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I can understand that but you need the right actor for it. The light-hearted humour doesn't really work with Craig. If you're referring to a fun Bond film with another actor after the Craig era and who can do humour like Moore, then okay.
Not sure how true some of the reports that it'll be action light are. Considering Craig's age and previous injuries, it's possible.
I guess you could say something like FRWL was action light...DN too.
I would skip Blofeld and keep SPECTRE, because to me the character of Blofeld is ruined until they soft-reboot with a new actor.
About parodies like Austin Powers: There are a lot of parodies of Darth Vader - yet you never find it laughable when seeing the original on screen. But Blofeld with a white cat ... it was very hard to bring him back and not think of the (well done) parody of Dr. Evil. It would have worked when keeping him more in the shadows - the introduction at the Rome meeting was well done ... but everything after "coocoo" ruined it ... and making them forster-brothers. Too bad. I would leave out Blofeld until a soft-reboot and go back to the FRWL/TB - approach.
Huh? And Mendes did? Look, these days what REALLY matters most is the vision and skill/talent. So many directors who fit the criteria of having experience with big blockbusters and successful ones at that have dropped the ball considerably in recent years. There's more than enough proof out there that, regardless of experience if you have a skilled director with a great vision and producers who actually do their jobs you get a great result. It's that simple.
Even if this turns out to be true, Beyonce isn't a rapper so I don't know what you're talking about. As a singer, song writer and overall performer/artist her talent is beyond dynamic. Her doing a Bond theme would only help the movie.
Exactly. I would not trust any rumor this early.
Beyonce is the world's most famous recording artist with a huge amount of critical acclaim. Bond would be lucky to have her.
I think your comment is worrying, perhaps you should read this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog-whistle_politics
However, I do think Beyonce could pull hell of a job on a Bond song as I've heard many of her previous works that have a beautifully structured Bondian tone to them. So, yes. I'll be satisfied if she is on board. But, on condition they pull it off right. And not like Madonna, who generally is a great songstress, happened to produce a crapfest of a work out of Die Another Day.
In the end, that's just tabloid news. Why would anyone even consider a song performer ahead of anything when the script and the crew aren't even established yet? Let alone the distribution deal.
She does have a great voice and if they can get the right collaborators involved, I supposed it would be asking too much for the person who gets scoring duties to be part of that project though.
One of the reasons why YKMN is such a fan favourite is because it's throughout the film in different arrangements.
It would be great to bookend DC's career with that kind of thing again. One of the reasons I'm hoping DA gets back on board for his swansong.
I'm not against the director using anyone else as long as it's not TN, his SF score was suitable and had some real fine moments but his next one well....
TN has had enough chances to nail it and he can't DA was really getting it with CR and especially QOS.
I know TN is Oscar nominated and greatly respected and his most likely more skilled and versatile than DA but Arnold knows Bond and gets it.
We certainly don't need subtlety with Bond 25, if DC can't have a full on blatant Bond score there is something wrong. If Demange is the man I hope he doesn't want his White Boy Rick composer back but the fear is that TN may well get more Bond scores under his belt in the DC era than Dave and that would be wrong.
That Oscar nomination for the SF score carries allot of weight I'm afraid and YD might want him back, I hope not but it's definitely not off the table.
As a bookend and a musical tribute to it's co writer a new arrangement of YKMN would be a great thing to hear in Bond 25 and if BB & MGW can keep going back to P&W then I can think of worse places to go for music than David Arnold.
I haven't heard anything about it so can't say either way really.
My instinct is that it's false. The only plausible reason I can see for shooting two back to back is an interconnected narrative. In which case I would think EON pretty dumb to assume there's a market for it. @QuantumOrganization refuses to contextualise his position so it's hard to know whether he is being genuine or whether it's hot air from his quasi-Bond alumni Facebook friends.
Thanks @RC7 I'm more likely to take you seasoned members with a proven track record of having inside knowledge like yourself and the @ColonelSun on things like this.
Back to back does sound quite fantastical especially when DC rather openly said no chance or more colourful metaphors in normal DC fashion to that effect.
I guess we are going to see so many rumours now it's been green lit and DC is back just like the Beyonce one, although that seems more plausible and than Bond 25 & 26 being shot continuously.
I agree with @RC7 - I just don't buy back-to-back films. It's a huge production number (and a long scripting job) and if they were, as some think, shooting from May '18, they'd be charging into pre-production now. I haven't heard of that happening and I know a number of crew who work on the Bonds and have done since the Brosnan days - and they've not mentioned anything to me. So my guess is pre-production in May for one film- as per the usual Eon Bond schedule.
If they did, how long would the next hiatus be. Ten years!
Thanks @ColonelSun as usual like @RC7 I've got no inside track and it's always good to get both your takes even if some other members question it
I'm merely a fan and appreciate these little bits of information from you both.
Would you also care to name the several Greengrass movies that didn't use shaky-cam, as I'm at a bit of a loss myself? If memory serves me right, United 93, Captain Philips, Green Zone, plus all the Bournes all used shaky-cam. I'll admit Marc Foster is perhaps less deserving of being labeled a "shaky-cam" extraordinaire, but his one-time Bond effort did embrace those particular techniques for which he is remembered, whether rightly or wrongly, by the majority of fans here.
Casino Royale 2006
Quantum of Solace 2008
Skyfall 2012
Spectre 2015
Garden of Death 2019
Blofeld 2020
Would make this Bond fan happy and of course yes I can start the Huddleston era with
007 in New York for 2022
Ok maybe the last part I am kidding about but both me and my wife like Hiddleston for the role we also like Fassbender but considering he will be mid 40's by the time he takes the role my issue is unless we get a film once every other year again I doubt Fassbender will A) take up the mantle and B) do only one or 2 with the 3-4 year gap
As for Yann I might check out 71 at some point... however people I trust on here say Yann will be good and people who don't like the idea keep comparing him to my favorite Bond director Marc Forester and my second favorite film Quantum of Solace so I am still excited
They may have to go with someone much younger if we aren't getting a new installment but every three or four years.
That's whatnot should be called if it's a 2 parter