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Sitting in a darkened theater with a lot of strangers sharing the same experience - laughs, thrills, etc. - with no pause button isn't the same as sitting at home with texts and calls coming in, maybe children interrupting, pausing for a drink and on and on. I love home video and have limitless fond memories of acquiring new films and sets, but it takes any edge off of being anything special as far as premieres of something. It also further extends us into not going out and being with others.
No thanks to series about Felix or Moneypenny or any other supporting character. I watch James Bond for James Bond and if you want to put those characters in those projects I welcome it. But like the never-ending comic book series which I have no interest in, I don't need more Bond, just good, well done Bond in a film with interesting settings, evil villains, memorable action and a great actor as Bond.
When we do get the green light to go back to theaters, I think there will be more policing: of coughing, temperatures, etc.
But what I really want is more policing of people talking, texting, their cell phones lighting up the theater...it is not the same going to the theater now as it was when I was a child.
In other words, I wouldn't miss much if Bond went streaming. I just wouldn't stream along. I haven't streamed yet, have no Netflix, no Amazon, no whatever, including no Spotify and the like. I also don't watch TV and certainly wouldn't spend money for a subscription. As long as Bond comes out on disk, I'll keep deciding whether to buy further instalments, and knowing my drive for completism, they stand a pretty good chance. But other than that, I'll be happy with rewatching the old Bond films on Blu-ray on my 14-ft screen, being able to pause them when I feel like it, for peeing or getting the next drink.
Care to elaborate?
But the producers have been so consistenly successful at the box office and on other levels, it doesn't make sense to veer off track based on the short term. They have their film in the bag. Wait and then release it. Take the long view.
Selling themselves short could put the franchise on a path to an end it wouldn't otherwise he headed for.
Would that streaming service approach it like Disney with Star Wars and look for all the IP they can use to create a universe or take characters and expand them into stand alone vehicles.
I think there's a chance the response to this virus may change how movies are distributed, firstly. There will always be movie theatres, I think, but after everything is said and done I think a lot more will go to streaming a lot quicker than it had been doing before.
Aside from all the coronavirus effects as well, this is Craig's last and there are huge gaps between the films even with an actor on board. The process of finding a replacement is going to create even longer delays I think, and it could be 7 or so years until there's a new Bond film, which leads to my third thought...
... that Barbara and EON may want to focus on other projects given that length of time. MGW may not be in as prominent a role as he is now in 7 or 8 years and there's always the possibility that younger generations of the Broccoli family aren't going to be as invested in making Bond films as previous. Babs has shown that she 1) is interested in making projects that are not Bond and 2) she's heavily invested in Craig. If he doesn't return, it may be awhile before Barbara finds the Bond passion again.
At the end of the day I think it's possible that there may be some hidden talent within the community of Bond fans that could put out Bond projects of a very high calibur. The passion is there, and I'm sure among the community, the skill is too. A long gap could be a perfect opportunity to see some of that talent, and, depending on what happens with the franchise in the next decade, could challenge what an 'official' Bond project looks like.
I think so, too. I also think the issue of spiraling production costs will likely be addressed, as well. If the variety of studios responsible for the multiple massive blockbusters due out this Summer take a hit on those same projects, it'll stay in their thought processes for years to come. I'm not saying we won't get big films anymore, of course we will - but I do think they'll try and adjust their production processes for big films as well as their distribution methods for small to mid-level ones.
I have the same feeling. B26 could be some time away. By then the world will probably have changed yet again. Who knows how it will be distributed.
I agree about the points of distribution, and the fact that we might see that studios target streaming one way or the other more than before; it should be an asset for the studios. The gap we're likely facing after NTTD is also an important factor for sure, but I'm not sure I follow the possibility that Bond fans putting out their projects (which will be great, BTW), will challenge what an 'official' Bond project looks like.
My money would be on another new release date.
What % of the cinema take would they get by streaming? I'm guessing not that high. So they'll hold out.
As far as streaming content goes, the only thing I'd be excited to see is if they made a series out of the novels being faithfully adapted. Hell, it would've been nice to have that during the five year wait for NTTD. Perhaps they could actually do this in between actors if this is truly Craig's last and there will be another long wait for the next film.
As much as I get frustrated with the delays, I'm not in a rush to see Eon sell Bond. Look at what happened to Star Wars. Bond could easily end up in the hands of someone who doesn't understand the character and wants to oversaturate the market. Anyway, if they did decide to just stream NTTD I'd be just fine with it honestly. At this point I just want to see the film and don't care if it's in a theater.
Pretty much. It’s going to be a rough time not just for Bond fans but movie fans in general.
Not to mention everyone dying of COVID 19.
https://www.spiegel.de/stil/james-bond-keine-zeit-zu-sterben-die-welt-braucht-bond-gerade-jetzt-a-2af17bde-b272-4e35-8a9e-1c885d88b0ab
So lets do a musical what if. What if John Barry had scored the entire film of DN? Do you think it would improve the film overall? What would be potentially lost? What say you Mi6? What if John Barry scored DN?