It has been three years because the final James Bond film, however how lengthy will followers have to attend for Bond #26?
The longest time-frame between James Bond film releases was six years, with the mark being hit twice: first between Timothy Dalton’s last outing, 1989’s License to Kill, and Pierce Brosnan’s debut, 1995’s GoldenEye; the latest got here between 2015’s Spectre and 2021’s No Time to Die. It has now been three years since that Daniel Craig farewell hit the display screen…however will it’s one other three? In accordance with one key determine at Amazon (who acquired MGM in 2022), persistence continues to be key.
Talking with The Guardian, Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke stated, “The global audience will be patient. We don’t want too much time between films, but we are not concerned at this point.” That remark appears to sit down someplace within the center. Are the studios not involved as a result of they’ve a selected imaginative and prescient for the long run? Or as a result of they really feel like they’re on observe for a well timed sufficient launch for the subsequent James Bond film? On the similar time, we do surprise what “at this point” actually means…
Although Amazon snatched up MGM for $8.5 billion, Eon Productions nonetheless will get last say in all issues 007. With that, the subsequent James Bond film can’t solid their new actor with out their approval. On this, Salke said, “There are a lot of ideas [about potential actors] that have popped up that I thought are interesting. I think there are a lot of different ways we can go. We have a good and close relationship with Eon and Barbara and Michael. We are not looking to disrupt the way those wonderful films are made. For us, we are taking their lead.”
It’s a bit disheartening that there was no motion on who will lead the way forward for James Bond, as no star or director has been introduced for the primary post-Craig film. The likes of Sam Mendes, Christopher Nolan and Edward Berger have already made it conscious they don’t seem to be tied to the franchise, though The Fall Man’s Aaron Taylor-Johnson has already gotten approval from previous 007s Pierce Brosnan and George Lazenby.
Are you remaining affected person and optimistic about the way forward for the James Bond franchise? Do you suppose it’s going to surpass that six-year threshold?
