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EON on the other hand decided to play their Bond safe and did not immediately shell out for huge names, preferring to make their stars themselves. After GF they didn't have to attract audiences to an unknown hero any more and actors lined up to get a part. But EON still kept the focus on Bond, regardless of the talent they pitted against him. Often enough that talent got little more than scraps to play with. SF now looks like it's the first time they are confident enough of their lead to involve some massive counterparts.
Didn't know that, sorry. Rubin's THE JAMES BOND FILMS only mentions McClory was involved, specifically in securing the big names for small cameos, and wikipedia lists him as 'producer' of 'Around the World in 80 Days'.
That said, he was good at schmoozing, so he probably came in useful somewhere along the line.
I slightly disagree. Apparently, in ALL aspects it worked for 'The Dark Knight'. The Joker made your skin crawl. He made you both laugh at feeling disgusted by his psychotic actions. The movie is rated very very high on IMDB (8.9), whereas 'Casino Royale' got a 7.9 on IMDB. TDK won 2 Oscars out of 8 nominations. CR got nada, niente. In essence, the general audience loved TDK a bit more compared to CR.
I shall be frank now. I think it is time that 'Skyfall' will be both outshining 'The Dark Knight Rises' and 'The Bourne Legacy'. And I have a sincere feeling Babs and Michael exactly want this to happen; to make Bond the leading, trendsetting action franchise again. So that Batman and Mr Bourne look like pussies compared to Bond ;-). And I think there's nothing wrong with such a kind of ambition :-).
And looking at the initial topic content, this ambition is clearly visible, even more than with 'Casino Royale'. I also think 'Skyfall' could very well be the first original screenplay Bond film -not adapted from a novel- that will reach the top of fan favourites.
That's a bold statement but I admire your positivity. I love the Nolan Bat films where as 5 out of the last 6 Bond films have left me pretty disappointed (for me, CR is the only good Bond film since LTK. I even rated it in my top 5 although I'm wondering now if I should have ranked Thunderball higher). Anyway, I will certainly reserve my judgement regarding Skyfall until I see the film. You always hear alot of encouraging talk by the cast and crew before each Bond film but the end product far from lives up to their claims.
Its also going against The Great Gatsby! (DEC 25, 2012) Lots and lots of competition.
Even Barbara Broccoli admitted it in this small documentary 'The Secrets Of Skyfall'. Watch from 4min 10sec and onwards. The producers really wanted a 'dreamcast' for 'Skyfall': <youtube>
Well, acting-wise perhaps, but not fame-wise...and not awards-wise.
And our main menacing villian is a total short-arse. He should have played nick-nack - how short is he? OMG he is shorter than the ladies and even Craig. Hats of to all his directors who made him look so imposing.
:D
Okay, after some weeks after the premiere of 'Skyfall', I think this remark is completely wrong by now.
'Skyfall' has no doubt the biggest starcast in a Bond film ever. Its 'upgrade' to bigger Hollywood stars with huge Oscar CV's behind their names, will make production of Bond 24 much easier. Be prepared of more big names who want to join the cast of Bond 24.
Look at Christopher Lee and Donald Pleasence - both better known at the time than Bardem.
Maybe, but Christopher Walken himself admitted that he needed a big acting job back in 1985. You tend to forget that Walken didn't get offered huge roles in the mid eighties. So in a way....his Oscar fame started to degrade quite quickly.
With Javier Bardem it's different. The Bond producers hired him while he is still at the height of his career. If he didn't do Bond, then in no time he would have had another project. Moreover, the cast members for 'Skyfall', including Bardem, admitted that 'Skyfall's screenplay was very good. I never heard Walken saying that in 1985.
I stand by my opinion: The cast of 'Skyfall' is/was the biggest starcast in Bond history. Moreover, this starcast has upgraded the Bond franchise to new levels. Bigger Hollywood names, who are at the height of their careers, would love to star in a Bond film now. Be prepared for a similar starcast for Bond 24. This is why 'Skyfall' is so special.
Shaw was in other work long before that I'm sure, The Battle of the Bulge being one of them at least. As for Skyfall, it depends on how you want to view the star attractions of the actors other than Craig. I don't consider Bardem a big star, apart from No Country For Old Men I wouldn't be able to name many other films he worked on. Are Harris and Marlohe big name stars ? Although Dench and Fiennes need no introduction to some. I don't necessarily think this is the biggest ensemble of movie talent Bond has ever seen, others themselves have made suggestions for a bigger star collection
Yes, I am sure most people didn't even know who Bardem was. Of course, I am talking about Bond movies retrospectively - their star power as seen now, not on release. Yes Jaws was the highest grossing movie in USA and internationally until Star Wars. I agree with your analysis that the star power of Skyfall isn't that that great.
Jaws was the 4th Biggest Movie of all time when it was released, just behind Gone with the Wind, The Sound of Music and The Ten Commandments. It really was colossal and one of the most talked about and imitated movies until Star Wars came out a few years later. Funnily enough it was another Robert Shaw co-starring picture called The Sting that Jaws toppled at the Box Office.
Now, finally, the 'suspicions' I last year had for 'Skyfall' in this topic, have all become reality ;-). : http://markoconnell.co.uk/?p=293