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  • MajorDSmythe wrote: » It's become clear to me that I am not following developments as much as I used to. But reading this thread lately, and I might be way off here, but it it feels like they don't have a clue. It is as though EON has never made a…
  • LeChiffre wrote: » Anyone but Guy Ritchie. He's not made a decent film since Snatch. Danny Boyle would be great. Cillian Murphy to take over from Craig seems to be the rumour de jour. Things finally seem to be hotting up.. The Sherlock Holm…
  • Lancaster007 wrote: » Hmm, like Danny Boyle, but Bond?…I don't know. Not overly excited about this 'news'. I'm also having trouble imagining them together.
  • Feels like some time ago that Guy Ritchie was tipped to direct!
  • AlexanderWaverly wrote: » Thunderfinger wrote: » I don t understand how they can announce a film s release date without a proper script first. Happened with Quantum (original release date announced while Casino was finishing production)…
  • Getafix wrote: » I don’t really believe any of these rumours but if Boyle wants to do an original story he’s developed with Hodge then that could mean a break from the overwrought continuity of SP, which seems to be what everyone wants. Soft co…
  • patb wrote: » Boyle is clever and sensitive enough to alter his style to fit the project but still bring his talent. Many thought he was the wrong choice for the olympics and he was a great choice. I have seen him many times in interviews state…
  • bondjames wrote: » Torgeirtrap wrote: » bondjames wrote: » OnlyManWhoCan wrote: » I'm really wondering what the Big News that Barbara Brocoli hinted at was - I thought there was supposed to be an announcement in January? She only …
  • boldfinger wrote: » ClarkDevlin wrote: » I don't think Danny Boyle would ever do Bond. Why not, given the knowledgable talk about John Barry with the music of TB running in the back in Trainspotting? They should get an unknown prod…
  • Agent_99 wrote: » Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » Poster Art today is not a patch on the old Bond/Movie posters. They are beautiful. I highly recommend this book if you can get hold of it - full of wonderful official posters as well as ad…
  • Risico007 wrote: » Boyle will not direct bond 25 he turned them down twice Agreed. Saw an interview with him on the BBC around the time of the 2012 Olympics, he seemed VERY UNENTHUSIASTIC about the prospect of directing a Bond - if I rememb…
  • Bernie99 wrote: » No Nolan for Bond 25, damn, that's really disappointing, that was a big chance to bring Nolan on Board, who knows when he's next time available when a new Bond Movie comes out, Nolan is a very busy man. Well he didn't ru…
  • bondjames wrote: » patb wrote: » https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/16/times-finally-up-for-hollywoods-lolita-complex Is it "PC gone mad?" or common sense to see Bond with a woman of the same age? Are younger Bond girls a reflection …
  • bondjames wrote: » Well that is certainly his Bruno Cucinelli jacket. The same one that he wore for that hurricane charity telethon last year. This is Craig from two days ago in London with chef Michael Nadra, for reference (no airbrushing he…
  • GBF wrote: » @Denison, wow, we have exactly the same opinion :-) Yes I looked at each of yours and thought, 'Can't argue with that'!
  • DR. NO vs OCTOPUSSY Title Track: DN Title Credits: DN Main Villain: DN Main Bond Girl: OP Henchman: OP Overall Plot: OP Dialogue: DN Score: OP Settings: OP Action: OP Humour: DN Cinematography: OP Benign Bizarre: OP Suspense: OP Min…
  • patb wrote: » Exactly the same arguments were made by Star Wars fans and it has not stopped Disney. I think, as fans, its very hard to seperate what we want to happen from the harsh financial realities of business. We have all seen examples of whe…
  • patb wrote: » Why not? Because Bond isn't Marvel and neither is it Star Wars - it's Bond.
  • patb wrote: » In the longer term, I would be gobsmacked if the industry as a whole did not find a way of leveraging off of the brand/heritage and create an expanded universe. It's nothing to do with what us fans want. It's about return on investme…
  • penbrunner wrote: » My guess is that, they don't have an actor abd they are still looking for one, despite al that craig news..the guy is crap anyway..Time for new blood. Yeah that Daniel Craig, he's awful - a distinguished career as an act…
  • bondjames wrote: » boldfinger wrote: » I like to drift off topic myself from time to time, but I really don´t get what NSNA has to do with Bond 25. I had made the apparent mistake of bringing it up yesterday as proof that a Bond film can …
  • bondjames wrote: » ToTheRight wrote: » The right caretaker is definitely important. I do feel in the wrong hands a we could end up with a Bond series that discards so many elements in Bond that are beloved just for the sake of being different.…
  • bondjames wrote: » ToTheRight wrote: » I've been feeling that could be as well considering the long gaps between films and general feeling after each one is weariness. I do hope Eon gets their second wind soon and can plan for the series' futu…
  • AlexanderWaverly wrote: » //The reboot was not needed from the point of view of the audience, but it was needed for Babs (that's why she got someone like Craig to play Bond). It does not shock me to hear that they are thinking of selling the franc…
  • barryt007 wrote: » I think Craig's struggle to add humour as Bond does seem to restrict what they can do with the films re it being lighter etc. Hopefully B26 will find someone who can do that. The humour in CR is great. They shouldn't t…
  • ClarkDevlin wrote: » Torgeirtrap wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » It seems like every Bond film from the Craig era is trying to be the next OHMSS to one extent or another. That's part of the problem, they can't seem to write anything that's j…
  • 00Agent wrote: » Dennison wrote: » Pierce2Daniel wrote: » In a recent interview with The Telegraph, Denis Villenueve has distanced himself from the possibility of directing a large-budgeted, arthouse film again. He refers to his Blade Runn…
  • Pierce2Daniel wrote: » In a recent interview with The Telegraph, Denis Villenueve has distanced himself from the possibility of directing a large-budgeted, arthouse film again. He refers to his Blade Runner film as a ‘monster’. Is this a sign that…
  • DonnyDB5 wrote: » Where did Quantum Organization go? He predicted a couple of announcements back in August/Sept. then disappeared. He was talking nonsense - he also said they will be doing Bond 25 and 26 back to back.
  • Murdock wrote: » I don't care as long as the movie is good. Absolutely.