Post by politicidal on Jun 1, 2019 14:31:40 GMT
Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Killing EVe) came in to punch it up
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The ongoing saga of what in the world is going on with the Bond 25 script got a delightful curveball just before production began, as Fleabag and Killing Eve creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge was brought on to further work on the screenplay. And now Waller-Bridge has offered some details on what her work entailed.
To briefly recap, the initial Bond 25 script hailed from longtime Bond veterans Robert Wade and Neal Purvis, but then when Danny Boyle and his frequent writer John Hodge threw their hat into the ring with an original idea, the producers changed course. That iteration of the project hit a wall last August, when Boyle and Hodge left Bond 25 over creative differences with their iteration of the screenplay, at which point the producers reverted back to the Purvis and Wade draft and then brought on Cary Joji Fukunaga to co-write and direct. As production loomed, noted script doctor Scott Z. Burns was brought in to do what was reported as something of an overhaul, and then literally right before filming began, word came down that Waller-Bridge entered the fray to do a dialogue polish and add some humor.
To briefly recap, the initial Bond 25 script hailed from longtime Bond veterans Robert Wade and Neal Purvis, but then when Danny Boyle and his frequent writer John Hodge threw their hat into the ring with an original idea, the producers changed course. That iteration of the project hit a wall last August, when Boyle and Hodge left Bond 25 over creative differences with their iteration of the screenplay, at which point the producers reverted back to the Purvis and Wade draft and then brought on Cary Joji Fukunaga to co-write and direct. As production loomed, noted script doctor Scott Z. Burns was brought in to do what was reported as something of an overhaul, and then literally right before filming began, word came down that Waller-Bridge entered the fray to do a dialogue polish and add some humor.
And according to Waller-Bridge, that’s exactly what she did. Speaking with Deadline, the actress and writer says it would be unfair to say she “wrote” the script, even though she has a credit courtesy of the productions press release:
“When I saw [Daniel Craig‘s] Bond for the first time, there was a wryness to his performance that I really loved,” she said. “So, I was really excited about writing dialogue for him. I mean, the script was there. It’s already there. I think it’s unfair to say that I’m writing the script.”
“When I saw [Daniel Craig‘s] Bond for the first time, there was a wryness to his performance that I really loved,” she said. “So, I was really excited about writing dialogue for him. I mean, the script was there. It’s already there. I think it’s unfair to say that I’m writing the script.”
