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Exactly. The only people I know who were still talking about SPECTRE 6 months after it's release were hardcore fans. The film made a lot of money in cinemas, but since then there's been very little enthusiasm to see what comes next.
They announced Purvis, Wade and Peter Morgan were going to do the then-unnamed Bond 23. Announcement took place in 2009.
This contains the text of the press release.
http://commanderbond.net/6302/neal-purvis-robert-wade-and-peter-morgan-to-write-bond-23.html
Then the MGM bankruptcy happened. After that was over, a short announcement came out saying Mendes was directing and the writers were Purvis, Wade and John Logan. Announced January 2011.
To be fair, I think they are all burnt out on Bond at the moment. Micheal is dealing with health issues, so presumably not the force he once was, Barbara like Craig is seeking other creative outlets, and Gregg is still too young. I think they need a shake up, so maybe the time out isn't a bad idea. Better that than soldiering on when they aren't fully committed and produce something mediocre. This way the hunger for Bond will gestate for a while, and by the time they're ready to return, audiences will be drooling for the next adventure.
A long gap between Bonds is never fun, but at least we know they have to come back with their A game. There's no excuse.
Backing up, after several decades when the filmmakers finally got the rights to film CASINO ROYALE, it could have been filmed many ways. Use Brosnan (I fully expected this) and film it as an older Bond like the ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE story. Do it as a one-off, then go straight into stand-alone missions like the previous ones. Or just add satellites that use diamonds to create powerful death rays.
What the producers did was use the opportunity to change the franchise, modernize it, and keep the best of the established formula. One of the boldest choices they made was to show Bond's first two kills and the start of his career as a double-oh--not for everyone, but to me it improves the story. With that, they chose to build their film formula over time rather than putting absolutely everything on the table all at once straight up. To make sense of staples like the martini, the sacrificial lamb, Bond being captured and tortured by the villain. Why he doesn't keep relationships with women.
So I listened to comments in 2006 that they "forgot" to include Moneypenny and Q. Or that lines like "do I look like I give a damn" were an insult or lashing out at longtime fans. I never took it that way.
With QUANTUM OF SOLACE, some folks reacted against the style of the film especially the intense editing. So for four years I listened to cries declaring failure and requiring universal hatred directed toward it. While its box office was about the same as CASINO ROYALE, and audience measures like IMDb ratings were about the same as many fine Bond films. Still, the idea was it was such a bad film it put the whole franchise in jeopardy and the success of the next one definitely in question. Regardless, the filmmakers would NEVER mention the name Quantum EVER again. And after Jesper Christiansen's insulting comments in the press it was definite the Mr. White would NEVER appear in another Bond film, he was to be included out for eternity. Name stricken, I shouldn't even be writing it here.
Moving on four years, the 2012 film SKYFALL made over $1.1 billion and was very well-reviewed. Future not in question after all.
Next to 2015's SPECTRE, and references to Quantum pepper the film. Mr. White has his biggest role yet--his daughter is even the main Bond Girl, the first one for Craig since 2006, really. As mentioned, very successful at the box office.
So another Bond film will come 2018 or later. I expect the producers have their plan, may redirect it based on events. But with ownership of the rights to SPECTRE and Blofeld, they will use those over time. I expect it can be a bridge to another actor in the Bond role, and also part of the transition to more standalone, caper-focused missions like films 1962-2002 leaving a lot of the personal drama behind.
Or not. But any way I look at it, the future is bright.
They're profits are dipping a bit. If they need to restructure the business, that's totally fine. But they should at least let people know what the problem is and how they plan on fixing it
I've witnessed audience not recognizing an important character from a previous 'Fast & Furious' film when I went to see the latest outing of that franchise.
With SPECTRE, if it's spoken as dialog that's enough to trigger some originally short-term memories. But as your example shows, audiences more react to the latest film by word of mouth, the advertising campaign, and their personal tastes viewing it. Don't have to be invested in or remember the previous one.
My point is, if Craig returns and there's no Blofeld or Madeleine, not too many people will question that.
By then Sean will be returning.
Yes, cloning technology may be perfected by then.
They're moving to a May date??? Don't they realize that by 2051 no blockbusters will be released in May—only the indie flicks usually reserved for February and those films everyone has basically given up on before arrival—due to severe global warming forcing everyone who hasn't already immigrated to the Arctic or Antarctica underground for the summer months? Nice planning, Eon.
Even so, prediction: Bond 25 released in 2051? He never left.
My heart stopped beating half way through that sentence until I saw 2051. U dog
The Living Pensioners
Never Say Elder Again
No. 2052. 90th anniversary. Bond and Blofeld (Daniel Craig, Cristoph Waltz) duel to the death in an assisted living facility.
And an Irish lead.
Seriously though, it would be quite a coincidence if they did that (repeating the Dalton to Brosnan cleansing) although recent reports suggest it's quite unlikely.
Hehe.