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Anyhow, with the exception of Campbell, was there any director who would have been associated with Bond before becoming the director? And even Campbell pre GE didn´t scream Bond.
I disagree. I think Boyle is exactly the sort of director Bond needs. He's competent, talented and actually is well versed in the mythology of the character. He'll also bring something fresh and not come off as pretentious. He's the director we need and deserve.
+1 I am very excited about him and he seems like a good fit (not perfect, but he could proof us otherwise)
If anything, i am looking most forward to whoever he'll cast as the Bond girl, that guy has an incredible eye for beauties, from Virginie Ledoyen, Freida Pinto to Anjela Nedyalkova. Often newcomers who are barely known.
I think we're in a safe position with Boyle.
I hear you on other known directors not screaming Bond prior to being involved either, and definitely he fits into that category.
It's just that I am somehow struggling to see how his approach, which I admit I have limited exposure to, will gel with the Craig Bond as defined over the past decade. Villeneuve I could see far more readily. I suppose that's where the 'golden idea' could come into play. Something highly unexpected.
This is very welcome news as far as I'm concerned, and a key attribute (dare I say, a requirement) of a Bond director.
Agreed. I'll also add Rosario Dawson to that list too.
In full agreement.
I guess something like a combination of the scifi and glitter of Sunshine and the rough boyish charme of T2 Trainspotting already would go a long way in a Bond film.
I suppose that is, as I mentioned earlier, where the real surprise will come. If he can meld his approach neatly into the world that already exists and create a memorable (and necessary) denouement for this reboot character before we move on.
Definitly. He even dated her after they finished shooting Trance. You can tell he casts based on his Personal type lol.
I don't know how well versed he is in Bond. Competent sure, talented yes, although at 60 something it's not like his talent is growing. Boyle for me is a safe bet, insofar as his competence goes but he's also very high profile, something we reproached to Sam Mendes and to a lesser extend Marc Forster. That's partially what makes me doubtful. I would like somebody a tad younger and lesser known ideally. But hey he might surprise me.
I wouldn't want him too young. Young enough to have energy and direct a few but old and experienced enough to be grounded. As I said it before at 61 Boyle is hardly new blood.
While we'll never know, it does seem like Demange was sidelined after Craig returned.
Do you think using classic songs would work in a Bond film?
I can't really say. I suppose it would depend on what kind of film they're intending to make. A song can certainly set a mood nicely if inserted at the right moment, and Boyle seems to have a knack for that.
It wouldn't be the first time as we know. London Calling in DAD and of course California Girls in AVTAK (hardly a finest hour in both cases, although I quite liked the use in DAD).
That is one trope of his that I sincerely hope he drops for B25.
62. The oldest Bond director, eclipsing Gilbert.
Kershner was the same age.
Why won't Eon make it official if the deal is done? Is this due to MGM holding out on a distributor deal?
Also, the Arctic Monkeys dropped their latest album yesterday, which surely puts them in pole position to do the Bond 25 song
Possibly, or it could be because of something else.
When?