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Hopefuly, the museum guy is not his sole source, hehehe. They are serious people, but I undestand you, sometimes the sources are not reliable.
@vzok, ah, okay. I would argue that Dan doesn't think he's done. His comments from The New Yorker interview were interesting, especially when he responded to if SP was the end for Bond, after which he called it "to be continued." Plus, I think he loves the job and still has something to give, one last time, and in a really meaty story. Not speaking for him, but that's what I think.
@RC7, by this do you mean to refer to the story treatments that P&W (and possible others) worked on even before they were officially "hired" around March, do brainstorm ideas? Or are you thinking they had ideas even before that?
http://deadline.com/2017/04/writers-guild-strike-fund-wga-walkout-plan-1202077083/
@RC7, I definitely think they've been thinking and fleshing out a story for much longer than many think, we just won't know how much they've done and when they got going until the history books write about it after the movie is out.
It's also hard to quantify a value for creative work. Brainstorming casually about ideas is working on the film, just like soliciting competing scripts or rough treatments from people is as well. It's so flexible a definition, people think no serious work has gone into Bond 25 until mid to late 2016, when I feel EON and co. have naturally discussed things far before that. With how much Barbara and Dan had the chance to talk around Othello alone, it's hard to view discussions of that type as anything more than inevitable. EON certainly haven't been sitting on their asses and twiddling their thumbs, which some act like they have simply because they haven't gotten all the juicy bits of production information they're so impatient for.
I still think 2018 is still possible
Interesting, and good point. New blood is often great, but you have to have new blood interested and willing to jump on such a gigantic ship. EON are also a family business like they've always been, and P&W are people they have a certain comradeship with. It also helps that they know the Craig era backwards and forwards, which should point us even more in the direction of a return of Dan in the next one.
I don't think P&W would've been sought for any other film than one focusing on the Craig era. Because they felt ready to move on from the character during SF time, I think it's far likely they'll do one final Bond story (with others possibly coming in to touch up) and then call it good. But I certainly don't think they would be doing a script for a completely new Bond film with a new actor and tone. I think if EON were doing that we wouldn't see the same faces on the creative team as the Craig era, as they would want to make sure the next films felt different in identity to what had come. It seems far more likely to me that we're seeing the team of the final Craig film being formed.
Yes, another writer's strike will be taking place very, very soon. We've no idea how it'll affect 'Bond 25' (I'm saying it's quite likely, given that it's at least over a year and a half away at this point, minimum) since we don't know how far along all of the script work is.
It'll affect Hollywood in many ways, much like it did almost a decade ago when it last happened.
The thing that frightens me more than anything is that the last strike was responsible for the rise of "reality" TV, since it didn't require screen writers. I'm afraid we're in for more of that.
I don't think that ever went away, unfortunately. It still seems fairly rampant.
Exactly. I think the strike means it will only get worse.
I don't think it will be that bad this time around because they have barely started pre-production on bond 25
:/ Thanks for the answer.
What's the reason behind the strike?
This. Pretty much the reason for any strike.
Life became a reality TV show long ago. More on our TVs is just salt on an already numbed over wound.
Something which could be said for any of the returning cast.
Also, with all the stream TV series, television seasons get shorter and shorter (some of these streaming series only have 8-10 episodes for a season). Writers are bound by exclusive contracts (so they can't supplement their shrinking incomes).
Put more simply, changes in television are creating tension between the guild and the studios.
I find it interesting because his character was "killed off" in SPECTRE (which didn't happen to be the case with the MI6 crew or Blofeld).
Looks like they may be trying to do a nod to Jaws.
;-)