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A larger amount later would be a long long wait. And the longer it is for Bond fans to go see the movie. Maybe you are one of a few that isn't excited about seeing the movie. But many fans out there I'm sure are increasingly frustrated by the delay. Myself included clearly. Just release it. Most of us don't care where we see it whether it be on the tv, laptop, mobile or the cinemas, just as long as we get to see it. To continue delaying would just be ridiculous if they don't want to go digital. God forbid they delay it again and push it to 2022 or 2023. Because if they still insist on a big theatrical release, then we are a long ways away to that and it will just be delayed again and again and again.
That said, I agree that this is also a proper time for some preliminary work on B26. I don’t think EON likes to fast track but hopefully there is at least some creative brainstorming happening.
Spot on, @jake24
On one hand, I'm still as excited as I have ever been for NTTD and I would watch it today if I could. On the other hand, well.....pretty much everything you just said.
Why do people insist on saying daft stuff like this? Why wouldn't he be excited about seeing the film?
Maybe, maybe not. If they can wait then they probably should.
It's nothing to do with me, it's not my film or my money.
I'm extremely keen to see it, but I know it's not up to me and I can't demand that someone sells me something when they don't want to, it's not how the world works.
You'll live in the meantime without seeing it though, and we'll all be happy to watch it when it comes out. We're not going to stop being Bond fans because it takes a bit longer to come out. As Craig said, and as you just admitted, you're mainly saying this because you want to see it, not because it would be best for the company who owns it. And although they obviously want to please us, they're not in it for the charity.
I don't see why it would be ridiculous.
I sometimes wonder if there are kind of complicated business things that stop them from officially starting work on the next one or something. Mind you, B25 Ltd. the company that No Time To Die was produced under, was incorporated on 6th May 2015, so I guess maybe they started work on Bond 25 just before Spectre was released.
Funnily enough the names 'B26' and 'Bond 26' are already taken :)
Yeah there must be all sorts of economic issues- I would guess the next Bond film would have to actually be greenlit officially by the studio before they start spending too much cash, which is something I guess is never actually a given they can rely on every single time?
They won't have writers who actually work for them as employees, so developing the next Bond film isn't a matter of just kicking stuff around in the office, they have to go out and employ people officially to come up with stuff. Which seems to be something they've done a lot throughout the years, I would guess as you say, with Eon shouldering that cost to start with.
On that thought process I sort of wonder how come we hear about things like script ideas for Dalton's third Bond film etc., given Eon's propensity for reusing ideas a few years down the line, surely the writers who worked on those would still be under NDAs?
One thing I see Mr Wilson is director of is the Eon Screen Writer's Workshop. It's no secret and has been around for years, but I wasn't aware of it- it seems to nurture new screenwriting talent. You never know, they might try and get a Bond writer or two from that too.
And the G stands for Gregg. I'd never thought to find out! :)
Well it's going to get better, yes.
I only go by this article from 2010 when Mendes was being floated as Skyfall’s director.
https://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=8214&t=mi6&s=news
I think development is actually further along than we think. The recently announced Project 007 video game is a prequel and I wouldnt be surprised if that leads into Bond 26, and the actor will be Bond in the game. Maybe PWB has come up with something for them?
Very interesting, thanks for that.
That 'insider' quoted in the last paragraph ended up not looking too smart! :)
The movie will be released when the time is right. When that will be, who knows. Earliest date looking likely now is spring next year, and that assumes the roll out of vaccines worldwide goes well this year with no unforeseen problems.
The whole planet needs to be on an even keel before this film can get safely released in the knowledge that it will hit packed cinemas everywhere, and just not in a few select cinemas in a few select countries. The financial backers and EON need their money, and in a recession to end all recessions looming on the horizon, they will need it more than ever.
Last year during the early stages of the pandemic, before lockdowns happened and the seriousness of this virus was not fully realised, when EON originally announced NTTD would be pushed back, people thought the producers had lost their minds. They were obviously informed way ahead of the rest of us what was coming down the road.
Since then they've been one step ahead every time.
The 007 Store has just relisted the five Bond Swatches for sale, after previously being sold out.
Interestingly, it has also just added a Corgi model of the Triumph Scrambler available for pre-order, with a November 2021 release date.
It's not a perfect situation, no-one is happy, but I think us fans need to remember that we're the only ones who don't stand to lose our actual money on this before we start griping about what anyone else should do.
As for Project 007. I expect there to be no direct connection to Bond 26.
https://www.thegentlemansjournal.com/article/here-are-all-the-cars-bond-will-drive-and-wreck-in-no-time-to-die/
I’m curious too. I’m guessing that’s the scene directly before Bond leaves for Norway?
So that would be around.. what.. 2 hours 15 min into the movie? With 30 min left with the car chase, mayhem in the woods, etc
One year does not equal forever.
I'll get back to you one year from now when it still wouldn't be any better.
There is a strong case that the longer this drags on, we are paving the way for a new way of life, post 2020, which is very different to how life was in 2019. We could become a planet of hermits, no more socialising in big groups, face masks and social distancing becomes routine when going out, ghost town city centres with very few bars or restaurants, no cinema, etc.
The Stallone movie Demolition Man has never looked more likely as the future.... :(
Yes, COVID is awful in a lot of ways. This still isn't a patch on the Spanish flu, the world wars, or the great depression - to name just a few things in the last century. If the worst thing that happens to us all through this is that a Bond movie is delayed for a while . . . well, then we'll have done bloody great.
I'm a fan, and yes - selfishly, I'd love to watch the movie tomorrow. But we know that if it streams tomorrow, everyone involved will lose hundreds of millions of dollars. Holding out hope for a traditional box office that could top 1 billion is a gamble, but not an unreasonable one given the circumstances.
A slightly stiffer upper lip might be useful here, and a bit of perspective.