Next Bond after Craig: Rumours, etc

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  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 SwitzerlandPosts: 870MI6 Agent
    Virgil37 wrote:
    Great news! So I think we can now put to rest the filming back-to-back movies rumor then. Seems we're getting him back for ONE final film. Lets hope this final film makes up for Spectre and he does indeed end on a high note.

    Maybe one final film with parts 1 and 2 a la Harry Potter. EON better keep DC as long as they can, because he will be as tough to replace as Connery was.

    I think it will be very easy to replace him. By 2023 people will be glad he's finally gone.
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  • BruceMurdockBruceMurdock OhioPosts: 133MI6 Agent
    The people at DCINB would be I'm sure. :))
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  • The Bond ExperienceThe Bond Experience Newtown, PAPosts: 5,490Quartermasters
    Link to the announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNr9xdc6cVA

    Apologies if some of us had to be a bit mum on these things other than there will be an announcement but I am sure there will be more news to come!
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 SwitzerlandPosts: 870MI6 Agent
    Those people had a lot right when they started out. That's the irony of it all.

    Having said that putting up that page back then was silly and childish.
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  • Virgil37Virgil37 Posts: 1,212MI6 Agent
    Barbel wrote:
    How old is Craig again? :))

    Still younger than Connery in his last Bond (counting NSNA). Still younger than Moore in his last four (although he'll catch up to one or two of them).

    One of the few things I'm still too young for is my pension, and when DC was announced for CR I never thought he'd still be Bond when I was drawing it. :#

    NSNA doesn't count and Moore only looked his age in AVTAK.

    Craig looked his age in SF, even older, in SP he looked well enough in most scenes but he has aged now considerably. He will not look the part anymore in 2019. EON (BB) is on the wrong track.

    The missed opportunity for introducing a new needed fresh era without all that reboot baggage has been missed for playing it safe at the BO, which may backfire big time. I just hope Bond 25 will not damage the franchise.

    Moore started to look his age after MR. In FYEO, OP and AVTAK he was too old.

    Connery started to look out of shape for the charatcter in YOLT. He was 36, one year younger than Craig when he made CR. And in DAF he looks positively old, and nothing like he did in his first 4.

    Craig looks great in all his movies, IMO. In SF he looks worn out at the beginning because the script required it, not old.
  • The Bond ExperienceThe Bond Experience Newtown, PAPosts: 5,490Quartermasters
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  • Virgil37Virgil37 Posts: 1,212MI6 Agent
    Virgil37 wrote:
    Great news! So I think we can now put to rest the filming back-to-back movies rumor then. Seems we're getting him back for ONE final film. Lets hope this final film makes up for Spectre and he does indeed end on a high note.

    Maybe one final film with parts 1 and 2 a la Harry Potter. EON better keep DC as long as they can, because he will be as tough to replace as Connery was.

    I think it will be very easy to replace him. By 2023 people will be glad he's finally gone.

    Same as everybody was glad in 1973 Connery was gone.
  • drum007drum007 New York, NYPosts: 684MI6 Agent
    I loved the Colbert interview. We got our Bond back. Cheers all around! Can't wait to see him in one more.
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,709MI6 Agent
    Good news! -{

    We won't see another Bond actor for 4-5 minimum. The "next James Bond" talk will never really go away, but I think 3-5 suggested candidates will get too old and hopefully new talent will emerge. But now I'm looking forward to a new Bond movie starring Daniel Craig.
  • TennysonTennyson A View to a KillPosts: 606MI6 Agent
    I see he has the new Omega Commander watch on... doesn’t look good with the dark clothing
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,420Chief of Staff
    The Mantis wrote:
    Link to the announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNr9xdc6cVA

    Apologies if some of us had to be a bit mum on these things other than there will be an announcement but I am sure there will be more news to come!

    Indeed...even if it was kinda the worst kept secret ever :))
    YNWA 97
  • The Bond ExperienceThe Bond Experience Newtown, PAPosts: 5,490Quartermasters
    Yep!
    Sir Miles wrote:
    The Mantis wrote:
    Link to the announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNr9xdc6cVA

    Apologies if some of us had to be a bit mum on these things other than there will be an announcement but I am sure there will be more news to come!

    Indeed...even if it was kinda the worst kept secret ever :))
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,420Chief of Staff
    The Mantis wrote:
    Yep!
    Sir Miles wrote:
    The Mantis wrote:
    Link to the announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNr9xdc6cVA

    Apologies if some of us had to be a bit mum on these things other than there will be an announcement but I am sure there will be more news to come!

    Indeed...even if it was kinda the worst kept secret ever :))

    And more 'interesting' stuff to follow... :v
    YNWA 97
  • ChriscoopChriscoop Belize Posts: 10,449MI6 Agent
    Virgil37 wrote:
    Virgil37 wrote:

    Maybe one final film with parts 1 and 2 a la Harry Potter. EON better keep DC as long as they can, because he will be as tough to replace as Connery was.

    I think it will be very easy to replace him. By 2023 people will be glad he's finally gone.

    Same as everybody was glad in 1973 Connery was gone.

    For me it depends on who is cast, if they go really young it might disconnect me from the films. DC was the Bond I most connected with as I'm only seven years younger than him at 48-50 years old could I identify with a 30 year old Bond?
    It was either that.....or the priesthood
  • MrGoreMrGore Posts: 129MI6 Agent
    edited August 2017
    Still, four years between SP and the next is a joke. A complete travesty.

    Probably the longest gap between movies with an existing Bond actor.

    What have they all been doing these last two years?

    Huge disrespect to the fans who create those big grosses. You know, the same ones who kept this going for half a century.
  • Virgil37Virgil37 Posts: 1,212MI6 Agent
    Chriscoop wrote:
    Virgil37 wrote:

    I think it will be very easy to replace him. By 2023 people will be glad he's finally gone.

    Same as everybody was glad in 1973 Connery was gone.

    For me it depends on who is cast, if they go really young it might disconnect me from the films. DC was the Bond I most connected with as I'm only seven years younger than him at 48-50 years old could I identify with a 30 year old Bond?

    Good point. I'm also of Craig's generation.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 SwitzerlandPosts: 870MI6 Agent
    Fleming clearly put the time frame between 35ish to 42ish if I remember correctly. Next actor should not be older than 32 to 35 tops, especially if it takes endless four years every time.

    I am of the Dalton/Brosnan generation at 42.
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  • Virgil37Virgil37 Posts: 1,212MI6 Agent
    MrGore wrote:
    Still, four years between SP and the next is a joke.

    Probably the longest gap between movies with an existing Bond actor.

    What have they all been doing these last two years?

    Disrespect to the fans who create those big grosses.

    Four years is a lot of time, true. Unfortunately, it takes that long nowadays for a big production like a Bond to come to fruition. Two years, and QoS felt disjointed and rushed. Three years, and SP's third act suffered. That extra year of rewrites is the difference between a solid script and a somewhat unfinished script. It's no coincidence that the truly good CR and SF had those four years of development.
  • ChriscoopChriscoop Belize Posts: 10,449MI6 Agent
    Brozzer is 64, Dalton is 71 how are you their generation Jason?
    It was either that.....or the priesthood
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 SwitzerlandPosts: 870MI6 Agent
    Virgil37 wrote:
    MrGore wrote:
    Still, four years between SP and the next is a joke.

    Probably the longest gap between movies with an existing Bond actor.

    What have they all been doing these last two years?

    Disrespect to the fans who create those big grosses.

    Four years is a lot of time, true. Unfortunately, it takes that long nowadays for a big production like a Bond to come to fruition. Two years, and QoS felt disjointed and rushed. Three years, and SP's third act suffered. That extra year of rewrites is the difference between a solid script and a somewhat unfinished script. It's no coincidence that the truly good CR and SF had those four years of development.


    You are joking about SF I guess, after four years they got us the most stupidly written Bond film ever with the biggest plot holes imaginable....

    With capable people it takes two years for a good Bond movie. QOS wasn't considerably weaker than CR because of the two year gap but because of the writer's strike and the choice of director and editor and theme song.
    Dalton Rulez™
  • Virgil37Virgil37 Posts: 1,212MI6 Agent
    Virgil37 wrote:
    MrGore wrote:
    Still, four years between SP and the next is a joke.

    Probably the longest gap between movies with an existing Bond actor.

    What have they all been doing these last two years?

    Disrespect to the fans who create those big grosses.

    Four years is a lot of time, true. Unfortunately, it takes that long nowadays for a big production like a Bond to come to fruition. Two years, and QoS felt disjointed and rushed. Three years, and SP's third act suffered. That extra year of rewrites is the difference between a solid script and a somewhat unfinished script. It's no coincidence that the truly good CR and SF had those four years of development.


    You are joking about SF I guess, after four years they got us the most stupidly written Bond film ever with the biggest plot holes imaginable....

    With capable people it takes two years for a good Bond movie. QOS wasn't considerably weaker than CR because of the two year gap but because of the writer's strike and the choice of director and editor and theme song.

    I've discussed in lenght the so called "plot holes" of SF, and I disagree completely. SF is a solid movie in my book. QoS was weaker than CR because it had a weaker script, and all a weak script needs to be solid is time of development. Rewrites. Of course CR had the benefit of using a Fleming novel as basis.
    And I don't consider QoS weaker because the director, editor or theme song. The editing was fast paced and correct, the theme song doesn't make or break a movie, and the director needs a solid script to begin with, which wasn't there. If there was a strike, all the more reason to take time and not rush a movie into production.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 SwitzerlandPosts: 870MI6 Agent
    I am glad QOS is loved by quite a few Bond fans. I love to watch it actually. It is very entertaining. In the context of the 24 existing Bond films though I have to rank it near the bottom.
    Dalton Rulez™
  • Revolver66Revolver66 Melbourne, AustraliaPosts: 470MI6 Agent
    edited August 2017
    Some of us are happy that he is doing another, and some are disappointed. Well that was always going to be the case. Let's just see what happens. I know the 4 year gap is a tad excruciating, however it might mean the difference between an average film and a great one. This I think will definitely be his last. I know Daniel's words are not to be trusted at the best of times, but I'm willing to wager that it will be no more for him after this one. It's interesting that he said he would like to go out on a high note straight after he made the big announcement. I think you'll find that a new actor will come around by 2020-21. Though I suppose time will tell...

    And BJB006, I know you despise Skyfall, however you are definitely in the minority. It's the most successful film in the series, and probably the most acclaimed. It was praised up and down and snaffled a couple of oscars into the deal. I know it is not to your tastes but it is a classic of the series and it's no coincidence that it's huge success, as well as Casino's, came after a 4 year break. I certainly have my own questions about what direction they're going to take with 25, but hopefully the same happens again.
  • jorgem1jorgem1 Posts: 136MI6 Agent
    Just heard on the Stephen Colbert Show last night in the US that Craig is returning as Bond! :) -{

    And he'll beat Roger Moore's 12-year record!
  • Virgil37Virgil37 Posts: 1,212MI6 Agent
    I am glad QOS is loved by quite a few Bond fans. I love to watch it actually. It is very entertaining. In the context of the 24 existing Bond films though I have to rank it near the bottom.

    It was a disappointed by QoS, but of course the one before is at the top of my ranking. I wouldn't say near the bottom, but average, as SP. DC saves it for me, his performance alone. With someone like PB, QoS would be near the bottom probably. The weaker Bond movies feel to me as a string of action scenes, whereas strong ones immerse me in the story. QoS is in the former category.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 SwitzerlandPosts: 870MI6 Agent
    I know I'm in a minority, but I am certainly not alone with my opinion about the film.

    What I do not believe though is that a longer gap equals a better film.
    Dalton Rulez™
  • Virgil37Virgil37 Posts: 1,212MI6 Agent
    Revolver66 wrote:
    Some of us are happy that he is doing another, and some are disappointed. Well that was always going to be the case. Let's just see what happens. I know the 4 year gap is a tad excruciating, however it might mean the difference between an average film and a great one. This I think will definitely be his last. I know Daniel's words are not to be trusted at the best of times, but I'm willing to wager that it will be no more for him after this one. It's interesting that he said he would like to go out on a high note straight after he made the big announcement. I think you'll find that a new actor will come around by 2020-21. Though I suppose time will tell...

    And BJB006, I know you despise Skyfall, however you are definitely in the minority. It's the most successful film in the series, and probably the most acclaimed. It was praised up and down and snaffled a couple of oscars into the deal. I know it is not to your tastes but it is a classic of the series and it's no coincidence that it's huge success, as well as Casino's, came after a 4 year break. I certainly have my own questions about what direction they're going to take with 25, but hopefully the same happens again.

    {[] Well said.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 SwitzerlandPosts: 870MI6 Agent
    Virgil37 wrote:
    I am glad QOS is loved by quite a few Bond fans. I love to watch it actually. It is very entertaining. In the context of the 24 existing Bond films though I have to rank it near the bottom.

    It was a disappointed by QoS, but of course the one before is at the top of my ranking. I wouldn't say near the bottom, but average, as SP. DC saves it for me, his performance alone. With someone like PB, QoS would be near the bottom probably. The weaker Bond movies feel to me as a string of action scenes, whereas strong ones immerse me in the story. QoS is in the former category.

    QOS would never have been made that way in the Brosnan era or any other era than Craig's. QOS was written (the action) especially for Craig because he is best at physical harrowing stuff like running, climbing, hand to hand fighting, sweating, bleeding.

    What "kills" QOS for me is the nonBond feeling that is omnipresent except in some sequences. Craig is at his best physically and probably even acting wise in QOS that I can agree on easily.
    QOS still is highly re-watchable like DAF for me, or MR.

    Having it at No 22 in my ranking doesn't mean I dislike it, I just don't like it as much as the 21 other films that come before it.

    At the time though in 2008, I was disappointed, highly, I even almost, only almost, left the cinema after one hour (we get breaks in the middle of the film in Switzerland at cinemas).
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  • Virgil37Virgil37 Posts: 1,212MI6 Agent
    I know I'm in a minority, but I am certainly not alone with my opinion about the film.

    What I do not believe though is that a longer gap equals a better film.

    However, it tends to be true since 1974 at least. In order to regain momentum, the franchise needs those gaps. A gap means time for development. TSWLM, GE, CR...They all had those gaps.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 SwitzerlandPosts: 870MI6 Agent
    Virgil37 wrote:
    I know I'm in a minority, but I am certainly not alone with my opinion about the film.

    What I do not believe though is that a longer gap equals a better film.

    However, it tends to be true since 1974 at least. In order to regain momentum, the franchise needs those gaps. A gap means time for development. TSWLM, GE, CR...They all had those gaps.

    and DAD too, three years.... just saying :)
    Dalton Rulez™
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