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[Hockey Mask]

I'm sure the studio will keep Craig for one too many movies if Craig accepts.

[coco1997]

I would rather Craig fulfill his contract and do one more film that ties up the loose ends of SPECTRE (namely Madeleine and Blofeld) and works as a modern adaptation of Fleming's YOLT. No Bond actor, IMO, has left on a high note. Craig has the opportunity to be the first. I don't count OHMSS as Lazenby only did one. I personally love LTK but I seem to be in the minority. But DAF, AVTAK and DAD are all terrible. It would be odd for Craig to star in a standalone Bond film now that SPECTRE served to connect all three of his previous films. It only makes sense that his remaining film(s) will too be connected somehow. 

[Hockey Mask]

I would really like to see the Craig, Spectre, Blofeld storyline span two more films with a OHMSS remake next.

[coco1997]

I would really like to see the Craig, Spectre, Blofeld storyline span two more films with a OHMSS remake next.

 

With all due respect, I don't understand the desire for a remake of OHMSS. The original 1969 was perfect as is. Plus, they used elements from OHMSS in SPECTRE. 

[tdalton]

I wouldn't mind seeing an OHMSS remake either, or at least the Tracy storyline being included in a somewhat different plot from the original OHMSS. While the original OHMSS was good, there are several easy ways in which it could have been much better, namely the inclusion of a good actor in the role of Bond and better direction/editing. Getting a quality director, as they have been getting in the Craig era, along with a solid actor being cast in the role of Bond, then I'd say that there's a chance to make a significantly better version of OHMSS.

[Trevelyan 006]

 

I would really like to see the Craig, Spectre, Blofeld storyline span two more films with a OHMSS remake next.

 

With all due respect, I don't understand the desire for a remake of OHMSS. The original 1969 was perfect as is. Plus, they used elements from OHMSS in SPECTRE. 

 

In all seriousness, the original could never be replaced! 

[Ernst Stavro BIofeld]

Certainly wouldn't object to Craig returning. Playing the role atleast 5 times, and quite possibly on a very high note would be a great exclamation point for his tenure as Bond.

[Professor Pi]

He'll definitely do one more.  And while I think he'll do a sixth, there are other factors to consider, like the distribution deal.  Right now, no one's claimed a November 2018 release date (Marvel, Star Wars, etc.) so that is most likely when the fifth DC Bond will be released.  Then assuming they want a 60th anniversary film in 2022, which would be a good time to introduce a new actor, they'd either have to wait 4 years or crank out two in four years (2020, 2022.)  Given the filming alone takes 8 months now, that seems unrealistic.  Plus script development, getting a director, everyone's availability...

[thecasinoroyale]

Those final moments on the bridge featuring Fiennes, Waltz, Craig and Seydoux certainly convince me this isn't over - for 007 and for Craig and he will be back for sure to finish this journey started in 'CR'.

[sharpshooter]

I would really like to see the Craig, Spectre, Blofeld storyline span two more films with a OHMSS remake next.

 
With all due respect, I don't understand the desire for a remake of OHMSS. The original 1969 was perfect as is. Plus, they used elements from OHMSS in SPECTRE.

Agreed. If any book was to be referenced for Bond 25, it'd have to be Fleming's YOLT.

[deth]

 

 

I would really like to see the Craig, Spectre, Blofeld storyline span two more films with a OHMSS remake next.

 
With all due respect, I don't understand the desire for a remake of OHMSS. The original 1969 was perfect as is. Plus, they used elements from OHMSS in SPECTRE.

Agreed. If any book was to be referenced for Bond 25, it'd have to be Fleming's YOLT.

 

 

 

Yes, although without the name YOLT (for obvious reasons). Perhaps one of the chapter titles like "One Golden Day" or The Death Collector" would be good film titles...

[coco1997]

Yes, although without the name YOLT (for obvious reasons). Perhaps one of the chapter titles like "One Golden Day" or The Death Collector" would be good film titles...

 

Or they could complete the "S" trilogy and call it SHATTERHAND.

[Pushkin]

He'll definitely do one more.  And while I think he'll do a sixth, there are other factors to consider, like the distribution deal.  Right now, no one's claimed a November 2018 release date (Marvel, Star Wars, etc.) so that is most likely when the fifth DC Bond will be released.  Then assuming they want a 60th anniversary film in 2022, which would be a good time to introduce a new actor, they'd either have to wait 4 years or crank out two in four years (2020, 2022.)  Given the filming alone takes 8 months now, that seems unrealistic.  Plus script development, getting a director, everyone's availability...

 

They could still release it in 2021 and use it as a kick off the 60 year of Bond in film.

[deth]

 

Yes, although without the name YOLT (for obvious reasons). Perhaps one of the chapter titles like "One Golden Day" or The Death Collector" would be good film titles...

 

Or they could complete the "S" trilogy and call it SHATTERHAND.

 

 

Very good. Although I guess Blofeld having yet another name might be mildly too much...

[Tiin007]

I know that I am in the minority regarding what I'm about to say, but I'd rather Craig leave once it becomes apparent that he has done "one too many." With Dalton and even Brosnan, I feel like they each had more to give to the role, and that their tenures were sadly cut short. This may be more obvious with Dalton having only done two, but Brosnan looked great for his age and in my opinion delivered a phenomenal performance in DAD, despite the other flaws with the film.

 

I'm sure that very few (if any) viewers would argue that Moore "should have done one more" after AVTAK, or that Connery was "still in his prime" in DAF. Even though those two films made some missteps, at least they provided enough closure that their Bonds were clearly done.

 

If Craig leaves now, we'd be disappointed for years, wishing he had just done a fifth. 

 

When will Craig look too old for the role? Or, rather, when will we all be craving new blood? I'm not sure. But I would certainly prefer it if Craig leaves at that point, be it after Bond 25 or Bond 26.

 

Plus, I have no problem with the aging Bond we saw in Moore's final three. 

[seawolfnyy]

 

I would really like to see the Craig, Spectre, Blofeld storyline span two more films with a OHMSS remake next.

 

With all due respect, I don't understand the desire for a remake of OHMSS. The original 1969 was perfect as is. Plus, they used elements from OHMSS in SPECTRE. 

 

I kind of agree. No more remakes, no more reboots. I used to be onboard with the idea of an OHMSS remake in the modern era, but I'd rather see something new. I'm sure that they can create something just as memorable, without rehashing old storylines.

 

Spoiler

However, the shooting script did include Bond telling Swann at the end, "We have all the time in the world." My belief is that line was probably filmed, but cut from the final production.