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You're correct. My favourite out of them (I'm not much of a potter fan)
My only wish is that it Bond 25 doesn’t try to revolutionise anything.
Craig just needs a good bloody story like The Living Daylights.
These damn movies have been making it ‘personal’ since 1987 and it’s gotta stop!
2 things though, abandon all that quick cut/Whaley can crap AND give the guy a complete working script and we're all good.
LTK - Felix revenge
GE - Alec T
TND - Paris (arguably stretching it here)
TWINE - M / King family
DAD - left for dead (a wasted opportunity)
CR - Vesper
QoS - revenge rampage
SF - old dog
SP - step-brothergate
Can you imagine Roger or Sean dealing with this rubbish?
Please EON, deliver us a self-contained, impersonal thriller for B25
The Siena fist fight was also great.
Very true and nice to see it written down. I hate to admit it but the rot did really set in with LTK - I've always been uneasy with that 'this time it's personal' and 'going rogue' dimension. Also in SF the way he was betrayed by M (basically shot and left for dead while doing his job due to her bad call) and then all the mummy/brother issues with Silva etc.
Let's not go off on a tangent and talk about things that are not necessary.
Last night Deadline revealed 4 directors who seemingly all have offers to direct Bond 25. I assumed they are all reading the script now and deciding whether to take the project on.
the four contenders are:
Jean-Marc Vallee
Edgar Wright
Yann Demange
David Mackenzie
What about Deadline reporting on the producers list of candidates? That the producers are actively in pursuit of a replacement? That has a positive (and more grounded) spin on this. But the naysayers don’t mention this latest news. They drown it out with their projections (based on what), and their vitriol.
Hey, as far as I know 25 gets canceled today, Craig leaves the series, a portion on this site throw a party. But the reaction to all of this has so far been quite a display of childish anger and backlash. This faction clings to speculation, rather than fact, and when something comes along from a reputable source (that isn’t merely cutting and pasting from a Telegraph article, that was speculative), and says the producers have a short list of directors (with the goal of meeting the release date), it’s largely ignored by the frothing masses on this site because they want to drown in their doomsday predictions.
- Craig retires after SF, and it's considered as one of the greatest after 3 strong films
- Michael Fassbender is new James Bond
- Martin Campbell reboots the franchise once more with near perfect Bond movie
- Nolan decides to make Bond trilogy after Fassbender's succesful first movie
Woah, gonna have to stop you there, mate. What would Marc Forster know about Barbara’s abilities? We have far more credible luminaries on this board who just ‘know’ she’s simply awful.
Oh that would be great news! And why didn't I think of Vallee before?
What does Forster know?? He’s an idiot, obviously. Barbara’s a hack. We all know that.
But so far, Babs has not moved from the dates.
As Has been reported, but ignored by all but the tiniest faction on this site, the producers, and yes, include Universal on this (coz Babs is not omnipotent and solely calls the shots on her own, she has equal partners in this (who agreed to Boyle’s dismissal and will be players in his replacement)), have continued with business as usual. There is a date and there is a vacant spot to fill. They are actively working to fill this spot and already have a short list of candidates.
These candidates are reading the script as we all write our doomsday predictions.
That’s not speculative.
And of course the four candidates can all pass, but somehow (speculation on my part), I don’t think so.
I'm not all that familiar with Edgar Wright except for Baby Driver, which I thought was overly praised. It was alright, but I couldn't understand what the fuss was about. Presumably he'd want to tinker in some way as well.
I have no idea who Vallee is.
Deadline does acknowledge that there could still be a delay. At the end of the day, all we know is Boyle is out. The rest is pure conjecture and speculation (which I personally see nothing wrong with - since that's what this entire thread has been about since inception, given the lack of real facts, and contradictions from 'official sources' over the past few years).
I still hope they get this film out on time despite the shambles they appear to have put themselves in. Failing which, I hope they go back to the drawing board and quickly come up with a reimagined film for 2020.
I have enjoyed reading everyone's thoughts here. Some interesting and varied opinions on the state of affairs and ideas for the way forward from passionate fans of the franchise.
Not really sure why anyone would.
So signing Marc Forster is a good idea when the screenplay may be completely rewritten three months before shooting? "I wish we had more time to develop the script" he said about QOS. Welcome back, Marc, to 'let's rush a script through' Bond making!
Anyway, Forster would want to do Bond 26, not Bond 25. Why? Well, he mentioned in another interview he wants Winnie the Pooh to take over as the next James Bond.
Because although not as famous as Denis Villeneuve he's got a similar background and he's very good. He is just the kind of director Barb would notice.
The countess headlines and articles stating B25 is to be delayed, does seem pure speculation as right now, there's no official announcement regarding a delay.
The writers could have browsed through this thread to get their information, as it's all been covered here in the past couple days.
If Gareth Owen is in fact correct that the Hodges' script was a re-working of the Wade script and basically, they're just scrambling to replace Boyle, I feel far more confident any potential delay won't be too long.
Personally I don't want any of the previous directors to make a comeback. Campbell is too old, and all the others since GE haven't really been my cup of tea.