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Ha ha, I’m becoming Alan. I now agree with the death penalty, for murder and treason.
Just be careful of getting a fat back or an addiction to toblerone.
If it's a case of Boyle feeling out of his depth then fair enough I suppose. But if any of the other rumours are true and the script has been rejected because of it being too radical, or because EON/Craig disagreed on the casting, then I'm pretty disappointed. They basically gave Mendes and Logan free reign so why not Boyle? He's definitely done enough to prove he should be trusted imo. There was a time (between QoS and SF) when I craved tradition because I just didn't think the risks/deviations they'd been taking had been paying off, but Boyle is one of those filmmakers where he's so good I would have just loved to see his undiluted take on it no matter what. Bond is unique in that they'd have to try really, really hard to sink the franchise. The films have lasted 50 years already, they're basically guaranteed to still be successful and outlive all of us so why not take risks with it.
Even if everything is still on track and we don't get a delay (lets hope so, if it comes to waiting five years for just another film in an era that feels like it's run its course that's a bit of a piss take imo), I can't help feeling really disappointed by all this. I think Boyle is one of the best directors ever and I loved the idea of him doing a Bond film.
And I just want a bond film to eventually come out
This pic also reiterates that they wanted QoS in 2007.
Exactly.
The idea to kill M was first introduced in an early draft of QOS. Purvis and Wade had the idea and killed M off in QOS's second act and it spurred Bond to take the villain down in the finale. However, they didn't think it worked.
There was a consensus that M's death should be used as an idea for SF. It was then Peter Morgan who wrote the draft, which apparently ended with Bond killing M. Though I hear the M character was still in a supporting role in these drafts.
However, it was not till Mendes came on board that he ditched the Morgan script but kept the 'M dying' angle. It was Mendes who told P&W to not make M a supporting character but the female lead. Mendes has stated he built the whole film around Judi and her performance.
This is all confirmed in numerous sources but a good place to start is the Empire spoiler podcast for SF.
also @Walecs can you please tell me where you got that screenshot from?
I think he (Turner) could be a prime candidate, as possessing all the qualities of undiscovered talent and media aptitude which are essential. But I know he is not valued by some, each to their own.
Mate, we all love having a laugh here from time to time, but at this point you're basically just spamming the forum. Turn it down a few notches, please.
@Pierce2Daniel Some Kind of Hero: The Remarkable Story of the James Bond Films
I don't want remakes of 'The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker or Die Another Day. Mendes brought some new ideas to the franchise. Hopefully, this trend will continue with Bond25.
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/aug/25/james-bond-25-yann-demange-director-danny-boyle-exit
Interesting interview. Clearly an intelligent man.
He's still my no.1 choice.
Your enthusiasm for Turner really makes me want to track down AND THEN THERE WERE NONE and watch it. He looks great in the photo's I've seen of him there. I may get it online, actually.
By the time we're out of this mess, get B25 and are ready to move forward, Turner will probably be in his 40's. With some actors I prefer it that way. Pierce especially looked more appropriate for Bond in his '40's, IMO.
Hopefully by then Universal will have the Bond films ready to be produced every 2-3 years. I really don't want this long gap repeated on the next film.
I don't think this element of the films is so rejected by fans, longtime or otherwise. It's a natural part of the film formula at this point and it's proven successful again and again. And most of all, it doesn't stop any Bond mission from achieving greatness.
Me too-- when Boyle was first announced, I was a little disappointed since I wanted to see what this guy could do.
And now he's back in the running, I hope he has a shot, and a shot at DC's last. White Boy Rick looks awesome, and '71 was tightly executed. I like this guy's energy.
The other thing to consider is that EON likes to recycle unused ideas and action setpieces, often without giving credit to the original writer. THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH contains at least two things (the underground nuclear test site sequence and the helicopters-with-buzzsaws idea) that originated in Michael France's draft of GOLDENEYE. France, of course, was not credited on TWINE.
So, basically, we may see things developed by Hodge appearing in Bond 25 (or even Bond 26 or 27...) but without Hodge's name in the credits.
This. It was fresh and exciting once. Interesting the second time. Maybe a little endearing the third time. Now after the forth time it's just plain darn stale.
True, but they own everything in the scripts, paid for them, and their contracts will be air tight to insure that they don't get sued.
I assume they changed enough of these "inspirations" where they wouldn't have to give credit on later films. Just a guess.
And we could be headed for a fifth.
That was Villenueve...
Indeed. :))
Thanks for the clarification, Peter. I hope this man gets the job.