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I’ve yet to find any Bond YouTuber who I have an ounce of respect for.
Solid post. My hopes are up, but Amazon really needs to prove itself as RoP is one of the worst piles of sh*te ever produced. IF and that's a big IF, they decide to do the right thing, going back to the books, the roots of Bond, modernise it ever so slightly we may be in for a treat. They need an uber critical 'showrunner', preferably one of the old stamp, who like Cubby, truly breathes Bond.
At this point most fans are in a state of shock and don’t know how to feel.
Yes I think they're both very nice guys and come across as genuine. I see people having a go at David sometimes and it seems very unfair as he seems such a sweet and positive fella.
If this is accurate, then Amazon have wasted no time. I have to admit I kind of like the sound of this.
Sounds about right.
I have no interest in this either way and probably won’t watch it so can’t really have an opinion. Oh well. I’m sure some might like it though.
Young Bond set in the '40s certainly tweaks my interest .
Whether these sort of continuation shows ultimately get more viewers onboard to watch the films is another question, as well as how much these different audiences intersect. I don’t know how many casual readers of Moneypenny Diaries for instance drift towards Horrowitz’s Bond novels or even Fleming’s.
I mentioned in my private PM that oddly enough NTTD’s ending feels very poignant now in retrospect; some may be bothered by the final image of James Bond in an EON produced film being him blown to bits; but I honestly find that better than whatever the hell Amazon has in store for him.
“God Help You Commander.”
i found it quite odd like they didn’t want to rock the boat or something
Off topic.
Resist. Speak out. Rage against the dying of the light. Tell them now what Bond is all about. Write about it. Let’s unite in what unites us as fans.
Just don’t give in to the dooming nature of it all. Not for anything. Not even for a billion. In a way, Cubby would have liked that. Our resistance. Let’s all give him that, shall we.
That’s a shame mate. For what it’s worth we’re in uncharted territory and it’s not the end at least. I hope you do like whatever this franchise may bring in the short term - films, comics, books - as I hope we all do.
I’m not opposed to spin off works necessarily, but they can be hit or miss and of limited interest in the long run. I hope the official films maintain a level of consistency from era to era and do still have that sense they’re a pillar of this franchise.
My worry is the Bond cinematic property goes down the route IFP do - flitting between different directions/timelines in the official films/the very short term, with often the spin off works better than the official Bond ones, and of varying quality (often quite low unfortunately dependent on who’s helming).
That, I’say, is one of my main concerns. Another being that they just don’t know Bond beyond the clichés, and that we get a cardboard version, soulless, of it. The third is that they want to shake it all up beyond recognition, and use it to propel social, political or any other agendas.
I mean, she's great, but this sounds extremely made-up. From the same people who brought you 'Taylor-Johnson has already filmed his gunbarrel sequence'.
Really? This is from the same news source? Then I’m sure it’s fake.
Thank you, I sure hope we all do as well. If this new Amazon Bond turns out to be good then I’ll eat my own words with joy, but as you say - this is uncharted territory and I’m not feeling too optimistic.
2022: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/20716678/james-bond-star-new-filmmaker-reveal-franchises-march/
As good as debunked, then :)
I don't know what to make of the Moneypenny Diaries story. I'd take it with a big pinch of salt as it's The Sun which hasn't the greatest track record when it comes to honest journalism. Plus there's the fact no other news source is running with the story. That's certainly suspicious. But then again it is the sort of thing we'd expect Amazon to do with their newly acquired Bond rights...
I think George said something on his instagram.
I could imagine a scenario where the Bond actor might very occasionally pop up in one of these spinoffs in a sort of cameo. In a way it's good for Amazon that they need a new Bond now as it's the sort of thing I doubt you'd have been able to creep into Craig's contract.
I'm not optimistic about the future, but EON have always changed with the times, so maybe, just maybe this will work out.
If Craig was still Bond no way would he agree to appear in any spin offs. This is great for amazon because the new actor will have to agree to appear in these spin offs if they want to be James Bond. Which is probably they will go with a lesser known actor to play Bond than a well established actor. Amazon wants to be able to control and have as much saying in their Bond as they can.
Yeah I thought it was interesting that as the films went along it seemed like his contract said that he'd appear in the tie-in ad campaign for one sponsor for each film and that's it. Basically Heineken (and he's got a personal deal with Omega).