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The person who could do the best job should have priority.
My analogy is, I love steak and I want to eat a great steak. I know that chef Campbell makes an incredible steak but people are telling me that outside of steak he's not as consistent. My reply is, 'that's fine, but I want a great steak.
With that said, I don't expect that Campbell will do another film: EON will go for a prestige director or a rising talent.
I’d also love to see Fukunaga return!
Totally agree @Since62 ... He had his head up his rear, and no one was brave enough to tell him to go away and develop the script so it wasn't so bloody dull. He took a simple ticking time bomb concept and made it stupidly complex for no other reason than to make it seem smarter than it was.
GE is 27 years old. CR is now 16 years old. Between CR and now, over these 16 years, MC has done nothing significant. I'm not trying to be mean or critical, just pointing out the reasons he won't be directing another Bond.
Yeah, but I think if he were in his 60s now, EON would have offered him Bond 26 even before they wrapped NTTD. I think age is the only thing ruling him out. Campbell is a master at launching a new Bond , it's just so evident. I don't think we can mention top Bond films without mentioning GE & CR. Campbell might direct other films without being meticulous, but when he's directing Bond, he's something else entirely.
I’ve seen recent interviews and he looks very fit and capable; his age should not be an issue… yet.
This is fairly recent.
It was an abysmal flop.
I enjoyed it but it was not Bond. Campbell thrives in the EON system; that's all that matters to me.
That's it! He takes Bond seriously.
LOL.
I liked it well enough, too. I also liked The Foreigner.
So if Denis Villeneuve, hot off of Dune, is available and wants to direct Bond 26, you say, "Nah, I want the 78-year-old guy who directed The Protege." Ohhhhhhhhkay.
Not everyone is fond of that which has been done lately by Denis Velleneuve. Plenty of people regard him as "Hot" off directing two sure-thing properties, and yet directing them into snores with Blade Runner 2049 and Dune. Ok, "contemplative"...long, slow and contemplative.
+1
Me too. He's proved himself more than capable twice now and he's still in the business; why not? Surely that'd be an achievement (helming the first film of a new era three times in a row) that would never be topped in the series too.
Beyond him, I'm really not sure. In years past, I've championed the likes of Nolan; these days, I loathe the idea.
but if u want a light director, maybe danny boyle
Villeneuve is doing DUNE 2, and it should be released in October 2023. And Nolan's new movie OPPENHEIMER is also slated to hit the screens in 2023.
Dennis Villeneuve wouldn't be an ideal option either. Very talented and skilled director, but I do find most of his films boring, except for Prisoners. Danny Boyle's planned Bond 25 didn't seem up to scratch so he's out.
Curious what your thoughts are on Nolan's next chosen project, then, which seems to be a much smaller character drama, very different from Tenet.