No Time To Die: Production Diary

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  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited March 2018 Posts: 23,883
    TripAces wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    talos7 wrote: »
    Is it safe to exhale, no more Newman?

    I think you might be right mate. And P&W!!

    Today is a great day to be a Bond fan if those three have emptied their desks at EON HQ!
    I have to agree with you. This is the first time since the release of the disappointing SP that I've been even slightly enthused. It's as though a great weight has been lifted. If nothing else, at least the same tired concepts that have played out over what will soon be 20 years are over and done with, and that's something to be grateful for.

    My next two hopes are that they get this done by the original November 2019 date and we get Daniel Pemberton on compositional duties.

    I don't know where to begin on that statement. I guess I saw different Bond films over the past 12 years than you did. And I'm not sure that Hodge or Boyle will break away too much from the Bond formula.
    Keep in mind that it's possible to like some of the films and still realize that they are desperately in need of new talent in the screenwriting department.

    Both CR and SF are top ten for me, but in the latter film it's definitely more on account of the overall aesthetics, character interplay and performances than anything much in the script.

    It's perhaps inevitable that P&W will have to be the fall guys (even unfairly) to accommodate a certain fan demand for freshness and a new take. If anything, I think Hodge will succeed purely because he isn't the dynamic duo. There are certain themes and an approach that began with TWINE & continued with DAD which populate the Craig era. I'm pretty sure that will be broken for the next one.

    In terms of 'Bond formula', I think you and I might have a different opinion on what that is. I don't think that has been done well since GE, and I'm not really expecting it for B25 either based on current information.
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,351
    I'm pretty optimistic. I've only seen 28 Day Later so that's as far as my experience with Boyle's films goes and I did enjoy that one. I'm glad it's not Mendes again or Nolan so that makes me pretty happy. Bring on Bond 25. :-bd
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
    Posts: 9,117
    Murdock wrote: »
    I'm pretty optimistic. I've only seen 28 Day Later so that's as far as my experience with Boyle's films goes and I did enjoy that one. I'm glad it's not Mendes again or Nolan so that makes me pretty happy. Bring on Bond 25. :-bd

    And you must be ecstatic that Newman is done with?
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,351
    Murdock wrote: »
    I'm pretty optimistic. I've only seen 28 Day Later so that's as far as my experience with Boyle's films goes and I did enjoy that one. I'm glad it's not Mendes again or Nolan so that makes me pretty happy. Bring on Bond 25. :-bd

    And you must be ecstatic that Newman is done with?

    You have no idea. =))
  • echoecho 007 in New York
    edited March 2018 Posts: 6,305
    vzok wrote: »
    Birdleson wrote: »
    SHALLOW GRAVE, 28 DAYS LATER, TRAINSPOTTING, HAPPY & GLORIOUS...

    All have me excited about this decision (if true).

    Those are all great films. Not a zombie movie fan, but loved 28 Days.

    Agree. I enjoyed all of those as well. Boyle is more of a thriller genre guy than the directors we've gotten lately. His films are more like Campbell than Mendes or Forster were.
    And let's not forget Jonny Lee Miller, who's grandfather was M himself, Bernard Lee!

    I'd go banco on that.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    We may have write Villeneuve off for B26 too, if timing intrudes once more.

    https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/03/09/denis-villeneuve-wants-2-dune-movies/
  • WalecsWalecs On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    edited March 2018 Posts: 3,157
    Boyle has a habit of starting the film with something from the middle of the narrative, then recapitulating. (Haven t seen many of his films, so don t know if that is very consistent). Wonder if he will keep that up.

    Interesting, as Fleming had the habit as well. I think it shows up in Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, The Spy Who Loved Me, On Her Majesty's Secret Service and You Only Live Twice (and possibly other books). Not sure how that would work in a Bond film, but if executed well it could be cool.
  • echoecho 007 in New York
    Posts: 6,305
    In SP the risks he takes are excessively foolhardy bordering on the suicidal.

    Hmm...perhaps Dr. Swann's medical questionnaire has unleashed Bond's latent suicidal tendencies? Only Mendes knows for sure. If only he had 2.5 hours to tell us.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Walecs wrote: »
    Boyle has a habit of starting the film with something from the middle of the narrative, then recapitulating. (Haven t seen many of his films, so don t know if that is very consistent). Wonder if he will keep that up.

    Interesting, as Fleming had the habit as well. I think it shows up in Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, The Spy Who Loved Me, On Her Majesty's Secret Service and You Only Live Twice (and possibly other books). Not sure how that would work in a Bond film, but if executed well it could be cool.

    Good point. Maybe he has it from Fleming, then?
  • edited March 2018 Posts: 2,107
    And let's not forget Jonny Lee Miller, who's grandfather was M himself, Bernard Lee!




    I did not know they were related

  • Posts: 825
    If Danny Boyle is to be Bond 25 have it confirmed now. I rumours in next James Bond will be delayed in 2020 which I hit the roof.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    edited March 2018 Posts: 7,021
    Murdock wrote: »
    I'm pretty optimistic. I've only seen 28 Day Later so that's as far as my experience with Boyle's films goes and I did enjoy that one. I'm glad it's not Mendes again or Nolan so that makes me pretty happy. Bring on Bond 25. :-bd
    Yeah. I've only seen Trainspotting and while it's very good, I don't know how its quality, or that of Boyle's other films, will translate to Bond 25, so any excitement I have regarding the recent news has more to do with the fact we have a new director and writer, rather than any expectations based on the quality of Boyle's previous work.

    Murdock wrote: »
    Murdock wrote: »
    I'm pretty optimistic. I've only seen 28 Day Later so that's as far as my experience with Boyle's films goes and I did enjoy that one. I'm glad it's not Mendes again or Nolan so that makes me pretty happy. Bring on Bond 25. :-bd

    And you must be ecstatic that Newman is done with?

    You have no idea. =))
    Reports indicate spontaneous live demonstrations are taking place all over the world right now. People everywhere are excited that Thomas Newman is most likely not returning to compose the score for the next James Bond film.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    Posts: 8,217
    I just listened to David Arnold’s scores for CR and QoS; both are outstanding. Arnold should be brought back for Craig’s curtain call, with an Arctic Monkies collaboration as the title song!
  • SeanCraigSeanCraig Germany
    Posts: 732
    talos7 wrote: »
    I just listened to David Arnold’s scores for CR and QoS; both are outstanding. Arnold should be brought back for Craig’s curtain call, with an Arctic Monkies collaboration as the title song!
    Totally agree - that would bring back one element I am missing since QoS (the latter being my favourite Arnold Soundtrack)
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,978
    FoxRox wrote: »
    Tuck91 wrote: »
    P&W probably developed a concept or outline & babs used that as a base starter for hodge & Boyle. If Boyle is helming expect a smaller budget & fewer a list stars. Waltz & Madeline are likely out. Craig is getting a standalone send off.

    I hope it is also smaller budget. Small for Bond has never failed IMO.

    I like the sound of a small budget, hopefully espionage driven, Bond film. While they are reigning in the budget, reign in the drama as well. A spy thriller fit to sit alongside FRWL and TLD is long overdue for a series centered around a spy.

    Not espionage driven, emotion driven I think with Boyle. He's not focused on plot, but character.

    There has been more than enough of that already.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    edited March 2018 Posts: 8,401
    FoxRox wrote: »
    Tuck91 wrote: »
    P&W probably developed a concept or outline & babs used that as a base starter for hodge & Boyle. If Boyle is helming expect a smaller budget & fewer a list stars. Waltz & Madeline are likely out. Craig is getting a standalone send off.

    I hope it is also smaller budget. Small for Bond has never failed IMO.

    I like the sound of a small budget, hopefully espionage driven, Bond film. While they are reigning in the budget, reign in the drama as well. A spy thriller fit to sit alongside FRWL and TLD is long overdue for a series centered around a spy.

    Not espionage driven, emotion driven I think with Boyle. He's not focused on plot, but character.

    There has been more than enough of that already.

    I agree, but that's what Craig wants. I'm more than ready for a change, trust me, but looks like we're going to have to wait.

    My only hope is that if EON are considering selling the franchise, they hurry up and do it after B25 is realised. I don't think we can handle back2back four year waits. That would be brutal. Bond 26 in 2022, please. 3:-O

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    bondjames wrote: »
    We may have write Villeneuve off for B26 too, if timing intrudes once more.

    https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/03/09/denis-villeneuve-wants-2-dune-movies/

    Hopefully Nolan will do B26 and B27 & B28
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
    Posts: 9,117
    Bernie99 wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    We may have write Villeneuve off for B26 too, if timing intrudes once more.

    https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/03/09/denis-villeneuve-wants-2-dune-movies/

    Hopefully Nolan will do B26 and B27 & B28

    If on Monday they announced B25 with Boyle and then a Nolan trilogy in 2022, 2024 and 2026 I'd be more than happy.

    If they went on to say that they had taken out an injunction banning P&W and Newman from coming within half a mile of EON HQ I'd probably shoot my wad.
  • SkyfallCraigSkyfallCraig Rome, Italy
    edited March 2018 Posts: 630
  • Posts: 6,601
    FoxRox wrote: »
    Tuck91 wrote: »
    P&W probably developed a concept or outline & babs used that as a base starter for hodge & Boyle. If Boyle is helming expect a smaller budget & fewer a list stars. Waltz & Madeline are likely out. Craig is getting a standalone send off.

    I hope it is also smaller budget. Small for Bond has never failed IMO.

    I like the sound of a small budget, hopefully espionage driven, Bond film. While they are reigning in the budget, reign in the drama as well. A spy thriller fit to sit alongside FRWL and TLD is long overdue for a series centered around a spy.

    Not espionage driven, emotion driven I think with Boyle. He's not focused on plot, but character.

    There has been more than enough of that already.

    I agree, but that's what Craig wants. I'm more than ready for a change, trust me, but looks like we're going to have to wait.

    My only hope is that if EON are considering selling the franchise, they hurry up and do it after B25 is realised. I don't think we can handle back2back four year waits. That would be brutal. Bond 26 in 2022, please. 3:-O

    I dont think,finding a new actor, a new direction will take less then what we have now. I an pretty sure, you people will have to wait at least another 4 years.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    edited March 2018 Posts: 8,401
    Germanlady wrote: »
    FoxRox wrote: »
    Tuck91 wrote: »
    P&W probably developed a concept or outline & babs used that as a base starter for hodge & Boyle. If Boyle is helming expect a smaller budget & fewer a list stars. Waltz & Madeline are likely out. Craig is getting a standalone send off.

    I hope it is also smaller budget. Small for Bond has never failed IMO.

    I like the sound of a small budget, hopefully espionage driven, Bond film. While they are reigning in the budget, reign in the drama as well. A spy thriller fit to sit alongside FRWL and TLD is long overdue for a series centered around a spy.

    Not espionage driven, emotion driven I think with Boyle. He's not focused on plot, but character.

    There has been more than enough of that already.

    I agree, but that's what Craig wants. I'm more than ready for a change, trust me, but looks like we're going to have to wait.

    My only hope is that if EON are considering selling the franchise, they hurry up and do it after B25 is realised. I don't think we can handle back2back four year waits. That would be brutal. Bond 26 in 2022, please. 3:-O

    I dont think,finding a new actor, a new direction will take less then what we have now. I an pretty sure, you people will have to wait at least another 4 years.

    That would be like lifting the lid off the ark of the covenant bad. Not up for that at all. From what we've heard, Christopher Nolan has a pretty clear picture in his head of what he would do with Bond. It has been a part of his live since he was a boy, after all. I'm hopeful that EON have gone into this one with their eyes open, and they have a plan ready to either sell up and move on, or recast quickly. The size of a Boyle production is insignificant compared to the mammoth production that SP was, so the "we're tired" excuse won't hold water this time. Not to mention they just came off a big break to get this movie made. So I'm hopeful, but then again it is EON so they probably haven't things a seconds thought. 3:-O
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
    Posts: 9,117
    Germanlady wrote: »
    FoxRox wrote: »
    Tuck91 wrote: »
    P&W probably developed a concept or outline & babs used that as a base starter for hodge & Boyle. If Boyle is helming expect a smaller budget & fewer a list stars. Waltz & Madeline are likely out. Craig is getting a standalone send off.

    I hope it is also smaller budget. Small for Bond has never failed IMO.

    I like the sound of a small budget, hopefully espionage driven, Bond film. While they are reigning in the budget, reign in the drama as well. A spy thriller fit to sit alongside FRWL and TLD is long overdue for a series centered around a spy.

    Not espionage driven, emotion driven I think with Boyle. He's not focused on plot, but character.

    There has been more than enough of that already.

    I agree, but that's what Craig wants. I'm more than ready for a change, trust me, but looks like we're going to have to wait.

    My only hope is that if EON are considering selling the franchise, they hurry up and do it after B25 is realised. I don't think we can handle back2back four year waits. That would be brutal. Bond 26 in 2022, please. 3:-O

    I dont think,finding a new actor, a new direction will take less then what we have now. I an pretty sure, you people will have to wait at least another 4 years.

    I agree.

    Once we're done with B25 (and thats assuming it still makes 2019) then they will all want the requisite year off after having worked sooo hard work for a few months and then Babs will want to make some feminist Oscar bait for another year so they won't even think about B26 until the end of 2021. For a Bond to come out in 2022 looks unlikely at the current snails pace.
  • RC7RC7
    Posts: 10,512
    I’ve said it before - I still don’t understand the now accepted view that ‘if’ Nolan does it, he’ll do a trilogy. If the guy has anything about him and is as savvy in his knowledge of the films as he claims then I don’t see why a trilogy is appealing. I would like to think that any Bond fan worth their salt understands that the films operate best in a standalone form - one that allows them to shift the tone, style, scale etc from film to film. It’s why the series is such a rich tapestry, with FRWL on one side and MR on the other.

    I’m still convinced Nolan just has a singular vision for how he would do ‘his’ Bond film. A trilogy would insinuate an interconnected narrative, which however bold the idea may be, doesn’t sit well with me.

    As a director surely you want to be known for making ‘that’ Bond film.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited March 2018 Posts: 23,883
    RC7 wrote: »
    I’ve said it before - I still don’t understand the now accepted view that ‘if’ Nolan does it, he’ll do a trilogy. If the guy has anything about him and is as savvy in his knowledge of the films as he claims then I don’t see why a trilogy is appealing. I would like to think that any Bond fan worth their salt understands that the films operate best in a standalone form - one that allows them to shift the tone, style, scale etc from film to film. It’s why the series is such a rich tapestry, with FRWL on one side and MR on the other.

    I’m still convinced Nolan just has a singular vision for how he would do ‘his’ Bond film. A trilogy would insinuate an interconnected narrative, which however bold the idea may be, doesn’t sit well with me.

    As a director surely you want to be known for making ‘that’ Bond film.
    I quite agree, and that is why the connected nonsense they have foisted on us over this decade plus is just so bloody frustrating.

    Nolan is a creative genius. He likely won't repeat his Bat approach or trilogy with Bond.

    In my view the biggest obstacle to Nolan on Bond, apart from Craig (for B25), is EON. He is a film maker who is larger than their character. One who may overshadow him. I'm not sure if they'd be up for that. Mendes and Boyle are chump change in comparison.
    --

    Regarding Boyle. To those who've seen his films, can you see his approach gelling well with Craig's acting style? I really would like to see something seamless in the next one, with both actor and director in synch. I didn't get that on the last production.
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
    edited March 2018 Posts: 9,117
    RC7 wrote: »
    I’ve said it before - I still don’t understand the now accepted view that ‘if’ Nolan does it, he’ll do a trilogy. If the guy has anything about him and is as savvy in his knowledge of the films as he claims then I don’t see why a trilogy is appealing. I would like to think that any Bond fan worth their salt understands that the films operate best in a standalone form - one that allows them to shift the tone, style, scale etc from film to film. It’s why the series is such a rich tapestry, with FRWL on one side and MR on the other.

    I’m still convinced Nolan just has a singular vision for how he would do ‘his’ Bond film. A trilogy would insinuate an interconnected narrative, which however bold the idea may be, doesn’t sit well with me.

    As a director surely you want to be known for making ‘that’ Bond film.

    That's fair enough.

    But do EON want to go back to standalone? You'd like to think they've had their fingers burned so badly with continuity they'd knock it on the head.

    But there again after managing to ditch it with the 'standalone' SF after the lukewarm QOS in the next film they simply couldn't resist diving straight back in.

    The reason I am keen on a Nolan trilogy is that a) he reportedly has this big idea all mapped out which sounds more than just a one film deal but who knows b) he would get a grip of things, be completely committed and plan it all out in advance.

    I'll admit that my wish for a Nolan trilogy is built largely on my disillusionment with EON at the moment, although to be fair to them Boyle and Hodge at least a step in the right direction.

    If they're happy to go back to standalones only then it's not so much of an issue.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    edited March 2018 Posts: 8,401
    bondjames wrote: »
    RC7 wrote: »
    I’ve said it before - I still don’t understand the now accepted view that ‘if’ Nolan does it, he’ll do a trilogy. If the guy has anything about him and is as savvy in his knowledge of the films as he claims then I don’t see why a trilogy is appealing. I would like to think that any Bond fan worth their salt understands that the films operate best in a standalone form - one that allows them to shift the tone, style, scale etc from film to film. It’s why the series is such a rich tapestry, with FRWL on one side and MR on the other.

    I’m still convinced Nolan just has a singular vision for how he would do ‘his’ Bond film. A trilogy would insinuate an interconnected narrative, which however bold the idea may be, doesn’t sit well with me.

    As a director surely you want to be known for making ‘that’ Bond film.
    I quite agree, and that is why the connected nonsense they have foisted on us over this decade plus is just so bloody frustrating.

    Nolan is a creative genius. He likely won't repeat his Bat approach or trilogy with Bond.

    In my view the biggest obstacle to Nolan on Bond, apart from Craig (for B25), is EON. He is a film maker who is larger than their character. One who may overshadow him. I'm not sure if they'd be up for that. Mendes and Boyle are chump change in comparison.
    --

    Regarding Boyle. To those who've seen his films, can you see his approach gelling well with Craig's acting style? I really would like to see something seamless in the next one, with both actor and director in synch. I didn't get that on the last production.

    But EON have met with Nolan on several occasions. If they weren't at least interested in the possibility, why even bother pursuing it? Unless Babs thinks she can nab him to direct one of her feminist films. Yeah, good luck there.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited March 2018 Posts: 23,883
    The reason I am keen on a Nolan trilogy is that a) he reportedly has this big idea all mapped out which sounds more than just a one film deal but who knows b) he would get a grip of things, be completely committed and plan it all out in advance.
    I think it's more likely his idea is for one film which resets everything. The Bat trilogy was never originally intended as such. It was done piecemeal. Moreover, I'm sure you'll admit that 'plan' and EON don't really seem compatible, at least based on the evidence we've seen to date.
    bondjames wrote: »
    RC7 wrote: »
    I’ve said it before - I still don’t understand the now accepted view that ‘if’ Nolan does it, he’ll do a trilogy. If the guy has anything about him and is as savvy in his knowledge of the films as he claims then I don’t see why a trilogy is appealing. I would like to think that any Bond fan worth their salt understands that the films operate best in a standalone form - one that allows them to shift the tone, style, scale etc from film to film. It’s why the series is such a rich tapestry, with FRWL on one side and MR on the other.

    I’m still convinced Nolan just has a singular vision for how he would do ‘his’ Bond film. A trilogy would insinuate an interconnected narrative, which however bold the idea may be, doesn’t sit well with me.

    As a director surely you want to be known for making ‘that’ Bond film.
    I quite agree, and that is why the connected nonsense they have foisted on us over this decade plus is just so bloody frustrating.

    Nolan is a creative genius. He likely won't repeat his Bat approach or trilogy with Bond.

    In my view the biggest obstacle to Nolan on Bond, apart from Craig (for B25), is EON. He is a film maker who is larger than their character. One who may overshadow him. I'm not sure if they'd be up for that. Mendes and Boyle are chump change in comparison.
    --

    Regarding Boyle. To those who've seen his films, can you see his approach gelling well with Craig's acting style? I really would like to see something seamless in the next one, with both actor and director in synch. I didn't get that on the last production.

    But EON have met with Nolan on several occasions. If they weren't at least interested in the possibility, why even bother pursuing it? Unless Babs thinks she can nab him to direct one of her feminist films. Yeah, good luck there.
    Has that been confirmed? The comments from him suggest the meeting took place many years ago. Any discussion of recent meetings only came from other sources.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    Posts: 8,401
    bondjames wrote: »
    The reason I am keen on a Nolan trilogy is that a) he reportedly has this big idea all mapped out which sounds more than just a one film deal but who knows b) he would get a grip of things, be completely committed and plan it all out in advance.
    I think it's more likely his idea is for one film which resets everything. The Bat trilogy was never originally intended as such. It was done piecemeal. Moreover, I'm sure you'll admit that 'plan' and EON don't really seem compatible, at least based on the evidence we've seen to date.
    bondjames wrote: »
    RC7 wrote: »
    I’ve said it before - I still don’t understand the now accepted view that ‘if’ Nolan does it, he’ll do a trilogy. If the guy has anything about him and is as savvy in his knowledge of the films as he claims then I don’t see why a trilogy is appealing. I would like to think that any Bond fan worth their salt understands that the films operate best in a standalone form - one that allows them to shift the tone, style, scale etc from film to film. It’s why the series is such a rich tapestry, with FRWL on one side and MR on the other.

    I’m still convinced Nolan just has a singular vision for how he would do ‘his’ Bond film. A trilogy would insinuate an interconnected narrative, which however bold the idea may be, doesn’t sit well with me.

    As a director surely you want to be known for making ‘that’ Bond film.
    I quite agree, and that is why the connected nonsense they have foisted on us over this decade plus is just so bloody frustrating.

    Nolan is a creative genius. He likely won't repeat his Bat approach or trilogy with Bond.

    In my view the biggest obstacle to Nolan on Bond, apart from Craig (for B25), is EON. He is a film maker who is larger than their character. One who may overshadow him. I'm not sure if they'd be up for that. Mendes and Boyle are chump change in comparison.
    --

    Regarding Boyle. To those who've seen his films, can you see his approach gelling well with Craig's acting style? I really would like to see something seamless in the next one, with both actor and director in synch. I didn't get that on the last production.

    But EON have met with Nolan on several occasions. If they weren't at least interested in the possibility, why even bother pursuing it? Unless Babs thinks she can nab him to direct one of her feminist films. Yeah, good luck there.
    Has that been confirmed? The comments from him suggest the meeting took place many years ago. Any discussion of recent meetings only came from other sources.

    I thought it came from the same source which predicted Boyle correctly, from Reddit.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    bondjames wrote: »
    The reason I am keen on a Nolan trilogy is that a) he reportedly has this big idea all mapped out which sounds more than just a one film deal but who knows b) he would get a grip of things, be completely committed and plan it all out in advance.
    I think it's more likely his idea is for one film which resets everything. The Bat trilogy was never originally intended as such. It was done piecemeal. Moreover, I'm sure you'll admit that 'plan' and EON don't really seem compatible, at least based on the evidence we've seen to date.
    bondjames wrote: »
    RC7 wrote: »
    I’ve said it before - I still don’t understand the now accepted view that ‘if’ Nolan does it, he’ll do a trilogy. If the guy has anything about him and is as savvy in his knowledge of the films as he claims then I don’t see why a trilogy is appealing. I would like to think that any Bond fan worth their salt understands that the films operate best in a standalone form - one that allows them to shift the tone, style, scale etc from film to film. It’s why the series is such a rich tapestry, with FRWL on one side and MR on the other.

    I’m still convinced Nolan just has a singular vision for how he would do ‘his’ Bond film. A trilogy would insinuate an interconnected narrative, which however bold the idea may be, doesn’t sit well with me.

    As a director surely you want to be known for making ‘that’ Bond film.
    I quite agree, and that is why the connected nonsense they have foisted on us over this decade plus is just so bloody frustrating.

    Nolan is a creative genius. He likely won't repeat his Bat approach or trilogy with Bond.

    In my view the biggest obstacle to Nolan on Bond, apart from Craig (for B25), is EON. He is a film maker who is larger than their character. One who may overshadow him. I'm not sure if they'd be up for that. Mendes and Boyle are chump change in comparison.
    --

    Regarding Boyle. To those who've seen his films, can you see his approach gelling well with Craig's acting style? I really would like to see something seamless in the next one, with both actor and director in synch. I didn't get that on the last production.

    But EON have met with Nolan on several occasions. If they weren't at least interested in the possibility, why even bother pursuing it? Unless Babs thinks she can nab him to direct one of her feminist films. Yeah, good luck there.
    Has that been confirmed? The comments from him suggest the meeting took place many years ago. Any discussion of recent meetings only came from other sources.

    I thought it came from the same source which predicted Boyle correctly, from Reddit.
    The Nolan story came from both Reddit and a Spanish website from which we have some members on this forum.

    Reddit didn't call Boyle though. It was Deadline. The redditer was as surprised as anyone and then tried to piece it together afterwards.
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    I agree with @RC7. I don't see Nolan making anymore than one simple, standalone Bond picture for Eon, if he does indeed sign up for the next Bond caper.

    Back to Danny Boyle. Is anyone curious as to what Boyle and Hodge's idea might entail? It's mentioned that the two of them didn’t have much faith in the outcome of their meeting with Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson, but were unexpectedly surprised when they were both fascinated by it. Makes me wonder just how off-the-wall the concept is.

    I think others here have touched on how the narrative might be different to any of the previous Bonds with Danny Boyle at the helm. Could it be that B25 has a retrospective narrative with a much older 007 reflecting on how it all went so badly wrong for him, finally leading up to Madeleine's eventual demise? A basic concept whereby we the audience are constantly misled into thinking one way, when in reality, something else is happening. Perhaps something more akin to Jacques Tourneur's 1947 movie Out of the Past? It's a guess of course, and perhaps some might say a tad too similar to the Atomic Blonde narrative, which was hardly anything new to begin with. Or, maybe I'm completely off the mark and B25 is just a simple, straightforward caper.
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