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When I heard that Boyle had seemingly backed out, I instantly assumed that EON must be pushing forward with the P+W script, and looking for a lower tier director. But what would be the point in showing anyone that script if it won't be the one they're actually using for the film.
Either the P+W script is so bad that it's literally unusable, or they must be confident in this guy Hodge to write something that will conclude the era properly. I think time limitations must be playing a significant role in the decision making by this stage. I can't imagine they would want to delay things further, as that would not play well.
Excellent points, all. You are a welcome voice of reason.
SF was successful because of Dench and her character arc. That was only possible once because of her long tenure in the role, and as SP showed, doubling down on the "personal losses" to Bond with Oberhauser and the Vesper storyline again just didn't work.
Unfortunately, Mendes was more concerned with the filmic Bond (LALD in particular) than the literary Bond, which Craig was already playing so well.
In retrospect, I really wish Eon had sat down after QoS and thought, "If we're doing a new film every 3 or 4 years, how many Craig films will there be?" And: "Where are we going with Quantum?"
It would not have been that difficult for Eon to conclude that if they had Craig for three more films, they could have done films based on OHMSS/YOLT/TMWTGG, novels that are *perfect* for Craig's Bond.
SF would then have been OHMSS-inspired, perhaps with M in place of a Tracy, because a new Tracy-like character might have been too much after Vesper.
A stripped-down Bond based on one of Fleming's books or short stories is exactly what the franchise needs to wrap up Craig's tenure. I'm a little concerned that Boyle might be like another Mendes--"Wait! I have a great idea for Bond!"--as opposed to just going back to Fleming. Fleming spent a lot more time with the character than these prestigious directors.
Regarding QoS: that film didn't go down too well with the public or fans (although it's had a reappraisal of late). I'm not surprised that EON decided to change course after that, and the financial results speak for themselves.
Book Bond is quite different from cinematic Bond, and the tug of war between both elements will always exist.
They are. Isn't it still feasible that they could be opting for the Boyle/Hodge duo and will just wait until the former is done with this new musical? It did say he's shooting it in the summer, I guess it's feasible for him to wrap it up and move on to B25, if need be.
They are considered credible, yes. Everyone makes mistakes though.
True. There's always that possibility. If that's the case we are back to a distinct case of the 'underwhelming' though. Boyle/Hodge has been the best news in some time.
It just seems awfully tight to me, timewise. I don't know how Boyle operates, it's entirely possible he doesn't need to start filming until early 2019, and still make a Oct/Nov release. His films are usually quite short, that I know.
Agreed. He's used to shorter shoot times and smaller budgets - another reason I'd love for him to direct this. Bring it back to a more grounded level budget wise. I'm sure he can deliver something special for half of what they've been spending lately.
All these people tell the media just what fits the day. Probably the production process is neither better nor worse than in the past, only we are dumb enough to let us be made hysteric by the internet.
Nail on head.
Probably wait, considering we’d otherwise get the P&W script. After SP, hard to have much faith in them. It’s possible they made a decent one, but I’m doubtful.
I certainly hope you're right.
EDIT: Doesn’t matter if Bond 25 is good or bad. We need something new.