Mister TV Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 They should have stuck with the modern adaptations of Fleming’s novels after Casino Royale. I’ve hated Skyfall since I heard about them passing on the Old Bond’s Home ending, that would have been brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted August 24, 2018 Author Share Posted August 24, 2018 My money. Have all of it. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 Finally, a Bond that will tell each one of his kills what classic blunder they fell into before they die. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 I guess I'm alone on this, but I've always fucking hated the "James Bond and 007 are just code names for whoever holds the job" fan theory/idea. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 Well, 007 absolutely is a code name, the same way that M and Q are job titles. James Bond could just be his name. See how everyone always says he was white in the books? There's a bit in Moonraker where he goes swimming with Gala Brand (told from her perspective) where she looks at him and think of him as having a 'Brown Body'. Which is presumably a reference to him having a suntan (unusually for a white Briton in 1955), but still, it's a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystman Posted August 25, 2018 Share Posted August 25, 2018 23 hours ago, AxB said: Well, 007 absolutely is a code name, the same way that M and Q are job titles. James Bond could just be his name. See how everyone always says he was white in the books? There's a bit in Moonraker where he goes swimming with Gala Brand (told from her perspective) where she looks at him and think of him as having a 'Brown Body'. Which is presumably a reference to him having a suntan (unusually for a white Briton in 1955), but still, it's a thing. If this is how they sell Idris Elba as Bond it would be fucking amazing. "No,no, he's not black. He's just really tan." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanChessgame Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 The 'James Bond is a code name' theory doesn't really bother me but I've never really wanted it to actually be the truth either. The main reason is that there are clearly other 00 agents who presumably go on similar missions, so having just one alias be used over and over didn't make sense to me when you have other agent numbers for other people to use who do the same type of work. I don't remember offhand but don't some other 00 agents appear (only to be killed by the main antagonist or something) or are at least mentioned in a few of the older movies? If they really want to expand the franchise somehow, just do another story about a 00 training center or recruitment process, or feature some of the other agents doing stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muhammedboehm Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Alec Trevelyan 006 was in Golden Eye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Execproducer Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 If there can be 102 Dracula's, 30+ Tarzans, an army of Sherlock Holmes, a baker's dozens of Wong Fei-hungs, a baseball teams worth of Batmen etc etc, then why do so many of you have to do ridiculous mental gymnastics to justify a different Bond? You're wrestling fans, suspend your disbelief fer crissakes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 I thought for sure you guys would be all over this. There's a rumored shortlist of directors going around to replace Danny Boyle... Jean-Marc Vallée David Mackenzie Yann Demange and.... Edgar Wright?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Cincinnati Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Ah yes, noted company man Edgar Wright. Simon Pegg as Emilio Largo is gonna be weird. I guess I enjoyed Hell Or High Water. I'd roll the dice with that guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 I mean, I'll watch anything Wright does, but that would be a weird choice. I think he'd do a good job though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 I think id rather see Wright make a spy spoof with Pegg and Frost. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 You would I think Baby Driver showed he could handle something more serious pretty well (hell, The World's End wasn't exactly all jokes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 And it would be likely be with Frost as the hero and Pegg as the sidekick. Extra bonus points for bringing back Dalton to be the bad guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Deadline says Jean-Marc Vallée has been approached, but Edgar Wright is also a real possibility. The other two names are also on the list but Jean-Marc and Edgar are the frontrunners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 51 minutes ago, Casey said: Deadline says Jean-Marc Vallée has been approached, but Edgar Wright is also a real possibility. The other two names are also on the list but Jean-Marc and Edgar are the frontrunners. That is an impressively wide spread for a two name list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 58 minutes ago, Casey said: Deadline says Jean-Marc Vallée has been approached, but Edgar Wright is also a real possibility. The other two names are also on the list but Jean-Marc and Edgar are the frontrunners. 2 hours ago, Casey said: I thought for sure you guys would be all over this. There's a rumored shortlist of directors going around to replace Danny Boyle... Jean-Marc Vallée David Mackenzie Yann Demange and.... Edgar Wright?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Yes, I read that part as well but, my point is, of those are the top two choices, that's a very large spread out style between them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 22 hours ago, West Newbury Bad Boy said: Ah yes, noted company man Edgar Wright. 21 hours ago, Brian Fowler said: I mean, I'll watch anything Wright does, but that would be a weird choice. I think he'd do a good job though. The Cornetto trilogy was distributed by Universal for one so they at least know he does good work and makes the co-distributor happy. Secondly, he isn't really doing anything right now and they're probably hard pressed to find a reputable director for this to come in a reasonable timeframe (meaning they don't have to move it to 2021 or 2022). The only reason he's probably a front runner is he doesn't have to drop everything and can start production ASAP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 I’d imagine it would depend on whether Wright feels like shooting the studio script Boyle didn’t want to use. I’d like to see Wright take on Bond, but if the production wheels are already turning and they’re in a hurry this would be a lot like Tim Burton joining the Planet of the Apes remake last minute and it not really feeling like a Burton movie at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurningBeard Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Alan Moore adopted the whole 007 code names thing in the new and last LOEG. Jimmy Bond (from Black Dossier) is surrounded by his J-Series agents Sean Connery (J1), George Lazenby (J2), Roger Moore (J3), Timothy Dalton (J4), Pierce Brosnan (J5) and Daniel Craig (J6). I got a laugh out of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elsalvajeloco Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 Also, the official 007 Twitter has set the release date of 14 February 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bustronaut Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Valentine's day death slot, noooooooooo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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