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Thank you @TripAces ... I say this knowing full well negativity will be thrown. However, @ColonelSun 's posts, and mine (based on my main man, Colonel Sun), were on this forum, long before THR or Variety...
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“ In 2020 James Bond returns”
It's nice to be in a position where we can talk about trailers being dropped after the craziness of this thread the last couple of months.
Uhhhh, that would be all kinds of awesome. Just saying.
Why thank you.
Not to keep harping on the MI franchise, but they are masters at creating awareness prior to the actual advertising campaign. I like the idea of building anticipation.
I don't like comparing the M:I films to Bond films, and, I think, the hiring of a bad ass, such as Cary Fukunaga, shows the producers and distributors of 007 are sending that message too (despite what three people on this forum say); seriously, Fukunaga is not a response to the M:I films; it is, instead, a double-finger victory salute to them. It's the anti-thesis to TC and the gang.
However, building anticipation, like they did with CR? I agree, @talos7 , that's the shot of adrenalin this film needs right now.
+1. At most, just reprisals for the MI6 gang is my preference. And better-used than SP I hope. We do not need Hinx, Blofeld, or Madeleine back.
I have a feeling that this will now be gritty and raw and deep, without melodrama. They got this guy for a reason.
This will be the best bookend to Casino Royale and the Craig Era.
This 100%.
You're being too reasonable...
And yes.
Or at least that’s my wife keeps saying:(
Idk, not that he'll bail on the movie, but that he's not that big of a Bond fan, and he'll create a Fukunaga movie instead of a Bond movie.
And that film would be an art house, hipster, "modern values" type of movie that's anything but Bond.
Idk, I feel like there will be some controversial stuff (in small doses) in the movie.
I really wanted Craig's last Bond to be Boyle :(
@peter
Indeed, I think the choice of director is a bold one and it signals that a unique vision for Bond will be crafted.
MI aside, it’s time for some showmanship and an equally bold statement that Bond is back.
I think Boyle would have made a Boyle film; not a Bond film. Perhaps that is why he, and the producers, decided to part ways on this project?
Yeah, that was one of the concerns about a Boyle film as well, but I feel like Boyle's style is closer to a Bond film more or less.
And he has the experience with it so I think it would've been a Bond film in Boyle's style.
Fukunaga's is not as experienced so...idk. We'll see I guess.
This is my concern also. It seems like Bond nowadays has become little more than a canvas for whatever filmmaker to come along and make whatever statement they wish. It's strange, and in retrospect makes me appreciate CR more, because that was just telling a story. There was the rookie bond BS, but besides that, it's more or less a Bond film just turned on its head. I think the positive critical reception of that movie has made these next few quite pretentious and high-minded. A Bond film at the end of the day is just a Spy caper. I can't see Fugunaga coming in with a great idea thriller plot he's always wanted to put to screen, or even a madcap adventure. I suspect he's just using the Bond name as a cultural microphone to echo his message across the most people, like a really exclusive Twitter. That's all Bond is nowadays, sadly.
Add the Bond theme playing in full a few times for good measure. ;)
Agreed. Hit the nail on the head there.
Exactly. You nailed it. The next one needs to be good in the sense you want to bring your family & friends to see it , skyfall is the best example of the era. I'm tired of another directors opinion stamped all over the film.
Like I always said, I like Guy Ritchie okay, but every film he makes screams it's a "Guy Ritchie film!!". I don't think that applies to Cary. Many worried about that with Mendes, too.
If Cary respects the history of the franchise and was honest with EON, and vice versa, things should progress in mostly positive ways and I do believe this film has a strong chance to be an excellent (not just "above average") Bond film.
With him being a good writer, I see that as a plus. There is a foundation with P&W/Hodge ... but Cary will have his own vision, he is a strong storyteller, and he will be able to help when it comes to the writing (rather than be a hindrance). I just instinctively want to trust his vision. I'm very hopeful for Bond 25 now.
Speaking of Fukunaga's collaborators and bringing them into the mix, I'd love Idris as the villain if the role fits. Can you imagine he and Craig squaring off? The screen would be sopping with virility. There'd also be a "Bond vs. would-be Bond" mood to it, kind of like Brosnan/Bean in GE.