Next news will be the director. If they really want to have Bond 25 ready in 2019 a director has been hired these days. Because I don't believe Craig agrees to do a Bond film without knowing who will direct it.
Unless he wants a say in who it will be. But, that said, I do suspect you're right.
Next news will be the director. If they really want to have Bond 25 ready in 2019 a director has been hired these days. Because I don't believe Craig agrees to do a Bond film without knowing who will direct it.
Unless he wants a say in who it will be. But, that said, I do suspect you're right.
I think so too. He wouldn't agree to a movie without knowing who the director is.
Think some of the mistakes in Mendes take are due to the fact that the director is larger than the movie itself.
Bond's directors should be at service of the story and character, not vice-versa.
Martin Campbell should be the perfect choice: apart from knowing exactly which strings need to be touched (CR being to me the best flick of the whole series...) there's also a sense of symmetry on letting him close the Craig era.
Denis Villenueve for sure. The way he builds tension in Sicario had me glued to the screen. He worked with Roger Deakins who I think masterfully filmed the movie.
So I feel like it would make sense to have Villenueve as director and bring back Roger Deakins from Skyfall as well.
I thought Craig said he wouldn't do another Bond film unless Mendes directed it. Maybe I'm imagining it. I say go with someone new to keep it fresh. Tarrantino is a good idea as he would definitely give many nods to the originals while adding his spin on it, very creative director.
I wouldn't call Campbell a "steady hand". He made two very good Bond movies, but outside of Bond he has made everything from entertaining successes ("The Mask of Zorro") to absolute stinkers ("The Green Lantern"). That's not steady, that's staggering all over the place.
I wouldn't call Campbell a "steady hand". He made two very good Bond movies, but outside of Bond he has made everything from entertaining successes ("The Mask of Zorro") to absolute stinkers ("The Green Lantern"). That's not steady, that's staggering all over the place.
Well, after Goldeneye and CR it could be said that at least on Bond franchise he knows the right recipe...
Perhaps. But unlike directors like Nolan, Mendes and Villeneuve who's never made a bad movie in their lives, he has made several. I would feel hopeful if he got the job again, but I would also feel nervous. Yes, his two Bond movies are probably his best. But was that luck or does he know the recipie? Will his next movie be a CR or a Green Lantern? We don't know.
Mendes has show he can do a lot more than Batman. The Prestige, Inception, Momento and Dunkirk are not Batman clones and Nolan is not a one-trick horse.
my fear if Nolan directs is it will be more like his Batman films than his own projects
really his past work on a big corporate action franchise is the more relevant comparison
on the flipside, I did not realise Green Lantern was by the same guy who did Casino Royale that was pretty mediocre
proof there that a director can do a better job on a Bond movie than a corporate franchise superhero movie
Being critical of the current era doesn't mean I am one of those fanatics.
On the other hand running against windmills of obsession concerning Craig and this era is rather tedious. Even on AJB )
So goodbye and enjoy the bliss of waiting 820 days for Bond 25 -{
And we all remember how critics hated it. Total disaster )
Same goes for TWINE, DAD....
critically acclaimed at the time and huge successes with the audience...
I don't know how those films were received critically elsewhere, but in the States they were not particularly well thought of and generally dismissed as more of the same (personally I don't usually put much stock in what the critics say when it comes to Bond films anyway). I enjoyed both at the time of their release but neither is high on my list.
They were both very successful at the box office however.
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Unless he wants a say in who it will be. But, that said, I do suspect you're right.
I think so too. He wouldn't agree to a movie without knowing who the director is.
Bond's directors should be at service of the story and character, not vice-versa.
Martin Campbell should be the perfect choice: apart from knowing exactly which strings need to be touched (CR being to me the best flick of the whole series...) there's also a sense of symmetry on letting him close the Craig era.
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Denis is slated to direct "Dune" after he delivers "Blade Runner 2049." I'm thrilled with that news as I will now get the chance to work with him. -{
Matt Damon said something similar re the next Bourne film and Paul Greengrass and, having got his wish churned out the worst one of the series.
Martin Campbell would be a steady hand but Nolan (if he toed the company line) ideal.
I love Nolan's work but again, the risk is that the director's weight could smash the movie.
Well, after Goldeneye and CR it could be said that at least on Bond franchise he knows the right recipe...
Me too.
I completely agree.
1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2015, there's a sad history of choosing the wrong one.
2012?
It can't get much worse than in 2012. Don't mistake cinematography with directing. Deakins is a genius.
And we all remember how critics hated it. Total disaster
really his past work on a big corporate action franchise is the more relevant comparison
on the flipside, I did not realise Green Lantern was by the same guy who did Casino Royale
that was pretty mediocre
proof there that a director can do a better job on a Bond movie than a corporate franchise superhero movie
Same goes for TWINE, DAD....
critically acclaimed at the time and huge successes with the audience...
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On the other hand running against windmills of obsession concerning Craig and this era is rather tedious. Even on AJB
So goodbye and enjoy the bliss of waiting 820 days for Bond 25 -{
I don't know how those films were received critically elsewhere, but in the States they were not particularly well thought of and generally dismissed as more of the same (personally I don't usually put much stock in what the critics say when it comes to Bond films anyway). I enjoyed both at the time of their release but neither is high on my list.
They were both very successful at the box office however.
DAD wasn't ever 'popular' with a Bond fan audience...in places it's almost unwatchable