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Precisely. I would love if Phil Meheux returns - eveyone mentions Campbell for the sucess of GE and CR, but Mr. Meheux was just as important in giving those films the Bond look.
With Mendes leaving, does this also mean Thomas Newman is leaving, and the return of David Arnold???
I think he's a great choice. He's only done one movie though, maybe wait and see what he does next before hiring him.
He only seems to do the reboots, and he leaves it in such a way that it's hard for this successor to know where to take it.
I agree on S1MONE...but I think his other films (including LORD OF WAR) all have interesting qualities that would make him an interesting choice. I am not sure about his upcoming film THE HOST though...I think its going to get trashed because of the "...from the author of TWILIGHT..." I think the fact that he is also a screenwriter is a strong point...Im pretty sure that the next director is going to be someone we haven't even mentioned!...
I thought ATB was ok, but Cornish is someone who loves genre cinema. I'd be hesitant about Cornish for much the same reason I wouldn't want Edgar Wright. Both of them would be perfect directors for something such as Mark Millar's 'The Secret Service', but a Bond, especially a 21st century Bond is a different beast.
To quote Sir Rog in AVTAK 'A little of both would be ideal'.
Tony Gilroy (American directed Bourne Legacy which I saw and loved as well as Michael Clayton which I wanna see) Legacy was great but felt rushed With a script from John Logan (perhaps cowriting it) could produce a great Bond Thriller
Pierre Morrell Loved Taken and would love to see him direct a Bond film
That is all for now
Casino Royale being an apt example,
Pier Morrell proved his skills with Taken , he created such a gripping story and heart pounding action . Perfection if you ask me
It's not his sort of thing, I imagine everyone wants to work with the guy and I think the project is the most important thing to him.
Yea "In Time" is a very outstanding and original,plus it gots a Bondish flow to it..but I guess you gotta be open mind to notice..some people want big time actors and directors to be apart of Bond franchise.We need new blood.
Coen Brothers (Hell yeah!)
Edward Zwick (Worked with Craig in Defiance and Logan with Last Samuari)
Andrew Niccol (Popular choice here: probably would want some input on script)
Personally, here are my top 5 replacement candidates
1. Edward Zwick - He's underrated but he has worked with all the principle actors/main crew before. He's had a good track record with Last Samauri and Blood Diamond, and like Mendes is very involved in terms of character development as well as transitioning good scripts onto screen.
2. Christopher Nolan - He's a fanboy of the series and no doubt will continue the trend that Mendes set with Skyfall. Of course, it will most likely require a large transition between Cast and Crew, and I'm more interested in him rekindiling the formula with a new Bond rather than tying loose ends with Craig
3. Danny Boyle - Again, he's a solid director that benefits from a good script. I'm interested to see how Trance does before re-evaluating the choice.
4. Ralph Fiennes - Why Not? Coriolanus definitely showcase his talent for action and inventive ideas.
5. Martin Campbell - This is a fallback choice ;)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0785381/
I think the original poster was noting that Ed Zwick had worked with DC and John Logan.
Danny Boyle is a non-starter just as is Christopher Nolan. They're too independent.
How about Paul McGuigan? He did such a great job with Sherlock. To be honest one of the most sensible and even possible not like Nolan, Spielberg or god forbid Cameron is Kenneth Branagh, it would come down to if he wants to return to the spy genre after Jack Ryan but he seems like a strong possibility.
I think the days of promoting 2nd unit directors is long gone, they had a an Oscar winner helm Skyfall they will be at least looking for someone with some weight and pedigree behind them.
I know some of you like John Glen but for me he made some pretty pedestrian looking films, the Dalton's were good because of Dalton and the Moore ones just look so dated and ordinary, his best work was 2nd unit on OHMSS. Lets face it only Bond fans champion Glen, he's a nice bloke but he's never going to get any prizes for originality or style, although I'm forgetting some of you want nothing particularly special as long as we have our boxes ticked and the cliches are all intact.
So I can't see Baird being promoted, they'll want a name I guarantee it, I'm not saying they are necessarily right but Babs & Mike aren't going to take a step backwards for the follow up to their first billion dollar grossing entry and hire some no name to helm Bond 24.
Guy ritchie anyone?
ummmm,..... THIS! L-)
I didn't think the direction of the Sherlock Holmes films was anything special (and visually they were too gimmicky) BUT I would like Stephen Moffat to have a shot. He's proven with his work on Doctor Who and Sherlock that he can re-energize old staples, has a very interesting and dynamic visual style, and can create a fantastic balance between humour, tension, and character work. I'd LOVE for him to get a shot.
L-) This TOO!
Yes - Zwick worked with Logan in Last Samauri and DC and Deakins in Defiance.
No surprise here. Mendes obviously didn't seem keen even after he'd seen how well the film was doing.
Yeah, Nolan is the perfect choice to helm a Bond film. If Eon doesn't want him I just couldn't understand why. He can do drama, thrillers and action. If both of them are keen I wonder if it might be a good idea to try and secure him in for two. I suppose there could be a clause in the contract where by if the first one didn't do well, Eon could get rid of him. Not that this seems fair. Don't know as much about this commerce side of the business.