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[Cody]

Bond 23 delayed indefinitely

Eon Productions release statement suspending development

Speculation mounts over Bond 23 delay

Plus, Daniel Craig backs producers’ decision to halt development

Tabloid report: Bond 23 production “canned”

Meanwhile, MGM to seek sixth debt extension amid pressure to sell off The Hobbit rights

Bond 23 tabloid reports false, claim trade press

Both Daniel Craig and Sam Mendes remain committed to Bond 23

From ComingSoon

007 producers, Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli of EON Productions, today announced they have suspended development on the next James Bond film previously scheduled for release 2011/2012.

"Due to the continuing uncertainty surrounding the future of MGM and the failure to close a sale of the studio, we have suspended development on 'Bond 23' indefinitely. We do not know when development will resume and do not have a date for the release of 'Bond 23,'" stated Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli jointly.

[Sebastian Tombs]

Wow. This will probably sweep the board clean, pretty much. Hope things get resolved soon.

[DamnCoffee]

Oh. Oh no.

[Quantumofsolace007]

I hate MGM i want everyone here to know that.


Welp Zorin you were right Daniel will not be returning for bond 23.


I'm angry frustrated and so annoyed right now.


Bond 23 is officially in Development hell.

[DamnCoffee]

Daniel will not be returning for bond 23.

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[The Dove]

Ok are we sure this isn't another hoax??

[Skudor]

I guess we're potentially in Dalton territory now.

Gloriously enough we can all stop talking about who might do what. They have a script on ice now, which they may or may not use and that's it.

[0024]

Just read this on MI6, and I guess we kind of saw this coming. This should prove to be very bad for the time being. It's not surprising, but it is still really disappointing to read. How can this studio not function, remotely? It is extremely vexing.

[Quantumofsolace007]

Welp Zorin you were right Daniel will not be returning for bond 23.

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If you look at a lot of Zorin's comment he was extremly ambiguous over wether Daniel Craig would return for another one or not.


It pains me to say this but i think the curse of the even numbered bond strikes again.

So here is an honest question I want the smarter members to answer is this entirely MGM's fault or if Eon had gotten working on bond 23 in 2008 could we be seing the third daniel craig bond film this fall?

[DamnCoffee]

No. We wouldn't.


I'm actually seething at MGM.

[Skudor]

Just as a caution - I wouldn't draw too many parallels with the early 90s and Dalton's departure. Craig is much more successful and I doubt MGM will remain unresolved for much more than a year. Still, anything could happen.

[Quantumofsolace007]

I'm actually seething at MGM.

for once Mharkin I agree with you.

today is a dark day for bond fans especially those who love the Daniel Craig era.


I'm so frustrated at this point. I was right eon was gonna do a press release on bond 23 before june i just wish it was better news.

[DAN LIGHTER]

I just checked and Empire are quoting comingsoon as the source. Which makes me think how come an obscure website like comingsoon get the press release an no one else?

http://www.empireonl...y.asp?NID=27615

[Skudor]

I believe this is more of a source.

[Quantumofsolace007]

I just checked and Empire are quoting comingsoon as the source. Which makes me think how come an obscure website like comingsoon get the press release an no one else?

http://www.empireonl...y.asp?NID=27615

No no way could someone hoax this. could they?


Ok Spynovelfan get on it this is your territory.

I'd prefer this to be a hoax then the truth.

[Skudor]

I just checked and Empire are quoting comingsoon as the source. Which makes me think how come an obscure website like comingsoon get the press release an no one else?

http://www.empireonl...y.asp?NID=27615

No no way could someone hoax this. could they?


Ok Spynovelfan get on it this is your territory.

I'd prefer this to be a hoax then the truth.

Might I, ever so gently and politely, suggest an excellent webthingy called Google? They have a lovely news search facility, which allowed me to find the link above in a matter of 47.3 seconds.

Bloomberg story for good measure, quoting the EON release.

[DAN LIGHTER]

I just checked and Empire are quoting comingsoon as the source. Which makes me think how come an obscure website like comingsoon get the press release an no one else?

http://www.empireonl...y.asp?NID=27615

No no way could someone hoax this. could they?


Ok Spynovelfan get on it this is your territory.

I'd prefer this to be a hoax then the truth.

Might I, ever so gently and politely, suggest an excellent webthingy called Google? They have a lovely news search facility, which allowed me to find the link above in a matter of 47.3 seconds.

Indeed, I have this, this, Google thingy you refer to saved to my favorites. Which led me to empire quoting comingsoon.com

[DamnCoffee]

I'm going to live in hope. The next deadline is in May. If we're LUCKY, then MGM might just get sold. If not, then we're in very, very big trouble.

Why the hell did MGM need a lot of extensions, anyway?

[zencat]

Holy crap.

Trying to track this back to the original press release posting. So far this is as close as I can find.

http://prnewswirefil...definitely.html

Interesting to see a Press Release from just Eon. It's almost always a combo of Eon and studio. But I guess it's understandable.

Damn MGM.

[Skudor]

I just checked and Empire are quoting comingsoon as the source. Which makes me think how come an obscure website like comingsoon get the press release an no one else?

http://www.empireonl...y.asp?NID=27615

No no way could someone hoax this. could they?


Ok Spynovelfan get on it this is your territory.

I'd prefer this to be a hoax then the truth.

Might I, ever so gently and politely, suggest an excellent webthingy called Google? They have a lovely news search facility, which allowed me to find the link above in a matter of 47.3 seconds.

Indeed, I have this, this, Google thingy you refer to saved to my favorites. Which led me to empire quoting comingsoon.com

Sorry - there was no need for my sarcasm. I merely wanted to point out that it is easy enough to dig a little deeper.

[Kissy]

So Craig could potentially become the next Dalton?

Kinda sad and if Craig actually come's back he will be 45+ years by the time it releases! And unlike Roger Moore this guy hasn't been aging very well lately

[MattofSteel]

Disastrous. The ineptitude displayed in running that studio has finally bled down to the worst, possible result.

I guess there's no reason things couldn't turn around in a month, or more, or less. This could also be a bit of rhetorical strong-arming by EON, perhaps? Issuing strong words of "indefinite suspension" perhaps to get the business interests moving a little quicker in resolving the situation? Forcing them to wake up on the issue, and see the urgency?

No one, no one involved wants there to not be a Bond 23. It's a cash cow. Perhaps EON is as fed up as we are, and as this statement will no doubt generate monstrous backlash in the fan and movie-going community, they're hoping that backlash will prompt quicker action on the other side of MGM. The appetite for Bond remains intense, as usual - maybe this is a move in hopes of demonstrating just how intense that appetite is?

Am I being overly optimistic?

But damnit. Damn you, rich asswipes, ruining a studio and jeopardizing a franchise you obviously don't care about nearly as much as the rest of us losers!

[DAN LIGHTER]

I wont believe this until I see a scan of the actual document released to the press from EON HQ.

If it's true we all share the pain together. What a party popper!

[Napoleon Solo]

http://hmssweblog.wo...d-indefinitely/


The press release was published on PR Newswire. This is one of the places where major companies publish press releases. It moved between 3:45 p.m. and 4 p.m. New York Time. It's real.

EDIT: Or you can go here:

http://www.prnewswir...lease?id=284248

Edited by Napoleon Solo, 19 April 2010 - 09:15 PM.

[Skudor]

Disastrous. The ineptitude displayed in running that studio has finally bled down to the worst, possible result.

I guess there's no reason things couldn't turn around in a month, or more, or less. This could also be a bit of rhetorical strong-arming by EON, perhaps? Issuing strong words of "indefinite suspension" perhaps to get the business interests moving a little quicker in resolving the situation? Forcing them to wake up on the issue, and see the urgency?

No one, no one involved wants there to not be a Bond 23. It's a cash cow. Perhaps EON is as fed up as we are, and as this statement will no doubt generate monstrous backlash in the fan and movie-going community, they're hoping that backlash will prompt quicker action on the other side of MGM. The appetite for Bond remains intense, as usual - maybe this is a move in hopes of demonstrating just how intense that appetite is?

Am I being overly optimistic?

But damnit. Damn you, rich asswipes, ruining a studio and jeopardizing a franchise you obviously don't care about nearly as much as the rest of us losers!

What I find surprising is that they started the production in the first place, come to think of it. They've blown some cash at least, whilst the studio was in limbo.

[MarcAngeDraco]

Holy crap.

You took the words right out of my mouth John.

This stinks.

[DAN LIGHTER]

I just checked and Empire are quoting comingsoon as the source. Which makes me think how come an obscure website like comingsoon get the press release an no one else?

http://www.empireonl...y.asp?NID=27615

No no way could someone hoax this. could they?


Ok Spynovelfan get on it this is your territory.

I'd prefer this to be a hoax then the truth.

Might I, ever so gently and politely, suggest an excellent webthingy called Google? They have a lovely news search facility, which allowed me to find the link above in a matter of 47.3 seconds.

Indeed, I have this, this, Google thingy you refer to saved to my favorites. Which led me to empire quoting comingsoon.com

Sorry - there was no need for my sarcasm. I merely wanted to point out that it is easy enough to dig a little deeper.

None taken Skudor, I agree 100% with what you said. My attempt at humor backfired.

[MajorB]

Sometimes I curse Bond's luck for having gotten stuck with a studio with such a tumultuous history of ownership and financial crises. But then I wonder if any studio would have been safe from these sorts of ups and downs during an almost five-decade run. Are there any flick-savvy types out there who could suggest a studio that, in a better world, would have been more stable and therefore possibly more hassle-free for "Lucky" Jim Bond?

[Jeff007]

The word indefinitely isn't always bad though. In sports they use the term all the time and it doesn't always have to mean forever or even a long time. Here's hoping.

[zencat]

From henceforth, today will be known as Black Monday.