Hey folks, Harry here. Currently it's a bit of an annoyance I have with James Bond. Personally, I wish that MGM and the Veggie clan would loosen their grip a bit concerning Bond. Go for an R-rating. Let the franchise become DARING again. For me, the stagnation of the franchise has come to resemble that of the STAR TREK franchise at Paramount. And... frankly there is no sense in it. Pierce Brosnan can be a GREAT JAMES BOND, if they just let him. Dragging him into less grand situations... tiny fights on a tiny sub... no real worldwide terrors... It's just... a bit sad for me. Let's pray that Brosnan gets his wish to harden the franchise a bit.... I know I'd welcome it. Here's Dirtfish with the latest gossip about the next film...assembled from Empire Online...
Dirtfish here,
Rumour has it that the next James Bond film will be partially shot in Ireland - the birthplace of 007 star Pierce Brosnan, who was recently granted the Freedom of the City in his birthplace of Navan. Apparently Brosnan pleaded with producers to send his screen spy on an Irish mission to follow up the box-office smash The World is Not Enough.
And several stunning locations around the country have already been picked for the as-yet unnamed film, slated for a 2003 release, which also looks like being Brosnan's last Bond spy caper. Meanwhile the UK's Pinewood Studios, just outside London, may not be used for the indoor scenes for the next outing even though the complex is the traditional home of James Bond. Germany's Magic Media consortium is making a bid to woo the filmmakers away from Britain.
As for Bond after Brosnan retires well the front runner for role is Rufus Sewell. His profile has risen since Dark City and Bond bosses will look to him to replace Brosnan after the next film.
