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I won't get excited or even believe a news report of the new Bond until Eon puts it out. I enjoyed the Craig era, but have little love for Blofeld. I thought Casino Royale and Skyfall were incredible films. QoS works okay as a second part of CR, but the direction and style is too different...

That plot twist was cuckoo.

Yeah that's what I meant, exactly. Bond can be a cold anti-hero with a "cavalier outlook on life" and people, but the casual racism and the homophobia should be left in the 50's. Even the Wint and Kidd stuff in DAF hasn't aged all that well.

My hope is for Bond, the man, to remain as Fleming created him. Change the people around him, but - aside from the really objectionable bits - leave the man the hero we have followed for decades. Let the world around him change and react to him. Is it really an offense or racist to ask for the...

That's why I think streaming/TV is a better home for Bond at this point. They could do exactly what you're suggesting, take their time developing it and not have to rely on huge budgeted stunts, set-pieces and effects. Just watching Dr. No and From Russia in succession showed me that, while...

That may appeal to old folks like us who like the classic films, but while Bond was conceived in the 50's and 60's (books and films respectively), they don't consider James Bond's adventures to be a period piece. He is supposed to be cutting edge. Perhaps Bond has had his day. But what a day! I...

Personally, I prefer they build a hunger. We have so much oversaturation with other properties, it's refreshing to see at least one production company take it's damned time before giving us another. But once they start back up, keep the momentum going. Every three years is the longest they can...