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That's because many people are finding relatively better and more meaningful things to do with their time. Ordinarily 9/10 film makers would love to helm a Bond film but the industry is changing/has changed and with EoN presumably for the most part stuck in their old ways of conducting business, creatives are finding other outlets to scratch their artistic itch.
They have better things to do.
‘Fulfil their mandate to make good fims’, you say it like that isn’t their aim. Forgive me, but this comes across more as a petulant rant, because you’re not getting what you want, rather than a indictment of the producers.
The talk of ‘putting Bond back on the map’, is also ill considered. Bond was firmly back on the map just two films ago, in a huge way. The decision was to try and capture that magic again by assembling an equally strong team, many of whom delivered the first time around. It didn’t work out, but I can’t criticise them for hiring a team that, on paper, should have delivered. They move on. It’s a lot harder to produce on the ground, than it is from behind a computer screen in your pyjamas.
After the reception of SP I expect them to adjust accordingly.
Oh sorry you meant that ironically, I didn´t get it immediately ;-).
I don´t see how that differs from common filmmaking practice. 90% of all projects not being realised is nothing new. We just get more true or false details leaked through the internet nowadays.
If all those behind-the-scenes rumors are true, imagine what a thrilling documentary could be made in the style of those from the SE DVDs with Patrich McNee´s narration! I would pay money if could get that for the Craig films. Well, perhaps 20 years from now they will put something out.
Absolutely - it's also because of the interest in Bond makes it inevitably more public. The fact that these rumours/stories are out there, along with the repeated story of who the next Bond will be only confirms that there is still strong interest in the cinema-going public for the Bond franchise.
I'm starting to come round to this way of thinking too. If all the speculation is true (big if I admit) and they still have no script and directorial candidates are falling by the wayside then just scrap the whole thing. Forget about trying to dig the Craig era narrative out of the cul de sac they've ended up stuck down, bin Craig, give Nolan carte blanche for a trilogy and lets reset for 2020.
1.) I wouldn’t wait for Danny to become available. We have a release date, so that means we have obligations to shareholders, sponsorship partners, distributors, etc, to get the film out by November 2019. If Danny isn’t ready for that date, we need to move on.
2.) If the Hodge script is really great, then we probably need to make a decision very soon whether to ditch P&W and keep developing that with another filmmaker.
3.) Personally, I’d keep the P&W script (as there is no guarantee that Hodge will want to work on the film without Boyle).
4.) Hire an A-list writer. Go after a big name with serious dramatic clout, I’m talking about a Tom Stoppard, the Coen brothers, Eric Roth, Jonathan Nolan, Jez Butterworth, etc.
5.) Let that writer punch up the P&W script and allow them to be the lead creative source.
6.) Bring back Martin Campbell to shoot that script. If given a great script, Campbell an competently shoot it and elevate the film in the action/spectacle stakes. If Campbell says no, offer the film to either David Mackenzie/Yann Demange/Paul McGuigan. An A-list writer cancels out the need for an A-list director.
Alt + F4 right now.
There are so many possibilities right now, it's hard to compute it all. We don't even know if EON will be producing the next Bond film. It's hard to remember a time when the franchise had this much uncertainty surrounding it.
To be fair it's not as bad as 89-95 yet but it's getting there. 4 years, 6 years who's counting?
Having announced it on the Stephen Colbert show, I find it hard to think that Craig won't return for one more, but each day that we don't hear anything and the release date looms closer, the more that becomes a possibility.
Indeed, the only information we have gotten over the last several months regarding Bond 25, is that directors actors and producers linked to it and filling their schedules with other projects. I just hope that conference call gives us something, anything. Even a quick "we're still on track for 2019" would reassure the fan base to some degree.
When is the conference call?
Bit hyperbolic.
I assume it is forthcoming based on what people having been saying here. Within a week? Not entirely sure.
Just discovered he was also in Goldeneye.
Could live with that at this stage.
Hackneyed though it is just have him escape, threaten the world with nuclear annihilation and Bond saves the day and kills and then we can finally bang the coffin lid shut on this whole continuity zombie they've created.
You mean Waltz appears in the background somewhere or is P&W's latest pitch that the retcon extends back to 95?
Waltz ? eh ?
Yeah absolutely, he was in Goldeneye.
Come on then,i will take the bait . ;)
Where in the film , @Dennison ?
He played a German spy.
No I'm not there's no such film, you're thinking of SPYMAKER:The Secret Life of Ian Fleming with Jason Connery. Goldeneye with Waltz does not feature Jason Connery.
Aaah of course !!
And I read those bloody posts as well,with the photos....what a wally !!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097446/
Charles Dance as Ian Fleming.