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  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    edited July 2018 Posts: 15,423
    Guess Bond didn’t say hello to Quantum’s little friend.
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited July 2018 Posts: 4,508
    Mabey should instrumental version of song for maintitles and song for the end credits. For a very long time i hoped in end song for end credits and there start those with last movie footage. Last time was Goldeneye. Octopussy and LTK be very good.



    I must think about this again with see all those people in France celebrating that won the WK again after 20 years.
  • Goldeneye0094Goldeneye0094 Conyers, GA
    Posts: 464
    MakeshiftPython wrote: »
    We'll get plenty!

    My favorite from 2007 was that Al Pacino would be revealed as the head of the then unnamed organization in Bond 22.

    Al Pacino rumored as the villain?! That just sounds too good to be true
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
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  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    edited July 2018 Posts: 4,593
    A Blofeld return is a must at this point. He didn't get arrested and locked away for no reason. As long as Daniel Craig is James Bond he will be back. I say this because of all old characters that are returning across 007 media.
  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
    Posts: 8,176
    I expect Blofeld to return recast when another actor is in place. Getting him locked up wasn't because they planned him coming back in Bond 25, they just did that so they can have that option to bring him back if they wanted. That's why they ultimately decided not to shoot his scripted death scene in DAF because they wanted save him for a possible return. And then McClory threw a wrench in that.
  • echoecho 007 in New York
    Posts: 6,274
    MakeshiftPython wrote: »
    I expect Blofeld to return recast when another actor is in place. Getting him locked up wasn't because they planned him coming back in Bond 25, they just did that so they can have that option to bring him back if they wanted. That's why they ultimately decided not to shoot his scripted death scene in DAF because they wanted save him for a possible return. And then McClory threw a wrench in that.

    Exactly.
  • dominicgreenedominicgreene The Eternal QOS Defender
    edited July 2018 Posts: 1,756
    Blofeld is a terrible villain and should never be introduced into Bond cinematic history ever again.
  • SeanCraigSeanCraig Germany
    Posts: 732
    Blofeld worked best when left in the shadows.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    Posts: 8,195
    SeanCraig wrote: »
    Blofeld worked best when left in the shadows.

    Yes, I agree. It would have been more effective had they shown some patience and kept him him in the shadows for several films, or at least two.
  • TR007TR007
    Posts: 1,165
    Blofeld is really a character of his time. There was no need to bring him back and he really wasn't all that effective, in especially in light of the highly possible chance that Boyle won't use him for Bond 25.
  • SeanCraigSeanCraig Germany
    Posts: 732
    I was very pleased with „Quantum“ and how they had set up the Organization. But that they eventually use SPECTRE again made full sense - I liked the Rome meeting until the „cuckoo“.

    But Blofeld in SP was more a caricature of what Fleming envisioned or we saw on film in the 60s than Dr.Evil was in Austin Powers.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,351
    The foster brother nonsense didn't help matters either.
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
    Posts: 11,139
    One of the other problems is that a lot of people don't even know who Blofeld is. After the constant protesting from Waltz that he's not Blofeld and that wack reveal, the whole thing just felt flat and had no impact whatsoever. Some of the reactions from people towards Oberhauser revealing himself to be Blofeld have been quite hilarious. The character needed to be built up and shrouded in legit mystery for audiences to care and for the character to be meaningful but, in the end, we got what we got. Unfortunately.
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
    Posts: 3,675
    doubleoego wrote: »
    One of the other problems is that a lot of people don't even know who Blofeld is. After the constant protesting from Waltz that he's not Blofeld and that wack reveal, the whole thing just felt flat and had no impact whatsoever. Some of the reactions from people towards Oberhauser revealing himself to be Blofeld have been quite hilarious. The character needed to be built up and shrouded in legit mystery for audiences to care and for the character to be meaningful but, in the end, we got what we got. Unfortunately.

    I misread LEGIT as LEGAL the first time round, haha!
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,355
    The same with SPECTRE.

    Many around the time of release I spoke to didn’t know what it was or that Blofeld has always been tied with them.

    Blofeld only means something to audiences members who are old guys who saw the originals in the 60’s and nutter fans.

    You can bring back iconography like the DB5 because it’s symbolic, just an image, Blofeld is not that and it’s crazy to think the team who made the last film thought he was and likely put him on a Darth Vader/Joker level of having impacted the popular concencious in regards to 007.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    Posts: 15,423
    dominicgreene wrote: »
    Blofeld is a terrible villain and should never be introduced into Bond cinematic history ever again.
    Do read the novels.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited July 2018 Posts: 15,713
    Tom Cruise says he is a big James Bond fan and is very much looking forward to the next outing with Daniel Craig (around the 2:20 mark) :

  • 00Agent00Agent Any man who drinks Dom Perignon '52 can't be all bad.
    Posts: 5,185
    Stupid clickbait question at the end, masterfully evaded by Tom.
    Nice of him to give props to Daniel.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    edited July 2018 Posts: 8,392
    With Boyle is the hotseat, we know Bond 25 will be one of the most character dirven Bond films to date, and with most of the action focused on Bond I'm order to give Craig the send off. They will lean heavily on the personal in this one, as the outward trappings of 007 seemed to fail them, and there is now a pattern of taking risks and reaping rewards with CR, and SF. Bond 25 will be the most risky entry and thusly the budget, runtime and scope will be reined in to account for such a concept. This will be a character piece, about a Bond in the later stage of this career, and that will take presidence over any actual real world threat, or fresh villany. For this reason, I would not worry about updates being sparse for the next breif time, as they could start making this movie in March 2019 and still make the release date of October. I don't think they are aiming for a total return close to that of SF, like they were with SP and pulling out all the stops to get their. Its not the same case now.

    My prediction is Bond 25 will have a budget of 120 million and target 700 - 750 million US.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,147
    This time............it's personal.
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
    Posts: 11,139
    00Agent wrote: »
    Stupid clickbait question at the end, masterfully evaded by Tom.
    Nice of him to give props to Daniel.

    Yes, classy response from Tom and then kept it moving.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
    Posts: 17,740
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    This time............it's personal.

    This time too?! :))
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    Posts: 15,423
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    This time............it's personal.
    This time too?! :))
    Every time it’s a novelty, you know? ;)
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
    Posts: 10,591
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    This time............it's personal.

    This time too?! :))
    With Danny Boyle's "idea" I guarantee that it will be a personal story.

    Just stay away from soap opera family drama stuff.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
    Posts: 17,740
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    This time............it's personal.
    This time too?! :))
    Every time it’s a novelty, you know? ;)

    Haha!
    jake24 wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    This time............it's personal.

    This time too?! :))
    With Danny Boyle's "idea" I guarantee that it will be a personal story.

    Just stay away from soap opera family drama stuff.

    I guess it's very likely, but can we be completely certain? Maybe his "idea" is a reaction to the personal angle? Would love that.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
    edited July 2018 Posts: 10,591
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    This time............it's personal.
    This time too?! :))
    Every time it’s a novelty, you know? ;)

    Haha!
    jake24 wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    This time............it's personal.

    This time too?! :))
    With Danny Boyle's "idea" I guarantee that it will be a personal story.

    Just stay away from soap opera family drama stuff.

    I guess it's very likely, but can we be completely certain? Maybe his "idea" is a reaction to the personal angle? Would love that.
    I guess it all depends on what one considers "personal" as well. At the end of the day, all I wish for is that it's a fresh interesting idea.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    Posts: 8,392
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    This time............it's personal.
    This time too?! :))
    Every time it’s a novelty, you know? ;)

    Haha!
    jake24 wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    This time............it's personal.

    This time too?! :))
    With Danny Boyle's "idea" I guarantee that it will be a personal story.

    Just stay away from soap opera family drama stuff.

    I guess it's very likely, but can we be completely certain? Maybe his "idea" is a reaction to the personal angle? Would love that.

    Was Die Another Day a reaction to the criticism of Brosnan films being too much action and gadgets?
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited July 2018 Posts: 4,508
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    This time............it's personal.

    Nope. It is individual.

    As bonus: Individual is element in a lot if not all Danny Boyle movies.

    Both Camil and Madeline even knows it and said it to him.
  • Red_SnowRed_Snow Australia
    Posts: 2,536
    @Goldeneye0094 Nothing that I'm aware of at present.

    At best, we might get a snippet of something from the Lego event, depending on who's attending.
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