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EoN sells up - Amazon MGM to produce 007 going forwards (Heyman and Pascal confirmed as producers)

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  • delfloriadelfloria
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    dewiparry wrote: »
    This has been in my drafts for a few days:

    Introduce a new higher-up CIA character, a woman with strong presence like Jennifer Lopez/Scarlett Johansson. Bond has a quiet admiration for her, and vice versa, but she's witty and keeps Bond's masculinity in check. Maybe in a later film, in a moment between life and death - an earned kiss.

    Been there, done that. If fans are having trouble not repeating old Bond tropes, just imagine what Heyman and Pascal are dealing with.
  • CrabKeyCrabKey
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    dewiparry wrote: »
    This has been in my drafts for a few days:

    Introduce a new higher-up CIA character, a woman with strong presence like Jennifer Lopez/Scarlett Johansson. Bond has a quiet admiration for her, and vice versa, but she's witty and keeps Bond's masculinity in check. Maybe in a later film, in a moment between life and death - an earned kiss.

    Why CIA at all? How about a Bond without an American connection?
  • dewiparrydewiparry
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    delfloria wrote: »
    dewiparry wrote: »
    This has been in my drafts for a few days:

    Introduce a new higher-up CIA character, a woman with strong presence like Jennifer Lopez/Scarlett Johansson. Bond has a quiet admiration for her, and vice versa, but she's witty and keeps Bond's masculinity in check. Maybe in a later film, in a moment between life and death - an earned kiss.

    Been there, done that. If fans are having trouble not repeating old Bond tropes, just imagine what Heyman and Pascal are dealing with.
    Oh sorry my man, it's just some sub-plot. Maybe they're sticking to tried and tested ideas.
    CrabKey wrote: »
    dewiparry wrote: »
    This has been in my drafts for a few days:

    Introduce a new higher-up CIA character, a woman with strong presence like Jennifer Lopez/Scarlett Johansson. Bond has a quiet admiration for her, and vice versa, but she's witty and keeps Bond's masculinity in check. Maybe in a later film, in a moment between life and death - an earned kiss.

    Why CIA at all? How about a Bond without an American connection?
    Good point. It does take you out of Bond's world.
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    CrabKey wrote: »
    dewiparry wrote: »
    This has been in my drafts for a few days:

    Introduce a new higher-up CIA character, a woman with strong presence like Jennifer Lopez/Scarlett Johansson. Bond has a quiet admiration for her, and vice versa, but she's witty and keeps Bond's masculinity in check. Maybe in a later film, in a moment between life and death - an earned kiss.

    Why CIA at all? How about a Bond without an American connection?

    Agreed. Keep the American presence to a minimum. We pretty much only need Felix.
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
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    I wonder how much of a say the next director will have in the casting of Bond #7?
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    A decent amount I'm sure, but the studio etc. will want their input as per usual.
  • JustJamesJustJames London
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    George_Kaplan wrote: »
    JustJames wrote: »
    But people often seemed to rarely take into account that Craig’s Bond would have been Moore, not Connery.

    What do you mean?

    Craigs age. When he’s a kid, Moore is Bond. That’s the one he’s seeing around him growing up.
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
    edited April 29 Posts: 2,517
    If I were Pascal & Heyman, I would immediately bring back the things EON haven't done for a while with Bond. Things like scuba action, Bond skiing, Bond doing actual spying, Bond using gadgets, albeit the gadgets shouldn't affect the story negatively....it didn't in some great Bond films. Also, bring back a deadly femme fatale/villain that keeps showing up...Fiona, Helga & Onatopp immediately springs to mind.

    Also, let the composer blast the Bond theme in all its full glory in the action scenes of Bond 7's complete era... because with Craig's Bond, EON only loved playing it fully over the end credits. It worked in CR, though. Only Hans Zimmer saw the need to play it during action scenes and even at that, it wasn't done fully. But still a great take on the Bond theme by Zimmer, that really suits Craig's Bond.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    I think to be fair, there were only a couple of times in his run where the theme might have worked as it's quite triumphant where his action scenes didn't quite play that way. Even so, it's a shame it didn't appear in those.
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
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    mtm wrote: »
    I think to be fair, there were only a couple of times in his run where the theme might have worked as it's quite triumphant where his action scenes didn't quite play that way. Even so, it's a shame it didn't appear in those.

    Yeah. That's it.
  • delfloriadelfloria
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    Anyone planning to visit the set once they are up and running?
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    delfloria wrote: »
    Anyone planning to visit the set once they are up and running?
    If they film at Pinewood, I might find an excuse to go there. I've been there once for a job interview.
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
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    If Amazon needs a continuation of Whishaw's style of Q, I think Andrew Garfield would be suitable for the role.
  • Hildebrand9944Hildebrand9944 Milford, Michigan
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    https://deadline.com/2025/05/alexander-skarsgard-swedish-james-bond-1236384584/

    Please not go this direction Amazon!!
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    I would be quite up for a Swedish superspy to be fair.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    If we don't hear the name of a director soon I think it goes without saying 2027 is too optimistic.
  • Hildebrand9944Hildebrand9944 Milford, Michigan
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    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    If we don't hear the name of a director soon I think it goes without saying 2027 is too optimistic.

    I'd love to see B26 come out in 2027, But both Pascal and Heyman are also busy with Harry Potter and Spiderman. So 2028 is also very likely.
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: »
    If Amazon needs a continuation of Whishaw's style of Q, I think Andrew Garfield would be suitable for the role.

    They might as well cast Ben Whishaw again in that case, since he's already associated with the role.
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
    edited May 3 Posts: 2,517
    Ludovico wrote: »
    SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: »
    If Amazon needs a continuation of Whishaw's style of Q, I think Andrew Garfield would be suitable for the role.

    They might as well cast Ben Whishaw again in that case, since he's already associated with the role.

    Yeah, I would love Whishaw back for sure, but since Craig's Bond died, I feel it might seem out of place, if Whishaw or any previous MI6 cast returns for Bond 7....so Bond 7 doesn't seem like a 00 agent, promoted to 007 and suddenly called James Bond.
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    I think if they don't go for Whishaw they'll cast a relative unknown. Same for M, although I suspect they'll recast Fiennes, or try very hard to cast him.
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
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    Ludovico wrote: »
    I think if they don't go for Whishaw they'll cast a relative unknown. Same for M, although I suspect they'll recast Fiennes, or try very hard to cast him.

    Ok. Let's see how Amazon go about it, though.
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    I think if they don't go for Whishaw they'll cast a relative unknown. Same for M, although I suspect they'll recast Fiennes, or try very hard to cast him.

    Ok. Let's see how Amazon go about it, though.

    Yeah, I might get it completely wrong. For all I know they'll cast Hugh Grant as M, thinking it's a funny idea.
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
    edited 9:14am Posts: 2,517
    Ludovico wrote: »
    SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    I think if they don't go for Whishaw they'll cast a relative unknown. Same for M, although I suspect they'll recast Fiennes, or try very hard to cast him.

    Ok. Let's see how Amazon go about it, though.

    Yeah, I might get it completely wrong. For all I know they'll cast Hugh Grant as M, thinking it's a funny idea.

    I absolutely love Hugh Grant. I wouldn't mind that. He could be a lighter sort of M. One that really cares about Bond. Also, with an actor like Grant, Bond & M could be friends. Plus, Bond respecting M again.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Grant is great, he wouldn’t even necessarily be a lighter version.
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
    edited 9:15am Posts: 2,517
    mtm wrote: »
    Grant is great, he wouldn’t even necessarily be a lighter version.

    True, too. Hugh Grant makes acting look so easy. He's so smooth in his delivery and mannerisms.
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    I think if they don't go for Whishaw they'll cast a relative unknown. Same for M, although I suspect they'll recast Fiennes, or try very hard to cast him.

    Ok. Let's see how Amazon go about it, though.

    Yeah, I might get it completely wrong. For all I know they'll cast Hugh Grant as M, thinking it's a funny idea.

    I absolutely love Hugh Grant. I wouldn't mind that. He could be a lighter sort of M. One that really cares about Bond. Also, with an actor like Grant, Bond & M could be friends. Plus, Bond respecting M again.

    Boy I hope they don't do it.
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
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    Ludovico wrote: »
    SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    I think if they don't go for Whishaw they'll cast a relative unknown. Same for M, although I suspect they'll recast Fiennes, or try very hard to cast him.

    Ok. Let's see how Amazon go about it, though.

    Yeah, I might get it completely wrong. For all I know they'll cast Hugh Grant as M, thinking it's a funny idea.

    I absolutely love Hugh Grant. I wouldn't mind that. He could be a lighter sort of M. One that really cares about Bond. Also, with an actor like Grant, Bond & M could be friends. Plus, Bond respecting M again.

    Boy I hope they don't do it.

    Lol. I understand.
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
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    Having had Hugh Grant in TMFU I don’t see him appearing in Bond 26 as M.
    However he does have a working relationship with Heyman, so anything is possible.
    He’s very charismatic and likeable so it wouldn’t be terrible to have him appear in a Bond film.
  • dewiparrydewiparry
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    Steve Coogan as Q, or M. Theo James as Q. Depends on the tone.
  • DEKE_RIVERSDEKE_RIVERS
    Posts: 1,881
    Grant as M

    Eddie Marsan as Q

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