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As for an adaptation of MR, I'd like to see a loose one but a bit further down the line. Much of the story simply has to be recontextualised and adapted for modern times (ie. the fact that Hugo Drax is actually a nazi, our modern relationship with tech billionaires/the fact that we don't idolise them as unambiguously/across the board as those do with Drax in the novel. Heck, even the Moonraker rocket itself feels a bit dated and would have to be changed up). I can't see a future Bond film being set completely in London/Kent and being quite as low key as the book is for the most part. Still though, there's a lot in there that would make a great film.
Absolutely. Spangled Mobs, Horror and Sluggsy, Pistols S, lots of Brooklyn stomping. This is where the next Bond needs to go. Back to Fleming....and Gangsters!
Yes it’s difficult because I guess you could make an argument that, apart from the lack of international travel, Moonraker is the template for an awful lot of Bond movies (and other spy ripoffs), what with the secretly-evil corporation owner and giant rocket. It’s great but it might even be the most generic plot. I guess Bond’s infiltration of the company is where it differs slightly; they may be able to do something there. And obviously I’m not sure they can launch another new Bond with him having a spectacular crash in his Aston Martin! :)
Yes, I think it's best to keep such a concept for a future movie. A sort of 'the stakes are now higher than ever' type thing after one or two more low key Bond movies.
There's potential for adaptation, but I think you're correct, Drax's general backstory has kind of been done subsequently. Heck, I'd argue in the novel it's not necessarily a surprise as there's this sense throughout the book that 'something's not right here'. I don't know, maybe if the billionaire in question isn't the main villain and there's someone else pulling the strings on the whole plan? Again, the plan itself would have to be different, and I can't see a Hugo Drax figure being universally loved in today's world (which would also be rather interesting to play off). I just can't see a straightforward adaptation of the book being feasible.
It'd be quite a modern take on billionaires/CEOs if you think about it. Beneath all the eccentricity, fame and money, this person is either clueless or working for someone more malicious than they are with vested interests. I don't know if it'd be a cop out though from a narrative point of view.
If we want a solid woman villain, the movie could set up a billionaire guy as the obvious villain only for the twist to be his hot girlfriend has actually been the one stealing his money to do crime behind his back.
I think it is long overdue
Whilst assisting with the prevention of a kidnapping attempt, Bond catches the eye of a Saudi Princess and, against his wishes, is seconded to diplomatic protection duties. During this time, he uncovers a plot by the Princess’s father to obtain, decode and sell on the computer flight systems data from NATO’s prototype stealth fighter jet.
That's interesting, it would make a great film to introduce the new Bond or a reboot, as some articles stated that there's no M or even Moneypenny in the screenplay, only Bond and this sharp card player named 'Tosh' to beat Hugo Drax.
Or a LTK type of film but instead of drugs, you can have a plot about Internal Organ trade, harvesting, trafficking and the Internal Organ black market that operates around the world.
What do you think?
Very dark idea about the organ trade! Weirdly I can sort of see it being incorporated into a future Bond film. Not necessarily as the main plot, but somewhere in there. I mean, in the novels Bond would often have to thwart drug and even coin smuggling operations. Why not an organ harvesting operation? Seems like something quite interesting/creative.
But it’s so enjoyable! One of Dynamite’s best stories. I also feel that EON should consider adapting Felix Leiter as a subplot for a future movie. It’s time Felix got his due in the action.
It might be a touch too on the nose for them perhaps, I don't know if Bond films want to turn off half of their audience, but I guess Carver in TND was a bit of a swipe at media barons so who knows. I wouldn't mind it necessarily.
Perhaps. I think it depends on how it's handled though. I don't think they should use the phrase 'make Britain great again' or have a character modelled on Nigel Farage (I don't want a Bond film to drift into Years and Years territory). But the idea of a Bond plot resulting from the 'good guys' doing something morally questionable is something we're seeing now (ie. the nanobots in NTTD). I'd like to see it handled a bit better.
Or Gillian Anderson maybe.
Yeah, I don't think having the villain be explicitly right wing would work. Also people engrossed superficially in either left or right wing politics can be a sensitive bunch at the best of times when it comes to media. No need for Bond to exasperate anything in that regard. I do like the idea of a villain's plan being in the name of 'the greater good' for Britain though. Obviously he'd be a complete lunatic but it could be a cool dynamic to play off of. Again, the Craig era tried to play around with these sorts of ideas (ie. M commissioning the Heracles Project in NTTD, the idea of MI6 having waning influence/British Government Bureaucracy taking over in SF and SP... heck, even the idea of Bond's own patriotism is explored a bit, even despite the fact that he essentially fails his mission in SF and the MI6 building is blown up). But I agree, best for a new Bond to have a simpler plot starting off.
On an unrelated note, I just re-read the From A View to A Kill short story. Forgot how enjoyable it was. Can definitely see that story being incorporated into a plot of a future film much like how TLD was. I'm up for Bond on a motorcycle!
Bond did it many times in DAF, GE, TND, SF and NTTD.
@Venutius It depends on how the story unfolds and how Bond is incorporated into the story. In a sense you're right, even in Moonraker Gala Brand is MI5 and it's somewhat unusual for Bond to be there. I'm sure there's something that could be made up.