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Hopefully we'll get an intelligent Bond film more in the style of Casino Royale.
I don't think of Boyle as an action director, he makes more drama-driven films, but I guess he's a big fan of Bond so fingers crossed he'll do a decent job (if he does get hired).
I heard that Arnold had been "blacklisted" in the industry for some reason. I really doubt he'll come back. Danny will bring on his own composer. Alternatively, the true heir apparent, Hanz Zimmer, might finally get to do a Bond film. Though I'm up for something more experimental.
Boyle's most frequent composer is Rick Smith of Underworld. Though he's a bit too "out there" for Bond's more mainstream tastes. Boyle has shown a tendancy to cater to the mainstream and hire a studio-approved composer when required. On "Steve Jobs" he hired Daniel Pemberton.
Though, he's most known for experimental, propulsive music playing under his modern films. I wouldn't expect David Arnold to be the man to do that. Anyone who has seen T2 will know how important music is to that affair.
Also, I've watched A LOT of Danny Boyle interviews recently and he isn't a fuddy-duddy obsessed with the past (so no David Arnold). He loves young, new talent and giving people a break. He hired both Wolf Alice and Young Fathers to contribute to T2's soundtrack over more established names.
I'll also bet £1 million that Boyle shoots his own title sequence. He loves projection (akin to Robert Brownjohn) and some of the trippy visuals in T2 are basically mini surrealistic pieces that could work as title sequence concepts.
BREAKING: DANNY BOYLE CONFIRMS HE WILL DIRECT BOND 25
https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/danny-boyle-confirms-plans-direct-bond-25-093756471.html
His involvement surely shows that there is a chance things can be saved. They have their work cut out for them, that's for sure. 3:-O
Well that's positive news !!
Boyle is 61, not exactly fresh blood. I'm happy we have someone at last and someone capable, but I have the feeling we are getting a different kind of Mendes so to speak.
The little action he has directed has been pretty impressive (28 Days Later) but there hasn't been any big action sequences, although I haven't seen all of his output.
Which confirms to me that he is also involved with the script, which is good in my view.
I don't know anything about Hodge but at least Boyle knows his Fleming.
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Also, is Arnold "blacklisted"? For what?
Yes! Yes!
It's wishful thinking combined with nostalgia. That's all. Understandable.
David Arnold will not score B25 imho. I'm of the opinion with this Boyle confirmation that EON will continue to Oscar bait, and that means a more contemporary up and coming composer. In my view, Pemberton or Desplat fit that bill, but there could be a number of others. It's more possible that Boyle may even experiment with the composer.
If so we will know soon enough
Death of the current timeline and continuation.
I would be VERY happy with this!
as Boyle himself says, all depends on Hodge's script
I think it's more than wishful thinking — there is some probability to it. I'm not particularly pulling for him — I'm open to him taking another shot (there's a certain attraction because it's Craig's last) but I'd be equally pleased for Pemberton or like fresh blood.
My thinking was along the lines of: Arnold was the composer across multiple directors and eras until Mendes became involved; Boyle doesn't seem married to any composer; he's worked with Arnold a couple times prior; therefore...
I have no idea about this blacklist. Sounds spurious.
Then in the afternoon the free Evening Standard comes out.
Regarding his so called 'blacklist': I seem to recall reading something about it here before. I don't know anything about that, but he is not as prolific in the film space as he once was for some reason (I recognize he's been doing tv work instead).
Secondly I find the thought that EON should be willing to get cramped into his schedule very, let's say troubling. I would rather think that that there are not that horny for an auteur director to just accept any condition. If this is really true it indeed would show that they lack any kind of confidence in their own product. After all, it is not that the James Bond franchise had needed some auteurs/big namers to prosper the last 50 years.