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Possibly they don't have the energy for it anymore and want to hand the baton over and there younger family isn't up to the task.
If this does happen I think if you want the character to be left intact and not be changed to the point of insulting the fans. Then Christopher Nolan is the best option with WB as the studio being made though CN's Syncopy imprint.
I would have said this was BS a while ago but I think this could all possibly be true.
Getting Craig back would be more likely, I don't imagine BB & MGW would want to produce their last Bond film without DC and they might as well close off the whole Quantum/SPECTRE Arc.
Get the cast back from SP and end it all. I think if they are doing this they'll want to put a full stop on proceedings like we've never seen before, an end to not only their time, Craig's Bond but his Bond's timeline.
If they are selling then Nolan & WB is the safest option, Nolan could direct the first one then others could jump on board with him and Emma producing them.
A part of me feels sad about this it would be the end of the longest film series of all time under the umbrella of one family but a part of me is excited, those wanting more regular entries would likely be sated if a big studio like WB took over the reins.
Guess we'll see.
Well, I never liked the Star Wars films and haven't seen the more recent ones, so I can't really say if they're doing a good job in terms of content.
But I have to say I don't like the idea of doing as many sequels, spin-offs and origin stories as possible, milking the Star Wars cow too much until it dies... I would never want that to happen to Bond. Even Babs was tempted a couple of times by the spin-off idea, imagine what a company like Disney would do... A trilogy about M's origins, a Moneypenny spin-off, a quirky (post-)teen dramedy about Q... That would only make the original Bond film series look cheap.
Bond is Cubby's legacy. It's Barbara's family heritage. I believe she respects that immensely and has genuine passion for Bond. I honestly doubt she'll ever sell.
Oh, don't even start me on that... I wouldn't want Nolan to direct a Bond, let alone buy the whole franchise... That would be catastrophic IMO.
I don't think so. Wouldn't be that disappointed to tell you the truth depending on where it landed, but it's pretty far-fetched.
They figure that they have about a year and a half to figure that out.
Isn't it frightening, that they have brought us to a point where we would even contemplate events like this?
In terms of their ethos and film making sensibilities The Nolan's (Syncopy) are the only working Producers I would trust with it. Nolan himself is a traditionalist, but he works at the cutting edge of cinema. It's this dichotomy which is evocative of Bond.
That's the PTS sorted.
Brosnan with a 20 minutes long painface sequence in the style of the ending in 2001-A Space Odyssey.
Non-linear storytelling.
Well, there are plenty of films I really do like, but at the same time feel could loose some unnecessary elements, allowing a "tighter" film experience. In your list you didn't mention The Dark Knight at 152 minutes and The Dark Knight Rises at 165 minutes. Both films were part of a discussion among my friends some years ago - all of them loved both films, but felt they were too long. If I remember correctly, one of them said something like: «I'm loving this, but I really feel that ("this") and ("that") could be cut short. I don't think it would hurt the movie experience at all». A point to which I agreed. Can't remember what parts exactly, but that's not important.
Interesting. Almost all the elements you mentioned above are things that put me off war films, especially the machismo/big heroics elements, which so many war films suffer from. Might have to reconsider checking it out, eventually. :-)
Too right. Imagine a Non-CGI dominated, shot on film Bond in 2022.
Incredible post. I like how you're getting to grips with the idea of Nolan as the Bond autuer in the future.
Agreed. As a purchaser, Nolan would be the best option. At the opposite end of the spectrum would be an Amy Pascal consortium.
If they're bringing back Brosnan for pain face they should bring back Dalts for some seriously thespy or whistful staring in the distance.
Yes, me, too. There tends to be an element of noble sacrifice and heroic deeds and therefore glorification of war and soldiers and death and killing. As if the whole business has some innate nobility and glory to it. I've seen that quite enough, and was happy not to see it in this. I think the very human desperation to just survive, and the utterly non-noble randomness of death was refreshing. Lives mattered equally since nobody was singled out with backstories to make them more special and more "relatable". Some people thought that was a negative (in other words they wanted the familiar war movie), I thought it was a positive.
I thought it was technically beautiful as well - directing, cinematography, sound, etc. And I liked the structure, and thought it worked well to support the story and enhance the overall effect of tension.
But, hey, you might just hate it. :) One always takes that risk with movies. Just don't watch on a mobile device or something. Big and loud would be a better idea. It's not a plot-based movie, but a feeling based movie.
A big screen and loud volume it is, then! The images I've seen looks good, so no doubting the cinematography by Hoyte van Hoytema. :-)
In any case, I hope Craig comes back for another one. I definitely think he's not done with it, and he still looks the part
So either way I'm quite optimistic, but would be ecstatic if it's a brand new cast as well. A true one off.
My thoughts exactly. Also, if Craig does return and it's his last film, I want to see it being marketed/promoted that way. It might even make Craig go the extra mile and give us something for the ages. Especially since he'll want to use it as the springboard for the rest of his career.