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[TheREAL008]

My two shillings (or pounds or euros)

Project X could either be a new continuation series, or possibly a literary Bond reboot. I'd be fine with a reboot as long as the plots are original and inventive.

Continuation novel or series would be great also - it's been way too long since Adult Bond had adventures on printed page and I'm hoping either one is the case.

Thenew announcment is definitely an intrest obtainer. Charlie knows something, but sworn to secrecy? Something stirs in the pot.

I know what to do - remember that scene in Dr. No where Bond is questioning the photographer? Let's give Mr. Higson the same treatment and see if he keeps his silence

[zencat]

You know, if this announcement is set to go live right at the stroke of midnight on the 28th, that means we in the U.S. will get it Thursday (27th) in the late afternoon.

[DAN LIGHTER]

I hope once the counter is down then the announcement automatically comes up. I will be clicking refresh right up until then Might have my card also ready if any transactions are necessary. I am not missing this one. Not after the trouble I had with DMC.

[Skudor]

No doubt it's a prequel to DMC written by Charlie Higson writing as Seb Faulks writing as Ian Fleming.

[DAN LIGHTER]

No doubt it's a prequel to DMC written by Charlie Higson writing as Seb Faulks writing as Ian Fleming.

That would be intresting.

[Matt_13]

Unlikely left-field idea (possibly so outrageously bad I get kicked for it): lit-Bond rebooted for the 21st century?

That was another of my thoughts as well. It could most certainly work if they hire a talented enough author.

[Jim]

This is all a little


Chunky.



Will be most amused to see what develops. Oh, I do hope that it is something disgraceful.

[godwulf]

I'd love to see a multi-author Bond short story collection, as well. I, too, enjoyed the Philip Marlowe volume, and of course they've done a new one with Holmes every few years since time began. I think I'd actually prefer something like that over a new novel.

The biggest impediment to this being likely is, as someone else mentioned, that if a gaggle of famous writers had been asked to write a Bond story, some news of it would have surely leaked from someone's camp before now. For that reason, my money is on a new novel, or something even less exciting.

[marktmurphy]

The biggest impediment to this being likely is, as someone else mentioned, that if a gaggle of famous writers had been asked to write a Bond story, some news of it would have surely leaked from someone's camp before now.

Well, maybe; but then Devil May Care was such a tremendous success that they might have heard whiffs of other writers not-entirely-minding-the-idea-of-having-a-go at the time and have followed those up. It might not have had to have been such an open invitation process.
And did we hear about Young Bond before Higson was attached? I can't remember.

[Loomis]

And did we hear about Young Bond before Higson was attached? I can't remember.

I can. We didn't. We got the whole thing as a take-it-or-leave-it fait accompli package deal with an out-of-the-blue official announcement from IFP. (At which point, of course, 99% of fandom immediately started kicking off. "Young Bond? The very idea! If I wanted this sort of thing I'd be into Harry Potter! Fleming is turning in his grave!" ) No Young Bond rumours prior to that.

[zencat]

The YB announcement was also preceded by a teaser, remember?

http://commanderbond...oming-soon.html

[Loomis]

In that case, I stand corrected. Cheers, zen, and sorry, MTM.

(Although I took Mark's question very literally, i.e. I thought he was asking whether there were any prior rumours of Young Bond as a concept [in which case I think the answer's no], and not whether the project that was eventually revealed as YB was heralded by any kind of IFP-has-an-exciting-new-project-in-the-works teaser, if you see what I'm trying to say.)

[terminus]

A bit of a radical suggestion but, given how they've novelised other computer games (for example, The Force Unleashed novels) could one of the projects - and possibly Project X itself - be a novelisation of Bloodstone the (reported title of the) mooted computer game that's coming later this year?

[Tybre]

You know, if this announcement is set to go live right at the stroke of midnight on the 28th, that means we in the U.S. will get it Thursday (27th) in the late afternoon.

Depending upon what they're using for the timer, they could rig it to read your IP and adjust accordingly. So we might not get it until midnight our local time. Whatever the case, the anticipation certainly abounds.

Also, this one gets the sense that whatever it is it's going to be...rather less than what's been floating about here. I hope not, but thar's me bones' say.

[clinkeroo]

Haven't heard from snf on this one. Sounds like something that would tap Jeremy's interests. Hmmm....

[zencat]

A bit of a radical suggestion but, given how they've novelised other computer games (for example, The Force Unleashed novels) could one of the projects - and possibly Project X itself - be a novelisation of Bloodstone the (reported title of the) mooted computer game that's coming later this year?

Hey, that's an interesting thought. Unlikely they'd announce a novelization before the game, but I do like the idea.

In that case, I stand corrected. Cheers, zen, and sorry, MTM.

(Although I took Mark's question very literally, i.e. I thought he was asking whether there were any prior rumours of Young Bond as a concept [in which case I think the answer's no], and not whether the project that was eventually revealed as YB was heralded by any kind of IFP-has-an-exciting-new-project-in-the-works teaser, if you see what I'm trying to say.)

True. There was not a hint of the Young Bond concept, even though Charlie had finished the book prior to the announcement.

You know, as we near the date, it might be good to remember just how wrong initial fan reaction was in regards to the last two big IFP project announcements. We predicted doom for the Young Bond idea, and pretty much proclaimed DMC would be the greatest Bond novel since Fleming. Yep.

[[dark]]

I'd love to see a multi-author Bond short story collection, as well. I, too, enjoyed the Philip Marlowe volume, and of course they've done a new one with Holmes every few years since time began. I think I'd actually prefer something like that over a new novel.

The biggest impediment to this being likely is, as someone else mentioned, that if a gaggle of famous writers had been asked to write a Bond story, some news of it would have surely leaked from someone's camp before now.

That's assuming they've signed authors for it.

[marktmurphy]

In that case, I stand corrected. Cheers, zen, and sorry, MTM.

(Although I took Mark's question very literally, i.e. I thought he was asking whether there were any prior rumours of Young Bond as a concept [in which case I think the answer's no], and not whether the project that was eventually revealed as YB was heralded by any kind of IFP-has-an-exciting-new-project-in-the-works teaser, if you see what I'm trying to say.)

Yeah that's right, that sort of supports my point: even though we knew something was coming nothing leaked out- I was replying to godwulf's assertion that it should have leaked out. The publishing industry isn't that leaky because, well, I doubt many people care enough to leak it. I'd guess the idea to do Young Bond was IFP's and then they went looking for someone good to do it..? Did it work like that?
Interesting how similar the launch seems to be: could be another YB-style innovation.

A bit of a radical suggestion but, given how they've novelised other computer games (for example, The Force Unleashed novels) could one of the projects - and possibly Project X itself - be a novelisation of Bloodstone the (reported title of the) mooted computer game that's coming later this year?

They were going to do that for the last Indiana Jones game; had it all written but cancelled publication. I can't really see IFP going for that- they've been a bit more purely about Fleming's version of Bond recently. And wasn't Bloodstone cancelled?

[zencat]

You know, if this announcement is set to go live right at the stroke of midnight on the 28th, that means we in the U.S. will get it Thursday (27th) in the late afternoon.

Depending upon what they're using for the timer, they could rig it to read your IP and adjust accordingly. So we might not get it until midnight our local time. Whatever the case, the anticipation certainly abounds.

Yeah, you're right, it appears it is tied to my local time, so I won't get it in the afternoon. However, if this is tied to IPs, those in the UK may still get the news first and report it, so there's still a possibility of getting it "early."

[Loomis]

You know, as we near the date, it might be good to remember just how wrong initial fan reaction was in regards to the last two big IFP project announcements. We predicted doom for the Young Bond idea, and pretty much proclaimed DMC would be the greatest Bond novel since Fleming. Yep.

Indeed. Then again, fandom also got it wrong by predicting that Daniel Craig would turn out to be an abysmal choice for Bond, and that QUANTUM OF SOLACE would be brilliant.

I guess the moral is to believe the opposite of the general fan consensus.

[zencat]

Indeed. Then again, fandom also got it wrong by predicting that Daniel Craig would turn out to be an abysmal choice for Bond...

Hey, that's a myth! It was the popular media that ripped on Craig. Aside from a handful of nitwits, Bond fandom, and especially CBn, was very supportive of Craig (evidence here!). Even those who had concerns pretty much took a "wait and see" attitude. I'd say Craig was one the fans got right.

As to QOS...well, we all want a Bond film to be brilliant. How were we to know it would be edited by a Vegematic?

[clinkeroo]

You know, if this announcement is set to go live right at the stroke of midnight on the 28th, that means we in the U.S. will get it Thursday (27th) in the late afternoon.

Depending upon what they're using for the timer, they could rig it to read your IP and adjust accordingly. So we might not get it until midnight our local time. Whatever the case, the anticipation certainly abounds.

Yeah, you're right, it appears it is tied to my local time, so I won't get it in the afternoon. However, if this is tied to IPs, those in the UK may still get the news first and report it, so there's still a possibility of getting it "early."

I sense some proxy server high jinks coming in the clinkeroo household.

[Skudor]

I'm hoping it's something better than DMC. Not difficult, but then once something, twice shy, or whatever.

[marktmurphy]

Indeed. Then again, fandom also got it wrong by predicting that Daniel Craig would turn out to be an abysmal choice for Bond...

Hey, that's a myth! It was the popular media that ripped on Craig. Aside from a handful of nitwits, Bond fandom, and especially CBn, was very supportive of Craig (evidence here!). Even those who had concerns pretty much took a "wait and see" attitude. I'd say Craig was one the fans got right.

You didn't spend much time on AJB at the time, then!

[Loomis]

As to QOS...well, we all want a Bond film to be brilliant.

Sure, but many of us (myself included) were creaming ourselves over the facts that Marc (KITE RUNNER) Forster was directing and Paul Haggis was once again involved with the script. Besides, Eon had just made the mindblowingly amazing CASINO ROYALE, so of course QUANTUM OF SOLACE (or BOND 22 as we called it back in the day) was guaranteed to be brilliant.

You're right, though, that it was more the media than the fans that had it in for Craig. Remember how rude some of those journalists were at that first press conference (the one that Craig arrived at wearing that notorious lifejacket)? One tabloid journo even asked him point blank: "Do you think Clive Owen would have been better?" This on what ought to have been one of the most exciting days of his life. Looking back, it seems incredible that there was such hostility towards him.

[marktmurphy]

As to QOS...well, we all want a Bond film to be brilliant.

Sure, but many of us (myself included) were creaming ourselves over the facts that Marc (KITE RUNNER) Forster was directing and Paul Haggis was once again involved with the script. Besides, Eon had just made the mindblowingly amazing CASINO ROYALE, so of course QUANTUM OF SOLACE (or BOND 22 as we called it back in the day) was guaranteed to be brilliant.

True; and don't forget Craig himself going on about how a follow up to CR had be better than CR. And, well, it wasn't

You're right, though, that it was more the media than the fans that had it in for Craig.

Seriously; if the thread is still on ajb it's worth a read. The fans on there were hideous to him; it was a pretty nasty forum. So much so that CBn was labelled as a sort of sycophant forum where anyone who dissented got thrown off, all pretty much because we generally held an open mind. There were quite a few fans who had it in for him; it's just, well, the nice ones come here

[zencat]

Hey, someone in the UK, what does the countdown read for you right now? I want to figure out if this is tied into our IPs.

Mine says: 1 day, 4 hours, 16 minutes, 13 seconds

I'm posting this at 7:44PM PST

EDIT: Whoops. Forget it's the middle of the night in the UK. Never mind.

[Quantumofsolace007]

Unlikely left-field idea (possibly so outrageously bad I get kicked for it): lit-Bond rebooted for the 21st century?

That was another of my thoughts as well. It could most certainly work if they hire a talented enough author.

I would honestly be thrilled and love it.


will it happen No but hey I think it would be cool

[sharpshooter]

Unlikely left-field idea (possibly so outrageously bad I get kicked for it): lit-Bond rebooted for the 21st century?

If it's a one-off deal with a bunch of authors giving their own individual take, I'd be fine with that. But a rebooted literary Bond with ongoing novels? Now that would be pretty much ideal. Too much to ask for? Perhaps. Anyway, we'll know very soon, and it better be good.

[Mr Twilight]

Hey, someone in the UK, what does the countdown read for you right now? I want to figure out if this is tied into our IPs.

Mine says: 1 day, 4 hours, 16 minutes, 13 seconds

I'm posting this at 7:44PM PST

EDIT: Whoops. Forget it's the middle of the night in the UK. Never mind.

I did check out the counter at Youngbonddossier.com and that counter says;

00:22:03:xx

and at the same time on Ianfleming.com it says;

00:13:03:xx

so...? btw i'm living in Sweden (GMT + 1 hour) and the local time here is 10:57 AM...and its time for lunch bye for now