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'You wouldn’t want to take on a film not fully committed to what you bring to the table creatively. So as a writer, casting, everything, it’s a full package. You’d have to be really needed, you’d have to be really wanted in terms of bringing the totality of what you bring to a character. Otherwise, I’m very happy to be first in line to see whatever they do.'
'Writing, casting, everything' is more than final cut, it's pretty much 'you give me the money and I do whatever I want.' Mendes said that BB and MGW sat on set during the making of SF and passed him notes between takes - producers with that level of involvement could never be as hands-off as Nolan wanted. But Amazon might...?
"we expect to develop over a long period of time.” Sigh...
2024 figure not disclosed. With profit like that guess Eon were not in a rush to make Bond 26. Who'd have thought killing off James Bond could be so profitable!
The franchise, not the first film
It’s as if a subset of fans being a broken record over the years were just overly conflating how much Bond’s death negatively impacts the brand.
Of course since that’s not the case I’m sure you’re gonna keep harping over the audacity of killing Bond anyway like it’s some international crime.
Amazon can't do anything (publicly) until the deal with Eon closes in May.
Even then they've said they have no story or script. It'll still take a bit.
They haven't got a story or script? How incompetent etc.
(I don't believe they are, it's just that some folk think if the producers haven't pulled a script from thin air they must be terrible at their jobs)
We are going to have news before this summer. Mark my words.
But what are you counting as summer? :-?
I'd have asked what he was counting as news personally ;)
recently I got rid of a majority of my DVDs but I kept all the Bond ones. Can't get rid of those
:D
yeah I don't expect a new movie until 2027 at the earliest
And that's IF there is not a worldwide depression because of what's happening in the U.S......
Where did I say it wasn't OK? And where did I imply that?
I have read a lot from Barbara in regards to Craig, and I have listened to her. She was very, very attracted to him. She all but admitted it. And she showers him with affection in Being James Bond.
But in no way have I stated this is a bad thing or inappropriate. If anything, I feel empathy for her. Heck, nobody on this site has more of a man crush on Craig than I do! LOL. When she said that he is a charismatic man, whom you can't take your eyes off, she's right! I saw Craig leave a theater stage door back in 2013...I was three feet from him. Yes, he just exudes that charisma. As she says, "He's lit from within."
It seems clear to me that Barbara simply couldn't make another Bond film without Daniel in it. Part of this I'm sure is age and exhaustion. But trying to move on without Craig was too much for her. And I get it.
You naughty boy! How dare you say a female can be attracted to a male?!?! A producer of such esteem can only be a celibate!
Are you sexually attracted to him? I don’t know your persuasion.
Because it’s perfectly possible to say all of those things and not be attracted to him. I think he’s extremely striking and handsome, but I’m a hetero male and I don’t physically lust after him. That she and Wilson were aware of how attractive he is doesn’t mean they wanted to have sex with him or that they were making decisions based on lust as some have suggested, it just makes them good producers as the role is supposed to be played by an attractive guy. Did they also talk up how charismatic and sexy this man is who is playing the role of a famously sexy superspy in their movies? Sure, that’s promotion, being a producer.
Cubby Broccoli had several tight and quite acrimonious business deals with Roger Moore where they battled over money, but come time to promote the new movie you didn’t see Broccoli lavishing anything but praise on him, it was his job.
The past couple of years, it appeared like she almost took pleasure in saying there is no development on Bond 26 whenever she was asked. There was never any ambiguity, like `we are looking at a few people to cast as Bond,' or `we are developing a script at the moment.' There was almost glee in her comments about the current hiatus.
Maybe this was part of the negotiating tactic to get more cash out of Amazon, who knows.
Well if Eon hadn't a script for five years (Barbara Broccoli confirmed that in December 2024) and Amazon have no script, unless the negotiations were mostly about "what spin offs to make!".... I can't imagine much else was discussed. No Bond script means fairly pointless, vague discussions over the future of the franchise.
As I mentioned in a previous post, had Eon a completed script when entering into negotiations with Amazon they'd have a plan. A destination point. For example:
"This is the completed storyline. Bond is approximately 35 years old. The story is about a new criminal organisation trying to destroy the global internet infrastructure and bankrupt the richest countries in the world. The organisation infiltrate the 00s section and hack the database of all known current 00s on missions. The organisation know where they are and try to kill them.
Bond 26 will be filmed in the UK, a Mediterranean country such as Spain, and Australia. The title is Shaken Not Stirred. Given this is a reboot we have decided to switch from Bond Begins to M Begins. M has recently been promoted to head of MI6 and this is the first time M has worked with Bond. Bond, however, has been a 00 for several years.
We are considering a summer 2027 or 2028 release. Subject to further negotiation we are prepared to have minimal product placement in exchange for a higher production budget. Bond 26 must have a four to six weeks worldwide theatrical window before PVOD release. The title of Bond 26 is Shaken Not Stirred. All cast and crew to be determined at a later date. Please provide us with a copy of your notes on the screenplay and we'll get back to you a.s.a.p."
Had Eon Productions done all of the above, had a plan prepared, you have a clear idea where you're going. But if Eon Productions did want to continue the franchise (and who knows if they did) it was very foolish not to have a clear plan prepared. As for Amazon having no script, that's not a big surprise. They've never made a James Bond film so it's all uncharted waters. It's worth remembering Amazon had no creative control so there was no reason for Amazon to have a script in place. Obviously things have changed and when the new deal is finalised Amazon will have to hire some writers to provide story pitches and get things moving.
Putting it another way, how much would Amazon have paid after SF? More or less than they paid recently?