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Post by drfanshawe on Aug 21, 2008 15:56:58 GMT -5
www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/news/new-bond-book-set-in-sixties-too-much-of-a-period-p.html-to-be-filmed-904124.htmlNew Bond book set in Sixties 'too much of a period piece to be filmed'"Fans of the recent James Bond book, Devil May Care, thought it would soon be on the big screen, presumably arriving to the sound of gunshots and a powerful soul number. It emerged yesterday, however, that the novel was considered too old-fashioned to film. Eon Productions, the company behind the Bond film franchise, said it had no plans to make a film of the book, which was written by the British novelist Sebastian Faulks to celebrate the centenary of the birth of Ian Fleming, the creator of Bond. Barbara Broccoli, who co-produced recent Bond films, said Devil May Care's archaic 1960s setting would be out of keeping with the current penchant for supercars and state-of-the-art gadgetry. "Devil May Care is a period book which is set in the 1960s, and it really wouldn't fit as one of the films that Eon has been making recently," said Ms Broccoli. A spokeswoman for the company added that a film version of Devil May Care was "not in discussion". "I would have thought that if you could move Casino Royale from the 1950s you could move Devil May Care from the Sixties. But Eon know what they are doing," said Faulks. But the author added that if the company changed its mind he would support the idea of a film." What a bizarre statement form Barbara Broccoli as she has just produced a modern version of Casino Royale.
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Post by Alec 006 on Aug 21, 2008 16:12:10 GMT -5
Barbara Broccoli, who co-produced recent Bond films, said Devil May Care's archaic 1960s setting would be out of keeping with the current penchant for supercars and state-of-the-art gadgetry. "Devil May Care is a period book which is set in the 1960s, and it really wouldn't fit as one of the films that Eon has been making recently," said Ms Broccoli. Hello, Barbara Broccoli MUST be playing her cards close to her chest. IMO, she isn't stupid enough to make such a statement and be serious. When the Vesper - Quantum - revenge story arc has played out...this book might be just what the doctor ordered! Take Care!
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Post by Jake on Aug 28, 2008 12:39:06 GMT -5
Bet they wish they'd thought of the title though.
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Post by Robert on Sept 3, 2008 5:32:33 GMT -5
Barbara Broccoli, who co-produced recent Bond films, said Devil May Care's archaic 1960s setting would be out of keeping with the current penchant for supercars and state-of-the-art gadgetry. "Devil May Care is a period book which is set in the 1960s, and it really wouldn't fit as one of the films that Eon has been making recently," said Ms Broccoli. Why can't Eon ask someone like Sebastian Faulks for a Bond film title? Hello, Barbara Broccoli MUST be playing her cards close to her chest. IMO, she isn't stupid enough to make such a statement and be serious. When the Vesper - Quantum - revenge story arc has played out...this book might be just what the doctor ordered! Take Care!
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