Hey folks, Harry here... Sigh... As a citizen of the United States of America, I would just like to formally state that I am secure in my own domestic films to explore other cultures. I've always thought that being "American" meant that one was a part of the whole world, because this country was a melting pot of cultures. Generally making me very culturally tolerant and curious. As such, films with leads from other cultural backgrounds have been as valid to me as any other... but the one in particular that I've grown with since some of my earliest memories has been JAMES BOND. The whole goddamn reason I thought he was cool was he had a cool accent, had cool foreign gadgets, scored with women all over the world, killed bad guys with allies of many heritages and traveled the globe to have adventures in locales I could only wish to one day travel to. Bond kicked ass because he was a point man in the shit and not sweating. He was in control in every situation and rarely lost his temper... even while killing people. Making his adventures more American would blow in my opinion. If anything, we need to make him more international again. Have buried in exotic cultures with more exotic women and in more complicated and interesting ways. I also want to see a return to the third act commando gigantic scale battles of good and evil. Have the characters be less comic book, less cartoon and more elegantly told... like in FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE or YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE. Well, that's my take on this rumor...
Hi Guys
Don't know if this is 'solid' enough news for ya - but I found it mighty interesting (AND extremely typical)...
An 'industry' pal of mine who works for err 'someone' has had it on good authority that relations between the so-called MGM studio and BOND royalty; the Broccolis are at breaking point.
Y'see, early plans for the next tuxedo-laden snooze-fest were already underway when the bright sparks at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer decided to put their proverbial foot down and DEMAND that the next instalment be.. ahem.. 'Americanized'.
That's right, 'Americanized' - for a more accessible production!?
Apparently the oodles of 007-gained cashola that has been spilling through the lion's letter-box of late has not been enough for our dollar hungry suits and their reckoning is that by diluting the English-ness of BOND (??!) and enhancing the Yank-ness with an all American back-drop, all American crew and an all American cast they can make an extra 53 cents!
Understandably Babs Broccoli and family aren't too happy about these moronic memos and are putting up quite a fight.. But as yet (Thank God) the studio hasn't demanded an American JAMES. Will Ferrel, anyone?
Austin Milbarge.
