It's already 50 years since Ian Fleming died, so copyrights regarding his works should expire in the not-so-distant future (2039?). I have no doubts that the younger folk among us (those who were raised with Moore or younger; sorry for the Connery guys ) will witness some serious attempts to establish at least one competing James Bond film franchise. James Bond seems to be like a licence to print money; other major studios won't think long about using the opportunity.
I think this will be a very interesting time, as it will force Eon to raise the bar again - but also a competing film series or TV production could try a different approach like a 1950s/60s period setting. Like just now we have different Sherlock Holmes franchises set in Victorian or modern England or the United States, without audiences being confused. Why not two, three different approaches to James Bond at the same time? Maybe the "inofficial" James Bond films will even surpass Eon's offerings in quality and box-office success? And it would mean a new Bond film in the cinemas every year or maximum two.
James Bond, just like Sherlock Holmes, King Kong, Tarzan and The Three Musketeers, will still be around in one form or another in the next century, no doubt about that.
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I think this will be a very interesting time, as it will force Eon to raise the bar again - but also a competing film series or TV production could try a different approach like a 1950s/60s period setting. Like just now we have different Sherlock Holmes franchises set in Victorian or modern England or the United States, without audiences being confused. Why not two, three different approaches to James Bond at the same time? Maybe the "inofficial" James Bond films will even surpass Eon's offerings in quality and box-office success? And it would mean a new Bond film in the cinemas every year or maximum two.
James Bond, just like Sherlock Holmes, King Kong, Tarzan and The Three Musketeers, will still be around in one form or another in the next century, no doubt about that.