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Where does Bond go after Craig?

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  • 007HallY007HallY
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    DEKE_RIVERS wrote: »
    The only rule that existed was that it's Bond-esque if EON does it, but it was basically a Catch-22.

    That’s a bit subjective - I’ve read plenty of people here claiming certain EON Bond films lack that ‘Bondian feel’. Ultimately they were the official makers of the franchise though, so they did have a lot of validity. And the closest to a proper Bond film aside from theirs was NSNA which I don’t think has aged well.
  • DEKE_RIVERSDEKE_RIVERS
    Posts: 1,920
    007HallY wrote: »
    DEKE_RIVERS wrote: »
    The only rule that existed was that it's Bond-esque if EON does it, but it was basically a Catch-22.

    That’s a bit subjective - I’ve read plenty of people here claiming certain EON Bond films lack that ‘Bondian feel’. Ultimately they were the official makers of the franchise though, so they did have a lot of validity. And the closest to a proper Bond film aside from theirs was NSNA which I don’t think has aged well.

    For a franchise based on books, people are very forgiving of EON. This doesn't mean they're more open-minded, but rather that they're more inclined to accept its rules.
  • 007ClassicBondFan007ClassicBondFan
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    Some people aren’t really forgiving of EON though.
  • 007HallY007HallY
    Posts: 5,162
    007ClassicBondFan wrote: »
    Some people aren’t really forgiving of EON though.

    Oh, a lot aren’t or haven’t been on this site.
    DEKE_RIVERS wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    DEKE_RIVERS wrote: »
    The only rule that existed was that it's Bond-esque if EON does it, but it was basically a Catch-22.

    That’s a bit subjective - I’ve read plenty of people here claiming certain EON Bond films lack that ‘Bondian feel’. Ultimately they were the official makers of the franchise though, so they did have a lot of validity. And the closest to a proper Bond film aside from theirs was NSNA which I don’t think has aged well.

    For a franchise based on books, people are very forgiving of EON. This doesn't mean they're more open-minded, but rather that they're more inclined to accept its rules.

    I’m not sure about that on a fan level. Look at a lot of the reaction to NTTD here compared to those of viewers who aren’t as invested as much in Bond.
  • ColonelAdamskiColonelAdamski UK
    Posts: 1,134
    Reflsin2bourbons wrote: »
    The point about Reichenbach, while a pertinent one, might not stand. I believe the Boothroyd letters, dated near when From Russia with Love would have been written, mention a next novel. Ian Fleming wanting to kill off Bond may be just an urban myth? I'm not confident on these facts though
    .

    I'm reminded of Fleming's letter to journalist David Chipp, written in 1957, months after FRWL was published.

    "How faithless my readers are, surely they must assume that if James Bond must one day day die, it would not be as a result of a kick in the shin"
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    edited May 9 Posts: 8,882
    The maybe Dec 2027 isn't a bad time to release Bond 26, I highly doubt the further adventures of Gollum will stack up to the Return of the King. It seems like the Lord of the Rings license is being treated similar to Star Wars nowadays, throwing a lot of S### at the wall and desperately hoping for a hit, same goes for that ride to the rohirrim animated movie or the Smegol videogame from a while back. Bond 26 could crush the holiday season in 2027 but it just depends whether they can actually get things off the ground quick enough to make it happen.
  • echoecho 007 in New York
    Posts: 6,680
    007HallY wrote: »
    DEKE_RIVERS wrote: »
    The only rule that existed was that it's Bond-esque if EON does it, but it was basically a Catch-22.

    That’s a bit subjective - I’ve read plenty of people here claiming certain EON Bond films lack that ‘Bondian feel’. Ultimately they were the official makers of the franchise though, so they did have a lot of validity. And the closest to a proper Bond film aside from theirs was NSNA which I don’t think has aged well.

    AVTAK.

    That's why TLD was jarringly good two years later.
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