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You can choose to unpin it for yourself if you want; it doesn't stay at the top of the recent discussions for me as I unpinned it. I think you can click the pin next to it or something in the list view?
Which I hadn't bothered to do until @j_w_pepper brought this up to be honest.
Full article here
Ouch, I'm glad she's out.
Yeah it's hard not to think that, isn't it- the two announcements just come way too close to each other. Even if it is a complete coincidence it still looks like a parting shot from Dame B, so a win for her.
There is a comment on /r/JamesBond that summed up my thoughts:
If her goal was securing her broad vision of Bond under new ownership, early signs are positive!
So am I. Although I don't think Amy Pascal is much better.
Edit: sorry, didn’t mean to sound hostile or dismissive, just that there are going to be a lot of fears voiced here just by design of the thread.
And it even has Amy Pascal(ish) as a main character! :D
I'm enjoying it so far.
That's pretty much how I feel about the whole thing too. Your examples of DAD and DAF as the nadir of the Bond series are spot on too and both films are at the very bottom in my ranking. I know about the thread title of course so people's concerns and fears can be expressed here too. It's just that (when we know so little) I just like to try to remain as positive as possible. Just like with NTTD (or any previous Bond film in production) I tend to judge a film on its merits (or indeed its demerits) only when I've actually had the chance to see it in full.
Kathryn Hahn is so funny.
Also here:
Faithfully adapted Fleming material. Yes! We can dream... :)
Other best case scenarios for me regarding the Amazon Bond, is that they inject more Fleming material, by using the Risico title; bringing in characters and products not yet seen in the films. Characters like Gala, Loelia & May, items like Bond's Beretta, Morland & Floris. Palmolive shaving cream with secret compartment. These additions would likely draw in Fleming purists disenchanted with the new guard. Adapt a couple of the comics - some of them are very good. Look at taking more ideas from the continuation novels. Release toy merch that ties in with the film. Especially toy versions of what's seen in the film. Kids will want the latest gadget that Bond uses and collectors will gobble that up. Hire talented freelance artists to design the posters and promo artwork, returning to the sketched/painted artwork that everyone loves.
Being that we know that absolutely nothing was done towards another Bond film prior to the sale in February and that it will take some time for them to get things worked out from here, my guess is that the next Bond film will probably not come out until 2028. 2028 would be my guess at this point as to release year.
No way did Amazon pay an extra $1B to wait that long.
There is no script and no actor yet, or anything.
The next film is without form, and void, and darkness is upon the face of the actor...lo, unto you there will come a script, and an actor and, then, a film.
The forum was very lively in February past when the news broke about the Amazon takeover. I noticed there were over 90 members signed in at one point which I haven't witnessed for years. It brought a lot of absent members out of the woodwork which was great to see. There have also been a good few new members who have joined recently so I think the future of the community is secure for the foreseeable future. Don't write us off just yet. 2028 seems too late to me as well. They'll be aiming for 2027 I'd imagine or a little earlier if they can manage it.
Clearly, in general terms, activity in this forum will always be directly proportional to the amount of actual activity leading up to the creation and release of the next Bond movie, as demonstrated by Dragonpol.
It's the natural physics of Bond fandom (or any other fandom)
Without that we go around in ever decreasing circles...
Hopefully things will start ramping up for the next production sooner rather than later
Yeah, it is certainly possible, but if that is the objective then they are going to need to get things moving, as you would need to be filming from say December of 2026 to June of 2027 at the latest for an October/November of 2027 release (as Bond films usually don’t require too long of a post-filming period prior to release due to such a large proportion of everything being actually performed as compared to done via special effects). That is a year and a half away and nothing at all appears to have been done prior to February of this year, so they would need to get going. Certainly doable, but again, they would need to begin to get on it.
I often see here people stating we whould get a 007 film every year or two years.
It's not possible, with the current style of the films with lots of crazy stunts and special effects. You need one year to write/prep, about one year for shooting and post, and one year promotion while the next one is written. That's three years minimum.
However, if you go back to less flashy bombastic style of the early 3/4 films, it could be doable. But will people accept Bond films with next to zero VFX and only a handful of crazy stunts?
I'm not certain.
However much I'd like it they take that direction, I find it highly unlikely.