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I think he’s absolutely young enough to wait out until Bond 8…
Nolan is 52 currently, and there could easily be another reboot in 15 years, putting Nolan at 67. Very possible.
Maybe, but now Nolan is available, no other project from him is announced or anything. In 15 years or when Bond 8 comes, Nolan have different projects and have no time for Bond.
I'm sure Nolan is directing Bond 26 and the Deal is done, they're waiting of an Annoucement because of Oppenheimer PR...
Edit: Also a good sign, Nolan works for Universal Pictures, and they have also rights for Bond 26
Variety's closer: "But if Oppenheimer, in his way, made the bomb all about him, by that point it’s Nolan and his movie who are doing the same thing." Ouch.
Summer of 2012: release of The Dar Knight Rises
Beginning of 2013: Nolan confirmed to direct Interstellar
Late 2014: release of Interstellar
A similar schedule with Bond 26 is not outside the realm of possibility:
Summer of 2023: release of Oppenheimer
Beginning of 2024: Nolan confirmed to direct Bond 26
Late 2025: release of Bond 26
The only issue here is you can't really make a comparison between the two because the world of cinema was in a completely different place back in 2013. With these ongoing dual strikes, no real work will be able to move forward on the next installment until they're wrapped up.
No, he hasn't. He might have to reconsider his opinion. Or even change his mind.
Aged like milk. Is north of 90 on both metacritic and RT.
I've not heard any estimates of either being resolved yet so I hope you're right on that note.
I do think it’s going to be a special film. I just get frustrated by how Nolan’s rapid fire dialog often takes away from otherwise stunning filmmaking. I’m sure it’ll be great.
It seems like Christopher Nolan is going to be asked about Bond often on the coming weeks. He seems a bit reluctant in this interview, could be me just projecting my feelings that he will be the next director though.
EDIT: Okay, later in the interview Nolan says that he has not figured out yet what he will do next. So it seems like Nolan directing Bond 26 is definitely not a done deal yet.
I personally don't see how this is a 'now or never' situation with him, nor do I see how he alone is needed to kickstart a new Bond actor's tenure.
He has repeatedly implied that he would only direct a Bond film if were the first Bond movie of a new Bond actor and he could be part of the casting process. So if not now, then he would need to wait until Bond actor #8 is chosen.
CR was released in 2006. Bond 26 will be released around 2026. It is not unlikely that the first Bond film of actor #8 will be released around 2046. Nolan will turn 76 that year.
Well, if that's the case then it's a now or never situation of his own making. I'm not quite sure why he feels strongly about being a big part of the casting process for a new Bond. Traditionally while the likes of Campbell and Young contributed and had a say in this process, it's ultimately a decision that lies with the producers. While these directors worked closely with the actor once they got cast, neither Campbell or Young's first choices got the part, and it seems like this was for the best. Just by virtue of being the director he'll have a say, and I'm sure he knows it, but he also has to be willing to accept that they might go with an actor he perhaps doesn't think is as suited to the role as another that he does like. And then what?
I don't know, it seems more to me that Nolan wants to leave his 'stamp' on Bond as a whole, or at least prioritises this idea more than creating a Bond film that works in its own right.
The release of Tenet, a half-baked, undercooked script, was about him releasing this film so he saved cinema during the pandemic.
If he is the next director, I just don’t see him bringing any warmth, zest or excitement to the world of 007. My guess is, 007 would be forced into the Nolan universe.
If I thought Spectre was lacking and dragged, I fear a Nolan Bond would be that, but on steroids (lots of exposition delivered via monologues, with actors reciting in whispers, and far away looks; not very well developed female characters (I hear this follows him again in Oppenheimer), and beautifully shot scenes that have strange pacing).
I genuinely hope he’s not the next director (and I pray not a writer on it), although it’d make sense as a smart and savvy business move…
Do I actually think it’ll happen— not at the moment. Too much is up in the air, and I do think they’d have to negotiate a very rewarding pay or play deal with him (as they did with Mendes, (when they hired him as a “consultant” on Skyfall, before they cleared the way for him to be officially named the director). They haven’t made this move yet, and they could. So, yes, I have to logically conclude that he hasn’t been approached and nothing is in the works with him...
BREAKING NEWS
Christopher Nolan Says It Would Be “An Amazing Privilege” To Direct A James Bond Movie
Isn't he pretty much saying it's his way or no way? It'd be great for people who love Nolan's work, as it really would be 'his' Bond if he wrote, cast and directed it - but are EON likely to hand over so much control to one guy, even Nolan?
You’re right: it’s his way or no way, for him.
EoN’s philosophy, from Cubby to BB and MGW, has always been: don’t let anyone else screw Bond up… so to give Nolan everything he wants would be a first… but, in another Bond universe, 007 taught us to Never Say Never.
Personally I think he’s definitely too cerebral, too cold, lacking any warmth, indulges himself, exposition via monologuing, poor female characters, no sexiness (and just because there’s full frontal nudity in Oppenheimer doesn’t mean he has shot it in genuine sexy ways), but;
It must be tempting to get him….
I still don’t see it.
Happy to be proved wrong.
Pretty much my dream Bond film. Seriously though, I can very much understand people preferring other directors to Nolan when it comes to Bond 26, but I cannot understand people being completely against him directing. An A-list director who has loads of experience directing big budget action films and is a huuuge Bond fan. What more do you want?
As for Nolan wanting it his way, sure he would want a lot of creative freedom but in this new podcast interview he also acknowledged the constraints that come with Bond. But even if he wanted total creative freedom, why would that be such a bad thing? This is not a Mendes or Boyle situation where there was a risk they would want to make a Bond film that is too out there. Furthermore, NTTD broke two of the biggest Bond taboos (Bond having a child ad Bond dying). Even if Nolan explicitly wanted to make Bond 26 more formula breaking than NTTD was and EON were on board with it, he probably would be unable to do so.
https://deadline.com/2023/07/greta-gerwig-narnia-movies-netflix-bond-film-directing-potential-1235444778/