heart into it, but now people will think he phoned it in...
    I am pretty sure we will get some kind of apology in the next couple days.
    and a statement from Craig saying he would like to do less promotion for his movies in the future :D

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  • fanbond123fanbond123
    edited October 2015 Posts: 1,661
    Rumor has it this is the theme tune to Daniel Craig's Bond 25:

    https://youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=efDtG8PJTb4


    :D
  • RC7RC7
    Posts: 10,512
    A lauded Bond making out that this could be his last? Sounds like a reason for everyone to bust a gut to see him on screen for the 'last time'. Watch those opening week figures destroy the UK Box Office.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
    Posts: 9,020
    @RC7
    @Gustav_Graves

    First of all if anyone is flip-flopping Graves it's me [-(

    Secondly, has neither of you ever watched Battlestar Galactica???

    You fracking should!!

    Or watch Farscape, bloody frell!

    ;;)
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Money is for nothing.
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
    Posts: 4,116
    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    On CBS news:

    cbsnews.com/news/daniel-craig-says-he-wants-to-move-on-from-bond/

    This is not for the faint of heart, so read at your own risk.
    I'm angry now. They (EON, Craig) should have known better.
    This story is going global as we speak. A crying shame.
    I'm going to watch Thunderball now...(Bondathon, next movie)
    Daniel Craig says he wants to "move on" from Bond

    There are a few things Daniel Craig would prefer to do than shoot another James Bond movie.

    For example, he'd prefer to harm himself than do that.

    "I'd rather break this glass and slash my wrists," said the "Spectre" actor when asked if he would stick with the franchise. "No, not at the moment. Not at all. That's fine. I'm over it at the moment. We're done. All I want to do is move on."

    Why? For one, Craig told Time Out that it's no fun playing 007.

    "It's a drag," he said. "The best acting is when you're not concerned about the surface. And Bond is the opposite of that. You have to be bothered about how you're looking."

    He also denounced Bond movies in general, saying there isn't much left to conquer.

    "The Bond bank is dry," he said. "If you're asking me what would I do with another Bond movie? I haven't a clue."

    Craig said he would only perhaps change his mind for a hefty sum.

    "If I did another Bond movie, it would only be for the money," explained the actor.

    He also said he wants nothing to do with who plays Bond next.

    "Look, I don't give a f***," he said. "Good luck to them!"

    He continued and said he would wash his hands of the future of the hit movies.

    "'Oh look, it's Daniel Craig, he's on set again!' No!" he exclaimed of helping to guide the future movies.

    OK. But Daniel, tell us how you really feel.

    "Spectre" opens in theaters on Nov. 5.

    EON needs to step up and say something. Spectre is having an OHMSS feel right down to the star quitting.

    If that the way he feels so be it but I would be pissed to spend months and millions to have my lead spout off like that.

    DC is losing my respect and allegiance. Time to find an actor who wants it (not Elba).

  • 00Agent00Agent Any man who drinks Dom Perignon '52 can't be all bad.
    edited October 2015 Posts: 5,185
    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    On CBS news:

    cbsnews.com/news/daniel-craig-says-he-wants-to-move-on-from-bond/

    This is not for the faint of heart, so read at your own risk.
    I'm angry now. They (EON, Craig) should have known better.
    This story is going global as we speak. A crying shame.
    I'm going to watch Thunderball now...(Bondathon, next movie)
    Daniel Craig says he wants to "move on" from Bond

    There are a few things Daniel Craig would prefer to do than shoot another James Bond movie.

    For example, he'd prefer to harm himself than do that.

    "I'd rather break this glass and slash my wrists," said the "Spectre" actor when asked if he would stick with the franchise. "No, not at the moment. Not at all. That's fine. I'm over it at the moment. We're done. All I want to do is move on."

    Why? For one, Craig told Time Out that it's no fun playing 007.

    "It's a drag," he said. "The best acting is when you're not concerned about the surface. And Bond is the opposite of that. You have to be bothered about how you're looking."

    He also denounced Bond movies in general, saying there isn't much left to conquer.

    "The Bond bank is dry," he said. "If you're asking me what would I do with another Bond movie? I haven't a clue."

    Craig said he would only perhaps change his mind for a hefty sum.

    "If I did another Bond movie, it would only be for the money," explained the actor.

    He also said he wants nothing to do with who plays Bond next.

    "Look, I don't give a f***," he said. "Good luck to them!"

    He continued and said he would wash his hands of the future of the hit movies.

    "'Oh look, it's Daniel Craig, he's on set again!' No!" he exclaimed of helping to guide the future movies.

    OK. But Daniel, tell us how you really feel.

    "Spectre" opens in theaters on Nov. 5.

    wow they reeeeeaaaally went with that story didn't they?

    they took it to a whole new level saying he "denounced bond movies in general by saying The bond bank is dry" when really all he said was that he PERSONALLY has no more ideas for HIS bond movies.
  • km16km16
    edited October 2015 Posts: 187
    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    On CBS news:

    cbsnews.com/news/daniel-craig-says-he-wants-to-move-on-from-bond/

    This is not for the faint of heart, so read at your own risk.
    I'm angry now. They (EON, Craig) should have known better.
    This story is going global as we speak. A crying shame.
    I'm going to watch Thunderball now...(Bondathon, next movie)
    Daniel Craig says he wants to "move on" from Bond

    There are a few things Daniel Craig would prefer to do than shoot another James Bond movie.

    For example, he'd prefer to harm himself than do that.

    "I'd rather break this glass and slash my wrists," said the "Spectre" actor when asked if he would stick with the franchise. "No, not at the moment. Not at all. That's fine. I'm over it at the moment. We're done. All I want to do is move on."

    Why? For one, Craig told Time Out that it's no fun playing 007.

    "It's a drag," he said. "The best acting is when you're not concerned about the surface. And Bond is the opposite of that. You have to be bothered about how you're looking."

    He also denounced Bond movies in general, saying there isn't much left to conquer.

    "The Bond bank is dry," he said. "If you're asking me what would I do with another Bond movie? I haven't a clue."

    Craig said he would only perhaps change his mind for a hefty sum.

    "If I did another Bond movie, it would only be for the money," explained the actor.

    He also said he wants nothing to do with who plays Bond next.

    "Look, I don't give a f***," he said. "Good luck to them!"

    He continued and said he would wash his hands of the future of the hit movies.

    "'Oh look, it's Daniel Craig, he's on set again!' No!" he exclaimed of helping to guide the future movies.

    OK. But Daniel, tell us how you really feel.

    "Spectre" opens in theaters on Nov. 5.


    You mean like all the other times DC went on a rant about wanting to be done (after SF) and it going global yet here we are? Sit down, take a breath and see the big picture. We know he's contracted for one more. Babs already said he'd be Bond as long as he wants to be. He's been saying this stuff ever since the horrible experience that was making QoS so I'm a little dumbfounded why all of a sudden his attitude after a grueling shoot is such a shock to anyone.

    The media is always going to twist his words around, frankly because they have no interest in him actually coming back. What gets clicks is crap like this and Idris Elba / Next 007 headlines, not "Daniel Craig wants to do more Bond" and at the end of the day, that's all they (the media) care about, not accurately portraying an actor's words.
  • RC7RC7
    Posts: 10,512
    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    @RC7
    @Gustav_Graves

    First of all if anyone is flip-flopping Graves it's me [-(

    Secondly, has neither of you ever watched Battlestar Galactica???

    You fracking should!!

    Or watch Farscape, bloody frell!

    ;;)

    Don't drag me into your sordid fantasies, I'm straighter than Chuck Norris planking.
  • fromswedenwithlovefromswedenwithlove
    Posts: 654
    Yeah, I actually feel a bit disapointed with him acting like this... Really sad...
  • km16km16
    Posts: 187
    fromswedenwithlove wrote: »
    Yeah, I actually feel a bit disapointed with him acting like this... Really sad...

    The man has every right to complain. Look what all he's gone through in his tenure; the Blonde Bond debacle, Casino Royale becoming a success and shooting his international star appeal to increasingly new heights practically becoming a new worldwide sensation overnight, the entire Quantum of Solace production being a giant cluster-F, the stress of making a great Bond film in the lead up to Skyfall and the physical demands of getting older, and now finally he had the pressure of trying to lure Mendes back, getting even more older, attempting to make a Bond film that could (hopefully) succeed the billion-dollar success of Skyfall (which is a huge responsibility in and of itself) and now all of these rumors about him being out the damned door and who should replace him when no one has even seen the new flick yet despite all his efforts to help keep the franchise moving full steam ahead in a positive and lucrative direction.

    I'd be pissed and annoyed too if despite all that I'm getting questions about who should replace me, especially thirty or forty times a day. You couldn't pay me a million bucks to sit there and listen to people one after another bark around saying "So.....you're old, who's next?"

  • SirHilaryBraySirHilaryBray Scotland
    Posts: 2,138
    km16 wrote: »
    fromswedenwithlove wrote: »
    Yeah, I actually feel a bit disapointed with him acting like this... Really sad...

    The man has every right to complain. Look what all he's gone through in his tenure; the Blonde Bond debacle, Casino Royale becoming a success and shooting his international star appeal to increasingly new heights practically becoming a new worldwide sensation overnight, the entire Quantum of Solace production being a giant cluster-F, the stress of making a great Bond film in the lead up to Skyfall and the physical demands of getting older, and now finally he had the pressure of trying to lure Mendes back, getting even more older, attempting to make a Bond film that could (hopefully) succeed the billion-dollar success of Skyfall (which is a huge responsibility in and of itself) and now all of these rumors about him being out the damned door and who should replace him when no one has even seen the new flick yet despite all his efforts to help keep the franchise moving full steam ahead in a positive and lucrative direction.

    I'd be pissed and annoyed too if despite all that I'm getting questions about who should replace me, especially thirty or forty times a day. You couldn't pay me a million bucks to sit there and listen to people one after another bark around saying "So.....you're old, who's next?"

    Well said +1
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    So who is going to replace me on these boards?

    Debate, while I slash my wrists.
  • fromswedenwithlovefromswedenwithlove
    Posts: 654
    km16 wrote: »
    fromswedenwithlove wrote: »
    Yeah, I actually feel a bit disapointed with him acting like this... Really sad...

    The man has every right to complain. Look what all he's gone through in his tenure; the Blonde Bond debacle, Casino Royale becoming a success and shooting his international star appeal to increasingly new heights practically becoming a new worldwide sensation overnight, the entire Quantum of Solace production being a giant cluster-F, the stress of making a great Bond film in the lead up to Skyfall and the physical demands of getting older, and now finally he had the pressure of trying to lure Mendes back, getting even more older, attempting to make a Bond film that could (hopefully) succeed the billion-dollar success of Skyfall (which is a huge responsibility in and of itself) and now all of these rumors about him being out the damned door and who should replace him when no one has even seen the new flick yet despite all his efforts to help keep the franchise moving full steam ahead in a positive and lucrative direction.

    I'd be pissed and annoyed too if despite all that I'm getting questions about who should replace me, especially thirty or forty times a day. You couldn't pay me a million bucks to sit there and listen to people one after another bark around saying "So.....you're old, who's next?"

    Doesn't really matter to me. I still think it's sad that he's talking the way he does aout the franchise. That's that. Without Bond, he wouldn't really be that big of a name. I can't remember who said it but "give it to someone who wants it" if he's so tired of it. He´s starting to loose the respect of many fans.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,351
    Maybe Daniel needs to see the logic. :))
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  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Spock off!
  • SirHilaryBraySirHilaryBray Scotland
    Posts: 2,138
    fromswedenwithlove wrote: »
    km16 wrote: »
    fromswedenwithlove wrote: »
    Yeah, I actually feel a bit disapointed with him acting like this... Really sad...

    The man has every right to complain. Look what all he's gone through in his tenure; the Blonde Bond debacle, Casino Royale becoming a success and shooting his international star appeal to increasingly new heights practically becoming a new worldwide sensation overnight, the entire Quantum of Solace production being a giant cluster-F, the stress of making a great Bond film in the lead up to Skyfall and the physical demands of getting older, and now finally he had the pressure of trying to lure Mendes back, getting even more older, attempting to make a Bond film that could (hopefully) succeed the billion-dollar success of Skyfall (which is a huge responsibility in and of itself) and now all of these rumors about him being out the damned door and who should replace him when no one has even seen the new flick yet despite all his efforts to help keep the franchise moving full steam ahead in a positive and lucrative direction.

    I'd be pissed and annoyed too if despite all that I'm getting questions about who should replace me, especially thirty or forty times a day. You couldn't pay me a million bucks to sit there and listen to people one after another bark around saying "So.....you're old, who's next?"

    Doesn't really matter to me. I still think it's sad that he's talking the way he does aout the franchise. That's that. Without Bond, he wouldn't really be that big of a name. I can't remember who said it but "give it to someone who wants it" if he's so tired of it. He´s starting to loose the respect of many fans.

    Yeah, the fans who have made it clear they never wanted him in the 1st place. Can't believe some nuggets, your read a magazine article and took it as gospel. Some folk need to open their mind when it comes to mainstream media.
  • fromswedenwithlovefromswedenwithlove
    Posts: 654
    SirHilaryBray wrote: »
    fromswedenwithlove wrote: »
    km16 wrote: »
    fromswedenwithlove wrote: »
    Yeah, I actually feel a bit disapointed with him acting like this... Really sad...

    The man has every right to complain. Look what all he's gone through in his tenure; the Blonde Bond debacle, Casino Royale becoming a success and shooting his international star appeal to increasingly new heights practically becoming a new worldwide sensation overnight, the entire Quantum of Solace production being a giant cluster-F, the stress of making a great Bond film in the lead up to Skyfall and the physical demands of getting older, and now finally he had the pressure of trying to lure Mendes back, getting even more older, attempting to make a Bond film that could (hopefully) succeed the billion-dollar success of Skyfall (which is a huge responsibility in and of itself) and now all of these rumors about him being out the damned door and who should replace him when no one has even seen the new flick yet despite all his efforts to help keep the franchise moving full steam ahead in a positive and lucrative direction.

    I'd be pissed and annoyed too if despite all that I'm getting questions about who should replace me, especially thirty or forty times a day. You couldn't pay me a million bucks to sit there and listen to people one after another bark around saying "So.....you're old, who's next?"

    Doesn't really matter to me. I still think it's sad that he's talking the way he does aout the franchise. That's that. Without Bond, he wouldn't really be that big of a name. I can't remember who said it but "give it to someone who wants it" if he's so tired of it. He´s starting to loose the respect of many fans.

    Yeah, the fans who have made it clear they never wanted him in the 1st place. Can't believe some nuggets, your read a magazine article and took it as gospel. Some folk need to open their mind when it comes to mainstream media.

    I've loved him since CR yet he managed to loose my respect..
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,351
    I don't believe what I read in the papers anyway. Let alone most online journals.
  • km16km16
    Posts: 187
    fromswedenwithlove wrote: »
    SirHilaryBray wrote: »
    fromswedenwithlove wrote: »
    km16 wrote: »
    fromswedenwithlove wrote: »
    Yeah, I actually feel a bit disapointed with him acting like this... Really sad...

    The man has every right to complain. Look what all he's gone through in his tenure; the Blonde Bond debacle, Casino Royale becoming a success and shooting his international star appeal to increasingly new heights practically becoming a new worldwide sensation overnight, the entire Quantum of Solace production being a giant cluster-F, the stress of making a great Bond film in the lead up to Skyfall and the physical demands of getting older, and now finally he had the pressure of trying to lure Mendes back, getting even more older, attempting to make a Bond film that could (hopefully) succeed the billion-dollar success of Skyfall (which is a huge responsibility in and of itself) and now all of these rumors about him being out the damned door and who should replace him when no one has even seen the new flick yet despite all his efforts to help keep the franchise moving full steam ahead in a positive and lucrative direction.

    I'd be pissed and annoyed too if despite all that I'm getting questions about who should replace me, especially thirty or forty times a day. You couldn't pay me a million bucks to sit there and listen to people one after another bark around saying "So.....you're old, who's next?"

    Doesn't really matter to me. I still think it's sad that he's talking the way he does aout the franchise. That's that. Without Bond, he wouldn't really be that big of a name. I can't remember who said it but "give it to someone who wants it" if he's so tired of it. He´s starting to loose the respect of many fans.

    Yeah, the fans who have made it clear they never wanted him in the 1st place. Can't believe some nuggets, your read a magazine article and took it as gospel. Some folk need to open their mind when it comes to mainstream media.

    I've loved him since CR yet he managed to loose my respect..

    So you choose to believe this article yet not the several from last week where he had nothing but love and admiration for the franchise - why?
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
    edited October 2015 Posts: 9,020
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    So who is going to replace me on these boards?

    Debate, while I slash my wrists.

    Good Heavens....your humour is dangerous...I admire you....my keyboard is wet!

    ...of tears of course!!
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    The papers are paper thin.
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
    Posts: 4,116
    Yea but Craig damages the BO with reckless ramblings then gonna be hard to finance B25.

    To coin Craig's phrase , he's f'ng up Bond bad.
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