Would you like eon to lose the bond rights?

Denzil2222

I would, i dont think micheal G wilson has any right to go on making **** bond movies, living of his late step father, he should be signing on at his local welfare office not making bond movies.

Asp9mm

He has every right. It was entrusted to him by family. Whether you like what he does or not is something else, but he does have the right. Look what happens when studios get franchises like Batman, Superman, Dracula, Stephen King etc etc. At least the franchise is still respected as a major box office winner, despite the low points. You can thank him for that.

Ricardo C.

The last thing I'd accuse Micheal G. Wilson is of simply living on his step father's legacy. He always worked on the series to some capacity since Goldfinger.

Even if they did loose the rights, it wouldn't make a difference. The Bond films have been around to long for another studio executive to make a change for the better.

Loeffelholz

They'll sell the rights rather than lose them, I should think, as they own the film rights to the character in perpetuity And it's bound to happen at some point---although Wilson and Broccoli could very well pass it on to someone in the family, or put it in a trust, etc., etc., when they've grown too old or sick or whatever sometime in the future.

When (or if) the property changes hands, it will be fascinating to see what the new owners decide to do...

Denzil2222

I lost all respect for Eon back in 1983 when they tried to block the release of nsna, they signed a contact with Mr mcclory in 1965 allowing him to remake thunderball after ten years so what was there problem? Could they not read what they agreed?

Ricardo C.

Denzil2222 wrote:

I lost all respect for Eon back in 1983 when they tried to block the release of nsna, they signed a contact with Mr mcclory in 1965 allowing him to remake thunderball after ten years so what was there problem? Could they not read what they agreed?

EON is very, very stingy with image of James Bond. Last night as a matter of fact I learned Hal Needham was nearly sued because of Roger Moore's Bond-ish character in The Cannon Ball run. I also heard that Brosnan was not aloud to wear a tux in any other film when he was in under contract as Bond.

Napoleon Plural

Indeed, I had a letter printed in the Evening Standard after a critic jibed at Brosnan wearing a white bow tie in The Thomas Crown Affair, of course he had to due to contractual obligations.

Ricardo C.

Napoleon Plural wrote:

Indeed, I had a letter printed in the Evening Standard after a critic jibed at Brosnan wearing a white bow tie in The Thomas Crown Affair, of course he had to due to contractual obligations.

) Poor Brozzer !

JamesBondJunior

Eon doesn't think big enough for my tastes. They put enough care into the films, but they do very little in between them to keep the fire burning. Like a Young Bond TV series would be great. A monthly Bond comic. The video games are popular but are sort of known for being extremely hit or miss. Bond literature (which I think has nothing to do with Eon) is also pretty shabby. I see many great new books by many great new authors for other intellectual properties like Star Wars or something, just keeping the storylines fresh and open. Yet Bond books are these books you wait forever for and they aren't even that great or fresh. Bond is a respected and world renown character, but he is a pulp character sort of meant to bring exotic fantasy to males young and old not unlike a superhero character. There's endless things they can do with him, yet they just sort of rehash stale ideas and forget about the great ones of the past.

These days, you can do more than just put out a film every 5 years and a forgettable video game every few months. I do appreciate Eon for always putting a few Bond films on television every week. And I have warmed up to the Craig Bond era. Post-Bourne Identity, audiences wouldn't care too much for an actor doing an impression of Roger Moore or Sean Connery and they wouldn't enjoy a non-serious Bond film after "Die Another Day".

Napoleon Plural

I'm not sure having the Bond movies on telly in the UK all the time is EON either, it's more ITV not having any cash for anything else. Personally I think they flog it to death; we had Live and Let Die on Saturday afternoon, then the following afternoon on a Sunday. Enough already!

Agree that they're treading water with Bond otherwise, they seem to see it as a franchise rather than something alive and vital. There's always a sense of, okay, what shall we do next then? about it.