Bond 22' Plot "Tossed Out"?
Paul Haggis hints at extent of rewrite in September interview
Written by Matt Weston on 12 Oct, 2007
In a previously undiscovered interview, Bond 22 writer Paul Haggis revealed to Esquire that his original storyline for the film was “tossed out” during development.
Paul Haggis
Paul Haggis
In the interview, dated 11 September, the Oscar-winner told the magazine that the script for Bond 22 has been “tougher than Casino Royale, which wasn’t a small amount of work, but there was an existing book.”
Haggis continued, “I thought I had come up with a terrific plot, and we’d worked it all the way through, and yesterday we tossed it out.”
The extent of Paul Haggis’ rewrite of Neal Purvis and Robert Wade’s Bond 22 script has been a topic of discussion among James Bond fans; the general consensus appears to be that his contribution toward the film has been considerably larger than that of Casino Royale.
In his most recent public appearance on 19 September, the screenwriter revealed he was “on page 45” of the latest 007 script and was headed to Italy to continue writing.
Meanwhile, ComingSoon.net has landed a list of projects that studios are hoping to get off the ground before the possible Writers Guild, Directors Guild and Screen Actors Guild strikes hit Hollywood. The list pegs Bond 22 as having a production start date of 8 January 2008, just under a month later than previously indicated. However, it is understood the film was originally due to begin filming in January, before being bumped forward to a December start date.
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Bond 22 (title TBA) is the 22nd James Bond 007 film produced by franchise holders Eon Productions. Daniel Craig will be returning from Casino Royale to play James Bond. Bond 22 will be directed by Marc Forster and is scripted by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and Paul Haggis. The film is scheduled for release on 7th November 2008.
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Since he talks so casually about it, it not necessarely a big deal, rather a normal thing of pre-production and could also be a hint, that they are really determined to get it ultra right.
That they moved the start date again from december to january is something I wonder about, though
Just have to trust Babs and everybody else, who has a saying, I guess.
That they moved the start date again from december to january is something I wonder about, though
Just have to trust Babs and everybody else, who has a saying, I guess.
The top notch acting in the Weisz/Craig/Spall 'Betrayal' is emotionally true, often v funny and its beautifully staged with filmic qualities..
HI ION productions,
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you can write and film here during the strike
more then enough crew, talent and extras to work
tax write offs
contracts are honored during the strike
florida is a "right to work" state
you can write and film here during the strike
more then enough crew, talent and extras to work
tax write offs
contracts are honored during the strike
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script rewrites even by the best of scripwriters are common. Sometimes a script doctor is asked to come in in the last minute to fix something or to make it more interesting. I just hope this is not the rewrite ala The Invasion but since the franchise is still by the brocollis, I am sure they know what they're doing.