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peter

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peter
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Favourite Fleming Novel
Moonraker
Favourite Bond Film
No Time To Die
Favourite Bond Actor
Daniel Craig
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  • DarthDimi wrote: » SIS_HQ wrote: » Last_Rat_Standing wrote: » The only issue/continuity with Vesper is that she's only revealed to be 23 when she died That's the least of NTTD's many problems though, it's a part of NTTD's so many pr…
    in Controversial opinions about Bond films Comment by peter August 5
  • HitchBondUSA wrote: » peter wrote: » Ludovico wrote: » TheSkyfallen06 wrote: » M was actually supposed to be a twist-villain in Spectre, but Fiennes convinced them not to do such thing. I'm glad he did. It would have been a mist…
    in Denis Villeneuve Announced as Bond 26 Director Comment by peter July 31
  • Burgess wrote: » https://deadline.com/2025/07/new-james-bond-movie-steven-knight-writer-1236475348/ After setting Denis Villeneuve to direct the next James Bond movie, Amazon MGM Studios has a writer in its sights to pen the next installment in…
    in Official B26 news thread Comment by peter July 31
  • I love what Trachtenberg is doing. Very intelligent, and now this….: https://deadline.com/2025/07/predator-director-cook-up-stuff-arnold-schwarzenegger-return-1236471562/ If anyone could organically weave Dutch back into this universe, it’s th…
    in Badlands (Predator 6) and the Predator franchise. Comment by peter July 27
  • NTTD SF OHMSS CR FRWL TLD GF TB QOS DN YOLT LALD OP SP LTK TSWLM TND GE FYEO MR TMWTGG DAF AVTAK DAD TWINE Only change is my bottom two swapped places. Last time I watched TWINE, I wanted to pluck my eyes out and rip off m…
    in Bond movie ranking (Simple list, no details) Comment by peter July 27
  • Ludovico wrote: » TheSkyfallen06 wrote: » M was actually supposed to be a twist-villain in Spectre, but Fiennes convinced them not to do such thing. I'm glad he did. It would have been a mistake. Agreed, as bringing him back as M…
    in Denis Villeneuve Announced as Bond 26 Director Comment by peter July 27
  • dewiparry wrote: » Actors are all booked and busy. Let's hope someone's got a ten year gap in their schedule. Rumour has it that, like John Gavin before him, John Travolta has openings and is ready and willing to take the dive as the new Bo…
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by peter July 27
  • mtm wrote: » The comments say there’s bits trimmed out which is a shame, apparently he talked about the CR torture scene amongst other stuff. That's a real shame! Maybe in the future, more snips will be released!
    in The DANIEL CRAIG Appreciation thread - Discuss His Life, His Career, His Bond Films Comment by peter July 27
  • Daltonforyou wrote: » Nobody thinks they're a flash in the pan until it happens. David O Russell was red hot in the early 2010s and now he's not. Still, he's very talented and still making movies, but he's not where he was a decade ago. Spi…
    in Official B26 news thread Comment by peter July 27
  • DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » 3.Or Dickinson is the chosen one. Let's be real, no actor is going to appear out of nowhere. Amazon definitely wants someone young to make a lot of movies and appeal to today's audiences. That's all. You have no self…
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by peter July 27
  • Great interview. My wife and I attended a similar event in Brooklyn last December ( presented by BAM). Kermode was the far stronger interview (Hilton Al's did the one in NY). Kermode definitely pulled more of Craig, even though they covered simil…
    in The DANIEL CRAIG Appreciation thread - Discuss His Life, His Career, His Bond Films Comment by peter July 26
  • HitchBondUSA wrote: » peter wrote: » Daltonforyou wrote: » Burgess wrote: » https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2025/7/16/justin-kuritzkes-on-shortlist-to-write-bond “Sources tell me that Justin Kuritzkes, best known for penning Luca G…
    in Official B26 news thread Comment by peter July 26
  • Bond_Bombshell wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » Connery was 31 or 32 when he started. I don't think a 30-year-old actor means we're going to have a teen Bond. I think they just want to make him younger. Connery looked a lot older than acto…
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by peter July 26
  • Daltonforyou wrote: » Whit Stillman. He’s an indie director who’s only directed two films since 2011, the last one being a decade ago. And his last film of note, The Last Days of Disco, was released almost thirty years ago. I didn’t m…
    in What Directors Should Helm A Bond Film? Comment by peter July 24
  • The Playboy thing is a nice nod to the creator: Hildebrand Rarity was published in the magazine at the top of the 60s. In the mid-60s I believe OHMSS, YOLT and TMWTGG were all serialized in Playboy. There's absolutely nothing "strange" about B…
    in The theories of Bond films! Why is Dr. Goodhead antagonistic to Bond for most of MR? Comment by peter July 24
  • Daltonforyou wrote: » Burgess wrote: » https://www.worldofreel.com/blog/2025/7/16/justin-kuritzkes-on-shortlist-to-write-bond “Sources tell me that Justin Kuritzkes, best known for penning Luca Guadagnino’s “Challengers” and “Queer,” is cur…
    in Official B26 news thread Comment by peter July 22
  • 1. OHMSS 2. MOONRAKER 3. TMWTGG 4. FRWL 5. GF 6. DN 7. TB 8. TSWLM 9. CR 10. YOLT 11. LALD 12. DAF
    in Rank the Fleming Bond Novels-Readability Comment by peter July 18
  • Minion wrote: » ggl007 wrote: » I've been told that Barbara acknowledged that NTTD's ending had been a mistake. It came from a person linked to London and the film industry. I replied that that had to be in private, but this person doubted …
    in Denis Villeneuve Announced as Bond 26 Director Comment by peter July 16
  • No idea if it's more conscious on ATJ's part or if it's just an affliction). An affliction of great vanity….! If this guy is chosen and he’s to be an ambassador for the next decade or more, he really needs to clean up his public persona. H…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by peter July 7
  • Archangel007 wrote: » George_Kaplan wrote: » Archangel007 wrote: » Since she was already biased towards Craig I imagine she was ready to be dismissive of Goode's take no matter what he said. You mean she was already convinced Craig …
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by peter July 6
  • In the new era, everyone will be safe for a while. They have to establish this new Bond, so killing off anyone from the Mi6 family seems far-fetched (unless it’s a C type baddie). And I’d guess the historic go-to sacrificial lamb, a Bond woman, w…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by peter July 4
  • https://deadline.com/2025/06/skyfall-spectre-costume-designer-challenges-new-james-bond-1236445326/
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by peter June 29
  • echo wrote: » I was just thinking today that there had not been any official news in a long time. @peter, weren't we talking about this in the thread not long ago, before Broccoli and Wilson cashed out? Yes, absolutely, @echo , I heard d…
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by peter June 27
  • @4EverBonded ! Nice to have you back (although I know you never left!)! And welcome back home! Hoping you're well and strong and healthy! P
    in What Directors Should Helm A Bond Film? Comment by peter June 27
  • https://variety.com/2025/film/news/amazon-james-bond-wants-tom-holland-jacob-elordi-1236442329/
    in Who should/could be a Bond actor? Comment by peter June 27
  • echo wrote: » Olivia Colman would be perfect as M. Someone mentioned her a while back. As much as I love the recent M, Q, and Moneypenny, no no no, all new actors, please. Agreed: Mallory helped kill James Bond and the supporting ensemb…
    in Should we get a new M / Q / Moneypenny for BOND 26 and beyond ? Comment by peter June 25
  • Venutius wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Anyway, I don’t think it’ll happen in the short term. Me neither. Rather than a relative novelty such as a retro setting, I suspect that Amazon will view this as the time to establish 'their' Bond by …
    in Where does Bond go after Craig? Comment by peter June 24
  • Last_Rat_Standing wrote: » Yeah I thought Zegras was the face of the franchise. Being an ex-Ducks fan this baffles me. Kinda like when they didn't re-sign Kariya or traded Selanne. Maybe Qunnieville didn't like him or something. The Ducks have …
    in The NHL Thread Comment by peter June 24
  • Daltonforyou wrote: » MakeshiftPython wrote: » peter wrote: » Daltonforyou wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Daltonforyou wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » I just worry that Berger would a repeat of Mendes and Fu…
    in EoN sells up - Amazon MGM to produce 007 going forwards (Steven Knight to Write) Comment by peter June 24
  • Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » I'll say this, if Bond 26 hires Berger or Villeneuve and they go down the road of a toned down, mannered, serious reboot then I predict Bond 27 will be a swift course correction to a brisker, more playful tone and it will go d…
    in EoN sells up - Amazon MGM to produce 007 going forwards (Steven Knight to Write) Comment by peter June 22