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James Bond 25 Cast Revealed | Jeffrey Wright, Ana de Armas, Lashana Lynch and more
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Filming in Jamaica has begun, and they're shooting with Imax cameras. Also very much digging the vibes from these Max Payne 3/buddy cop set photos.
So glad to see Ana de Armas get new big roles. For a moment after Blade Runner I feared she would fade into obscurity.
He's been saying that every single day for the last twelve years.
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Are there any truth to those British tabloid rumors about Daniel Craig being very difficult to work with on the Bond25 set? Probably just need to sell papers, since they also say only the start of the script is finished.
It's also gonna be interesting if the rumor of Dua Lipa doing the theme song will turn out true.
It's also gonna be interesting if the rumor of Dua Lipa doing the theme song will turn out true.
I haven't seen anything specifically saying he's difficult to work with, only that he has high demands from the production as far as his health and fitness go. Which I think is totally fair. He's talked before about how gruelling it is staying in shape whilst making these movies, and he's over a decade older than when he started, so it just sounds like he's taking it very seriously on set so he can put the work in.
It sounds like he has a pretty high degree of creative control (part of why Boyle got canned was Craig allegedly didn't like his choice for the villain, and he's specifically requested a lot of the directors and talent he's worked with), and it's a demanding role so he probs isn't always in the best of moods, but I don't think I've ever heard anything credible about him being particularly difficult to work with
Ana is in Rian Johnson's Knives Out too btw. I agree though, glad she's getting more big roles. She's great.
That's great. When I looked on imdb a little while after Blade Runner there was just one or two small upcoming projects.
In any case it'll be better than Spectre, not that it's hard, but Lea Seydoux was in it and I've found her remarkably unlikable in all the movies I've seen her in :/
But that was the least of the movie's problems.
Can't speak for Bond25, but I heard an anecdote from an actor friend who was in Spectre and has connections with the stunt team that work on Bond movies, that Daniel Craig basically shut production down early for the day on Skyfall because of getting pissed with Sam Mendes. The reason given seemed fair enough though.
They were shooting the sequence when Silva escapes through the London Underground and Mendes had Craig running repeatedly after the tube train, take after take after take. Eventually Craig snapped, told Mendes his knees were fucked, and shut down production for the day.
Don't know if thread worthy due to the source, but some rumors
https://pagesix.com/2019/04/25/theres-already-trouble-in-paradise-on-new-james-bond-set/
https://pagesix.com/2019/04/25/theres-already-trouble-in-paradise-on-new-james-bond-set/
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Those were the tabloid rumors going around yesterday, but it just sounds like bullshit. And they've already filmed more than that Jamaica part.
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There does seem to be truth to the reports of them constantly rewriting the script. Baz Bamigboye from Daily Mail is supposedly reliable and have joined in and said these things:
That's kind of exciting to be honest. If the plot is in limbo, that would be a worry, but if they are mostly tweaking the tone and dialogue with Waller-Bridge and the key players involved, that hopefully means something a little different and more personal is going to come out of it.
For reference, the last two Mission Impossible started filming with barely 30 pages drafts. Same with multiple MCU movies.
It will be okay.
It will be okay.
True, but James Bond has less quality control than the MCU and Mission: Impossible.
I'd really love to know what blackmail material these pair have on Broccoli and Wilson to keep getting work.
Hell yeah
Really hoping for the best on this one. I can't believe they still haven't figured out how to sort out the script problems. Why are they still letting these idiots write Bond films after the debacle of Spectre?
After Spectre there's no other logical answer. 5 years and they couldn't get it together.
The MI franchise is handled by inordinately more talented people tho...
I mean, they wrote Die Another Day, as well. That was their debut (as a duo - one of them co-wrote The World is Not Enough, which is also deeply troubled at the script level). And they're still here! How good Casino Royale was can only take you so far, surely.
Purvis and Wade's scripts are basically just used as skeletons for other writers to come and patch over. From what I understand they have a decent handling of structure and action writing, as well as a knowledge of the franchise, and then the bevy of other writers come in and turn their stuff into something that's actually workable (or not, in the case of Spectre). I can see why they are kept around to get the ball rolling.
As for Bond 25's script troubles, obviously we'd all feel better if they had one completely locked down at this stage, but honestly this isn't a very uncommon thing for big Hollywood productions and is far from a quality indicator. Die Hard for example filmed like half the movie before they figured out what Grubers ultimate plan was and how they would end the movie. But I don't think Bond 25's script is in as serious throes as that, and it's mostly dialogue that's being punched up currently.
As for Bond 25's script troubles, obviously we'd all feel better if they had one completely locked down at this stage, but honestly this isn't a very uncommon thing for big Hollywood productions and is far from a quality indicator. Die Hard for example filmed like half the movie before they figured out what Grubers ultimate plan was and how they would end the movie. But I don't think Bond 25's script is in as serious throes as that, and it's mostly dialogue that's being punched up currently.
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Btw, filming in Jamaica has wrapped.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge has also had an interview with The Hollywood Reporter podcast, and it seems like she joined the team earlier than what we were led to believe as a last-minute addition.
She also had this to say about Bond 25:
Phoebe Waller-Bridge has also had an interview with The Hollywood Reporter podcast, and it seems like she joined the team earlier than what we were led to believe as a last-minute addition.
She also had this to say about Bond 25:
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge has had an interview with the Daily Mail:
I'm pretty excited about Phoebe Waller-Bridge having been on board for some time now.
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They're also supposed to film at the Pinewood Studios in London this coming weekend. Jeffrey Wright has already been around. But a The Sun report claims Daniel Craig hurt his ankle at the end of the Jamaica filming. We'll learn soon enough if this ones true or not:
I'm pretty excited about Phoebe Waller-Bridge having been on board for some time now.
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They're also supposed to film at the Pinewood Studios in London this coming weekend. Jeffrey Wright has already been around. But a The Sun report claims Daniel Craig hurt his ankle at the end of the Jamaica filming. We'll learn soon enough if this ones true or not:
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That's the thing I can't get over. It's not unusual for movies of this size to be rewriting basically on the fly. But Eon has had their longest gap between Bond movies since Dalton left and they're still in that fly-by-the-seat-of-their-pants mode? What the hell was everyone else doing all this time?
Apparently Craig had a boo boo on set. Can't remember how reliable Sun is, but if Variety is picking it up there might be something there.
The Sun is a tabloid rag so I would take it with a big grain of salt I think. Jeffery Wright was at Pinewood yesterday so it certainly didn't seem like filming was suspended. But Craig has gotten injured on pretty much every Bond movie so it's not unbelievable either.
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About Lea Seydoux (Madeleine Swann):
Daniel Craig was also spotted at Pinewood Studios two days ago, but will be undergoing his ankle surgery soon and stay put for two weeks.
She haven't actually filmed anything in Jamaica, and was only there for the cast reveal.
She will be filming in Italy this Summer for the pre-credit car chase scene apparently.
She will be filming in Italy this Summer for the pre-credit car chase scene apparently.
Daniel Craig was also spotted at Pinewood Studios two days ago, but will be undergoing his ankle surgery soon and stay put for two weeks.
About Lea Seydoux (Madeleine Swann):
She haven't actually filmed anything in Jamaica, and was only there for the cast reveal.
She will be filming in Italy this Summer for the pre-credit car chase scene apparently.
Daniel Craig was also spotted at Pinewood Studios two days ago, but will be undergoing his ankle surgery soon and stay put for two weeks.
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Apparently a controlled explosion went wrong, damaged the set and injured a crew member.
Bond 25 doing things the hard way.
Bond 25 doing things the hard way.