I would have loved to have had Tarantino do the movie, but Campbell isn’t a bad choice. He made the best Bond film to come along since “The Spy Who Loved Me.” With Tarantino, even though I adore him, there would have been that nagging little doubt of “Can Tarantino still pull this film off even with PG-13 restrictions imposed upon it coming out of the gate?” With Campbell, we don’t have to worry about that because, well, he’s already done it. He KNOWS how to make a Bond film, and he knows how to make a Bond film probably better than just about anyone working in film today.
I would prefer to have a Tarantino/Brosnan/Thurman collaboration, but Daniel Craig and Martin Campbell working together off of a Paul Haggis script should still be fantastic…and probably far less self referential than a Tarantino film would be.
It’s official, Craig is going to be James Bond in the next three bond movies
:’(…alright then
ive got my collection all set, in order, ready to do, all the boxes look the same, really cool, black with 007BOND and the title and the year written on the side, gonna start next week with the legendary Dr. No, gonna try the first 4 monday
4 bond movies in 1 day? :o
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[size=150]Craig has not been cast as James Bond![/size]
I thought everyone would be interested in the film industry story of the noughties:
Do people seriously think the Brocolis (or ‘Brocolii’)and their brethren at Sony Pictures (including the new Sony foster children MGM and Columbia) would have cast a cross between Vladmir Putin, Boris Becker and a rubber chicken as James Bond? Hardly. The fact is the dynamic duo siblings have unexpectedly flashed a joker, turning themselves into THE wickedly coolest geezer and gezzerette on the face of the planet as we tear down the final stretch of the first half of the noughties.
What am I babbling about? Daniel Craig HASN’T BEEN CHOSEN as James Bond. It is a hoax, a lark, a send-up, call it what you will. This HOAX has fooled so many people (especially the lads and ladettes in the sleepy media) that the Brocolii are on the verge of earning their very own 00 stripes by casting a baddie as a goodie without even drawing a weaponâ€â€
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Day 2 Tuesday 11th October
Ø Wake up in London and Call Mum in Chester
Ø Read the script with a pint of Stella
Ø Meet the producers to see the contract, discuss the deal and the script, character etc.
Ø Meet his agent and go over the contract and fine tune it to their mutual satisfaction. Even if he loved everything (which would make him the weirdest guy on the planet if true, as nobody ever loves everything unless they are completely desperate, but I guess an actor who just filmed a Spielberg film–Munich, Dec. 23rd release–and now working alongside Ms. Kidman might not have been on the floor of the tube from Heathrow retrieving a few pennies )
This would surely have been the end of Day 2, unless Mr. Craig truly has real superhuman powers which might be a tad fanciful, judging from his countenance and demeanor at the launch conference on the now infamous 14/10.
Day 3 Wednesday 12th October
Alright let’s say Craig did manage to squeeze all the above into a day’s work allowing ICM, Mr. Craig’s London agent to negotiate with the producers.
BUT, is this possible? I mean isn’t this the day Sony announced the press conference for 14/10 which of course could only happen if the deal was already signed and sealed, n’est-ce pas? ….last seen wasn’t Mr. Craig staggering off the plane shaken and stirred by salubrious thoughts of his very own thespian testicles being mutilated at the hands of the carpet beater brandishing Le Chiffre, in’t? So surely he could not have so rapidly been about to put his John Hancock on the dotted line.
Day 4â€â€
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3) Definitely Not Shaken or Stirred, ideally not known and for sure not busy
As we have known for more than 40 years, Eon demand their Bonds to be just plain James more or less exclusively. And they have got their way, 99.9% of the time. But look, this time, most stunningly, the reticent Mr. Craig is calling the shots:
Ø Behold, a shining star in…. Munich… Yes, Mr. Craig is about to appear in Stephen Spielberg’s (have you heard of him?) new picture, ‘Munich’, due to be released 23rd December. Our Danny Boy is co-lead. Thus, doubtlessly he will have already been contracted BB (‘before Bond’ or ‘before Brocolii’) to promote this film world-wide–when, that is, he has a moment free from shooting ‘Have You Heard’ with Ms. Kidman in the US.
Ø Even assuming the Kidman film (or perhaps now more aptly the ‘Craig’ film) is wrapped by the ended of this year, does that leave time to meet/prepare for Casino Royale or even be able to get to the set for the Casino Royale shoot beginning mid-January in the Czech Republic?
Ø Wait, there is more. Craig has another non-Bond film ‘Visiting’ due for release 2nd June. Surely the film’s producers will need the popular Craig to promote it. So how will this fit with his Bond-role, when according to StillKing, the production company working on Casino Royale in the Czech Republic, there is a 6-month shooting schedule.
If my arithmetic is right, it means Craig would either have to leave the Casino Royale shoot right in the middle of the production schedule, to rush out and promote ‘Visiting’ for a month or more, OR Martin Campbell will have to finish with his lead actor in time for Danny to utilise his charisma and charm in promoting this other film. Wow and not even officially (or unofficially) A-listed.
Ø And yet there is still more: The film ‘Have You Heard’ is due to be released September 2006, just before Casino Royale. Our newly A-listed Danny Boy is gonna be a busy boy.
All this makes one think that Craig must have done one mother of a screen test to get the Brocolii so wrapped around his little finger they would relinquish their beloved exclusivity. Possible? Not bloody likely. They may be ageing but dementia has not been diagnosed.
4) Interviews
In 3 weeks there has not been a single interview with the new Bond.
5) He’s good really
David Arnold, the composer who has written the soundtracks for the last 3 Bonds and is scheduled to do Casino Royale, says that he scored Daniel Craig’s audition. This is completely inane, if not insane. Nobody scores auditions. Daniel Craig DID NOT even audition. Nor did anyone else. Not even the one chosen as Bondâ€â€
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6) Let’s mess up a great marketing opportunity
Ø Why was there no one from Sony at the press conference and why were there no Sony/MGM/Columbia logos on display if they called it?
Ø Would the world’s second largest media group with the rights to the second biggest film series and its massive back list of films forgo the first Bond-related PR opportunity since they bought MGM? Does that make sense?
Ø Why would the new Bond wear his own kit to the press conference when the Bond franchise has Saville Row sponsors? Wouldn’t you want your new boy-man to look smashing first time out?
Ø Why were only the British press + one or two foreign news agencies at the ‘press conference’? Surely if you had the world’s second biggest film franchise in history, you would have invited reporters from all over the globe, in’t it? Hmm, do the British media lads and ladettes know a bit more than their sleepy demeanors give off?
007) The real Mr. Bond, please.
OK, ok, ok. Mr. Craig is not our MI5 man. So who is?
Let’s look briefly at the mystery man. He is a complete unknown in most markets. He lives in London, he is English and a citizen of a commonwealth country. Apparently he is well experienced in other fields as well as being a brilliant actor. He has lived and worked in several countries and speaks other languages (than our beloved English) including an Oriental one fluently. His bio is closer to Ian Fleming’s than any other Bond so far and his natural character is considered by some to be the spitting image of the James Bond character.
There have been NO AUDITIONS. He was chosen in 2004. And while he knows he has been selected he has not officially been offered the part, yet. Aren’t those Brocolii cool, eh?
Hmm. This story and all its twists and turns (and I have it on excellent authority there are plenty more of them) is the biggest in the film industry for quite some time.
and they all lived happily ever after
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4 bond movies in 1 day? :o
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exactly, if i don’t fall asleep i might go through the night and make it 6
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ive got my collection all set, in order, ready to do, all the boxes look the same, really cool, black with 007BOND and the title and the year written on the side, gonna start next week with the legendary Dr. No, gonna try the first 4 monday
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you’ve got the collection complete! that’s great. hope the quality of the tapes is still good
I just read that the new bond will not be smoking in Casino Royale :’(
Political Correctness has gone too far!!! Actually to be honest i did’nt notice that he did smoke, but I still take exception to the fact that their making a delibrate point of ensuring that he doesnt.
I just rewatched the last Bond film though and it filled me with optimisim about the Casino Royale on the basis of the old principle of ‘It cant get any worse’. I really didnt like that movie at all, nothing like a proper Bond film should be.
Here’s the first Casino Royale script review. Beware 'cause it contains spoilers:
http://latinoreview.com/scriptreview.php?id=19
Ralph Fienes as Bond would be interesting. And probably a great choice. But I can’t see him running. Maybe playing Sherlock Holmes all morphined up.
Pierce is a great choice, he brought class and action to the roll. I wish they had stuck with him.
Daniel Craig, I don’t know. A relative unknow may be another Lanzenby mistake IMO. Maybe we’ll all be fooled and the spectre enemy will be Dr. Evil.
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Ralph Fienes as Bond would be interesting. And probably a great choice. But I can’t see him running. Maybe playing Sherlock Holmes all morphined up.
Pierce is a great choice, he brought class and action to the roll. I wish they had stuck with him.
Daniel Craig, I don’t know. A relative unknow may be another Lanzenby mistake IMO. Maybe we’ll all be fooled and the spectre enemy will be Dr. Evil.
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I dunno I’m willing to give him a try. He was good in Layer Cake. He has that cool about him. He doesn’t look butt ugly, and seems like he could kick some serious arse.
Also, I saw some ‘Bond’ in his performance in Munich. I guess only time will tell.
EDIT:
What the fuck? 3 people voted George Lazenby and nobody voted for Roger Moore?
I also can’t believe nobody voted for Roger Moore. Maybe their mouse skipped by accident and they’re really votes for Randy Roger.
Roger Moore was the worst Bond and got the worst movies, sad but true
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Roger Moore was the worst Bond and got the worst movies, sad but true
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OMFG!!111one
What the fuck are you saying? You’re the first person I have come across that has said that. We all hate that Lazenby bastard here (in England) and think Roger was the next best after Connery. Octopussy alone cements his reputation.
I need to lie down.
Edit:
Whilst it may be true that On Her Magesty’s Secret Service was a good film, Lazenby’s performs pales in comparison to the others. Of course he hadn’t had any acting experience before this (being an Australian model) but you have to look at it objectively. Moore may have got the shitter films, but look what he did out of them. He made the role his own. Lazenby was seen as a failure. Why wasn’t he hired again?
Moore made james bond a goddamn bad comedian. most moore bond films are bad, and I hate watching them. the man with the golden gun, moonraker… and please don’t even mention a view to a kill. the bond series fell with moore into an abyss of self-parody and science fiction. and please tell me how&what moore did to make the role his own. he has no chemistry with women. and he has bad acting. or do you consider raised eyebrows and mugging for the camera to be acting? the only ones I like to see are the Spy Who Loved Me and Live and Let Die. But that’s not because of Moore’s outstanding preformance.