Logan hints at Bond 24 news
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Nice to hear some news I suppose, though not much
From Mi6 website
Logan is contracted to pen the next two Bond outings, with director Sam Mendes returning from "Skyfall".
When questioned about what he could say so far about Bond 24, he said: ""All I can say about Bond is that I'm happily writing it. Sam Mendes would rappel through the window and kill me."
"My goal is to write a great movie that's appropriate, to build on what we did on Skyfall, but make it its own unique animal. The themes, ideas and the characters from Skyfall can obviously continue on, because it is a franchise, and it is an ongoing story. So I think there's resonance from Skyfall in the new movie. I grew up on the Bond movies. The first one I saw was Diamonds Are Forever, when I was a kid. I just loved them to pieces. I love all the elements, from the books - mostly from the novels; going back to Ian Fleming is where I started with Skyfall - and there's certainly elements of the movies and the novels that we've brought into the new movie, as they did into Skyfall."
Logan rounded out the Bond 24 questioning on the subject of whether or not Blofeld would return to the series now that the legal rights have been cleared up: "You know, I think our villain's appropriate to the story we're telling," he teased.
From Mi6 website
Logan is contracted to pen the next two Bond outings, with director Sam Mendes returning from "Skyfall".
When questioned about what he could say so far about Bond 24, he said: ""All I can say about Bond is that I'm happily writing it. Sam Mendes would rappel through the window and kill me."
"My goal is to write a great movie that's appropriate, to build on what we did on Skyfall, but make it its own unique animal. The themes, ideas and the characters from Skyfall can obviously continue on, because it is a franchise, and it is an ongoing story. So I think there's resonance from Skyfall in the new movie. I grew up on the Bond movies. The first one I saw was Diamonds Are Forever, when I was a kid. I just loved them to pieces. I love all the elements, from the books - mostly from the novels; going back to Ian Fleming is where I started with Skyfall - and there's certainly elements of the movies and the novels that we've brought into the new movie, as they did into Skyfall."
Logan rounded out the Bond 24 questioning on the subject of whether or not Blofeld would return to the series now that the legal rights have been cleared up: "You know, I think our villain's appropriate to the story we're telling," he teased.
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Nice to know he's using the Books as a foundation for his script.
Has locations been picked??
Yeah like to see he mentions the books etc. Then again I think they always say that
No idea about DC film-wise...he may need three months - at least - to get into 'Bond' shape
This time I might avoid the clips. I honestly did not enjoy the Skyfall PTS in the cinemas as I felt like I had already seen it!!!!
Then again easier said then done...
Well I'll try.
I guess its down to complexity of filming and the location itself...plus the need for any model/set building back at Pinewood...
I just can't keep away and can't stop myself from trying to find out everything
Felt I had seen it, knew the location order hence all mapped out and only little minor things were the surprise!!!
Ah sod it, will happen again!!!
India was initially going to be used for the train sequence and rumors of scouting in India came out in April 2011, so we may have a few more months to wait on that score.
OTOH, by this point in 2011 there were already high quality rumors that Javier Bardem was going to play the villain in Bond 23.
I don't think Logan is a great writer. He's better than some, but I've not been terribly impressed by any of his work. He's like a screenwriting version of The Gap.
I do believe it would be a first, if a James Bond movie were to film in Ireland.
You make good points. But then we may ask: why then this compulsion about giving Bond an arc in every movie since "the Star Trek effect" makes the arc pointless?
The last two Trek films were crap on many levels, but they did three things well. Good casting, fancy visuals, and made a lot of money. All while telling no plausable story at all. It proves an action film can make a ridiculous amount of money with the right PR machine behind it and the script can have no backbone, so no repercussions such as fans that a favorite character has been written off, or worrying about complicated plot elements spilling into a sequel. It also means a rival formula that is successful can be copied with no accusation of plagiarism. Tv has been doing it for decades. Writers are to scared of taking chances, or risking something original, with a multi million target in the balance.
Personally I suspect the plot blunders in Skyfall were Logan's fault. I don't have faith in his writing skills at all!
From a creative standpoint: none of the creative team should be overly concerned with what cumulative effect an arc does or doesn't have on the franchise. They should be creating a good story within the opening and closing credits. That usually means a "journey" of some kind.
From a business standpoint: Catering to a fanbase is self-sabotage. The fanbase will show up to anything. They need to generate good word of mouth (Bigger! Better! Different!) to meet box office expectations.
I'm with you. As much as I enjoyed SF, I believe I would have enjoyed it more if I had avoided the clips.
I agree. I want an episodic feel like old times
1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby