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[V007]

Does anyone know how many bond films craig has in his contract? I read somewhere that his contract was up in 2012.

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v007

[DamnCoffee]

Casino Royale - 2006
Bond 22 (Risico?) - 2007
Bond 23 - 2009
Bond 24 - 2011
Bond 25 - 2012?

probably craig will do 4 bond movies before his contract expires

[I never miss]

Craig is signed for 3 with an option for a fourth. I imagine that the Producers and he have to agree to make that fourth movie, and his salary is probably negotiated on a one-off basis.
I can understand the logic in Mharkin's prediction that there will be a Bond movie in 2012 (50th anniversary and all that). But whilst it would be wonderfully neat and tidy to have the 25th movie made in the 50th year, i just can't see it happening - too many films in a short space of time. I think that IF Craig does a fourth (and possibly final picture) then it will be made in 2012. If he becomes popular, as I believe he will, then when his 3 film deal is over to an extent he can call the shots. I believe that after Bond 23 in 2009 he will ask for a 3 year break a la Brosnan, and as a result Bond 24 will be made in 2012.
I must stress however that I would RATHER see Mharkin's prediction come true - the more Bond movies the better. Hell, I'd like to go back to one a year. Waiting three years for a movie isn't always a guarantee of quality (DAD).

Edited by I never miss, 19 July 2006 - 03:05 PM.

[V007]

I agree that waiting more than 3 years for a 007 film is too long. The writers and producers might have great story ideas at a moment that they forget them and go with something else that was like DAD. Every 1 year and half is fine for me.

[JimmyBond]

Fleming fan had told me in another thread that he heard they were going to be making the next three films (Casino Royale, 22,23) within the next three years. So perhaps we will get three Craig films in three years, his fourth in 2010, and his fifth, and final film in 2012.

[Harmsway]

Hmm. Three films in three years? Sounds like Bond heaven to me (we haven't had a run like that since DN, FRWL, and GF!). However, I find it doubtful.

I am finding the 2007 release of BOND 22 more and more likely, especially since they're courting Roger Michell as a director so ridiculously ahead of schedule.

[JimmyBond]

I hear that Harmwsay. Though I would argue that two films in two years is Bond heaven too.

[I never miss]

I would be surprised if after Bond 22 (Risico?) in 2007 they don't try and go back to the every-other-year Bond movie, which has generally been the tradition throughout the series (most of the 70s, 80s and 90s).
The only way I can see them deciding to make 3 in 3 years is if they really are determined to capture the essence of the early pictures which were made in the same time-frame (obviously this alone would not replicate the success of DN,FRWL,GF,TB but it would be a start). If Eon are largly jettisoning CGI in favour of tradional stunts then that will certainly speed up the film-making process. Additionally, perhaps Craig doesn't want to be associated with Bond for too long - he is an ac-tor remember! - and so has agreed to Eon to get his tenure over relatively quickly. Perhaps Sony - if they were unsure over Craig - agreed to this; Craig does three quick pictures and re-establishes the gritty origins of the character, then he leaves and Sony are able to get a younger actor in (say, 28-30 yrs old ) that will do 5-6 pictures and be a long-term Bond (apparently what they wanted this time).
However, if Craig is extremely successful I can imagine Sony throwing wads of cash at Craig to come back and do a fourth and fifth movie.

[JimmyBond]

Additionally, perhaps Craig doesn't want to be associated with Bond for too long - he is an ac-tor remember! - and so has agreed to Eon to get his tenure over relatively quickly.

I dunno, he's going to be associated with Bond for a long time whether he does three or not. I think he knew that when he signed on, I can see him doing three in three years (they're doing two in two years, why not three?) then they give Craig a break, make another film in 2010, then another two years after that they make the last Craig film in 2012.

[Thunderfinger]

I read somewhere that they are making a trilogy ( a la Matrix,LOTR). It would be natural to get those three films out in a three year span ,I guess. It would also be natural to have a longer interval after that trilogy is finished.

[JimmyBond]

Well, looks like the release date is May 2nd, 2008. So that rules out a film a year like I was lead to believe. Still, a two year gap is better than a three year gap, so hopefully Craig will make a few more films than recent Bond Pierce.

That's not a knock against Pierce, I always hoped he would have made at least five as well.