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I don't know if it will match Skyfall's success, but I'm sure it'll get pretty close.
I'm certain we're in for a big treat again.......a production that is certainly in the range of "Skyfall". With crewmembers Hoyte van Hoytema, Sam Mendes, Per Hallberg and Lee Smith we can expect a Nolan-esque huge production.
But as we only know that Dave Bautista (Marvel's "The Guardians Of The Galaxy) and Léa Seydoux ("La Vie d'Adèle", Golden Palm winner) have been cast, we can still expect more exciting casting news, like the lead villain (a 2nd leading villain) and the leading Bond girl. If thoese are big names, it'll certainly create some viral marketing stir.
And as "Bond 24" will most likely be profitting from the success of its predecessor, I can see another + 950 Million Dollar movie. It has to be seen if it again can hit the 1 Billion.
Personally, in ranking order, I'm looking out for:
--> "Bond 24" (but off course :-P!!)
--> "Mission: Impossible 5"
--> "Inherent Vice" (the new Paul Thomas Anderson movie!)
--> "Star Wars: Episode 7"
--> "Fast & Furious 7"
--> "The Man From U.N.C.L.E."
--> "Independence Day 2"
--> "Marvel's Ant Man"
You're right, and the Marvel cinematic universe has 2 aswell.
Which tells you pretty much all you need to know about Box Office.
01. "Transformers: Age of Extinction" (Paramount)
--> $1,080.9 MILLION / $1.08 BILLION
02. "Maleficent" (Buena Vista Pictures/Disney)
--> $0,757.2 MILLION
03. "X-Men: Days of Future Past" (Fox Pictures, based on Marvel's characters)
--> $0,746.0 MILLION
04. "Guardians of the Galaxy" (Buena Vista Pictures/Disney, based on Marvel's characters)
--> $0,732.6 MILLION
05. "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" (Buena Vista Pictures/Disney, based on Marvel's characters)
--> $0,714.1 MILLION
06. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (Sony Pictures, based on Marvel's characters)
--> $0,709.0 MILLION
In comparison:
"Skyfall"
--> $1,108,6 MILLION / $1.11 BILLION
I'm pretty convinced that Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar" will again do 'interstellar' at the worldwide box office. I expect that highly anticipated Kubrick-esque space exploration drama to hit the 1 Billion Dollar without too much problems. And then there's "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" and "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1", which will without too much problems do better than the 2nd best movie of this year, "Maleficent".
Still, I really think that the "super hero craze" from the past 5 to 7 years is slightly winding down. Allthough I think "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" was the most superior of the Marvel characters from this year, they just don't hit the 1 Billion Dollar mark anymore. People probably saw everything already in the succesful "Iron Man-trilogy" and "The Dark Knight-trilogy".
And on top of that, the above figures again show what incredible stuff 'our' 007-flick "Skyfall" did back in 2012. Sometimes I'm still stunned by it. And I tend to believe that "Bond 24" will also do wonders for Sony Pictures/MGM/EON Productions.
Yes, and don't forget, Bond is the only movie without 3D
Just can't WAIT to hear some more casting news. If I read names like Marion Cotillard, Keira Knightley, Christoph Waltz I'll jump the ceiling :-)
Christoph Waltz would be a terrible choice. Don't get me wrong, he is a great actor but it's so cliche to cast him as the bad guy. Although he would be great in a small role as an ally of Bond...
I agree, Waltz as a baddie would be cliche.
Then Javier Bardem was a cliche choice too?
Yes and NO, He is less of a big name while Waltz is a bit over-QTed, and I enjoy Bardem far more as a romantic lead than a baddie.
Yeah but, let us cast a actor of romantic dramas for the lead villain? That's perhaps not cheesy, that's plain risky. I don't want another Dominic Greene or Gustav Graves.
How is that risky? If you do your research and cast someone like Javier who is versatile, can play any kind of character and bring out every variation of human emotion, the only risk is in not casting him that very second!
Actually, the Bond films alone have countless main villains who are in a relationship with a woman, sometimes the Bond girl of the film herself, so I don't see your argument there.
You're speaking as if villains shouldn't be written to show pain at the loss of someone or be romantically involved with anyone, when in actuality that makes for some of the more interesting baddies.
I agree with you that a baddie should be multilayered, should have a history, and one should feel some understanding for his actions too. Look at Silva. He showed pain, excessive pain. He felt betrayed. And it slowly turned him into the psychopath he was in SF.
But I'm just not sure about romances. It can't be a believable romance. There has to be a nasty dominant factor about him. A side that will not make it a relationship on equal terms, but more of a father-slave-side. Just look at Largo, Scaramanga and Silva. I think they worked as a villain because of that.
Actually, some of the best villains were never truly romantic. They were cold-hearted assholes, BUT of course with complex character traits.
Having said that, I think, how typecast he will become, Christoph Waltz could pull that off. And in the case of a female villain, Tilda Swinton or Helen Mirren or Meryl Streep.
True. In SF, Silva's relationship with Severine, while not seen, is felt and you can sense his seething anger at Bond's 'relationship' with her - leading ultimately to her death. The Renard and Elektra dynamic is also unique, while the Paris-Elliot-Bond triangle lends a great frisson to those early scenes in TND... I could go on. It's true that cold, asexual types, such as Grant, serve as brilliant villains, but as you say @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 the opposite can also be true and adding a little humanity can inject a genuine spark to the narrative.
2. Star Wars
3. Superman vs Batman
4. Avengers
Possibly....5. Pirates? Not really sure...what the hey. That's my top 5.
Taken 3
The Gunman (also known as The Prone Gunman)
Kingsman: The Secret Service (I adore the comic book it's based on)
Survivor
Hitman: Agent 47
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. (fan of the original series, discounting Season 3)
Mission: Impossible V
And the yet-unnamed-James Bond-film
Still think Christmas comes once in a year? :D