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Agreed. The most recent rumor regarding the press conference stated that it will be held sometime during the first week of December. Which is next week! :bz
I like that idea. Revealing that someone Bond (and the audience) thinks is an ally, is actually a villain has been done to death, but seing someone who really is a good guy at the beginning of the movie turning into a villain sound fresh!
Some interesting fact here that directly relates to Ian Fleming's short novel "Octopussy":
Now let's combine the above story from "Octopussy" with the news from yesterday's Daily Mail on Sunday-article, http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2845621/You-weren-t-expecting-007-BLOFELD-S-Bond-having-kittens-evil-foe-returns-double-Oscar-winner-Christoph-Waltz-tipped-play-him.html :
Thanks @DoubleoNothing for mentioning this today in another insightful Skype-conversation. It completely escaped me ;-).
But I think The Daily Mail is drawing conclusions a bit too soon. Or in any case....there's a possibility that The Daily Mail can not fit the puzzle together completely just yet ;-). I know firmly believe Franz Oberhauser is a character in the film, most likely played by Waltz. But for me that tells me there's more behind all this. You just can not turn Oberhauser into Blofeld.
I think there's a possibility that Oberhauser slowly turns from ally into villain during the film. We actually see the process of Oberhauser turning into a villain. That leaves an opening to the character of Blofeld. Perhaps Dexter Smythe is Blofeld. And if that's the case there's a possibility that we get a very very late reveal during the movie of Blofeld. And perhaps because of that we probably won't even find out during the press conference which actor is hired to play Blofeld.
And suddenly, the Rettenbachferner glacier in Austria also makes more sense. Actually, the entire filming in Austria makes sense now. Also, I'm delighted to see how John Logan/Neal Purvis/Robert Wade/ Jezz Butterworth still manage to put new Fleming source material into a Bond film. Every Bond fan who admires Ian Fleming must like this bit of news ;-). And Bond 24 is now directly linked to wintersports and skiing.
Does this mean we are going to have this all over again when DC steps down? We need Blofeld AGAIN because it has never been proven he was killed in the first place? Certain fans may not care but the general public will and will get bored of the same villain over and over again.
IF Blofeld is set to return? Wait until the Craig era is over atleast? The man is on the 4th of 5 movies with Quantum yet to be dealt with still!
Franz Oberhauser - Octopussy
Rome Location - Risico
Snow Location - High Time to Kill
Hopefully, we'll see the appearance of Maria Freudenstein, who I really want to appear in the Bond film series. I'd love to see the scene in the auction to be adapted onto the screen.
Probably not. If Blofeld really does make an apperance in this movie I bet he will return in Bond 25 (and possibly Bond 26 if Craig does 6 movies). After that I don't see them using Blofeld again for another couple of decades.
That's what I would have done for a simple reason: the Craig era already has so many great things, if they end up using Blofeld now, how will they make the next era "special"? (Maybe that will end up being set in the 60s...)
Most people have already forgotten about Quantum (including the producers hopefully). Only a handful of anal retentive fans want them to return.
Producers delay somethings from Bond 23 to Bond 24 and now to Bond 25 and other things from Bond 24 to Bond 25. No Felix and Camile in one movie,but Camile in Bond 24 and Felix in Bond 25. Bond hunting Quantum alone and then together with Felix one movie later..
After QOS i thaught first Bond go to take train in Russia, passing Tibet, Mongolia, India and end in China. Known as Transsiberië Express aka Peking Express. There can have used DAF/TMWTGG train scene (DAF element already used in Goldeneye, but that don't mean there can't do it again.) elements and there stil can use that. Easy by replacing Russian agent by another Quantum member or Mr White or Green, Camile replacing Felix and also be DAF Bondgirl or Camile as DAF Bondgirl and Q replacing Felix.
Around time of my third view of QOS i follow the discussions about QOS delete scene with Mr White and TMWTGG and Yolt elements on the old forums.
I think that Property Of Lady, Risico or a title that i discover prefer not to talk about but be Fleming title too should be title. This title is how some people think about Bond.
And what about somebody who be see as villian where you can't get your hands on, who is told to you be be death but by and told to somebody who be naief (I refer to Tanner and M at the end of QOS and Tanner his earlier behaviour in the movie and later also in Skyfall.)
you do realize that every film prior to CR no longer counts right?.... sure they are still there, but CR rebooted the franchise, meaning it doesn't share any continuity with the previous 20 films - and no, they are not prequels either..
At first, I wasn't sure that Risico could be the title following one-worded title 'Skyfall', but then I remembered that 'Goldfinger' was followed by 'Thunderball' so the comment was a bit redundant. I always look at what the title would look like in a list of all the Bond films.
For example:
Casino Royale
Quantum of Solace
Skyfall
Risico
Example 2#:
Casino Royale
Quantum of Solace
Skyfall
The Property of a Lady
Do you know how reboots work?
I see no problem with introducing Blofeld now; in fact I care very little about the details, just so long I get an excellent Bond film. Blofeld or no Blofeld these are pretty exciting times regardless.
That's how it usually goes :-). Orthodox and conservative criticism gets accepted eventually.
I find your final comment regarding Quantum HIGHLY Hilarious! So what kind of people are the ones who bang on about Spectre and Blofeld then?!!! That's what i call anal! Quantum is a genuine unresolved storyline. People say it done as they have been exposed! Well apply the logic to Blofeld being tipped down the industrial chimney then! Makes no sense whatsoever?
If Spectre returns? Quantum will too!
Well that being so? Why have an old organisation when their is already a modern one on the scene?
When someone is on the record for watching Bond films because of Craig (not caring for those made before and probably after )and still dares criticising other peoples reasoning and arguments as product of being all negative and living a joyless life,well, I know where he or she is coming from.
And she or you can love SF as much as you want,but whoever is denying,that it lacks any kind of logical development and is a prime example of volatile writing, is a lier or has no business whatsoever watching spy movies ( save Austin Powers that is). Also, if someone must be able to take it it is German lady. She and a guy called Jet Set Willy where the reason why I joined this forum over a year ago, because they were viciously throwing their weight into anyone who dared to say,that Skyfall might not be completely perfect.
Wake up on the wrong side of the bed did we?
I've tried to explain my point of view from a few angles but having watched both Dr no and From Russia with love this past weekend ( I am watching all the bond films in a sort of random order in my new house I only have 9 left the list of films i still have to watch will be at the end of this message)
What do we know about Spctre from just Dr no and From Russia with love. Ignoring the books and the other films honestly what do we know. They hire people who other orgnizations dont want they like to try and destroy the west. they like to play the East and west off of each other they have a Number 1 the number one likes cats specifically persian white ones and fish specifically fighting ones and they had a chess champion who did their planning asnd they have an island... That's about it. Not very exciting in fact without Thunderball You Only live Twice and the rest they even sound a bit well boring. So what if Mendes were (and I don't feel this is possible as they are quite awesome but for the sake of argument) able to elevate Quantum with Bond 24 what if this film has the chance to be their Thunderball their time to shine? wouldn't you be at least 1% Curious to see how it would be done? if it can be done? etc?
Any ways so People get a sense of where I am at in my 2014 bond viewing
Bond films I saw this year (and the ranking is not in viewing order but in my personal ranking)
1. Casino Royale
2. From Russia with love
3. The Living Daylights
4. For Your Eyes Only
5. Octopussy
6. Tomorrow Never Dies
7. The Man with the golden gun
8. Skyfall
9. You Only Live Twice
10. Dr. No
11. Diamonds Are Forever
12. Goldfinger
13. MoonRaker
Bond Films i haven't seen this year (No order)
1. Goldeneye (the dvd is broken in my collection annoyingly so I may have to find a different route)
2. Thunderball
3. Licence to kill
4. Quantum of Solace
5. A View to a Kill
6. On Her majesties Secret Service
7. Live and Let Die
8. the spy who loved me
9. Die another Day
I have read your posts but I happen to think that you are over analysing in some of them.
Regarding Blofeld - you are on the record for repeating that term Faithfully adaption. Where exactly in the scenario we are hinted right now is the faithful approach? Also a nemesis is someone who is coming permanently at you with the intent to punish you (actually she is the Greek goddess of revenge, but let's not get into that). The key word here is permanently. Blofeld simply does not qualify in this department .
I don't know whether SPECTRE will return or not but I am absolutely sure that you will never see Quantum in a Sam Mendes film.
ok..... personally, i have not been beating the SPECTRE drum - i've been all about resolving QUANTUM - a loose end from QOS and CR...
if... again, IF SPECTRE returns, then they are going to have to be reintroduced somehow... they can't just pop up and be like "were back!"... well, back from what? because according to this current timeline, they doesn't exist - and 99% of us understand that....... i think when guys/gals here on the forum speak of SPECTRE, and SPECTRE coming back - it's just generalization by taking into account how many years it's been in the franchise as a whole since they've been around - not based on a particular continuity of a storyline...
but i understand your point of bringing back SPECTRE, when there is already a similar organization out there in QUANTUM... who knows - maybe a new SPECTRE is built from the ashes of a crumbling QUANTUM by the end of the film... maybe neither organization is used at all... right now, it's anyone's guess.. we'll just have to wait and see..
i do think though perhaps Eon is going to udse Blofield and hiring an actor well known for villian roles to kind of play with audience expectations which is risky. but in this business there are many risks.
Which posts in particular? So far you are the one pointing finger on a post of not even three lines long. Talk about over-analyzing.
We don't know if Blofeld will be in Bond 24. If he shows up, as a nemesis, his antagonism with Bond will be/become personal. Or there are good chances it will be. Yes, I know about the Greek goddess. In the modern sense of the word, a nemesis is a personal, archenemy. He does not have to be permanent. Moriarty became Holmes's nemesis after his death, after all. And nobody would even dare to say he was not nemesis. Blofeld was present in three Bond novels, more than any other of Bond's adversaries, apart from SMERSH, which could also be considered a nemesis of sort.
If Blofeld does not qualify as a nemesis, then Moriarty does not either, neither does say Khan.
Khan was promoted into Kirk's nemesis with the movie Star Trek. Maybe to be more precise I should say that Kirk was Khan's nemesis, but even then, when someone comes back to haunt you after fifteen years, he's your nemesis, plain and simple. There are different kinds of nemesis. Moriarty was invented as the ultimate enemy for Holmes just so Holmes could be killed.
Not necessarily. If someone I had a school fight with showed up 15 years later to harass me that doesn't make him my nemesis. He'd be more like an inconvenience.