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+1. She was way too good for the Brossa era!
She would have made a good Vesper Lynd (though I adore Eva Green!) And is the best thing about TWINE.
But let's not forget: "back in the day" they had all of Fleming's original material to work from. There's a reason that CR was so damn good: they had source material to work with and build on to.
And yet...Tamahori.
I can't defend Tamahori, but I'm not sure even Spielberg could have saved DAD.
But to answer the question you pose, I think it seems unlikely.
Sadly, had Brosnan left after TWINE, Craig as Bond would never have happened. Brosnan doing a 4th film is major piece of the puzzle for Craig to be cast for CR.
I agree with you that a YOLT adaptation is very unlikely to be Boyle's idea, and neither is 'old man' Bond imho.
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I have a lot of problems with the Brosnan era, but overstaying its welcome is definitely not one of them. I think it ended when it should have.
But they stopped making faithful adaptations before they ran out of books.
All of them.
In the words of Dreyfus: "True." I suppose it depends on how far back "Back in the day" means.
Also true.
Daniel visited the NSA - National Cryptologic Museum this week.
Could he be doing some research?
Which resulted in the two most stylistically different movies to run chronologically in the whole series, in my opinion. Bond 25 won't feel so much like a breath of fresh air as CR did, but it does sound like they've got an intriguing idea for a storyline.
Oh dear, looks like it wasn't just a case of bad lighting at the BAFTA's. Hope he starts getting in shape soon.
I agree. I'll bet that P&W were trying to adapt the YOLT novel, at least until Waltz pulled out (or did he?). And Swann dying/Bond getting revenge on Blofeld is hardly original in the franchise, as OHMSS, LTK, CR, and QoS have all tread that path. (I'm not counting on close adaptations of YOLT/TMWTGG until the next Bond actor, if ever.)
To my mind, "cinematic gold" is an outside-the-box idea like: M dies. In other words, something that departs from the formula. I really doubt that Boyle signed up for a by-the-numbers Bond like GE or TND.
But I agree that there are many elements and characters of the Books that have not yet gotten their screen version.
P&W most likely did an adaption of YOLT ... since that would be the logical conclusion to catch up after SP. And I think it could have become a good film but EON also realized the audience is fed up with the drama Bonds and so turned to this „cinematic gold“ idea Boyle and Hodge came up with. If it‘s more energetic and Craig can bring back some of his trademarks I think we won‘t be let down again.
About Craig‘s looks: He may be bulking up actually ... and then shred off the fat that always comes with a „bulking diet“. Just thinking ... the true indicator will be pictures of him around September during rehearsals ...
I kind of remember after CR there was speculation that the next would be a straight LALD adaptation under a different title.
Catherine Zeta-Jones was the most beautiful bond girl that never was. But sadly those times are over. Call me stubborn but I would really lobby for a reasonable young and attractive woman in that role. You know, trust for traditions sake.
Maybe it was just really warm in that room?
I really don't know, what he could do about it. He doesn't look overweight on those pictures just old.
I agree catherine should have been cast in the 90s or 2000s but she still looks great and it's never too late take monica bellucci for example but scarlett johansson is still number one for me she is still young but not so young she can be craig's daughter and the two can have terrific chemistry.