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We might possibly be delayed - hopefully though to the Summer rather than November (remember that flu season starts around that time).
Also, please don't say that going to the cinema is a life-and-death event (though some people might feel that way). Yes, I'm young and quite healthy but I felt very safe and comfortable during both of my visits during this pandemic. Again, it's one of the easiest places to establish physical distancing rules and good cleaning practices.
I think it’s possible the lame duck that is MGM will sell up or be forced into it, EoN will have to sell up to cut their losses and the franchise will have a new owner come end of 2021
The whole thing is an unfortunate catastrophe from a business angle. And the whole thing has been an exercise in denial and misplaced optimism.
I know I am being impatient and inconsiderate but I really want to see this film. Its been 5 years of waiting and from what we have been given it seems like a belter. I would watch it both at home and then when I can in theatres if need be.
But ours government is adept at misplaced optimism.
There is no good solution really. They’re going to lose money they just have to decide how much and go with that. You can’t change the market.
I’ve said it earlier I actually think blockbuster/mega budget films are gone for a good few years of not forever.
Purely speculation but We might see a cultural shift in filmmaking: Smaller budgets, or more optimistic and escapist. I don’t know. Certainly a dark, troubled antihero that requires 700$million ticket sales to break even seems a hard sell right now.
Alternatively streaming and subscription will just speed up the inevitable decline of cinema
The UK government have done an outstanding job in misguiding the public and fumbling all early attempts at getting a grip on the virus. Why didn’t Cineworld blame them for the November closures rather than NTTD?
Releasing in April is franchise suicide.
November would be a good date, if it weren't for Mission Impossible already claiming Bonds usual spot.
The situation is difficult, to say the least.
With another million in interest accruing each month that passes, the movie is gonna have to make a gargantuan sum just to break even.
I feel as though whatever happens, the fallout will be huge. MGM will likely sell, as well as EON, and we probably won't hear anything for a few years.
What I’ve seen of the Queens gambit was very well realised period piece. I’d. Love to see Flemings bond get a similar treatment
And do we really think another version of Goldfinger which removes everything we loved about the movie would be any good?
I don’t know whether OHMSS, dr no and FRWL aside though we genuinely got a literary bond adaptation. Moonraker set in the 50s I would love to see. That atmospheric smoky dark first few chapters in Blades....👍🏻
The film series as we know it won’t be finished. Even if NTTD doesn’t break even, that isn’t enough to make EON cancel the film series for good. I can see a decrease in budget for the next entry, but nothing else besides that.
the video game industry seems like a smarter idea the could put out 2-3 games rake in a profit and then move on to the next film in a decade or so
I'd like for EoN to sell. Warner Bros. would be my choice of studio. I had such high hopes following Casino Royale. Skyfall was fantastic too, but again that was following a big delay. Craig's era seems to have been plagued by delays and dithering. I sense that the producers are tired.
I have to agree. They literally have one job. There is no excuse for how long it takes them to make a script and begin production. 3 years is as long as it should take, although I would hesitate to have the series become the sausage machine that is Marvel, DC, and Star Wars. The transitions between Sean, George, Sean again, Roger, and Timothy were seamless. The 6 year GoldenEye gap was meant to be an anomaly, not the norm after every film.
I’d love this too. I may be the only Bond fan in the world that wants a faithful adaption of Octopussy. :))
What losses? EON get paid to make these movies, they don't pay for them.
I'd like to see a period Bond series, which would be likelier to happen than a period film. There would be a few problems with this though.
Would the series run alongside the film series? Would the same actor play Bond in both or would there be two Bonds?! Not seeing a way for both to coexist, I would probably prefer to have the films myself. Mulling all this over, I decided a series just wouldn't happen. BUT how about this-
A series in between films which follows the characters of MI6- Q, Moneypenny, M and other Double 0's. Similar to Spooks in a way but perhaps less political/realistic, with the Bond.. mise en scene. Rather than a long-running series it could maybe have half a dozen episodes. This way-
* The actors would be more likely/able to commit
* Bond would be kept alive in the public consciousness, much in the same way that the olympic special and SNL appearences help to do the same.
* The world around Bond could be fleshed-out and these secondary characters would not need the 'Scooby' style attention in the films. Bond himself would have more screen time in the films, where he could just be out on a mission, on his own.
* It would be great for the fans.
* Bond could even make an appearance!
* It could be profitable for EoN
As long as it didn't feel like an inferior, second rate, and lower budget Bond film -like the adverts, for instance- it could work! It all depends on how creative they can be. These really would be better as short series though, leaving the audience wanting more, rather than stringing it out and having the audience tire of Bond. Because, of course, one of the great things about new Bond films is the anticipation!
When the films end (as they will have to and should one day) that would be the time to produce TV Mini Series adaptations of the books, similar to the Christie adaptations.
What do you think guys?
Exactly. They produce the films. MGM finances.
I think it's doable: if you look at Skyfall it's not really packed with spectacle (or even action sequences!). It's just very stylish and looks and sounds beautiful, and has a bit of punch to the plot.