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Where does Bond go after Craig?

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  • DEKE_RIVERSDEKE_RIVERS
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    Since62 wrote: »
    DEKE_RIVERS wrote: »
    echo wrote: »
    fjdinardo wrote: »
    MakeshiftPython wrote: »
    One of the things I immediately thought of with the announcement was how many of the legacy crew members will actually crossover onto Amazon’s takeover. Will Daniel Kleinman still do the titles? Is Alexander Witt gonna do second unit? Chris Corbould still do practical miniature effects? Dennis Gassner for production design?

    We may see the largest production turnover since GE.

    all depends on how much Amazon is willing to pay.

    I think it depends on how clean a slate Amazon wants after fighting with Eon for several years. I'm guessing: completely clean!

    If you hire Nolan you hire his team. Nothing strange here...

    Would Nolan make a Bond film virtually incomprehensible ? Out of temporal sequence ?

    Maybe he will make his version of Octopussy.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    The Craig era seemed to wander with no direction and then retroactively attempted to create a story arc to tie it all together. I hope that the next incarnation doesn’t repeat this.
  • fjdinardofjdinardo
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    talos7 wrote: »
    The Craig era seemed to wander with no direction and then retroactively attempted to create a story arc to tie it all together. I hope that the next incarnation doesn’t repeat this.

    The stories always seem to wander because Craig never committed to anything long-term past Skyfall (since he was only originally contracted for 3 films) and Barbara was always waiting around to see if he would come back.

    I think Amazon needs to lock in an actor for at least 4 movies

  • bondywondybondywondy Uk
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    ToTheRight wrote: »
    delfloria wrote: »
    I think we have already seen how things will be different as Bezo's himself asked "Who do think the new Bond should be". Goofy as that was and unproductive in the end result, when was the last time Eon did something like that?

    The closest scenario I remember was Entertainment Tonight, and one other show, (Hard Copy, maybe) having 1-900 polls on who should play Bond after Dalton. Pierce pretty won by a landslide as the other actors were Liam Neeson, Mel Gibson and Hugh Grant.

    Mel Gibson would have been very expensive to cast. Some huge amount, I guess. Gibson was a big A lister in the 1990s. Brosnan was just the right guy at the right time (unless you wanted Dalton back!). 😉
  • DaltonforyouDaltonforyou The Daltonator
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    Benny wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    As we mentioned in thedove's questions thread, Corbould may not return as he's looking to focus more on directing and hinted he may be done with effects supervision; but I think it's very possible a decent amount of them will return just because the film is likely to still be made in the UK due to the financial situation at the moment. Some of them are getting older though and may see it as a jumping off point: Kleinman will be in his early 70s when the film is made for example.

    Maybe Amazon could give the directors job to Chris Corbould?
    Before it’s brushed aside, that Amazon aren’t going to hand over the reigns to a first timer, we should remember. Corbould has a huge amount of Bond experience dating as far back as TSWLM. Put say the watchful eye of Martin Campbell to assist and it might work.
    Besides, Cubby gave John Glen FYEO with no previous directing jobs.
    At least we’d get someone who knows Bond films.

    That would definitely be safe hands.
  • ZekidkZekidk
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    I am not trying to stir things up, but with Bezos' move today against the newspaper Washington Post - clearly political - I worry that the next Bond movie will be political as well. He does have the power to dictate how it turns out, right? With him being another billionaire who for several reasons favors the new american president, a liberal villain and an anti-woke Bond suddenly doesn't seem so far fetched.
  • echoecho 007 in New York
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    I think the opposite. He won't want to offend any potential customers so we will get one-off villains like we saw in much of the Moore era.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
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    I wish I could share your optimism @echo, but I don't.
  • DaltonforyouDaltonforyou The Daltonator
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    You all are going to have me seeing jeff bezos in my soup.
  • fjdinardofjdinardo
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    Zekidk wrote: »
    I am not trying to stir things up, but with Bezos' move today against the newspaper Washington Post - clearly political - I worry that the next Bond movie will be political as well. He does have the power to dictate how it turns out, right? With him being another billionaire who for several reasons favors the new american president, a liberal villain and an anti-woke Bond suddenly doesn't seem so far fetched.

    yeah I think were safe from Bond being woke with Bezos owning it. As for a liberal villain? How would that work? lol
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Climate change/natural disaster caper by the villain as in novels Licence Renewed or Seafire?
  • Reflsin2bourbonsReflsin2bourbons
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    RichardTheBruce wrote: »
    Climate change/natural disaster caper by the villain as in novels Licence Renewed or Seafire?

    Seafire featured a neo-nazi and triggering a natural disaster to make money isn't very liberal either.

    A "liberal" villain might be related to Greene but its almost impossible to have a selfish villain focused on their own goals but still be considered liberal. You'd have to take it to an extreme like communism.

    In fact when Bond villains exist on the spectrum they are either communist or Nazis. If not, they're far too focused on their own gains that they sort of leave the political spectrum to bipartisan hatred
  • delfloriadelfloria
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    Chris Corbould directing.....................get real. New producer, new director means...........new team. That is the way it works producing films. As somebody with 40 years of making films................I speak from experience.
  • VenutiusVenutius Yorkshire
    edited February 27 Posts: 3,229
    fjdinardo wrote: »
    As for a liberal villain? How would that work? lol
    One word: Soros. Sorry, Mods - just this once, promise.
  • fjdinardofjdinardo
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    Venutius wrote: »
    fjdinardo wrote: »
    As for a liberal villain? How would that work? lol
    One word: Soros. Sorry, Mods - just this once, promise.
    That be interesting. A villain type like him.
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
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    delfloria wrote: »
    Chris Corbould directing.....................get real. New producer, new director means...........new team. That is the way it works producing films. As somebody with 40 years of making films................I speak from experience.

    But wasn't Eon different? Peter Hunt got promoted, John Glen got promoted...
  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
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    I wouldn’t be surprised if nobody from Eon actually comes back. The thing about takeovers is that new bosses want to install their own people to make their mark. It’s never about preserving what made it work before, it’s about reshaping it in your own image.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    I guess it depends how far down the ladder you mean. If they're shooting in the UK they're likely to use someone who's worked on a Bond before.
  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
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    That’s assuming they want to shoot in the UK. Worst case scenario they think shooting entirely in Atlanta is better money wise , use green screen for exotic locales.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Maybe, I think the UK is still more cost-effective though, hence so many Hollywood movies shooting in London. Fantastic Four finished not long ago.
  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
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    We’ll see. I really don’t have any hopes for Amazon.
  • BMB007BMB007
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    Amazon just bought a huge facility in the UK. I would be surprised if they did not base their Bond projects there.
  • UnivexUnivex
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    BMB007 wrote: »
    Amazon just bought a huge facility in the UK. I would be surprised if they did not base their Bond projects there.

    The brand new and shiny ‘Barbara Broccoli 007 Stage’?

    …too soon? 😛
  • fjdinardofjdinardo
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    Univex wrote: »
    BMB007 wrote: »
    Amazon just bought a huge facility in the UK. I would be surprised if they did not base their Bond projects there.

    The brand new and shiny ‘Barbara Broccoli 007 Stage’?

    …too soon? 😛

    That’s what sealed the deal! Barbara gets her own stage named after her. And it’s bigger and better than her father’s lol
  • delfloriadelfloria
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    LucknFate wrote: »
    delfloria wrote: »
    Chris Corbould directing.....................get real. New producer, new director means...........new team. That is the way it works producing films. As somebody with 40 years of making films................I speak from experience.

    But wasn't Eon different? Peter Hunt got promoted, John Glen got promoted...

    They were EDITORS...................storytellers. BIG difference than being a special effects tech that has yet to direct.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    delfloria wrote: »
    LucknFate wrote: »
    delfloria wrote: »
    Chris Corbould directing.....................get real. New producer, new director means...........new team. That is the way it works producing films. As somebody with 40 years of making films................I speak from experience.

    But wasn't Eon different? Peter Hunt got promoted, John Glen got promoted...

    They were EDITORS...................storytellers. BIG difference than being a special effects tech that has yet to direct.

    I remember that Phoebe Waller-Bridge was rumored to be directing. I still think it could happen.
  • Scaramanga1974Scaramanga1974
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    I’m struggling to think of an actor who can play the part as well as Craig .
  • 007HallY007HallY
    edited February 27 Posts: 4,699
    delfloria wrote: »
    LucknFate wrote: »
    delfloria wrote: »
    Chris Corbould directing.....................get real. New producer, new director means...........new team. That is the way it works producing films. As somebody with 40 years of making films................I speak from experience.

    But wasn't Eon different? Peter Hunt got promoted, John Glen got promoted...

    They were EDITORS...................storytellers. BIG difference than being a special effects tech that has yet to direct.

    The editor to director pathway in film studios is pretty outdated nowadays too (rather unfortunately, and it comes down to a variety of factors - including editors being much more freelance nowadays). But there’s no reason someone like Corbould couldn’t direct either. Someone like David Leitch was a stuntman/coordinator before becoming a director. But I do understand for Bond it’s an unlikely option.
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
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    Where does Bond go after Craig? The Oscars, for 2025 apparently: https://variety.com/2025/film/awards/oscars-james-bond-songs-tribute-1236322714/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0JACI7diWxVNqDHPZvvbnYJW3DkHFcxs0LamXctlnyLnae98K10h1EZ9E_aem_nHd27AkZSVV6bPiM9vowmg
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Peter Bart from Deadline interviewed some old faces and has his own thoughts too:

    https://deadline.com/2025/02/james-bond-reinvented-ideas-1236301547/
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