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

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  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    Getafix wrote: »
    Germanlady wrote: »
    I believe, Ton Hardy doesn't have the appeal. He is a great actor, no question about it, but I doubt, he has mass appeal, which is needed for Bond.

    But who thought Daniel Craig has mass appeal in 2005? Hardly anyone. I thought he was a good choice but did not imagine he'd become as successful as he is.

    I think the role actually has the power to elevate lesser actors to superstar status. It can give actors who don't have obvious appeal a mass appeal.

    My theory is that with the right movie, as Casino Royale was, "any" actor can make it to stardom.
    I think OHMSS with George Lazenby is proof of that. The movie is that good that even an Australian dress man with no acting experience at all couldn't harm it.
    Of course Craig was infinitely better in CR. But I don't get why CR shouldn't have worked with any other of EON's possible choices at the time.

    So when the day arrives and EON reveals the new James Bond I will be excited no matter who it is.
  • GetafixGetafix
    edited October 2015 Posts: 11,425
    I still think you can miscast Bond though. Brosnan is proof of that IMO. EON thought he'd grow into the role like other Bond actors, but he never really did.

    Rick Astley would be great though ;)
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    Getafix wrote: »
    I still think you can miscast Bond though. Dalton is proof of that IMO. EON thought he'd grow into the role like other Bond actors, but he never really did.

    Rick Astley would be great though ;)

    Fixed. ;)
  • ColonelSunColonelSun
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    Getafix wrote: »
    I still think you can miscast Bond though. Brosnan is proof of that IMO. EON thought he'd grow into the role like other Bond actors, but he never really)

    Problem
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
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    TripAces wrote: »
    Well, now the blowback is coming, as more media outlets are softening this:

    "...Left eating Her Own Words."

    There are other articles also making it clear that Craig was "joking," was "exhausted," was talking about the "moment," and was clear about the possibility of returning for Bond 25.
    fanbond123 wrote: »
    I am 100 percent serious - all Bond fans should campaign to get rid of Daniel Craig as Bond. I've Googled his past comments- they're outrageous, dismissive, rude, vulgar.

    This sums up Craig:

    November 9 2012
    The 44-year-old actor told Rolling Stone magazine in its November cover story that the thrill that comes with a license to kill is gone. Or never was there to begin with. “I’ve been trying to get out of this from the very moment I got into it,” Craig said, “but they won’t let me go, and I’ve agreed to do a couple more, but let’s see how this one does, because business is business and if the sh– goes down, I’ve got a contract that somebody will happily wipe their ass with.”

    http://www.ew.com/article/2012/11/09/daniel-craig-007-regret

    The way he expresses himself - terrible. He's a disgrace to the franchise. The ungrateful comments like "I’ve been trying to get out of this from the very moment I got into it,” - that isn't a joke because we've now had Craig say he would do another Bond film only for the money. It's a consistent pattern. Sure, (some) fans dismissed past comments as "it's a joke" - yeah, well the joke is not funny anymore.

    He's brought too much negativity to the franchise. It's too negative and unpleasant. Saying he'll wipe his ass with the contract. It's incredible to be so dismissive of it all, and so vulgar.

    And now he's said he'd rather cut his wrists than play Bond.

    It's shameful. He's damaging the franchise with these comments. Enough is enough. He does not deserve to be James Bond. It's obvious he has contempt for the part - it comes to the surface in some interviews.

    We deserve better than Craig. He's insulted the franchise with his comments. The guy should go. Heck, I'd rather he didn't even turn up for any promotion of SPECTRE, that's how strongly I feel about this man. He's a disgrace and it will be an insult if this person makes another Bond film. 30 million dollars for a guy so ungrateful? **** that.

    Albert Broccoli would be ashamed of Craig's conduct.

    Wow.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    The overreaction.
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  • eddychaputeddychaput Montreal, Canada
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    I'm surprise this thread has gone on for 29 pages and counting.
  • ThomasCrown76ThomasCrown76 Augusta, ks
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    Drama queens
  • MyNameIsMyBondRnMyNameIsMyBondRn WhereYouLeastExpectMeToBe
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    Getting stuck in one Genre is every actors nightmare..If it is not their plan to do so,..Then every true actor has to move on-Brosnan has moved on nicely..And How's That for a Change of Repertoire..?!
  • MyNameIsMyBondRnMyNameIsMyBondRn WhereYouLeastExpectMeToBe
    edited October 2015 Posts: 221
    He Knows most of the tricks of the trade, missing only a few..!..compare that with other actors-Liam N-DeNiro-and so on and so forth. In a Race You Will Need a RaceHorse; a breed that is for the winnings and not for the Whinings..!
  • 00Agent00Agent Any man who drinks Dom Perignon '52 can't be all bad.
    edited October 2015 Posts: 5,185
    He LITERALLY (no 'joke' or misquote) said that he ran out of ideas and would only return for the money, still some people here think its all just BS and he will come back... yeah well, but what if not?
    Are we not taking anything serious anymore what he says from now on?

    The Title of this Thread suggest that this is discussion is about 'stuff that daniel craig is saying' and the implications of that...

    I am not for or against Craig (rather for, if i had to choose)
    I am only FOR the franchise, if anything.
    And if he doesn't want the job anymore, thats fine, there are dozens of young, hungry guys, waiting to get a shot at it.

  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    I just want the franchise to be healthy and to continue at an even and fun pace. No more four year gaps between films, no more pumping the brakes another year for a director to return, none of it, I just want the films to continue, and whether or not Craig returns for Bond 25 is irrelevant to me; he's great and has had a good run, and SP is shaping up to be an excellent movie, and could be a proper send-off if Craig does decide not to return. If he does come back for a fifth, that's awesome, and if not, it's on to the next one.
  • 00Agent00Agent Any man who drinks Dom Perignon '52 can't be all bad.
    edited October 2015 Posts: 5,185
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    I just want the franchise to be healthy and to continue at an even and fun pace. No more four year gaps between films, no more pumping the brakes another year for a director to return, none of it, I just want the films to continue, and whether or not Craig returns for Bond 25 is irrelevant to me; he's great and has had a good run, and SP is shaping up to be an excellent movie, and could be a proper send-off if Craig does decide not to return. If he does come back for a fifth, that's awesome, and if not, it's on to the next one.

    I fully agree!
    The breaks between Craigs Movies were unbearable. If he had a normal pace, he would have had easily 5 movies by now.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited October 2015 Posts: 23,883
    00Agent wrote: »
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    I just want the franchise to be healthy and to continue at an even and fun pace. No more four year gaps between films, no more pumping the brakes another year for a director to return, none of it, I just want the films to continue, and whether or not Craig returns for Bond 25 is irrelevant to me; he's great and has had a good run, and SP is shaping up to be an excellent movie, and could be a proper send-off if Craig does decide not to return. If he does come back for a fifth, that's awesome, and if not, it's on to the next one.

    I fully agree!
    The breaks between Craigs Movies were unbearable. If he had a normal pace, he would have had easily 5 movies by now.

    Fully agree as well.

    If Craig holds out for Mendes again like they did for SP and it gets delayed, I say dump them both and let's start afresh. I'm only going to be around for so long (even if I don't 'slit my wrists') and so I'd like to see as many new Bond films as I can.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @bondjames, as would I. Life is short, and if they continue to go with a brand new director each time (or one who readily knows that he wants to return and do the next one), they can easily crack these things out every other year like they used to. It's not that hard if you have a competent team and a proper script that needn't be rewritten 14,000 times before the film is finished.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    They need to go the Marvel route and plan future films in advance, scripts, ideas, directors the whole shebang.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Murdock wrote: »
    They need to go the Marvel route and plan future films in advance, scripts, ideas, directors the whole shebang.

    This would certainly give the hardcore fans lots of things to debate and discuss over the next four to six years, that's for sure.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Murdock wrote: »
    They need to go the Marvel route and plan future films in advance, scripts, ideas, directors the whole shebang.

    This would certainly give the hardcore fans lots of things to debate and discuss over the next four to six years, that's for sure.

    Sure would maybe we can get an animated spinoff show in the meantime Felix Leiter of the CIA starring Jeffery Wright. ;)
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited October 2015 Posts: 23,883
    I agree @Creasy47. Unlike many here, I really enjoyed QoS, and that was made within 2 yrs with a brand new director, so it can be done even these days (I also don't buy the argument that it's impossible to do now). The editing mess ups and the writer's strike hurt that film but neither are likely to occur again, so 2 yrs should be doable if they really wanted to.

    I'm sure if they go to a new actor they will crank them out sooner to establish the new guy (they always seem to do that with the first few....1 yr gap for SC/RM, & 2 yr gap for all the others).

    Having said that, I'm open to DC staying on as long as he can find somewhere to go with 'his Bond' which works for him and doesn't wait too long to do it.
  • TuuliaTuulia
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    Murdock wrote: »
    They need to go the Marvel route and plan future films in advance, scripts, ideas, directors the whole shebang.

    Well... as long as the movies are better than the Marvel stuff...

  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @Murdock, and it's simply an animated Wright as Leiter, being pissed off, drinking, and gambling. I'm in!

    @bondjames, same, I love QoS and will always call it one of my favorites. Off the top of my head, it's top five, easily, and if not there, it's at least in sixth or seventh place (don't recall my last Bondathon ranking).

    The big issue with what many perceive to be the 'failure' of QoS was indeed the writer's strike, and I'd stretch and say Forster's editing style (which is most certainly frenetic and choppy when it comes to action scenes, which is also showcased in 'World War Z.') However, I don't mind that Bourne style to it, makes it all that much more gritty to me.)
  • MyNameIsMyBondRnMyNameIsMyBondRn WhereYouLeastExpectMeToBe
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    The Difficult Task is to keep the moviegoers surprised, or the movie will not be attractive enough to give a needed return on investments, as the costs rises for every Year, and every time it is like throwing all the money up in the air and praying for the cash to be returned in kind, when it finally reaches the ground again..!
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
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    Murdock wrote: »
    They need to go the Marvel route and plan future films in advance, scripts, ideas, directors the whole shebang.

    That's not going to happen.

    EoN aren't Marvel Studios/Disney. The latter have multiple properties and with it comes respective talent and teams, which for the most part have a common underlying thread. EoN on the other hand only have Bond and don't have the financial resources of Disney not to mention coming up with engaging Bond stories is a much more difficult task, whereas Marvel/Disney have 50 years of comic book archives to draw inspiration from.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    I wish someone would make sure, films would be planned ahead like in the past, when pre-production on the next Bond started the minute the new one was released.
    Furthermore someone should overlook the expenses. A production company can get into deep trouble if a movie that has cost a lot doesn't make profit.
    Also to control the process of writing the script would help a lot. Having changes in the script during shooting the movie is just not good.
    Actually in my opinion the script for Bond 25 should already be in the works, at least the first phase, that would be ideal.
    Since 2006 things have quite gotten out of hand in my opinion.
    I'm not talking quality of the movies (except scripts) or success.
  • Tuck91Tuck91
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    We need to remember if Mendes wasnt busy we would have seen Spectre last October 2014.

    I think after the success of SF, EON were willing to wait the extra year for Mendes. They could have went with someone else but the movies probably wouldnt have been as good as what were about to get.

    As for all the legal battles & delays, If B25 gets delayed for 4 years Craig is not going to return, & then there will be the even bigger delay of replacing him. Whatever comes next will be interesting.

  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    @Tuck91, and not only that, but if they could get it back to releasing one every other year, we'd be gearing up to talk about the beginning of Bond 25 at this point in time.
  • ManInCableCarManInCableCar
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    DC denies playing Bond for money

    http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/daniel-craig-playing-bond-fourth-6578278#ICID=sharebar_twitter

    "Money! No, I love playing him. It’s an honour to play him, I get such a big kick out of doing it. ... He’s old now, 47... But as long as he’s physically able. Which isn’t that long! I’m contracted for one more film which seems to be a fair number, but I’m not going to make predictions."
  • PDJamesBondPDJamesBond
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    Nice article! Thanks for sharing.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    The writing is on the wall. ;)
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
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