Does the reboot mean Bond will have to marry?

osris

I suppose that question only matters if the producers are influenced by Bond’s biography as set out in the novels. If they aren’t, and are creating a new biography for Bond, then anything is possible. But to do that would be, for me, taking “artistic licence” too far, so that in the end Fleming’s Bond disappears altogether.

davidelliott101

"Fleming's Bond" disappeared a long time ago. EON really isn't tied to the Bond of the novels... if they were, we would have seen movies titled "Icebreaker" "Zero Minus Ten" "Cold Fall" etc. Even "Dr. No" was a somewhat loose adaptation (even in a early draft, Dr. No was supposed to be a monkey, so they say).

I think the death of Vesper in "Casino Royale" sufficiently fills the void left by Tracy in the original pre-reboot series. Ideally, EON would have started to remake the old Fleming novels after "Casino Royale" in order and we would have seen "Moonraker (2012)" and not "Skyfall". They don't HAVE to remake OHMSS and marry off 007 just to get that same "ooomph". I don't even think the public at large knows, remembers or even CARES that Bond was a widower.

As an aside: There are remakes and updates of old movies even now... I think the fact that EON hasn't gone that route is a testament to those old films still living up to they overall quality of the series.

osris

You might be right, even Connery’s Bond was nothing like Fleming’s.

Thunderpussy

I agree Vesper's Death fits the bill for some "Personal loss " for Bond.
So no need for This Bond to get Married.

PPK 7.65mm

Proubly not seeing as how Wilson and Broccoli have said that they have no interest in remaking any of the older films. I also agree that with Vesper's death in Casino Royale, Bond has already had a personal loss in his life and now knows the price that comes with working in the spy game, so why repeat a story that was already told.

Mr Martini

Not only Vespers death in CR, but Ms death in Skyfall and other women in the films to. Craigs Bond has yet to bed a woman at the end of the film, usually because the Bond girl has been killed.

Mr Beech

Mr Martini wrote:

Not only Vespers death in CR, but Ms death in Skyfall and other women in the films to. Craigs Bond has yet to bed a woman at the end of the film, usually because the Bond girl has been killed.

Craig's lost at least one girl in each film. I don't think he needs to marry, either, personally.

The film franchise has always had some original and altered ideas to create a lasting, cinematic Bond. I have no problem with it.

alphaagent

dear god no, plus we all know what happen. Someone will kill her and dc will just stand around trying to do a connery style quip, then Mallory will die and he will sob into his barbour.

welshboy78

Mr Beech wrote:

Mr Martini wrote:

Not only Vespers death in CR, but Ms death in Skyfall and other women in the films to. Craigs Bond has yet to bed a woman at the end of the film, usually because the Bond girl has been killed.

Craig's lost at least one girl in each film. I don't think he needs to marry, either, personally.

The film franchise has always had some original and altered ideas to create a lasting, cinematic Bond. I have no problem with it.

Ha

So true, think next film is about time it ends with DC having a good time with a lady!