Ep. 8: Top 10 Worst Bond Songs, Ian Fleming's The Man with the Golden Gun Manuscript emerges

Crank up the speakers and blast Madonna's Die Another Day because Episode #8 of The Words Are Not Enough is here!

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

Tomorrow Never Lies
* Ben Cooke returning for Bond 25
* In an apparent exclusive from Archive007, Daniel Craig's stunt double, Ben Cooke, has reportedly stepped into the role of Stunt Coordinator for Bond 25, replacing longtime Coordinator, Gary Powell.
* Daniel Craig banned from getting romantic with Moneypenny
* It seems the writing process for Bond 25 is in full swing. According to the Express, an anonymous LA source has claimed the following regarding the ongoing scripting process:
“The production company have reached out to several writers to suggest plot ideas and twists for Bond in Daniel’s final outing. They wanted ideas that had not been seen in their franchise before to try to shake things up. One idea was for Bond finally to move beyond flirting and one liners and actually share a romance with Moneypenny. But that idea was nixed as it would go against the whole relationship built up during their screen careers.”
* This seems in line with comments Naomi Harris has recently made regarding her off-screen relationship with Daniel Craig and how their chemistry plays on screen:
"Chemistry is something you either have or don’t have, so its a real gamble when people cast you, because you just never know whether the chemistry’s going to work. Sometimes you have couples who are dating in real life and they have no chemistry on screen whatsoever so you just never know. I am just lucky that it works with Daniel and I’m looking forward to coming back.”
* While she doesn't outright state it, her comments seem to suggest a continuation of the platonic-but-flirtatious dynamic we have seen thus far in the series.

* Fincher Interview: Maybe tackle a Bond film?
* In a recent interview with Empire, David Fincher revealed that he would not want to do a Star Wars film due to the immense pressure; adding that he had discussed helming the upcoming Episode 9 with Kathleen Kennedy, but ultimately declined.
* While this doesn't directly pertain to Bond, David Fincher is a name that has come up frequently surrounding the Bond franchise, but is an idea that has often been dismissed owing to Fincher's seeming aversion to franchise films. But with this news that he considered Star Wars, does this mean he may consider Bond at some point down the track?


Q-Branch
* The Man With The Golden Gun Manuscript Emerges
* A one-of-a-kind author's proof of 'The Man With The Golden Gun' has emerged that contains Ian Fleming's revisions to his original manuscript for his final James Bond novel. The corrected typescript is 182 numbered pages of typed foolscap, with five further preliminary pages and a single sheet of suggested (later adopted) corrections by Kingsley Amis, all bound in a cloth folder. Authorial revisions in Ian Fleming's handwriting cover approximately 80 pages with further editorial revisions in green and black ink. Fleming's corrections are mainly quite significant, rewriting entire sentences, adding or removing paragraphs, etc
* Becoming Bond hitting Blu-Ray & DVD on Nov. 14th
* The Best of John Barry (AKA Bond) Concert in London
* If you're in London on November 16, check out PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA's THE BEST OF JOHN BARRY - BOND AND BEYOND concert at the Royal Festival Hall. Along with a multitude of Barry's other hits, the Philharmonia Orchestra will be performing tracks from Goldfinger, You Only Live Twice, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Octopussy, and the James Bond suite.
* Day of the Dead


Brother from Langley
* Discuss The Foreigner just a bit

Skaken, but Heard
* Top 10 Worst Bond Songs

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