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To be fair to David, brands, props and the overall Bond lifestyle is a monumental passion project that he's undertaken for about 20 years and he takes it incredibly seriously. The guy is hardcore when it comes to attention to detail of these things and so in his case, I wouldn't say it's a stupid question to ask at all, especially as all the other heavier questions had been asked by others prior to his own query.
Agreed. I think in his mind he's made a decision to return; he just needs and wants some time to play other roles. I think the break will make him more enthusiastic to play Bond. That's what we want, right? A pumped up, ready-to-go actor tackling the role with all he has. No one wants a tired, worn out guy playing Bond, not even Craig.
"Yes, I will return" or "no, I'm not."
He's had almost a year to decide. Actually it's more like a year and a half. SPECTRE finished filming in summer of last year.
If he doesn't want to come back he could say it. Just say it, no prevarication. My guess is he could be holding back letting EON think he's out and at the last moment he'll ask for a much higher fee. I think that's his tactic. He sort of admitted it in the Time Out interview when he said he'd only return for the money. I think that's the truth and anything else Craig says is, with respect, just bullshitting us.
My favorite part was when he grabbed his clothes to say "what, these old things" yet he was grabbing a $1500 Belstaff, a Brunello T shirt that cost $275, Brunello Jeans that are $750...etc...
THAT all being said, Tosca isn't for everyone and if there is one thing I have learned early on is that you can't please everyone. Still was and remains a fun experience...
As I said before, he walked back some of the 'wrist slash', which is what he should have done.
There are multi-$m negotiations either under way or about to take place. Craig is a critical component of those negotiations, as the star of the franchise. It is not appropriate to jeopardize or impact such discussions negatively for MGM/EON, and I'm sure Craig is aware of that.
So we end up with much ado about nothing from a 'Bond' perspective, which is as it should be, because it was called 'Beyond Bond' after all.
So my point is this: With the potential protracted delay between B24 and B25, I wouldn't get my hopes up, as serious actor's (as opposed to movie star's) priorities change.
And that's a good point, Craig does consider himself a serious actor, so we wouldn't know just yet. But, for now, as far as we're concerned, he's still in.
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And by the way, mods, would anyone please tell me how can I deactivate the automatic 'Save Draft' mode? It keeps ruining the page's loading process and eats a large amount of time when I'm ready to make my post. Can't we just keep it manually done?
This is what leads to my double posts. Always.
You hit the nail on the head when you said style isnt fashion David. We just disagree on DC having much style outside of playing bond. I think mentioning how much each item costs emphasis my point when to my mind a better looking outfit could be found for much less. Money definitely isn't what makes someone stylish. From what I've seen over the years I've witnessed a lot of bond fans almost religiously copying everything Dan is seen out wearing and to me he rarely looks cool outside of bond. Each to their own btw, I'm not having a go. This coming from one of Craig's biggest fans. Keep up the good work on the vlogs and welcome to the forum.
As usual you are the voice of reason. Honestly, how do you do it? Even in the "P" thread you are the most sane if I may say so without sounding like a kiss-ass ;)
EDIT: I missed your reference to "P". I'm a bit slow today.
Best wishes there... I'm avoiding that thread.
http://www.cinemaretro.com/index.php/archives/9372-DANIEL-CRAIG-TALKS-JAMES-BOND,-OTHELLO,-BLADE-RUNNER-AND-STAR-WARS.html
"Dan is keeping quiet and acting disinterested to make EON think he's done so they'll throw endless money at him to stay on."
"EON is so sneaky! They are keeping things on the down-low to make Dan think they don't want him, courting other actors to make him jealous, then poof, Dan signs on when he thinks the role is out of his grasp for a price they dictate."
This isn't a soap opera people. Dan's relationship with Barbara and Michael, as well as all EON top brass is different than what Cubby's dynamics were with his past actors. Dan and EON are a true team, and when they go into negotiations for anything Bond related, whether with Sony or MGM, it's Dan and them that walk hand in hand, instead of Barbara leading the charge and letting Dan wait in the shadows like he has no say in anything. It's why Dan uses words like "we" to describe the Bond team. They're a true family and in everything together. We don't live in a time when a Bond actor is just expected to show up, act their scenes, then piss off, as it used to be. Starting with Craig the old guard of Bond moviemaking has developed into something more special in my eyes, where EON respect their Bond actor as a viable part of the creative team, which they should, as the moment an actor signs on to play 007 they are the face of that iconic brand and deserve a say in how their era plays out.
Dan and EON aren't playing games with each other, getting political or strategic with their words and actions to try and get more or less money out of each other or shake up negotiations. Anybody that thinks otherwise is delusional and not well-informed about how this era has progressed, to be frank and a little impolite. From day one Dan and EON have been in this thing together, and that won't stop until the day Daniel hangs up his holster for good (even after which he and Barbara will likely still work together on other projects), and may that time be years away!
I love this post! So true.
I agree it sounds as if they´re a team. But, as different as their respective situations were, it also sounded as if Brosnan was solid part of the family, until all of a sudden he wasn´t anymore.