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https://deadline.com/2018/11/explorers-tv-series-cary-fukunaga-david-lowery-ethan-hawke-river-phoenix-1985-film-paramount-television-1202496855/
But still ... MI films comparing to Bond films? You feel the stories and lead character are comparable enough? Just wondering. I don't care about stunts being better. I never thought Bourne or Ethan Hunt were comparable to Bond. I can enjoy some Bourne, but still Bond is different for me. I don't feel Bond films are ever threatened by MI films. I get you are saying that the MI films for you were better in several categories. We all have our own opinions, of course. I just don't get comparing them to Bond. Especially main character.
Thanks for the article. Yes, Cary is busy and in demand. We are lucky to have him. I don't think he will disappoint us.
I doubt it's a concern, as Fukunaga has been full-time on Bond 25 since his announcement.
I believe the TV show was something he was working on prior to Bond 25. I guess the Bond film takes precedence now since the start date has been locked in. Plus the Deadline article confirms that the TV show is a way off, whilst both finish off different projects.
I wouldn't be surprised if Fukunaga and Lowry have rewritten the bond script together. That would be a seriously formidable pair.
Exactly. In Fallout everybody says Ethan Hunt is the world's only hope and he can't even settle down because if he doesn't save the world no one else can. That, to me, was beyond ridiculous and even erased any tension from the movie. If the hero is invincible suspense is reduced to zero.
Bond is human, he has flaws and makes mistakes, and that makes him much more compelling than Ethan. In Goldfinger M tells Bond that if he can't accomplish the mission 008 will be sent on his stead. The You Know My Name song further reiterates this as Bond is "nothing so divine, just next in line". And he is not invincible, he fails. He was tricked by Vesper and couldn't protect Tracy or M. He is somewhat relatable, which is why I love Bond so much in the first place. He always reminds me that things are tough and life is hard, even to him, but that's not the reason to ever let yourself down.
I’ve said that there’s no doubt that Bond is the more iconic character, more so than Ethan Hunt. The character of Bond transcends actors and will continue to do so; more than like, when Cruise decides to hang it up, that will be the end for the character of Hunt.
When it comes to these two, I am a Bond fan ; which is why it’s so frustrating seeing another franchise excel.
If you haven’t seen the last 3 MIs, you’re really missing great entertainment.
Don't know why is everyone freaking out.
Ma man
Look, let’s take spectre for example, the car chase is boring and sucks. Fair enough. But the helicopter stunt is very inventive and cool, something an audience hasn’t seen before, and that alone is cooler than anything in fallout. However saying that, the action as a whole was probably better in fallout than spectre. But now that I think about it, the plane sequence in spectre is probably better than the helicopter sequence in fallout
@ringfire211, those Action Scenes are very much subject to individual personal preferences, so you needn´t worry or wonder if someone likes the dogfight in QoS more than the helicopter Scene in Fallout. There are some perfectly sane reasons for it.
As for dropping the ball, the Stunts are surely the last Thing they can be accused of, because the filmmakers very obviously were interested to put their Focus on other Things. One could argue they dropped the ball in there too, but they certainly didn´t drop it with their Stunts, because they didn´t pick the ball up in the first place.
Very well stated and not just bond but other Characters also in bond films are humane or imperfect that's what attracted me towards bond films in the first place, no applaud or melodrama.
My thoughts exactly overall fallout is better than Spectre in Terms of action but their wasn't anything new or creative which I haven't seen before except an actor performing his own stunts. I felt the only mi film that ever came close to bond in terms of story telling was rogue nation, fallout and ghost protocol are known for their stunts not story.
I'll still take Bond over Ethan whatshisname any day.
EON has changed every main job almost regularly since PB's era. Except for the writers. I'll start having a bit more faith when P & W are gone for good.
Man against boy.
I don't think anyone is freaking out, exactly, but I do think at this stage that some wariness is fair. For better or worse I think the press might refer to this, so far, as a "troubled production." After a long lag, ownership woes, striking sets, cutting a director loose . . . I think a bit of anxiety about the state of things is perfectly warranted.
All I’m saying is that it’s too early to worry about it. Give it at least a month, then let the real worry start, in my opinion. It’s not like we need news every day to know how the production is going.
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On side notes, we’re only three months away and The Rhythm Section still hasn’t started marketing its product. That’s worrying for what was supposed to be a big production film.
If the film is good and makes money, any concerns over a “troubled production” disappear. If the film flops in either respect, the film press will pour over its carcass and blame the troubled production as one aspect.
In respect to The Rhythm Section, I imagine that Eon will begin hyping that soon. It’s a mid-size film, so won’t need a huge early marketing push tot urn a healthy profit. Plus, by all account, Reed Morano is putting the finishing touches to it according to her Instagram:
Meanwhile, I think I stumbled on Cary Fukunaga’s Instagram page. Though its private:
https://www.instagram.com/carybuu/?hl=en