‘Highly places sources’ are telling The Mirror Bond 23 (AKA Spyfail) is facing major budgets cuts, so much so they’re canceling all location shoots except for Turkey. Remember all the talk of exotic locals like India, South Africa, China, Bail? Well not so much, if the Mirror is to be believed Turkey is it. It appears Ms Broccoli and Mr Wilson visiting Istanbul to shake hands with the mayor still carries some weight.
We had asked questions about the Bond 23 budget long before now. Many insiders believed the Bond budgets would have to be greatly reduced to make it profitable for troubled MGM. Quantum of Solace cost Sony $400 million to make and market (in comparison Die Another Day & Casino Royale had total costs of $242 million & $270 million respectively), considering the studios actual share of the gross Quantum did not make money at the Box Office.
Which is why everyone believed Bond 23 would have a more reasonable budget as opposed to the bloated Quantum, however Michal G Wilson (@ the Bond 23 presser) denied any there were budget cuts. Leaving people to assume Bond 23 Budget was $230 million, todays news begs a new question; was MGW:Â lying, simply mistaken, or has Bond 23 already spent the lofty sum of $230 million?
Thanks to ‘Thunderpussy’ & ‘Omega’
DCinB Forum Bond Budget Cuts
A source said: “To say some of the cast and crew are a bit gutted is an understatement.
“Originally six different countries were selected to film certain scenes but after several technical and financial problems, it was decided to scale back and just use Turkey as the sole foreign location.
“As well as Pinewood’s incredible facilities, the UK has an array of amazing, untapped resources, and some stunning beaches particularly along the south coast and parts of Wales.
“While Bognor is hardly the most exotic of locations, it is important for the franchise that they support British industry
Hollywood Reporter
January 13th, 2011
The last two Bond films each have grossed about $600 million worldwide, but given the cost and profit participations to the Broccoli family and others, the movies do not throw off profit on the order of a Transformers or Iron Man.
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Sony was open-handed, spending $200 million on the latest film and nearly as much to market it worldwide.