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  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    Tuck91 wrote: »
    Fiennes is contracted for one more
    Again, contracts can change.
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    I do hope he comes back. The others, not so much, except for Whishaw.
  • Fiennes can come back in a small role. Not all Bond stories need M heavily involved.
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    Fiennes can come back in a small role. Not all Bond stories need M heavily involved.

    Yes, no more than 3 memorable minutes in the film would suffice.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
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    Univex wrote: »
    Fiennes can come back in a small role. Not all Bond stories need M heavily involved.

    Yes, no more than 3 memorable minutes in the film would suffice.

    Not with the movie star power that Ralph Fiennes has.
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    I hope M, whoever plays the character, will appear in a maximum of 5 scenes, preferably just 2 or 3. After the Brosnan (TWINE/DAD mostly) and Craig movies thus far, I'm ready to see M go back more behind the scenes.
  • Univex wrote: »
    Fiennes can come back in a small role. Not all Bond stories need M heavily involved.

    Yes, no more than 3 memorable minutes in the film would suffice.
    Remember when Bond would flirt with Moneypenny, get his briefing from M, and off we went into the mission?
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    I remember Skyfall.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Univex wrote: »
    Fiennes can come back in a small role. Not all Bond stories need M heavily involved.
    Yes, no more than 3 memorable minutes in the film would suffice.
    Remember when Bond would flirt with Moneypenny, get his briefing from M, and off we went into the mission?
    Good times. Good times.
  • edited September 2018 Posts: 5,767
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Risico007 wrote: »
    I personally enjoy Spectre it’s not amazing but it isn’t as bad as some make of out to be

    I agree.

    It's become routine for some to liberally dispense comments that would always circle back to how bad a film SPECTRE is. Ever since sir Roger's passing, even the silly TMWTGG has become Bond gold while the besmirchment of SPECTRE continues without a pause.

    I wonder if Bond 25 will get the same treatment.
    It doesn´t have to do with silly or not IMO, but with Entertainment. TMWTGG, with all ist flaws, is extremely solid craftsmanship, and it knows how to propel the Story on.


    FoxRox wrote: »
    Would be an interesting move to see a new M. Still, we can’t rule out Fiennes just yet, especially since he could get a small role as M.
    Exactly. Fiennes getting his schedule filled is good News, suggesting a smaller role for M in Bond 25.


    jake24 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Has anyone on Team Scooby confirmed their involvement in this film yet? I'm just curious.
    Not one. Whishaw has stated that he believes he is under contract, but contracts appear to mean nothing in this business.
    Gotta love the British way of speaking. To believe one is under contract…. :-))


    bondjames wrote: »
    jake24 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Has anyone on Team Scooby confirmed their involvement in this film yet? I'm just curious.
    Not one. Whishaw has stated that he believes he is under contract, but contracts appear to mean nothing in this business.
    Thanks @jake24. It's certainly strange that they haven't said anything affirmative yet.
    Why? Hardly anyone on this production confirmed anything. It seems to be the new Policy.
  • It may sound unbelievable to some, but despite all the flaws, I enjoy TMWTGG immensely more than SP.
    There’s absolutely nothing unbelievable about it. TMWTGG is an infinitely superior film with one of the finest villains in the franchise, gorgeous Thai locales (I still dream of some day visiting Phuket and Pang Nha Bay), Roger Moore in peak form, and most importantly it’s FUN (J.W. Pepper is a hoot)!

    TMWTGG is in my top 10, SP is at the very bottom next to QOS and DAD.

  • WalecsWalecs On Her Majesty's Secret Service
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    Hopefully they go the Shatterhand/Purvis and Wade route because they spent all that effort and money into SP. Instead of taking the SF approach to re-reboot again, Eon can prove itself to be worthy of being able to continue a story while IMPROVING upon it unlike what we saw between OHMSS & DAF, LTK & GE, or QOS & SF, where the former movies had started something a little interesting but were never given justice with their latter immediate follow-ups. Sometimes the stories were barely touched-upon again.

    Here we have the cast and crew from QOS and SP who are eager to return, ranging from David Arnold to Lea Sidoux to Jeffrey Wright....We already have the set up of how Bond wins the heart of the icy accomplished daughter of the man who was responsible for killing Vesper and being very elusive until found as a mere shadow of his former self, dying in vain.

    ...Run with the story for once, Eon! Own it!

    +1
  • ResurrectionResurrection Kolkata, India
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    When Spectre trailer was out I thought Madeline Swann is playing a villianous Character sent by Mr white himself, Don't know why but I am still hoping that she is.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    boldfinger wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    jake24 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Has anyone on Team Scooby confirmed their involvement in this film yet? I'm just curious.
    Not one. Whishaw has stated that he believes he is under contract, but contracts appear to mean nothing in this business.
    Thanks @jake24. It's certainly strange that they haven't said anything affirmative yet.
    Why? Hardly anyone on this production confirmed anything. It seems to be the new Policy.
    On the face of it there's perhaps nothing unusual about it of course, especially at this early stage. As you noted, the producers don't seem to be saying much. Even Craig announced his involvement first.

    However, let's look at it another way: why wouldn't they just confirm it when asked, as opposed to talking about being on contract and what not? It's not like it's a real topic of conversation anywhere, as these are bit characters (despite their excessive involvement in the last film). There's no real marketing advantage to holding back anything for the respective actor or for the producer, as this isn't like 2011 when they were pretending Harris wasn't MP or Whishaw wasn't Q.
  • Baz Bamigboye has confirmed that Fiennes is expected to star in Bond 25:
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6217011/Ralph-Fiennes-star-new-Kingsman-prequel-shines-spotlight-intelligence-organisations.html

    I think Fiennes is terrific as M.

    I enjoyed Mallory a lot in SF – he was ever so slightly dubious but really won my affection by the end. I thought he was a little one note in SP.

    I think his scenes with Judi Dench in SF were terrific, but everything felt a bit drab and repetitive with Andrew Scott.

    Remember, it was Baz who broke the news that Fiennes would star in SF back in 2011.

    I’d be disappointed if the Craig era meant we lost this MI6 team. I’m a big fan of the stuff that Whishaw, Harris and Fiennes have done together.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    Well, as long as the team is not a gang running around in a van solving mysteries.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Baz states that Fiennes is 'expected to be in B25'. I agree. He is indeed expected to be in the film.
  • jake24jake24 Sitting at your desk, kissing your lover, eating supper with your familyModerator
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    bondjames wrote: »
    Baz states that Fiennes is 'expected to be in B25'. I agree. He is indeed expected to be in the film.
    Precisely. Not confirmation as far as I'm concerned. Does someone want to clarify via Twitter?
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
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    Baz Bamigboye has confirmed that Fiennes is expected to star in Bond 25:
    https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-6217011/Ralph-Fiennes-star-new-Kingsman-prequel-shines-spotlight-intelligence-organisations.html

    I think Fiennes is terrific as M.

    I enjoyed Mallory a lot in SF – he was ever so slightly dubious but really won my affection by the end. I thought he was a little one note in SP.

    I think his scenes with Judi Dench in SF were terrific, but everything felt a bit drab and repetitive with Andrew Scott.

    Remember, it was Baz who broke the news that Fiennes would star in SF back in 2011.

    I’d be disappointed if the Craig era meant we lost this MI6 team. I’m a big fan of the stuff that Whishaw, Harris and Fiennes have done together.

    I agree with that, though it certainly didn't help that the scenes with Scott were incredibly ham-fisted. Very hard for even a talented actor like Fiennes to make something interesting out of such bland sign-posting and exposition, though he gave it a good crack of the whip.

    "Cocky little bastard, aren't you?"

    Scott is also a talented dude but unfortunately they gave him nothing to work with - a very subdued version of his Moriarty, complete with hums and eyerolls.

    Anyway, I digress. Yes, I like Fiennes a lot as M and I appreciate the begrudging respect that his M has for Bond. It gives his scenes with Craig a little extra spark. I do hope he comes back and stays on beyond Bond 25, however unlikely that may be.
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    Just hope he doesn’t get overused and misused like in SP again. Same goes for Q and Moneypenny. It just wasn’t a good idea to have them be main characters in the story. For me, that worked with M in SF, but that’s about it.
  • Bentley007Bentley007 Manitoba, Canada
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    jake24 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Baz states that Fiennes is 'expected to be in B25'. I agree. He is indeed expected to be in the film.
    Precisely. Not confirmation as far as I'm concerned. Does someone want to clarify via Twitter?

    It's not confirmation but if Baz is saying its expected, can we safely assume that Fiennes also expects to be in the film. In recent weeks Baz has reported about Fiennes a few times leading me to believe he has spoken with him in that last month.
  • St_GeorgeSt_George Shuttling Drax's lovelies to the space doughnut - happy 40th, MR!
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    Walecs wrote: »
    Hopefully they go the Shatterhand/Purvis and Wade route because they spent all that effort and money into SP. Instead of taking the SF approach to re-reboot again, Eon can prove itself to be worthy of being able to continue a story while IMPROVING upon it unlike what we saw between OHMSS & DAF, LTK & GE, or QOS & SF, where the former movies had started something a little interesting but were never given justice with their latter immediate follow-ups. Sometimes the stories were barely touched-upon again.

    Here we have the cast and crew from QOS and SP who are eager to return, ranging from David Arnold to Lea Sidoux to Jeffrey Wright....We already have the set up of how Bond wins the heart of the icy accomplished daughter of the man who was responsible for killing Vesper and being very elusive until found as a mere shadow of his former self, dying in vain.

    ...Run with the story for once, Eon! Own it!

    +1

    I wholeheartedly agree with this too. Except that GE was an improvement on LTK in every way, as was SF on QOS. Other than that, wholeheartedly. ;)

    Really, though, Eon; go the Shatterhand route, call it Shatterhand and properly deliver Shatterhand.
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    St_George wrote: »
    Really, though, Eon; go the Shatterhand route, call it Shatterhand and properly deliver Shatterhand.

    Totally agree SG,and make it a standalone film,mission based and no emotional baggage,one to rival any of Craig's others,and one that can genuinely lay a claim that its the best of his tenure.

  • ResurrectionResurrection Kolkata, India
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    talos7 wrote: »
    Well, as long as the team is not a gang running around in a van solving mysteries.

    Agreed
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    talos7 wrote: »
    Well, as long as the team is not a gang running around in a van solving mysteries.

    Agreed

    Amen to that !!
  • RC7RC7
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    Highly unlikely that Fiennes won’t be in B25.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    RC7 wrote: »
    Highly unlikely that Fiennes won’t be in B25.

    Less than ten percent.
  • edited September 2018 Posts: 12,267
    https://www.reddit.com/r/JamesBond/comments/9jomwz/jeffrey_wright_talks_felix_leiters_future_hold/

    https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2018/09/28/jeffrey-wright-talks-hold-the-dark-loving-the-cold-and-felix-leiters-future

    Found this article shared on Reddit by B00Mshadow.

    Wright really seems to be teasing something. No confirmations, but certainly interesting how he phrases everything.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Feed him to the sharks. Putin s pet sharks.
  • RemingtonRemington I'll do anything for a woman with a knife.
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    If Wright is back, my enthusiasm for Bond 25 will skyrocket.
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