Craig says BOND 23 is his last Bond film?
#1
Posted 27 September 2011 - 02:12 PM
In a german magazine, TV MOVIE, Craig reportedly said that he will leave the role after BOND 23 to a younger actor due to the physical demands of filming the action sequences.
Is he joking? Or starting to play the Sir Roger game ?
Sorry, I was so shocked that I did not check the thread´s spelling. Of course it must be "his" last Bond film.
#2
Posted 27 September 2011 - 02:32 PM
He'd be like Dalton, a great Bond who only did two films! That's the last thing we want as Bond fans
#3
Posted 27 September 2011 - 02:34 PM
#4
Posted 27 September 2011 - 02:36 PM
#5
Posted 27 September 2011 - 02:41 PM
A whole lot of people had Clive Owen picked for the role and when Owen said in an interview he would be quite busy in the coming months, some CBNers claimed that this ambiguous quote confirmed that he would replace Brosnan as 007.
#6
Posted 27 September 2011 - 02:45 PM
It also says, he mentioned, he is prepping for 23 for a year now, which is total bs...
Edited by Germanlady, 27 September 2011 - 03:10 PM.
#7
Posted 27 September 2011 - 02:46 PM
#8
Posted 27 September 2011 - 03:09 PM
Fake. The original article also claims that Craig said that he has been training for the movie for a year, which is simply not true. Craig was still filming The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo back in May, where he played a role that demanded he doesn't train at all.
Do not believe a word of this aricle.
Also he always claimes, he likes the physical aspect of roles like Bond and C&A - its true, he doesn't like hitting the gym, but that's it...it also true, that he will always just take them one by one...
#9
Posted 27 September 2011 - 03:18 PM
Also, Craig is nearing his Mid-40´s. Although BOND 24 is supposedly to hit theatres in 2014, it is possible that that was only a studiohead´s wish. EON might push back the start of the next film, finding it more convenient to have three years between movies, avoiding the hectic scheduling which was one of the demands between CR and QOS. In 2015 Craig´s tenure would have lasted almost a decade. Longer than Connery´s, shorter than Moore´s - but still... he´s not getting younger. And I cannot imagine him pressing EON for more money by saying that he wants to leave after Bond 23.
#10
Posted 27 September 2011 - 04:39 PM
#11
Posted 27 September 2011 - 05:32 PM
just Audio
http://www.hollywood...h-hugh-jackman/
#12
Posted 27 September 2011 - 05:46 PM
However - 23 is gonna be shot from November till June
just Audio
http://www.hollywood...h-hugh-jackman/
That's firm confirmation. Nice find.
#13
Posted 27 September 2011 - 07:05 PM
#14
Posted 27 September 2011 - 07:52 PM
The one year training effort doesn't say a lot, could well be he was already getting into the drill prior to the MGM inconvenience, we're one year behind the regular schedule after all. What I doubt is he really would kick up such a stink without good reason. Such talk is surely not encouraged in EON's realm.
#15
Posted 27 September 2011 - 08:11 PM
All seems a bit odd, doesn't it? Why would Craig talk about such matters now, before even the first scene of 23 is shot? And why to the German press? Instead of a British or American tabloid. If he wanted to put the pressure on the producers that is.
The one year training effort doesn't say a lot, could well be he was already getting into the drill prior to the MGM inconvenience, we're one year behind the regular schedule after all. What I doubt is he really would kick up such a stink without good reason. Such talk is surely not encouraged in EON's realm.
Did yOu read ANYTHING of what's posted above?
#16
Posted 27 September 2011 - 08:56 PM
#17
Posted 27 September 2011 - 11:08 PM
#18
Posted 27 September 2011 - 11:25 PM
#19
Posted 28 September 2011 - 12:17 AM
Me too - I mean, Moore was 46 when his first Bond opened! I sincerely hope that Craig would do Bond 24 and perhaps even Bond 25 and then pass the shoulder holster to the next guy.I still think, and hope, that Craig will do 4, at least. 46 when, and if Bond 24 is released(in 2014 fingers crossed) is hardly old, as long as he is in shape.
#20
Posted 28 September 2011 - 01:33 AM
#21
Posted 28 September 2011 - 05:04 AM
It started off great with Casino Royale, but let's face it...Quantum of Solace went nowhere & while it was a good action movie, it wasn't Bond in my opinion...and now after three films we have to go through another transition to a new actor (and let's face it..new style)?
I certainly hope not. I think it's a mistranslation or was misunderstood. I firmly believe Craig will do at least 1 or 2 more after Bond 23.
Edited by 00 Brosnan, 28 September 2011 - 05:05 AM.
#22
Posted 28 September 2011 - 06:55 AM
But I do see it as the closest we can come to a confirmation, that Bardem is on board.
#23
Posted 28 September 2011 - 09:35 AM
However, Craig has just learned with COWBOYS AND ALIENS that he himself is still not a box office draw. I don´t think DREAM HOUSE will be huge either. Maybe he will luck out with THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO - and do the other two films in that franchise. But still... giving up Bond is not easy on your career. Ask Connery, Moore, Brosnan, heck,, even Dalton. So I would conclude that Bond 24 is definitely on his plate. Unless EON ends their love affair with him after BOND 23.
In the end, it probably will depend on BOND 23´s box office, I´m afraid. If it is not outperforming QOS and CR, this could be the end of Craig´s tenure.
#24
Posted 28 September 2011 - 10:32 AM
If Craig is just playing the hard-to-get-game here then I´m sure that he will do another Bond. But after BOND 24 I could imagine very well that he would quit, being 48 or 49 before BOND 25 would be released.
Its not his style to play games. tlso They have made plans to have 23 and 24 follow closely to each other meaning they are not planning on changing Bonds eithr
In the end, it probably will depend on BOND 23´s box office, I´m afraid. If it is not outperforming QOS and CR, this could be the end of Craig´s tenure.
I don't think its necessary to OUTPERFORM 600 Mill, getting there should be enough. I think, everything over 500 Mill will be fine..
#25
Posted 28 September 2011 - 10:37 AM
In the end, it probably will depend on BOND 23´s box office, I´m afraid. If it is not outperforming QOS and CR, this could be the end of Craig´s tenure.
Quite, that's pretty much all it's gonna depend on.
#23 fulfills it's potential and is a huge box office hit and MGM/EON'll cross Dan'd palm with so much silver it'll make going to the gym worthwhile. Any desire to return to obscure, indie films will instantly evaporate with it.
#23 turns out to be an incomprehensible, pretentious mess to mainstream movie goers and a poor box office return as a consequence, and Dan'll be Three and Out.
Babs will have to tear her gaze away and start fawning over the fresh young face of James Bond #7, or 007th! But then, so will many CBNers. W
Which really makes it win-win, doesn't it?
#26
Posted 28 September 2011 - 12:14 PM
In the end, it probably will depend on BOND 23´s box office, I´m afraid. If it is not outperforming QOS and CR, this could be the end of Craig´s tenure.
Quite, that's pretty much all it's gonna depend on.
#23 fulfills it's potential and is a huge box office hit and MGM/EON'll cross Dan'd palm with so much silver it'll make going to the gym worthwhile. Any desire to return to obscure, indie films will instantly evaporate with it.
#23 turns out to be an incomprehensible, pretentious mess to mainstream movie goers and a poor box office return as a consequence, and Dan'll be Three and Out.
Babs will have to tear her gaze away and start fawning over the fresh young face of James Bond #7, or 007th! But then, so will many CBNers. W
Which really makes it win-win, doesn't it?
Bond 23 will be a hit. I'm betting with the line-up of talent behind and in front of the camera it's going to be a terrific film, up there with CR or even better.
Eon, Sony and MGM will not want to let Craig go. And judging by Craig's huge enthusiasm for the new film's script, director etc. I think he'll feel very comfortable doing a
4th film if it has the same high calibre of writers, director, supporting cast etc. At 46 he'll still be young enough - Moore was 45 for LALD. Pierce was 49 for DAD.
After a 4th film, I suspect Craig will feel he'll be too old at 47/48 to do a 5th movie, especially if the physical demands remain as high as they are at present.
#27
Posted 28 September 2011 - 01:25 PM
#28
Posted 28 September 2011 - 01:39 PM
In the end, it probably will depend on BOND 23´s box office, I´m afraid. If it is not outperforming QOS and CR, this could be the end of Craig´s tenure.
Quite, that's pretty much all it's gonna depend on.
#23 fulfills it's potential and is a huge box office hit and MGM/EON'll cross Dan'd palm with so much silver it'll make going to the gym worthwhile. Any desire to return to obscure, indie films will instantly evaporate with it.
#23 turns out to be an incomprehensible, pretentious mess to mainstream movie goers and a poor box office return as a consequence, and Dan'll be Three and Out.
Babs will have to tear her gaze away and start fawning over the fresh young face of James Bond #7, or 007th! But then, so will many CBNers. W
Which really makes it win-win, doesn't it?
Not quite. How can No 2 and 3 be a win win? Not for those, who want to see a great Bond film and not to those, who want DC to stick around.
Edited by Germanlady, 28 September 2011 - 01:39 PM.
#29
Posted 28 September 2011 - 01:45 PM
In the end, it probably will depend on BOND 23´s box office, I´m afraid. If it is not outperforming QOS and CR, this could be the end of Craig´s tenure.
Quite, that's pretty much all it's gonna depend on.
#23 fulfills it's potential and is a huge box office hit and MGM/EON'll cross Dan'd palm with so much silver it'll make going to the gym worthwhile. Any desire to return to obscure, indie films will instantly evaporate with it.
#23 turns out to be an incomprehensible, pretentious mess to mainstream movie goers and a poor box office return as a consequence, and Dan'll be Three and Out.
Babs will have to tear her gaze away and start fawning over the fresh young face of James Bond #7, or 007th! But then, so will many CBNers. W
Which really makes it win-win, doesn't it?
Not quite. How can No 2 and 3 be a win win? Not for those, who want to see a great Bond film and not to those, who want DC to stick around.
Well, I think most of us want to see a great film regardless of who's in it.
If #23 is a great film and a box office success, wonderful.
But if #23 doesn't do particularly well because EON, Craig and Mendes have taken it down a route not-popular with the mass box office (remember OHMSS? remember LTK? both noble efforts but largely disappointing at the box office), then replacement and repositioning is surely win-win?
As I said, we are James Bond fans here not Daniel Craig fans, surely?
#30
Posted 28 September 2011 - 01:53 PM