Ep. 15: Bond 25 Announcement: Danny Boyle Officially Directing, Bond 25 Filming Date Revealed

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In this episode Griffin (@griffschiller) and Brody (@brodyserravalli) discuss the following:

Tomorrow Never Lies
* Bond 25 Official Announcement
* Official Press Release:
* We’ve been expecting you… Bond 25, Daniel Craig’s 5th outing as 007, will be directed by Academy Award-winning Danny Boyle from an original screenplay by Academy Award nominee John Hodge. Production is set to begin on 3 December 2018. MGM will partner with Universal Pictures to release the film worldwide.
* The untitled sequel will be released in the U.K. on October 25, 2019 and in the U.S. on November 8, 2019.
* While the statement appears fairly straightforward, there are actually some interesting bits to cover
* First off, the international distribution. Sony Pictures handled distribution of the last four Bond movies, from Casino Royale to Spectre, and while EON opted to go with MGM and Annapurna for domestic distribution when the deal expired, many assumed Sony would still be handling international distribution. The switch to Universal is a huge blow to Sony, which would have garnered some serious coin had they maintained the international distribution rights.
* Next, the start date. With all of the higher ups at EON appearing to be 100% on board with the script penned by John Hodge, Danny Boyle is now confirmed to direct 25.
* This will make for an interesting timetable for Boyle seeing as how He’s shooting a smaller scale original musical for Working Title this summer starring Kate McKinnon, and it sounds like he’s going to very quickly complete post-production on that film while simultaneously prepping the herculean effort that is Bond 25. The Bond 25 filming date was likely non-negotiable since EON has promised that Fall 2019 release date, so it’ll be interesting to see how Boyle juggles both productions.
* This kind of challenge isn’t exactly unique for Boyle, however, as he previously shot principal photography on his 2013 thriller Trance, then put that aside for a year so he could create and direct the London Olympics Opening Ceremony, after which he completed post-production on Trance.
* Danny Boyle ALMOST passed on Bond 25
* Even though director Danny Boyle is now confirmed to Direct Bond 25, he was surprisingly hesitant when the project came his way stating recently at his Masterclass at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts:
* "I like watching big films but I don't think I'm necessarily good at making them. Then I thought 'no, you shouldn't think like that’."
* Bond 25 will interestingly enough mark the director’s first real attempt at a blockbuster film.
* While he may have had initial reservations, he soon realized he needed to set aside that mindset and after hashing out the details regarding his idea for Bond 25 with long time collaborator John Hodge, that's when he finally decided to accept the position.
* "We have this idea about what we want to do with Bond and I felt we should have a go because of this idea. So we are trying to stay true to our principles."
* It should also be noted that Boyle was also driven by his desire to “tackle the unknown” and not get into a pattern of repeating himself. Bond will ultimately allow the Trainspotting director to venture into new territory.

* Ian Fleming’s Birthday May 28th
* Question for Brody: Fav Fleming Novel


Q-Branch
* Anthony Horowitz and Forever and A Day
* In an Entertainment Weekly Exclusive, Anthony Horowitz revealed the US cover for the anticipated 007 Novel “Forever and A Day”.
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