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https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/aug/23/bond-25-director-bigelow-tarantino-nolan-you-pick
Here's a list to work with:
Sam Mendes
David Fincher
Steven Soderbergh
Jon Favreau
Steven Spielberg
Edward Zwick
Marc Forster
Martin Campbell
Matthew Vaughn
Roger Michell
Gwyneth Paltrow
Tom Hanks
Paul Newman (rip)
Mark Strong
Mads Mikkelson
Eva Greene
Judi Dench
Olga Kurylenko
Gabriel Macht
Nicole Kidman
Liev Schreiber
Naomi Watts
Hugh Jackman
Harrison Ford
Sam Rockwell
Olivia Wilde
Rooney Mara
Stellan Skarsgaard
Christopher Plummer
Javier Bardem
Ralph Fiennes
Naomie Harris
Ben Whishaw
Albert Finney
Rafe Spall
Christoph Waltz
Lea Seydoux
Dave Bautista
David Oyelowo
Rachel Brosnahan
Adam Driver
Channing Tatum
Hillary Swank
Halle Berry
Any word from any of these people on how awful Daniel Craig is?
I couldn't agree more, really. If Cubby were with us and running the show I don't doubt for a moment B25 would have happened last year and we'd be on track for B26 next year. Distribution deal, outside projects, etc included. He would have secured the distribution deal immediately after the last film, wouldn't have waited 2 years for Craig to make up his mind, and would have scheduled whatever side projects :(FILM STARS DON'T DIE), accordingly.
I believe at one point, FYEO was the film with the shortest pre-production in the series' history. He had to deal with hiring a new director, production designer, a possible Bond recasting, a complete change of direction in tone from MR, and lo and behold, the film was in theaters precisely on time. Not to mention, arguably one of Roger's best.
I'd take a consistent run of QoS quality Bonds since 2008 over SF and SP as well. My only real quibble of QoS at the time was the gunbarrel placement. Something that could be easily fixed. It's a tight action revenge thriller and every penny is up there on the screen.
I believe it's astounding that so much time has been WASTED on B25. Two whole years for Craig to make up his mind, and another year wasted pursuing the Boyle Bond project.
I do hope Eon is either going ahead as planned or have a strong back up plan. Otherwise, this decade will have brought us only 2 films. At this rate, I'd predict the next decade to bring us only one and that will be it.
So he has already done screen tests and an audition for Boyle then.
I feel sorry for the actor tbh.
As far as I know Bond 22 initially had a planned release date for May 2008 before being pushed back to November. A 2007 release was never in the cards as far as I can recall. That always seemed more like something fans hoped for just so the film could promote itself with its once in a thousand year chance of releasing a film in the 007 of the decade. I know after MGM had been restructured and SKYFALL was in pre-production that they were hoping to go back to the every other year method and aim for a Bond 24 in 2014, which even then Babs dismissed.
I rather not go back to the every other year method, not unless there's better quality control involved. The last time the series has a consistent rate of every other year was in the 90s and those were among the weakest of the series. I rather wait three to four years for a quality film than two for a less than mediocre film.
This list is a total waste of time and entirely useless. Please don't waste your time reading it.
Joe Wright: He's about to start filming The Woman in the Window in November for release in late 2019. He's busy.
Jaume Collet-Serra: He's filming Jungle Cruise with The Rock for release in fall 2019.
Coralie Fargeat: Who? Obvious diversity pick because it's from the Guardian.
Ben Wheatley: Kinda useless.
and then there's Tom Ford - which is actually inspired. But this guy runs a global fashion brand and filmmaking his purely his hobby. I doubt he has the time unless he really books it off in advance.
We need to stop with dreamy/theoretical suggestions. You have to think about who is free currently and can step in.
A name i think can work well is Steven Soderbergh. He directed Craig in Logan Lucky, he's an Oscar winner and he loves Bond. He wrote a great essay on OHMSS. Surely, he's someone we shouldn't discount? He's very prolific when it comes to shooting any script and doing it in a competent and quick fashion. He has the Panama Papers film coming up, but this guy shoots quickly. Perhaps he could delay that film and pick it up in a few months?
Plus Soderbergh loves genre films. His recent Unsane was terrific shlock nonense and Logan Lucky was a fun sel-aware comedy. He's also the guy who shot the Ocean's film which were slick and cool (in the most part). Plus he's done gritty dramas. He even dipped his toe in spy/thrillers with Haywire.
Also, can someone pick up a copy of the Guardian. There is this story in the paper which may shed more light on the situation
Soderbergh could do it. Problem is, he likes to have complete control. So on one hand, he would not be able to collaborate well with Babs, I don't think. On the other hand, Soderbergh also likes challenges. And if there is one thing he has not done, it's come in to a big project and salvage it. He may very well be ready to simply direct a film, based on script, with a huge budget, and not worry about everything else.
This one has class all written all above it. Some good laugh helps to overcome frustraation. ;) :)
I understand what you're saying, but Soderbergh really does just shoot the scripts he's given. He's a bit like Clint Eastwood or Steven Speilberg in that sense. Hence, why he works so quickly. If he reads a draft he likes, he just films it and dosen't overthink it.
It's the reason why he used to hit out 2/3 films every 18 months. The only bid concern would be is that he hasn't done a 'tentpole' film. But nor had Forster, Mendes or Boyle before they were hired.
Plus nobody can put a cast together like Steven Soderbergh.
Craig has cleared it up numerous times, including his appearance on Colbert last year where he announced coming back for Bond 25. Despite that, the press still likes to harp that quote out of context anyways. They'll likely keep bringing it up leading up to Bond 25's release.
BUT
... he has a habit of bringing in his own writer(s) to overhaul scripts before he goes into production, and that can be a problem. He took forever reworking THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. with Scott Burns, only to drop out. The same happened with MONEYBALL.
How could anyone of us here possibly know the answer to that?
Well done @TripAces ... lots of frustration boiling over and being projected onto the Boogeman, Daniel Craig.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/22/james-bond-danny-boyle-007-spy
Ha!
Is James Bond still relevant... blah. Don’t know how many times I’ve read this article in the last 25 years.
I agree. He was born out of the Cold War. At the rate things are going politically, we're about to enter a second Cold War. He'll be needed then more than ever, from an entertainment standpoint.
Quality control is the main thing here. Brosnan's movies had 2 year cycles with DAD having 3 and the quality of those films were the way they were because EoN were lazy and simply coasting. It wasn't until Bourne came alongvand showed that spy films could and should be better. EoN have a proclivity of leveraging their success and superior creative craftsmanship of decades gone by when they should be ushering in and producing quality material for contemporary times. Clearly it's not impossible because other films andvfranchises are doing it.
As for waitingv3 to 4 years, its obvious by now that that sort of time has no real bearing on better quality and a conversion for success. SP was trash and marred by production issues despite having a 3 year gap; SF for me was a bit disappointing and that was a 4 year gaps and now with another 4 year gap...possibly a 5 year gap between SP and Bond 25 we're back to a troubled preproduction 12 weeks before shooting. 2, 3, 4 or 5 years, it doesn't matter. What truly matters is having the right, competent people involved in putting these films together.
https://indiewire.com/2018/08/bond-25-danny-boyle-departure-daniel-craig-what-happens-next-1201996985/
Can't see it happening, especially not with a bub on the way. But it would be interesting to see his take on it all. Or any Bond actors for that matter.
Wow, I can't believe some of the negativity. When I think back to how much heat I took here a few short years ago for just saying I didn't think Skyfall was a very good movie... ;)
Would you prefer Zack Snyder