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I like Fukunaga a lot, but Boyle is universally regarded as a more brilliant director. That might change in the future though, Fukunaga is still pretty young.
That statement has no basis in reality. They are not going to wait until next summer. My 10 thousand Euro bet offer is still open if you disagree.
By 2-3 years i meant 2-3 years from the original release date it was supposed to be released, technically this isn't the longest gap yet, another thing to keep in mind is this is a global pandemic. Bond isn't the only one stuck in it.
The coronavirus couldn't care less about EON and NTTD. It won't magically go away because a new Bond film is releasing in November.
What figures do we think EON would be hopeful for at this stage, returns wise? I think the idea of a billion dollar film will be very 2019 for a few years, regardless of what happens.
Say if it earned $350million from international territories - of which they take a lesser percentage, and something like $150million from VOD/streaming where they take home a higher percentage, would that be enough to cover their expenses? Would any of the product placement deals need to be revised in the case where the film goes to VOD in the States instead of being shown theatrically?
I'm not sure I agree, I see what you mean but I much prefer Bond films 62-89 to the Brosnan/Craig runs. And they didn't really take their time: it was MGM problems, waiting for Craig, rebooting and rushing the production of NTTD after Boyle left.
Bring back the sausage factory!
True. They should have given Craig an ultimatum, and set a hard deadline. Even a four year gap should have been plenty for everyone to have a nice holiday and a break from Bond. Then they could have come back, got Bond 25 out by November 2019, and could then spend this time in lockdown ethier writing Bond 26 script, or selling the rights to someone else so that everything is ready to go in 2021/22. We are so far behind schedule now, and the only reason is not planning ahead properly. BOND 25 could be a 2021 release and BOND 26 might not see the light of day until after 2025.
Is it EON or the movie studios ?
As much as I agree that comment about Barbara being in love with Daniel is absurd but Moore didn't exactly kept Cubby waiting to make up his mind if he wants to play bond. There are many factors for delay of NTTD but that doesn't hide the fact that Craig did took a long time to decide wether he wants to play bond or not.
+1
I think that’s only partly true because EON produced four films in between Bond films, so it’s not like they prioritized Bond above all else. They were also starting to look at other potential actors like Tom Hiddleston in 2017, so even if Craig had decided not to come back we still would’ve had to wait til 2019 at the earliest.
Craig said he liked the fight between Bond and Tee Hee.
Javier Bardem said the Laser scene between Bond and Goldfinger was his, Michael G. Wilson said the same.
Judi dench said the Bungee Jump in GE.
Jude Law said The underwater battle in TB with Barry's score and The set design.
Sam Mendes said The union Jack parachute Jump in TSWLM.
Barbara....🤣....Barbara said Craig coming out of the sea in CR is her favourite Bond Moment. I know it's a nice shot, but you would expect a Bond producer to go back in time, to pick a favourite Bond scene. But Hey, I guess Love conquers all :D
@The_Return
That whole "Barbara Broccoli is in love with Daniel Craig" argument is hilariously immature. Unless you don't want to be taken seriously, I hope you will quickly change that tune.
...Actually there was word that Eon were already pondering the move to February 2020 just before Boyle left. I think due to his schedule on Yesterday and Black Panther's success. I believe the Hollywood Reporter or Deadline posted the article.
I can say with some degree of certainty that @The_Return is previously banned member @PanchitoPistoles - I mean, the name is a giveaway and he is saying the same inflaming, divisive and baiting comments that got him banned before. Also, the odd obsession with Barbara Broccoli and Danny Boyle is back. Furthermore, these strange 'bets' he keeps trying to make where he says things like 'I bet 1000 Euros on...who wants to take my bet' is similar to Panchito's 'I'll leave the forum if [x] thing happens.'
There is no way for me to say for sure, but it does tally up. I even remember Panchito saying if banned, he would return with a new username.
Anyway......this is one of the more interesting arguments that sets out options for blockbusters. Basically as it stands these films needs to make bank at the box office. They simply cannot do this currently.
So the studios either take the loss opening in theatres at limited capacity and without full international roll-outs; or they go to VOD. Both are money-loosing situations. However, given the pandemic, they are going to loose money in both scenarios. Therefore the question is simple: Which option loses the least money?
For these reasons, I would not rule VOD out. It's still very much an option. One that probably is becoming more plausible. Though I personally think Eon will move into Spring 2021.
https://variety.com/2020/film/asia/tokyo-coronavirus-alert-theater-cluster-1234706910/
In the past week, all cinemas in California and Hong Kong were ordered to close down, and now it seems Tokyo is about to make the same decision too.
Bring back the sausage factory.Cubby was able to make new Bond films every two years without delay from 1977 to 1989.Barbara and Michael have been struggling to get a new one out for the last 5 years now.
Also, I am not aware of EON looking for other potential actor's in 2017 , do we have any source for this? this all feels like stories, as we all know why would Barbara look for a potential candidate when she knows Craig haven't made any confirmation to quit?
"We are less certain that studios will wait for the perfect date to release their films — as that perfect date may never arrive. In other words, waiting for every major market to have optimal reopening rules for movie theaters (especially around capacity limits), may end up pushing most, if not all, titles into 2021. And if studios are concerned around the health of their exhibitor partners, they may not choose to wait much longer."
Wold on Wednesday forecast box office declines of about 75 percent in the third quarter and about 50 percent for the fourth quarter. "And then for 2021, we are projecting a roughly 20 percent box office decline for the full year — with weaker results earlier in the year and stronger results into the second half," he wrote. "We expect to see the group begin to trade on valuations based on 'normalized' levels in 2022" and beyond.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/cinema-stocks-analyst-cuts-price-targets-says-gradual-opening-could-bolster-sentiment-1303276
no idea.
But it SHOULD go away magically due to the USA having an election in that month...
And it will magically reappear again if Trump loses. ;-)
By four films I meant these which has Broccoli credited, three of them actually being EON productions:
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017)
Nancy (2018)
Trauma is a Time Machine (2018)
The Rhythm Section (2020)
Also, TRS began production in December 2017 and lasted til July 2018 and was originally slated for a February 2019 release. So wasn't necessarily in production at the same time as NTTD, it just got delayed several times by Paramount before finally getting that January 2020 release.
Even though Craig never confirmed whether he quit, it's still a smart move to keep looking for other potential actors just in case Craig did not want to come back. This article was in May of 2017, and Craig would not officially confirm he was back for one more until August 2017.
Here's an article by Phil Nobile Jr himself confirming Tom Hiddleston was in talks.
https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/05/27/exclusive-tom-hiddleston-in-talks-for-bond-25