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As I said in another thread, I believe that the next Bond actor should have a mix of creative control. I have one more on the fence idea:
Letting the man playing James Bond have how much power. Daniel Craig seemed to get WAY too much of final say on things, it seems. Sean Connery didn’t get much power and that why Cubby and Harry lost him. Another flaw of Cubby’s part. George Lazenby pretty much screwed himself, with the acceptance of doing his own stunts. Roger Moore did Bond mostly for fun. Timothy Dalton got his main request in thankfully: more human approach to the movies. Pierce Brosnan kind of got what Connery got and EON was arguably worse to PB. He had a few ideas that they used, like Paris being a past lover. But they should have been more fair to PB, as he doesn’t seem to look at his Bond time that positively. My point: EON, should give a fair amount of creative control to the person playing Bond. Keep it within fairness, though. Don’t bow down to the actor the way EON did for Craig. Long waits for average movies can drive the biggest supporters away.
I couldn't say better myself especially the last sentence. I feel like that's what we have been getting at least with these last two films. What annoys some is they show case all these cars like the vantage and all their for is to travel to one place to the next. When we're the days when the cars were in action set pieces now they are just for show it just seems lazy. I was looking forward to the vantage and the db10 in a awesome action set piece. You get that with Tom cruise in his movies (cough) mission impossible. They just don't seem to care anymore.
I do believe the aim for the first film should be - to use a sports term - to get some points on the board. Contrary to some of the sentiment being shared here (and that I used to go with) I am currently no longer of the opinion that they should now plan a multi-film story arc. For the first one, just nail the basics. Good casting obviously and then make sure the action is spot-on, there are some good acting moments for our new man and a hopefully memorable supporting cast and lay down a stylistic template to follow in terms of costumes, sets and cinematography. No need to seed 4 stories. No need to make a grand declaration about the state of world politics or the national sentiment in the UK or whatever. No need to re-invent action filmmaking. Just get a well-made film out the door that shows this franchise is still going strong.
WRT my last point, basically, M briefs Bond, Bond flirts a bit with Moneypenny, gets kitted out by Q and that's them done until the next film.
The only actor I felt had a worthwhile contribution working with the production team was Tim Dalton, mainly because he was such a huge fan of the novels, and wanted a return to something in that tone.
If we get another actor like Tim (big fan of the books) then I would be all for it. I felt Brozza didn't really understand the character so went for something in the middle of Rog and Sean, and Craig wanted to take the character towards something he thought was the right direction, even if it wasn't completely in line with Fleming, and the producers bent over backwards to accommodate him (too much, IMO).
If we have good writers then I feel it wouldn't really matter. Good writers will make good stories irrespective of who's playing the part. All that I want from a leading man is to take that material and then elevate it.
I’m not going to lie, if more Bond 26 process is announced at the end of the year, or at the various celebrations, there is one announcement that would disappoint me. That being the obvious: that Purvis and Wade are working on a script. That means no reinvention in the number one area that needs it most. That would be more disappointing than getting no news as all.
I think they’re solid and dependable. Not amazing with dialogue but they understand Bond and his world, so I think it makes sense to keep their number in case they’re ever needed for a quick salvage job. But yeah, I really don’t think they should be the first writers hired anymore. They’ve written some of my favourites but I’m really not sure what they have left to say at this point. I’d like a completely fresh perspective for the next one.
There's a lot of good stuff in the TSWLM novel, especially when it comes to Viviane. While I'm not sold on having a Bond film told completely from the girl's perspective, they could certainly adapt parts of the novel, however loosely. You could have Bond stepping in and saving her at the beginning in a similar fashion to the novel. Have a time jump afterwards and perhaps show the Bond girl once again becoming involved in another scheme by the same villains. She actively seeks out Bond for help. Ideally the subtext of the novel about Bond's morality/how similar he is to those involved in danger/crime is retained though.
It'd be nice if the next actor - and I'd argue the director too - reads the Fleming novels. I'm not saying they have to be completely faithful to everything in there, just that they understand how these stories work, what they want to emphasise about Bond as a character from the source material etc. It's an important part of 'reinventing' Bond for this stretch of the 21st Century I'd argue.
Wait - what ? What about the mission !??! Just kidding. I expect that between "...by Q" and "that's them done until the next film" there would be the mission ? On which M briefed Bond and for which Q provisioned Bond ? Although. In terms of just getting re-centered, like on a GPS map while driving somewhere, well, yeah, you nailed it.
That would be awesome.
I've been saying they should do a one-man-play about those five years. Your version sounds like it would have to be staged in Amsterdam or Hamburg. I don't think they do shows of that nature in New York or London anymore.
I've heard Michael Wilson makes a cameo appearance as the gardener who happens to catch them at it while peeking through the windows from outside.
The film is called The Man With The Loaded Gun.
;))
Is the gardener constantly there ? (ahem...)
Is the gardener really an assassin from the Spangled Mob, there to whack someone off ?
Confessions Of The Man With The Loaded Gun.
"I'm the worlds highest paid assassin, I charge £1M a shot. She knows what I mean. Phwoar!"
There was always something "wooden" about Craig's acting. But for this show, having wood would be essential.
One need confuse wooden with stoic, tough, solid, strong.
Oh that's John Gardener. So obvious.
Nice guess, however...no...giving you one more guess. It dates to 2005 (the year before CR was released). I did not use the term "constantly" casually...
Oh I definitely got The Constant Gardener (2005) Ralph Fiennes reference straight off, @Since62. Just took the opportunity to slip in props to Mr. Gardner.
Ooooooooooooohhhh....OK. But, no mention of she who WOULD be named, as DCraig's wife ? Rachel W is in The Constant Gardener with RFiennes - the future M to her real-life future husband, long before she appeared in a (well, not quite really) Jason Bourne film and long before she started checking Bond's equipment even more thoroughly than Major Boothroyd.
https://movieweb.com/james-bond-producers-looking-for-a-younger-actor-to-resurrect-franchise/
Could this mean a Blofeld Trilogy is perhaps being thought of? I would love to see a longer SPECTRE arc and feel it really could be cool to see it on the big screen. I am not suggesting remakes of TB, OHMSS, YOLT. But having three films where Blofeld is the man in the shadows for the first one, becomes the main villain for the middle and the unknown villain of the last one. Course it would potentially leave things with a hell of a cliffhanger.