I can very much believe this story. Mendes and Craig seem to have had a fractious relationship to say the least. From what Dc said before Spectre started filming to the film we got made dc look ridiculous, mendes gave us what Dc said he would never do as Bond. The promotion of Spectre also showed Dc was not too happy about the end result neither it seems was Waltz..... Who struggled to give his role any real chops.
I can very much believe this story. Mendes and Craig seem to have had a fractious relationship to say the least. From what Dc said before Spectre started filming to the film we got made dc look ridiculous, mendes gave us what Dc said he would never do as Bond. The promotion of Spectre also showed Dc was not too happy about the end result neither it seems was Waltz..... Who struggled to give his role any real chops.
I'm pretty sure I read that they butted heads a few times on Skyfall but it was in a constructive manner that ultimately benefited the film. It seems Spectre it was similar but perhaps more destructive then constructive hence the end result?
An angle I hadn't heard before - of course it could be utter rubbish...and it's an easy tale to tell, because it won't ever be proven or disproven (unlike most Bond rumours).
More tabloid nonsense 8-)
Of course. But as I said - at least it's new garbage Roll on September (or whenever) -{
You did...and my reply wasn't a pop at yourself...
I was always told there was more chance of Mendes returning for a third than DC returning...go figure )
I can very much believe this story. Mendes and Craig seem to have had a fractious relationship to say the least. From what Dc said before Spectre started filming to the film we got made dc look ridiculous, mendes gave us what Dc said he would never do as Bond. The promotion of Spectre also showed Dc was not too happy about the end result neither it seems was Waltz..... Who struggled to give his role any real chops.
I'm pretty sure I read that they butted heads a few times on Skyfall but it was in a constructive manner that ultimately benefited the film. It seems Spectre it was similar but perhaps more destructive then constructive hence the end result?
Doesn't help that mendes used to date your missus if you're falling out! I'd bet that mendes and dc never work together again. Also didn't mendes give dc hell during Road to perdition?
Except Craig is THE reason Mendes did any Bond films at all. He talked him into Skyfall.
It was while Daniel Craig was performing on Broadway in 2009 – A Steady Rain with Hugh Jackman – that he bumped into Sam Mendes at a party. He admits to being slightly drunk ('happy, for want of a better word'), and while they were reminiscing he suddenly found himself suggesting to Mendes that he should direct the new Bond film, Skyfall. 'This is moviemaking like no other,' Craig remembers saying to his somewhat startled friend. 'I think you would enjoy it as much as I have.'
But when Skyfall director Sam Mendes initially declined an offer to direct the sequel, Craig faced the limits of his ambition. The performer admits he didn’t want to continue without Mendes on the project. “They were very keen, as studios would be, to ride the wave. ‘Let’s do another one. And another one! Before everybody forgets!’” Craig says. “[Mendes] had a lot of other commitments. He needed that space to go, ‘F— this! I don’t want to think about Bond!’… I just was like, ‘Ew.’ At first, it was like, ‘Oh f—.’ I thought, ‘I’m gonna do it with him. I’m not going to do it with anybody else. I want to do it with him.’”
That said, they could well have had a falling out after SPectre, but Spectre was the result of poor writing more than poor directing. (The loss of Stuart Baird as editor was another killing blow, in my opinion.) And Mendes confirmed a year ago he wasn't going to do Bond 25, and filled his card up with other projects.
Sir Ridley Scott is One of the 10 Greatest Directors of All Time.
He's not the type of who direct a Bond film or would be hired for one. And at his age he wouldn't be able to keep up with what's involved with making a Bond film.
Ridleys work gets worse and worse. Hes living off past reputation
Totally agreed, Alien:Covenant was pretty mediocre and pedestrian. Black Hawk Down was his last great film.
-1. The Martian was excellent thinking-person's SF. Those who discount Ridley Scott do so at their own peril. (But I'd really like to forget that Moses movie. . .)
I thought The Martian was very good, thought his take on Robin Hood was very good and American Gangster was excellent. But yes, he's had some bad ones too.
The Director's Cut to Kingdom of Heaven is excellent and its the movie that Ridley Scott wanted to make but the studios forced him to cut out like an hour (of its best moments). I reckon its his best film up there with Alien.
Interesting choice but I don't see him for Bond. He's too strange and out there. Drive was ok, marketed wrong, but a decent film.
Neon Demon was just too much for me and I had to stop it.
“The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. "
-Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
Ridleys work gets worse and worse. Hes living off past reputation
Totally agreed, Alien:Covenant was pretty mediocre and pedestrian. Black Hawk Down was his last great film.
-1. The Martian was excellent thinking-person's SF. Those who discount Ridley Scott do so at their own peril. (But I'd really like to forget that Moses movie. . .)
I heard nothing about good things about The Martian (yet to be seen on my Amazon Prime) and American Gangster is very solid but semi-forgotten as well - Prometheus had problems (stemming from it perhaps being screenplay for another sci-fi story but having "Alien" slapped on it to boost sales) and Robin Hood was kinda dull, but both were still very solid from a technical and visual standpoint.
'Alright guard, begin the unnecessarily slow moving dipping mechanism...'
Nicolas Winding Refn is just much too dark for Bond IMO. That's not to say he doesn't have the skill set to make a good Bond film but it just doesn't seem to be a good fit. Scott potentially could do a nice job with Bond IMO. He's a great craftsman and certainly at home with a high budget big film but there are young, talented directors out there who would come at a much lower price and might bring something a bit special to the job.
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I think at the state of Craig returning, there's a certain template of what to expect from his tenure, thus drawing the picture and the limited options in regard of the tone in the next film. I personally loved Spectre, but the audience overall appears to be not satisfied with it, so they very well might (much to my dismay) revert to the dark type of storytelling, especially when Craig said he wants to wrap up his tenure on a high note as the 25th entry is, accordingly, going to be his last.
To sum it up, they will hire a director who specializes in that sort of narrative. Personally, I'd like Martin Campbell back because he knows what he's doing (did anybody see the trailer for the Jackie Chan/Pierce Brosnan action thriller The Foreigner, which itself is directed by Campbell?). However, rumour has it Campbell only does films where he introduces the actor (as in a new Bond's first film), not sure why, but he's set like that. So, that might rule him out.
Other directors mentioned has '71's Yann Demange, Paul McGuigan of Sherlock (I'd want him, too, actually), Denis Villeneuve, although he's attached to Dune, and... well, those are pretty much them for now. We could safely say however that the fantasy a faction of the Bond fandom has about Christopher Nolan at the helm is that it's simply a fantasy that won't come by. Nolan will want full control, and Eon won't give it to him, so it's a no go, methinks.
We could safely say however that the fantasy a faction of the Bond fandom has about Christopher Nolan at the helm is that it's simply a fantasy that won't come by. Nolan will want full control, and Eon won't give it to him, so it's a no go, methinks.
I dont know why people keep repeating this line that Eon wouldn't allow Nolan full control. Every movie he has put out is pure gold, you do not have to like the script or story. However the visual experience is fantastic and makes you feel part of the film.
I mean, the first 15 min of The Dark Knight was some of the best film ever. If you had a pulse it was beating hard.
We could safely say however that the fantasy a faction of the Bond fandom has about Christopher Nolan at the helm is that it's simply a fantasy that won't come by. Nolan will want full control, and Eon won't give it to him, so it's a no go, methinks.
I dont know why people keep repeating this line that Eon wouldn't allow Nolan full control. Every movie he has put out is pure gold, you do not have to like the script or story. However the visual experience is fantastic and makes you feel part of the film.
I mean, the first 15 min of The Dark Knight was some of the best film ever. If you had a pulse it was beating hard.
Nolan would make the best PTS of all time IMO. -{
Best,
Stefan
If EON wouldn't give an oscar-winning director like Sam Mendes much control, why do you think they'd be willing to give a lot more control to Nolan? The only way I can see it happening is if EON gives up Bond altogether.
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You did...and my reply wasn't a pop at yourself...
I was always told there was more chance of Mendes returning for a third than DC returning...go figure
Doesn't help that mendes used to date your missus if you're falling out! I'd bet that mendes and dc never work together again. Also didn't mendes give dc hell during Road to perdition?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/jamesbond/9628428/Skyfall-Daniel-Craig-takes-James-Bond-to-another-level.html
And then, for Spectre:
http://ew.com/article/2015/10/21/daniel-craig-didnt-want-portray-james-bond-again-without-sam-mendes-im-not/
These things are pretty easy to look up!
That said, they could well have had a falling out after SPectre, but Spectre was the result of poor writing more than poor directing. (The loss of Stuart Baird as editor was another killing blow, in my opinion.) And Mendes confirmed a year ago he wasn't going to do Bond 25, and filled his card up with other projects.
http://deadline.com/2016/05/james-bond-sam-mendes-not-directing-1201764232/
1.- Sir Ridley Scott.
2.- Michael Bay.
3.- Zack Snyder.
4.- Luc Besson.
5.- John Woo.
6.- John McTiernan.
Crikey, no thanks for me!!
To each their own.
Sir Ridley Scott is One of the 10 Greatest Directors of All Time.
He's not the type of who direct a Bond film or would be hired for one. And at his age he wouldn't be able to keep up with what's involved with making a Bond film.
Michael Bay is simply a frightening idea. The horror!
+1
-1. The Martian was excellent thinking-person's SF. Those who discount Ridley Scott do so at their own peril. (But I'd really like to forget that Moses movie. . .)
+1
Despite his success, Ridley Scott is very Underrated.
Neon Demon was just too much for me and I had to stop it.
-Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
-Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
I heard nothing about good things about The Martian (yet to be seen on my Amazon Prime) and American Gangster is very solid but semi-forgotten as well - Prometheus had problems (stemming from it perhaps being screenplay for another sci-fi story but having "Alien" slapped on it to boost sales) and Robin Hood was kinda dull, but both were still very solid from a technical and visual standpoint.
To sum it up, they will hire a director who specializes in that sort of narrative. Personally, I'd like Martin Campbell back because he knows what he's doing (did anybody see the trailer for the Jackie Chan/Pierce Brosnan action thriller The Foreigner, which itself is directed by Campbell?). However, rumour has it Campbell only does films where he introduces the actor (as in a new Bond's first film), not sure why, but he's set like that. So, that might rule him out.
Other directors mentioned has '71's Yann Demange, Paul McGuigan of Sherlock (I'd want him, too, actually), Denis Villeneuve, although he's attached to Dune, and... well, those are pretty much them for now. We could safely say however that the fantasy a faction of the Bond fandom has about Christopher Nolan at the helm is that it's simply a fantasy that won't come by. Nolan will want full control, and Eon won't give it to him, so it's a no go, methinks.
I dont know why people keep repeating this line that Eon wouldn't allow Nolan full control. Every movie he has put out is pure gold, you do not have to like the script or story. However the visual experience is fantastic and makes you feel part of the film.
I mean, the first 15 min of The Dark Knight was some of the best film ever. If you had a pulse it was beating hard.
Nolan would make the best PTS of all time IMO. -{
Best,
Stefan
If EON wouldn't give an oscar-winning director like Sam Mendes much control, why do you think they'd be willing to give a lot more control to Nolan? The only way I can see it happening is if EON gives up Bond altogether.