Over the past few days, there have been events related to the 60th anniversary of the James Bond film series produced by Eon Productions.
Eon's Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson have yammered about the next casting. "For Barbara and I, it's something we keep in mind – we want to satisfy the audiences but we need to surprise them and refresh it, so that's the challenge," according to an account by Radio Times.
The thing is, Broccoli and Wilson have known *for a few years now* that Daniel Craig's time as Bond was drawing to an end.
As a result, Broccoli and Wilson have known it was time for a change. But, based on their public statements, Broccoli and Wilson have talked as if nothing will happen soon. Supposedly, Bond 26 won't start filming for at least two years.
By comparison, Albert R. Broccoli (Wilson's stepfather, Barbara Broccoli's father) acted quickly when a vacancy occurred with the role of Bond. Between 1985 and 1987, Eon cast *two Bond actors* (Pierce Brosnan and then Timothy Dalton).
Wednesday, Oct. 5, is Global James Bond Day. If a new Bond actor is announced that day by Eon, it will be a very cynical announcement. It wouldn't be a matter of Eon playing fun and games. It would be the climax of a series of lies.
We'll see how it goes.
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