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I don't get that impression. Mendes coming on board meant that he had time to complete other commitments and take a little break before principle photography commences on Bond 24. I'm guessing and to also allow for a healthier post production schedule, that Bond 24 may start shooting around the summer of next year.
I don't think, they will start any earlier then Oct. at the most.
But it will be straight on to the film? There isn't another project Craig will undertake between the play and start of filming? It seems like the time would be best spent working on Bond, is all I'm trying to say.
To clarify, after The Betrayal what is Craig's next project? Is it Bond 24 or something else?
We don't know that yet, Sam. He probably was waiting it out until he knew, WHEN 24 would start filming. One of the lesser aspects of being Bond.
Oh for sure. If Craig has no other commitments then i agree his efforts will be geared towards Bond 24 i.e. hitting the gym, tweaking the script, design fittings with Tom Ford and essentially getting involved with all the behind the scenes stuff to have everything ready once the cameras eventually roll.
http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/theater/bond_market_shows_good_return_YpaMMusAKtEwXDuFxiCNMN
Bond market shows good return
It’s only summer, but we can already crown this season’s box- office champ.
Cue the gun barrel and the surf-rock guitar riff: 007’s the man with the golden box office.
Tickets for the upcoming Broadway revival of “Betrayal,” starring Daniel Craig and his wife, Rachel Weisz, have been on sale for just two weeks, and the take is reaching $5 million.
No other new show is even close. Sources say the Harold Pinter play will likely be sold out by the time it plays its first performance Oct. 1.
Directed by Mike Nichols, “Betrayal” opens Nov. 3 at Nichols’ favorite Broadway theater, the Barrymore, and will run just 14 weeks.
This is Craig’s second go-around as a box-office dynamo. When he teamed with Hugh Jackman in “A Steady Rain,” they grossed more than $1 million every week. The cop drama was pretty dreary, but that didn’t dent the profits: It recouped its $2.5 million costs in a little over a month and went on to make another $2 million or so in profits.
“Betrayal” appears to be on track to make even more.
One of Pinter’s best-known — and most accessible — plays, it’s about a couple whose marriage comes apart when she has an affair with her husband’s best friend. The brilliant gimmick is that story is told in reverse chronological order, a sort of “Merrily We Roll Along” for the brainy set.
In this production, the best friend will be played by Rafe Spall, an up-and-coming British actor making his Broadway debut.
“Betrayal” is almost always a hit. The first production, in 1978, opened at the National Theatre and was a sellout for months. It starred Michael Gambon, Daniel Massey and Penelope Wilton.
On Broadway, the play ran nearly 200 performances in 1980 and helped launch Raul Julia’s career. His co-stars were Blythe Danner and Roy Scheider.
There was a fine revival at the Roundabout in 2000 starring Juliette Binoche (gorgeous), Liev Schreiber (intense) and John Slattery (silver-haired and “Mad Man”-ish).
“Betrayal” is autobiographical. As Pinter admitted to critic Michael Billington, he based it on his seven-year affair with Joan Bakewell, a popular TV personality in England. She was married, at the time, to Pinter’s friend, producer Michael Bakewell.
Pinter was married to actress Vivien Merchant. She, too, was having an affair. What a randy set of Brits!
Nichols, who won a Tony last year for his revival of “Death of a Salesman,” led the actors in a workshop earlier this summer. He likes to go through the play and analyze the scenes with the actors, so that everybody’s on the same page when actual rehearsals begin.
I heard the workshop went extremely well, and Nichols may be on track to pick up yet another Tony — his 10th.
“Betrayal,” by the way, will go head-to-head with another Pinter play this fall — “No Man’s Land,” starring Patrick Stewart and Ian McKel len. It’s a lot murkier than “Betrayal,” but it casts a creepy spell.
A Pinter feast in the fall: Serious-minded theatergoers have a lot to look forward to.
My show-queen credentials have been revoked.
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/exclusive-andrew-kevin-walker-rewriting-dragon-tattoo-sequel-david-finchers-20-000-leagues-is-dead-
Interesting that Pitt, Craig and Damon were approached for Sea and that none agreed to do it.
http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/rooney-mara-signs-with-management-360/#more-514989
Not a good move on Indiewire's part as presenting this as new. Personally though, I think this film's time has passed. It wouldn't be out until 2016 at the earliest, for too long of a gap.
20,000 Leagues will never get going, it is stuck in development hell.
Let's hope Craig only has a small window to shoot the film in, that should mean a lot of 2014 in spent on Bond 24, which is hopefully starting in the Summer.
Yes, you are right, its not new. Why do you want them to start shooting next summer already? That doesn't bring the film to us any earlier? I hope, they won't start until "normal" November. I want DC to be able to make another film in between.
But IF they shoot it early next year and its NOT Fincher, they will be able to meet a November or so release schedule. The momentum of the film has passed, yes, but I am sure, with some decent marketing, they can bring back the interest.
Where did you hear that? As far as I know, Dan, Rooney and David aren't out of the picture yet, unless I missed something in the news.
But the Fincher Bond connection is still there as Rosamund Pike is said to be the latest contender for Gone Girl.
Its not an all consuming role, where he is in every frame. He could easily film Tattoo until July, have some time off and start Bond. With all the rest he has had now, he will probably be eager to do some work and won't mind.
They'll likely be ready to start earlier than we think and the sooner filming begins, the greater chance of another film only two years later. I don't think a film before Bond 24 is on the cards for Craig. I think this time will be spent shaping the script and other aspects of the production.
Well, I disagree. I THINK and HOPE its very likely, he will do another film in between. Also Sam, he is NOT needed for all the pre-production stuff. We know, he hangs in there a lot, but many of these discussions and suggestions can be had on the phone. Like he was shaping up costumes etc for Tattoo whilst in the middle of the desert filming (unfortunatelly) C&A. I assume, same will be the case here - most likely.But I don*t have a crystal ball either, so time will tell.
I believe it is going to be a more extensive process than you think. Filming may not even start until months after Dan is freed from the play and judging by the script rewrites going on and then the added pre-production time that Fincher is going to need before cameras roll, I don't think Dan will be able to squeeze it in before his commitments for Bond 24 begin. Dan may get involved the moment he leaves the play in January, dealing with the scripting and casting with Sam and Co. clear up until they begin shooting.