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I still think David Mackenzie would be ideal, of all the names mentioned..Starred Up and Hell or High Water were excellent thrillers...good storyteller, good with actors..good with action, and stylish movies too! Sounds right for Bond!
Well, dismissing a (rumoured) shortlisted director for wearing the wrong glasses isn't adding anything to the discussion, either.
RE: the delay discussion. That decision will be an equation that's far from a simple.
Just a few of the many complex inputs that spring to mind:
-There are massive commercial ramifications to a delay. For Universal, MGM, EON, and all their partners. It is in all parties' vested interested to try as hard as humanly possible to hit the Nov '19 date. It seems like a safe assumption to say that's what's happening now.
-There's a noteworthy difference between a shooting delay and a release delay, as many have touched on. Delaying principal photography until January to solve creative problems would, as @peter pointed out, really only cost them about 2 production weeks, given the holiday break. No doubt a trickier and tighter schedule, but hardly impossible when it comes to still hitting a November release. That's the decision that needs to be made first. A release delay would be the decision made second, and indicative of larger-scale change in the creative approach that necessitates more reinvention and time.
-The decision on either delay won't be made until the last possible moment it needs to be made. They aren't there yet.
-As far as I know, we have absolutely no verified idea where Bond 25 stands creatively. We don't know what it's about, how baked that concept is, how significant any necessary revisions are, or how much their pre-production efforts to date would be impacted by the expected revisions. The impact could be small. It could be huge. We can't know the answer to this, and until years from now when they update Some Kind of Hero again, we won't.
-The director domino will change this entire discussion, instantly. Will they execute current version? Are they comfortable using much of the work done to date? Will they demand more changes to fit their own vision, forcing EON to (possibly) delay for more time as a tradeoff for signing the name they want? The answers to those questions will be what determines the delay outcome, and I suspect we'll be able to intuit at least parts of them based on the shape the announcement takes.
Yeah when Craig was announced to return, didn’t he say he had already accepted the role 3 months before
What a great post.
Please post more often!
If I did, I wouldn't have to write such long ones. ;)
+1
Yes. Very strange to call it "common".
Why trust someone with actual value and real knowledge when you can scour the internet for every bit of knowledge impress members with your so called knowledge and subtlety or blatantly undermine those who actually bring value to the thread.
It should be rare sense shouldn't it?
They sound like the poor man's Sam Mendes.
Piss up and brewery come to mind right now in relation to EON and B25.
Some actors--Nicole Kidman comes to mind--like to champion up-and-coming directors. (Kidman takes a lot of risks in her performances, especially post-Cruise, and they largely pay off.).
Maybe Craig is like that, and maybe Babs is too. Maybe a relative feature newbie (although Clarkson has a lot of acclaimed TV under her belt) can bring something fresh and exciting to a franchise that needs invigorating. As for Layton, American Animals has a playful energy to it that is, dare I say it, not unlike Boyle. You never know what will happen.
I remain optimistic about B25.
Your sources?
A well known and insightful source.
hollywood.com/general/egyptian-star-mohamed-karim-would-love-to-play-bond-baddie-60732641/
Egyptian actor Mohamed Karim has dismissed reports suggesting he’s in talks to play the next Bond villain, but he’d jump at the chance to tussle with 007.
The dashing and charismatic star, who has put his career as a doctor on hold to make it big in Hollywood, is urging Bond bosses to consider him as a baddie.
“I’m a big fan of James Bond movies,” he tells WENN. “I’ve always loved big franchise movies that have an international appeal. I’d definitely be interested. The Bond films are such great movies, throughout the generations, and everybody loves James Bond…
“I love to be attached to these big budget movies; they just give you a lot of really good exposure. It’s what I’m looking for here in Hollywood.”
“I think a lot of people would love to see a Bond movie set in Egypt,” he adds. “Look at the history – all over the world people read about the Pyramids and read about the history of Egypt and the Pharaohs.
And the actor would love to work with Craig in what will be his last outing as 007: “I’m a big fan of his work. He’s really focused and really knows what he’s doing. I really love the little details in his acting – the body language and the way he talks. I think he’s really professional.”
"has dismissed reports" and is "urging Bond bosses to consider him" just a tad contradictory there.
Though have to agree with him, would be nice to see Bond return to Egypt.
Sorry I'm not as great as a comedian as you.
It is possible to start filming in December
Possible, but unfortunately I don't see it happening. When is Craig shooting his new movie?
If things are pretty much set in stone by late November/early December, there's no reason a third unit can't be out shooting establishing shots, etc.
November.
If I had to make a personal wager here and now (reminder: I don't know, it's unlikely anyone here truly knows, and any claims to the contrary are guesses), I'd actually agree that a December 3 production start isn't the likeliest scenario.
Rian (Johnson) made specific reference to their surprise that Craig "might have a small window" in his Knives Out statement, which is the biggest clue we have that there may indeed be a plan to delay the start of shooting.
But frankly, none of that matters until we know A) if it's true, and B) how long a shooting delay would be. A shooting delay from December to early January would mean they're keeping the earmarked release date, if anything.
...which is really what matters, isn't it? If the film's release date isn't changing, a change in the specific date production starts is sort of...irrelevant to us.
Bingo
Don't worry, I laughed. Glad the crystal ball thing is catching on.
Though in this instance I don't think Craig will be setting foot on a Bond set til January. 2nd Unit stuff could feasibly be started in December, though. Both Quantum and Skyfall had 2nd Unit footage in the can well before any actors recorded anything.
But it depends on what stage the script is at, which is the big thing at the moment really. I believe they have a director in place. So we'll see how it goes.
I guess I don't think they have a director in place. My reasoning? I think they'd want to get the news out quickly. I certainly don't think they had one all lined up and ready to go at the time of the announcement that Danny Boyle had departed. (A fan theory.)
However, to be clear, I don't know and don't claim to know. Just wanted to make that point before the inevitable "tsk-tsk" post.