007 franchise sold to Amazon including creative control

[HanFiredFirst]

Please stay on topic.

Hell yeah, bro.

Bond, played by Henry Cavill, approaches his contact, played by Sydney Sweeney. He suggests they go somewhere more private. She smiles, "Follow me." She glides across the floor, pushes open a door. Bond sees the placard, BIOLOGICAL WOMEN.

Yeah, let’s ALL stay on topic, please.

 

[Felinx]

Yeah, let’s ALL stay on topic, please.

Otherwise it's the Broken Britain countdown to "Hitlerian" and a 999 call to Met Police? Well it was a gendered bathrooms joke...

It IS on topic - how does Bond's love of women play in the "what is a woman?" context (especially on Amazon) I believe was the OP's point.

Who knew Wint and Kidd would be the today's heroes (righting all that historic hate with the violence movies respect) and Bond the one doing "real harm."

 

[SwedishHeat]

Otherwise it's the Broken Britain countdown to "Hitlerian" and a 999 call to Met Police? Well it was a gendered bathrooms joke...

It IS on topic - how does Bond's love of women play in the "what is a woman?" context (especially on Amazon) I believe was the OP's point.

Who knew Wint and Kidd would be the today's heroes (righting all that historic hate with the violence movies respect) and Bond the one doing "real harm."

No, that was not my point at all. Though I am rather gobsmacked that people on both sides of the argument have misinterpreted the joke.

Let's please move on and discuss James Bond.

I am not opposed to having a period piece James Bond movie. Though I think Austin Powers so thoroughly parodied the earlier James Bond movies, it will be very tough for them to go backwards in time. It would have to be the 'dark and gritty' type thing to avoid direct comparison.

The franchise has moved in such a direction that product placement and endorsements have become a major factor, so going back in time, would reduce that impact, and likely reduce the financial incentives of the film. But that was largely because of how the previous rights holders wanted to do it, now that Amazon is in control, it's at their discretion. Shoot, for all intents and purposes they could do a TV show set in the past, and movies in the present.

 

[choombaz]

I don't care what the nuGen wants, I'm ready for a return to healthy flirtation and sexual innuendo.

Yeah as Q Algenon said in Never Say Never Again:

“Good to see you, Mr. Bond. Things've been awfully dull 'round here. Bureaucrats running the whole place. Everything done by the book. Can't make a decision unless the computer gives you the go-ahead. Now you're on this. I hope we're going to have some gratuitous sex and violence!”

 

[Wor-Gar]

for all intents and purposes they could do a TV show set in the past, and movies in the present.

This is actually what I'm thinking.

Serves the tastes of both generations. Although, also somewhat exhausts the brand (as was done with Star Wars).

 

[HanFiredFirst]

No, that was not my point at all. Though I am rather gobsmacked that people on both sides of the argument have misinterpreted the joke.

Let's please move on and discuss James Bond.

I am not opposed to having a period piece James Bond movie. Though I think Austin Powers so thoroughly parodied the earlier James Bond movies, it will be very tough for them to go backwards in time. It would have to be the 'dark and gritty' type thing to avoid direct comparison.

The franchise has moved in such a direction that product placement and endorsements have become a major factor, so going back in time, would reduce that impact, and likely reduce the financial incentives of the film. But that was largely because of how the previous rights holders wanted to do it, now that Amazon is in control, it's at their discretion. Shoot, for all intents and purposes they could do a TV show set in the past, and movies in the present.

Any reboot of Bond that involves going back to the 50s and 60s would naturally have to be dark and gritty, as were the books. Sponsorship wouldn’t be an issue - smart tailoring, quality watches and luxury brands woild be all over a suave and sophisticated 60s era Bond. Ray-Ban, Hamilton watches, Herbert Johnson, all of them rely on nostalgia and timeless style.