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Director Sam Mendes Takes Himself Out Of Directing Bond 24

March 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Seeing the commercial and critical acclaim that Skyfall received, it was obvious that the producers were anxious to get Sam Medes to work his magic another time with the newest ‘Bond’ installment. However, upon rumors that Mendes may not be returning for another go round, he himself publicly confirmed what other’s had feared, he will not be directing the next ‘Bond’ film.

In an official statement Mendes said: “It has been a very difficult decision not to accept Michael and Barbara’s very generous offer to direct the next Bond movie. | Full Story

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Sam Mendes will Probably Direct ‘Bond 24′

February 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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To be precise, Skyfall director Sam Mendes is “75 per cent of the way” towards reprising his role as a James Bond director for the next Bond installment. At least, that’s according to this article from Daily Mail. The only thing between Mendes and a commitment is the final script, which he has yet to see.

Originally, the plan was for writer John Logan to write Bonds 24 and 25 as a two-part story, and the movies would have been shot back-to-back. | Full Story

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Sam Mendes Closer to Committing to Next Bond Film

February 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Sam Mendes’s Skyfall marked the first time a James Bond film hit the billion dollar mark, so it makes total sense that recent report from The Playlist has claimed the director is fairly close to signing on to the next installment of the series.

Sam Mendes expressed explicit hesitation to returning to the next James Bond film, primarily due to the amount of time it would take to make it a hypothetical Skyfall II. | Full Story

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‘Skyfall’ Is A Mistake-Filled Movie

January 8, 2013 by 8 Comments
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Skyfall may still be going strong after two months in the box office, but it’s actually the second most mistake-filled movie of 2012.

According to MovieMistakes.com, Skyfall has a record amount of 36 mistakes in the 143 minute runtime. It’s hard to believe that a movie grossing over $1 billion could get away with a few dozen mistakes, but maybe viewers were so captivated with action that they forgot to notice the huge continuity errors. | Full Story

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Adele Rumored To Perform At Academy Awards

January 7, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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Revered songstress, Adele, has been keeping a low profile since the birth of her baby boy last October, but there’s a good chance she will make her highly anticipated return to the spotlight at the 85th annual Academy Awards show this February. The new mom will likely grace the stage to sing her original theme song for the latest James Bond film, Skyfall. 

Adele’s Skyfall is one of the best Bond theme songs in recent history. | Full Story

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James Bond To Be Honored At Academy Awards

January 4, 2013 by 2 Comments
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After 50 years of being a wildly popular franchise, the 85th annual Academy Awards will finally honor James Bond. While the verdict is still out on whether or not the newest bond film, Skyfall, will earn any Oscar nominations, at least Agent 007 will still have a strong presence at the prestigious awards show. The Academy’s official announcement decided to honor the franchise for the 50th anniversary of the Bond film. | Full Story

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Raking In The Dough: ‘Skyfall 007′ Passes The $1 Billion Milestone

December 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Just when we thought James Bond couldn’t outdo himself, he goes and set a new franchise record. Skyfall has become the most profitable Bond movie in franchise history by crossing the $1 billion mark in global box office. Sony announced today that the 23rd James Bond film has smashed every record in the franchise’s 50-year rich history, joining the billion dollar club and becoming the 14th film in history to reach the coveted milestone. | Full Story

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Box Office Rundown: ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ Breaks Record

December 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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This weekend at the box office, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey takes the top spot, setting a new record for December. DreamWorks’ Rise of the Guardians remained in second, while Lincoln regains the third spot.

Christmas comes early for The Hobbit team, the film set the opening record by earning $84.8 million, surpassing Will Smith’s I Am Legend, which made $77.2 million when it opened during the same weekend five years ago. | Full Story

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Box Office Report: Brad Pitt’s ‘Killing Them Softly’ Flunks

December 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Brad Pitt’s Killing Them Softly had a soft opening nationwide this past weekend, earning a reserved F CinemaScore with viewers and landing at number seven on the box office chart. The film becomes only the eighth movie ever to receive the rare failing grade. Wow! Even though the film cost only $15 million to make, it opened to a mediocre $7 million, which is considered a disappointing number.

Killing Them Softly is based on hit-man Jackie Cogan(Pitt), who is paid to investigate a robbery at a mob poker game. | Full Story

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‘Skyfall’ Causes Studio To Do Something They’ve Never Done Before…

November 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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It’s official, Skyfall is now the highest grossing Bond film since its conception back in 1962.

Daniel Craig has something to be proud of, which is playing 007 for the third time. As of today, the Sam Mendes directed film has made $669.2 million globally, which is a substantial bump up from Casino Royale’s $599.2 million in 2006.

This has been a record year for Sony and on Sunday Sony chairman of worldwide marketing and distribution, Jeff Blake, announced that the studio has crossed $4 billion in global ticket sales for the first time in history. | Full Story

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