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But I also am happy that Edgar Wright isn't directing Bond. They can go too far the other way too, and Wright's style is a little too "overt" for my tastes.
I made this connection earlier. @Mendes4Lyfe didn't think it applied. But as you have shown here, it does.
You might be right. My anger toward SP has softened a lot over the past six months or so.
Indeed. That entire sequence (set up by Arnold's finest piece of Bond music) is exceptional.
I agree with both of you.
I agree, I would like a more workman-like director. Campbell is the ultimate guy from that type of thing, but there are many options, just no one who thinks "I have this brand new genius idea for a Bond movie that's never been tried before, allow me to unleash it upon the masses".
According to deadline he was invited to a meeting with a few others, to hear more about Bond 25.
Yann Demange's name has been linked to the project since July 2016.
He was first mentioned by Mike Fleming in Deadline (the same journalist who confirmed that P&W's draft was being ditched for an effort by Boyle/Hodge):
https://deadline.com/2017/07/james-bond-director-short-list-yann-demange-denis-villenueve-david-mackenzie-1202136402/
Then Variety confirmed that Yann Demange was the favourite (Justin Kroll broke the news and he was also the one who revealed Boyle was the new favourite earlier this year):
https://variety.com/2017/film/news/yann-demange-bond-25-daniel-craig-likely-to-return-1202507288/
That's the only confirmation of Demange's name aside from the rumour from Deadline that he is back in consideration after the Boylexit.
Eon don't confirm or deny rumours, so you'll only hear from them IF Demange is hired.
Correct....!
Both have worked with Jack O Connell before too, so if one of them gets the gig and decides to stick around and do the next one, you never know. He might get a look in. I think he's very much Barbara's type and would do a great job.
@Peter was on about fresh ideas. Don't know what in his post made you two decide he was advocating for more Mendes esque films. I think his point was that Mendes put his own spin on it, as any director should do to keep it fresh and interesting.
But if we're making bitchy comments then yeah, likewise, I'm glad a lot of the members on here don't have a say too, since it seems like a lot of the members on here would be satisfied with bland, passionless formula driven movies starring a good looking robot like Henry Cavill.
Don't get me wrong I don't think Mendes' approach could have sustained a third film either and I'm fine with tradition. QoS had me really craving it for a while actually. But I think SF and SP struck a great balance between trying new things while still reintroducing some of the fun stuff that had been missed and I think taking risks is important. I don't want run of the mill generic Bond film after Bond film. Even the most "traditional" eras (Glen, Brosnan) tried lots of new things.
We don't even know what Boyle/Hodge's idea was, we could have missed out on something brilliant (likely imo considering their talent) and yet we're hoping it's been scrapped because oh no, shock horror, not something new. It's that sort of attitude that's given us so many of the worst Bond films imo (DAF, MR, TND). Taking risks and doing different things with Bond shouldn't be scary, it's what's kept the series going so long.
I think this was for @PeterGreenhill
I don’t know if the announcement will be that quick, but I think generally this will be the case (although I think they may be looking for other polishers; if they can’t find fresh writers, then yes, go back to some loyal foot soldiers).
Huh?
Well it can't come any later I really am hoping it's demange I like edger wright but I feel a little uncomfortable with him after pulling out of ant-man cause of the same reasons that boyle pulled out but eon really need to move fast cause the you know what has really hit the fan!
Well said..and a lot of people arnt sure that he will quit after this,with the anniversary coming up,so there wll be no mention of his last film or a stupid death idea,just in case.
Demange please, or preferably David Mackenzie...but no to Edgar Wright!!
It's that damn crystal ball of his, @Torgeirtrap
These are the two posts I had above your post. They're two different posts, not duplicated posts.
Ah, I didn't know he could predict the future!
I’m not too worried if the shoot is delayed by a few weeks. I am of the mind, could be wrong, they will still hit release dates.
Remember, things in preproduction can still move ahead (set building and scouting), while a director is decided upon.
Deadline reported that it will have to be inside of 60 days.
That makes sense.
I’m surprised Wright is on the short list. He’d definitely want to pull back, I’d think, to make an Edgar Wright film. And, shoot me, I thought Baby Driver was fine. Just fine.
There’s something about Demange that gives a positive vibe and a natural edginess.
What Peter stated there wasn't about "fresh" ideas (If Spectre is fresh, then I'll eat my hat), he wanted his Bond films to continue down the line of the same templates that have been playing out for twelve years now. It was fresh the first time, tolerable for the second time, worn out by the third time. Let's not jump the shark here by spewing bias.
I'd rather have Cavill - a block of wood to many people - than some BBC soap actor many members are endorsing who have little to nothing in common with the character you're all proposing them to play. If people want Oscar-bait materials with Shakespearean templates planted all over, then perhaps it's time to just change flags and go reside somewhere else - look for a different franchise.
You could still pull off a traditional Bond film without telling the same story. You could try bringing in new scenes and a storyline that's different, yet still keeping the respective Bond film identifiable as one. Bond as a villain? Turning out to be a traitor? Betraying his country and working for SPECTRE? Going mad and experience a psychological breakdown only to realize his mistake in the end and commit suicide? That's the radical element many people here are making implications for wanting. Let's repeat the same bland storytelling of the last three films where the villains haven't changed, the atmosphere is the same, and the linear sequences sure as hell haven't changed since Casino Royale. They're still remaining in the past started in 2006. Afraid to taking risks to evolve Craig's Bond into an agent but repeating what worked in his debut. That itself has become a formula.
I, for one, want the other formula where we get a James Bond thriller rather than memoirs of a rogue agent trying to find his place in the world.
You could say what you want about DAF, MR and TND being the worse in the series whatsoever, but these are some of the more go-to films when people want unapologetically defined Bond that's easy-going, amusing and above all, entertaining. I'd rather have those one after another than Bourne/Nolan ripoff films that make me yawn from the start to the end.
"+1" doesn't cover how much I agree with this.
@PeterGreenhill said: Mendes brought some new ideas to the franchise. Hopefully, this trend will continue with Bond25.
He’s correct, Mendes did bring new ideas to the series and I agree with him that trend should continue. Note - he doesn’t say ‘the same ideas’, merely ‘new’ ideas. I don’t see why that’s an issue.
Next stop: Irma Bunt, Brofeld's daughter, seeking revenge from Uncle James.