Filmselskabet Eon afviser nu rygterne om at man skulle have droppet Pierce Brosnan til den næste James Bond film.
Eons talsperson, Catherine McCormack, fortæller at rygterne startede da en avis fejlagtigt havde citeret en medarbejder hos selskabet. McCormack fortæller: “Indtil videre er Pierce Brosnan vores James Bond. Vi er ikke kommet med nogle udtalelser om at han ikke er vores James Bond.”
McCormack understreger dog at Brosnan endnu ikke har skrevet under på at medvirke i en femte Bond-film, og at der endnu ikke foreligger et manuskript eller en dato for hvornår produktionen vil gå i gang.
#11 Lady Arwen 20 år siden
#12 filmz-vassago 20 år siden
October 1997: Sony purchases McClory's rights for reported $ 2 million with a $15 million payment if a film got made; Announces rival James Bond series; Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich are rumored to produce; Liam Neeson rumored to play Bond.
November 1997: MGM/UA sues Sony and McClory for copyright and trademark infringement.
December 1997: MGM/UA purchases world-wide rights to "Never Say Never Again" including remake rights, from Warner Bros.
February 1998: McClory counter-sues, claiming his is a co-author of the "cinematic James Bond" and demands a share of the estimated $3 billion in profits flowing from the James Bond films.
July 1998: Judge agrees with MGM/UA, issues preliminary injunction against Sony from proceeding to develop new Bond series.
March 1999: Sony and MGM/UA settle; MGM/UA pays Sony $10 million for the all rights Sony has, plus rights to "Casino Royale" and worldwide rights to Bond. Sony pays $ 5 million to MGM/UA; McClory refuses to settle.
March 2000: Judge dismisses McClory's claim, ruling that he took too long to present claim and the counter-defendants are prejudiced by the delay since all of the major witnesses: Fleming, Broccoli, Saltzman, Maibaum and director Terrence Young, are dead.
May 11, 2001: McClory appeal of the dismissal to be heard by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
#13 filmz-duck 20 år siden
Jeg vidste godt at Devlin & Emmerich havde snuset til muligheden om en Thunderball gen-gen-indspilning, men jeg troede det var i direkte forhandlinger med Mclory.
#14 VonDoom 20 år siden
Han beviste jo i "Never Say Never Again" at han ER Bond!
Auric Goldfinger: No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die.
#15 filmz-vassago 20 år siden