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I think there is no question that with the right direction Branagh would be a fantastic Bond villain, old school or new school.
If it was guaranteed that the second unit would shoot 20-35% of the film, I would even recommend Branagh as director.
He says very openly that nothing is certain in Hollywod and it could well be that his planned next film will be scrapped (like 90% of film projects in the planning stage if I understand correctly) and that in that case he would love to direct Bond 25.
Simon West wants to direct a James Bond movie.
The 'Expendables 2' filmmaker is a huge fan of the franchise and thinks anyone would be "crazy" to turn down the chance to work on the iconic spy series, which currently features Daniel Craig in the lead role.
Asked if he'd like to work on a Bond film, he told BANG Showbiz: "Who wouldn't? I grew up on Bond films. They are brilliant. I can't imagine anyone turning down a Bond film. Just for the soundtrack/music alone it's brilliant. You'd be crazy to turn down a Bond film."
The 56-year-old filmmaker's most recent movie was 'Stratton', which is based on a series of books by former SBS officer Duncan Falconer, and sees Dominic Cooper in the title role trying to stop a terrorist cell from committing an atrocity in London, and he confirmed he'd also like to extend the franchise further.
However, he thinks it may be better suited to a television series rather than a number of movies as it would allow him to go into more detail.
He said: "I would like to do more of them. There are so many stories and so many characters, it's almost too big for a film series but maybe TV
"I'm thinking about which way to go, whether to make another sequel or to use the film as an introductory for a TV series.
"The great thing about TV now is made on the same scale as movies but you can run much longer and get into the characters for longer so I'm a big fan of that now as the standard is so great, why wouldn't you want to spend two or three years with all those characters rather than a few months."
Exactly, all a question of time. Maybe this Bond talk will give Universal/Legendary some pressure to try work out the timeline on Dune which will then be the final deciding factor for DV. The film currently has nothing except for Villeneuve and writer Eric Roth.
I'm honestly surprised that someone who has on his curriculum movies like Expendables 2 and Stratton even dares to throw his hat in the ring. Quite terrible movies!
Certainly. He would have been a good match for Brosnan (better than Apted) but his glory days are long over. But it was just a rethorical question and he said "of course i would", nothing to see here really , he is nowhere near a Bond gig.
Nothing new at the moment.
Well if Barbara is looking for her hook to keep Daniel for another (and she is), DV just gave it to her...
That is correct. In the podcast interview Villeneuve did in November, he said he had just received a script from Roth. There was a tweet from the Herbert family that specified the first draft had been turned in.
I can't see that happening, given the reception that Stratton got. Shame really, as I thought Copper did an excellent job, but the budget, or lack thereof, let the film down.
If she didn’t say that, Hollywood would burn her on the stake
Agreed she has to say that or they'd be after her, better to be diplomatic.
I'm not sure about her views on Bond being black in the future but I imagine if she could she would be strongly against Bond becoming female.
As Christoph Waltz said in a recent interview, no definitely not, find your own franchise why do you have to use Bond.
Exactly. They know what to tell to the press, same for Daniel.
I don't think anyone at EoN is really considering a Black or Female Bond. They've been hearing these type of questions literally since Connery. There is nothing new about this
"Just for the soundtrack/music alone it's brilliant." Makes me wonder when was the last time Simon West saw a Bond film.
That last bit made me think he has no idea what he's talking about, especially if that's his one takeaway from the last few installments.
What is imminent?? I am starved for something concrete
She also quickly reiterates that at the moment they're happy with Daniel. A good way to maneuver the subject. Either way he's going to be Bond for the next two years, so articles like this are merely click bait rubbish.