Amazon MGM takes creative reins of James Bond, ending an era of family control of 007

[iamatractorboy]

That sounds very cool. I tried to see if it was touring (specifically to the UK), but doesn’t look like it, sadly.

[LSLGuy]

@jnglmassiv

assorted AMs

Meaning?

[The_Other_Waldo_Pepper]

Aston Martins, right?

[Pleonast]

@jnglmassiv

assorted AMs

What is “AM” in this context?

[LSLGuy]

Does an Aston Martin’s distinctive exhaust note echo?

[Peter_Morris]

@Pleonast

What is “AM” in this context?

Uh, look at the two posts immediately above yours.

[jnglmassiv]

I wish I could respond with a thunderous twin burst of horns while your screens fill in red from bottom to top. Immersing oneself in high octane James Bond stuff does this to even a strong willed man. I expect it will wear off in a few days. makes two-handed finger gun, peeks around corner

Other neat stuff they had: the Goldeneye device with Golden keys, Q’s rocket launching leg cast, the AM with outrigger skis is fiberglass, the (now tattered) suitcase with tubes of exploding toothpaste. There was one of Daniel Craig’s tuxedos, somehow eyecatching in its understated elegance. Some watches, some shoes, a spy rake, a Moonrake. I looked at the 8 or 10 foot long maquette of MI6 for a while.

[DSeid]

Only in the morning. Not in the PM.

[LSLGuy]

Which PM will deny all knowledge of MI6. No, wait, that’s MI, not JB. OMG!!1!

[Stranger_On_A_Train]

@The_Other_Waldo_Pepper

I mean, yeah, figure that Q Branch still equips him with cutting-edge gear disguised as stylish accoutrements — so that, for the good of the nation, he can use his cat-burglar skills on the explicit orders of his government — but maybe also figure that he uses that gear and those skills to quietly pocket stuff as the opportunity arises? Heck, maybe he splits the loot with Felix Leiter, or whoever? And so Bond (and his well-paid contacts) succeed at missions that a by-the-book operative would fail at, sure as Bond (and said well-paid contacts) keep profiting from heists along the way?

You’ve just described Leslie Charteris’ The Saint and more or less as Roger Moore played the role (the less said about the Val Kilmer movie or other Australian and American renditions the better), which was actually one of the inspirations for Ian Fleming in creating Bond.

Stranger

[Peter_Morris]

Just a quick reply, Roger Moore’s Simon Templar was nothing like The Saint of the books. He never stole anything, or enriched himself at the expense of the bad guy, or committed any particularly notable crime. The Val Kilmer movie wasn’t great, but at least it retained that aspect of the books.

[veryfrank]

@jnglmassiv

I wish I could respond with a thunderous twin burst of horns while your screens fill in red from bottom to top. Immersing oneself in high octane James Bond stuff does this to even a strong willed man. I expect it will wear off in a few days. makes two-handed finger gun, peeks around corner

I was in Berlin about two and a half years ago and visited the German Spy Museum, and it had a sizeable 007 props collection. As a Bond nerd I was in heaven. If you’re a fan and get a chance, I highly recommend it.

[Love_Rhombus]

The new producers of the next Bond movie (Amy Pascal and David Heyman) have been chosen. I’ll be curious to see their ideas and direction for the franchise.

James Bond: Spider-Man and Harry Potter producers to make next 007 movie

[DSeid]

Huh. If only someone had told us some in the @PastTense?

[Love_Rhombus]

Yeah, I should have backtracked to see if that had been shared.