It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!
^ Back to Top
The MI6 Community is unofficial and in no way associated or linked with EON Productions, MGM, Sony Pictures, Activision or Ian Fleming Publications. Any views expressed on this website are of the individual members and do not necessarily reflect those of the Community owners. Any video or images displayed in topics on MI6 Community are embedded by users from third party sites and as such MI6 Community and its owners take no responsibility for this material.
James Bond News • James Bond Articles • James Bond Magazine
Comments
But not as happy as Oct/Nov. 2015.
Which, in just an on-paper (not via actual months or numbers) stance, would make it another four year gap, so Craig will have done two Bond films in just about eight years time.
However, it wouldn't release in January, that's the month dumped for generic comedies and action films. Almost anything released then does poorly, so it won't be seen then. I'd say December 2015 at the latest.
Surely they can still have it released by Xmas 2015. It is still at least possible.
You are right, Creasy; a Xmas release is favorable and then the next most favorable is summer, but bond has not been released in summer in years.
I don't feel Mission is a problem either.
I think they can still do it. Get the first locale figured out for sure and start shooting.
Quality IS for sure what matters. Whether it is Xmas 2015, fall 2016, or whenever. But yeah, it is not a happy wait for us. Skyfall amply demonstrated a lot of things; I am not overly worried, just complaining because I really want to see this at the latest by Xmas 2015.
The later they put it, the lesser is the chance of 25 being with DC.
What I'm worried about is EON hiring Purwis & Wade. Logan had 2 year to write the goddamn script! 2 years! Why on Earth was EON letting him working on side projects like Penny Dreadful (a TV show nobody cares about)? They should hire people who are 100% committed to Bond.
They main reason some Bond films are ending up terrible is that the producers don't hire writers to work on the next film immediately once a Bond film is released. Script problems 20 months after the release of Skyfall? How could they let this situation happen?
I suppose, Logans script was just too dark. To give it a lighter touch is a good thing, just why only now?
DC said in the SF promos, they/ he were happy to bring back the lighter touch, so how could that not be in the script from the beginning? IF my assumption is indeed right, which might not be the case.
Now, he most probably has delivered a script that is character-driven, makes use of M, Q and Moneypenny, taking an open-minded approach with the advantage of fresh actors in the roles, and has good dialogue. Now, the only bit missing is the "oomph-factor" of 2 or 3 action highlights.
In come the men who proved repeatedly that this is what they really are good at, P&W. I give them advance credit based on their more recent work with the more realistic Craig-Bond. The cranes, car accident and sinking house in CR were top notch, the car and roof chases in QoS were great (but butchered in the cutting room), and do I even need to mention the train scene and helicopter attack in SF? They know their business, and I am glad they are back.
And if in 10 year's time we look back at another great Bond film, B24, who cares if it had to compete with other action films during the christmas period or was delayed for a few months? Go on, P&W, put the punch into this script!
The departure of Purvis and Wade was one of the few reasons that my faith was briefly rekindled in the Bond franchise. They have been writing the series since 1999. Purvis and Wade openly admitted in multiple Skyfall interviews that they were completely "out of ideas" with the James Bond character and were creatively tired of the Bond franchise as a whole.
And now... They have returned. Will the franchise ever be free of them...? The thought of Purvis and Wade scripting or even rewriting more Bond films for twenty years isn't very appealing.
@ strelik - from the recent posts here, I agree, maybe they were not clown after all. Logan is no writing god, you know.
(By the way, this website was inaccessible for many minutes; just finally got back on.)
She is super busy, but here are her comments to me regarding the script news and she said I could share it with you as she does not have time right now to come to our forum.
*******
Sandy says:
I don't like the delay but concerning the script writing I'm not at all scared by this!
I always found it unfair that P&W were found guilty of all the sins of past Bond films. From what I understand most truly terrible things in DAD for example were not his fault but the director's. I think Paul Haggis is not as brilliant as people think, some of the things he wanted for QoS (that led to the delay in script writing) were horrible, like Vesper being pregnant or having a child, something like that (can't remember exactly). Also I think some of the cheesiest things in CR were his doing.
If the producers were not satisfied with Logan's work then by all means bring someone else. The producers have more experience than anyone else by the end of the day. I personally did not like at all that he was pushing the 2-story arc thing and was very glad when Mendes dropped it.
******
Back to me now.
I totally did not remember that Haggis was responsible for the Bond having a child with Vesper storyline that thankfully did not come to fruition. Shudder!
OK, I'll try to remind myself Casino Royale did not start shooting until early February ...
And yes, GL, Sandy is fine. Work is going great for her is all, keeping her quite busy (writing and submitting her article).
The only reason I can imagine why Eon hired Logan full time is that they were happy with his take on character development. Why that quote from Baz mentions the dialogue between Bond and his entourage is beyond me, as I thought dialogue is one other big reason a writer (i.e. Logan) is chosen?
As for a delay of shooting, Bond films shot under pressure have usually turned out great (easy for me to say that, since I also love QOS ;-) ).
That's the feeling I got when I first read the interview. So, the producers did step in then...and maybe Mendes as well.
It's strange how many forum posters are willfully forgetting all of those extremely candid "thank god, we're finally moving on from Bond" interviews given by P&W. The duo made it very clear they didn't want to ever return to Bond and wanted to pursue other things.
In come the men who admitted in 2012 they were out of ideas and wanted to move on...
The reality is that, in March, Purvis and Wade's Barbarella project stalled at Amazon Studios. Their show has been conspicuously absent from Amazon's scheduled line-ups for 2014 and 2015. If Barbarella hadn't stalled, Purvis and Wade wouldn't have returned for Bond 24. If you watch -any- of their Skyfall interviews, they were adamant that they hoped their other projects would succeed as they did not want to return to Bond. It's a bit sad that necessity forces them to do otherwise.
Again, it's odd that anyone would rejoice over the return of two writers who openly declared their tedium with the character/franchise. There is a host of other talented "action" screenwriters with fresh ideas that could be hired to "punch up" the Bond 24 script. New blood would have been nice.
Why not getting others? Maybe those, who could be be chosen, were busy on this short notice. But its not, that there is a non existant script.
It's a long arduous process.
This chap is on the money.
P&W are back! And this time it's personal.
Thanks, Benny. Apparently there is no hope now. Not for Bond. Not for fans. :o3
So I have heard, it just SEEMS strange, that polishing bits here and there would take that much time. Only if it makes a difference in location and action, it makes sense to me. But I gladly listen to those, who know better. I am just nitpicking along unknown (to me) lines.