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MOONRAKER & 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY - The Kubrickian James Bond movie (film analysis)
https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/exclusive-the-witcher-blood-origin-pierce-brosnan.html
'A glimpse of a road not taken'? Seems a strange idea, given that Spy is basically the template for the next four or five movies!
Not sure why he thinks liking Roger Moore would be an unpopular idea amongst Bond fans either...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9699263/Billie-Eilishs-boyfriend-Matthew-Tyler-Vorce-apologizes-using-offensive-slurs-old-posts.html
CinemaBlend: Of Course The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard Was Influenced By The Classic Era Of James Bond.
https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2569112/the-hitmans-wifes-bodyguard-influenced-james-bond-ryan-reynolds-samuel-l-jackson
So -- just musing here -- that it would be entertaining to see some Bond films remade in a different style. Tougher to do with those which already straddled "serious" with "camp", which would apply to at least some of Connery's films. However, perhaps examples would serve well, for which the more extremely oriented films would lend themselves:
SF ? Oh, that's a tough one, with M getting offed, to turn into a more silly or, at least, light-hearted Bond. One way to do it would be to change that part of the plot, to fit the less serious tone. Make it more Moore-ian. Change the Aston to a Lotus Esprit.
TSWLM -- conversely, make it more serious. At least one central character would die -- looking at you, Major.
CR ? Already was made in a (very) silly way, though by other producers. So silly that many deaths at the end didn't upset the silly cart.
Perhaps this would work best with films that -- even though financially successful, wandered far from the source material and could be done over -- such as
YOLT The garden of death, Bond on the balloon, there's plenty here to portray more straight-up as it was in the novel.
DAF I never thought gangsters served well for Bond villains, the Mafia has been sooooo done, but it could go back to the source, with a tough, not silly, heroine, and some really sick and sadistic bad guys, with a more widely dangerous evil plan than in the book. Eg. if they're gangsters, OK, but gangsters with a more world-wide evil-ness ?
With this one, another way to distinguish it from the film which was made would be to make in period, in the 1950s.
An aspect of all this I'd find entertaining would be having homages to the original films in these new ones. For example, in a serious DAF, still have something -- though the film deviated heavily from the book -- from the film. Such as, perhaps, Bond getting a car up on two wheels ?
That wasn't too hard, was it? :D
https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/daniel-craigs-personal-trainer-explains-24352170
https://screenrant.com/confusing-things-dont-make-sense-about-daniel-craig-james-bond-movies/
https://comicbook.com/dc/news/black-adam-star-pierce-brosnan-teases-his-doctor-fate-costume-motion-capture/
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9713879/Rachel-Weisz-looks-casual-Jeans-10th-wedding-anniversary-Daniel-Craig.html
ComingSoon.net: Report: FTC Will Review Amazon’s Acquisition of MGM.
https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/1179576-report-ftc-will-review-amazons-acquisition-of-mgm
Daily Record: Sir Sean Connery suits from James Bond film and The Untouchables to go to auction this week.
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity/sir-sean-connery-suits-james-24370324
Metro.co.uk: James Bond fan with cancer and weeks to live begs to see No Time To Die.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/06/22/james-bond-fan-with-cancer-and-weeks-to-live-begs-to-see-no-time-to-die-14813711/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57583363
http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a36802190/rege-jean-page-james-bond-odds/
Eastern Daily Press: James Bond themed windmill in Norfolk for holiday rent.
https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/business/007-windmill-in-repps-with-bastwick-for-rent-8080836?gaa_at=g&gaa_n=AYc4ysuO1gDbGFyEN7qr9h7mzD92fdWRzwB5Bw4-BPHAXtpzV0qZmcWKu2WRvqIb1WJ0dbCRxxpqoUk=&gaa_ts=60d33b36&gaa_sig=Zf9jVBLMt1UarOZ5rhDqHnmBgQSMqhKK43RX9gz_O9-fpVi_sqD1PnoT6CKxAka-ywRj72mWo8HETnpvvt81HQ==
I'm very tempted. Just need to round up a few more fans and split the cost. Who's with me?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-57511356
The author knows his Fleming!
You could be like a female Jonathan Creek! ;)
https://variety.com/2021/film/features/sheena-easton-for-your-eyes-only-james-bond-anniversary-1235002824/
CinemaBlend: Someone Made A James Bond Deepfake With Jim Carrey Replacing Pierce Brosnan, And It’s Wild.
https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2569499/someone-made-james-bond-deepfake-jim-carrey-replacing-pierce-brosnan-wild-the-world-is-not-enough
Yahoo Movies UK: 'For Your Eyes Only' at 40: 'Roger Moore told an awful lot of really, really filthy jokes' (exclusive).
https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/for-your-eyes-only-40-john-glen-james-bond-exclusive-073314322.html
https://www.geo.tv/latest/356921-pierce-borsnan-thinks-idris-elba-or-tom-hardy-should-play-james-bond
https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/this-is-going-to-hurt-ben-wishaw-pictures-newsupdate/
Daily Mail: Madonna, 62, flashes her bare breasts during surprise Pride performance in NYC.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-9725787/Madonna-62-flashes-bare-breasts-surprise-Pride-performance-NYC.html
E! NEWS: Liam Neeson Reveals "Dear, Departed Wife" Natasha Richardson’s Ultimatum About James Bond Role.
https://www.eonline.com/amp/news/1283716/liam-neeson-reveals-andquotdear-departed-wifeandquot-natasha-richardsonandrsquos-ultimatum-about-james-bond-role
Interesting: I was watching a film of his from the early 90s recently and he did have a bit of a Connery quality to him - I thought he would have made a decent Bond at that time.
https://screenrant.com/james-bond-17-gay-agent-jennings-cut/
Toronto Sun: Neil Peart's car collection, including '64 Aston Martin DB5, up for sale.
https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/neil-pearts-car-collection-including-64-aston-martin-db5-up-for-sale
Giant Freakin Robot: Henry Cavill Has Found A Way To Be The Next James Bond Without Being James Bond?.
https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/henry-cavill-james-bond-3.html
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/stasi-spied-roger-moore-filmed-24408989
https://007store.com/products/the-wit-and-wisdom-of-james-bond-book