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  • I am a creative.

    I am a creative.

    I am a artistic. What I do is alchemy. It is a puzzle. I prefer to let it be done through me rather than through me.

    I am a artistic. This tag is not appropriate for all creatives. No everyone see themselves in this manner. Some innovative persons incorporate technology into their work. That is their reality, and I respect it. Sometimes I even envy them, a minor. But my approach is different—my becoming is unique.

    Apologizing and qualifying in advance is a diversion. That’s what my head does to destroy me. I put it off for the moment. I may forgive and be qualified at any time. After I’ve said what I originally said. Which is challenging enough.

    Except when it is simple and flows like a beverage valley.

    Sometimes it does. Maybe I have to create something right away. I’ve learned to avoid saying it right away because people think you don’t work hard enough when you know it’s the best idea when you’re on the go and you know it’s the best idea.

    Sometimes I just work until the thought strikes me. Maybe it arrives right away and I don’t remind people for three days. Sometimes I blurt out the plan so quickly that I didn’t stop myself. like a child who discovered a medal in one of his Cracker Jacks. Often I get away with this. Maybe other people agree: yes, that is the best idea. Most times they don’t and I regret having given way to passion.

    Passion should only be saved for the meet, when it matters. not the informal gathering that two different gatherings precede that appointment. Anyone knows why we have all these sessions. We keep saying we’re getting rid of them, but we keep discovering new ways to get them. They occasionally also excel. Sometimes they detract from the real work, though. The percentages between when conferences are important, and when they are a sad distraction, vary, depending on what you do and where you do it. also who you are and what you do. Suddenly I digress. I am a innovative. That is the style.

    Occasionally, a lot of hours of diligent and diligent work ends up with something that is rarely useful. Often I have to accept that and move on to the next task.

    Don’t question about approach. I am a artistic.

    I am a innovative. I don’t command my goals. And I don’t handle my best tips.

    I can nail apart, surround myself with information or photos, and maybe that works. I can go for a walk, and maybe that works. There is no connection between sizzling fuel and flowing pots, and I may be making dinner. I frequently know what to do when I awaken. The idea that may have saved me disappears almost as frequently as I become aware and a part of the world once more as a senseless wind of oblivion. For imagination, I believe, comes from that other world. The one we enter in aspirations, and possibly, before conception and after death. But that’s for writers to know, and I am not a writer. I am a artistic. Theologians should circulate mass armies throughout their artistic globe, which they claim to be true. But that is another diversion. And it’s miserable. Whether or not I am innovative or not, this may be on a much larger issue. But this is still a departure from what I said when I came below.

    Often the process is mitigation. And horror. You know the cliché about the abused designer? It’s true, even when the artist ( and let’s put that noun in quotes ) is trying to write a soft drink jingle, a callback in a tired sitcom, a budget request.

    Some individuals who detest the idea of being called artistic perhaps been closeted artists, but that’s between them and their gods. No offence meant. Your reality is correct, too. But I should take care of me.

    Creatives understand creatives.

    Negatives are aware of cons, just like queers are aware of queers, just like real rappers are aware of true rappers. Creatives feel enormous regard for creatives. We love, respect, emulate, and nearly deify the excellent ones. To revere any man is, of course, a horrible mistake. We have been warned. We know much. We know people are really people. They dispute, they are depressed, they regret their most critical decisions, they are weak and thirsty, they can be cruel, they can be just as terrible as we can, if, like us, they are clay. But. But. However, they produce something incredible. They give birth to something that was unable to arise before them or otherwise. They are the inspirations ‘ parents. And I suppose, since it’s only lying it, I have to put that they are the mother of technology. Ba ho backside! Okay, that’s done. Continue.

    Creatives disparage our personal small successes, because we compare them to those of the wonderful people. Wonderful video! Also, I‘m no Miyazaki. Now THAT is brilliance. That is glory directly from God’s heart. This half-starved small item that I made? It essentially fell off the turnip truck’s up. And the carrots weren’t even clean.

    Creatives knows that, at best, they are Salieri. That is what Mozart’s creatives do, also.

    I am a artistic. I haven’t worked in advertising in 30 years, but in my hallucinations, it’s my former artistic managers who judge me. They are correct to do that. I am very lazy, overly simplistic, and when it actually counts, my mind goes blank. There is no supplement for artistic function.

    I am a artistic. Every project I create has a goal that makes Indiana Jones appear to be a retiree snoring in a deck head. The more I pursue creativity, the faster I can finish my work, and the longer I brood and circle and gaze aimlessly before I can finish that work.

    I can move ten times more quickly than those who aren’t creative, those who have simply been creative for a short while, and those who have just been creative for a short time in their careers. Simply that I work twice as quickly as they do, putting the work out, just before I do it, When I put my mind to it, I am so confident in my ability to do a fantastic work. I am that attached to the excitement scramble of delay. The climb also terrifies me.

    I am not an actor.

    I am a innovative. No an actor. Though I dreamed, as a child, of eventually being that. Some of us criticize our abilities and fear our own accomplishments because we are not Michelangelos and Warhols. That is narcissism—but at least we aren’t in elections.

    I am a artistic. Though I believe in reason and science, I decide by intelligence and desire. And sit with what follows—the disasters as well as the achievements.

    I am a innovative. Every term I’ve said these may offend another artists, who see things differently. Ask two artists a problem, get three ideas. Our dispute, our enthusiasm about it, and our responsibility to our own reality are, at least to me, the facts that we are artists, no matter how we may think about it.

    I am a artistic. I lament my lack of taste in almost all of the areas of human understanding that I know very little about. And I trust my preference above all other items in the regions closest to my soul, or perhaps, more precisely, to my passions. Without my passions, I’d probably have to spend the majority of our time looking ourselves in the eye, which is something that almost none of us can do for very much. No actually. No actually. Because many in existence, if you really look at it, is intolerable.

    I am a artistic. I believe, as a family believes, that when I am gone, some little good part of me will take on in the head of at least one other people.

    Working frees me from worrying about my job.

    I am a innovative. I worry that my little product will disappear unexpectedly.

    I am a artistic. I’m too busy making the next thing to devote too much time to it, especially since practically everything I create did achieve the level of success I conceive of.

    I am a artistic. I think method is the most amazing secret. I think I have to think it so strongly that I actually made the foolish decision to publish an essay I wrote without having to go through or edit. I didn’t do this generally, I promise. But I did it right away because I was even more scared of forgetting what I was saying because I was as scared as I might be of you seeing through my sad gestures toward the gorgeous.

    There. I think I’ve said it.

  • The 7 Roles Every Small Business Owner Must Master (and How to Manage Them All)

    The 7 Roles Every Small Business Owner Must Master (and How to Manage Them All)

    The 7 Roles Every Small Business Owner Must Master (and How to Manage Them All) written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

    The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I discussed the many hats small business owners wear and how to manage them effectively. Running a business often feels like spinning plates—balancing leadership, sales, client management, and more. Without the right systems in place, entrepreneurs can quickly […]

    The 7 Roles Every Small Business Owner Must Master (and How to Manage Them All) written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing

    The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch

    In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I discussed the many hats small business owners wear and how to manage them effectively. Running a business often feels like spinning plates—balancing leadership, sales, client management, and more. Without the right systems in place, entrepreneurs can quickly become overwhelmed.

    I broke down the seven essential roles every small business owner must master and shared practical strategies for streamlining operations, leveraging automation tools, and using business delegation to scale efficiently. From marketing strategy to project management, these insights help entrepreneurs focus on business growth while reducing day-to-day chaos.

    Mastering these small business management roles is key to scaling a business without burnout. By delegating, automating, and focusing on core priorities, entrepreneurs can build a more sustainable and profitable business.

    Key Takeaways:

    • CEO Vision: Small business owners must take time to plan long-term goals and growth strategies to avoid getting stuck in daily tasks.
    • Sales & Marketing: Consistently generating leads and automating follow-ups ensures a steady pipeline of clients.
    • Strategic Planning: A repeatable marketing strategy helps differentiate your business and deliver measurable results.
    • Project & Client Management: Using productivity tools for entrepreneurs like Monday or Asana simplifies workflow and client communication.
    • Finance & Accounting: Outsourcing bookkeeping frees up time and ensures financial stability.
    • Time Management & Delegation: Leveraging virtual assistants for business and outsourcing for small businesses reduces workload while improving efficiency.
    • Automation & AI: Sales automation and business process automation help small business owners scale without increasing workload.

    Chapters:

    [00:26] Juggling Multiple Roles
    [04:38] The CEO Role
    [05:37] The Sales Person Role
    [07:09] The Strategist Role
    [08:46] The Project Manager Role
    [09:49] The Marketing Role
    [12:59] The Client Manager Role
    [13:56] The 4-Prong Approach

     

    John Jantsch (00:00.866)

    Hello and welcome to another episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast. This is John Jantsch and no guest today, just me, solo show. Those of you out in TV land, see I’ve got my DTM hat wearing just for this solo show. So what are we gonna talk about today? Remember when I was a little kid, I went to the circus, probably many of you did as well. I think they still have it around. Anyway.

    They had the elephants and the trapeze and all that stuff, right? But my favorite, always remember was like this guy that would have like seven or eight plates and you’d have them spinning on these long big sticks. You’ve probably seen somebody do that before as well. And you know, it’s just as one would start to drop, he’d get over there and get that one going again. And then he’d find another one that was getting ready to drop and he’d do that one again. you know, years later, I find that and maybe some of you can relate running a business is a lot like that, isn’t it?

    feel like we’re constantly spinning plates. And there’s a reason for that. Unless you have 50 or 100 people working for you, you’ve probably got multiple roles. In fact, the typical small agency owner, marketing consultant, that’s who we work with. That’s who I want to talk with, talk about today. I would say that we’ve all got like seven roles that we have to do every single day, maybe or maybe a lot of them we’re not doing, but they still follow us, right? And so

    I want to talk today about what those roles are, but then I want to spend some time focused on how we actually free ourselves from the chaos of that, of the, many of those roles. mean, there’s so many amazing tools today that we have available to us. mean, AI being one of them, of course, but a lot of automation tools that really can make life a lot easier.

    There’s a couple other things, certainly delegation to VAs and things. So I’m going to cover all of those today. So let’s go with the seven roles, what they are first off. The first one is CEO. mean, whatever you call yourself, somebody’s got to have, somebody’s the leader, that’s probably you, has to have a vision for the business. so, and that’s a role that I see that doesn’t get played very often. But if we’re not looking up and occasionally saying what needs to happen or where do I want to be this time next year?

    John Jantsch (02:12.75)

    be really, really simple. I mean, you don’t obviously have the same needs as a large organization for a CEO, but somebody who’s at least somebody that being you, who’s at least thinking about like, where am I trying to take this thing? What’s the big picture? All right. Number two, salesperson. Nobody’s going to make it rain, but you, right? I mean, you’re out there generating leads. You’re out there having those meetings. You’re out there closing those deals. That’s a, that’s obviously a very important role that you have to play typically.

    Strategist, if you are a marketing consulting firm, if you’re an agency, you need to develop strategy for your clients. That’s really what’s going to differentiate you from everybody else who’s making those marketing plans, who’s helping that client decide where they’re trying to go. Project manager, right? Once you get the client, you do the strategy, you turn into a project manager, managing maybe its vendors or managing projects, campaigns, whatever the work calls for, there is essentially a project manager.

    role in it. Then client manager, we have to do the reporting, we have to actually if we’re gonna, if we’re gonna have long term retainer clients, which are my favorites, we’re gonna have to actually maintain that relationship, we’re gonna have to be showing value, week in, week out, month in, month out. And that’s a role. That’s a that’s a function inside of business. And then finally, do we call it accountant? I don’t know. It’s a finance role. Somebody has to collect the money, somebody has to send out the invoices, somebody has to balance the

    The checkbook, somebody has to make sure that bills are being paid on time, right? So there is that bookkeeping function. most people that I work with, agency owners, didn’t go into business because they love doing that work, but it’s an essential role. So of these roles, I think the key is to decide.

    which ones are the most important? You know, you can make a case for all of them, right? But there’s no question that selling work, doing strategy, maintaining clients, maybe marketing your own business. I mean, these are roles that really have to be done on a consistent basis if you’re going to grow the business until you start getting help, until you can start getting into the role where maybe you are doing one or two of these and you have people doing some of the other roles.

    John Jantsch (04:31.576)

    So how do you balance that idea that some roles are more important than others, but you can’t just simply neglect or abdicate any of roles. So let’s go through those and talk about maybe how you not escape the role, but escape the chaos of either doing the role poorly or not at all. All right, so the first one, CEO. This is something that in a small business, I mean,

    Time blocking is is the probably the only way you’re going to get to this right? If you just put it down as a task, think big about my business and then that like everything else on your checklist has to be addressed first. You’ve got to give yourself. I don’t care what it is, but let’s just pretend it is. Monday afternoon, block off two hours and use that two hours to think about the future of your business. The vision of business where you’re trying to go.

    who you need to be doing that with, what you need to be doing without kind of feeling like, in between that, I’m gonna return email and I’m gonna do this project proposal for a prospect. No, that time is your big thinking time. If you don’t do it, if you don’t take that time to analyze where you are, where you’re going, where you wanna be, where the opportunities are, it never gets done. And then you just get really trapped in, gosh, wonder what I did today. Don’t know, I sure was busy, right?

    So having that time is how you play the CEO role. Now the salesperson role, you’ve got to really get good at automating a lot of your follow-up. mean, if you are putting, if you’re generating leads by inviting them to webinars or you’re writing, having eBooks or things that they can download, checklists that they can download, you want to make, you know, the active campaigns of the world, the HubSpots of the world will allow you to create a 15 series email follow-up series

    that just heaps value after value after value conversation and does it really automatically. I mean, that one’s kind of a no brainer because you really want to be taking a look, know, sale, active campaign, HubSpot, both also have pipeline. So you want to be taking a look at, are people I’ve talked to, here are people I want to talk to, here are people that have expressed interest but not move forward. You want to be having that kind of conversation where you can use those tools to automate

    John Jantsch (06:54.862)

    You know, if you move somebody from, we had this conversation or we had this meeting, now I’m going to move them to another stage in the pipeline. And that’ll automatically continue to nurture them with a different series of emails because they’ve moved to a different spot in the journey. So it takes time to set some of those things up, but really from a salesperson standpoint, you have to do it. Sales and marketing are something that you have to do every single day. And if you don’t set those things up,

    you’ll not only be dropping opportunities, but you’ll be very inconsistent in terms of pipeline. And I think that’s one of the real killers with a smaller business because you get busy and then you look up one day and go, we haven’t been doing any marketing. Now the strategist role, mean, here’s the pitch from duct tape marketing. If you’re an agency or to this role, developing marketing strategy, developing the master plan for a client.

    is something that you need to have a repeatable proven system for. If you are constantly making it up with every new client, reacting to what they say they want, here’s a hint. They don’t know what they want. Well, they know what they want. They don’t know what they need. They come to you with a list of tactics. We need you to do our social media and run that campaigns and produce content. What they need is a marketing plan, a marketing strategy that really differentiates them.

    And that’s something that we license to agencies, fractional CMOs, consultants as the strategy first leadership system. They need leadership and they need scope. They need you to tell them what to do. They need you to lead them. So having a proven system to do that, quite frankly, is absolutely how you escape really that role from drowning you. Cause that’s, you know, I’ve talked to many, many business owners, many, many agency owners, and that’s the role that

    consumes in some cases the greatest amount of time because it’s custom work every single time you do it. So what I imagine if you actually had a client come to you and say, hey, we need a website. You say, yes, you do. But first you need strategy first. And here’s how. And then you literally went down the process step by step. Here’s the process. You taught others in your organization to run many aspects of the process. You don’t have to think about what are we going to do? We’re going to do strategy first.

    John Jantsch (09:16.588)

    I mean, it’s a game changer. All right, let’s keep moving. Project manager. So you got to work, you develop strategy. They say, the strategy’s brilliant. Who’s gonna do this? And you say, well, I guess we are. And so there, again, using tools like, and we happen to use Monday, project management tools that allow you to not only show your client everything’s on track, give them unified communication.

    give them access to all the reports, setting up a project management process that uses a technology like Monday or ClickUp or Asana. mean, there are a dozen, they probably all work about the same way. It’s essential, I think, if you are going to make this work. And a great deal of the things I’ve talked about, AI can play a real role in helping you. It can help you create, it can help you analyze your sales calls, past sales calls. It could help you create that email nurture

    Setup that I talked about it could actually help you Set up repetitive tasks in some of the the you know, most of these tools today are building AI into it You can set up repetitive tasks in those All right marketing Your own agency. This is probably the one that gets most people I mean We were a lot of successful agencies in there and I can’t tell how many times they’ve said so they’re coming to us, you know analyzing our program and saying

    and don’t look at my website because it’s a work in progress or it needs to be updated or I don’t know what it is. Maybe some of you have experienced that, right? We all do. It’s so hard to work on our own stuff because we’re working on our clients’ stuff. We’ve successfully done where we’ve actually, we have project managers in our business and we actually assign a project manager to our business as a client.

    And I suggest that that’s how you have to look at it is you are one of your clients, you’ve got to get that work done. And that’s where really, you know, delegation, having somebody on board to do it. Consistently producing content, reproducing content, a lot of the AI tools, I never advise anybody to go to chat GPT, and say, give me a blog post on x words, but it does a great job of outlining

    John Jantsch (11:34.466)

    hub pages or outlines for bigger topics or giving you ideas. Then you write the content in your point of view, your voice. And then it does a really good job at repurposing that content into video scripts, into webinars, into LinkedIn posts. And then of course, you know, all of the social networks now tools like Buffer, Hootsuite, Zapier, Zapier, depending upon how you say it.

    Lately, all of these tools really allow you to take a long piece of content, turn it into a hundred social posts, schedule those social posts out. The tools now will analyze. Lately is a great tool. It’ll actually analyze your content for what will get the most engagement. So there are many things that you can do and it’s not just a matter of spraying stuff around, but today, our clients, our prospects are actually

    participating in a lot of networks. They’re getting their information a lot of different places. And so to some degree, we have to have that content in the format that they want it. Video, audio, text, short form, long form, both in video, long form, short form. So I mean, it’s overwhelming job to do that. And so using some of these assistants to really help you can be key. And before I go any farther, let’s use that word assistant again.

    There are so many great ways for you to get virtual assistance. And it may not be, you’re gonna go out and find the marketer of the century and you’re going to delegate all your marketing to them. But maybe your first step is to actually say, look, of these seven roles that John’s talking about, which ones, what are those that I can’t do, I don’t like to do, maybe aren’t as essential for my business?

    You know, finance is essential, but it’s not essential that you do it. That’s one that there are a ton of people out there that just basic bookkeeping can be purchased very inexpensively and it’ll get done right. It’ll get done on time. You will have your invoices going out. So, you know, there are places where, you know, investing in your business to get to free up not just time, not just tasks, but maybe even headspace. You know, some of these roles you don’t get to because you just don’t have the headspace.

    John Jantsch (14:00.814)

    I think we covered, no, I’m down to client manager, keeping clients happy. Boy, I tell you, this is one where we have heavily used AI. And the reason is because a lot of the reports that we get, you use tools like SEMrush and you use Google Analytics and you get these reports, you get a lot of data, but making sense out of the data, extracting anything that demonstrate to a client, here’s the value of what we’re doing.

    AI is tremendous at actually analyzing those results. you know, using tools for that. In terms of accounting, again, I’m sure I don’t think there’s an AI tool out there that’ll send invoices. The day’s coming. We will have that. But in terms of the accounting role, I would definitely say that’s one that find somebody to do that. If you’re doing that yourself, it’s not getting done well. It’s not getting done on time. And that’s going to seriously hurt your business.

    Here’s kind of the four prong approach, if you will.

    John Jantsch (15:08.216)

    Figure out what’s important, figure out what you like to do and what you’re good at doing. What’s the most valuable to your business and focus on creating systems and processes around those things that free up some of your time. Think about what you could delegate. And again, the list for that is what do I hate doing? What am I not good at doing? What maybe doesn’t move the needle?

    if I’m doing it. And those are the first things that you should delegate and outsource so that you’re not doing them. The trouble with a lot of agencies is that, even solopreneurs, maybe you have three or four clients. And so, hey, I can do all this work. But then you look up one day and you can’t. You’re designing the websites, you’re writing all the copy, you’re doing all the things, and all of a sudden, you’ve got as much as you’ve

    got on your plate, can no longer look for clients. You can no longer do really great work. You’re getting burned out. So, you know, delegating and outsourcing as soon as possible is a real key here. So the seven roles that I defined are important. They’re the plates that you have to keep spinning. But guess what? You can build foundations under those plates. They don’t have to be a little skinny stick anymore. So

    That’s my two cents. If you’d like to know more about the duct tape marketing strategy first leadership system that we licensed to agencies and consultancies, check out duct tape marketing.com. We’d love to visit with you about how we might be able to bring our proven systems processes, almost business in a box. These seven roles are all covered in our training. So we can bring you that proven system so that you

    can actually start getting out there and doing your best work, having a life, scaling a business that serves that life. All right, thanks for tuning in. Love to hear your feedback on today’s show and hopefully we’ll run into you one of these days out there on the road.

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  • The Leftovers Ending: Explaining the Final Scene

    The Leftovers Ending: Explaining the Final Scene

    Warning: contains song clues for The Leftovers. HBO’s The Leftovers opens on an ordinary city in Mapleton, New York, on an ordinary morning in October, times before an incredible world event – the” Sudden Departure” – changes the world long. As 142 million souls – two percent of the world’s population – suddenly and inexplicably ]… ]

    Den of Geek‘s first article The Leftovers Ending: Explaining the Last Field first appeared.

    At the start of Casino Royale, the movie that rebooted the James Bond company with a new technique and a new experience as 007, sings Chris Cornell. The coldest heart runs through my veins, you know my title. However, as many times as the man playing James Bond changed, fans may count on one continual title: Broccoli.

    But that &#8217, s about to change. Amazon Studios has announced a &#8220, shared venture&#8221, with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, the present mind of Eon Productions, to &#8220, home the James Bond intellectual property rights. &#8221, Although the statement makes clear that Broccoli and Wilson &#8220, may be co-owners of the company, &#8221, it also indicates that &#8220, Amazon MGM Studios did get creative power of the James Bond franchise following closing of the transaction. &#8221,

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    That&#8217, s a geological change in the world of James Bond. Since 1961, Eon Productions has been the ultimate creative sheep of live-action alterations of Ian Fleming &#8217, s books and figures. Founded by Albert R. &#8220, Cubby&#8221, Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, Eon has remained family-owned, yet after Saltzman sold his stock in 1975 and Cubby died in 1996, after which his child Barbara Broccoli and his son Michael G. Wilson assumed command.

    The persons who were most culpable for James Bond’s successes and failures are Eon and the Broccoli home. Outside of the unusual creation that occurs outside of Eon&#8217, s aegis &#8212, the 1967 skit version of Casino Royale, Never Say Never Again from 1983 &#8212, the home has been in charge of choosing the stars, directors, and innovative way of the project. The Broccolis were the ones who chose Scot Sean Connery and blond-haired Daniel Craig to play the dark-haired English agent, but it was also the Broccolis who pushed Moonraker into theaters to make money off of Star Wars and turned down Steven Spielberg‘s involvement in making a Bond movie.

    Obviously, the family &#8217, s record is imperfect. But it &#8217, s the type of record that can only occur when unique voices are at work, a rare thing in our current state of boardroom-driven IP-mining. The Broccolis have largely avoided farming out James Bond for cheap cash ins thus far. If we don’t think about the strange cartoon series James Bond Jr. and the failed attempts to create a show about Jinx Johnson, Halle Berry, and American agent from Die Another Day, then. Still, compared to a media landscape that includes Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman&#8217, s Butler, such restraint is absolutely monk-like.

    Will that change once Amazon becomes in charge? A company known for delivering cheap iPhone chargers to your door may not be anyone’s best chance for creative integrity. However, the corporate giant has produced some pretty fantastic work, including the TV series The Boys and last year &#8217, s groundbreaking film Nickel Boys ( produced by Orion Pictures, a subsidiary of MGM, which Amazon now owns ). Even if Amazon wants to preserve the brand, Eon may want to keep the level of care it does.

    However, the Wall Street Journal reported on tensions between Eon and Amazon just two months prior. &#8220, These people are f__ __g idiots, &#8221, Barbara Broccoli was quoted as saying of Amazon executives, dismissing their suggestions by repeating a line she heard from her father: &#8220, Don’t have temporary people make permanent decisions. &#8221, The Wall Street Journal article described Eon as having primary control in the negotiations, which they wielded to prevent spinoffs and short-term ideas that the Broccolis found contrary to James Bond&#8217, s best interests.

    Apparently, that &#8217, s changed. &#8220, With my 007 career spanning nearly 60 incredible years, I am stepping back from producing the James Bond films to focus on art and charitable projects, &#8221, Wilson says in his statement with Amazon. &#8220, Therefore, Barbara and I agree, it is time for our trusted partner, Amazon MGM Studios, to lead James Bond into the future. &#8221,

    For her part, Broccoli looks backward in her statement, reflecting on Eon&#8217, s successes rather than her issues with Amazon. &#8220, My life has been dedicated to upholding and expanding the extraordinary legacy that our father, producer Cubby Broccoli, left behind for Michael and I. She stated that she has had the honor of working closely with four of the extraordinarily talented actors who have played the roles of 007 and thousands of other wonderful artists in the industry.

    What does James Bond’s future hold? It&#8217, s hard to say. However, Bond has previously gone through a lot of changes and still managed to come out as good. If Bond can survive Auric Goldfinger, Xenia Onatopp, and Blofeld, then he can also survive Jeff Bezos.

    Well, maybe. Bezos has taken to social media to ask users to choose the next Bond just hours after announcing creative control of the franchise.

    Henry Cavill appears to be the favorite, much to the surprise of probably no one, with recently leaked footage of him reading for Bond during the casting of Casino Royale. His popularity is most likely brought on by his popularity. Some users advocate for Daniel Craig to be back in the role while Idris Elba, who is rumored to be the first non-white actor to do so, is also in the running. And, of course, many others point out that Bezos has more in common with a Bond villain than he does M. or anyone likely to hand out 00-status, and thus should n&#8217, t be in charge of such things.

    It&#8217, s hard to disagree with that last opinion. It&#8217 ;s shocking to see Amazon almost immediately throw it all away and let the people decide after the demanding control that the Broccolis and Eon have had over the franchise. That&#8217, s underscored by their choice of Cavill, a guy who Casino Royale director Martin Campbell wanted for the role, but was overruled by the Broccolis, who picked Craig. Craig’s take on the character is exactly the kind of thing that only comes from someone with creative vision, not someone trying to get subscribers to a delivery service or earn easy social media points.

    The first postFrom Den of Geek: The James Bond Franchise Just Confirmed a Significant Change for 007 Movies appeared second.

  • The Monkey Review: Osgood Perkins Strikes Out With New Stephen King Movie

    The Monkey Review: Osgood Perkins Strikes Out With New Stephen King Movie

    These times, Oscar Perkins is having fun. And you know what? He’s earned it. One of the more intriguing horror directors to come out in the last ten years, Perkins eventually made his mainstream debut with the excruciatingly depressing film Longlegs, which was published in…

    The Monkey Review: Booth Perkins Strikes Out With The New Stephen King Film second appeared on Den of Geek.

    At the start of Casino Royale, the movie that rebooted the James Bond company with a new technique and a new experience as 007, sings Chris Cornell. The coldest heart runs through my veins, you know my title. However, as many times as the man playing James Bond changed, fans may count on one continuous title: Broccoli.

    But that &#8217, s about to change. Amazon Studios has announced a &#8220, combined venture&#8221, with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, the present mind of Eon Productions, to &#8220, home the James Bond intellectual property rights. &#8221, Although the statement makes clear that Broccoli and Wilson &#8220, may be co-owners of the company, &#8221, it also indicates that &#8220, Amazon MGM Studios did get creative power of the James Bond franchise following closing of the transaction. &#8221,

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    That&#8217, s a geological change in the world of James Bond. Since 1961, Eon Productions has been the ultimate creative sheep of live-action alterations of Ian Fleming &#8217, s books and personalities. Founded by Albert R. &#8220, Cubby&#8221, Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, Eon has remained family-owned, yet after Saltzman sold his stock in 1975 and Cubby died in 1996, after which his child Barbara Broccoli and his son Michael G. Wilson assumed command.

    James Bond’s successes and failures were most largely attributable to Eon and the Broccoli home. Outside of the unusual creation that occurs outside of Eon&#8217, s aegis &#8212, the 1967 skit version of Casino Royale, Never Say Never Again from 1983 &#8212, the home has been in charge of choosing the stars, directors, and innovative way of the project. The Broccolis were the ones who chose Scot Sean Connery and blond-haired Daniel Craig to play the dark-haired English agent, but it was also the Broccolis who pushed Moonraker into theaters to make money off of Star Wars and turned down Steven Spielberg‘s involvement in making a Bond movie.

    Obviously, the family &#8217, s record is imperfect. But it &#8217, s the type of record that can only occur when unique voices are at work, a rare thing in our current state of boardroom-driven IP-mining. The Broccolis have largely avoided farming out the James Bond for cheap cash ins thus far. If we ignore the bizarre cartoon series James Bond Jr. and the failed attempts to create a show starring Halle Berry, the character’s American agent from Die Another Day, then. Still, compared to a media landscape that includes Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman&#8217, s Butler, such restraint is absolutely monk-like.

    Will that change once Amazon becomes in charge? Perhaps not the best chance for creative integrity is to find a company that is best known for delivering cheap iPhone chargers to your door. However, the corporate giant has produced some pretty fantastic work, including the TV series The Boys and last year &#8217, s groundbreaking film Nickel Boys ( produced by Orion Pictures, a subsidiary of MGM, which Amazon now owns ). Amazon might want to carry on Eon’s level of care, if only to safeguard the brand.

    However, the Wall Street Journal reported on tensions between Eon and Amazon just two months prior. &#8220, These people are f__ __g idiots, &#8221, Barbara Broccoli was quoted as saying of Amazon executives, dismissing their suggestions by repeating a line she heard from her father: &#8220, Don’t have temporary people make permanent decisions. &#8221, The Wall Street Journal article described Eon as having primary control in the negotiations, which they wielded to prevent spinoffs and short-term ideas that the Broccolis found contrary to James Bond&#8217, s best interests.

    Apparently, that &#8217, s changed. &#8220, With my 007 career spanning nearly 60 incredible years, I am stepping back from producing the James Bond films to focus on art and charitable projects, &#8221, Wilson says in his statement with Amazon. &#8220, Therefore, Barbara and I agree, it is time for our trusted partner, Amazon MGM Studios, to lead James Bond into the future. &#8221,

    For her part, Broccoli looks backward in her statement, reflecting on Eon&#8217, s successes rather than her issues with Amazon. &#8220, My life has been dedicated to upholding and expanding the extraordinary legacy that our father, producer Cubby Broccoli, left behind for Michael and I. She stated that she has had the honor of working closely with four of the extraordinarily talented actors who have portrayed 007 and thousands of other wonderful artists in the industry.

    What does James Bond’s future hold? It&#8217, s hard to say. However, Bond has previously experienced a number of altercations and still managed to come out as normal. If Bond can survive Auric Goldfinger, Xenia Onatopp, and Blofeld, then he can also survive Jeff Bezos.

    Well, maybe. Bezos has taken to social media to ask users to choose the next Bond just hours after announcing creative control of the franchise.

    Henry Cavill appears to be the favorite, much to the surprise of probably no one, with recently leaked video of him reading for Bond during the casting of Casino Royale. Some users also advocate for Daniel Craig to be back in the role while Idris Elba, who is rumored to be the first non-white actor to do so, is also in the running. And, of course, many others point out that Bezos has more in common with a Bond villain than he does M. or anyone likely to hand out 00-status, and thus should n&#8217, t be in charge of such things.

    It&#8217, s hard to disagree with that last opinion. It&#8217 ;s shocking to see Amazon almost immediately throw it all away and let the people decide after the demanding control that the Broccolis and Eon have had over the franchise. That&#8217, s underscored by their choice of Cavill, a guy who Casino Royale director Martin Campbell wanted for the role, but was overruled by the Broccolis, who picked Craig. Craig’s take on the character is exactly the kind of thing that only comes from someone with creative vision, not someone trying to get subscribers to a delivery service or earn easy social media points.

    The first post James Bond Franchise Just Confirmed a Significant Change for the 007 Movies ‘ upcoming appeared first on Den of Geek.

  • DC Just Made This Authority Character the Most Powerful Hero in the Universe

    DC Just Made This Authority Character the Most Powerful Hero in the Universe

    Jenny Sparks# 7 has trailers in this article. ” Feel me not, for I am not yet ascended to my parents. But come to my sisters and declare unto them,’ I ascend unto my father, and your father, and to my God and to your God”. That statement, which the faithful among us might refer to as the]…] may be recognizable to the faithful among us.

    The post Den of Geek: DC Really Made This Authority Character the Most Mighty Hero in the World first appeared.

    The coldest heart runs through my veins at the beginning of Casino Royale, the movie that rebooted the James Bond company with a new technique and a new experience as 007. &#8221, sings Chris Cornell at the start of the film. But, as many times as the man playing James Bond changed, fans may count on one continuous title: Broccoli.

    But that &#8217, s about to change. Amazon Studios has announced a &#8220, shared venture&#8221, with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, the present mind of Eon Productions, to &#8220, home the James Bond intellectual property rights. &#8221, Although the statement makes clear that Broccoli and Wilson &#8220, may be co-owners of the company, &#8221, it also indicates that &#8220, Amazon MGM Studios did get creative power of the James Bond franchise following closing of the transaction. &#8221,

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    That&#8217, s a geological change in the world of James Bond. Since 1961, Eon Productions has been the ultimate creative sheep of live-action alterations of Ian Fleming &#8217, s books and figures. Founded by Albert R. &#8220, Cubby&#8221, Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, Eon has remained family-owned, yet after Saltzman sold his stock in 1975 and Cubby died in 1996, after which his child Barbara Broccoli and his son Michael G. Wilson assumed command.

    The persons who were most culpable for James Bond’s successes and failures are Eon and the Broccoli home. Outside of the unusual creation that occurs outside of Eon&#8217, s aegis &#8212, the 1967 skit version of Casino Royale, Never Say Never Again from 1983 &#8212, the home has been in charge of choosing the stars, directors, and innovative way of the project. The Broccolis were the ones who chose Scot Sean Connery and blond-haired Daniel Craig to play the dark-haired English agent, but it was also the Broccolis who pushed Moonraker into theaters to make money off of Star Wars and turned down Steven Spielberg‘s involvement in making a Bond movie.

    Obviously, the family &#8217, s record is imperfect. But it &#8217, s the type of record that can only occur when unique voices are at work, a rare thing in our current state of boardroom-driven IP-mining. The Broccolis have largely avoided farming out James Bond for cheap cash ins thus far. If we don’t think about the strange cartoon series James Bond Jr. and the failed attempts to create a show about Jinx Johnson, Halle Berry, and American agent from Die Another Day, then. Still, compared to a media landscape that includes Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman&#8217, s Butler, such restraint is absolutely monk-like.

    Will that change once Amazon takes over? A company known for delivering cheap iPhone chargers to your door may not be anyone’s best chance for creative integrity. However, the corporate giant has produced some pretty fantastic work, including the TV series The Boys and last year &#8217, s groundbreaking film Nickel Boys ( produced by Orion Pictures, a subsidiary of MGM, which Amazon now owns ). Amazon might want to carry on Eon’s level of care, if only to safeguard the brand.

    The Wall Street Journal reported on tensions between Eon and Amazon just two months ago. &#8220, These people are f__ __g idiots, &#8221, Barbara Broccoli was quoted as saying of Amazon executives, dismissing their suggestions by repeating a line she heard from her father: &#8220, Don’t have temporary people make permanent decisions. &#8221, The Wall Street Journal article described Eon as having primary control in the negotiations, which they wielded to prevent spinoffs and short-term ideas that the Broccolis found contrary to James Bond&#8217, s best interests.

    Apparently, that &#8217, s changed. &#8220, With my 007 career spanning nearly 60 incredible years, I am stepping back from producing the James Bond films to focus on art and charitable projects, &#8221, Wilson says in his statement with Amazon. &#8220, Therefore, Barbara and I agree, it is time for our trusted partner, Amazon MGM Studios, to lead James Bond into the future. &#8221,

    For her part, Broccoli looks backward in her statement, reflecting on Eon&#8217, s successes rather than her issues with Amazon. &#8220, My life has been dedicated to upholding and expanding the extraordinary legacy that our father, producer Cubby Broccoli, left behind for Michael and I. She stated that she has had the honor of working closely with four of the extraordinarily talented actors who have played the roles of 007 and thousands of other wonderful artists in the industry.

    What does James Bond’s future hold? It&#8217, s hard to say. However, Bond has previously gone through a lot of changes and still managed to come out as good. If Bond can survive Auric Goldfinger, Xenia Onatopp, and Blofeld, then he can also survive Jeff Bezos.

    Well, maybe. Bezos has taken to social media to ask users to choose the next Bond just hours after announcing creative control of the franchise.

    Henry Cavill appears to be the favorite, much to the surprise of probably no one, with recently leaked footage of him reading for Bond during the casting of Casino Royale. His popularity is most likely brought on by his popularity. Some users advocate for Daniel Craig to be back in the role while Idris Elba, who is rumored to be the first non-white actor to do so, is also in the running. And, of course, many others point out that Bezos has more in common with a Bond villain than he does M. or anyone likely to hand out 00-status, and thus should n&#8217, t be in charge of such things.

    It&#8217, s hard to disagree with that last opinion. It’s shocking to see Amazon almost immediately give up everything and let the people decide after the rigorous control that the Broccolis and Eon have had over the franchise. That&#8217, s underscored by their choice of Cavill, a guy who Casino Royale director Martin Campbell wanted for the role, but was overruled by the Broccolis, who picked Craig. Craig’s take on the character is both original and instantly recognizable, and it only comes from someone with creative vision, not someone trying to get subscribers to a delivery service or earn easy social media points.

    The first postFrom Den of Geek: The James Bond Franchise Just Confirmed a Significant Change for 007 Movies appeared second.

  • James Bond Franchise Just Confirmed a Major Change for the Future of 007 Movies

    James Bond Franchise Just Confirmed a Major Change for the Future of 007 Movies

    Chris Cornell yells” The coldest heart runs through my veins, you know my name,” at the beginning of Casino Royale, the movie that brought a fresh perspective and a novel experience as 007. However, as many times as the person playing James Bond changed, viewers could count on one continuous ]…]

    The second postFrom Den of Geek: The James Bond Franchise Only Confirmed a Significant Change for 007 Videos appeared second.

    At the start of Casino Royale, the movie that rebooted the James Bond company with a new technique and a new experience as 007, sings Chris Cornell. The coldest heart runs through my veins, you know my title. But, as many times as the man playing James Bond changed, fans may count on one continuous title: Broccoli.

    But that &#8217, s about to change. Amazon Studios has announced a &#8220, shared venture&#8221, with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, the present mind of Eon Productions, to &#8220, home the James Bond intellectual property rights. &#8221, Although the statement makes clear that Broccoli and Wilson &#8220, may be co-owners of the company, &#8221, it also indicates that &#8220, Amazon MGM Studios did get creative power of the James Bond franchise following closing of the transaction. &#8221,

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    That&#8217, s a geological change in the world of James Bond. Since 1961, Eon Productions has been the ultimate creative sheep of live-action alterations of Ian Fleming &#8217, s books and figures. Founded by Albert R. &#8220, Cubby&#8221, Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, Eon has remained family-owned, yet after Saltzman sold his stock in 1975 and Cubby died in 1996, after which his child Barbara Broccoli and his son Michael G. Wilson assumed command.

    James Bond’s successes and failures were most largely attributable to Eon and the Broccoli home. Outside of the unusual creation that occurs outside of Eon&#8217, s aegis &#8212, the 1967 skit version of Casino Royale, Never Say Never Again from 1983 &#8212, the home has been in charge of choosing the stars, directors, and innovative way of the project. The Broccolis were the ones who chose Scot Sean Connery and blond-haired Daniel Craig to play the dark-haired English agent, but it was also the Broccolis who snuck Moonraker into theaters and refused to allow Steven Spielberg to direct a Bond movie.

    Obviously, the family &#8217, s record is imperfect. But it &#8217, s the type of record that can only occur when unique voices are at work, a rare thing in our current state of boardroom-driven IP-mining. The Broccolis have largely avoided farming out the James Bond for cheap cash ins thus far. If we ignore the bizarre cartoon series James Bond Jr. and the failed attempts to create a show starring Halle Berry, the character’s American agent from Die Another Day, then. Still, compared to a media landscape that includes Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman&#8217, s Butler, such restraint is absolutely monk-like.

    Will that change once Amazon becomes in charge? A company known for delivering cheap iPhone chargers to your door may not be anyone’s best chance for creative integrity. However, the corporate giant has produced some pretty fantastic work, including the TV series The Boys and last year &#8217, s groundbreaking film Nickel Boys ( produced by Orion Pictures, a subsidiary of MGM, which Amazon now owns ). Amazon might want to carry on Eon’s level of care, if only to safeguard the brand.

    The Wall Street Journal reported on tensions between Eon and Amazon just two months ago. &#8220, These people are f__ __g idiots, &#8221, Barbara Broccoli was quoted as saying of Amazon executives, dismissing their suggestions by repeating a line she heard from her father: &#8220, Don’t have temporary people make permanent decisions. &#8221, The Wall Street Journal article described Eon as having primary control in the negotiations, which they wielded to prevent spinoffs and short-term ideas that the Broccolis found contrary to James Bond&#8217, s best interests.

    Apparently, that &#8217, s changed. &#8220, With my 007 career spanning nearly 60 incredible years, I am stepping back from producing the James Bond films to focus on art and charitable projects, &#8221, Wilson says in his statement with Amazon. &#8220, Therefore, Barbara and I agree, it is time for our trusted partner, Amazon MGM Studios, to lead James Bond into the future. &#8221,

    For her part, Broccoli looks backward in her statement, reflecting on Eon&#8217, s successes rather than her issues with Amazon. My life has been dedicated to upholding and expanding the extraordinary legacy that our father, producer Cubby Broccoli, left behind for Michael and I. She stated that she has had the honor of working closely with four of the extraordinarily talented actors who have portrayed 007 and thousands of other wonderful artists in the industry.

    What will James Bond’s future hold? It&#8217, s hard to say. However, Bond has previously gone through a lot of changes and still managed to come out as good. If Bond can survive Auric Goldfinger, Xenia Onatopp, and Blofeld, then he can also survive Jeff Bezos.

    Well, maybe. Bezos has taken to social media to ask users to choose the next Bond just hours after announcing creative control of the franchise.

    Henry Cavill appears to be the favorite, much to the surprise of probably no one, with recently leaked footage of him reading for Bond during the casting of Casino Royale. His popularity is most likely brought on by his popularity. Some users also advocate for Daniel Craig to be back in the role while Idris Elba, who is rumored to be the first non-white actor to do so, is also in the running. And, of course, many others point out that Bezos has more in common with a Bond villain than he does M. or anyone likely to hand out 00-status, and thus should n&#8217, t be in charge of such things.

    It&#8217, s hard to disagree with that last opinion. It’s shocking to see Amazon almost immediately give up everything and let the people decide after the rigorous control that the Broccolis and Eon have had over the franchise. That&#8217, s underscored by their choice of Cavill, a guy who Casino Royale director Martin Campbell wanted for the role, but was overruled by the Broccolis, who picked Craig. Craig’s take on the character, which is both unique and instantly recognizable, and doesn’t require much creative thinking or social media followers in order to become subscribers to a delivery service.

    The second postFrom Den of Geek: The James Bond Franchise Only Confirmed a Significant Change for 007 Videos appeared second.

  • New Avatar: The Last Airbender Series Will Take Place After The Legend of Korra

    New Avatar: The Last Airbender Series Will Take Place After The Legend of Korra

    Ocean. Earth. Fireplace. Air. The final Airbender, based on the four main criteria, uses Avatar Spirit, the animated classic from Nickelodeon, to choose the next man whoembodies light and harmony. The mythical last Airbender Aang faced the incredible responsibility of learning nature in the original collection. Then it was Waterbender Korra’s ]…]

    The second article on Den of Geek was New Avatar: The Next Airbender Series Will Take Place After The Legend of Korra.

    The coldest heart runs through my veins at the beginning of Casino Royale, the movie that rebooted the James Bond company with a new technique and a new experience as 007. &#8221, sings Chris Cornell at the start of the movie. However, as many times as the man playing James Bond changed, fans may count on one continuous title: Broccoli.

    But that &#8217, s about to change. Amazon Studios has announced a &#8220, shared venture&#8221, with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, the present mind of Eon Productions, to &#8220, home the James Bond intellectual property rights. &#8221, Although the statement makes clear that Broccoli and Wilson &#8220, may be co-owners of the company, &#8221, it also indicates that &#8220, Amazon MGM Studios did get creative power of the James Bond franchise following closing of the transaction. &#8221,

    cnx. powershell. push ( function ( ) {cnx ( {playerId:” 106e33c0-3911-473c-b599-b1426db57530″, }). render ( “0270c398a82f44f49c23c16122516796” ), }),

    That&#8217, s a geological change in the world of James Bond. Since 1961, Eon Productions has been the ultimate creative sheep of live-action alterations of Ian Fleming &#8217, s books and personalities. Founded by Albert R. &#8220, Cubby&#8221, Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, Eon has remained family-owned, yet after Saltzman sold his stock in 1975 and Cubby died in 1996, after which his child Barbara Broccoli and his son Michael G. Wilson assumed command.

    James Bond’s successes and failures were most largely attributable to Eon and the Broccoli home. Outside of the unusual creation that occurs outside of Eon&#8217, s aegis &#8212, the 1967 skit version of Casino Royale, Never Say Never Again from 1983 &#8212, the home has been in charge of choosing the stars, directors, and innovative way of the project. The Broccolis were the ones who chose Scot Sean Connery and blond-haired Daniel Craig to play the dark-haired English agent, but it was also the Broccolis who snuck Moonraker into theaters and refused to allow Steven Spielberg to direct a Bond movie.

    Obviously, the family &#8217, s record is imperfect. But it &#8217, s the type of record that can only occur when unique voices are at work, a rare thing in our current state of boardroom-driven IP-mining. The Broccolis have largely avoided farming out the James Bond for cheap cash ins thus far. If we don’t think about the strange cartoon series James Bond Jr. and the failed attempts to create a show starring Halle Berry, the character’s American agent from Die Another Day, then. Still, compared to a media landscape that includes Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman&#8217, s Butler, such restraint is absolutely monk-like.

    Will that change once Amazon becomes in charge? A company known for delivering cheap iPhone chargers to your door may not be anyone’s best chance for creative integrity. However, the corporate giant has produced some pretty fantastic work, including the TV series The Boys and last year &#8217, s groundbreaking film Nickel Boys ( produced by Orion Pictures, a subsidiary of MGM, which Amazon now owns ). Amazon might want to carry on the work that Eon has done, if only to preserve the brand.

    However, the Wall Street Journal reported on tensions between Eon and Amazon just two months prior. &#8220, These people are f__ __g idiots, &#8221, Barbara Broccoli was quoted as saying of Amazon executives, dismissing their suggestions by repeating a line she heard from her father: &#8220, Don’t have temporary people make permanent decisions. &#8221, The Wall Street Journal article described Eon as having primary control in the negotiations, which they wielded to prevent spinoffs and short-term ideas that the Broccolis found contrary to James Bond&#8217, s best interests.

    Apparently, that &#8217, s changed. &#8220, With my 007 career spanning nearly 60 incredible years, I am stepping back from producing the James Bond films to focus on art and charitable projects, &#8221, Wilson says in his statement with Amazon. &#8220, Therefore, Barbara and I agree, it is time for our trusted partner, Amazon MGM Studios, to lead James Bond into the future. &#8221,

    For her part, Broccoli looks backward in her statement, reflecting on Eon&#8217, s successes rather than her issues with Amazon. My life has been dedicated to upholding and expanding the extraordinary legacy that our father, producer Cubby Broccoli, left behind for Michael and I. She stated that she has had the honor of working closely with four of the extraordinarily talented actors who have played the roles of 007 and thousands of other wonderful artists in the industry.

    What will James Bond’s future hold? It&#8217, s hard to say. However, Bond has previously gone through a lot of changes and still managed to come out as good. If Bond can survive Auric Goldfinger, Xenia Onatopp, and Blofeld, then he can also survive Jeff Bezos.

    Well, maybe. Bezos has taken to social media to ask users to choose the next Bond just hours after announcing creative control of the franchise.

    Henry Cavill appears to be the favorite, much to the surprise of probably no one, with recently leaked footage of him reading for Bond during the casting of Casino Royale. His popularity is most likely brought on by his popularity. Some users also advocate for Daniel Craig to be back in the role while Idris Elba, who is rumored to be the first non-white actor to do so, is also in the running. And, of course, many others point out that Bezos has more in common with a Bond villain than he does M. or anyone likely to hand out 00-status, and thus should n&#8217, t be in charge of such things.

    It&#8217, s hard to disagree with that last opinion. It’s shocking to see Amazon almost immediately give up everything and let the people decide after the rigorous control that the Broccolis and Eon have had over the franchise. That&#8217, s underscored by their choice of Cavill, a guy who Casino Royale director Martin Campbell wanted for the role, but was overruled by the Broccolis, who picked Craig. Craig’s take on the character, which is both unique and instantly recognizable, and doesn’t require much creative thinking or social media followers in order to become subscribers to a delivery service.

    The first post James Bond Franchise Just Confirmed a Significant Change for the 007 Movies ‘ upcoming appeared first on Den of Geek.

  • Zero Day Ending Explained: Who’s Behind the Cyberattack in Netflix Robert De Niro Series?

    Zero Day Ending Explained: Who’s Behind the Cyberattack in Netflix Robert De Niro Series?

    The biggest trailers for Zero Day are in this article. In the six-episode set Zero Day, available on Netflix, a attack makes past U. S. President George Mullen ( Robert De Niro ) out of pensions to seek the truth. For exactly one second, all cell phones, laptops, and other methods shut down, plunging the land into a state of]… ]

    The article Zero Day Ending Explained: Who’s Behind the Cyberattack in Netflix Robert De Niro Series? second appeared on Den of Geek.

    The coldest heart runs through my veins at the beginning of Casino Royale, the movie that rebooted the James Bond company with a new technique and a new experience as 007. &#8221, sings Chris Cornell at the start of the film. However, as many times as the man playing James Bond changed, fans may count on one continuous title: Broccoli.

    But that &#8217, s about to change. Amazon Studios has announced a &#8220, mutual venture&#8221, with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, the present mind of Eon Productions, to &#8220, home the James Bond intellectual property rights. &#8221, Although the statement makes clear that Broccoli and Wilson &#8220, may be co-owners of the company, &#8221, it also indicates that &#8220, Amazon MGM Studios did get creative power of the James Bond franchise following closing of the transaction. &#8221,

    cnx. powershell. push ( function ( ) {cnx ( {playerId:” 106e33c0-3911-473c-b599-b1426db57530″, }). render ( “0270c398a82f44f49c23c16122516796” ), }),

    That&#8217, s a geological change in the world of James Bond. Since 1961, Eon Productions has been the ultimate creative sheep of live-action alterations of Ian Fleming &#8217, s books and personalities. Founded by Albert R. &#8220, Cubby&#8221, Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, Eon has remained family-owned, yet after Saltzman sold his stock in 1975 and Cubby died in 1996, after which his child Barbara Broccoli and his son Michael G. Wilson assumed command.

    James Bond’s successes and failures were most largely attributable to Eon and the Broccoli home. Outside of the unusual creation that occurs outside of Eon&#8217, s aegis &#8212, the 1967 skit version of Casino Royale, Never Say Never Again from 1983 &#8212, the home has been in charge of choosing the stars, directors, and innovative way of the project. The Broccolis were the ones who chose Scot Sean Connery and blond-haired Daniel Craig to play the dark-haired English agent, but it was also the Broccolis who pushed Moonraker into theaters to make money off of Star Wars and turned down Steven Spielberg‘s involvement in making a Bond movie.

    Obviously, the family &#8217, s record is imperfect. But it &#8217, s the type of record that can only occur when unique voices are at work, a rare thing in our current state of boardroom-driven IP-mining. The Broccolis have largely avoided farming out the James Bond for cheap cash ins thus far. If we don’t think about the strange cartoon series James Bond Jr. and the failed attempts to create a show about Jinx Johnson, Halle Berry, and American agent from Die Another Day, then. Still, compared to a media landscape that includes Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman&#8217, s Butler, such restraint is absolutely monk-like.

    Will that change once Amazon becomes in charge? Perhaps not the best chance for creative integrity is to find a company that is best known for delivering cheap iPhone chargers to your door. However, the corporate giant has produced some pretty fantastic work, including the TV series The Boys and last year &#8217, s groundbreaking film Nickel Boys ( produced by Orion Pictures, a subsidiary of MGM, which Amazon now owns ). Amazon might want to carry on the work that Eon has done, if only to preserve the brand.

    However, the Wall Street Journal reported on tensions between Eon and Amazon just two months prior. &#8220, These people are f__ __g idiots, &#8221, Barbara Broccoli was quoted as saying of Amazon executives, dismissing their suggestions by repeating a line she heard from her father: &#8220, Don’t have temporary people make permanent decisions. &#8221, The Wall Street Journal article described Eon as having primary control in the negotiations, which they wielded to prevent spinoffs and short-term ideas that the Broccolis found contrary to James Bond&#8217, s best interests.

    Apparently, that &#8217, s changed. &#8220, With my 007 career spanning nearly 60 incredible years, I am stepping back from producing the James Bond films to focus on art and charitable projects, &#8221, Wilson says in his statement with Amazon. &#8220, Therefore, Barbara and I agree, it is time for our trusted partner, Amazon MGM Studios, to lead James Bond into the future. &#8221,

    For her part, Broccoli looks backward in her statement, reflecting on Eon&#8217, s successes rather than her issues with Amazon. My life has been dedicated to upholding and expanding the extraordinary legacy that our father, producer Cubby Broccoli, passed down to us. She stated that she has had the honor of working closely with four of the extraordinarily talented actors who have portrayed 007 and thousands of other wonderful artists in the industry.

    What does James Bond’s future hold? It&#8217, s hard to say. Bond has, however, previously undergone a number of altercations and still managed to win. If Bond can survive Auric Goldfinger, Xenia Onatopp, and Blofeld, then he can also survive Jeff Bezos.

    Well, maybe. Bezos has taken to social media to ask users to choose the next Bond just hours after announcing creative control of the franchise.

    Henry Cavill appears to be the favorite, much to the surprise of probably no one, with recently leaked footage of him reading for Bond during the casting of Casino Royale. His popularity is most likely brought on by his popularity. Some users also advocate for Daniel Craig to be back in the role while Idris Elba, who is rumored to be the first non-white actor to do so, is also in the running. And, of course, many others point out that Bezos has more in common with a Bond villain than he does M. or anyone likely to hand out 00-status, and thus should n&#8217, t be in charge of such things.

    It&#8217, s hard to disagree with that last opinion. It&#8217 ;s shocking to see Amazon almost immediately throw it all away and let the people decide after the demanding control that the Broccolis and Eon have had over the franchise. That&#8217, s underscored by their choice of Cavill, a guy who Casino Royale director Martin Campbell wanted for the role, but was overruled by the Broccolis, who picked Craig. Craig’s take on the character is both original and instantly recognizable, and it only comes from someone with creative vision, not someone trying to get subscribers to a delivery service or earn easy social media points.

    The first postFrom Den of Geek: The James Bond Franchise Just Confirmed a Significant Change for 007 Movies appeared second.

  • Best Avowed Weapons for the Early Game and Where to Find Them

    Best Avowed Weapons for the Early Game and Where to Find Them

    One of the best pleasures of Obsidian Entertainment’s fresh RPG is discovering the best arms in Avowed. Exploring vaults or making a change from the norm frequently leads to finding potent products, but upgrading your weapons is also necessary to surviving the game’s most challenging challenges. In the early game, combat can feel challenging until you acquire stronger ]… ]

    The article Where to Find Them and Best Avowed Weapons for the Early Game first appeared on Den of Geek.

    At the start of Casino Royale, the movie that rebooted the James Bond company with a new technique and a new experience as 007, sings Chris Cornell. The coldest heart runs through my veins, you know my title. However, as many times as the man playing James Bond changed, fans may count on one continuous title: Broccoli.

    But that &#8217, s about to change. Amazon Studios has announced a &#8220, mutual venture&#8221, with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, the present mind of Eon Productions, to &#8220, home the James Bond intellectual property rights. &#8221, Although the statement makes clear that Broccoli and Wilson &#8220, may be co-owners of the company, &#8221, it also indicates that &#8220, Amazon MGM Studios did get creative power of the James Bond franchise following closing of the transaction. &#8221,

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    That&#8217, s a geological change in the world of James Bond. Since 1961, Eon Productions has been the ultimate creative sheep of live-action alterations of Ian Fleming &#8217, s books and figures. Founded by Albert R. &#8220, Cubby&#8221, Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, Eon has remained family-owned, yet after Saltzman sold his stock in 1975 and Cubby died in 1996, after which his child Barbara Broccoli and his son Michael G. Wilson assumed command.

    James Bond’s successes and failures were most largely attributable to Eon and the Broccoli home. Outside of the unusual creation that occurs outside of Eon&#8217, s aegis &#8212, the 1967 skit version of Casino Royale, Never Say Never Again from 1983 &#8212, the home has been in charge of choosing the stars, directors, and innovative way of the project. The Broccolis were the ones who chose Scot Sean Connery and blond-haired Daniel Craig to play the dark-haired English agent, but it was also the Broccolis who snuck Moonraker into theaters and refused to allow Steven Spielberg to direct a Bond movie.

    Obviously, the family &#8217, s record is imperfect. But it &#8217, s the type of record that can only occur when unique voices are at work, a rare thing in our current state of boardroom-driven IP-mining. The Broccolis have largely avoided farming out the James Bond for cheap cash ins thus far. If we ignore the bizarre cartoon series James Bond Jr. and the failed attempts to create a show starring Halle Berry, the character’s American agent from Die Another Day, then. Still, compared to a media landscape that includes Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman&#8217, s Butler, such restraint is absolutely monk-like.

    Will that change once Amazon takes over? Perhaps not the best chance for creative integrity is to find a company that is best known for delivering cheap iPhone chargers to your door. However, the corporate giant has produced some pretty fantastic work, including the TV series The Boys and last year &#8217, s groundbreaking film Nickel Boys ( produced by Orion Pictures, a subsidiary of MGM, which Amazon now owns ). Amazon might want to carry on Eon’s level of care, if only to safeguard the brand.

    The Wall Street Journal reported on tensions between Eon and Amazon just two months ago. &#8220, These people are f__ __g idiots, &#8221, Barbara Broccoli was quoted as saying of Amazon executives, dismissing their suggestions by repeating a line she heard from her father: &#8220, Don’t have temporary people make permanent decisions. &#8221, The Wall Street Journal article described Eon as having primary control in the negotiations, which they wielded to prevent spinoffs and short-term ideas that the Broccolis found contrary to James Bond&#8217, s best interests.

    Apparently, that &#8217, s changed. &#8220, With my 007 career spanning nearly 60 incredible years, I am stepping back from producing the James Bond films to focus on art and charitable projects, &#8221, Wilson says in his statement with Amazon. &#8220, Therefore, Barbara and I agree, it is time for our trusted partner, Amazon MGM Studios, to lead James Bond into the future. &#8221,

    For her part, Broccoli looks backward in her statement, reflecting on Eon&#8217, s successes rather than her issues with Amazon. My life has been dedicated to upholding and expanding the extraordinary legacy that our father, producer Cubby Broccoli, passed down to us. She stated that she has had the honor of working closely with four of the extraordinarily talented actors who have played the roles of 007 and thousands of other wonderful artists in the industry.

    What does James Bond’s future hold? It&#8217, s hard to say. However, Bond has previously experienced a number of altercations and still managed to come out as normal. If Bond can survive Auric Goldfinger, Xenia Onatopp, and Blofeld, then he can also survive Jeff Bezos.

    Well, maybe. Bezos has taken to social media to ask users to choose the next Bond just hours after announcing creative control of the franchise.

    Henry Cavill appears to be the favorite, much to the surprise of probably no one, with recently leaked footage of him reading for Bond during the casting of Casino Royale. His popularity is most likely brought on by his popularity. Some users also advocate for Daniel Craig to be back in the role while Idris Elba, who is rumored to be the first non-white actor to do so, is also in the running. And, of course, many others point out that Bezos has more in common with a Bond villain than he does M. or anyone likely to hand out 00-status, and thus should n&#8217, t be in charge of such things.

    It&#8217, s hard to disagree with that last opinion. It&#8217 ;s shocking to see Amazon almost immediately throw it all away and let the people decide after the demanding control that the Broccolis and Eon have had over the franchise. That&#8217, s underscored by their choice of Cavill, a guy who Casino Royale director Martin Campbell wanted for the role, but was overruled by the Broccolis, who picked Craig. Craig’s take on the character is exactly the kind of thing that only comes from someone with creative vision, not someone trying to get subscribers to a delivery service or earn easy social media points.

    The first postFrom Den of Geek: The James Bond Franchise Just Confirmed a Significant Change for 007 Movies appeared second.

  • Reacher Season 3 Just Teased One of Reacher’s Biggest Fights

    Reacher Season 3 Just Teased One of Reacher’s Biggest Fights

    Season 3 event 3 of Reacher has spoilers in this article, as well as Lee Child’s book Persuader, which is also trailers. Reacher has returned for a second time, taking the lone wolf warrior on yet another exciting adventure ripped straight from Lee Child’s books. This time, the Prime Video series is adapting Persuader, a novel ]… ]

    The first article Reacher Time 3 Only Tormented One of Reacher’s Biggest Battles was published on Den of Geek.

    The coldest heart runs through my veins at the beginning of Casino Royale, the movie that rebooted the James Bond company with a new technique and a new experience as 007. &#8221, sings Chris Cornell at the start of the video. However, as many times as the man playing James Bond changed, fans may count on one continuous title: Broccoli.

    But that &#8217, s about to change. Amazon Studios has announced a &#8220, combined venture&#8221, with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, the present mind of Eon Productions, to &#8220, home the James Bond intellectual property rights. &#8221, Although the statement makes clear that Broccoli and Wilson &#8220, may be co-owners of the company, &#8221, it also indicates that &#8220, Amazon MGM Studios did get creative power of the James Bond franchise following closing of the transaction. &#8221,

    cnx. command. push ( function ( ) {cnx ( {playerId:” 106e33c0-3911-473c-b599-b1426db57530″, }). render ( “0270c398a82f44f49c23c16122516796” ), }),

    That&#8217, s a geological change in the world of James Bond. Since 1961, Eon Productions has been the ultimate creative sheep of live-action alterations of Ian Fleming &#8217, s books and personalities. Founded by Albert R. &#8220, Cubby&#8221, Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, Eon has remained family-owned, yet after Saltzman sold his stock in 1975 and Cubby died in 1996, after which his child Barbara Broccoli and his son Michael G. Wilson assumed command.

    The persons who were most culpable for James Bond’s successes and failures are Eon and the Broccoli family. Outside of the unusual creation that occurs outside of Eon&#8217, s aegis &#8212, the 1967 skit version of Casino Royale, Never Say Never Again from 1983 &#8212, the home has been in charge of choosing the stars, directors, and innovative way of the project. The Broccolis were the ones who chose Scot Sean Connery and blond-haired Daniel Craig to play the dark-haired English agent, but it was also the Broccolis who snuck Moonraker into theaters and refused to allow Steven Spielberg to direct a Bond movie.

    Obviously, the family &#8217, s record is imperfect. But it &#8217, s the type of record that can only occur when unique voices are at work, a rare thing in our current state of boardroom-driven IP-mining. The Broccolis have largely avoided farming out the James Bond for cheap cash ins thus far. If we ignore the bizarre cartoon series James Bond Jr. and the failed attempts to create a show starring Halle Berry, the character’s American agent from Die Another Day, then. Still, compared to a media landscape that includes Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman&#8217, s Butler, such restraint is absolutely monk-like.

    Will that change once Amazon becomes in charge? A company known for delivering cheap iPhone chargers to your door may not be anyone’s best chance for creative integrity. However, the corporate giant has produced some pretty fantastic work, including the TV series The Boys and last year &#8217, s groundbreaking film Nickel Boys ( produced by Orion Pictures, a subsidiary of MGM, which Amazon now owns ). Amazon might want to carry on the work that Eon has done, if only to preserve the brand.

    The Wall Street Journal reported on tensions between Eon and Amazon just two months ago. &#8220, These people are f__ __g idiots, &#8221, Barbara Broccoli was quoted as saying of Amazon executives, dismissing their suggestions by repeating a line she heard from her father: &#8220, Don’t have temporary people make permanent decisions. &#8221, The Wall Street Journal article described Eon as having primary control in the negotiations, which they wielded to prevent spinoffs and short-term ideas that the Broccolis found contrary to James Bond&#8217, s best interests.

    Apparently, that &#8217, s changed. &#8220, With my 007 career spanning nearly 60 incredible years, I am stepping back from producing the James Bond films to focus on art and charitable projects, &#8221, Wilson says in his statement with Amazon. &#8220, Therefore, Barbara and I agree, it is time for our trusted partner, Amazon MGM Studios, to lead James Bond into the future. &#8221,

    For her part, Broccoli looks backward in her statement, reflecting on Eon&#8217, s successes rather than her issues with Amazon. &#8220, My life has been dedicated to upholding and expanding the extraordinary legacy that our father, producer Cubby Broccoli, left behind for Michael and I. I have had the honor of working closely with four of the countless talented actors who have portrayed 007 and other talented artists in the field, she stated.

    What will James Bond’s future hold? It&#8217, s hard to say. However, Bond has previously experienced a number of altercations and still managed to come out as normal. If Bond can survive Auric Goldfinger, Xenia Onatopp, and Blofeld, then he can also survive Jeff Bezos.

    Well, maybe. Bezos has taken to social media to ask users to choose the next Bond just hours after announcing creative control of the franchise.

    Henry Cavill appears to be the favorite, much to the surprise of probably no one, with recently leaked footage of him reading for Bond during the casting of Casino Royale. His popularity is most likely brought on by his popularity. Some users advocate for Daniel Craig to be back in the role while Idris Elba, who is rumored to be the first non-white actor to do so, is also in the running. And, of course, many others point out that Bezos has more in common with a Bond villain than he does M. or anyone likely to hand out 00-status, and thus should n&#8217, t be in charge of such things.

    It&#8217, s hard to disagree with that last opinion. It&#8217 ;s shocking to see Amazon almost immediately throw it all away and let the people decide after the demanding control that the Broccolis and Eon have had over the franchise. That&#8217, s underscored by their choice of Cavill, a guy who Casino Royale director Martin Campbell wanted for the role, but was overruled by the Broccolis, who picked Craig. Craig’s take on the character, which is both unique and instantly recognizable, and doesn’t require much creative thinking or social media followers in order to become subscribers to a delivery service.

    The first postFrom Den of Geek: The James Bond Franchise Just Confirmed a Significant Change for 007 Movies appeared second.