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But I agree on some level.
you might want to check out Red Sparrow when that comes out in March.
Between that (which I hope will turn into a franchise as the 2nd book is fantastic), Rhythm Section (as we all know also an EON production) and Atomic Blonde, yes the industry is putting original (be it truly original or ones originally women in their respective mediums - in this case novels/comics) female spy characters on screen.
But the reason why the call for a female Bond is still there is the same for female versions of Ghostbusters, Ocean's Trilogy and others - they're all huge global brands.
And saying 'oh but why don't you make a male Wonder Woman then' also doesn't work because it's a false equivalency, that's completely forgetting the power balance between genders...
At the end of the day however these female driven spy flicks will have to appeal to men too in order to resonate. So somewhat ironically I believe that the films will have to abide to some extent by the same rules and genre stereotypes which drive Bond. The very rules which upset some people.
Bond (as opposed to Batman and other characters) is usually a target of this PC brigade because the 'film' character has for 40 odd years embodied the manifestation of the colonial white male ego and male power over women. These are elements which aren't too fashionable at present. I said 40 years deliberately, because primarily during the Dalton and now Craig eras there has been a concerted attempt to dial it back, emphasizing character peelback and more recently cars, locations and jumping on the 'superhero' bandwagon. Despite such attempts to move the film character with the times, the 'legend' of the character is still most associated with his storied 'bad boy' filmic past (and the classic characterizations by the unforgettable actors who portrayed him so well) imho, and so he will continue to be a target.
I see Eon wil possible go for somebody like Daniel Espinosa (Child 44, Safe House), Brian Percivalor, Vicente Amorim too. Steven Knight as possible 3th writer or mabey even i see happend there hire Steven Knight as directer.
I think it is possible to make another Goldeneye with Daniel Espinosa. Safe House is also closer to CR and QOS. I think that both CR and Spectre already should have got R - rated (16+). There should find a balance for Skyfall and TDK haters and doubt about violence of CR like my self and the lovers.
That's P. Diddy. I'm sure he'd be game to take over from DC.
There’s a difference between a woman spy and a female James Bond. I have no interest in watching Atomic Blonde or any other female led spy film. I turned off ghostbusters during the first ten minutes. It was god awful!
Lately I have been watching a lot of old school films or movies I hadn’t seen before. It’s been awhile since a decent movie has been made without all the bs CGI. It’s kinda the same for action and horror.. 80s-90s horror is better than any horror I have seen today.
I’d rather re watch some Connery Bond films vs any recent action film released.
It’s kinda sad.
I mean....not necessarily. Just look how wide release films strongly targeted towards females and marginalised communities have broken out (think Girls Trip, think 50 Shades)
However is the public ready to provide the big $$ for a female driven spy film or even a minority female driven spy film? We shall find out soon enough, as Proud Mary and Red Sparrow drop in 2018.
Lol maybe as a Bond girl. In like 5 years.
Totally agree on all of this.
But only if he's in a weelchair, otherwise i'm out.
How about a peg leg machine gun? :))
...or is it Waah Waah Seven?
CGI is amazing. People unnecessarily hate on it, but I don't see how it's so bad. CGI, when done right, is amazing.
There are great films coming out today. Rose tinted glasses.
Also, Atomic Blonde was good. Ghostbusters was bad.
Bad CGI is my problem - I tend to complain about CGI without clarifying I mean the bad/obvious CGI, but hell, most movies these days inject some CGI that they didn't spend enough time fine tuning. When it rears its ugly head in the action scenes, I become so detached to anything unfolding.
Of course nobody has an issue with CGI that isn't noticeable, like artificially enlarging crowd sizes, backgrounds, landscapes, cityscapes, etc.
Just take Bond these days: the MI6 explosion in SF was incredibly well done. It's only obviously fake in the fact that they weren't going to blow the real building up. The effects themselves were well done.
I think the possibility exist because we didn't see a dead body.
Yes, being yanked out of a train by a rope tied around your neck and throat would kill most people, but Hinx is a Bond villain so all bets are off concerning his death being a certainty