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If I'm picking between the two talents of today, I'd go with Tarantino. Spielberg's would probably feel more Bondian but Tarantino's take would be so damn unique and different and colorful, I'd have to see what he could come up with.
We're on the same page. A younger Spielberg would be something to see. I mean, OP was basically an homage to Spielberg. But Spielberg is way, way past his prime--when was his last really good film...I'm thinking Catch Me If You Can?
If we had to choose a director in 2023, I'd pick Tarantino over Spielberg, hands down. It wouldn't be boring, that's for sure.
Absolutely! There is no better action adventure film.
Tarantino would put too much of his own stamp on a Bond movie, which I don't think would be for the better. He is too ingrained in American trashy pop culture to really get the upper class English essence of Bond, whereas Spielberg wouldn't have that problem.
At least I've heard the Bond version of Tarantino:
He wanted Brosnan to star in 60's version of Casino Royale, in black and white, it would come after the events of OHMSS, he'd also pitched Uma Thurman as Vesper and Samuel Jackson as Le Chiffre.
So there's already the concept from Tarantino.
On the other hand, I've never heard anything from Spielberg regarding his Bond film pitch, so I'm not sure what would his version of Bond film would've looked like, it's hard to tell, it's seemed like he didn't have the same enthusiasm as Tarantino in making a Bond film , and Tarantino, I think is also a Bond fan like Nolan, he had some interviews regarding Bond, heck, he'd even talked recently about Moonraker, so, I think, Tarantino is also a fan of the Franchise, he voiced out his interest about the James Bond films, so at least I can see him understanding the character and the material, he at least knows Bond, he does have a knowledge about Bond.
Here's Tarantino talking about Moonraker with Roger Avery:
https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/culture/moonraker-bond-films-best-worst-b2147539.html
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1649539/Quentin-Tarantino-Frank-Sinatra-James-Bond-theme-song-Moonraker-Shirley-Bassey/amp
I'm not sure about Spielberg, granted he'd made some fantastic films, but when it comes to Bond, I'm not sure at what he could've done with it, at least in Tarantino, there's James Bond in his heart, something that Spielberg maybe didn't have, I liked Moonraker, and I also felt that Octopussy was somehow had that Spielberg style in it due to the fantastical elements of it, but again, I'm not sure at what he could've done with Bond, I'm not even sure if the guy had knowledge about the Bond Franchise.
Actually, I liked the Bond directors to have at least an understanding of the character, to have at least a little knowledge about the character, because if they don't have any knowledge or understanding about Bond, they wouldn't likely to execute Bond well, or we're going to end up with a Bond film that's very un-Bond like, and I think Spielberg does fall into this category, he may be a great director, but I think he didn't have that much of an understanding regarding James Bond.
And Tarantino laid that concept of what would his Bond film would've looked like
meanwhile, never heard anything from Spielberg, he'd just stated that he was once considered to do a Bond film, but what Bond film is that? (Remember, he's even considered to direct NSNA), so with Tarantino, there's already a hint of what his Bond film might've looked like, Spielberg on the other hand is something I wasn't sure of.
Over my years on the boards I have heard of 2 novels that many would like to see a more faithful adaption brought to the big screen. So lets have a literary would you rather with cinematic outcomes!
Would you rather a faithful adaption of Moonraker for the Big Screen OR a faithful adaption of You Only Live Twice?
You must choose just one!
YOLT could only work as a sequel to OHMSS (and since OHMSS was already adapted, there's no way this book could've work again), and considering there's not that much plot in it, I don't see this working, and looking to the modern culture, I don't think it would've aged well, there's some racism in the book about the Japanese people.
And NTTD did adapt some parts of it, including Safin, his lair, Bond's phrase (Die Blofeld Die), and the pregnancy.
So, I don't need to see it.
MR, on the other hand, was also semi-adapted many times in different forms, in GE and DAD, the ending of the book was echoed somewhat in QoS, I even see some elements borrowed from the book in SF.
Alec Trevelyan, Gustav Graves, and Raoul Silva all felt like a modern reworking of the literary Hugo Drax.
Would it work today? Yes, the plot maybe timeless about a Nuclear Missile Launch (but again, both GE and DAD already did it), I want something new and fresh this time.
If there's a novel that's worth adapting now, it's TSWLM, as a PTS of introducing the new Bond.
Neither, really, I want something new, unique and different.
One would have to find new motives for Drax, but this could be an excellent, tight, contained thriller.
Yes please….
I'm with you @FoxRox lets get a MR adaptation green lit with Barbara!
So for that reason it has to be MR.
And they had their chance to adapt MR with DAD, and they blew it big time too 😅
What's more likely is certain scenes from the book may still get adapted, like the card game with M at Blades to expose a cheat, etc. This is crying out to be adapted.
And they ruined it in 2021 too.... ;)