Who would you like to see make a Bond film?

007

Hi everyone,

New poster here...

I know this is theoretical of course but there's been a bit of talk about Quentin Tarantino WANTING to direct a Bond film and after seeing him get back on it with Inglorious, I'd personally love to see this happen and I like to think it could happen if the EON people wanted it too – but only if it was starting again with another brand new Bond, perhaps Henry Cavill depending on when it was (I personally think Bond should be about 40) and only after Craig has completed his contract of course.

Like the Lord of the Rings trilogy they could even shoot three back-to-back films and release them in nine/twelve month intervals.

If it worked it'd be amazing and if it didn't, the tried and trusted formula could be returned too.

Anyway who would you like to see make a Bond film?

JADE66

Welcome 007 to Absolutely James Bond.
In answer to your query, I would like to see Martin Campbell return to the director's chair some time in the near future.
He did a fabulous job helming Casino Royale and I would happily welcome him back. If we are going to have a new director then I would choose Ridley Scott. He can handle action, drama and humor with style. As for Bond himself I hope that Daniel Craig will stick around for a while. After Craig perhaps Ion Gryffud (forgive me if that spelling is incorrect). He is a fine actor who can handle action and drama very well and I particularly enjoyed his performances in King Arthur and Amazing Grace.
As long as the film makers can keep the spirit of Ian Fleming's work alive I would be very happy to see back to back films.
Anyway, welcome once again to AJB. Enjoy.

thesecretagent

007 wrote:

Hi everyone,

New poster here...

I know this is theoretical of course but there's been a bit of talk about Quentin Tarantino WANTING to direct a Bond film and after seeing him get back on it with Inglorious, I'd personally love to see this happen and I like to think it could happen if the EON people wanted it too – but only if it was starting again with another brand new Bond, perhaps Henry Cavill depending on when it was (I personally think Bond should be about 40) and only after Craig has completed his contract of course.

Like the Lord of the Rings trilogy they could even shoot three back-to-back films and release them in nine/twelve month intervals.

If it worked it'd be amazing and if it didn't, the tried and trusted formula could be returned too.

Anyway who would you like to see make a Bond film?

Have no idea who I want to do a Bond film, just that I want another one soon! Welcome aboard by the way, love your screen name figured that one would have been taken. Doh! )

Hardyboy

Actually, 007, you're far from the first to suggest Tarantino or doing back-to-back films. In the past I've opposed both ideas, and, well, I still do. Here's why:

Tarantino: Actually, I wouldn't mind if he polished up a Bond script, if for no other reason than he could create something we haven't had in ages: a villain with a grand, memorable speech. As a director, though, I've always had problems with him. I finally saw Inglorious Basterds this weekend--it was at the top of my Netflix queue for so long it was growing mold--and it embodied what I like and dislike about QT. There's no doubt he's talented, has a good eye, and can keep you reasonably entertained for over two hours; but to me he's a movie geek who makes movies for other movie geeks. In just about every frame of film, you can detect Tarantino there saying, "This shot was modeled after the shot in X . . . This character's name is a tribute to a character in Y . . . This is a musical reference to Z . . . " All this creates some fun, but it also gets in the way of storytelling and character and eventually becomes self-indulgent if not onanistic (look that one up, kids). I would imagine his kind of Bond film would be crammed with references to previous films (and didn't we get that in Die Another Day?) as well as "guest stars" who'd been in earlier Bond movies, and would likely be a tribute to some long-dead auteur most people haven't heard of. I can't imagine Tarantino sublimating his interests to the dictates of EON.

Back-to-back films: One of the elements I think makes Bond movies interesting is that they're always contemporary and self-contained. The producers like to cull ideas from things in the news, and traditionally each one has been on a particular "theme" (you know, "the one about gold," "the one with voodoo," "the one in space," etc.). So, if the producers decide to make two or three films in one go, you'd lose the immediacy of the story and all three would pretty much be on the same theme. Also, while Lord of the Rings worked, the two Matrix and Pirates of the Caribbean sequels--all shot back-to-back--were bloated, unsatisfying messes. Please, keep Bond away from this kind of moviemaking.

Whew--I don't think I've written so much on AJB in ages!

Jarvio

I know this isn't related to the topic, but do you mean to tell me that from all the years of ajb running, the username "007" was never actually taken until yesterday?! Amazing )

dr. evan-gelist

Tarantino would make a cool bond film but he would want a brosnan type of bond.

Mr Martini

I'd like to see Christopher Nolan sit in the director chair. He's one of my favorite directors right now and I believe he can make a very interesting Bond movie.

Jarvio wrote:

I know this isn't related to the topic, but do you mean to tell me that from all the years of ajb running, the username "007" was never actually taken until yesterday?! Amazing )

I'm guessing when SiCo moved the website to the new server, he cleared all the "dead accounts" When or if SiCo did that, it probably opened the name 007.

Alex

Directed with flourish by Loeffelholz, musical beat by Barbel, with a screenplay written by scholars Hardyboy and Willie Garvin.

Monique as the Bond heroine and Napoleon Plural as the villain.

Grassroots Bond! )

Mr Martini

Alex wrote:

Directed with flourish by Loeffelholz, musical beat by Barbel, with a screenplay written by scholars Hardyboy and Willie Garvin.

Monique as the Bond heroine and Napoleon Plural as the villain.

Grassroots Bond! )

Why don't you put yourself in your Bond adventure Alex? What part will you be playing?

Alex

Mr Martini wrote:

Alex wrote:

Directed with flourish by Loeffelholz, musical beat by Barbel, with a screenplay written by scholars Hardyboy and Willie Garvin.

Monique as the Bond heroine and Napoleon Plural as the villain.

Grassroots Bond! )

Why don't you put yourself in your Bond adventure Alex? What part will you be playing?

In between supplying coffee and donuts, I'll be the roadie for Skunnered

Sir Miles

Alex wrote:

In between supplying coffee and donuts, I'll be the roadie for Skunnered

Sorry Alex - that job is already taken -{

007

David Fincher would be interesting but as unlikely as Tarantino, perhaps even more after what happened with Alien 3...

PPK 7.65mm

I would like to see either Christopher Nolan or Mike Newell direct a film in the near future. Nolan is a Bond fan, and knows how to tell story on film. Newell I thought did a fantastic job on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and I would love to see him have a good at Bond.

Number24

PPK 7.65mm wrote:

I would like to see either Christopher Nolan or Mike Newell direct a film in the near future. Nolan is a Bond fan, and knows how to tell story on film. Newell I thought did a fantastic job on Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and I would love to see him have a good at Bond.

Agreed! Nolan and Newell are on my top 5 wish list. Sam Mendes is on that list too, so I have high hopes if he gets to make the next Bond.

hegottheboot

Me. It's a long held dream.
Ridley Scott could make a killer Bond, and Mike Hodges would make a really dark one.
Otherwise, I'm not quite sure. Not sure how a Mendes directed Bond would turn out. It all depends on how much the producers let the director influence the project. It seems that the director's input has dramatically decreased as the series wore on and thus decreased the spark needed.
Let's just keep Tarantino as far away as possible. What is needed is a guiding hand that knows the character inside and out and one that can achieve the perfect balance between fantasy and adventure without ever losing sight of reality.

Mr. Arlington Beech

haha

nobody has thought to have 007 as a screename before this guy

Napoleon Plural

Alex wrote:

Directed with flourish by Loeffelholz, musical beat by Barbel, with a screenplay written by scholars Hardyboy and Willie Garvin.

Monique as the Bond heroine and Napoleon Plural as the villain.

Grassroots Bond! )

If I'm the villain, can you throw in this:

http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/09062010/36/t/luxury-yacht-comes-free-custom-supercar-0.html

Mr Martini

Napoleon Plural wrote:

Alex wrote:

Directed with flourish by Loeffelholz, musical beat by Barbel, with a screenplay written by scholars Hardyboy and Willie Garvin.

Monique as the Bond heroine and Napoleon Plural as the villain.

Grassroots Bond! )

If I'm the villain, can you throw in this:

http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/09062010/36/t/luxury-yacht-comes-free-custom-supercar-0.html

Now that's awesome.

Loeffelholz

Alex wrote:

Directed with flourish by Loeffelholz, musical beat by Barbel, with a screenplay written by scholars Hardyboy and Willie Garvin.

Monique as the Bond heroine and Napoleon Plural as the villain.

Grassroots Bond! )

I've only just now seen this ;% Now this is a creative team of which I'm proud to be a part B-) Now all we need is the funding... -{

Napoleon Plural

I need a pussy to stroke... come aboard my yacht, Monique... {:)

Loeffelholz

Napoleon Plural wrote:

I need a pussy to stroke... come aboard my yacht, Monique... {:)

...Ever subtle

Alex

Napoleon Plural wrote:

If I'm the villain, can you throw in this:

http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/09062010/36/t/luxury-yacht-comes-free-custom-supercar-0.html

The combo? ... Where would you prefer to meet the avenging 007 'uppance?! (in character, of course) -{

Bella_doc

Hardyboy wrote:

Actually, 007, you're far from the first to suggest Tarantino or doing back-to-back films. In the past I've opposed both ideas, and, well, I still do. Here's why:

Tarantino: Actually, I wouldn't mind if he polished up a Bond script, if for no other reason than he could create something we haven't had in ages: a villain with a grand, memorable speech. As a director, though, I've always had problems with him. I finally saw Inglorious Basterds this weekend--it was at the top of my Netflix queue for so long it was growing mold--and it embodied what I like and dislike about QT. There's no doubt he's talented, has a good eye, and can keep you reasonably entertained for over two hours; but to me he's a movie geek who makes movies for other movie geeks. In just about every frame of film, you can detect Tarantino there saying, "This shot was modeled after the shot in X . . . This character's name is a tribute to a character in Y . . . This is a musical reference to Z . . . " All this creates some fun, but it also gets in the way of storytelling and character and eventually becomes self-indulgent if not onanistic (look that one up, kids). I would imagine his kind of Bond film would be crammed with references to previous films (and didn't we get that in Die Another Day?) as well as "guest stars" who'd been in earlier Bond movies, and would likely be a tribute to some long-dead auteur most people haven't heard of. I can't imagine Tarantino sublimating his interests to the dictates of EON.

Back-to-back films: One of the elements I think makes Bond movies interesting is that they're always contemporary and self-contained. The producers like to cull ideas from things in the news, and traditionally each one has been on a particular "theme" (you know, "the one about gold," "the one with voodoo," "the one in space," etc.). So, if the producers decide to make two or three films in one go, you'd lose the immediacy of the story and all three would pretty much be on the same theme. Also, while Lord of the Rings worked, the two Matrix and Pirates of the Caribbean sequels--all shot back-to-back--were bloated, unsatisfying messes. Please, keep Bond away from this kind of moviemaking.

Couldn't have put it better myself. The last thing Bond needs is the spazzy self-indulgent hipster-adolescent treatment. I find Tarantino too emblematic of the type of film-making that I'm beginning to grow weary of -- the kind in which a reference to 'X' or 'Y' becomes a substitute for real plot or character, and in which senseless stylized violence is the pasty gooey glue that holds everything together. Bond is at its best a character study with a tight plot and thrilling, suspenseful action scenes that never overshadow the rest of the product -- the furthest thing from a Tarantino movie in other words.

And as for Ridley Scott, I get the sense that his recent movies are nothing to write home about action-wise, judging by the Robin Hood reviews I've seen. Just more of the same mindless quick-cutting lazy CGI type fare that we get with every new weekend release. 8-)

I actually thought Nolan fell a bit into the same trap with The Dark Knight and Batman Begins, to the point where the dim lighting made it hard to distinguish between characters during a fight scene -- even TDK, while good, came pretty close to falling prey to the bloated sequel syndrome -- although obviously his work was more polished and high-end. Still, I suppose he could do a good enough job with Bond, as could Mendes provided he gets a 2nd unit director experienced in shooting action scenes.

DaltonFan1

PPK 7.65mm wrote:

I would like to see either Christopher Nolan or Mike Newell direct a film in the near future. Nolan is a Bond fan, and knows how to tell story on film.

I think Nolan would make great bond films, and it might mean getting the excellent Christian Bale in the lead role.
Another director I think would make an excellent Bond is the mighty Clint Eastwood.

007

DaltonFan1 wrote:

PPK 7.65mm wrote:

I would like to see either Christopher Nolan or Mike Newell direct a film in the near future. Nolan is a Bond fan, and knows how to tell story on film.

I think Nolan would make great bond films, and it might mean getting the excellent Christian Bale in the lead role.
Another director I think would make an excellent Bond is the mighty Clint Eastwood.

Clint Eastwood - excellent suggestion...

Infernorhythm

Well naturally I want Martin Campbell to return at some point, but I would love to see Mike Newell make a Bond film. Between Donnie Brasco and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, he's definitely cemented himself as a filmmaker of serious, dark films with great witty humor and action.

mediapig

I'd like to second Ridley Scott... I think what would be a very cool action / Spy flick. Neal Marshal, who has previously done mostly horror flicks like The Descent and Doomsday might be interesting as well. I actually liked the directing in "The World is Not Enough" quite a bit as well, and wouldn't mind seeing Michael Apted give it another go.

Number24

Sam Mendes, Kate Bigelow, Mike Newell, Peter Weir, Christoffer Nolan, Alfonso Cuaron, Fernando Meirilles, Danny Boyle.

All of them could make exelent Bond-films :007)

007

Tony Scott could be interesting.

007

Chris Nolan interview at mi6.co.uk...
Depending on how long the MGM mess goes on for - perhaps he would do 23?
http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=8696&t=mi6&s=news

ics

I remember that Steven Spielberg had a big dream of doing a Bond movie… I have mixed thoughts about it, but I would like to se how it turned out and then naturally with John Williams doing the music..