Robert Wade, who co-wrote the last seven James Bond movies, alongside Neil Purvis, is in Sussex where he will be giving a talk about his career. His crowning achievements must be “Casino Royale” and “Skyfall,” the others were hit and miss.
Regardless, Wade is now saying that he’s on the outside looking in when it comes to the future of the franchise, and is even hinting that he’s not returning for the next one, whenever it gets made.
I'm very happy with what we have done, and I will be very interested to see what happens next but I'm proud of having been involved.
We know there have been several rough drafts written for the next one, but Barbara Broccoli and Amazon/MGM’s Jen Salke seem to be at an impasse over the creative direction of the next instalment. It’s going to be a while before anything gets greenlit, and I wouldn’t be surprised if another studio jumps in to take over with Broccoli.