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Just as I intended to. You see, I don't have anything to sell here.
Eon have also confirmed Craig is back as Bond. And, to help clarify, distribution and sales companies always want as many certainties as possible for financial success (box office and the value of international sales) and so they always want a lead actor or actress who will help achieve that, and therefore any distributor will be delighted Craig is Bond again because he's a proven box office draw. Distributors would be, understandably, nervous of a new actor in the role because, like Lazenby and Dalton, that actor might not be critically or publicly accepted and have the same drawing power. As Bond, Craig has proven he has that drawing power. Done deal.
The only confirmation EON would give is in case Craig is leaving before Bond 25, not that he is staying. Only Craig's own statement is needed for it to be official that he is doing another film.
Funny. @ColonelSun claims they have announced his signing. Knowwhat? Why don't you fight it out with him first and I take on the survivor, practicing the tried and true methods of Spectre.
Yes. You know I thought I saw a link to an Eon confirmation, but if I'm wrong, there is no way on earth Eon would have let Craig make such a definite announcement on a top US Talk Show unless it was real. He's back - and I'm not even sure why we are debating it.
Where did I say they never announced it? I'm replying to you, not @ColonelSun. If Craig says he is coming back for Bond 25, it becomes a fact even if EON never confirmed it. I don't care about the ongoing discussion on whether or not EON officially announced Craig for Bond 25. My point is they don't need to say anything, as long as Craig says he is back, it's official. Craig could have posted a statement on his own personal Facebook profile (instead of in a TV interview) if he wanted to, it still would make it official even if EON remained silent.
So are you 10 years old, or what just playing dumb? Do you have any idea how the world works? Craig has been under contract with EON since 2005. Turn on your brain and understand this: you can't sign someone who is already under contract. Did you ever have a job in your life? Do you honestly think I, or anyone with a job, must ask my boss every day after work to confirm if I'm still employed so I know if I can come to the office tomorrow? As long as the contract is ongoing, why would I need confirmation from my employers if I say to a co-worker 'see you at work tomorrow'?
Craig had interviews all that day and held out his announcement about Bond because it was meant to make a splash - which it did. An actor does not make that kind of announcement unless it's genuine - and, obviously, he and Eon agreed to this. Get real.
“I’ve been trying to get out of this from the very moment I got into it. But they won’t let me go, and I’ve agreed to do a couple more, but let’s see how this one does, because business is business and if the [bleep] goes down, I’ve got a contract that somebody will happily wipe their arse with.”
He's agreed to come back and honour his contract and EON want him back. The distributor is the last link. If everything works out, we move forward.
Craig's return was confirmed by the official website and their social media channels on Facebook, Twitter and whatnot. He's coming back.
He can't be lying about his intentions if he is still under contract, because he doesn't need to sign anything after saying on TV he will be in Bond 25.
@noSolaceleft is flogging a dead horse. I suspect he knows it by now.
I could go to great lengths - again - to explain to all of you - again - my reasoning but why don't we just wait and see? When we get insight of the procedure and they tell "yeah back when we had signed him in July (?) and allowed him to let it out" you all can tell me how right you were and how wrong I was. Count on me to tell it to you the other way around if I am right!
Now, more seriously: Daniel Craig has been under contract since 2005. Why in the hell do you need confirmation from EON about the employment of an actor who already has an on-going contract with them? Unless you clearly have no idea how the real world works.
You're wearing your arm out with all that whipping.
At least I got something to whip with, even if it's only cool rationale.
Did you get confirmation by the moderators last night that your membership to these forums was still valid for today before login in this morning? If not, you should be banned for deciding to use your account without the mods telling you were allowed to come back. Didn't you get the memo? All accounts here are renewed every day before being allowed to be logged in.
What rationale? Craig has said he's back. Eon have said he's back. A top director they want has just, very openly, said he's in discussions with Eon and - guess what (?) - Craig. Stop wasting everyone's time with your rationale.
I have no solace left. You flogged it from me.