No Android for Bond in "Spectre" because "James Bond only uses the best"

[DaffyDuck]

(smirk)

 

http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/11/01/daniel-craig-resisted-android-phone-placement-in-spectre-because-james-bond-only-uses-the-best

 

Daniel Craig resisted Android phone placement in "Spectre" because "James Bond only uses the best"

 

Internal Sony communications indicated that "Spectre" star Daniel Craig and the movie's director Sam Mendes were both opposed to multimillion dollar product placements for Sony or Samsung Android phones because it could tarnish the suave image of James Bond.

 

 

 

 

The discussion was revealed last winter when the movie studio's emails were hacked, as noted today by Bond movie aficionado John Gruber of Daring Fireball after Financial Times writer Henry Mance discussed the role product placement plays in movies.

 

An earlier report by Matt Weinberger of Business Insider UK noted that Sony had initially offered Craig $5 million to carry around its Xperia Z4 phone in the movie.

 

Discussions involved an $18 million marketing commitment from Sony, escalating to a $50 million marketing and promotional package from Samsung as well as a $5 million product placement for Bond to be seen using an Android phone with Samsung's brand on it.

 

Leaked emails involving Bond franchise producer Barbara Broccoli noted that money wasn't the only consideration involved in the decision of whether to take money from Android phone makers in exchange for promotion. James Bond only uses the 'best,' and in their minds, the Sony phone is not the 'best'

 

"BEYOND the $$ factor, there is, as you may know, a CREATIVE factor whereby Sam and Daniel don't like the Sony phone for the film (the thinking, subjectively/objectively is that James Bond only uses the 'best,' and in their minds, the Sony phone is not the 'best')," wrote Andrew Gumpert, President of Worldwide Business Affairs and Operations for Columbia Pictures.

 

Product placement in movies and TV has become a big business, and Bond films have long been a vehicle for associating some of the world's most luxurious brands with the super-spy character, from Aston Martin cars to Rolex watches. It's harder to picture James Bond using an Android phone, given both their cheap image and notoriety for suffering a litany security vulnerabilities such as Stagefright.

 

Apple has long offered free access to its products to a variety of movie and TV studios, resulting in decades of pictures and shows where virtually every model of Apple computer has made a big screen appearance of some sort.

 

While Nokia, Samsung and other commodity hardware licensees of Android or Windows have in recent years become notorious for the conspicuously prominent paid placement of their products, the return on investment from such deals does not appear to be very high.

 

Despite regular appearances in movies, Nokia and Sony have essentially vanished from the consumer market in the minds of most consumers, and Samsung's phone profits have imploded over the last two years despite billions spent on high profile marketing as Apple's iPhone expands its command as the most popular phone available.

[Eastboy]

I enjoyed James Bond when I was a kid, especially the gadgets. But now it just looks like the biggest slice of cheese ever. The whole franchise is just there for product placement.

[nixonsbest]

Here we go again!

 

 

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[Eastboy]

Here we go again!

 

 

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"You're Despicable"- Daffy Duck

[nixonsbest]

"You're Despicable"- Daffy Duck

I am a decade over The Duck!

 

10 years of listening to the same story!  

 

Same duck, same bullshit!

[davethailand]

So James Bond uses a cryphone!

 

Does it really matter?

[Eastboy]

I am a decade over The Duck!

 

10 years of listening to the same story!  

 

Same duck, same bullshit!

 

Yea Daffy does like Apple.

We all have our quirks, I go crazy for blowjobs  

[Little Evil]

This seems like a fabricated argument for some underlying issue that they don't want to disclose. The Daniel Craig's Bond used a Sony Ericsson K800i in one of the prior movies when it could be argued that Nokia was making better devices at the time, like the N95/Symbian OS. They also managed to fake the entire operating system and GPS system on the K800i throughout that movie too, so "only the best" must mean "only the best post-production trickery". 

[DaffyDuck]

Guess what studio owns and makes the Bond movies?

[hairball]

More importantly.

What car is he driving?

[tlcwaterfall]

More importantly than talking about the lack of an Android phone which are far better than apple anyway.

 

Are there any decent women in the movie and secondly is it a good movie?

[Jarrod2518]

The Bond Movies are fundamentally "escapism" entertainment. While the product placement initiatives have become a real nuisance I suspect that they real marketing impact of them are oversold. How many additional Aston Martins are sold solely as a result of a JB film?

[sadisfied]

Which phone does he use in Spectre then?

[muldoon]

I always base my consumption choices on fictional characters' recommendations!

[jim lahey]

More importantly in the film? does the boss of spectre wear a grey mao suit, carry a white persian cat and plan schemes from an underground volcano lair complete with an army in red jumpsuits driving mini mokes and a monorail.

 

Doubt it, probably just Daniel Craig looking serious for 2 and a half hours in a series of stunts that somehow makes a film. Prefer Connery and Moore films where bond was more fun and less politically correct. At least the films had their own identity back then rather than trying to copy the Bourne movies like they do now

 

Actually preferred the Kingsmen movie to any recent bond film, casino royale was the only decent Daniel Craig film

[Woofiee]

More importantly in the film? does the boss of spectre wear a grey mao suit, carry a white persian cat and plan schemes from an underground volcano lair complete with an army in red jumpsuits driving mini mokes and a monorail.

Then you'd probably like this one - there's a crator, and the cheese is starting to return.  It was a lot less dour than previous films and far more fun, but then again the whole of his series has been one big character arc back to the suave Bond of Connery's day. 

 

Actually preferred the Kingsmen movie to any recent bond film, casino royale was the only decent Daniel Craig film

 

While I liked The Kingsman, it's no Bond. It was far more cartoon than anything else. 

[hairball]

It has been,and will always be about the car.

The women,phones and even the nemeses come and go.But the cars stay forever.

[jim lahey]

Then you'd probably like this one - there's a crator, and the cheese is starting to return. It was a lot less dour than previous films and far more fun, but then again the whole of his series has been one big character arc back to the suave Bond of Connery's day.

 

 

While I liked The Kingsman, it's no Bond. It was far more cartoon than anything else.

Does not come out in australia till the 12 th November, great to see the return of the cheese, I actually think the best bond film had the worst bond, on her majesty's secret service was the best, shame about George Lazenby.

 

The worst bond film was the one where Denise Richards played a nuclear physicist.

 

My favorite connery film is you only live twice so u know I like the cheese

 

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[just hanging]

I want that car

 

 

Got my tickets for the movie already, think it will be jammed.  he is a great James Bond, makes it real     even down to the watch

[Woofiee]

Does not come out in australia till the 12 th November, great to see the return of the cheese, I actually think the best bond film had the worst bond, on her majesty's secret service was the best, shame about George Lazenby.

 

The worst bond film was the one where Denise Richards played a nuclear physicist.

 

My favorite connery film is you only live twice so u know I like the cheese

You Only Live Twice - my first Bond film as a kid. We're in agreement - it's fun; a hell of a lot more than Diamonds Are Forever. 

 

On Her Majesty's Secret Service has a great deal of respect afaik... Lazenby actually didn't want to return, being worried he'd be pidgeon-holed for Bond forever (...needn't have worried) but I really liked the arc, and the sudden tonal shift in the ending. I'd put it as #3 behind Goldfinger (#2) and From Russia With Love (#1) of the classic Bonds. 

 

Denise Richards = Christmas Jones, and I sat with my hands clenched to the theatre seat arms the whole movie, waiting for the inevitable bomb to drop...

[oldtrees]

So how come hes not wearing the apple watch as well?  Or would that just be tooo unbelievable.

[wengweng]

More importantly in the film? does the boss of spectre wear a grey mao suit, carry a white persian cat and plan schemes from an underground volcano lair complete with an army in red jumpsuits driving mini mokes and a monorail.

 

Doubt it, probably just Daniel Craig looking serious for 2 and a half hours in a series of stunts that somehow makes a film. Prefer Connery and Moore films where bond was more fun and less politically correct. At least the films had their own identity back then rather than trying to copy the Bourne movies like they do now

 

Actually preferred the Kingsmen movie to any recent bond film, casino royale was the only decent Daniel Craig film

I love the Bond films, and Daniel Craig was the best Bond in a long time, you could believe he was capable of killing men with his bare hands. The problem with the Bourne movies was  the shaky hand held camera work. All that shaking and quick editing just gave me a headache. Its all too common now in films, it hides the fact the actor is not  good at fight scenes

[just hanging]

saw it last night, very good although my date fell asleep

[happy888]

Which phone does he use in Spectre then?

Did a Google search and it won't be a Sony or Samsung. No reference to iPhone, except only the best...Ha Ha.

Maybe this...'Super high-end phones like the Vertu Signature Touch for $6,500'??? Too cheap me thinks!

He should start Marketing his Own Unique Phone.

[happy888]

More importantly than talking about the lack of an Android phone which are far better than apple anyway.

 

Are there any decent women in the movie and secondly is it a good movie?

For some reason women older than James Bond!!! Perhaps it will make him look younger....Ha Ha!!!