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    James Bond 25: No Time to Die



    So, with Spectre out and doing the business attention will begin on the next and twenty fifth entry. Speculation will likely be fast and high given it's near certainly Daniel Craig's final entry into the franchise and Sony will still be pushing for a two year gap whilst he wants a break from it so there'll be recasting rumours and all sorts.

    The first, and expected, thing out the gate though is that Sam Mendes has confirmed he won't be returning to direct the film. He says:

    "I grew up on Dr. Who, and its ideas of regeneration. People say, 'Well, once you've acknowledged time passing and Bond getting older and characters dying, how do you continue the franchise?' And the answer is you regenerate, and you have to be as brave as when they cast Daniel, and when they let M die.
    They have to go off in a completely different direction, into regenerating mythology. You cast a new actor and find a new director, and make something totally new. I can, off the top of my head, give you three or four ideas for where it could go next. They're all daring and big.
    To me, the enemy is repetition and laziness, and the great danger is not challenging the preexisting format. These are my two chapters of the Bond myth. Someone else is going to write a chapter or 10 or 50, because Bond is strong enough for that, and because there's enough to play with."

    Whilst it's true you could technically keep Craig's entries in a bubble and reboot again, the studio likely won't want to as it's more popular now than ever and a shift could change that. They'll likely be reluctant to let Craig go given he's already contracted for the film. It's an obvious direction for them and though Spectre could act as an ending for the character, it's not a great one and the argument over time passing in the films is here nor there as audiences have been used to changes in tone, actor and ages for 50 years of the franchise.

    Either way, the film in whatever guise is likely to hit in either 2017 or 2018.
    Last edited by Neon Ignition; 20-08-2019, 20:30.

    #2
    This made me think of coming up with a title for the next Bond film.
    I went to a random Bond film title generator and got these results:

    The Man Who Loved Tomorrow
    Eyefall
    The Man with the Gun Dies

    and...
    A View to a Pussy
    Finger Tomorrow
    From Russia With Sex
    Ballraker

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      #3
      Thanks, almost just spat coffee all over the lappy!

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        #4
        Excellent:

        You only finger twice
        The man with the golden gold

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          #5
          My vote goes with ballraker...

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            #6
            It's a rather limited pool of results, but somehow "The Casino is not Enough" still made me laugh.

            Mansolace was also good. Then it came up with "Live and Let Die"... urmmmm
            Last edited by Darwock; 09-11-2015, 04:25.

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              #7
              Live & Let Rake.

              Bond tend his allotment.

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                #8
                Hm... Bond was way cool when I was younger but so far it has lost its appeal for me. Casino Royale was great but I don't understand why these movies continue to be so damned popular. Solid entertainment, at least.

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                  #9
                  With a whopping $749 million in box-office so far in spite of decidedly less glowing reviews than its predecessor, the producers behind the James Bond franchise aren’t wasting any time getting the next film in the series going. Speaking with 20 Minuten this week, Barbara Broccoli revealed that the hope is to continue with Daniel […]


                  With or without Daniel Craig, EON have confirmed early work on the next film will start in the Spring

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                    #10


                    Actor Mark strong is the godfather of Daniel Craig's eldest son and in a new interview he speaks of Craig as being done for good with the role.

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                      #11
                      Filmmaker Christopher Nolan has made it quite clear that he definitely won’t be directing the next film in the James Bond franchise. The new film, slated to be Daniel Craig’s fifth and likely final outing in the role, still has yet to secure a helmer though the likes of Yann DeMange and Denis Villeneuve have […]


                      Nolan has ruled himself out of the running for Bond 25. In the end it's a shame, I'd rather he got it out his system on this one than set the tone for a fresh set of entries

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                        #12
                        I'm still hopeful Nolan will never grace a Bond film so with him bowing out of any consideration of Bond 25 it turns out the frontrunner for the gig is...

                        Christopher Nolan has ruled himself out, while the likes of Denis Villeneuve and Yann Demange have both been linked with Demange previously the top choice. However a new and more well-known name has emerged as a potential candidate to helm the next James Bond feature, and it’s a perfect fit – Danny Boyle. Variety reports […]


                        Danny Boyle.

                        Following on from the report that “Slumdog Millionaire” and “Trainspotting” director Danny Boyle is the favorite to direct the next James Bond film, Deadline has offered new details in regards to what is going on with the film. At last report before the Boyle news broke, director Yann Demange (“’71”) was the top choice to […]


                        Now, as an expansion of that rumour it has been suggested that the original plot and plan for Bond 25 has been moved to being a back up plan as Boyle and his Trainspotting 2 writer work on a plot idea of their own making.

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                          #13
                          Ooh, that could be interesting!

                          I love 28 Days Later and Sunshine and enjoyed Slumdog Millionaire and Trainspotting, so it'd be interesting to see where he takes it, but it sounds like he's got an idea already:
                          "Boyle reportedly hit it off with actor Daniel Craig when Boyle directed the opening ceremony for the 2012 London Olympics. At the time Boyle came up with a very specific idea for a Bond movie which series producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson have now sparked to."

                          I wonder what ideas Boyle and Alex Garland would come up with for Bond, if they were still working together?

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                            #14
                            Yeah, I was just reading that long time collaborator John Hodge is already working on a script.

                            A 'very specific idea' sounds intriguing. Slick as the last films have been they haven't knocked my socks off creatively.

                            Danny Boyle's frequent screenwriting collaborator is said to be writing a Bond 25 script. Read more at Empire.

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                              #15


                              Anyone taking this bet doesn't just have a gambling problem, they have an issue navigating even the simplest of daily decisions.

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