EoN sells up - Amazon MGM to produce 007 going forwards

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  • DaltonforyouDaltonforyou The Daltonator
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    mtm wrote: »
    Oh gosh, I just saw the news with yet another of that guy's acolytes performing a Nazi salute, and I think I'm quite happy to have a fun Bond film to take my mind off it please.

    I take it you read News of the World?
  • SeveSeve The island of Lemoy
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    "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way..."

    Post EON James Bond or the second Trump Presidency?
    Take your pick...

    Like Sherlock Holmes, James Bond will live on, some versions will be loved and some versions will be hated

    Even during the EON era this has been the case, some of the James Bond actors and some of the movies made have attracted plenty of vitriol from fans

    Ultimately we still all get to have our say, by watching or not watching, which will still have an influence what happens going forward, just as it has in the past.
  • Cmon guys, Bond is forward-thinking! There's a lot of emotions flying around, I get it, but man up. I've sacrificed the best years of life for nothing haha and I'm not letting my part die.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    mtm wrote: »
    Oh gosh, I just saw the news with yet another of that guy's acolytes performing a Nazi salute, and I think I'm quite happy to have a fun Bond film to take my mind off it please.

    I take it you read News of the World?

    No idea what that means.
  • edited February 21 Posts: 137
    I don't think Christopher Nolan will work with Amazon for Bond (and also I don't think I want a Chris Nolan Bond for now).
    But what about Jonathan Nolan as writer/producer? He already worked for Amazon.

    But overall very sad days for us Bond fans...
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  • SeveSeve The island of Lemoy
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    Anyway, the good news is that the door is now open for Amazon to give us a pre credit sequence in the next Bond movie that shows how James Bond did not actually die, but instead survived, by escaping using the same gadget used by SPECTRE agents earlier in the movie, which takes him back down to the submarine pen.

    Yay

    NB - In "No Time to Die," the SPECTRE agents use a high-tech gadget that looks like a portable anti-gravity device or a personal hover platform. They drop it down the shaft, and then they jump off and use it to float down slowly, defying gravity.
  • echoecho 007 in New York
    edited February 21 Posts: 6,453
    CrzChris4 wrote: »
    Is it really off the table for a one-off Brosnan return or a trilogy of Nolan films now? Could any amount of money tempt Craig to return? Solo films for Paloma, Trevelyan or Felix? I feel like anything and everything could be on the card at this point. While some of this stuff seems so outlandish, I also thought the idea of Michael and Barbara giving up full creative control was, too.

    While I’m still not a fan of the ending of No Time To Die, I do find myself now okay with the reprise of Louis Armstrong’s song during the end credits. It really was the ending of something special, we just didn’t fully know it yet.

    +1. I can see now how that song, as well as the ending where Madeleine is telling the story of James Bond to her daughter (who is clearly an avatar for Barbara Broccoli herself) as Barbara's final bow.

    Sigh.
  • We will probably get lots of projects that are announced and then mysteriously cancelled ie Disney with Star Wars franchise .
  • Posts: 2,127
    CrabKey wrote: »
    They love gold. They love only gold. Only gold. They love gold.
    I suppose that's one way to look at it. Everyone and everything has its price.

    I am disappointed as I feel something has been lost. But then billionaires can have anything they want and control whatever they desire. In some sense, no Bond story can be more fantastic than what is happening now. Oh, well.

    I like how nobody cared about Billionaires until two seconds ago, and its only a problem now because Elon Musk has made a public foray into politics.

    I've never been a fan of billionaires. With few exceptions they're cut from the same cloth. When you can buy anything you want, where's the thrill? Power and control.
  • DaltonforyouDaltonforyou The Daltonator
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    CrabKey wrote: »
    CrabKey wrote: »
    They love gold. They love only gold. Only gold. They love gold.
    I suppose that's one way to look at it. Everyone and everything has its price.

    I am disappointed as I feel something has been lost. But then billionaires can have anything they want and control whatever they desire. In some sense, no Bond story can be more fantastic than what is happening now. Oh, well.

    I like how nobody cared about Billionaires until two seconds ago, and its only a problem now because Elon Musk has made a public foray into politics.

    I've never been a fan of billionaires. With few exceptions they're cut from the same cloth. When you can buy anything you want, where's the thrill? Power and control.

    I would have to agree somewhat, however you are now saying you don't like Barbara Broccoli by that standard.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    CrabKey wrote: »
    They love gold. They love only gold. Only gold. They love gold.
    I suppose that's one way to look at it. Everyone and everything has its price.

    I am disappointed as I feel something has been lost. But then billionaires can have anything they want and control whatever they desire. In some sense, no Bond story can be more fantastic than what is happening now. Oh, well.

    I like how nobody cared about Billionaires until two seconds ago, and its only a problem now because Elon Musk has made a public foray into politics.

    Exactly. It used to be millionaires but then people found out the champagne socialists were millionaires, so they shifted their rhetoric.
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
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    HaphazardStuff comment finally with Cuby's words that Michael & Barbara repeat in inside Die Another Day https://m.youtube.com/shorts/77lNcN_zkGk
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    M_Balje wrote: »
    HaphazardStuff comment finally with Cuby's words that Michael & Barbara repeat in inside Die Another Day https://m.youtube.com/shorts/77lNcN_zkGk

    Damn, that hits hard...
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Not sure if these were already posted but Dalton offered some comments on the deal:

    https://deadline.com/2025/02/timothy-dalton-shocked-barbara-broccoli-relinquishing-control-james-bond-franchise-1236297799/
  • DaltonforyouDaltonforyou The Daltonator
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    I agree with Timothy, I hear you and the rest of the world hears you.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    Creasy47 wrote: »
    Not sure if these were already posted but Dalton offered some comments on the deal:

    https://deadline.com/2025/02/timothy-dalton-shocked-barbara-broccoli-relinquishing-control-james-bond-franchise-1236297799/

    "They’ll be doing their best to make a lot of money, so hopefully they will make good movies."

    I like what Dalton did there. Amazon hopefully understands that good Bond movies pay the bills, not mediocre ones. Medioce Bond would bore people who can easily watch a great M:I instead.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    mtm wrote: »
    Oh gosh, I just saw the news with yet another of that guy's acolytes performing a Nazi salute, and I think I'm quite happy to have a fun Bond film to take my mind off it please.

    I take it you read News of the World?

    It would be a hard feat considering it ended publication back in 2011.
  • DaltonforyouDaltonforyou The Daltonator
    Posts: 575
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    Oh gosh, I just saw the news with yet another of that guy's acolytes performing a Nazi salute, and I think I'm quite happy to have a fun Bond film to take my mind off it please.

    I take it you read News of the World?

    It would be a hard feat considering it ended publication back in 2011.

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    This will be my last post for a while, but just imagine if Amazon got Danny Boyle to direct......a dish best served cold.

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  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    Oh gosh, I just saw the news with yet another of that guy's acolytes performing a Nazi salute, and I think I'm quite happy to have a fun Bond film to take my mind off it please.

    I take it you read News of the World?

    It would be a hard feat considering it ended publication back in 2011.


    Thanks for that. Made a lot of sense.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Can you explain it to me?
  • DaltonforyouDaltonforyou The Daltonator
    edited February 21 Posts: 575
    It means your jockstrap is too tight.
    This will be my last post for a while, but just imagine if Amazon got Danny Boyle to direct......a dish best served cold.

    3842.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none

    I would still like to see that Danny Boyle script. Probably too risque for Amazon however.
  • matt_umatt_u better known as Mr. Roark
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    Kojak007 wrote: »
    I don't think Christopher Nolan will work with Amazon for Bond (and also I don't think I want a Chris Nolan Bond for now).
    But what about Jonathan Nolan as writer/producer? He already worked for Amazon.

    But overall very sad days for us Bond fans...

    Yup directors like Nolan and Villeneuve - big names dedicated to celebrate the theatrical experience - won’t ever work with Amazon for obvious reasons.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited 12:18am Posts: 18,454
    It means your jockstrap is too tight.
    This will be my last post for a while, but just imagine if Amazon got Danny Boyle to direct......a dish best served cold.

    3842.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none

    I would still like to see that Danny Boyle script. Probably too risque for Amazon however.

    I think the Boyle script was the one that saw Bond return to space. They may revisit that idea at some point I guess. Not sure how I'd feel about that. I kind of feel like Moonraker should be the one and only "Bond in space" film.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Univex wrote: »
    M_Balje wrote: »
    HaphazardStuff comment finally with Cuby's words that Michael & Barbara repeat in inside Die Another Day https://m.youtube.com/shorts/77lNcN_zkGk

    Damn, that hits hard...

    It certainly does. Let's all hope that Amazon doesn't screw up the legacy of Harry, Cubby, Barbara and Michael.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    It means your jockstrap is too tight.
    It’s hard to find one big enough.
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    It means your jockstrap is too tight.
    This will be my last post for a while, but just imagine if Amazon got Danny Boyle to direct......a dish best served cold.

    3842.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none

    I would still like to see that Danny Boyle script. Probably too risque for Amazon however.

    I think the Boyle script was the one that saw Bond return to space. They may revisit that idea at some point I guess. Not sure how I'd feel about that. I kind of feel like Moonraker should be the one and only "Bond in space" film.

    I hope some more info comes out about that someday, it’s hard to picture what it would have been.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited 1:21am Posts: 18,454
    mtm wrote: »
    It means your jockstrap is too tight.
    It’s hard to find one big enough.
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    It means your jockstrap is too tight.
    This will be my last post for a while, but just imagine if Amazon got Danny Boyle to direct......a dish best served cold.

    3842.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none

    I would still like to see that Danny Boyle script. Probably too risque for Amazon however.

    I think the Boyle script was the one that saw Bond return to space. They may revisit that idea at some point I guess. Not sure how I'd feel about that. I kind of feel like Moonraker should be the one and only "Bond in space" film.

    I hope some more info comes out about that someday, it’s hard to picture what it would have been.

    If it was "Bond in space" I have to say I'm surprised they ever countenanced doing that again, especially in the context of the more serious Craig era. But we probably don't know the full story and maybe never will.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    It means your jockstrap is too tight.
    It’s hard to find one big enough.
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    It means your jockstrap is too tight.
    This will be my last post for a while, but just imagine if Amazon got Danny Boyle to direct......a dish best served cold.

    3842.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none

    I would still like to see that Danny Boyle script. Probably too risque for Amazon however.

    I think the Boyle script was the one that saw Bond return to space. They may revisit that idea at some point I guess. Not sure how I'd feel about that. I kind of feel like Moonraker should be the one and only "Bond in space" film.

    I hope some more info comes out about that someday, it’s hard to picture what it would have been.

    If it was "Bond in space" I have to say I'm surprised they ever countenanced doing that again, especially in the context of the more serious Craig era. But we probably don't know the full story and maybe never will.

    Interesting.

    There's "in space" and "in space". Bond in a rocket on his way to the Moon? No. But what about commercial space flights that are already happening, with civilians taken just high enough for the altitude to qualify as "in space"? Granted, it seems a bit strange for the Craig Bond, but in a not too distant future, this might actually be pretty "normal".

    Anyway, I don't really want it either. Plenty of cool stuff can be done on Earth.
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    km16 wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    It'll be interesting seeing what kind of director/talent they can get. A massive part of Bond being in EON's hands was that they were so respected and could get some big name talent, especially by Craig's tenure. I personally can't see Nolan or even Villeneuve jumping into bed with these guys either, but we'll see.

    Jonathan Nolan works with Amazon at the moment on the Fallout series. If he were to get involved, it'd be an easy work around for Chris eventually, me thinks.
    km16 wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    It'll be interesting seeing what kind of director/talent they can get. A massive part of Bond being in EON's hands was that they were so respected and could get some big name talent, especially by Craig's tenure. I personally can't see Nolan or even Villeneuve jumping into bed with these guys either, but we'll see.

    Jonathan Nolan works with Amazon at the moment on the Fallout series. If he were to get involved, it'd be an easy work around for Chris eventually, me thinks.

    Nolan won't be directing a Bond film anytime soon. After his fallout with WB he put his "Oppenheimer" project out to auction. Universal won that auction as they agreed to specific Nolan "non-negotiables" - namely, he required the agreed upon budget of filming the movie to be matched in the marketing budget. He also required a "blackout window" in which the studio was not allowed to release or promote another of their movies from 3 weeks before the release of the film and up to 3 weeks after. He also demanded a 120 day theatrical window were the film would only be shown in theatres with no streaming or on demand release. And more importantly he demanded "full and complete" creative control of the project.

    I can't imagine Amazon paying $1 billion for full creative control of the film only to then hand it over to Christopher Nolan.

    Also, Universal acquiesed to all of these demands and Nolan now has a great working relationship with them. So much so, that he didn't put out his current project "The Odyssey" out to auction. But chose to work with Universal again. Citing his close relationship with the studio and more specifically Donna Langley, Chairwoman and CCO of NBCUniversal.

    I really don't see Nolan helming a Bond film anytime in the future. Not only because of what I just mentioned. But also, for the fact that Nolan has expressed filming a period piece Bond film. And I definitely think Amazon will be aiming to engage and attract a younger audience with the IP.
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