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I would say so. The Daily Beast (Newsweek) now has the news up on its site.
Again, some major news outlets would not run the story if they did not have some confidence in the source, in this case The Mirror. This means, their editors call up The Mirror's editors, have a chat about the writers and their sources, get a sense of the degree of validity in the story.
I just got a FB messenger message from @BondJasonBond006 that the Swiss press have the story running as well as the UK & USA etc.
I wouldn't think much of it. They're all just running with an unsubstantiated/loosely-sourced story to gin up some clicks. Very, very few people on earth care a fraction as much about Bond as the people on this forum do, so these tabloids are absolutely not 'betting their reputations' on this story.
In other words, if, 6 months from now, EON announce that Hiddleston will start in Bond 25, who is going to call the Mirror to cancel their subscription?
Exactly.
Tabloids have no reputation.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/revealed-daniel-craig-quitting-007-8166810
http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/daniel-craig-stay-james-bond-10760121
If he stays or goes they can say they called it either way and no one will remember the fact that one of the stories turned out to be pure bullshit.
Bond has been with us for over fifty years because people, audiences, do care and pay to watch the films, hence the media are always ALL over any Bond news. I really struggle to understand why some so-called fans on this site are constantly trying (failing) to belittle the hugely successful and long standing Bond franchise.
^This. The moviegoing public generally does not want change, which is why you see endless sequels featuring the same actors.
Babs and MGW took a huge risk dumping Brosnan and hiring Craig. CR turned out well, of course, but Craig could have been another Lazenby or Dalton, neither of whom clicked with the public...
For that reason, Eon is not likely to take another risk until Craig himself calls it a day.
The other factor with Sony was the Babs/Pascal business relationship. From what I've read, Babs is quite personable and a charmer and usually gets what she wants...
I think it's obvious that Craig is likely to return and that Broccoli ideally wants Adele to return - aside from Beyonce, she's the biggest recording star in the world. Also, I'm certain that the response "Logan" got has convinced Craig that he isn't done yet with Bond.
This isn't a story until we hear news of a studio deal being done. Without word of a distributor who are going to actually finance this thing, everything is speculation. It's almost been two full years....so news has to be forthcoming.....................right?
With the news that "Dunkirk" is on the verge of flopping, perhaps the time has come for Nolan to rise?
http://variety.com/2017/film/news/dunkirk-box-office-tracking-christopher-nolan-1202487809/
This. I could make ten or fifteen guesses on who will be the villain in 'Bond 25,' and maybe I get lucky with one of them, but A.) it doesn't make it a scoop, and B.) it doesn't negate the fact that I was wrong about all the other guesses.
No, they don't. This is why, in general, their reports stay out of other media outlets. But I also think The Mirror is a little better than most tabloids, especially those we have here in the U.S. It isn't complete crap. As I've noted, some outlets won't report on this if they have not contacted The Mirror first and come away feeling confident to run it.
QUANTUM OF SOLACE did about the same box office, and its reviews and ratings as on IMDb compare to other fine Bond films. There's not much reason at all to recast the Bond role and restart. For EON, Sony, or anyone involved.
Seriously though, I think we need to wait on official confirmation from EON before we get too excited.
He certainly hides it well. He was going great guns when we Eiffel Towered your missus last week.
CR: $599 million / 8.0 on imdb / 95% on RT
QOS: $586 million / 6.6 on imdb / 62% on RT
Spiderman 2: $783 million / 7.3 on imdb / 94% on RT
Spiderman 3: $890 million / 6.2 on imdb / 63% on RT
Amazing Spiderman: $757 million / 7.0 on imdb / 72% on RT
Amazing Spiderman 2: $702 million / 6.7 on imdb / 52% on RT
As you can see, it is obvious that if you take EON out of the equation and give total control to Sony, Craig would have gotten sacked right after QOS, and the franchise rebooted for Bond 23. Hence we should all pray the day never happens that @Mendes4Lyfe gets his hands on the franchise, or that EON listens to him, as his insane decisions taking would ruin the Bond franchise quicker than he can say 'Aidan Turner'. He just doesn't seem to grasp that EON, whether Cubby or Babs, do not throw their lead star under the bus the moment they hit a problem.
What's the odd reach around between friends?
Off the top of my head - Craig getting $150 million to return as Bond last September was picked up by everyone - Telegraph, Independent, DM, Esquire. It was shot down by Craig a month later.
I think the Nolan/Syncopy story had a lot of pickup, too.
Realistically, we'll get a confirmation or denial or at least a comment when Craig's doing Logan Lucky promo, if not before.
The mods asked us earlier to leave it which I fully intend to do as it's not even entertaining slapping you down.
After spamming this thread with endless links to the same non-story over the last few days now you suddenly follow up with:
You've turned yourself into a bit of a laughing stock so why don't you quit while you're behind?
There's nothing funny about those
Whether mental in the head or mental in the legs
Doesn't mean their sorrow doesn't show
Who wants Chris Nolan for Bond 25?
Chill out, love.
I take your point and I certainly don't want EON to lose control as Bond fully owned by a studio would usher in all the crap we really dont want like Black Bond/Gay Bond/Female Bond and expanded universe.
But from my memory of the Sony leaks (and I didnt read that much so someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong) it was the studio pushing back to EON that the SP script was shite and without them and Fiennes saying no to M being a traitor we'd have got a much bigger shambles.
We are certainly blessed by the unique rights situation we have with EON rather than being in the hands of a studio but lets not think they are beyond reproach in decision making.
Bond is a real cultural institution over here so it always seems to be a bigger deal here than in America. That's been true for as long as I remember. But this did seem more noticeable with Spectre and my theory on it is this:
The success of Skyfall meant that a lot of people who hadn't cared about Bond for a long time were interested in the sequel. And since Spectre was a deliberately nostalgic film those old school beats (gadget filled car, etc) would have reminded those new audience members of how they felt watching Roger Moore on ITV at Christmas. Skyfall meant more bums on seats for Spectre, but the film proved popular by rekindling that sense of nostalgia for the old Bond (not that there weren't traces of that in SF).
I think Americans don't have that same cultural attachment to Bond, the Connery/Moore esque stuff would have meant nothing to them (a lot of younger people online actually accused SPECTRE as an organisation of being a rip off of something in the Marvel films iirc). Some might even see it just as much so all the new audience members over there saw was a sequel that they found disappointing.
@TheWizardOfIce Don't get me wrong, EON have been known to make very bad decisions - ie: green-lighting every idea from Tamahori without asking questions. My only point is on long-term vision, whether voluntary or by chance, EON have been pitch perfect. Making TSWLM after TMWTGG without recasting, MR to FYEO, QOS to SF. Mendes4Lyfe's business vision for Bond would destroy the franchise quicker than a 2nd DAD in 2004 would have done. Bond films have been made at a relative constant rate for 55 years. Mendes4Lyfe would be lucky to have reached 17 years with his suggestions if they were put into motion.