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"Sam spoke to Chiwetel who wants to play Blofeld x " - Barbara Broccoli on 21 November 2013
"Chiwetel has passed on C. They are considering David oyelowo. (Jack reacher, Apes, the butler and plays MLK in Selma)" - Sony executive Elizabeth Cantillon on 25 October 2014
Won t be the first time the third choice gets picked, either.
Great to see you here, @ColonelSun! Please share your info, if you can! Any news?
.P+W were hired to write a script
.EON gets in touch with Boyle who has a great idea for a Bond film.
.EON likes this, fires P+W and uses their work as a basis for Boyle and Hodge to build his idea on top of.
.Boyle/Hodge and EON/Craig have a falling out, Boyle/Hodge leave, and EON (likely) hire P+W back to polish what remains into a finished product.
.Meanwhile, with time running out, EON search for a director who will not battle them for creative control, and film what they have ready in a timely manner.
Can we agree on this summation?
We do not know whether P&W are back or not.
Over the past 56 years, the series has had many, many catastrophes, most notably losing its star and replacing him with an Aussie model who'd never acted before. It's always been a bit of a soap opera. Your hatred of Craig is truly revealing, here.
Sounds of what, exactly? Rumor mill crap? Regardless, DC is a co-producer. He's the first and only Bond to take on a more substantial role with the series. Maybe because he's the first Bond actor with any real b@lls.
Stop complicating things.
come on- DAD is much more hilarious than CR67
DAD is a beautiful bit of bollocks. Very entertaining.
I understand that, but the catastrophe of Connery leaving, came after they had completed the greatest run of films, and the cinematic bedrock of the franchise. It was a worthy trade off. Plus, call me crazy, but I don't think there was any one in the world capable of doing justice to that film better than Lazenby. The story, as they told it, required Bond to be aloof, and Lazzers inexperience on screen only aided that effect. Plus that end scene is acted to the nines.
Also, can people stop saying I hate Daniel Craig. Yes he's my least favourite Bond actor, I just don't think he is Bondian, and never does portray Bondian behaviours well. I liked him in CR, because that truly was a "Bond begins" where the character is still a little "green". Craig's portrayal made sense. I just feel the later stories have been hampered by the limitations of his portrayal in that the character has to always be in a bad place, having "lost a step". This is also why I disagree whenever I hear any "best Bond since Connery" comments, because all the previous Bonds had to portray different aspects of the character, and not just play to their strengths everytime. SP was the first time Craig dipped a toe outside his comfort zone, and the results were not impressive IMO.
https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/outlaw-king-director-david-mackenzie-q-a-2018-tiff-1140669
This time a year ago, you were among the favorites to be directing the next Bond movie. Have you had meetings to discuss this?
I met with Barbara [Broccoli] a couple of times. I really like Barbara, and I know [Bond writers] Neal Purvis and Rob Wade well. I’m from a military family. There are a various things that could have connected me to that thing, but then I got busy doing this and that’s the last I heard. I haven’t had any further engagement.
With Danny Boyle having left, you’re currently the bookies’ top favourite to direct it again. You haven’t been back in touch?
I’m currently busy employed and not thinking about anything to do with that at the moment.
Would you like to direct a Bond, when you did have time?
I really don’t know how to answer the question. I like Barbara and Neil and Rob and that’s all I can say really.
No, it isn't. It's a crap movie.
David Mackenzie for Bond 26 or a post-Craig-era Bond film, perhaps?
I can agree with this.
I think they both came out of nowhere, right?
Hollywood seems to have fallen in love with the idea of giving lesser known directors with strong debut films the keys to their juggernauts. Just look at Jurassic world.
Maybe AA and WBR coming out and getting such opposite opinions could sway it.
All very true. It was interesting to read Mackenzie's met with Barbara "a couple of times". I take it he means "met" as in a meeting, and not at a premiere or something. That's sounds like a genuine interest from EON, if anything.
Same would apply with Demange of course, and he still looks a likely candidate.
May be there's something to be said for handing someone young and hungry the reins