Ep. 7: Bond 25 Going to Space with Christopher Nolan???, Ranking the Roger Moore Bond Films

The Words Are Not Enough

Break out those laser guns because we are getting galactic in Episode 7 of The Words Are Not Enough!
In this episode Griffin (@griffschiller) and Brody (@brodyserravalli) discuss the following:
Tomorrow Never Lies
* Daniel Craig wants Monica Bellucci (AKA MILF CITY) to return as the Bond girl for Bond 25
* An anonymous source at the Mirror claims that Daniel Craig wants Monica Bellucci to return as Lucia Sciarra in Bond 25, stating, "He wants Monica Bellucci back, that’s for sure.”
* Bond 25 is getting galactic and Daniel Craig loves it
* Once again coming from the Mirror, rumour has it that tech billionaire noted Bond fan, Elon Musk, has pitched taking Bond 25 into the stratosphere and is said to be developing ideas for a spacecraft; and reportedly Daniel Craig loves it. The anonymous source said the following:
* "Bond needs to keep up with the times and will be looking into Elon Musk’s world – spacecrafts, planes that can fly across the earth in an hour, cars turning into submarines. That’s what we need to include now. Daniel’s stunts are going to move to a new level and have to include things shown in space movies like Interstellar. He is involved every step of the way, as he always is, and is bursting with enthusiasm and excitement.”
* Speculation that Bond 25 is looking to film in South Africa may also corroborate Musk's involvement.
* Christopher Nolan being eyed to take Bond 25 in a “Completely Different Direction”
* An "insider" at Hollywood Life has reportedly caught wind that EON wants to take Bond in a radically "different direction" in Bond 25. And apparently, despite various big names being circulated for the covered directing role, Christopher Nolan is producers' Barbra Broccoli and Michael G Wilson top pick to steer the franchise down this new path. The source added that “The producers don’t want him to be the ladies’ man he has been known for and actually want him to get married. Everyone feels Christopher would be the best to steer the film in the direction they are seeking.”
* This is contrary to comments Nolan has previously made regarding a timeline for joining the franchise.
* Quantum, Skyfall and Spectre Production Designer returning for Bond 25
* In an interview with ICG magazine, Dennis Gassner, production designer for every Bond film since Quantum of Solace, let slip that he would be returning to the franchise once again in Bond 25.
* With franchises, you have to honor the established elements while meeting audience expectations. I’m about to do my fourth James Bond film, and acknowledging the efforts of Ken Adam and others is a big part."
* Rory Kinnear OUT for Bond 25?
* It seems Rory Kinnear's role as MI6 Chief of Staf Bill Tanner isn't as locked in as one would have thought. In an interview with The Times, Kinnear said, "Each film they make they say yay or nay. But it's been great fun, and an utterly unexpected element of my life. I don't know if I am in the next one, and I never have done until they give you the call."
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* Roger Moore’s 90th Birthday
* October 14th was the late, great Sir Roger Moore's birthday. Rog would have been 90.
Q-Branch
* Roger Moore honored at Pinewood Studios
* To commemorate Sir Roger's birthday, The Roger Moore State was officially opened at Pinewood on Sunday.
* Close friends of Moore, including Dame Joan Collins, Sir Michael Caine, and Stephen Fry attended the opening, along with producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.
* James Bond Funko Pops coming this December
* Discuss the figures, other Bond characters we’d like to see given the Funko treatment, etc.
* James Bond Collection coming to Hulu
* If you don't own all the Bond movies on blu-ray, never fear, Hulu is getting 21 Bond movies this November — basically all of the official EON... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-words-are-not-enough/support