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If people want to read about Boyle/Hodge's script, wait until the next Some Kind of Hero edition, or hope that it gets turned into a book.
It’s just not fitting Bond’s narrative. Too surreal, too elliptic, too Boyle. It’s not the action or lack of that would have been a problem, it never was. I am very glad we have a journeyman as a director. People complain about Sam Mendes’ hubris and many wanted to move away from it. Well Boyle is Mendes up to eleven.
Yes, Mark. :) I posted your article as soon as I saw it on twitter, several pages ago.
Rather spot on.
And why are some people suddenly clutching their pearls about Cary, saying he may leave? I see no basis for that at all. Is there anything out there to hint at that? People only afraid he'll leave because that would "inevitably" be the next negative thing to hit the production of Bond 25? Then I'll start worrying about a tsunami wiping out Pinewood Studios, too. We can stress all we want to, about anything, if we go down those holes.
I personally don't mind a small amount Bond captivity. I really like the Kentucky section of GF. But if the entire film were essentially a prison picture with flashbacks, there are other movies that cater to that style. I'd rather just watch STIR CRAZY or COOL HAND LUKE.
I think EoN would be smart enough to not include James Bond will return to solidify the story they would have just told.
We've pretty much been experiencing this throughout most of the Craig era and even now, in preproduction for Bond 25 the state of affairs is far from ideal and highly questionable. This film's production is riddled with never ending problems.
I liked OCEAN'S 12 for what it is (a two-hour shaggy dog joke), but there are a lot of people who hate that movie and consider it the least of the trilogy.
As for ROGUE ONE, I'm willing to bet the redeeming aspects of that production came from Tony Gilroy.
He was the original director of IT, departed and a new director came aboard. (Fukunaga retained a screenwriting credit. I'm not saying that concern is deserved, just that the notion that he might walk off springs from that.
THE DEVIL IN THE DETAIL – Why Daniel Craig’s last Bond film deserves time, not kneejerk panic. [/quote]
Thank you, @CatchingBullets
I suppose we'll never know, but regardless, I trust Burns with this :)
https://www.nytimes.com/1997/05/29/movies/as-problems-delay-titanic-hollywood-sighs-in-relief.html
and this...
https://ew.com/article/2002/05/17/story-behind-gangs-new-yorks-delay/
Appeal to authority.
They weren't in control. "Control" is a myth.
James Cameron is a dictator more than director. Just look at how many people have complained about working with him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Cameron&mobileaction=toggle_view_desktop#Reputation
As for Gangs of New York, Harvey Weinstein. Enough said.
Norway is a great idea. Any place in Scandinavia really.
Whether you say "it's not that important," etc., it's a classic PR strategy to put out such news at the end of the work week.
That's not panicking.
Example of a planned announcement. MGM and Annapurna decide to name their joint venture that releases each other's movies in the U.S. as United Artists releasing. The announcement is made on the 100th anniversary of the original United Artists. That's planning.
I think we're still in for something fairly unique.