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Fine by me. I'd quite like a Bond film with liberal left leaning undertones. Guess the challenge there is managing it without undermining Bond himself since the character and the whole set up is fairly conservative.
Good point. If he signed off on Bond jumping out of a helicopter with a queen I don't think we have to worry about his political views meaning the character gets mistreated in the same way we would if someone like Paul Greengrass got it.
When I suggested that Boyle could make a patriotic Bond film I wasn't suggesting a conservative one necessarily.
In England in 2018 patriotism equates to right/alt right values. I certainly agree that you can be patriotic and left leaning, but you’ll struggle to find advocacy. I imagine Bond in this day and age would be centrist, but that’s not a thing anymore.
Well if it is Boyle, perhaps EON and he can in fact make a Bond film which captures the essence of British patriotism and pride without descending into political tomfoolery. That would certainly be in tune with the classic Bond films and would create a final product which could stand the test of time.
And I think patriotism can transcend political ideology.
Attorneys for Broccoli and Saltzman sent a "cease and desist" letter, citing production of Goldfinger (where one of the gangsters was named Solo).
The text of that letter and other Fleming-related UNCLE correspondence can be found here:
https://spycommandfeatures.wordpress.com/text-from-letters-about-ian-flemings-u-n-c-l-e-involvement/
Fleming created a character call April Dancer, but she was more of a Moneypenny secretary type.
NBC, the network that showed UNCLE, was keen on a woman UNCLE agent. (Apparently the wife of an NBC executive got her husband interested.)
A writer named Dean Hargrove wrote the pilot script. He wasn't pleased with the names being bandied about. He saw the Fleming notes, liked the April Dancer name and used it. The pilot appeared as an episode of The Man From UNCLE ("The Moonglow Affair").
Deadline had the trio of Demange, Villeneuve and David Mackenzie. The same day Variety said Demange was the leading contender.
Both stories ran July 26, 2017.
Here's a timeline of that and other Bond 25 related developments.
https://spycommandfeatures.wordpress.com/bond-25-timeline/
Oh yes, that's why I said can, and not does ;)
Great suggestion. I’d have touted Garland as director as well. Thought ex machina was very good
Thanks a lot for that information.
Fleming described him as slightly left of the centre.
I agree with that.
I imagine Boyle as a subversive take on the weary old Government agent working for a forgotten power that's desperately clinging to some misremembered idea of sovereignty.
That's a brilliant conceit for the film.
If people think Boyle is the man to bring a bit of flag-waving crowdpleasing to Bond, I reckon they're wrong. Danny Boyle is a very liberal guy, that's not to say he isn't patriotic. The man clearly has a deep love of Britian, but perhaps his conception of British values aren't entirely in sync with the UKIP/"no deal is better than a bad deal" brigade.
I'd be very interested and excited in Boyle's take .
Some of Boyle's comments here:
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-2017-danny-boyle-says-a-second-brexit-referendum-would-overturn-uk-leave-974373
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/10/08/danny-boyle-says-labour-needs-to-be-electable_n_8262300.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/danny-boyle-nhs-celebration-tories-london-2012-olympics-opening-ceremony-a7129186.html
Jeremy Corbyn has also spoken very positively of Boyle on Twitter in the past.
Oh that certainly wasn't what I meant. One can definitely be patriotic without being overly simplistic and symbolic about it. A bit of subtlety wouldn't go unappreciated by this viewer. As an example, I thought Nolan's Dunkirk was highly patriotic, but not political. That's the way to play it.
Anyhow, it would be clever to leave out superfluous ballast for the next film. It was blatant how Bond´s alleged childhood trauma in SF and SP´s brothergate were completely irrelevant for the story. Any political agenda would probably end up with similar results, being mere catchphrases for the PR tour.
Well said. Did Boyle and his writer come up with this specific idea just very recently? If not, why isn't Boyle offically on board yet?
It would be interesting to see him consult on Bond 25 and depending on that experience perhaps be given the opportunity to fully write and direct Bond 27.