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In a sense, I could see that happening. The attitude towards Bond seems to be he is an iconic character forever like Sherlock Holmes, Tarzan, Dracula, etc.
If Michael and Barbara were to eventually retire Bond, he would still be around in the form of continuation novels, possibly graphic novels, etc. Does seem to me they are more focused on other projects these days.
Incredible, so i think they push back Bond 25 on Nov. 2020. Great job from the producers. Or better they wait for 2022 (60 Anniversary).
I want Cubby Broccoli back
You should self-immolate outside EON HQ. Send a message to those punks.
They had shot half of the Rhythm Section film; so I imagine Reed Morano will edit the footage she has and prep for the other half of filming to commence again in 4 months time. She'll have a shorter post-production window before release in Feb, but that is obviously supplemented by the time she'll spend working on the film during the next few months.
Meanwhile, EON will work out the schedules for filming to recommence. Personally, that sounds like a logistical nightmare, but Barbara and Michael are considered top-flight producers, so I have no doubt they'll make it work. I presume they will then spend the intervening months working on Bond.
Though, I have made a slight observation from Reed Morano's Instagram page. It seems as though Michael Wilson and his son Gregg are ones steering Rhythm Section. I wouldn't be surprised if it was their pet project and Barbara has been focusing her energy on Bond. It's been an open secret for a while, that Michael has taken a backseat on 007 and Barbara has been in charge. I doubt she wants Craig to go out on a downer.
C'mon, EON - a bit of urgency would be nice!
The vocabulary around Bond and B25 is always „tired“, „delay“, „recasting“, „undecided“, „problems“ ... there‘s really need for some good news ...
As for updates (or lack thereof), I think we're suffering from some amnesia. There was little known at this stage, for what was then "Bond 24," either. From December 2013 to February 2014, this was all there was, really:
http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/james-bond-007/news/a540868/ralph-fiennes-i-know-nothing-about-bond-24/
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/01/17/james-bond-writer-john-logan-intends-bond-24-and-25-to-build-on-what-they-did-in-skyfall (in retrospect, this ius a fascinating read and gives credence to the idea that Spectre was supposed to be two films.)
https://www.007.info/miss-moneypenny-interviewed-in-total-film/
I´m pretty sure they do other projects in order to get their heads free, so they can fully concentrate on Bond when they do that. As can be easily seen from the post Cubby Bond films, the current producers like to incorporate a lot of different elements into their films. If they put some of those elements into other films, they won´t feel the need so much to put them into the next Bond film, which can only be a good thing.
As for the timing, they are extremely professional and experienced people, growing up inside the franchise and working in the business since their adolescence, so I have no doubt they can do several things in one year.
If you eat the same stuff every day, the most healthy food becomes toxic sooner or later. You´ve got to rotate here and there.
If they pull a Mad Max Fury Road I´d be happy to hear nothing about Bond 25 until the first trailer.
That will be the curry you had last night.
Haha that’s a possibility.
Gary Barber announced in November 2012 that Logan was writing Bond 24 and 25 (after Barbara Broccoli denied it). Mendes said in a 2014 interview (with the now-disgraced Charlie Rose) the original plan was for a two-part story but that came undone.
I agree. March will have the next big news. I also have that feeling. Probably director news, and possibly a couple other details. We won’t get title and other big stuff until November or December though.
If they feel that way about Bond they should sell.
Does that include Craig's announcement on the Colbert show? I think Brosnan took some photos with a contract in 86, and that never came to be. In fact both Brosnan and Dalton finished work on their last Bond film fully expecting to do another.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/04/studio-behind-star-wars-and-james-bond-films-considers-new-site-in-london
Have you got any links to that interview?
Eon also put out a release at the time.
http://www.007.com/daniel-craig-return-james-bond/
Interview was in April 2014. I had a link but it no longer works. But I just searched the site, and I believe I found another one. Go to 17:06 mark.
https://charlierose.com/episodes/21364?autoplay=true
I'm not saying he didn't have the backing of EON, but as many stated at the time they would need a distributor locked in before preproduction on Bond 25 could commence. It appears as if Craig is more giving his assurance with his public statement, rather than they are actually getting underway.
Aidan Turner is a horrible actor, has zero charisma, does not look like Bond and will NEVER play Bond.
As for the silence, I am absolutely confident that the reason for the silence is not that EON hasn't done much since they announced Craig's return last summer. I am completely sure that the reason is that they have locked down a truly A-list director who demands absolutely secrecy until it's time to make an announcement.
You really put the T in "trust".
A wary guy like me very much suspects they haven't got anything in place yet.