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  • SeanCraigSeanCraig Germany
    edited April 2017 Posts: 732
    I don't think so anymore. There was clear hope when we heard about the helicopter deal and P&W are back to create a script (regardless if that's a good or bad idea) but right now I think we are about 12 months away from real news and 2.5 years to a new Bond adventure. Filming won't start this year but maybe next year as earliest and November 2019 sound most likely now.
  • Pierce2DanielPierce2Daniel
    Posts: 4,400
    Page Six: Daniel Craig will return as 007 as Tom Hiddleston is ruled out

    daniel-craig.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=300

    http://pagesix.com/2017/04/03/daniel-craig-ready-for-more-007-after-slash-my-wrist-diss/

    This makes perfect sense – I imagine the new script has a solid sense of identity and it’s enough for Craig to commit for a final outing. I also guess Bond 25 will focus on “Bond’s place in the world, post-Brexit and Trump.” So, with that in mind, I think we all know that the next announcement is Sam Mendes returning to direct……..

  • tanaka123tanaka123
    Posts: 4,325
    Pierce2Daniel wrote: »
    Page Six: Daniel Craig will return as 007 as Tom Hiddleston is ruled out

    daniel-craig.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=300

    http://pagesix.com/2017/04/03/daniel-craig-ready-for-more-007-after-slash-my-wrist-diss/

    This makes perfect sense – I imagine the new script has a solid sense of identity and it’s enough for Craig to commit for a final outing. I also guess Bond 25 will focus on “Bond’s place in the world, post-Brexit and Trump.” So, with that in mind, I think we all know that the next announcement is Sam Mendes returning to direct……..

    I think they need to rewrite the first sentence

    'After saying he’d rather “slash my wrists” than do a final Bond movie ...'

    That actually says that he never wants to do a final Bond movie! I.e. he'd rather slash his wrists than ever stop playing the part!
  • SirHilaryBraySirHilaryBray Scotland
    Posts: 2,138
    http://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/daniel-craig-set-for-one-more-james-bond-film-as-producers-finally-persuade-him-to-return-a3506481.html
  • DonnyDB5DonnyDB5 Buffalo, New York
    Posts: 1,755
    Are any of these sources reliable platforms for news?
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
    Posts: 12,506
    I will await something official as always. Silly season between Bond and the press never stops or fails to surprise me with some of the stuff they put out there!
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    edited April 2017 Posts: 15,423
    DonnyDB5 wrote: »
    Are any of these sources reliable platforms for news?
    I'll take it with a pinch of salt. The article makes many claims that already scream inaccurate, capitalizes on the "slashing wrists" comment that's taken out of context, yet ignores Craig's claim that he'll "terribly miss" being 007 and that he's "got the best job in the world."

    Alas, the Tom Hiddleston being "considered" for the role by the producers claim alone just screams forged report to me, right from the start. It's just a story giving the magazines something to give the public to read and speculate out of nowhere and with no strongholds.
  • SirHilaryBraySirHilaryBray Scotland
    Posts: 2,138
    See my comment here from December 2016 http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/comment/679214/#Comment_679214
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    edited April 2017 Posts: 8,083
    It's kinda obvious at first glance that they are stretching the few bits of information they have to make it seem more like news. They even mention Othello, and I'm not sure how a "source" would have any actual knowledge of how that impacts his decision. All this article really says is that "things are moving in a positive direction". Of course, that writers strike is still possible.
  • SirHilaryBraySirHilaryBray Scotland
    Posts: 2,138
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    It's kinda obvious at first glance that they are stretching the few bits of information they have to make it seem more like news. They even mention Othello, and I'm not sure how a "source" would have any actual knowledge of how that impacts his decision. All this article really says is that "things are moving in a positive direction". Of course, that writers strike is still possible.

    Put my mortgage on something being announced by May.
  • DonnyDB5DonnyDB5 Buffalo, New York
    Posts: 1,755
    SirHilaryBray wrote: »
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    It's kinda obvious at first glance that they are stretching the few bits of information they have to make it seem more like news. They even mention Othello, and I'm not sure how a "source" would have any actual knowledge of how that impacts his decision. All this article really says is that "things are moving in a positive direction". Of course, that writers strike is still possible.

    Put my mortgage on something being announced by May.

    Why May?
  • QuantumOrganizationQuantumOrganization We have people everywhere
    Posts: 1,187
    BBC and Evening Standard are reliable outlets.
  • JamesBondKenyaJamesBondKenya Danny Boyle laughs to himself
    Posts: 2,730
    "Bonds place in a brexit and trump world"

    My ass
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    edited April 2017 Posts: 28,694
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    DonnyDB5 wrote: »
    Are any of these sources reliable platforms for news?
    I'll take it with a pinch of salt. The article makes many claims that already scream inaccurate, capitalizes on the "slashing wrists" comment that's taken out of context, yet ignores Craig's claim that he'll "terribly miss" being 007 and that he's "got the best job in the world."

    Alas, the Tom Hiddleston being "considered" for the role by the producers claim alone just screams forged report to me, right from the start. It's just a story giving the magazines something to give the public to read and speculate out of nowhere and with no strongholds.

    @ClarkDevlin, I could name maybe three articles offhand that didn't take that wrist-slashing comment out of context. The vast majority do, because that means clicks. Either way, the fact that a "journalist" sucks at writing isn't a sign of much anything. It's basically the standard now.
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    It's kinda obvious at first glance that they are stretching the few bits of information they have to make it seem more like news. They even mention Othello, and I'm not sure how a "source" would have any actual knowledge of how that impacts his decision. All this article really says is that "things are moving in a positive direction". Of course, that writers strike is still possible.

    The implication is that Barbara, by gifting Dan Othello where they could work on another creative enterprise to renew their energies post-SP, they would then meet after a break on another, possibly final Bond film for his era.

    I'm not saying that's what the situation is, but the article sounds a lot more credible than literally every other one from the last year that just says "[Fill in the name of a popular and timely actor here] is the next James Bond for....reasons."

    You're not going to see any reputable sites publishing news with this content in it, because the casting rumors, bookie bets and all the rest are patent, provable bullshit. By publishing this sort of thing these "journalists" open up the door for pseudo-industry experts in every dark and damp corner of the internet to use these news tidbits to fit their own skewed narratives of what is really going on behind the scenes. Which is why EON's word is the only one that matters at any time, because they don't have a dog in this fight of faux-journalism and click-baiting that these rag sites peddle.
  • boldfingerboldfinger
    Posts: 5,767
    DonnyDB5 wrote: »
    Are any of these sources reliable platforms for news?
    Not according to the way the articles are written.

  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
    Posts: 15,423
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote: »
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    DonnyDB5 wrote: »
    Are any of these sources reliable platforms for news?
    I'll take it with a pinch of salt. The article makes many claims that already scream inaccurate, capitalizes on the "slashing wrists" comment that's taken out of context, yet ignores Craig's claim that he'll "terribly miss" being 007 and that he's "got the best job in the world."

    Alas, the Tom Hiddleston being "considered" for the role by the producers claim alone just screams forged report to me, right from the start. It's just a story giving the magazines something to give the public to read and speculate out of nowhere and with no strongholds.

    @ClarkDevlin, I could name maybe three articles offhand that didn't take that wrist-slashing comment out of context. The vast majority do, because that means clicks. Either way, the fact that a "journalist" sucks at writing isn't a sign of much anything. It's basically the standard now.
    Definitely, Brady. Now that's a standard in the paparazzi business. Write whatever they can so their rates can go up.
  • SirHilaryBraySirHilaryBray Scotland
    edited April 2017 Posts: 2,138
    DonnyDB5 wrote: »
    SirHilaryBray wrote: »
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    It's kinda obvious at first glance that they are stretching the few bits of information they have to make it seem more like news. They even mention Othello, and I'm not sure how a "source" would have any actual knowledge of how that impacts his decision. All this article really says is that "things are moving in a positive direction". Of course, that writers strike is still possible.

    Put my mortgage on something being announced by May.

    Why May?

    Dan was in the UK at the weekend, he took in the Liverpool game. Othello ended in January, Kings and Logan are wrapped leaving only Season 1 (20 episodes) of Purity his other confirmed outstanding pre production work. I just have feeling P&W will have working titled script by that point and announcement will come. They will want to use Craig's return early to draw in the money and begin building the anticipation. Had a feeling for a while Bond 25 will come late 2018, the same 3 year gap between Skyfall to Spectre.
  • PanchitoPistolesPanchitoPistoles 2.0
    Posts: 4,619
    Great news! I am all for Craig's return as long as Bond 25 is designed to be his last Bond movie (no Bond actor had a proper send-off before), and as long as it's not a continuation of the Spectre storyline. No more Blofeld! Also, I am all for a third Bond movie directed by Mendes as long as he is focusing on making a great Sam Mendes movie, instead of focusing on making the most bondian Bond movie of all time.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    edited April 2017 Posts: 8,083
    Whether or not the article "sounds" credible is completely subjective. The fact is, the speculation of Barbara and Craig collaborating together as a precursor to Bond negotiations is just that - speculation. There is nothing to corroborate it. You, I or anyone may find it compelling, but nothing should be taken for granted until Craig's own thoughts are made clear. At this point, if Craig has anything negative to say about Bond, it's presumed to have been taken out of context from the moment it has left his lips.

    Regardless, many seem to be working under the assumption that as long as Craig wants to return, and Barbara is happy to have him, a fifth Craig film will happen. Unfortunately, it's not quite as cut and dry as that. You can't make a film without a distributor or a script. If this strike action rears its head again, everything is scuppered until further notice. If they are unable to secure a distributor, then 2018 can easily slip away. I think every Craig film so far has been hit with some kind of delay to production. Not to mention, both Brosnan and Dalton fully expected to return for a 5th and 3rd film respectively.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    Whether or not the article "sounds" credible is completely subjective. The fact is, the speculation of Barbara and Craig collaborating together as a precursor to Bond negotiations is just that - speculation. There is nothing to corroborate it. You, I or anyone may find it compelling, but nothing should be taken for granted until Craig's own thoughts are made clear. At this point, if Craig has anything negative to say about Bond, it's presumed to have been taken out of context from the moment it has left his lips.

    Regardless, many seem to be working under the assumption that as long as Craig wants to return, and Barbara is happy to have him, a fifth Craig film will happen. Unfortunately, it's not quite as cut and dry as that. You can't make a film without a distributor or a script. If this strike action rears its head again, everything is scuppered until further notice. If they are unable to secure a distributor, then 2018 can easily slip away. I think every Craig film so far has been hit with some kind of delay to production. Not to mention, both Brosnan and Dalton fully expected to return for a 5th and 3rd film respectively.

    It's an interesting stance to take for someone who has a tendency to follow everything that isn't corroborated while discounting all the things that are.

    It becomes hard to get a read on people who seem to switch opinions like a multiple-personality patient in a mental ward.
  • tanaka123tanaka123
    Posts: 4,325
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    Whether or not the article "sounds" credible is completely subjective. The fact is, the speculation of Barbara and Craig collaborating together as a precursor to Bond negotiations is just that - speculation. There is nothing to corroborate it. You, I or anyone may find it compelling, but nothing should be taken for granted until Craig's own thoughts are made clear. At this point, if Craig has anything negative to say about Bond, it's presumed to have been taken out of context from the moment it has left his lips.

    Regardless, many seem to be working under the assumption that as long as Craig wants to return, and Barbara is happy to have him, a fifth Craig film will happen. Unfortunately, it's not quite as cut and dry as that. You can't make a film without a distributor or a script. If this strike action rears its head again, everything is scuppered until further notice. If they are unable to secure a distributor, then 2018 can easily slip away. I think every Craig film so far has been hit with some kind of delay to production. Not to mention, both Brosnan and Dalton fully expected to return for a 5th and 3rd film respectively.

    Still holding out for Aidan Turner? :)
  • SirHilaryBraySirHilaryBray Scotland
    Posts: 2,138
    Yeah, he seems like he is =))
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited April 2017 Posts: 23,883
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    Whether or not the article "sounds" credible is completely subjective. The fact is, the speculation of Barbara and Craig collaborating together as a precursor to Bond negotiations is just that - speculation. There is nothing to corroborate it. You, I or anyone may find it compelling, but nothing should be taken for granted until Craig's own thoughts are made clear. At this point, if Craig has anything negative to say about Bond, it's presumed to have been taken out of context from the moment it has left his lips.

    Regardless, many seem to be working under the assumption that as long as Craig wants to return, and Barbara is happy to have him, a fifth Craig film will happen. Unfortunately, it's not quite as cut and dry as that. You can't make a film without a distributor or a script. If this strike action rears its head again, everything is scuppered until further notice. If they are unable to secure a distributor, then 2018 can easily slip away. I think every Craig film so far has been hit with some kind of delay to production. Not to mention, both Brosnan and Dalton fully expected to return for a 5th and 3rd film respectively.
    I agree. It's Craig if it's 2018. It will be someone else (apparently not Hiddles if this article is to be believed) if it's 2019 or, heaven forbid, later. I still stand by that opinion.

    It's possible that they're just playing it close to the vest after the fiasco of last time around, and things are farther along than we assume. We'll know soon enough, I suppose.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    When everything always gets twisted and spun six ways from Sunday, can EON really be begrudged for keeping things quiet? It never does them any favors to level with people, though they surely would want to. The human mind has just degraded itself into such a state that you can't trust people to be sensible about anything.

    Look at all the things people in this thread alone have taken out of context without cross-checking, researching, and critically thinking about anything they read. It's a very nasty climate to tell the public anything about what you're doing, because there's people who pretend they know what they're talking about and spread bullshit.

    After what has been done to Dan in the past, how EON is treated and how words are twisted, I wouldn't share anything if I was them that didn't need to be shared. It's a shame, but you just can't count on people to act level-headed and sensible anymore, especially with the cancer that is the internet being such a heavy breeding ground.
  • AlexanderWaverlyAlexanderWaverly
    Posts: 2,115
    re: NY Post. (All the British papers are quoting it and haven't confirmed this Craig-on-the-verge-of-coming-back themselves.)

    The Post was the first to report that MGM had been in negotiations to sell itself to a Chinese entity. The Wall Street Journal came out a few hours later with the same information with the additional tidbit the talks were done and not resulting in a sale.

    MGM had the chance to refute, but never commented. Gary Barber said nothing during last month's investor call and nobody asked.

    Also, in December, it was the first (I believe) to float this idea about how Othello was part of a plan to get Craig back.

    http://pagesix.com/2016/12/11/could-daniel-craig-be-convinced-to-play-james-bond-again/

    Make of this what you will.
  • Red_SnowRed_Snow Australia
    Posts: 2,496
    An update of the possible WGA writers strike.

    https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/wga-strike-authorization-vote-april-19-1202022086/

    https://deadline.com/2017/04/wga-strike-producers-hope-wga-will-engage-with-us-when-contract-talks-resume-1202060415/
  • peterpeter Toronto
    Posts: 8,493
    For anyone thinking Sam Mendes is going to be back on Bond 25... this would lead me to suspect that he said what he meant: he's done with 007:

    http://deadline.com/2017/04/sam-mendes-my-favorite-thing-is-monsters-sony-pictures-emil-ferris-1202061392/
  • dominicgreenedominicgreene The Eternal QOS Defender
    Posts: 1,756
    Lettuce bee real, Craig is 99.99% coming back.

    Let's pray to the flying spaghetti monster that Mendes doesn't come back, and if he does, hopefully he can find his SF mojo.
  • QuantumOrganizationQuantumOrganization We have people everywhere
    Posts: 1,187
    Good news!
  • QuantumOrganizationQuantumOrganization We have people everywhere
    Posts: 1,187
    Finally a non Sam Mendez Daniel Craig Bond movie!
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