‘Bond’ Producer Says They Haven’t Even Started on New ‘007’ Era

It has been 2 years since Daniel Craig hung it up as James Bond — however even now, the franchise’s producers have not achieved a lot on the following chapter … which is kinda shocking.

Barbara Broccoli — who’s one of many key producers of the Bond franchise, and who holds the rights to all of the movies — made the revelation to The Guardian this weekend … telling them they’re fairly a methods out from selecting their subsequent 007.

She says there is a “big road ahead” earlier than their famed British spy might be Rreinvented for the following chapter.” Even more startling is that she says the execs “haven’t even begun” the method of rebooting the franchise, which they apparently need to make extra fashionable.

Broccoli says the following iteration of Bond has to mirror how the world has modified since DC was tapped virtually 20 years in the past … and famous the character had typically been reinvented. She provides, “Daniel gave us the ability to mine the emotional life of the character … and also the world was ready for it. I think these movies reflect the time they are in.”

That is all advantageous and good … however what’s getting some head-turns right here is the truth that Barbara and co. appear to be dragging their ft on this — no less than that is what some Bond followers say.

After all, the timing is objectively on par with how lengthy it took them the final time to recast Bond — Pierce Brosnan’s final go at it was in 2002, and Craig did not decide up the baton till 4 years later in 2006 … so yeah, the producers appear to love to take their candy time.

There’s additionally all of the strike stuff that is happening in showbiz proper now — so maybe that is additionally holding issues up. In any case, here is hoping they’ll begin zeroing earlier than later.