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NO. I don't want him back.
Babs will simply not let Craig walk away (Mendes or not) so whoever directs is stuck with having yo somehow spring Blofeld from prison in a way that isn't as convoluted as the Silva escape and isn't something we haven't seen hundreds of times before.
On top of this we are also stuck with Madeline who has to be killed off but again we've seen that so many times as well so how can you do it originally?
I really hope they can paint themselves out of this corner originally and inventively and come up with something spectacular to end the Craig era but without a complete overhaul of the writing team they really don't have the talent at their disposal to make me confident they can pull it off.
We need a director who can put the joy back into watching a Bond film.
Madeleine could walk and Blofeld could remain incarcerated. Not saying it will happen, but it's feasible.
And for the record, Mendes needs to go. Bond thanks him for what he's done but it's time for someone new.
For SPECTRE sequel to work, they indeed have to come up with something impressive and original, and I just don't see it happening.
So after tying themselves in horrible knots of implausibility and illogicality to try and link everything together from the previous 3 films, now that they have a cliffhanger they are just going to abandon all that and not mention SPECTRE and Blofeld?
Thats about as likely as Jose winning manager of the season.
I mentioned somewhere (maybe here) that Madeline could just be a Trench style character in the next one, either at the start, or at the end in an epilogue. If they have a great standalone story for B25 (big IF with these guys it seems), they can easily wash this under the rug. Witness MI4-GP sort of burying the wife angle until the end. It worked because the film was strong.
Woe is me.
It really depends on which interview you go off. In some he seems open to the idea, in others it looks like he has set his mind against it.
However, Mendes recently departed the Broadway adaption of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He cited scheduling conflicts with a project he is working on for his production company Neal Street as the reason for his departure. So whatever Mendes is working on now is clearly not the next Bond film:
http://variety.com/2015/legit/news/sam-mendes-departing-charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory-1201657508/
It should also be remembered that in the Sony leaks there were a number of emails from execs wanting to get Mendes on board a number of films, however, the director had stated that after Spectre his aim was to make a TV series.
I'd presume this would be his next project. Maybe another Bond in 2018 at the earliest?
I'm sorry, English is not my native language so I'm not sure I understand this correctly. This sounds like you are ironically saying you don't give a damn about my opinion, right? :)
No, not that I don't give a damn, more that I'm bored of the doom-mongering.
SF and SP aren't flawless but I'm just not seeing in the films what makes some people on here so rather childishly riled by him.
Okay, I understand. That wasn't my intention, I just don't think SPECTRE 2 is a good idea, that's all.
You are probably right, though. My "doom prediction" may sound irritating to those who would like the Blofeld story to continue, so I'll cut down on it.
I don't think we'll get SP 2, in the same way we didn't get SF 2. I would say, to those who didn't enjoy SP, don't worry. With each release we have those who love and those who hate. There's always hope that the next film delivers.
Here here!
I genuinely regret coming back here this evening. Just the same bunch of sour pusses even further agonising about the dire state of 'THEIR' Bond franchise.
But we need new writers, no Purvis & Wade, no John Logan, bring Christopher Nolan on board, together with his brother as Writer
I want a director who will add quality to the basics of a Bond film (script, tight plot, well executed and plot-driven action) - not over complicate the project with lots of added baggage thinking all these extra trinkets now suddenly give the Bond universe some kind of heightened gravitas.
I agree, it'd be much more interesting if the movie played around the constant threat of her murder, rather than having her killed in the PTS.
If they want to keep it unique, they could always bring her back and have her play the main and only Bond girl throughout.