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And he is better than many journeymen directors. He was overqualified to make Aladdin but he made it anyway
I’ve seen everything he’s done, with the exception of ‘The Gentlemen’ movie, which I switched off halfway through (I hated it). The only Ritchie movie that I found vaguely watchable was ‘Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre’, which I thought was a dumb but watchable action romp (Statham is a guilty pleasure of mine!).
Amazon’s acquisition of his recent movies just feels to me like they’re shopping in a discount supermarket. Having the new Ritchie thing on Prime would not be a motivator for me to subscribe.
Ugh, I cannot stand Ritchie's films. All style and no substance.
Four years have passed since the last Bond was completed and the producers still have nothing to report?
Yeah, that's what I could see as possibly being the root of this Young Sherlock show.
The better way of looking at it: one year since their production partner finalized their merger, and only a few months since the new parent company figured out how they want to integrate their assets.
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The only other one i whant to collect is Aladdin (2019). And if we ever wil see Aladdin 2, Sherlock Holmes 3 or The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 2.
Operation Fortune and King Arthur: Legend of the Sword i wil possible give try on tv and mabey young Sherlock series too (whyle Amazon/Warner not even release LOTR series on tv or BD/DVD yet.)
I'd say your suspicions are likely on the money for this one, fellas....
Even though Amazon has media rights, I wonder if they have some control over IFP. If they do, they may push for more original Bond adventures in book form.
I don't like the current situation of no new development year after year, but at the same time, there's nothing out there I would swap it for. Bond has probably the healthiest position in the marketplace right now. Most importantly, the people making them aren't motivated by pure greed, they want to get do things the right way, and they know the most important thing is that the next film lands like a thunderclap when it finally arrives, so they are taking all the time they need to make sure it does.
Do you mean it just sounds likely, or something more..?
Sounds likely. There was word floating around that Amazon, after the purchase of MGM was official, spoke openly about potentially expanding the 007 universe as a streaming series. And it was at this time that EoN made an announcement to clarify that their films were cinema events.
It would make sense that Amazon would float this idea (wanting to stretch any IP they own) but it was quickly put to bed with EoN’s insistence that outside of something like RTAM (which was being being developed BEFORE the sale), they’re not interested in a Bond universe being expanded as a streaming series.
So once the door was slammed on this idea, I wouldn’t be surprised that Amazon was motivated to look elsewhere for other well established IP that could be made into a tv series.
This has always been the case.
Interesting! Yeah I agree, the fact that this is Amazon, and that Young Sherlock was so directly inspired by Young Bond so feels like the very next place you'd go if you couldn't get Young Bond... it does all seem to add up doesn't it. Doesn't make it fact of course and I'm sure we'd never find out even if it were, but it does smell likely.
Wait a sec, Barbara Broccoli posts here? **Adjusts tie, then realizes he isn't wearing one**
😂 that was good!!
@mtm , yep we won’t ever find out, but I think you connected the dots. Makes sense. Studios/streamers looking to stretch known IP for more content. Can’t get Bond. Pivot one step over, and what did they find…
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How long is a reasonable waiting things out? Four years? Five? Six? Ten?
Amazon are not a waiting things out company. They are the complete opposite. This is why they are the most successful retailer in the world based on market share. They championed next day delivery of goods. If you use the Amazon Prime tier you get next day delivery of items so their business model is not predicated on waiting things out.
So far the Eon/Amazon partnership has been disappointing. We have no idea when Bond 26 will be released. Amazon could have bought MGM with a contractual obligation in place to ensure Bond 26 was out by 2025 (subject to no further coronaviruses or other unexpected events). A deadline written into the contract. If not a deadline, an agreement to try and meet that winter 2025 release date.
Amazon bought MGM in 2022. Three years is a reasonable amount of time to make a new Bond film with new actor and rebooted storyline. At the moment it looks as if the earliest time for Bond 26 to be released is 2026. And if the box office landscape is bad in 2026, if more and more people have given up going to the cinema due to cost of living, high film tickets, easy availability of streaming content, well, it's possible Bond 26 may go direct to Amazon Prime video. The compact disc music industry was overtaken by digital download and then streaming. There's the historical precedent. It's possible cinema is facing its compact disc existential moment. If the vast majority of film goers worldwide switch to streaming there is a possibility Bond 26 or Bond 27 will go direct to streaming. If Bond 26 is not out to 2026 or 2027, the theatrical release model may be dramatically different to 2024.
But the main issue is Amazon getting Eon to secure a release date for Bond 26. If Eon can confirm Bond 26 will be out autumn 2026 then it feels as if the franchise is still active. Bond 26 in 2026 seems a logical marketing gimmick too.
Bond couldn't be in better hands than Amazon if the theatrical model dies.
Bond 26 isn't coming in 2026, we would have some official knowledge by now if it was.
I don't think it's quite as bad as your making it out. In 2024 there is a lack of quality product due to the strikes from last, everything got pushed back. Add to that a string of flops, probably due to inflation, and people not wanting to go to the cinema unless it's a real event, and it doesn't look good. But in the next 4 - 6 months we have Deadpool, Bad Boys, Despicable Me, Inside Out, Gladiator 2, Joker 2 and more. At least a couple movies are bound to hit the billion dollar mark this year, and then 2025 is fully stocked films such as Superman, Avatar and Mission Impossible. The situation is bad right now, but I don't think we're far away from turning the corner. It certainly won't get as bad as 2020 when cinemas were literally brought to there knees.
As has already been stated in this thread, amazon have extremely deep pockets, and it means Barbara no longer has to hurry into developing the next film, especially with things looking so tough for new movies right now. Remember, Bond 26 is supposed to kick off the next era that will last for another 15 years, they have to get everything just right.
Amazon did not "buy" MGM in 2022. A merger isn't like going to a store and buying something off the shelf. It takes year(s) to finish the process. They only late last year determined how to integrate the assets.