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Deakins turned down Spectre, and in any case, is basically retired now.
I'm not being negative here, I'm just not familiar with his stuff and what I've seen I wasn't massively impressed by
Id say with Harry Potter 3 he was able to take an existing franchise and make it more mature and up its game stylistically. So in theory he could do similar with Bond. I quite liked Children of Men and Gravity though.
I’d add Dennis Gassner and Mark Taylor’s names into the mix too.
Re: Deakins, while the prospect of working with Cuaron could maybe entice him, I’m gonna agree with the others and say he’s probably not in a rush to return to Bond. In any event I think if Cuaron is getting the directing job, that’ll most likely mean Lubezki is his first option (not that I’m complaining at all).
The dream team. :D
I've thought about this too. Keeping and/or bringing back some of the alumni would certainly help with the transition and help retain the "feel" of Bond as we know it as we push toward the new.
As long as they are off screen alumni…
Yes. This sounds reasonable.
Just want to clarify that Chris Corbould has also said he would LIKE TO retire from effects work to direct movies. That hasn't panned out yet.
Yes. This is true. But wouldn't Corbould be more of an action director? Given his background.
He had a script in mind when I met him. It was something about two guys who go on a mission in south america or something. I didn't mean to suggest he would direct Bond.
Oh, I see. That's cool.
I agree; plus I'm not sure he wants to do films anymore, he hasn't done one in years. He's also not far off retirement age; likewise Danny Kleinman will be 70 this year.
Are you saying 70 would be too old to compose and direct music ? Really ? He'd not have to hold onto a flying airplane from the outside in order to handle the music.
To be fair, I wouldn't go around saying I didn't want to, especially when fans are asking me. I wouldn't want to disappoint with a no, and maybe he's genuinely open to doing Bond again, but he may also want to retire, which is fair.
Don't get me wrong I would love it.
Oh has he? I haven't seen that, where's he said that?
IIRC it was during that whole 60th anniversary thing he was a part of.
I had a quick look, and although it's five years ago, he is asked directly here and says yes he would. I'm sure you're right and he's probably said it again since.
That's why I would be extremely disappointed if Purvis and Wade come back. They've done (00)7 movies. The writing in Bond has to change. Set story/screenplay formula or not. It honestly wouldn't surprise me if that was one of the reasons that EON sold out. So many better writers for Bond, seriously. I'd even take John Logan or Phoebe Waller-Bridge back at this point. Not trying to get an anti-Purvis and Wade thread going again but they can be related to sticking to the past. Which Bond should not do. Don't have Bond go rogue right off the bat!
I probably wouldn’t be as disappointed by their return, but right now I think it’s a little unlikely (Wade seemingly hinted back in January that he wouldn’t be returning) and I do think we will need fresh blood on script duty anyway.
The good news there, thankfully, is that to me there doesn’t seem to be much of a shortage of capable writers who could do it handily.
Not comparable to David Arnold.