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It would also be more meaningful and worthwhile.
I'm not even close to saying that. My basic point is that, after having Bond changed so much in the Craig era, we need to go back to the roots of classic film Bond, not reinvent Bond further. There is a point where you change a character so much that you really don't have anything left except the name. I don't want to see that happen to Bond, and I fear that is what Nolan would do. As others have said, he seems to take too much liberty adding his own ideas and touches to his films (as evidenced by his "reinvention" quote), which is fine for his own films, but not Bond. Bond is the star of the Bond franchise, not whatever director EON happens to hire for the moment.
I agree 100%.
One hopes. That would explain his dreary music too.
Just like the Pirates of the Caribbean theme.
I never watched those movies.
Or the Batman theme, Sherlock Holmes theme, Inception theme, etc. Zimmer is great. I feel that with him and Nolan the backlash against them is just because of them being monumentally popular/influentiak and because of the countless, less talented imitators that their work has inspired.
Nolan for me is the Spielberg of his generation, there's a reason that everything he's done since The Dark Knight has been iconic. He makes great event movies full of awe inspiring spectacle (with really good practical effects), fantastically shot acted and for the most part really well written too. He's shown he can do crime thrillers, big epics, sci fi, as well as more intimate and personal stuff. I know people slag off Interstellar a lot but that was one of the most emotional cinema experiences I've ever had and usually that sort of stuff just washes over me. In terms of blockbusters right nobody else really comes close. The only other big hollywood films I can think of that are anywhere near that level are the new Planet of The Apes films and the last two Rocky movies. There's Bond of course but I think that's more my personal preference than them being something really cinematically special (e.g. I love SP and I'd rather watch that again than say Inception any day of the week but its by no means a better film imo). They turned down Spielberg in his prime so I'd hope that if he wanted the gig EON would have the sense not to do the same with Nolan.
The franchise could really do a lot worse. Would we really rather have the guy who did a few episodes Sherlock that was rumoured a few months ago than Nolan? Yeah he'd probably want more creative control but they basically gave Mendes free reign and while I loved the films we got from people like Glenn, I think it'd be cool to see more takes on Bond from big, visionary directors (would have loved to see Tarantino's take on it). What's the worst that can happen? With Nolan you've basically got a sure fire hit anyway and it's not like anything can kill the series at this point. And if it's a bad fit, oh well, keep it as a one off and hire someone more workman like next time.
But I think he'd be a great fit anyway. He's great with glamour, atmosphere and spectacle. You can really see the money on screen. He seems to be a Bond fan and he's wore this influence on its sleeve, from Morgan Freeman basically playing Q in Batman through to The Joker borrowing Rosa Klebb's shoe and the traces of OHMSS in Inception. Dunkirk isn't out yet but based off the trailers I'd say he'd be able to capture the unashamed patriotism of Bond pretty well too. A Bond film from him certainly wouldn't be something formulaic as TND but I doubt he'd be pretentious/ashamed of making a Bond film like Forster seemed to be.
Sadly I can't see it happening but I'd be over the moon if it did.
Yes please. With Tom Hardy as a Red Grant esque villain (to avoid it coming across as a retread they could do the animalistic werewolf esque stuff from the book, Hardy is definitely an intense enough actor to sell that well and stop it being cheesy).
A Big YES to this! Bookend his run as Bond!
We reach! :-bd
To me, it's like comparing a juicy succulent perfectly grilled steak to a dry, charred overcooked burger.
The article above agrees with me, so it must be correct ;)
" The theory goes that Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson are graciously (or shrewdly) giving Craig's colorful (and award-worthy?) role in Steven Soderbergh's film the spotlight, waiting until after the movie has performed to make any announcement - one way or another - about Bond 25."
Yes. It has been confirmed that Bond 25 will be a failure unless Barbara Broccoli picks the great Christopher Nolan to write and direct it.
MGW looking really well which is good to see, Sam Bond delicious as always. PLEASE bring us some news regarding Bond 25 soon!!!!!!!!
It seems to me though that they have been waiting too long
Ya think? ;)
I think that might put EON in another lawsuit. :))