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According the book Some Kind of Hero, the reason the writing is good (other than Fleming's original book), is that Martin Campbell had to keep pushing for better material. He actually wanted them fired more than once apparently. After Spectre's less than average script that they fixed (NEVER have them fix a script, only start it), and the writing nightmares of Bond 25, EON should really learn their lesson with them.
If I had to pick a new actor, I'd go for Richard Madden or Aidan Turner
Personally I'm dreading the day Daniel steps down, I've loved his arch and his 007. He is my favourite actor, the man is Bond
Yes, this, all of it. More on the Turner camp, though.
After Craig leaves, I would still like to see a period series, like a parentheses in the franchise that either takes Bond back to the Cold War with someone like Fassbender or Luke Evans playing or maybe even a young commander Bond series, as they treat Bruce Wayne in Gotham. Then reboot with the actual "new" Bond.
If they go for a "Craig 2.0" then they should definitely not overdo the Bond formula. It'll probably feel as forced as in SP. If they go down down the route of toning down the brutal edge to Bond – taking him just a little closer to a Brosnan era kind of style, then they might just go full on Bond formula, IMO. Same with an even more lighthearted kind of Bond.
What I would like to see for the next Bond, on a scale of 1-10 where 1 is the most lighthearted moments of Moore Bond and 10 is the most brutal scenes of the Craig era, is a 5 – possibly a 4 or a 6 depending on the actor they cast.
That's an interesting way of putting it.
My feeling is that they'll turn away from the 'brutal/intense/gritty' mode for a little while, simply because they have to. There's nowhere much to go on that road after Craig, he's totally defined it.
So my wager is that it will be a middle way, as you guess. Someone with convincing physicality but a bit more panache and charm.
If we had a time machine, a (younger) Hiddleston would be great as this bridge to Moore, I think.
Title:
AGENT FOR HIRE
A number of 00 agents have been killed in mysterious circumstances. A mysterious truth is revealed regarding Bond's past. M believes the two events are connected. Despite objections from within MI6, M recalls Bond back to service.
As part of the deal to get Brosnan, EON agree to give him some creative freedom. Brosnan plays the role a little bit more embittered and cynical. We see a different side to Brosnan's Bond. Less playboy, more aware of his own mortality. More downbeat, perhaps.
AGENT FOR HIRE would be the LOGAN X MEN of the Bond franchise.
The film would be marketed as Brosnan's return to the role. The tagline could be:
'Secret Agents Never Retire'
I think you could argue Brosnan is the right age to pull this off. Once you hit your 70s it's less credible. A 60 something James Bond - in a one-off film - could work.
As a type he fits the bill of a 5-6 out of 10 on a "Bond brutality scale". Agree that he's probably to old to be considered now anyway. Hopefully when they come around to recasting the part, there are some good candidates available.
Gustav Graves in his "power suit" Is superhero enough for me, I hope I'll never see that kind of things again in a Bond movie 😐
I'd be all for this. Brosnan has become a better actor since he left Bond, sadly. Well, actually it's good because he's going strong now. I believe there is a sequel to November Man coming soon. Not the best film ever but a solid spy thriller.
I think those hoping for another Brosnan era will be disappointed. Don't think that's BB's style. I think she cast Pierce because he was Cubby's choice and used those films as sort of a trial run to learn the ropes, but the Craig era is the sort of thing she's always wanted to do. There's traces of it in TWINE and even DAD. So I think that we'll get something similarish in tone.
I just hope that they realise the films can be character focused without the plots being personal. You can have Bond on a normal mission with no personal relevance to him and still have him be a layered character and examine what makes him tick.
Disney has been buying IPs and studios like its nobodies business, and I think the others guys are gonna start buying up whats left in order to compete. Bond is a highly valuable property in that market. Thats why I think EON only had a one picture deal for Bond 25, because they don't have any interest in further movies after that. This is just an opinion, but I think still interesting to discuss. There could be a major shake up to come after Bond 25, and it could take a few years for the dust to settle. I think EON may just be looking to go out on a high, which is why they were able to get Craig back as a personal favour to Babs.
I hope so I would like to go back to normal missions.
I think much of the same, but it (mostly) depends on factors that are out of EON's hands, namely the whole distribution deal: Will MGM seek to renew the contract with Universal? Will Universal take over domestic distribution too? Will MGM just outright sell the whole studio? These factors are deciding in how fast the turnaround is.
A second thing we mustn't forget is: How fast is EON willing to seek out Craig's replacement? BB has said numerous times that she wants to keep Craig until he walks away. Will EON hold out for Craig to do Bond 26 or have they come to an agreement that Bond 25 will indeed be his last? The decision when to move on is crucial. And thirdly, how long does EON need or are they willing to take to seek out a new actor? We know they probably have lists, they hold screen tests in between longer periods, but how narrow is that list at the moment Craig formally announces his departure?
These things decide how long it will take. I agree EON probably wants to release the films in quicker succession. We know from investor calls MGM wants Bond to return to a 3 to 4 year cycle. Not undo-able, but actually doing it is something else.
I'd like to think they'd jump on renewing the distribution deal immediately after B25, then get to work on developing the next film. However, the distribution deal could take quite some time as it did for B25.
Then there's deciding on an approach post -Craig and developing the initial film for the next actor.
Of course, Barbara and Michael may want to take a couple years off to do other projects as they did prior to this film once the dust has settled after B25 and Craig has officially left.
I'd really love for Eon to get back into the swing of things and get B26 out in 2022 in time for the 60th, but it may be out of their hands. Bond films take far longer to develop, produce and release in this day and age.
That would be lovely.
You would hope so but it is highly unlikely?
Very
Yeah, he'd rather cut his wrists.
A curry and a pint I would think.....oh and a few onion bhajis of course.