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I guess Joe Pasquale never was in contention... can't imagine why...
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Just playing devils advocate here - is there the slightest possibility that auditions HAVE taken place these past few months, there IS a script in place, there is even a director in place, and now casting ATJ is the final piece in the jigsaw and it got leaked yesterday.
In other words, EON have made a damn good job of keeping silent and covering up everything that has been happening behind the scenes this past year. After all, they managed to keep Bond's death a secret right until the film was released.
Is this a remote possibility?
I want to believe they are working.
This story isn't going away by the looks of it.
It’s basically the media making the news.
The sooner they announce Cavill the better… ;)
Appropriate that they reached out to Johnathon pryce for comment then. B-)
Could be possible, but extremely unlikely ... I doubt EON could be that secretive and nothing would leak in the meantime. However as one user pointed out, there were times when EON denied something categorically, only for the same thing to be later found as true (Obenhosuer Bond connection, Eve Moneypenny, Craig denying any development or involvement in next Bond on a talk show, only for him being confirmed a few hours later).
In 2022 Barbara was interviewed saying they are still debating and finding out the direction in which to go and that script is still at least a couple years away. Furthermore, there were rumours that P&W where approached to help with brainstorming and finding a new direction.
It could be possible that by the end of 2022 they have cracked the direction and script was being written. We know they have met with ATJ at the end of 2022, however, it could be possible that they have also met with other potential candidates at that time. As I remember one actor was asked in beginning of 2023 in an interview about Bond and he answered, that he heard "they got the person and it's not him". That being the case, they could work further on the script in the first half of 2023 and also interview possible directors. Strike that put a process on hold for the second part of 2023.
It is possible then that they approached Nolan with their idea and direction after the strike ended, but he pitched them a different version, with which EON didn't comply. EON then approached Villeneuve, who is also a fan and was already in discussion for NTTD.
Let's say the script is in the finishing phases, Denis talks about a secretive project that must happen quickly and ATJ is offered the role at the same time. If that were the case, EON was bluffing all the time in regard to how far they were in the process. However, even if ATJ is signed by the end of the week, we won't necessarily get any confirmation now, and a conference/announcement might happen in late summer or autumn for a late 2024 and early 2025 shoot and November 2025 release. Unlikely but possible.
I also don't believe EON works in a traditional way, so they would get a script in, hire a director and only then hold auditions. Being strong producers, I think they shall firstly determine the direction of the series and the type of actors they are looking for. I also think that the actor they choose shall also influence the character of Bond and the script, so a rewrite shall probably happen after they choose an actor for a role. I also don't think it is necessary for them to have a director before casting, especially for Bond, who shall be there longer than a director is (for one or two movies). They might cast Bond before, hire a director and then do additional casting for other roles (villains, bond girls etc.).
The drought can take forever it means not casting ATJ as Bond. Careful what you wish for, as we're going to be ancient when ATJ would finish his tenure. Better do it right, i.e. not to cast soprano quire boy.
Better than Tom "I heart T.S" (taylor swift) Hiddleson, or the kid from about a boy.
If he's a bad Bond he won't last long.
I'll see to that. >:)
This story isn't going away...
If he is picked, you can start up the next craignotbond website and call it atjnotbond. ;)
The Sun is doubling down on a pack of air. It won't be him. I may just start that website, if proven otherwise ;)
No smoke without fire, etc. He is being lined up in the public consciousness now the same way Brozza was back in the 90's.
And that wouldn't be the first time she has told fibs.... ;)
Quote from Jet Set Willy;
That would mean Barbara Broccoli lied when she said "nothing is happening yet."
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February Update
15th February 2024
Barbara Broccoli gives a status update on Bond 26
By MI6 Staff
Christopher Nolan received the British Film Institute Fellowship Award in London on Wednesday night at a star-studded event.
Barbara Broccoli was in attendance. Asked by Baz Bamigboye for an update on the 26th James Bond film and casting the next 007, Broccoli was politely non-committal. "No”, she said, “there’s nothing I can tell you about the next Bond film. There’s nothing. Nothing is happening yet."
Can she be lying? Sure but why lie? Why pretend nothing is happening if Bond 26 is in production, if the main casting is finalized, if the screenplay is locked, if the director has been hired?
People lie all the time so yeah, Bond 26 may be released next year but I don't see why Broccoli would need to lie. It's just a Bond film. If the film is on track to be released next year she could/should say "we're moving ahead with Bond 26 and there will be more news later this year."
That's all she has to say. No need for deception.
If there is one legitimate fair criticism of Barbara Broccoli's tenure as Bond producer it's her lack of timekeeping. It's very poor. Her father was rigid about the time schedule. One Bond film every two years (The Spy Who Loved Me was a three year production). Cubby Broccoli was a complete professional with regard to making Bond films. Can you imagine Cubby Broccoli saying
"No”, he said, “there’s nothing I can tell you about the next Bond film. There’s nothing. Nothing is happening yet.
I can't. I'm 99 percent sure he'd say "the next Bond is scheduled for release in two years time."
Barbara Broccoli plays a cynical game with Bond. She drags out production of the more recent films and she knows the press and online media will milk the delay. Is Craig coming back? Yes he is! No he isn't! The new Bond film is delayed? Yes it is! No it isn't! Idris Elba has been asked to play Bond? Yes he is! No he hasn't! Yadda yadda yadda. And Eon allow this to drag on because Broccoli does not have the same timekeeping work ethic as her father.
Or in the way Idris Elba and Clive Owen were. In the UK press there's plenty of smoke without fire.
True.