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BTW also Mendes had one step out of the door in mid 2014.
And look how great that turned out!
A smashing hit and most importantly a personal favorite. But I can understand your concerns. Perhaps this "rumors" are all made up stuff and the notion of Cavill being in 25 "for taking the torch" is just ridiculous.
I very much recommend we don't; that's terrible behaviour.
I should caveat this - in principle, @PanchitoPistoles is correct - however, whilst Sneider is legitimate, he can be wrong or ill-informed compared to his more high profile competitors.
Sneider has connections, but he was notably fired by Variety, The Wrap and Mashable for dishonest reporting. He has certainly rebranded himself at Collider - but he isn't bulletproof. He averages maybe one newsworthy scoop every 6-8 weeks.
The most authoritative sources for Bond 25 news is Justin Kroll (Variety), Deadline and (of course) Baz.
Anyway, Barabara Broccoli is scheduled to be at a BIFA function winning an award tonight and Cary Fukunaga is nominated for a DGA Award on Sunday. Perhaps these events will yield something?
Yes he definitely presented the Fukunaga rumor as something more reliable. But I would not call him so much "respected" since his past attitude. Let's just hope filming will begin in 32 days at this point without any further potential drama behind it.
Maybe Fukunaga is just feeling the pressure of a project this size. He's talented etc etc but he never did something like this and I can't imagine a more stressful - but on the other hand, exciting - blockbuster than a Bond movie.
It's a distinct possibility. Though I hugely encourage people to read back through the Spectre Production Timeline thread:
https://www.mi6community.com/discussion/5144/spectre-production-timeline
Around this exact time - we were posting the exact same things. We didn't even publicly know Waltz was in contention for the villain role.
The thing I have the hardest time getting my head around exactly what this 'bold' idea Danny Boyle had actually was. I mean, Mendes went to Eon sand said:
⚫ In Skyfall, I want Bond to go through a mid-life crisis, then I'm going to ditch the traditional Bond girl role and make Judi Dench the female lead - only to kill her off.
⚫ In Spectre, I'm going to reintroduce Blofeld and make him Bond's adopted brother.
Both these ideas met with Eon's approval. I'd argue that Barbara and Micheal are in their most friendly and collaborative era - hence the move to auteurs.
Why exactly are they rubbing people the wrong way on Bond 25? They seemed so adaptable and ready for change before....
I watched the video and to me it seemed like the comment was made with great hesitation. I doubt there is any validity to it. Bond 25 is a response to Spectre which was fraught with leaks. As other members have pointed out the film will be done with a focus in studio which explains lack of rumours. Jeff Sneider even points out he hasn't reported this yet because it's not strong enough
I hadn't thought of it that way, but it's a hell of a good point.
"Kill M? make Blofeld into Bond's brother? Sure, here's 200 million dollars - go get it done!"
In that environment, what exactly was the idea that was too far out?
Collider itself is not exactly synonym with solidly informed Reporters.
There will be a new Bond film. Some will like it. Some will not.
Lucky us.
Yes, we must all run for the hills. Some of us, not being able to do so, must find shelter elsewhere. Probably in our own diminished and uncircunvented heads. There we shall find comfort bountifully apt for the phobic and the maniac. And there, just there, on the pinnacle of unreason, we shall scorn and spite the people who have brought us throughout the years the very unerring promise of a new Bond film every few years. We shall be mooncalf and off the head of our golden geese, and call them wrong on their past doings.
Bah, please! Grow up. People get fired every day. When they are inapt for most of the times. Probably, your great Danny Boyle was exactly that, inapt, unfit, ill-equipped to deal with the pressure of such a beast of a franchise. A pseudo socialist that wanted to bring down to earth a man who's very motto is The World is not Enough.
Stop distressing, it's long become vexatious!
Can't wait for the press conference! Because these rumour are ridiculous. Everything nowadays is clickbait and fake news.
I agree but Craig isn't the Bond for that. Even when he identified the 1948 Rolls Royce Silver Wraith it sounded phoney. I just didn't believe his knowledge to id the car especially from that distance.
Same here but I liked today more than old days otherwise I wouldn't be a member of mi6 community mate.
Cary Fukunaga said that he would be carrying on the character arc that began in 'Casino Royale'.
In an interview with Screen Daily the heads of Secret Cinema said that "EON has been heavily involved (at a senior level) in its prequel narrative, as well as every other element ... It’s very much a live approvals process. We see them very regularly. They have very strong opinions on how Bond is portrayed. We are guided in how we portray him and the other characters, and how we portray the world.”
Maybe it's wishful thinking on my part, but it seems that 'Casino Royale' has been on everyone's mind, and the process to get CR to Secret Cinema began three years ago, according to the article. So perhaps the tone of SP wont carry over to B25, and the more grittier realism of CR will be more present in B25 - ending the arc as it began.
I noticed the difference in the delivery as well. Irrespective, none of these were scoops, nor were they intended to be. The interviewer had to draw it out of him on account of a question being asked. Ultimately it appears as though it's 'hush' 'hush' on this production for now, and he's heard nothing of real importance or relevance, so he trots out some rumours he's heard somewhere and presents them as such. He even said that Fukunaga is still with the project as far as he knows, and that's the most relevant thing imho.
I couldn't stand another SP.
Also notice that neither rumour gained any traction outside of this website. These rumours are baseless and shouldn’t be given a second thought. You would think if this was a genuine scoop, he would’ve at least tweeted about it.
Does that mean we’ll get to see Daniel Craig in the new Lipshitz movie?
I get especially wary of these "insiders" that so many of you cling to for some morsel of information. That's the problem with this age that anybody with a keyboard or webcam can have people eating out of their hand.
None of it does anything to enhance my enthusiasm for a new Bond film and I think I'll stick to discussing the other films I've enjoyed for years along with MI and certain others. Alert me when there's real news.
Just keep an eye on the thread title. @jake24 will update it when there is any significant news.