First Drafts of Bond Scripts
PDJamesBond
Posts: 180MI6 Agent
Hi everyone,
I hear a lot of mention on these forums about the “first draft” or “original draft” of several screenplays, but I can’t seem to find any of them except for Michael France’s first draft of GoldenEye (which is a hoot). I know that there are, for example, first drafts floating around somewhere for Diamonds Are Forever and Moonraker, but I’m having no luck tracking them down.
Does anyone have any suggestions where I might find them? Are they somewhere obvious that I’m just not looking? Or does anyone have scans that they just want to shoot my way, simply because I’m such a nice guy? :007) Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks!
I hear a lot of mention on these forums about the “first draft” or “original draft” of several screenplays, but I can’t seem to find any of them except for Michael France’s first draft of GoldenEye (which is a hoot). I know that there are, for example, first drafts floating around somewhere for Diamonds Are Forever and Moonraker, but I’m having no luck tracking them down.
Does anyone have any suggestions where I might find them? Are they somewhere obvious that I’m just not looking? Or does anyone have scans that they just want to shoot my way, simply because I’m such a nice guy? :007) Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks!
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http://www.hmss.com/films/bondscripts/index.html
TP, are you referring to this forum or the scripts themselves?
TP, bloke. Talented guy.
AOS, bloke. Talented guy.
Barbel,
I didn't know that! Thank you very much for the info - I'll be sure to check it out!
For details on the TB script, take a look at "The Battle For Bond" by Robert Sellers, published by Tomahawk Press in 2007 (my thanks to Pete for giving me a copy).
In general, it has to be remembered that the Bond films have always had a degree of committee writing. The producer(s), director, screenwriter(s) etc all sit together and work out general ideas which the writer(s) then refine, and which may be altered by the director on set. This has led to various members of the team claiming credit for certain ideas, sometimes justified and sometimes not (IMHO directors are particularly prone to claiming credit for memorable ideas which are demonstrably not theirs!).