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Personally, I would like to have a James Bond that doesn't look creepy next to a young woman.
I am still having chills down my spine from Bellucci. And I'm not just talking about the good kind of chill.
Have they done a deal for Meghan Markle to be the new Bond girl?
Final shot of the Craig era M and Q patching a live stream into the palace of Bond keeping the British end up and we have gone full circle from black and white Fleming grit in CR to Rog era Carry On smut.
- Dynamic, visually kinetic and colourful
- Inventive, breathless action
- Very British
- A huge focus on London. I wouldn't be surprised if there most of the film took place in London
- a two-hour runtime
- Smaller budget
- Possibly less large-scale set-pieces
- More focus on Daniel Craig and less on supporting roles
- In terms of look, the film will likely have a very sharp HD look if Anthony Dod Mantle is the DP
- Music will be very important
- It'll be funny
Also, I think the appointment of John Hodge is a little unusual. I'd have thought boyle's other writer, Simon Beaufoy would be far more suited to the job. Perhaps, he'll do the second draft?
Also, Boyle loves the action in the film 'The Raid'. Maybe an indicator of where he'll take Bond?
I probably would too to be honest.
Well who else would you call on when one of the corgi's gets kidnapped? They were practically asking for it in their Olympic cameo. Scene stealers.
That doesn't mean they can't make a film which is primarily standalone. In fact, I'd prefer it, although I don't mind either way. I just expect the events of SP to be addressed, even if in a somewhat cursory manner. If they tie it off properly, it may help me to view the connected Craig run in a more positive manner than I do now on a subsequent rewatch. Better than to leave it hanging and flopping in the wind.
The funny thing is this was precisely the direction that members (including myself) had been presuming P&W would take. If you go back about a year on this thread, that was the wish. At least of those who weren't hoping for a YOLT sendoff. I think it's likely that the P&W script is set up this way as well.
I imagine the 'gold' idea that was mentioned in Bambigoye's article has something to do with Britain. Boyle is apparently a politically charged film maker (from what I've read here), so it's possible he's come up with something which delves into Bond's (and Britain's) place in the world, but not in the same manner as SF. This time perhaps it's more 'show' than 'tell'.
Aesthetically I expect a far more colourful and playful film - tonally very different from the Craig entries to date. I will go on record this time and say I expect it to be the Ragnarok of the Craig Bond entries. We know he wanted a lighter Bond film last time around, but the narrative got in the way. I'd imagine he still wants that kind of sendoff. I hope he can pull it off, because I was far from convinced last time. Perhaps Boyle can bring it out of him.
Bond gets ordered to take out Juncker, Tusk and Merkel?
Cameo by Nigel Farage as pisshead racist Dikko Henderson, MI6's man in Brussels.
I could definitely get on board with that.
I agree. Boyle's films have an artistry and an energy than is exciting for Bond. And for the most part, action-y directors do a smashing job with their first Bond films.
Now that they've stuck us with this continuity, I wonder how/if Boyle will break out of it, or just ignore it. I also wonder if Waltz will be included or excluded with this directorial change. I also appreciate Boyle's balls in taking on the end of an era.
I hope that they dispose of Swann fairly quickly, because her chemistry just wasn't there with Craig. Blofeld I am more conflicted about, but then again, I don't think he's been used properly since 1969, so he can go as well.
I don't think we will see a gritty Bond film next time out. The Craig films have gone in one direction tonally, and I expect that direction to continue for B25. Lighter, not grittier. Aesthetically vibrant.
I would love to see Camille back - not as his main „love interest“ but they had excellent chemistry on-screen, imho. Camille, Vesper, Solange ... women like those looked best with Craig on-screen.
I am sure they will strip away the dragging drama (an element I *did* appreciate in SF though as a one-time) and after SP also weird story „twists“.
I am preparing myself for a colourful, action-rich Bond adventure in style of TB: „Big“ plot, rich locales and humorous elements that suit Craig‘s style better than what they attempted with SP. Colour will replace the Grey.
The Villain will be a key element - there‘s enough inspiration for a great villain left in Fleming‘s novels and short stories to get a foundation/starting point.
Watched CR, QoS and SF back-to-back yesterday and the Blofeld desaster of SP never crossed my mind. Those 3 films are all wonderful - I am really excited there will be one more Craig Bond Film and I totally agree with some comments before in this thread: B25 will be a bridge and intro to the new era (like DAF was an intro to the Moore-era).
Can‘t await to buy my premiere ticket :-D
P.S.: If I could vote for one location featured in B25 it would be Jamaica. Would be kinda nice to see Bond back there.
Moreover, as I recall (I haven't seen it) the film was seen as very hip and relevant to the youth culture at the time. Bond needs that now in my view. This could be why they are going in this direction.
Don't forget that Boyle basically introduced Naomie Harris to world cinema in 28 Days Later, so he's likely to feel vested in her success.
I'm concerned to learn about Harris and Boyle's history. I was hoping to see far less of her in B25.
Quote of his:
"To be a film-maker...you have to lead. You have to be psychotic in your desire to do something. People always like the easy route. You have to push very hard to get something unusual, something different."
Quote about him from his Trainspotting producer:
"Boyle takes a subject that you've often seen portrayed realistically, in a politically correct way, whether it's junkies or slum orphans, and he has managed to make it realistic but also incredibly uplifting and joyful."
Boyle on his own films:
"There's a theme running through all of them—and I just realised this. They're all about someone facing impossible odds and overcoming them."
We are in for something rather radically different from how I read this in conjunction with Bambigoye's article.
It definitely needs that again. And 'youth' yes but not in the way that many films now are (see below). Hip to me signals the reactions of rebellious teenagers, young adults, twentysomethings, etc. 'Hip' sort of meaning all the stuff that your parents poo-poo. I wasn't around in the 60s but I understand that Bond firmly fit in with the spirit of the Beatles, the Pythons, David Bailey, Mary Quant, et. al. Twenty years after that, by the late '80s, it seems the franchise might have been in a similar state hipness-wise as now. Is that right?
Thanks for those. He's saying all the right things as far as I'm concerned. I do like listening to him speak. I've posted this before so forgive me, I don't mean to beat everyone over the head with it, but it's likewise encouraging to me: Danny Boyle talks about a "Pixarification of movies"