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  • JamesBondKenyaJamesBondKenya Danny Boyle laughs to himself
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    Campbell will come back to launch the new actor, whether that be bond 25 or 26 or 27
  • fjdinardofjdinardo
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    I think people are looking too much into this announcement. Craig will be back. Babs is gonna milk the Craig cow dry
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    JamesBondKenya wrote: »
    Campbell will come back to launch the new actor, whether that be bond 25 or 26 or 27
    At the rate we're going he'll be a Centenarian by the time they get round to it.
  • AlexanderWaverlyAlexanderWaverly
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    peter wrote: »
    @AlexanderWaverly, my first inclination was to believe that DC wasn't coming back-- although I did want him to.

    One of the most respected, if not THE most respected film industry resources, tells its readership to expect DC back? I go banco...

    I just mention it because I used to be in that business. If an outlet has *confirmed* the information, it doesn't say "is expected." It stakes out a more aggressive phrasing.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    AlexanderWaverly wrote: »
    peter wrote: »
    @AlexanderWaverly, my first inclination was to believe that DC wasn't coming back-- although I did want him to.

    One of the most respected, if not THE most respected film industry resources, tells its readership to expect DC back? I go banco...

    I just mention it because I used to be in that business. If an outlet has *confirmed* the information, it doesn't say "is expected." It stakes out a more aggressive phrasing.
    Which was my point as well. It's inconclusive.
  • AlexanderWaverlyAlexanderWaverly
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    bondjames wrote: »
    @AlexanderWaverly, point taken. I'm not assuming anything about a script btw. I have no idea what stage they're at with it.

    My point is that the SP release date announcement was made on July two years before the film's release based on your post. The same thing is happening now for B25. That could suggest that this announcement is just a procedural thing, because they always intended to have the film in the theatres in Nov 2019 and needed to lock the date down - so they announce that fact 1.5 yrs before release as before.
    ----

    @peter, fair enough. As I said before, there is no surprise or 'wow' factor to a Craig return at this point. It's been baked in since April when the rumour mill started churning. There really hasn't been anything to the contrary about him since (despite our ongoing playful speculation here). The only question has been the release date, distributor and director.

    So for me, the real surprise and the fun, will be if we are getting Bond actor #7.

    I still don't read anything in the "expected to return" comment as a result. Isn't that what we've been reading since April after all? So who out there in the press doesn't expect it? It's almost like saying night follows day.

    No offense taken. Meanwhile, the MI6 website now has a story that says, among other things, a first draft hasn't been completed. It, too, doesn't attribute its information. So for those who say it's "bollocks" unless formally confirmed by Eon, you'll have to evaluate it.
  • peterpeter Toronto
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    @bondjames , what will be more exciting to me, at the moment, is to see who the director is... I honestly feel that SM does not have the cajones to return.

    I will also be excited to see who the polishers are on the script since, it seems, EoN like P&W on a leash (until they needed to rush them out of retirement for SP)...
    If Mendes returns (and I believe in my heart of hearts this is a long shot), BUT, if Fate plays the cruel joke with his return... I will puke. In SP we coulda had a classic fight on the train, but SM is shy to show real pain and blood (after DC gets his ass knocked through walls, and almost pummelled into the After World, no blood or bruises); he liked the idea of two sexy cars chasing each other on the streets of Rome, with absolutely no tension nor danger...

    SM, in short, is a wimp. An artistic wimp, but a wimp, nonetheless.

    Bring the blood back to DC.
  • 001001
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    2 years 3-4 months till it's released.
    I won't be counting down the days for it's release.

    There are more important things in life than waiting for a P&W scripted Bond film...
    And the past Bond films are plentiful to watch again.
  • QuantumOrganizationQuantumOrganization We have people everywhere
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    Be ready for a Craig Bond 25 and Bond 26
  • peterpeter Toronto
    edited July 2017 Posts: 8,502
    @QuantumOrganization, if you're f*CK**G serious, and it's true, you, sir, will be my new religion.
  • dominicgreenedominicgreene The Eternal QOS Defender
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    QuantumOrganization wrote: »
    Be ready for a Craig Bond 25 and Bond 26

    I don't buy it.
  • JamesBondKenyaJamesBondKenya Danny Boyle laughs to himself
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    Hes too old already
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Who's the source? The tailor again?
  • Tuck91Tuck91
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    I'll forgive eon for delay if they do back to back.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Seeing as Baz called it on P&W, shouldn't we expect that he would be the man in the know on Craig. Last I heard he said he was still thinking about it.
  • DonnyDB5DonnyDB5 Buffalo, New York
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    QuantumOrganization wrote: »
    Be ready for a Craig Bond 25 and Bond 26

    Now you have my attention.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    If they have a strong enough story to tell over the span of two films or two strong stand alone stories with quality scrips, filming back to back, with some portions simultaneously, makes sense for all involved.
  • Tuck91Tuck91
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    Craig's knows. He's seen a rough outline & plot at the very least. If it's Craig & company they have to sacrifice some story for spectacle to meet the overhead.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    QuantumOrganization wrote: »
    Be ready for a Craig Bond 25 and Bond 26
    What I'm thinking.
  • GetCarterGetCarter
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    A back to back might appeal to Craig as a swansong and might also serve as a carrot for a big name director.

    It might also explain the apparent lack of movement. The calm before the storm.

    However, only one date was officially announced.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
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    Just clicked that only a few days ago several of you mentioned an announcement coming by early August. Hats off to you!
  • daltondalton
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    bondjames wrote: »
    Seeing as Baz called it on P&W, shouldn't we expect that he would be the man in the know on Craig. Last I heard he said he was still thinking about it.

    I'm not sure that it would have taken much of a leap of faith to guess that P&W would return for BOND 25. After EON ditched John Logan's initial script for SPECTRE and then turned to them to "save" the film, it was pretty certain that they'd return to write the next one.

    EON took a chance on John Logan and they got cold feet over the radically different direction he wanted to take things. EON will be playing things pretty safe for a while, as they're not the most adventurous filmmakers to begin with.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    dalton wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Seeing as Baz called it on P&W, shouldn't we expect that he would be the man in the know on Craig. Last I heard he said he was still thinking about it.

    I'm not sure that it would have taken much of a leap of faith to guess that P&W would return for BOND 25. After EON ditched John Logan's initial script for SPECTRE and then turned to them to "save" the film, it was pretty certain that they'd return to write the next one.

    EON took a chance on John Logan and they got cold feet over the radically different direction he wanted to take things. EON will be playing things pretty safe for a while, as they're not the most adventurous filmmakers to begin with.
    Yes, I agree but was he guessing when he indicated P&W were back? I doubt it. If so, he could have guessed on Craig.

    He didn't, but rather said at the time that he was thinking about coming back.

    I would think he should know by now, especially if a Craig B25/26 combo is on the cards as is being suggested (I don't buy it).
  • fjdinardofjdinardo
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    I think Craig can pull off Bond 26 in 2022 at 54
  • TripAcesTripAces Universal Exports
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    Logic dictates that Craig is returning. Set aside the fact that "rumors" of it have been swirling for months and that the NYT's story pretty much confirms it...

    1. Babs wants him back. She tends to get what she wants.
    2. Craig is on record as saying he'd miss the role terribly. (Forget the stupid wrist cutting comment that has been ridiculously blown out of proportion for years, now).
    3. Eon and MGM are bringing a new studio on board. That studio would see more of a guaranteed money maker out of the gate with DC coming back...which leads us back to #1.

    He's coming back, folks.
  • daltondalton
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    I'd be shocked if they're going to do two films back to back. They all complain about being exhausted after making one film. No way they're doing two in a row.

    Jury is still out on Craig. I think he's probably the leader in the clubhouse to play Bond, so to speak, but it's not as though they've never announced a Bond film before without a lead actor. CASINO ROYALE and Martin Campbell's direction of it were announced in February of 2005, a good eight, almost nine, months before Craig was cast as Bond in late October of that same year.

    I just hope that they're not trying to get the SKYFALL and SPECTRE gang back for one last go. If Craig is returning, the franchise needs a shot in the arm to send him out on a note that is worthy of CASINO ROYALE. I cant see that being delivered by the team that brought us SPECTRE.
  • GetCarterGetCarter
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    Apart from LOTR, I can't recall back to back productions resulting in decent films.

    The individual features tend to lose any identity they may have developed, and actors find them difficult.

    Hopefully this rumor isn't true.
  • AlexanderWaverlyAlexanderWaverly
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    dalton wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Seeing as Baz called it on P&W, shouldn't we expect that he would be the man in the know on Craig. Last I heard he said he was still thinking about it.

    I'm not sure that it would have taken much of a leap of faith to guess that P&W would return for BOND 25. After EON ditched John Logan's initial script for SPECTRE and then turned to them to "save" the film, it was pretty certain that they'd return to write the next one.

    EON took a chance on John Logan and they got cold feet over the radically different direction he wanted to take things. EON will be playing things pretty safe for a while, as they're not the most adventurous filmmakers to begin with.

    The thing is, on this very message board I've seen a number of posts that said something along the lines that, "even the script is just a rumor because it's not been officially announced by Eon."

    So, if you're going to take that position, fairness dictates you acknowledge that Bamigboye was right, even among the doubters on this message board.

    Meanwhile, it's not official when Eon announces it. P&W was official whenever they signed their contracts. At that point, it's a legal obligation. We just didn't know about it -- until Bamigboye told everybody.
  • pachazopachazo Make Your Choice
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    I was hoping for a fresh start after the SP debacle, but it seems pretty certain that Craig will return. Why would they announce a release date without first having the actor in place? If they had found someone new then they would've announced that right away, at least you'd think so.

    Oh well, I will just hope for the best. Although two films seems awfully ambitious for a team that was "tired" and needed a four year break after the last one.
  • DonnyDB5DonnyDB5 Buffalo, New York
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    Do we know exactly when that casting/director announcement is coming?
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