5 Bond films for Craig
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This is quite surprising; Daniel Craig has a contract up until Bond 25:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i11356e5762144f434339ff37e128990b
Good news!
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i11356e5762144f434339ff37e128990b
Good news!
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And it'll mean he'll be Bond for the 50th anniversary
-Roger Moore
Roger Moore 1927-2017
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It's very possible; I'd like to see a more direct quote.
But it's been known for a while that Brosnan will be remaking The Topkapi Affair as a sequel to The Thomas Crown Affair. ?:)
I knew Brozzer was trying to get a sequel off the ground, but I didn't realise MGM were backing him. I thought maybe it was wishful thinking on his part.
I can do without any more of those franchises either. Unless they combine the two, and make a film in which the kids from Fame turn vigilante and start gunning down criminals. I'd watch that movie.
If true, this is great news, although they referenced it rather fleetingly. It will be interesting to see if Eon is asked for a comment to confirm or deny...if confirmed, it would certainly merit a story of its own, and not just a mention.
I'd actually be surprised if they could get (Formerly) Poor DannyTM to commit to four more Bond films at this point in time...but if they drove an armoured car to his house and unloaded a pallet of cash, he'd possibly come round to their point of view :v
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Lazenby - OHMSS
Dalton - TLD and LTK
New Actor - Bond 26, 27 and 28
Brosnan - GE, TND, TWINE and DAD
Craig - CR, Bond 22, 23, 24 and 25
Connery- DN, FRWL, GF, TB, YOLT, and DAF
Moore - LALD, TMWTGG, TSWLM, MR, FYEO, OP and AVTAK
http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/articles/craig_extends_contract.php3?t=&s=
MI6 goes on to say "If the new contract is completed," which I interpret to mean that, although a tacit agreement to extend the contract might be in place, it hasn't actually been inked yet.
At 5 million pounds for #22 and 8 million pounds for #23, Craigger ought to be Formerly Poor, indeed, by the time he wraps his 007 career with #25 :007)
I hope it works out, as this will give Henry Cavill time to push his way past puberty, and purchase his first razor B-)
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
I wouldn't mind seeing Craig in Bond 22, but if it's too much like CR, my interest is going to fade. If it's a more traditional take on Bond, audiences may find that Craig doesn't quite fit the bill in that case. I'd want to wait and see what the next two films bring before jumping into a long term contract.
Given the numbers put up by his debut, though, and with Haggis still on board to 'polish' the follow-up (
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Secondly, I question whether Craig would want to commit to four more Bond films. He was in one of the biggest films of 2006, and with The Golden Compass due for release later this year, Craig is a bona fide star. He has publicly stated that he would like to explore other projects beyond Bond, so I don't know why he would commit to four more Bond films so early in the piece. Yes, some people will mention the money. But Craig wasn't exactly poor before CR and he is certainly not poor now.
It strikes me as a strategic move, at an opportunistic time (just before #22 starts lensing) to cement long-term goodwill with the star. Granted, this all seems unlikely, at first blush, but the fact that this MGM exec apparently discussed it at a conference would seem to add a bit of credence. If it's actually going to happen, I would expect Eon to issue some sort of press release before too long---then again, perhaps they'll wait until #22 is actually in front of the cameras, and make it part of the new film's publicity parade...
Yes, Craig is already wealthy---but the prospect of a long-term influx of ever-increasing $$$$ has to hold some appeal. Perhaps during his consultation with Brozzer, Pierce told him about how his tenture with Eon enabled him to start up Irish Dreamtime
Fair points; but he's got ample time in-between Bonds to pick and choose projects. If he can 'hang in there' for five Bonds in ten years or so, he'll be in prime shape to enter the next phase of his career, at around 50 years of age, as a true mover-and-shaker...an indie film mogul.
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Casino Royale
Risico
The Property Of A Lady
The Hildebrand Rarity
Quantum Of Solace
How good would that be??
1 - Moore, 2 - Dalton, 3 - Craig, 4 - Connery, 5 - Brosnan, 6 - Lazenby
Ah, well...one crisis at a time
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Me too. I've said this before, but the only two titles which I absolutely hated (TND and DAD) were the only two titles to have no Fleming connection. Even AVTAK and TLD, two titles that I don't particularly like, were better IMO than the above mentioned titles. When it comes down to it, I simply don't trust the producers to come up with an good title themselves.
It's the same source, so I don't think there's any reason to believe it more. I think that the Bond sites running it will mean the story will appear on quite a few more sites- I'd say don't put any more faith in it until you see a slightly stronger source.
Why on earth would you risk it? You've got a hugely successful movie with a celebrated star but you decide to wait until a few years later to secure him for more? That's a crazy risk. Snap him up immediately.
Yeah, I don't think it was about the money particularly; that's painting him as a greed-driven man, and I'm not sure why people would want to say that. For me, you've raised the most interesting part of this story- of course the studio want to secure him; it's a pretty obvious business choice to make. But the idea of Craig to be willing to be tied to Bond for that long is very interesting indeed.
Although many fans have been happy to say that he'll be gone as soon as he's used Bond for his own purposes (based on the behaviour of similar calibre actors I suppose), he's exhibited nothing but interest in the character and has shown that he thinks quite heavily about how to play it. Plus we've seen him turning up to the filming of a bit of Bond22 he isn't even in; sending messages to the England Rugby team who were delighted to hear from 007... I think he's actually rather proud to be Bond and might just be happy to stay. Yes, he wants to do other things; what actor wouldn't? But I don't think that being James Bond is something he's ashamed of or wants to leave behind at all.
MI6 fleshed it out a bit, with the 'added detail' to which I referred---the editorial observations and extrapolations of Bond Savants (like us
That's why I added: "I hope it works out"
Which is pretty much what I was saying, in terms of gravitas.
Personally, I don't view a desire for financial independence as 'greed' at all---particularly if it's money fairly agreed-upon, and lawfully earned, according to what the market will bear---but that's just me
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
I don't think that wanting more money makes you greedy. It's only greed if the money is at the expence of others (and the reality is that the money would otherwise have just gone back to the studio) and if you make the money using unfair means. If Craig is offered much more money, and if he enjoys playing Bond, my advice (if I was his manager) would be to sign the contract. I would insist to him, though, that he has an escape clause just in case either the producers decide to break the contract or he tires of the role.
I guess the question is whether he would feel the same way in 4 or 5 years time. Perhaps he will. However, regardless, I'm a little surprised that either the producers or Craig would agree to a new contract before Bond 22 has even gotten a title.
If they follow the two year cycle, that would put Craig's fifth Bond film in 2014, when he's 46--the same age Moore was when he took the role in LALD.
Love for Fleming's YOLT plotline to be in a Craig Bond, also the DN squid.