Bond #25: NO TIME TO DIE

Shat-In-Hand

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The clock is ticking and despite that pre-production has already bled over into some production—cameras have been rolling on “Bond 25,” though it’s all second unit photography without the principal cast—the gears keep on turning on the screenplay for the next 007 movie. The Observer reports that Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been hired to “liven up” the still as-of-yet-untitled ‘Bond 25’ screenplay.

Waller-Bridge might be best known by American audiences for playing the recalcitrant droid L3-37 in “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” but she is a critically-acclaimed artist, writer, playwright known for the creating and writing the critically-acclaimed BBC comedy “Fleabag,” and the currently-beloved BBC America black comedic spy thriller “Killing Eve.”

But Waller-Bridge recently announces that “Fleabag” has ended after season two, she’s no longer the showrunner of “Killing Eve,” and has delegated duties and apparently has a hole in her schedule. That’s enough for star Daniel Craig who has reportedly specifically requested her to bring her wit and quirkiness to the screenplay.

this is both very good news and very bad news imo

i think i know what you mean

Nobody good should have to waste their time making bond films

Or Star Wars films

Her character in the Solo movie was the best thing it.

high praise indeed

Craig sat in the same row as my flatmate to see the Fleabag play two weeks ago

sic’s flatmate to direct bond #26 imo

That Solo character was irritating. Chewbacca was the most entertaining aspect of that debacle.

So, we know more now:

https://variety.com/2019/film/news/bond-25-daniel-craig-rami-malek-1203197623/

Rami Malek as the bad guy, presumably battling Bond with a mustache and a questionable historical record. Further:

“We’ve got quite a ride in store for Mr. Bond,” promised producer Barbara Broccoli. She also left a few breadcrumbs about what that ride might entail, telling viewers that the film will start with Bond out of active service and on holiday.

“He’s enjoying himself in Jamaica,” said Broccoli, who added that the production has built an “extraordinary” house for the famous agent and his license to kill. The official log-line states that “[Bond’s] peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.”

Naomie Harris back as Moneypenny, plus:

Locations for the movie also include London, Italy and Norway, where some shooting has already taken place. The cast will include returning actors Lea Seydoux (Dr. Madeleine Swann), Jeffrey Wright (Felix Leiter), Ben Whishaw (Q), Rory Kinnear (Tanner) and Ralph Fiennes (M). Newcomers include Lashana Lynch, David Dencik, Ana De Armas and Dali Benssalah. The producers confirmed a Variety scoop that Billy Magnussen has joined the cast. Variety also previously reported Malek’s casting. The producers confirmed that the script will be written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, Scott Z. Burns and Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

ahh, the ol’ post-oscar cash-grab

we love to see it don’t we folks, we love it

We got title, we got release date:

Daniel Craig returns as James Bond, 007 in… NO TIME TO DIE. Out in the UK on 3 April 2020 and 8 April 2020 in the US. #Bond25 #NoTimeToDie pic.twitter.com/qxYEnMhk2s

— James Bond (@007) August 20, 2019

even bond needs to turn the phone off and recharge, build some time into schedule to work on himself, and rejuvenate. if there is no time, we have to make time

you do have time to die, james. it starts with the idea that you do, in fact, have time.

a time to die, a time to choog

http://www.timdrussell.com/images/pythonstills9467916/no%20time%20to%20lose.jpg

https://ilarge.lisimg.com/image/3687607/1027full-no-time-to-die-artwork.jpg

tired: getting Phoebe Waller-Bridge to do "feminist" punchup
wired: casting Phoebe Waller-Bridge as the fist Bond girl to peg Bond

Nice Freudian slip there.

Also we got synopsis:

In No Time To Die, Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help. The mission to rescue a kidnapped scientist turns out to be far more treacherous than expected, leading Bond onto the trail of a mysterious villain armed with dangerous new technology.

Mysterio er wait.

wired: casting Phoebe Waller-Bridge as the fist Bond girl to peg Bond

BOND: Did she say I have a big asshole!?!?

Nice Freudian slip there.

oh there was no slip involved

felix leiter again huh. the most boring bond character.

leiter is good...

for feeding to a shark

How many times has Leiter died or been horribly maimed in the Bond series?

maimed in licence to kill. never killed. i looked this up even before your post.

Craig even looks like he can't be bothered in that 2-second promo clip

I like this daft film title

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqDwqdSF6Ec

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AnI-_Rplgw

felix leiter again huh. the most boring bond character.

― adam the (abanana)

But Jeffrey Wright is good.

Wasn’t D. Craig supposed to quit the role like 2 Bond movies ago !?

After his second one?

Eheh ok maybe one movie ago !
Wasn’t he supposed to quit before the previous one ? So with this one that would be 2 movies after he was supposed to leave.
Anyway, it seems like his successor has been discussed for years.

that's just part of being Bond or Doctor Who, ppl are always fantasy casting the next one as soon as the current one is announced

this has probably been amplified in Craig's case bcz iirc his Bond goes rogue and quits MI5 in every single movie, hence incel dipshits losing their minds over a lady temporarily having his locker number at the start of the next one

Oh ok. I thought he had made an announcement or something.

He was contracted for four films. Four days after the last one wrapped an eight-month shoot, while hungover first thing in the morning, he was asked if he was thinking about the next one at that moment:

Now? I’d rather break this glass and slash my wrists. No, not at the moment. Not at all. That’s fine. I’m over it at the moment. We’re done. ...For at least a year or two, I just don’t want to think about it.

aka every comment Robert Smith has ever made about the current tour being the last one.

robert smith for bond or gtfo

BOND #26: CUT HERE

Ahah yeah R. Smith could be an interesting ott dark Bond. A lot of CGI action scenes to be planned !

BOND #27: A NIGHT LIKE THIS

BOND: Do you expect me to cry?
GOLDFINGER: No.

Bond Girl Elise Inmypantz

sting AND jack savoretti? wow pls stop you're spoiling us

Teaser Poster and Trailer for #NoTimeToDie are finished and about to be revealed to the world. Sting and Jack Savoretti in final talks to sing the theme-tune for the movie. pic.twitter.com/NCp6pdOfhK

— Marcos Kontze (@marketto007) September 26, 2019

Hollywood Liberalism is making environmentalists or Occupy or Antifa the villain instead of a Koch Brother because the Koch Brother would be too obvious and the other one is more narratively interesting but also you hate the Lefty activist for reasons you can't articulate https://t.co/E4e8CkPHrK

— 'Weird Alex' Pareene (@pareene) October 27, 2019

Bond absolutely would have voted Leave.