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Thanks very much, @ColonelSun. It's great to hear from someone in the film business like yourself, and especially one who has worked on a Bond film. I know you don't post often, but I always find your posts helpful and enlightening. We appreciate your contributions to our forum. Cheers!
Yes, Bond seems to one of the few franchises they don't own these days.
Not.
Anyway, at least we finally have some Bond news. Not the kind we really wanted to hear, though. I'd appreciate EON getting something solid to us about the new cinematographer SOON.
Something something something LEONARD BERNSTEIN!
EON really need to sort things out. It seems that when they have things running relatively smoothly (the Brosnan era) the end result is garbage. But when they try and improve the quality, we get endless delays. Such a shame we can't have both - smooth production schedule and better quality.
The articles states in part (I added the bold):
This all started in the federal courts on April 3 when MGM and Danjaq whacked Universal for unspecified damages and an injunction against the announced Berg-written spy drama, calling it a “James Bond knockoff.” Simultaneously, in a similar but heavily redacted opposition this week to the scribe’s own motion of dismissal, MGM and Danjag claim “Berg’s central character is not an original character he created.” The opposition filing says, “it is a character who acts like James Bond, speaks like James Bond, and possesses the other unique traits of James Bond.”
With Hollywood’s license to kill lawyer Bert Fields and his Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP colleague Aaron Moss leading the charge, Universal responded to the initial complaint on April 11 in court paperwork of its own. Then they asserted that film was not even formally a go despite director Joe Cornish being brought on back in March.After more back and forth filing, Universal and Berg on May 27th both took it to the next level with motions to dismiss. They also said that the pic about the origin of UK intelligence agency was still in the very early stages of development and hence did not infringe on the Bond copyright. Universal claimed even if it did go ahead, and that was an “if,” the script and movie would “deviate significantly from its current iteration.”
In response to that, MGM and the Bond producers also just stopped short of calling Universal liars in their recent filing. “After plaintiffs filed this lawsuit, Universal admitted that it is working with co-defendant Berg to prepare a derivative work based on the infringing Screenplay,” says the 28-page opposition filing. “Universal has paid Berg over $1 million for the Screenplay and it would be contrary to industry practice, and make no sense, to pay anything close to that amount of money for a screenplay whose characters, plot, key dialogue, themes, settings, etc., the buyer intended to immediately discard.”
With all that, likely there will be some very serious bad blood flowing when all the motions are heard in front of Judge Dean D. Pregerson on July 28 in downtown L.A.
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Just to have a brief update on that bit of news that is developing, unrelated to Bond 24 as it is.
Specifically the duo are being brought back in to "punch up the jokes and add more insight into the past world of James Bond, giving the film a touch of history".
At present there are no plans to change the November 2015 release date.
By Garth Franklin Friday June 27th 2014 11:00AM
"Bond 24" Production Delay Due To Re-Writes?
Neal Purvis and Robert Wade have been the early writers on the James Bond film series since 1999's "The World is Not Enough," the pair often doing the initial drafts with other writers like Paul Haggis and John Logan coming in to polish.
It seemed as if the pair were set to retire from the series after handing in their early drafts of "Skyfall," with Logan subsequently taking over the later drafts and was set to handle the upcoming twenty-fourth Bond film solo.
That changed this week. Logan has been working for several months on the script for "Bond 24," and now The Daily Mail reports that Purvis and Wade have been brought in to polish his work. Specifically the duo are being brought back in to "punch up the jokes and add more insight into the past world of James Bond, giving the film a touch of history".
The project was originally slated to start filming this Fall (October/November) but filming has been pushed back to December. Their source says:
"Let's call it polite turmoil. People are getting on with their work, but we have to wait for the script, so filming won't begin till December, a few months later than they wanted."
At present there are no plans to change the November 2015 release date.
You both made me very curious now... But I guess it's a reason why neither of you would be more specific, so, although tempting, I won't ask any questions... :P
Jobo, ColonelSun was involved with License to Kill and (maybe)The Living Daylights, if I remember correctly. :) A bit unsure other than LTK; I need to read some past threads.
You can probably search for his posts about it; I forget which thread it was on.
For me personally, the best motto after "Skyfall" should have been "Never change a winning team". I was quite a bit sad after Deakins announced he would leave. The effect of the digitally filmed "Skyfall" wins from the previous two films "CR" and "QOS".
Regarding the news about John Logan not finishing it himself completely, saddens me even more. The basis of a good film, is a very stable writing process. A few months ago we all thought his ideas for Bond 24 AND Bond 25 looked like a done deal. Then this message arrives from Purvis & Wade: "have just been hired to re-write Logan ’s script and give it some ‘punch’." Usually those are words for "more action".
I don't know what to think of Purvis & Wade returning. But it's never an ideal situation if a script isn't finished perfectly in an early stage, if older screenwriters need to polish it up and if filming now will take place two months later.
It means Sam Mendes may need to become even more a blockbuster/action director compared to "Skyfall". For me....far from ideal.
Good to hear from you again, GG. :) Nice to have you back.
And yes, I agree punch doesn't mean more action necessarily, mcdonbb; for me it means "more interesting" or livelier, more spark.
I understand Mendes about the two movies arc. I am repeating myself, but that would be a huge gamble. A one movie with some open ends that can lead to more is fine, but a two parts story is very risky. Especially since the shortcomings of Logan are in the plots.
Not necessary or even desirable for Bond, I think.
http://www.cinemablend.com/m/new/James-Bond-24-Orders-Rewrites-Which-Delays-Production-43644.html
Just about every film site I've seen today has picked up on it. ComingSoon, ComicBookMovie, SlashFilm, etc.
Nah, they're all quoting Baz, but just because numerous sites picked it up doesn't make it official. We're still all working on Baz's word, no official confirmation yet.
Similar example: In 2009, Eon put out a press release saying Peter Morgan had been hired to work with Purvis and Wade. In 2011, when Bond 23 was again a go, the press release mentioned Purvis, Wade and Logan, no mention of Morgan. It was as if he never existed.