Mendes wants Skyfall to be "lighter" than Casino Royale
welshboy78
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With all the doom and gloom merchants with regards to Skyfall looking dark and grim due to DC, Mendes directing and the leaked info we have, I came across this recent interview with Naomi Harris. The interesting bit is this:
"What I loved about 'Casino Royale' was that for the first time in a Bond film that I was actually moved. That was completely because of Daniel and his performance. I think that's what really got people. Although I think Sam [Mendes] does want this one to be a bit lighter,"
Of course interviews and tidbits of info do not really mean anything however it does give us a bit of hope that Mendes is going to lighten things up a little and it def seems (as Daniel was quoted) so far that Mendes and Craig have sat down and put a lot of thought into what classic Bond elements will be incorporated into Skyfall.
Anyhow thought it deserved a mention as with the constant doom and gloom over a few twitter pics (not helped prob by the 8 coffins and scruffy DC appearance) we could all be suprised a little
"What I loved about 'Casino Royale' was that for the first time in a Bond film that I was actually moved. That was completely because of Daniel and his performance. I think that's what really got people. Although I think Sam [Mendes] does want this one to be a bit lighter,"
Of course interviews and tidbits of info do not really mean anything however it does give us a bit of hope that Mendes is going to lighten things up a little and it def seems (as Daniel was quoted) so far that Mendes and Craig have sat down and put a lot of thought into what classic Bond elements will be incorporated into Skyfall.
Anyhow thought it deserved a mention as with the constant doom and gloom over a few twitter pics (not helped prob by the 8 coffins and scruffy DC appearance) we could all be suprised a little
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As it was Craig and Forster who also got together to give us QOS, Which I know many Love and see as the new
Bench mark for the next series of Bonds. While others ( myself included ) see it as a substandard action Movie,
and also a Film Craig himself has criticised along with Forster.
I expect Skyfall to be a Modern mix of Mendes take on "the third Man " with a car chase and a fight scene
thrown in.
Still it's nice of Eon to let D Craig, practice his writting On such an Insubstantial, small Independant Film.
I'm hoping for more of a "thriller" with some great action scenes rather than a mindless pedestrian action film. I think those who see QOS as the new "benchmark" for the next series of Bonds would be in the minority. Despite what is said or not said publicly by EON, I don't believe they want another QOS. As far as the film being "lighter" maybe Harris' charactor has been written to be somewhat of a foil for Craig's rather serious Bond. In QOS there weren't exactly many chuckles between Bond and Camille Montes....just two people out for revenge.
Gritty realism and/or humour seem to be dirty words these days. It's all about degree and balance. In CR they got it just about right, in QoS it was all wrong.
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The good news for us is that Daniel Craig has recently acknowledged it was not what it was supposed to be and below par, he clearly is not happy with it. I can see SkyFall certainly being a hell of a lot better already!
Hmm reading the quote again she mention DC in Casino Royale being emotional etc and then mentions Mendes wanting this "lighter". Hence I'm 100% sure she means less of the revenge driven emotions etc
Maybe we will see DC doing cartwheels down Carnaby Street
I'm with you, JSW. As a fan of Craig's darker, (arguably) more Flemingesque approach to the character, I'm perfectly fine with a bit more light in SF...and the mere mention of John Glen by Mendes, re: the Bond legacy, ought to give some hope to detractors of the current era, rather than just another opportunity to throw pies. But we all follow our own bliss {:)
Delightful to contemplate a new Bond film in principal photography, with a release later this year.
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
'Babs and Daniel sitting in a Tree'...
One hopes....
True but many Bond films start off with a moment of horror e.g. sunken Navy ship, crew machine gunned etc
Indeed. Even many of the Moore films started that way.
As for Craig setting a bench mark with his acting for the series, everyone I know has the option that it was CR that did that and not QOS.
Nah....I'm VERY happy with the tone of the last two Bond films....I don't want 'light' Bond films at the moment...we have a great actor in DC....so lets play to his strengths....
Was there humour in QoS? - That's not fair of me there was, (M's Christmas present blunder, most of the stuff with Fields) but it was throwaway, poe faced, and smothered with the grim and confused nature of the story. I don't want to see a return to the cringeworthy sight gags of the Moore era, but more of Bond's mischievous nature and M's lighter side would be great.
Plus Q is back, so there will hopefully be some lighter moments, without letting up on the action, and the dark nature of what Bond does.
Hopefully it's like the earlier actors other '3rd' movies, they set the standard for those around it.
Connery's third ~ Goldfinger
Rog's third ~ The Spy Who Loved Me
I can't say for the others,