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I was wondering about that too, especially how do you pitch that movie TO the Star?! It's not just "you are James Bond", as Bond could be anything, without a solid idea.
Must be possible. They actually went ahead and filmed SP with no script.
I´d never think that a new Bond film has to be pitched these days.
Well that might be true for most of us, but i think a professional actor has to think about if he can pull off whatever role is required of him, in case of Bond this can go in many directions... From high intensity and dark to cool, lighthearted and funny.
I remeber that Craig said he didn't wanna do it until he read the Script for CR and realized he could connect with the character.
For Bond25 either they have an writer with a pitch already who they haven't announced yet, or Barbara has a strong vision already for Bond25.
I remember her saying on the Spectre premiere that "they wanted to start early with the next script" and i still wonder who 'they' is... P&W wanted to quit two movies ago, i don't think we'll ever see them again
Wish I shared your optimism.
At this stage I'm tempted to say we're far more likely to see them back than Dan.
They probably have a rough outline of the film already
Ok that's funny.
But I kinda liked QoS ...true they started filming without all the rewrites.
Craig got some brutal treatment from Broz's "Craignotbond" element, but social media is now far bigger, far more rabid and toxic, and Craig did not have the political element that will hit Hiddleston and EON hard for passing over Elba. Bond probably does need a reboot, but the actor who plays him is just one of many major problems EON faces going foward. The Bond formula has become tired, and endlessly imitated. I hope not, but Bond may have finally jumped the shark.
All I see if true is Elba and others mentioned in passing. They soon forget.
Craig had to deal with political element lest we forget the actor who played Robinson in tomorrow never dies and I think die another day was also up for the role of bond according to various idiots.. I mean credible news sources... And Craig weathered fine and as for running out of ideas
This was said in a new report in 1966 I believe
"There is no doubt the James Bond thing has come and gone and in its highlight suffered from serious over exposure"
Indeed ;-)
Absolutely agree here. The shame is they did kind of flirt with a Moonraker-type ending in having Madeleine walk away from Bond—which I loved—only to turn right around and bring her back 5 minutes later to have the two of them ride off into the sunset together. Talk about a waste of a potentially great ending. I honestly thought that that was going to be the end of Bond and Madeleine and the climax would play out mano-a-mano and Bond would be left on his wearied lonesome to pick up the pieces of his life and carry on as he always has. But of course, all things considered, that narrative indecisiveness was really only a very minor blemish in the grand scheme of SP's story troubles.
For all those doubting that a new Bond actor could be decided upon already: it's been 7 and a half months since the last one came out. They could have easily screen-tested over a hundred potential 007s at this point and secured themselves a big-name director they're happy with. Mendes has ruled himself out, probably since before Spectre was even finished being put together, and the same very well may be true of Craig. (Not that I want Craig to go anytime soon, mind you, but things really are looking that way.) And as for the script, I would be very surprised if they didn't have a first draft—let alone a treatment—put together at this point. Again, 7 and a half months, and we're talking about a film that's been shrouded in finality since its release. More than enough time to settle on a director and lead actor.
The evidence suggests otherwise.
Whoever is Bond, Craig or anyone else, I hope that they maintain the character movement and possibly make it even richer while also introducing the connoisseur element to Bond again, coupled with the dark grittiness of Craig's Bond, pre Spectre. The connoisseur element has been lacking since the Moore era. I loved it when Bond would name the year of the wine while exercising an elegant pose. Similarly, in the books, I loved it when Bond would make comments like how when you order caviar, the problem isn't how much caviar you get but how you never get enough toast with it. It's these little facets to the character that make him different to other action heroes, aside for the fact that he always runs around in a suit.
but they did that in SP when he identified the Rolls Royce.
They also did it in Skyfall but through Silva when he offers him the scotch 'Fifty year old Macallan. A particular favorite of yours, I understand.'
But i think with an Eton educated stiff-assed Brit like Hiddleston it is far more likely that we get 1 or 2 scenes like that in his Movies, as it would seem a good direction for him to go in...
They are several cuts above generic comic book fair and tell a better story than the last 3 Bonds.
I agree but i think they will be way too busy with the last two Avengers Movies for the next 4-5 years
You chaps have better memories than me. I'm getting old. Hiddleston is 4 years younger than me.
I really do think it's important to introduce all this again. I'd like to hear the words come from Bond. Good dialogue and acting is important though. It can't sound pretentious.