Dante Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 PopWatch = These are dark days for James Bond fans. It will likely be years before 007 returns to the screen, thanks to money troubles at MGM, Bond’s longtime studio, which has been up for sale since November. Even Daniel Craig seems to have moved on, signing up for the lead in a different potential franchise, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. The last time the Bond series was put on this sort of “indefinite†hold was back in the early 1990s, after a series of legal battles (and Timothy Dalton) nearly wrecked the series. It took six years to get it up and running again. And in Hollywood today, six years is an eternity. “No franchise can afford to be away from screens for that long anymore,†says a former MGM exec. “You lose too much momentum. Even for Bond, it could be deadly.†Of course, Bond has defied death before — just ask Blofeld — so we’re not counting him out just yet. One possibility: “[MGM] should sell the Bond franchise for a billion dollars to some sovereign company in Abu Dhabi and promise to make Bond movies in Abu Dhabi from now on,†suggest one financial analyst familiar with the MGM sale. The name is Bond, Jamal Bond. We could live with that. What a shame for MGM being 3.7 billion dollars in debt even after getting the franchise working again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 It's a shame, i was looking forward to seeing more Craig as Bond. But i guess it is not to be, well not for a while anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Bond no love me longtime? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flameboy Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Bond no love me longtime? LOLZ But seriously this was coming for a long time. I feel once it gets revived it will end up being a reboot and daniel craig will be cast aside which is a massive shame because he was awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramar Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Good. Terrible films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintendohnut Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Everyone's entitled to their opinions ...but Ramar, I'm afraid yours is wrong :-) Such a shame, love the series and though craig was really shining as Bond. Oh well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 They should make cheaper, cheesier films with over the top villains who want to take over the world (of course!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostOverThere Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 This is terrible, I really adore the series, even if Quantum left a bad taste in my mouth. Here's hoping for a GoldenEye style come back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 “No franchise can afford to be away from screens for that long anymore” Only if you can't market it properly. Moron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolness Bears Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Good. It will give them time to return to the cheesiness of the whole affair, forget realism. Daniel Craig can go away and EAT THE PEPPERS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cube Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Nobody is ever going to forget James Bond. It could still do well if they took ten years to make a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbob Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 They should make cheaper, cheesier films with over the top villains who want to take over the world (of course!). They did They didn't do too well. @ Ramar, your opinion dissapoints me. The below is what i think we are all thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolFunkMan Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 It's sad that MGM are in so much debt, but I'm not too fussed about the Bond films. I got quite bored of them tbh, even after the reboot. I think the Bond franchise has had it's day, they should focus on new and original ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Can someone clear this up for me, aren't MGM owned by Sony? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D_prOdigy Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Can someone clear this up for me, aren't MGM owned by Sony? No, they have like a 20% share of MGM Holdings. Or so Wiki says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daft Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Ah, okay. I wonder why no one wants to buy them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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