Best and worst case scenario for the Amazon Bond

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  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
    edited March 4 Posts: 7,605
    Maybe a hot take (and possibly voiced previously in this thread), but I would consider Amazon handing Nolan full creative control for one Bond film, in a way that Barbara and Michael were unwilling to do (fairly enough, IMO), to be a silver lining to this whole Amazon debacle.
    We have so many great (and some not so great) Bond films, I'd like to see Nolans.
    Worst case is just tons of bad spin offs based on secondary Bond characters, a "Bondverse". But at the end of the day, we're blessed to have such a mountain of excellent stories in book and film form, and I'm grateful for it.
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
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    Maybe a hot take (and possibly voiced previously in this thread), but I would consider Amazon handing Nolan full creative control for one Bond film, in a way that Barbara and Michael were unwilling to do (fairly enough, IMO), to be a silver lining to this whole Amazon debacle.
    We have so many great (and some not so great) Bond films, I'd like to see Nolans.
    Worst case is just tons of bad spin offs based on secondary Bond characters, a "Bondverse". But at the end of the day, we're blessed to have such a mountain of excellent stories in book and film form, and I'm grateful for it.

    Do you think Amazon would give more or less creative control than EON, say to a director like Nolan?

    I honestly have no idea how Amazon work just curious how it differs to EON.
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    They never will give power to Nolan. The star is the franchise, not the director.
    They are going to get yes-men who collect the money, shoot the film and do not supervise the editing or VFX because once they stop shooting, their work is done.
    Marvel and SW are the template.
    As for Chalamet, he is already Bob in the Dylan franchise, so it's only two letters steps away from Bond. More seriously, they will want to attract the Z gen, so Chalamet, even for a one off, is a good bet.
  • SeveSeve The island of Lemoy
    Posts: 478
    Stamper wrote: »
    As for Chalamet, he is already Bob in the Dylan franchise, so it's only two letters steps away from Bond. More seriously, they will want to attract the Z gen, so Chalamet, even for a one off, is a good bet.

    He's American, so he has zero chance

    Transitions are tricky and sensitive times and they will want it to be as smooth and seamless as possible. There's a significant proportion of "goodwill" included in the amount they paid out for the franchise, which can easily be lost if they mess up.

    They will want to demonstrate that they are a "safe pair of hands" and thus will avoid anything potentially controvercial in their first outing.

    IMO they will want to bring everyone onboard the new ship and won't risk alienating any significant portion of the fan base so early in their tenure.

    If they do mess it up, James Bond may not be seen again until after the copyright expires...
  • echoecho 007 in New York
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    Jacob Elordi is Bond. Time to get used to him.

    They'll never adapt CR again. That would be a mistake.
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    echo wrote: »
    Jacob Elordi is Bond. Time to get used to him.

    They'll never adapt CR again. That would be a mistake.

    That would be a mistake, so it's a possibility.
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    Ludovico wrote: »
    echo wrote: »
    Jacob Elordi is Bond. Time to get used to him.

    They'll never adapt CR again. That would be a mistake.

    That would be a mistake, so it's a possibility.

    Lol — unfortunately true.
  • Posts: 1,665
    Ludovico wrote: »
    echo wrote: »
    Jacob Elordi is Bond. Time to get used to him.

    They'll never adapt CR again. That would be a mistake.

    That would be a mistake, so it's a possibility.

    A Goldfinger remake is more likely.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 17,273
    Another one?
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    echo wrote: »
    Jacob Elordi is Bond. Time to get used to him.

    They'll never adapt CR again. That would be a mistake.

    Who’s Jacob Elordi?
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,519
    echo wrote: »
    Jacob Elordi is Bond. Time to get used to him.

    They'll never adapt CR again. That would be a mistake.

    Who’s Jacob Elordi?

    He played Elvis in Sofia Coppola's "Pricilla". Honestly, I don't see him as a Bond potential, sorry.
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    The rules that the Bond actor shouldn't be american don't apply anymore! There are no rules!
  • buddyoldchapbuddyoldchap Formerly known as JeremyBondon
    edited March 5 Posts: 290
    Neither Elordi nor Chamalamadingdong will be Bond, ever, and rightfully so.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    Posts: 18,494
    Neither Elordi nor Chamalamadingdong will be Bond, ever, and rightfully so.

    What about Brian Bopadingdingbopadoodoo? Is he still in with a chance?
  • edited March 5 Posts: 4,717
    I don't see Elordi as Bond either. I actually genuinely think going from Saltburn Barry Keoghan would make a better Bond than him! Not that I think he'll get it either by the way.

    He's got the right level of fame though I suppose. I'm not all that fond of him as an actor but he has his fans. It's just that I don't think he's quite right.
  • SeveSeve The island of Lemoy
    Posts: 478
    Stamper wrote: »
    The rules that the Bond actor shouldn't be american don't apply anymore! There are no rules!

    What makes you think that?
  • VenutiusVenutius Yorkshire
    edited March 5 Posts: 3,232
    Seve wrote: »
    What makes you think that?
    Bottom line: they were EON's rules. Amazon now having full creative control means that they don't have to follow EON's rules. They'll be setting their own.
  • SeveSeve The island of Lemoy
    edited March 5 Posts: 478
    Venutius wrote: »
    Seve wrote: »
    What makes you think that?
    Bottom line: they were EON's rules. Amazon now having full creative control means that they don't have to follow EON's rules. They'll be setting their own.

    They don't have to, but they will, because they paid a lot of money for the "goodwill" and "if it's not broken, don't fix it"

    Maybe down the road they may want to try out an American Bond, or at least an American putting on a UK accent, but would be a high risk way to start out, and it would be a risk with a huge potential downside and no foreseeable upside, as American audiences are used to Bond being British, just like everyone else is.

    (Unless Donald Trump issues an Excecutive Order declaring James Bond to be American)
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