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[Matt_13]

Hopefully this film has some real scope to it. This is really fantastic news, great way to end the day.

[blueman]

So the screenwriter of Gladiator, The Last Samurai, The Aviator, and Hugo Cabret is probably brought on to add depth and structure to what ever plot Purvis & Wade have concocted. This guy has worked with Scorsese, is Oscar nominated, and has a past with Mendes. I sure am conflicted, I want to believe, but I sure smell more Quantum than Royale.

Likely the way they'll move with it, forward not backward.

23 won't have the revenge storyline QOS did, that should take care of fanboy concerns.

[SecretAgentFan]

Logan´s a wonderful choice. He is experienced in making big franchise movies and serious dramas, actually blending both. Don´t make him responsible for NEMESIS. A screenwriter can only do so much - the rest of the production team is really responsible for how the film actually turns out.

By the way, I liked NEMESIS.

[Publius]

Let the record show that I started coming around again before this broke.

No kidding. Same here. Are we Bond fans psychically linked to EON or something?

So the screenwriter of Gladiator, The Last Samurai, The Aviator, and Hugo Cabret is probably brought on to add depth and structure to what ever plot Purvis & Wade have concocted. This guy has worked with Scorsese, is Oscar nominated, and has a past with Mendes. I sure am conflicted, I want to believe, but I sure smell more Quantum than Royale.

Likely the way they'll move with it, forward not backward.

23 won't have the revenge storyline QOS did, that should take care of fanboy concerns.

Agreed, where CR left "revenge" as the obvious thread to pick up in the next one, QOS left "unravel Quantum". Whether they choose to go down that route remains to be seen, but it's the only way to go if they're about continuity. And "unraveling shadowy organizations" can easily leave us with something on the order of Thunderball or The Spy Who Loved Me, which would be fine by me.

[blueman]

Let the record show that I started coming around again before this broke.

No kidding. Same here. Are we Bond fans psychically linked to EON or something?

So the screenwriter of Gladiator, The Last Samurai, The Aviator, and Hugo Cabret is probably brought on to add depth and structure to what ever plot Purvis & Wade have concocted. This guy has worked with Scorsese, is Oscar nominated, and has a past with Mendes. I sure am conflicted, I want to believe, but I sure smell more Quantum than Royale.

Likely the way they'll move with it, forward not backward.

23 won't have the revenge storyline QOS did, that should take care of fanboy concerns.

Agreed, where CR left "revenge" as the obvious thread to pick up in the next one, QOS left "unravel Quantum". Whether they choose to go down that route remains to be seen, but it's the only way to go if they're about continuity. And "unraveling shadowy organizations" can easily leave us with something on the order of Thunderball or The Spy Who Loved Me, which would be fine by me.

Yup - just a hunch, but I bet Greene told Bond a lot more about Quantum than where to find that shmuck in Russia.

[J B]

This is great news! I was under the impression that if the series was not "cancelled," as news had it before, it would continue to be held back indefinitely. I'm glad that Daniel Craig is on board for the role again. I know that I was skeptical of him at first, back when Casino Royale was in theaters, but his acting style grew on me, and I can't imagine anyone else at the moment assuming the role of 007. At least not yet. Daniel Craig is once again capable of pulling it all off, and apparently for two more films, not just this one.

Edited by J B, 12 January 2011 - 08:44 AM.

[quantumofsolace]

I don't think we'll be seeing Quantum again. The last film was badly received compared with CR. And the 4 year gap. Probably best for box office if they now just don't mention that organisation again.

Edited by quantumofsolace, 12 January 2011 - 08:44 AM.

[Conlazmoodalbrocra]

Just got in to work and heard the news. Excited doesn't begin to describe how I'm feeling! Sam Mendes is one of my favourite directors, and I'm also very pleased a writer of John Logan's calibre has been brought on board. The Aviator is one of my all time favourite films, and I'm also a big fan of Gladiator. Naturally I'm delighted that Mr. Craig is back on board as well. So, delighted and excited are the best words to describe my current mind-set. Roll on November 2012!

[Mr Teddy Bear]

You'd think they'd at least confirm the gun barrel placement in the press release!

[Zorin Industries]

I hope they finally get rid of the "Albert R. Broccoli's EON Productions" credit, since he's been dead now for over a decade.

But his spirit is all over the films to this day. Of course it will be an ALBERT R BROCCOLI'S EON PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS effort. As it should.

So what do you think John Logan and Sam Mendes will bring to bond 23?

A few more uncredited writers, I would imagine.

Something dawned on me my 9th time reading the press release no metion of Dame Judi Dench is it possible that she isn't returning?

Most people weren't "mentioned". Wouldn't read anything into it.

So the screenwriter of Gladiator, The Last Samurai, The Aviator, and Hugo Cabret is probably brought on to add depth and structure to what ever plot Purvis & Wade have concocted. This guy has worked with Scorsese, is Oscar nominated, and has a past with Mendes. I sure am conflicted, I want to believe, but I sure smell more Quantum than Royale.

No. There is a third aroma about this one... the new fragrance from Eon... *** ****** ** * **** *** (i.e. the next film).

[The sniper was a woman]

A wonderful and a welcome announcement !

[Messervy]

Hurray for this big news!
The official excitement build-up is now under way!
Even if 2012 seems far distant, it's actually quite good to have to wait some time; the pleasure is in anticipating...

[David Schofield]

Good news, but here comes the grumble....

Can it be beyond the whit of EONs talents, and the millions invested in those creative talents, that, after all this time they can't anounce the damn TITLE with the press release!!!!!

If they use a Fleming-related title it might split the fans. Some'll be writing about it even when the film's been out ten years and Craig's no longer their flavour of the month. But will it effect the general audience and the box office? Did QOS lose a few mill because the general public couldn't understand Michael Wilson's cack-handedly attached explanation of it? If QOS lost a few mill at all it was for reasons far more significant than the bloody title.

And if EON had given a Brosnan-style lives/dies/never type monica, the general audience won't give a . How many multiplex crowds saw DAD thinking they were on to a loser because of the title, nor when they had seen it, that a different title might have made the crucial difference to their enjoyment? As for the fanboys, well...

So come one, EON, show us some of the end product of your time, money, diligence and talents.

It's only a few little words. Or less, even.

[Simon]

My thoughts are a 'drip feed' attitude to press releases.

A date, a casting, a title ... All keeps the interest going over what will be a period of two years.

I really don't need to know anything else right now, is my opinion.

[Safari Suit]

So what's the word on Logan? Should we be excited about his contribution?

I think it's interesting, potentially good news. He may not be quite as prestigious as Peter Morngan, but he's versatile having written everything from a movie where Lou Diamond Phillips fights Bats, to a look at the making of Citizen Kane, to an animated Sinbad movie and a Howard Huges biopic. I can easily see him having a good Bond movie in him

Here's food for thought; the gap between Bond 23 and QOS will have been as long as the gap between DAD and CR

[SecretAgentFan]

We just came out of the huge MGM crisis. Getting a press release this early in the year is a definite statement that EON wants Bond 23 to become a reality in 2012.

This is a reason to celebrate.

For everything else there will be enough time in the next two years.

Here's food for thought; the gap between Bond 23 and QOS will have been as long as the gap between DAD and CR

Weird indeed.

[sthgilyadgnivileht]

Here's food for thought; the gap between Bond 23 and QOS will have been as long as the gap between DAD and CR

And when the film is in the can, it will be the longest gap between films with the same actor playing Bond.

[Matt_13]

Deadline did report that this would be a direct sequel to Quantum of Solace. I think we can be sure the organization will feature.

[bill007]

Just crawled out from under a rock and heard the great news. 007 is on for 2012. The workday will seem just a little brighter today.

[O.H.M.S.S.]

The word "FINALLY" is the first thing that pops into my mind.

[Aris007]

It's nice that we'll celebrate the 50-year anniversary with a new instalment in the franchise. With all that that's happening it was really uncertain whether we'll have a film in 2012 or not.

[Conlazmoodalbrocra]

My enthusiasm for Bond 23 has dropped by 0.000000000000001% now as I was going to send someone a text about the good news and ended up dropping (and partially breaking) my phone. Not the film's fault of course, but it's easier to blame EON than blame my own butter fingers!

[00Twelve]

I, for one, hope to continue having great dry Bondian humor from Mr. Logan, as Dan can do it so note-perfectly well. I'm certainly open to a pun or two, used sparingly and effectively like saffron, just to keep things bright and fun.

I don't blame Logan for the bad attempts at humor in Nemesis; anyone who knows Trek knows that "funny" isn't traditionally its strong suit.

[Conlazmoodalbrocra]

I, for one, hope to continue having great dry Bondian humor from Mr. Logan, as Dan can do it so note-perfectly well. I'm certainly open to a pun or two, used sparingly and effectively like saffron, just to keep things bright and fun.

Indeed, a bit of humour never does anyone any harm. I personally thought that the "We are teachers on sabbatical...and we have just won the lottery" in Quantum Of Solace was one of the funniest lines in the series. More of the same is fine by me!

[Safari Suit]

I don't blame Logan for the bad attempts at humor in Nemesis; anyone who knows Trek knows that "funny" isn't traditionally its strong suit.

The "humour" in the film prior to Nemesis was even worse, so yeah, I wont blame him for that

[Zorin Industries]

I personally thought that the "We are teachers on sabbatical...and we have just won the lottery" in Quantum Of Solace was one of the funniest lines in the series.

Really?

[Conlazmoodalbrocra]

I personally thought that the "We are teachers on sabbatical...and we have just won the lottery" in Quantum Of Solace was one of the funniest lines in the series.

Really?

Yes, really.

Why? Not a fan?

[Zorin Industries]

It's a solid enough line. Just personally wouldn't put it up there. Each to his own of course...

[Conlazmoodalbrocra]

It's a solid enough line. Just personally wouldn't put it up there. Each to his own of course...

Of course.

[sharpshooter]

Bond 23 seems like a long way away now, but I'm sure all of this will go by in the blink of an eye. Right now we've got unlimited potential. This film could go anywhere and be anything, and that's exciting. News should be coming in quite regularly now, and that will keep us going. I'll be enjoying this entire experience.