Well, I have submitted a script to the BBC that has some old-school Bond elements to it, though it is not a spy thriller. Don't want to say too much about for fear of jinxing it.John P. Drake wrote:We've been wasting a lot of time since 2006, Kris. We should've been trying hard. When you don't succeed for the first time, you try it again. One rival spy flick didn't work? We try again. I always have high hopes. November Man won't be successful as M:I or SkyFoul, because it's "gritty and realistic" even though, I'm still gonna watch it. Now, make something similar to over-the-top Classic Bond, not too far to be another DAD, and you'll be having something in there. I'm not saying it's gonna be easy. And I know what the odds are against, mate. I really do. But, which writer was well-received at the first try? Nobody. Someone must try something severely until it gets up on top. Have some faith, old chap.Kristatos wrote:You make it sound so easy. I could write a screenplay for a rival spy franchise, but then I'd have to sell it, get it produced and then have the resulting movie gross a billion dollars. Do you know what the odds against that are? Especially as with the odd exception, such as Gravity, people seem to only want to see movies based on familiar existing properties. For that reason, I'm not even putting too much hope in November Man or The Coup. The former is based on a novel, but I wasn't familiar with it, and I don't know how much name recognition it has. The best bet might be the Man From UNCLE movie, but I'm expecting that to do Mission: Impossible numbers rather than Skyfall numbers. Sorry to be such a pessimist, but I don't see any hope of another spy movie toppling Skyfall from its perch any time soon.John P. Drake wrote:All I and FBF are saying is that you should abandon this franchise. Create a spy franchise of our own and take Bond down, so the CR-egg fans will end up in sheer disappointment when their "idol" stops making pathetic movies. Chick flicks with guns. And I most sincerely think, we, the members of DCINB/ClassicBondForums site should be creating something new in the same mold as Classic Bond, and take down Babs' agony-causing trend for once and for all!!
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