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Last I heard, Dennis Gassner was not on board after Danny Boyle was announced as director.
It seems like the speculated directors including Chris Macquirrie, and the Blade Runner 2049 (Villeneuve) are both people who have paid tribute to QoS in their notable films. Blade Runner 2049 even used a key crew member from QoS, let alone the opera scene from Rogue Nation by Macquirrie.
Also, this could be a chance for Marc Forster to return without a writer's strike in his way. Given that he's had experience working with Craig before, having been offered to return ten years ago, with some time passing, I think it's a sure bet that his prior ability to work out a script with Daniel Craig is proof that they can work together.
To be blunt, the villain who Danny Boyle insisted on casting looked too much like the one from Die Another Day and that would be a dishonor to Craig's brand which was brought into the series to make up for that film. The writer, Mr. Purvis apologized to me in person when he was promoting the anniversary of James Bond a year after QoS was released.
@Univex much appreciate your kind words and of course @peter.
Demange would make me happy, I was on board with him as soon Villenueve was taken off the table with other commitments and White Boy Rick looks definitely worth a watch.
71 is an impressive debut I think he's got the chops for this and working with a A lister like McConaughey he should no how to deal with Craig.
The last thing I want is Mendes back and I would have thought that starting shooting 1917 in April 2019 pretty much guarantees that he can't.
I know you can't alloborate but possibly Boyle used the casting issue to walk although as you said there was much more going on than that. Possibly Danny just wasn't ready for a production the size of Bond?
It's not even just the finished film (which I don't hate) but look up any interviews with the cast about his behavior on set and his attitude to the source material. Not great
That's, what we needed and have been waiting for 3 years: 007 Zippo Lighters. Hooray! Christmas is approaching, and not once a year.
Executive Decision was great but he was out of his element on Star Trek. I’ve read stories that imply that he didn’t “get” Star Trek
Picard and the crew of the USS Enterprise E vs Picard's evil clone played by Tom Hardy and discover a long lost brother of Data's.
They have a thespian actor in the role and the franchise is as popular as it's ever been, and it sounds like they're throwing away a skilled writer and director and moving away from something challenging and interesting to revert back to their tired and boring comfort zone story where they get to dress up their actor in brands that will pay and have him ugly cry over a hastily concocted personal connection again, or something.
If you aren't a fan of a film or TV series you have no business directing a movie or episode without extensive research. Nemisis' producers get the blame on this IMO. Maybe studio as well.
I would agree with @RC7 that biting into a production of this scale may have been overwhelming.
The script developments have been issues at EoN in the past, as we saw from the Sony leaks. Babs has been known to be a great nuts n bolts producer, but how is she on story? That may've scared Boyle as he may've wanted something smaller in scale...
... and did the smaller in scale and smaller in action gel with the distributors-- especially Universal?...
Remember, EoN released the statement, but, make no mistake, MGM, Universal and Annapurna were ALL consulted.
Babs may be powerful, but I doubt her and DC would have much sway over the titans at Universal...
Look what happened when Cubby was over-ruled and Connery was brought back for DAF...
Do we honestly believe Universal would make this big splash and swallow a Craig tantrum and Babs saying, that's it, Boyle's gone!! No, people, Universal would not allow this to pass. They have a film to make.
Universal et al were consulted and were in on this decision to let Boyle go.
And it wasn't over a casting decision and a temper tantrum-- Jeeez!
That doesn't sound good! I guess EON will have other candidates to look to – even at this stage. Just hope they can get someone on board relatively quick.
As for Daniel Craig's contract - well, contracts can be terminated. I'm sure Craig would be generously compensated. He wouldn't leave the franchise without some golden handshake deal, I reckon.
https://deadline.com/2018/08/bond-25-2019-release-date-jean-marc-vallee-david-mackenzie-yann-demange-daniel-craig-1202451415/
Somewhat irony considering Marvel yanked him from Ant-Man under similar circumstances to Boyle's exit. Also, he fits the writer-director mandate from Eon.
Is there a reason we are ignoring this
Are you going to edit the title of the thread to reflect the new news
This seems more messy than it is...
What if Eon has been seeking a replacement for a while, but needed to get the Boyle news out there first to clear the air? And of course the reps for the various directors under consideration have an incentive to get their clients' names in the news...
https://deadline.com/2018/08/bond-25-2019-release-date-jean-marc-vallee-david-mackenzie-yann-demange-daniel-craig-1202451415/
Lots of 'ifs' in this article
Regarding the issue over casting foreign actors, couldn't Eon hire some young Brit actors and tell 'em "just pretend you're Russian or Polish!"
I don't mean that to be tongue-in-check but if there was some big conflict over casting a foreign actor "you must hire this actor or I quit!" can't you just simplify things? I mean last time I checked.... Robbie Coltrane wasn't born in Moscow and he seemed to do okay in Goldeneye and TWINE!
Who cares if the guy is actually Polish or not. Sigh. I doubt Boyle would quit over that sort of casting but who knows! Seems bonkers if he did. Perhaps Bond 25 is destined to be a bit... crap!