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Bond 26 needs to keep it simple
No extravagant, complicated plots. No back-stabbings or double agents. I don’t really even need an exotic location. How about a domestic (UK) threat with a straightforward, cut and dry problem? Like kidnapping or extortion. Maybe money laundering or some other exploitation? No nukes, no missing spacecraft- and please, for the… Read More →
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The most realistic villain is Elliot Carver
A media conglomerate with as much power as Carver Media Group Network in Tomorrow Never Dies has to be the most realistic villainous organization in modern times. Sure, a drug cartel like Franz Sanchez or Kananga’s could wield serious power now, but a media organization that influences politics, policy and… Read More →
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Geriatric Brosnan Bond in Bond 26? Maybe
Brosnan touched on this topic in a recent interview, which seems like an interesting prospect. However, I could only see a flash-forward or cameo-type scenario as a plausible Pierce Brosnan role as Bond in Bond 26. I certainly don’t think the audience has an appetite for a full “Bond the… Read More →
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“James Bond has to be James Bond.”
Yes, Helen Mirren, we know. Not sure why she chimed in on this specifically. We’ve heard zero rumors about a female James Bond – who would obviously not be named James Bond. The argument (if there is one?) is just a bizarre topic at this point. Eyes on the prize… Read More →
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I could come in for a nightcap
This is a great throwaway line from Sir Rog from Octopussy. He obviously knows he’s not allowed to stay with Magda at Kamal Khan’s estate – maybe he was trying to make Gobinda chuckle? Also, Magda is a top-tier Bond girl – stunning and easily underrated. Read More →
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Why on earth agree to centrifuge training?
Pun intended. In Moonraker, Bond’s “why not?” in agreement to Goodhead’s space centrifuge training recommendation was one of Moore’s Bond’s dumbest decisions. Why not?! Maybe because you’ve got a target on your back as a secret agent that infiltrates a megalomaniac’s space program? Or, you know, you could get really… Read More →
Filed Under: Moonraker