Tag: Bond 26
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Bond-less Pre-Title Sequences
Bond’s presence in the pre-title sequence is a defining attribute, which makes its absence in From Russia With Love, Live and Let Die, and The Man With the Golden Gun all the more interesting. While most openings deliver high-octane introductions… Read More →
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Overthinking the next James Bond movie
Modern Bond filmmaking has fallen into a pattern of overthinking itself. While Daniel Craig’s era rightly reset the franchise after Brosnan’s excesses, that caution has now turned into creative paralysis that has turned off die-hard fans and lost potential new… Read More →
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Will Bond 26 box office performance matter?
While Amazon, Denis Villeneuve, and Steven Knight et al. undoubtedly want Bond 26 to succeed, box office performance may no longer carry the same weight it once did when MGM operated independently. For a company with Amazon’s scale, a swing… Read More →
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Charli XCX rules out Bond 26 theme
Umm, thank you? Charli XCX has publicly ruled herself out of contributing a theme song for Bond 26, effectively removing her name from consideration before any official discussion appeared to take place. While she has dabbled in soundtrack work in… Read More →
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For King and Country: 1940s Bond 26
Setting a James Bond film in the 1940s would be ambitious, but it’s likely the earliest period in which the character could plausibly exist on screen. World War II provides a natural and historically grounded antagonist in Nazi Germany, aligning… Read More →
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Elordi is too tall and too famous
Jacob Elordi has re-entered the Bond conversation with reports of a significant rumor that he has met directly with Bond 26 director Denis Villeneuve. A meeting at that level strongly suggests he’s beyond the speculative phase and into serious contention.… Read More →
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Knight having “fantastic time” penning Bond 26
Positive signals from behind the scenes of Bond 26 are always encouraging, and Steven Knight’s recent comment that he is having a “fantastic time” writing the next installment is especially reassuring. While the surrounding interviews and articles offer little in… Read More →
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Oasis is likely Bond 26 theme artist
Speculation that Oasis could perform the Bond 26 theme has regained traction following Noel Gallagher’s recent comments on the subject. While Gallagher stated that the band has not been approached, his characteristically evasive non-denial, combined with Oasis’s renewed cultural relevance,… Read More →
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Bond 26 as Craig-era prequel? No thanks
I’ve constantly got my eyes peeled for any Bond 26 news, so when I see some rumors that aren’t outlandish and deserve some discussion, I’ll comment on them. A recent MovieWeb report suggests Bond 26 could be set as a… Read More →
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Whishaw: B26 “something left field, something unexpected”
Ben Whishaw’s recent comments to Metro about Bond 26 strike exactly the right chord. His call for a “real gear shift,” something genuinely “left field” and not remotely interested in recreating Daniel Craig is precisely the creative boldness the franchise… Read More →
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