Ian Fleming & Oliver Stone

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• Hardyboy Posts: 5,901Chief of Staff

  May 2009

  Moving this out of the Site Help forum and into the General Bond Chat forum, where it makes more sense.

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• Loeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,998Quartermasters

  May 2009 edited May 2009

  I've heard that Leonardo Di Caprio's production company has the rights to this project...but I hadn't heard about Stone being attached to it If he is, far better for him to tackle Fleming, with his characteristic factual sleight-of-hand, than to fictionalize yet another stereotypically evil, scheming, stupid, etc., president |) 8-)
  
  ...As long as it's understood, out of the starting gate, that such a project would (in all likelihood) be a third filmic fudging of Fleming's life Doesn't mean it won't be well-made, or even terrifically entertaining...it just won't be accurate, if such things matter
  
  My favourite Stone-fictionalized biopic is The Doors B-) Great performance from Val Kilmer, and the music rocked...

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• Hardyboy Posts: 5,901Chief of Staff

  May 2009

  Loeffelholz wrote:

  If he is, far better for him to tackle Fleming, with his characteristic factual sleight-of-hand, than to fictionalize yet another stereotypically evil, scheming, stupid, etc., president |) 8-)

  
  Instead, what we'll get is the story of how Ian Fleming, who was secretly planning to end the Vietnam War, was actually murdered by Saltzman and Broccoli, both to secure film rights to Bond and to churn out increasingly outlandish Bond adventures to keep people's minds off the horrors in southeast Asia!

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• Dan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent

  May 2009

  Gazoo100 wrote:

  What you all think of Oliver Stone making a movie about Ian Fleming's life? I have heard this may be in the works.

  I love Stone. PLatoon, Wall Street and Born on the Fourth of July are all brilliant IMO, while JFK is one of my all-time favourite films. However he arguably hasn't made a good film in years, and therefore I've become less excited about him in recent years. However assuming he returns to form, then I think this is great news.

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• Thunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent

  May 2009

  I think Oliver Stone is a great director and would love to see him take on the project.

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• 7289 Beau DesertPosts: 1,691MI6 Agent

  May 2009

  I am a devoted fan of Ian Fleming, but if Mr. Stone is attached to the project - I'd skip it. Likewise, I am still trying to come to grips with DiCaprio in the lead.
  
  Sounds like a good opportunity to bank the admission fees and stay home.

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• Dan Same Victoria, AustraliaPosts: 6,054MI6 Agent

  May 2009

  7289 wrote:

  Likewise, I am still trying to come to grips with DiCaprio in the lead.

  I'm still coming to grips with DiCaprio replacing De Niro as Scorsese's on-screen alter ego. I like DiCaprio, but Scorsese (probably my all-time favourite actor) has clearly replaced De Niro (probably my all-time favourite actor) with Dicapro as his preferred lead, and I can't say I'm overjoyed about that.

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• Gazoo100 Posts: 4MI6 Agent

  May 2009

  Oliver stone is making Wall Street II right now with Michael Douglas.