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Poldark series 5 will be the last, and has already begun filming. Think about that for a minute....

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Aidan will be free for Bond but Broccoli wants Cr-egg for the next 12 years for a trilogy so he won't leave until she turns 70, and sells the franchise, with MGW's power of attorney granted to her by her feeble half-brother........................Said Taghmaoui could soon make the leap from superhero ally to super-spy villain. The Wonder Woman star has said that he was cast as the Bond 25 villain under Danny Boyle, potentially pitting him against Daniel Craig in the actor’s final movie as 007. But with the director leaving the James Bond sequel over creative differences, that role is up in the air. As Taghmaoui explained: "We don’t know who the director will be, and the producers don’t know if they’re going to go Russian or Middle East with the baddie right now. I literally just received a message saying: ‘If they go Middle East, it’s you. If they go Russian, it’s someone else.’"-------------13 months until UK release :!: :shock:
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Fills you with confidence, doesn't it?

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Kristatos wrote:Fills you with confidence, doesn't it?

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It's EON, so, par for the course.
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RIP Fenella Fielding.

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13 months until release and no director........no final script.........no confirmed writers...........no title...........no cast.............onward and upward------NOT :!: :down:---------compare that mess to this well "earled" machine: Wonder Woman 2 release date: November 1, 2019: Wonder Woman 2 (AKA, Wonder Woman 1984) is currently filming:
Wonder Woman 2 director: Patty Jenkins
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Kristatos wrote:Fills you with confidence, doesn't it?

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It's EON, so, par for the course.
I think that guy talked himself out of a job speaking out like he did.
But far as eon not having a plan it’s is business as usual. But this does confirm they are back at square one after firing Boyle.


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To borrow a phrase from BJ, Den of Geek knows its onions: http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/movies/jame ... es-bond-25

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Kristatos wrote:To borrow a phrase from BJ, Den of Geek knows its onions: http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/movies/jame ... es-bond-25

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Very good read indeed, it's what I've been saying for some time. Even more telling is the comments section, a few years ago the rabid Craig apologists would have been tearing it apart! Of course a handful did show up but even they couldn't really muster a defense and even gave us a backhanded shout out!

"Craig Apologist #1:
I've noticed Bond, in general, to have a fanbase that is on the whole (sadly not all) well behaved and thought provoking.

Craig Apologist #2:
DanielCraigIsNotBond . com is alive and... *kinda* well?

Craig Apologist#3:
Nobody'sh perfect

Craig Apologist #1:
Ah true. Forgot all about them. Really throws a spanner in the works"

I'm curious as to why the are inferring we are rude and not behaved? Is it just because we don't share their Craig enthusiasm, or have you all been trolling again?
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The Miss America ceremony subtracted the swimsuit competition for the first time in its 98-year history, and subtracted one million television viewers, too. The Nielsen company said 4.34 million people watched the annual ceremony on ABC Sunday, down 19 percent from the 5.35 million viewers last year. Declining viewership has been a consistent trend for the pageant over the past few years. With Miss America now under the leadership of former Fox News personality "Gretchen Carlson", the swimsuits were left behind. :Bonk: Instead, they were replaced by onstage interviews where contestants talked about President Trump, the NFL player protests and other topics. :hair: Yet the decision has been the subject of criticism. Minutes before the nationally televised broadcast began, a comedian warming up the crowd mentioned there would be no swimsuit competition, drawing loud boos from the audience. :clap: It was the pageant's "lowest" viewership since 2009, when it was shown on cable's TLC channel and reached only 3.54 million people. :ROFL: It returned to broadcast TV on ABC in 2011, and its audience has gotten as high as 8.6 million in 2013.-----------the #metoo movement failed again here, attempting to add politics over swimsuits in their pageant, and Carlson was attacked to boot for bullying the contestants :!:
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Cavill is reportedly out as Superman.
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Veronica wrote:Cavill is reportedly out as Superman.
Update: Though a new Superman movie appears to be a long ways off, WB and DC are eyeing Michael B Jordan as a possible replacement to Cavill :!: :!: :!: :hair: :hair: :hair: :hair: :hair: This guy stunk as the human torch and is NOT Superman :!: :!: Hollywood does not get it and obviously never will :!: :!: Ben Affleck is hanging up the cape, according to a report that the actor is leaving the Batman franchise. Affleck’s exit comes on the heels of another departure from the DC universe, according to The Hollywood Reporter, which claims Henry Cavill will no longer be Superman. However, Cavill’s agent, Dany Garcia, tweeted that the actor isn’t quitting Superman. Image
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Kristatos wrote:To borrow a phrase from BJ, Den of Geek knows its onions: http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/movies/jame ... es-bond-25

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that was surprisingly good. I might quibble with spectre is close to Skyfall, we know Sony practically got nothing back for this involvement. I’d also mention to the author that the slogan James Bond will return has not been true for 16 years and Babs is entertaining killing bond off.

In retrospect I think spectre had the warning signs most of the big franchises got recently with big opening but quickly dropping bo and lackluster dvd and Blu-ray sales. I think spectre was half the sales of Skyfall ( last Jedi is only a few hundred thousand sales ahead of it at this point). It’s only a new phenomenon where audiences abandon once foolproof franchises but possibly the warning signs are already there


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Veronica wrote:Cavill is reportedly out as Superman.
supposedly he wanted more money, but IMO dc is ready to erase this Batman and Superman and try again


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Bo Mojo , bond movies adjusted for inflation
Interesting how well Brosnan’s movie do overall. And of course one of the better bonds is dead lastImage
1 Thunderball UA $693,396,000 $63,595,658 12/21/65
2 Goldfinger UA $614,601,000 $51,081,062 12/22/64
3 Skyfall Sony $350,795,400 $304,360,277 11/9/12
4 You Only Live Twice UA $332,830,000 $43,084,787 6/13/67
5 Moonraker MGM $259,663,800 $70,308,099 6/29/79
6 Die Another Day MGM $255,704,000 $160,942,139 11/22/02
7 Tomorrow Never Dies MGM $249,466,600 $125,304,276 12/19/97
8 From Russia, with Love UA $247,167,800 $24,796,765 4/8/64
9 Diamonds Are Forever UA $246,186,200 $43,819,547 12/17/71
10 Casino Royale Sony $235,723,900 $167,445,960 11/17/06
11 The World Is Not Enough MGM $230,394,800 $126,943,684 11/19/99
12 GoldenEye MGM $226,224,600 $106,429,941 11/17/95
13 Quantum of Solace Sony $217,378,200 $168,368,427 11/14/08
14 Spectre Sony $213,227,200 $200,074,609 11/6/15
15 Octopussy MGM $199,801,200 $67,893,619 6/10/83
16 The Spy Who Loved Me UA $194,706,100 $46,838,673 7/13/77
17 Live and Let Die UA $185,283,900 $35,377,836 6/27/73
18 For Your Eyes Only MGM $182,775,100 $54,812,802 6/26/81
19 Dr. No UA $175,225,200 $16,067,035 5/8/63
20 Never Say Never Again WB $163,130,900 $55,432,841 10/7/83
21 On Her Majesty's Secret Service UA $148,675,700 $22,774,493 12/18/69
22 A View to a Kill MGM $131,419,800 $50,327,960 5/24/85
23 The Living Daylights UA $121,353,800 $51,185,897 7/31/87
24 The Man with the Golden Gun UA $103,962,800 $20,972,000 12/18/74
25 Licence to Kill UA $80,947,900 $34,667,015 7/14/89

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I always get a chuckle out of these numbers, as we know Craig apologists always point to the B.O. take of Skyfall to prove what a masterpiece it is. So by their own rationale Craig as a whole is rather mediocre (including the "spectacular" Casino Royale) landing in the middle of the pack. And that most dastardly and dreadful film Die Another Day is 6th best overall! Of course the only reason Skyfall ranks so high is it's benefiting from the 50th anniversary as well as the bout of anglophilia gripping the world at that time stemming from London playing Olympic host.

As to Dalton ranking so low I feel it comes from the fact he was taking over from a highly popular predecessor as well as a dramatic tonal shift. If we're honest if the internet existed then, there would have been a DaltonIsNotBond .com, however had that site existed it would have died rather quickly due to the fact that his films were quite good and have stood the test of time. Craig on the other hand will not enjoy such a renaissance as his films were handled with increasingly hammed fists with each successive picture.
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Well I think that list is also U.S.A. only, so there room to quibble I guess


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Scrolling down on B.O. Mojo shows the top 10 un-adjusted worldwide gross, which for the most part mirrors the U.S. figures, so I'd say it's the same.
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Mark Hughes: Batman v Superman, which met with overwhelmingly negative critical reception, constant media coverage of that negative reception, less enthusiastic audience scores relative to past Batman-featuring films (and even Man of Steel), an underperformance of $873 million, and widespread complaints that Superman seemed too dour and was bogged down in perpetually questioning his mission and even the worthiness of humanity at times. The terrible results for Batman v Superman of course led to widespread changes in Warner's approach to the DCEU, and a last-minute rush to make adjustments for Justice League. We all know how that turned out, of course. Taking about $658 million worldwide, Justice League was an undeniable failure. I won't call it a true "flop," since it made enough to qualify as a blockbuster; but it failed because it didn't recoup its costs, it was the lowest-grossing film of the entire DCEU to date, it was a critical failure, and it once again received mixed audience scores.
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dirtybenny wrote:Scrolling down on B.O. Mojo shows the top 10 un-adjusted worldwide gross, which for the most part mirrors the U.S. figures, so I'd say it's the same.
you’re right but I’ve had this argument with the Craigites for a long time I know what argument they’ll jump towards. Fact is none of Craig’s movies except for SF actually were a improvement on his predecessors.
CR cost as much or more than DAD( even though eon at one pint used GBP to make it lol like they spent less) it sold fewer DVDs and Blu-ray but somehow it saved the franchise. In retrospect it was the beginning of the end eon had run out of enthusiasm for the series years ago and were happy enough to let the ego of one actor determine their strategy.
I’m surprised after all these years to see so many of Brosnan’s movies are still near the top, the hype for Craig is so entrenched in common knowledge the facts seem like strange novelties.

I’m still kind of annoyed dalton never got a fair chance at the role but he was very much Fleming’s Bond. There was a interview with Q in the 1990s for one on the DVD’s (maybe) where he shrugged his shoulders and says dalton was Fleming bond and the audience didn’t care for it.


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