The BJMDDS General Discussion Thread......

[FormerBondFan]

Hugh Jackman would be perfect for an unofficial Bond film.

What about this man, Carl?

[zu zu petals]

Ethan Hunt returns in Mission Impossible 4 December 2011 so I strongly doubt any Bond film would be released that year or that month. BJ and I are looking forward to the new Harry Potter film in 3 weeks. Do you feel the six Harry Potter films had more of an 'impact' on the world movie culture or did the six Star Wars films? Harry Potter brought reading books into a cool treat, which was not the case with the Star Wars saga. I think both are and were huge but I personally enjoy the Harry Potter films more so than than the Star Wars films.

[katied]

Excited about Harry Potter as well! My youngest nephew is dressing up as Harry Potter tonight, as a matter of fact!

[FormerBondFan]

Star Wars changed the world.

[bjmdds]

Darth Vader:Luke Skywalker as Lord Voldemort:Harry Potter. Which is more menacing in storyland

[katied]

That's a tough one but I gotta give it to Vader. Scared me spitlesss when I was a kid, and I saw Star Wars in the theater back in 1977-I was only 6 years old


Getting back to Craig..I saw a ad for the release of Our Friends In The North..Craig with his ridiculous big hair and Mark Strong wearing an equally tragic wig.Don't get the appeal of Strong. Andrew Garfield(who is in Never Let Me Go and The Social Network) is another strange looking one.

[Captain Nash]

But they're our friends in the north.
Star Wars is...well Star Wars. The original trilogy sh!tt!ing all over the prequels.
Harry Potter on the other hand has gotten better with each book / film. The films are modern classics, that can be watched as often as one pleases. Wonderful films, that can be enjoyed by many.
Like the BTTF trilogy, but that's a whole different discussion.

[shaken not stirred]

Darth Vader:Luke Skywalker as Lord Voldemort:Harry Potter. Which is more menacing in storyland

To quote harry hills tv burp

I quite like darth vader in star wars but I also like Voldermort in harry potter but which one is more menacing and better?, there's only one way to find out FIGHT (stands up and puts hands on the desk and watches darth vader and voldermort fight each other).

[katied]

I'm amazed that the kids I know(who've been seeing the Harry Potter movies since they were pretty little)aren't more scared of them. However, they've also seen Star wars multiple times and aren't especially afraid of Darth Vader. I guess that depends on "what your definition of scary is"[/Bill Clinton]

[Kristatos]

I'm amazed that the kids I know(who've been seeing the Harry Potter movies since they were pretty little)aren't more scared of them. However, they've also seen Star wars multiple times and aren't especially afraid of Darth Vader. I guess that depends on "what your definition of scary is"[/Bill Clinton]

I never found Vader especially scary as a kid. He was just your garden variety hissable villain to me. Now the Daleks on the other hand....

[carl stromberg]

Darth never scared me. Jabba the Hut did.

[carl stromberg]

Hugh Jackman would be perfect for an unofficial Bond film.

What about this man, Carl?

I heard he is in talks with Eon.

[FormerBondFan]

Hugh Jackman would be perfect for an unofficial Bond film.

What about this man, Carl?

I heard he is in talks with Eon.

Carl.....you know this individual is, right?

[carl stromberg]

It's this person:

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ1N3q4Vgkg[/video]

I'm an expert in your gags now!

[James]

Don't know if anyone has posted this but I just found it elsewhere. Probably nothing much in it but anyway...

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Danie ... ond/707919

Daniel Craig may not return as Bond

The Bond franchise has been revived but heartthrob Daniel Craig may not return as 007 in the next film.

The British actor signed on for the lead in 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo', after it was announced earlier this year that producers, MGM studios, had scrapped the Bond franchise due to lack of funds.

Now the 23rd James Bond movie is back on track after MGM filed for bankruptcy to clear its rumoured USD 4 billion debts.

Plans to press ahead with the movie, with a November 2012 release, have been revived and the company has vowed to release a new 007 film every two years.

The report into MGM's finances also stated that it would own half the rights to the new film, bringing in a partner to boost the coffers, but hoped to regain full ownership of future Bond films.

Director Sam Mendes, who had quit the project earlier is back on board as director, but Craig's role is doubtful, reported Sun online.

"Daniel is determined to return to the role but if the new schedule clashes with filming of the The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo trilogy, he will have no choice but to quit 007," said a source close to the actor.

The 42-year-old will play journalist Michael Blomkvist in the 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo', with Rooney Mara playing hacker Elspeth Salander.

The shooting for the thriller has already begun and Craig will also appear in the next two films, 'The Girl Who Played With Fire' and 'The Girl Who Stirred The Hornet's Nest'.

[katied]

Eh, the Scum, I mean the Sun, isn't exactly the most credible source. Which is why this hasn't been posted elsewhere, no doubt.


If it *is*, in fact true, I think there are going to be a lot of fanboy heads exploding.

[Omega]

Don't know if anyone has posted this but I just found it elsewhere. Probably nothing much in it but anyway...

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Danie ... ond/707919

Daniel Craig may not return as Bond

The Bond franchise has been revived but heartthrob Daniel Craig may not return as 007 in the next film.

The British actor signed on for the lead in 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo', after it was announced earlier this year that producers, MGM studios, had scrapped the Bond franchise due to lack of funds.

Now the 23rd James Bond movie is back on track after MGM filed for bankruptcy to clear its rumoured USD 4 billion debts.

Plans to press ahead with the movie, with a November 2012 release, have been revived and the company has vowed to release a new 007 film every two years.

The report into MGM's finances also stated that it would own half the rights to the new film, bringing in a partner to boost the coffers, but hoped to regain full ownership of future Bond films.

Director Sam Mendes, who had quit the project earlier is back on board as director, but Craig's role is doubtful, reported Sun online.

"Daniel is determined to return to the role but if the new schedule clashes with filming of the The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo trilogy, he will have no choice but to quit 007," said a source close to the actor.

The 42-year-old will play journalist Michael Blomkvist in the 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo', with Rooney Mara playing hacker Elspeth Salander.

The shooting for the thriller has already begun and Craig will also appear in the next two films, 'The Girl Who Played With Fire' and 'The Girl Who Stirred The Hornet's Nest'.

I like it, I love it
I don't remember Mendes quitting? Is this the Lady Gaga is in talks to sing rumors revisited?

[katied]

If it's true(not that I think it's true!) it's the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel!

[bjmdds]

Avatar was on HBO. I never saw it. I watched the last 30 minutes. WHAT JUNK! Blue Man Group in Las Vegas meets the Ewoks of Star Wars. I cannot believe this nonsense did so well. I will watch the beginning just to make sure it was not any better.

[Kristatos]

Avatar was on HBO. I never saw it. I watched the last 30 minutes. WHAT JUNK! Blue Man Group in Las Vegas meets the Ewoks of Star Wars. I cannot believe this nonsense did so well. I will watch the beginning just to make sure it was not any better.

It really needs to be seen on the big screen, preferably in 3D. It's a spectacle, pure and simple. It certainly didn't become the first film to gross $2 billion at the box office because of its wonderful script.