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Although to be honest how many billions a film earns for their makers doesn't really matter to me: I doubt this film was ever in danger of flopping so I can't really praise Eon in their foresight for making themselves loads of money because it makes no difference to me- I'm not getting any of it! :D
I suspect I can praise them in their foresight of avoiding lots of tiresome Carver Media News Group headlines about backlashes and outrage over the film containing a biohazard plot :)
But you understand the NTTD’s box office success will allow Bond26 to get made, and that movies success will lead to Bond27?
As I said: it was never going to flop. Even with the virus- if that was possible then none of these other films would be being released. They're just ensuring they get the maximum amount of money from it.
Er, okay. Good to know, I guess. I'm not getting any either, but the point moreso was that people have levelled accusations of not being 'business savvy' or being "with it" in the past (I don't share that opinion, obviously!), not so much what the actual gross figure ends up as.
We'll have a better idea of whether it was a good move or not when the above mentioned films come out.
Well, even if the film made $700million, we'd still be getting Bond 26 with a possible 'stripped back' approach.
I PMed you because you kept hijacking the thread. But apparently few here are adult enough to have a private conversation.
Quite unfortunate/unlucky if true!
I booked and got my money back. The Everyman near me was half sold out on the day of release. The delay is annoying and IMO purely based on maximum profit and potential sensitivity issues in the plot. The second issue being nonsense IMO.
The whole plot is about a paid assassin ffs!
I think, (when it comes to Bond anyway!) it's hard for those folk to argue they don't know how to make money! :D
When it comes to other non-Bond thrillers, well then I'd probably not argue with them.. ;)
I can. :)>-
Well yes, but again, it wasn't necessarily only about the final gross $ figure. Moreso about them not being proactive in general.
I don't think it's fair to call it nonsense until we've actually seen the film. The plot could certainly hold up an eerie mirror for people, whereas the thing about Bond being a "paid assassin" is obviously not going to be relatable to the general public. Apples and oranges.
Er okay, good to know I guess...? I don't know how we're supposed to praise them for being proactive in eight months' time without looking at the final gross figure, but okay.
Yeah I think that's certainly true: anything that claims there's an evil genius who looks like Freddie Mercury behind the recent sad tragic death of someone's hypothetical elderly auntie isn't going to seem very funny. Assassins are neither here nor there.
You're making this far more complicated than it needs to be. By all means, have a look at the box office in eight months and judge them for it. However, for a long time, many people have been digging in against EON for not being proactive, and for not doing enough to get themselves out of messes in production. It'd be hard to damn them for being proactive here, especially if they manage to boost their returns in the process. That's all. They have always known how to make money, but they get criticised regardless. If they released the film and it made less than Spectre, the same people would find a way to make it EONs fault!
Sigh.
If those experts are really looking into facts they wouldn't come up with a "will not be contained and more than 4 billion will be infected"-statement!
Everyone can check the cold facts on the following link and see for themselves, that there are less and less daily cases globally. Since Feb 18th more people are recovering than getting infected. There's nothing - nothing - that indicates that the number will go up from 96.800 total cases to 4.000.000.000.
https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html?fbclid=IwAR1TrwCqUyZkor6NSd1DPfQriA-vETkxSm0wgZuK0AluACJ8W7LgcEGs5dY#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
The USA has only literally just now started ramping up testing, and there still may not be enough test kits for everybody who qualifies. An hour ago New York City announced two more infected persons who don't report having any contact with travelers or with already known infected individuals, so the official numbers are still not caught up with the actual reality of what's happening.
Correct - the official numbers are 2-3 days behind I've noticed. And so what? It reads "Feb 18th" not "4th of March."
I honestly don't know what you're arguing about here.
What's the issue? I'm agreeing with you..? I think you're totally right.
No Time To Sigh.
I did read that as a joke originally, to be fair. Not something I'd joke about, personally. But I don't think @Walecs is seriously advocating for more people to die.
That is, of course, unless I missed something else he has posted.
Sigh.
Damn paywalls!
Lol. Just another frustration.
Ooh dear: a journalist wants me to read the piece he's written and he doesn't know the difference between 'everyday' and 'every day'? Try harder Mr Dean! :)
In a week full of them.
They seriously going to put a tampon scene in good grief. What has happened with Bond.
Not this again.
I don't even know if it has been confirmed, but I do know that that "debate" was the reason that I didn't post much then.
I hope some people at EON have some common sense left. Is there more to this article all I get is a paywall.