The director of the new film “Bond 25” insists that he is not holding up production to play Red Dead Redemption 2 on PlayStation 4. However, he gives people a warning.
What are the allegations? Last week, a tabloid and other sources accused the director of the new Bond film of preferring to play on PS4 rather than shooting the film.
The new Bond film starring Daniel Craig has no title yet; it is simply referred to as “Bond 25.”
So wrote the publication TheSun: “Mutiny on the James Bond film set because the director neglects filming to play PlayStation. Then he demands the team to work overtime.”
The article states that director Cary Fukunaga arrived several hours late to an appointment because he was in an intense gaming session.
This is what the director says: On Instagram, Fukunaga made a post aimed at refuting these allegations. In it, he shows that Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2 is important to him, but that he does not neglect work for it.
So writes Cary Fukunaga on Instagram:
There is not a minute in this job that is not planned. And even on a shooting day, in the hours before the call, between shots and setups, and after we are done, there is always a lineup of dedicated and hardworking department heads eager to prepare our next sequences. No one sleeps in this type of job.
So yes, it is tough, but it is still the best job in the world and I would never disregard the hardworking cast and crew. We are all in this together.
As for my relationship with the PS4: If my RDR2 progress provides insight, it has stagnated at 63% for months. And if someone spoils the ending for me before I finish Bond 25, I will be upset!
Distraction from video games happens often in professional circles
It is not uncommon to hear well-known names associated with video games. Football player Mesut Özil is a solid Fortnite player and even streamed it.
As Eurogamer reports, in the 90s, Liverpool’s goalkeeper David James explained his poor form with video games. “I played Tekken 2 and Tomb Raider for hours.”
In English professional football, there are particularly hard cases of players who neglect their work because of video games:
