# Reboot? Remake? Retro? Which direction should the series take next? **URL:** \ **Category:** BOND 26 (title tba)\ **Created:** [October 2, 2021, 10:56am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/reboot-remake-retro-which-direction-should-the-series-take-next/2090 "2021-10-02T10:56:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 53
**Author:** ![MaxZorin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@MaxZorin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/MaxZorin)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 10:46pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/reboot-remake-retro-which-direction-should-the-series-take-next/2090/1052 "2023-01-05T22:46:39Z")
Fair points. At the same time, Blofeld is Bond’s Lex Luthor or Professor Moriarty. His threat should always be there, in some way or another. ---
**Author:** ![Orion](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/orion/32/1276_2.png) [@Orion](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Orion)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 7:03am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/reboot-remake-retro-which-direction-should-the-series-take-next/2090/1053 "2023-01-06T07:03:44Z")
> [@MaxZorin](#): > > Professor Moriarty Only mentioned in 3 stories with his only words being told to you third hand? ---
**Author:** ![MaxZorin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@MaxZorin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/MaxZorin)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 8:05am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/reboot-remake-retro-which-direction-should-the-series-take-next/2090/1054 "2023-01-06T08:05:32Z")
I will admit, I did hesitate on bringing up Moriarty. Lex is the better example. In more ways than one. ---
**Author:** ![Vanya](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Vanya](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Vanya)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 8:27am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/reboot-remake-retro-which-direction-should-the-series-take-next/2090/1055 "2023-01-06T08:27:20Z")
Actually I think Moriarty is more on the money. As Orion said, he’s only in a few stories yet so many of adaptation hinge around the character. This is why I find a lot of modern Sherlock Holmes adaptations so tedious, they only seem to want to tell the one story. Bond seems to get lumped together with superheroes but they come from very different places. Superheroes mostly come from monthly comics where the heroes mainly fight a recurring set of villains. Bond comes from a series of novels with a different villain each time. Blofeld is anomalous for being the only recurring villain in the original books. All those books have been adapted and he was added into two additional films of the original run. Factor in SPECTRE and No Time To Die and I really don’t see anything else to do. I’ve said in other threads that I have little interest in the next Superman reboot, partly due to the inevitability of another Superman vs Luthor. But at least there are decades of comics to draw from with alternate ways to interprite and present the character (but even then plenty of unused villains who would be more interesting). With Blofeld we’ve seen it all before. ---
**Author:** ![secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/secretagentfan/32/504_2.png) [@secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/secretagentfan)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 10:01am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/reboot-remake-retro-which-direction-should-the-series-take-next/2090/1056 "2023-01-06T10:01:22Z")
Which is why a new spin on Blofeld would be welcome and always remains possible. But at the start of a new tenure I would prefer to leave Blofeld and Spectre in the treasure chest of Bond tropes. ---
**Author:** ![MrHinx](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/mrhinx/32/579_2.png) [@MrHinx](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/MrHinx)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 1:09pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/reboot-remake-retro-which-direction-should-the-series-take-next/2090/1057 "2023-01-06T13:09:30Z")
Osama Bin Laden says hi: Sinister organisation with a shadowy presence across the globe… check! Sinister hidden underground bases… check! Global scale plots to destabilise governments and cause mass casualties… check Fondness for feline companions… erm ok! But 3 out of 4 ain’t bad. Sadly/worryingly, Blofeld has never been more relevant. ---
**Author:** ![MrKiddWint](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/mrkiddwint/32/1772_2.png) [@MrKiddWint](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/MrKiddWint)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/reboot-remake-retro-which-direction-should-the-series-take-next/2090/1058 "2023-01-06T15:27:10Z")
> [@Vanya](#): > > With Blofeld we’ve seen it all before. They could always put Blofeld in drag. ![image](https://uploads-quarterdeck-commanderbond-net.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/b/b8fdc5c575c4c9a7d08508ff6b096e46ec437fd5.png) ---
**Author:** ![MrHinx](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/mrhinx/32/579_2.png) [@MrHinx](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/MrHinx)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/reboot-remake-retro-which-direction-should-the-series-take-next/2090/1059 "2023-01-06T17:57:09Z")
Drag Blofeld is everythingggg! 💃🏻 ---
**Author:** ![secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/secretagentfan/32/504_2.png) [@secretagentfan](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/secretagentfan)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 6:37pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/reboot-remake-retro-which-direction-should-the-series-take-next/2090/1060 "2023-01-06T18:37:45Z")
Let‘s be honest: the risks DAF was taking were so much bigger than so many people went bananas about during the Craig era. Imagine DAF today… ---
**Author:** ![MrKiddWint](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/mrkiddwint/32/1772_2.png) [@MrKiddWint](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/MrKiddWint)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 7:22pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/reboot-remake-retro-which-direction-should-the-series-take-next/2090/1061 "2023-01-06T19:22:57Z")
> [@secretagentfan](#): > > Imagine DAF today… DAF is timeless. ---
**Author:** ![Vanya](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Vanya](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Vanya)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 8:52pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/reboot-remake-retro-which-direction-should-the-series-take-next/2090/1062 "2023-01-06T20:52:39Z")
> [@MrHinx](#): > > Osama Bin Laden says hi: Bin Laden was killed over a decade ago so not sure he’s the best representative of modern villainy. Casino Royale was very much the Bond film for the post 9/11 era and did a great job of shifting the focus onto terrorism (with terrorism for hire wisely substituting for Islamic fundamentalism). But things have moved on since then and the next Bond needs to represent the post-COVID world. ---
**Author:** ![Vanya](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Vanya](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Vanya)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/reboot-remake-retro-which-direction-should-the-series-take-next/2090/1063 "2023-01-06T20:53:48Z")
> [@MrKiddWint](#): > > They could always put Blofeld in drag. OK, you can bring back Blofeld. In drag. Played by RuPaul. That’s my final offer. ---
**Author:** ![MrKiddWint](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/mrkiddwint/32/1772_2.png) [@MrKiddWint](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/MrKiddWint)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/reboot-remake-retro-which-direction-should-the-series-take-next/2090/1064 "2023-01-06T21:26:17Z")
> [@Vanya](#): > > OK, you can bring back Blofeld. In drag. Played by RuPaul. And when Bond bests Blofeld, he can say: ![image](https://uploads-quarterdeck-commanderbond-net.s3.dualstack.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/original/2X/c/c07839082aa92202f6a942a8fc7b31b729b5b1b2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![MaxZorin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/74df32/32.png) [@MaxZorin](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/MaxZorin)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/reboot-remake-retro-which-direction-should-the-series-take-next/2090/1065 "2023-01-09T15:58:53Z")
> **[‘No Time to Die’ Helps Bond Producers Eon Post Revenues of $285 Million](https://variety.com/2023/film/global/eon-productions-turnover-bond-285-million-1235482152/)** > > Eon Productions, the company behind the James Bond films, posted revenues of £234.7 million ($285.5 million) for the financial period covering the initial release of “No Time To Die,” i… As I said before, I think EON maybe further along with things then we thought. Probably talking not just with Bond actors, but directors as well. ---
**Author:** ![Arbogast777](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/arbogast777/32/822_2.png) [@Arbogast777](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Arbogast777)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 5:13pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/reboot-remake-retro-which-direction-should-the-series-take-next/2090/1066 "2023-01-09T17:13:30Z")
If anybody wants to read the 33 page report it can be downloaded here… > **[EON PRODUCTIONS LIMITED filing history - Find and update company information...](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00697555/filing-history)** > > EON PRODUCTIONS LIMITED - Free company information from Companies House including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity ---
**Author:** ![Vanya](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/7ea924/32.png) [@Vanya](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/Vanya)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2023, 7:14pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/reboot-remake-retro-which-direction-should-the-series-take-next/2090/1067 "2023-01-09T19:14:47Z")
Given the number of marketing pushes for releases that were delayed and that cinema going was still picking up in late 2021 I’d call any profit a win. ---
**Author:** ![UKN007](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/919ad9/32.png) [@UKN007](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/UKN007)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 11:22am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/reboot-remake-retro-which-direction-should-the-series-take-next/2090/1068 "2023-01-14T11:22:14Z")
As much as I love an Aston Martin, I want to see Cinematic Bond back in a Bentley ---
**Author:** ![sharpshooter](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/sharpshooter/32/503_2.png) [@sharpshooter](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/sharpshooter)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 1:50am UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/reboot-remake-retro-which-direction-should-the-series-take-next/2090/1069 "2023-01-15T01:50:58Z")
I wouldn’t be against that, as it would shake up the dynamic again much like they did by going with Lotus and BMW. But I get the feeling they’re with Aston Martin for the long haul now, especially considering the company’s financial position. It could almost feel like an obligation. ---
**Author:** ![LeChiffre](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/e9a140/32.png) [@LeChiffre](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/LeChiffre)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/reboot-remake-retro-which-direction-should-the-series-take-next/2090/1070 "2023-04-02T18:20:27Z")
> **[Fleabag's Phoebe Waller-Bridge is first choice to direct next 007 film](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11928573/Fleabag-star-Phoebe-Waller-Bridge-choice-direct-007-movie.html)** > > The Mail on Sunday has learned that Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge has been in 'early discussions' with Bond producer Barbara Broccoli, whose Eon Productions owns the rights to 007. ---
**Author:** ![stromberg](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/user_avatar/quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/stromberg/32/534_2.png) [@stromberg](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/u/stromberg)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/reboot-remake-retro-which-direction-should-the-series-take-next/2090/1071 "2023-04-02T19:13:31Z")
The Daily Mail…, yup. “…a source…”, yup. 🥱 [Previous page](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/reboot-remake-retro-which-direction-should-the-series-take-next/2090.md?page=52) [Next page](https://quarterdeck.commanderbond.net/t/reboot-remake-retro-which-direction-should-the-series-take-next/2090.md?page=54)