Daniel Craig speaks about Bond 23 delay

April 21, 2010 by | 7 Comments

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On Tuesday, production on the 23rd James Bond film was postponed indefinitely by series producers Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli because of the uncertain situation surrounding MGM, the company that owns the Bond franchise. In an interview with BBC News, Daniel Craig weighed in on the subject.

“I have every confidence in Barbara and Michael’s decision and look forward to production resuming as quickly as possible,” said Craig.

Meanwhile, Deadline Hollywood (via IGN) is speculating that the production halt is meant to distance the franchise from an ailing MGM.

…it stands to reason that the producers wouldn’t want to do anything now that further complicates ownership of Bond #23 or binds them to MGM during this precarious period during which the once storied studio may now be in its standalone swan song.

One source at MGM told Deadline that “It feels like EON is sending a message to MGM. If they try to continue as a stand-alone studio, don’t expect to be making any Bond films.” More as it develops.

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  • MM

    we all get used to those delay, cancel stuffs…..

    unless they're actually shooting 'em, I won't condsider those as the up coming movies……well except for WB, that studio's rich & responsible enough to be believed in (Disney's not)

  • Jeff Dillon

    Its a real shame what has happened to MGM. MGM has been in play ever since Kirk Krikorian decided that he really liked Las Vegas a whole lot better than Hollywood and sold it to an investor group that knew nothing about the film business. The only properties that MGM has left of any real value is the Bond franchise and the Stargate franchise. Its magnificent library of films belongs to Warner Brothers after Time Warner merged with Ted Turner's organization, which had acquired MGM's library a few years ago for his TNT and TBS cable channels.
    Warner Brothers has offered $1.5 Billion for MGM, LionsGate offered even more for MGM, but the investor group that controls MGM is holding out for the $2 Billion mark, and nobody is willing to pay that kind of money just for a trade mark with only two bankable properties. MGM's days are numbered..

  • Jeff Dillon

    Its a real shame what has happened to MGM. MGM has been in play ever since Kirk Krikorian decided that he really liked Las Vegas a whole lot better than Hollywood and sold it to an investor group that knew nothing about the film business. The only properties that MGM has left of any real value is the Bond franchise and the Stargate franchise. Its magnificent library of films belongs to Warner Brothers after Time Warner merged with Ted Turner's organization, which had acquired MGM's library a few years ago for his TNT and TBS cable channels.
    Warner Brothers has offered $1.5 Billion for MGM, LionsGate offered even more for MGM, but the investor group that controls MGM is holding out for the $2 Billion mark, and nobody is willing to pay that kind of money just for a trade mark with only two bankable properties. MGM's days are numbered..

  • ted turner

    Okay, so I’m not Ted Turner, but if I was I would totally bail this movie out. I absolutely love Bond (see TBS around Thanksgiving).

  • mardi gras the candyman can

    first bond 23 had a target release date of 2010 but then producer Michael G Wilson said he felt exhausted so he wanted to delay the project. then it had a target release date of 2011 but then this MGM financial crisis happened and all of a sudden it has a target release date of 2012. what if there is another delay? it will then be 2013 then 2014 and so on. then it will get to the point where Daniel Craig calls it quits and then we will lose a very good bond. what a shame.

  • Toledocantillana

    daniel craig is not bond is a crap

    sean connery the best

  • mardi gras the candyman can

    if you are going to criticize ”toledocantillana” at lease make your criticism constructive. the point is that the film is going to have a 2012 release date at the earliest. that means that there is a 4 year gap between ”QoS” and ”bond 23”. there was also a 4 year gap between ”DAD” and ”CR” and in between movies they swapped actors. i would personally like to see daniel craig do a third film because i think that he has given the charactor more emotional depth and realism than any other actor.