Strong suggestions came the other week that "Skyfall" director Sam Mendes would be back at the helm of the next James Bond film. Today, however, Empire has spoken with Mendes who confirmed that he has decided NOT to return for the upcoming twenty-fourth 007 feature. In an official statement, Mendes says: "It has been a very difficult decision … [Read more...]
Sam Mendes Returns For Bond 24?
February 15, 2013 by
Could "Skyfall" director Sam Mendes be returning to helm the next entry in the James Bond franchise after all? The Daily Mail in the UK suggests that Mendes' reluctance to return for "Bond 24" was due to an earlier plan by Sony, MGM & EON to have "Skyfall" scribe John Logan script the next two Bond films as a connected story that would be shot … [Read more...]
Former Bond Scribes Pen “Barbarella”
January 29, 2013 by
Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who have worked on the scripts of every James Bond film since 1999's "The World is Not Enough," are set to pen a new TV series based on classic 1960s sci-fi character "Barbarella". Purvis and Wade will reimagine Jean-Claude Forest's comic character made famous by the Jane Fonda-led 1968 film. "Drive" director Nicolas … [Read more...]
Awards: WGA Noms, Oscars Love Bond
January 5, 2013 by
The Writers Guild of America have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen during 2012. Winners will be honored at the 2013 Writers Guild Awards on Sunday, February 17th. "Flight," "Looper," "The Master," "Moonrise Kingdom" and "Zero Dark Thirty" are up for Original Screenplay. "Argo," "Life of Pi," "Lincoln," … [Read more...]
Tarantino, Boyle Rule Out Bond Films
December 12, 2012 by
In recent interviews, both Quentin Tarantino and Danny Boyle have essentially ruled themselves out from directing a James Bond film in the future. Asked the question directly by THR, Boyle responded that he's against doing any big-budget features again which itself would preclude him from tackling a 007 adventure. "No, I'm not very good with huge … [Read more...]
Bond not surprised Richmond considering policing options
November 15, 2012 by
Justice Minister Shirley Bond says she's not surprised the City of Richmond is looking at dumping the RCMP in favour of some kind of municipal police force. Bond says Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie has been very clear about his concerns with the Mounties. "And moving to an independent organization or even attaching themselves to someone else takes … [Read more...]
No Two-Part Bond Film Says Craig
October 31, 2012 by
One of the more interesting factoids amidst the news last week that John Logan will be penning the next James Bond film solo is that it is the first of a two-parter. If true it would be the first time the franchises would've attempted such a trick. Daniel Craig however shot down that particular idea recently during "Skyfall" promotions. He tells … [Read more...]
Bond glad nobody hurt in earthquake
October 29, 2012 by
Two days after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Haida Gwaii, B.C.'s Attorney General says she's grateful the damage appears to be minimal and no injuries have been reported.When asked whether she was satisfied with how Emergency Management B.C. handled the situation, Shirley Bond said when staff became aware of the earthquake they were into high … [Read more...]
Bond: Extension of final report on Missing Women Inquiry won’t cost taxpayers any more money
October 27, 2012 by
Now that the final report on BC's Missing Women Inquiry has been extended a third time, Justice Minister Shirley Bond says that won't cost taxpayers any --more-- money. "I have been assured by Commissioner Oppal that the additional month is not going to incur additional costs." Bond says Wally Oppal's review --slated to be delivered by November … [Read more...]
Bond defends action plan to overhaul justice system
October 23, 2012 by
B.C.'s justice minister is defending the province's plan to overhaul the justice system overhaul and the fact it comes with no new cash. Critics have said why bother with a new scheduling system when there aren’t enough judges to hear cases. Bond says it’s better to evaluate how efficiently they can spend the $ 1 billion already … [Read more...]
