What’s going on in the James Bond series? There are apparently disagreements between the producers of the Bond films and the studio that bought the series, and creative differences between them mean Bond fans will have to be patient for Bond 26.
The year is not over yet but we have already published Our favorite movies of 2024 and it’s not too early to start thinking about what 2025 has in store.’28 years later‘Danny Boyle, ‘Mickey 17’, by Bong Joon-ho‘Frankenstein’, Guillermo del Toroand Yorgos Lanthimos’ new movie ‘bugonia‘. But one question remains: When will we learn the identity of the next one? actor who will play James Bond?
Speculation has increased since then daniel craig He hung up his tuxedo after ‘No Time to Die’ (2021) and it seems like not a week goes by without speculations and predictions regarding the casting of the next 007. According to various sources, Bond producer Barbara Broccoli, who runs EON Productions (the production company behind the Bond franchise) and her half-brother Michael G. Wilson, are comfortable casting a black person or a gay actor, but are much more reluctant to cast a gay actor. They are said to be less comfortable. A Bond who is not female or British.
We also know there is Bond 26. there will be a rebootAfter the death of James Bond in Craig’s last adventure. there wasn’t spoiler alertBecause if you clicked on this news, you have watched the movie or know the outcome. And for those who have remained silent, it has been almost four years: this is not the time to sulk.
Like We have already informedbig name considered for the role Aaron Taylor-Johnsonhe was reportedly screen tested for the role. But as is often the case, as soon as the press gets the word out and Bond’s name is revealed, you can be sure that He will not be an actor.nMany are still hoping that we’ll finally find out who will play the seventh 007 in 2025. But there is bad news: there are problems.
According to a new report fromWall StreetJournal‘they make beer tensions with Barbara Broccoli AmazonMGM bought in 2022, and with it the rights to the James Bond series. The report states: Broccolihaving creative control over character and storyHe believes and believes he can “keep Bond hostage by Amazon for as long as he sees fit” Not a good option for Amazon Bond. “Don’t let temporary people make permanent decisions,” he said, adding this more colorful comment: “These people are complete idiots”.
Their main objections are that Amazon is interested in pursuing different paths for Bond and is proposing spin-offs and tie-ins to the original films, including television shows. It was also not well received when Amazon executives referred to Bond as “content” in a meeting.
To be fair, it’s a terrible word.
According to the ‘WSJ’ report, Broccoli “told his friends: Don’t trust Amazonfocused on algorithms, a character he helped mythologize with his big-screen storytelling and gut instinct.” Amazon apparently isn’t keen on doing that. hiring a relatively unknown actor Something Broccoli had great success with Daniel Craig for the role of Bond.
According to the report, The relationship between broccoli and Amazon is “practically broken” and “the franchise hasn’t even come close to its next installment in three years”. So, the 26th installment of the long-running series appears to be on ice for now, and unless things escalate between the two parties, there’s no point in holding your breath for an official casting announcement anytime soon.
not too much for Bond fansbecause delays are not uncommon in the franchise. For example, the gap between Timothy Dalton’s last film, ‘License to Kill’, and Pierce Brosnan’s first adventure, ‘GoldenEye’, lasted six years between Craig’s ‘Spectre’ and ‘No It’s time to die’. However, these latest reports are not very encouraging either. James Bondwill come back… Now, We have to wait until 2026 to have exclusive news about distribution.
Additional resources • Wall Street Journal
