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These sort of plot complications and reversals suit long-running TV shows like Doctor Who.
It won't suit a film series like Bond where you get new films every 3-4 years, general audiences won't be overly interested in following such convoluted plot mechanics. Franz Oberhauser is Blofeld till the next reboot.
If the director was someone like Yann Demange or Bart Layton, I'd expect them to inherit Mendes's sloppy seconds and do a Blofeld story. However, Fukunaga is a filmmaker considered in the same league as many A-list auteur helmers. I can bet any money that we get a new villain and a new actor. I think he's just being polite about Waltz.
I bet they go for a female villain and try to get someone like Meryl Streep or Tilda Swinton.
Very interesting, but a bit of a -- as we sometimes say in the writing game -- "long walk." This is just my initial reaction, but I'd be wary of audiences feeling like it was too much of a contrived cop-out to undo a creative decision vs. just moving on from it.
Whatever people thought of SPECTRE (the film), I'd bet good money the Waltz iteration of the organization/Blofeld simply is what it is for the Craig era, and we'll see it re-imagined again in the future. Possibly as soon as Bond 26.
If they want to bring him back reimagined without family connection down the road that's perfectly fine with me, but this version is truly a mess that is best forgotten for the next film, again in my humble opinion.
But I agree about EON's interest in the property moving forward based on what they went through to reclaim the rights. SPECTRE will be a major element of cinematic 007 in some shape or form.
The more interesting question, to me, lies with Bond 26. The Craig era has created a new paradigm by introducing such prominent and referential film-to-film continuity into the mix. So: will the next era continue an expansion of this continuity (the way previous era transitions loosely did) or will it be closer to a CR-style reboot where the clock is rather obviously reset?
I'd lean towards...and probably prefer...the latter. But this is a Bond 25 thread, and that's a conversation for another day. ;)
As much as I would like to agree with you I still want Spectre to return if not with blofeld then with a female Villian like Irma bunt.
I almost wish Eon would just skip B25 and move on to B26 instead.
This film so far is the first Bond in my lifetime in which I 'm not terribly thrilled or excited about. If the clock were re-set so to speak and B26 ended up another re-boot, I think I'd want to see Fleming's versions of the regulars brought back. Instead of Mallory, Sir Miles Messervy, Major Boothroyd as Q, etc.
I couldn't agree more. Blofeld is an anachronistic character, out of place in a modern setting. I was against bringing him back, and SP only confirmed my belief. This is the only thing I am completely certain of regarding Bond films.
On the other hand, changing his traits in order to make him more contemporary would basically create a new character, Blofeld in name only, and that is ridiculous.
Old villains should only return in Fleming based series set in the 50s and 60s. Then and only then Blofeld can be done justice.
What a shame that the character, and his relationship with Bond, was so mishandled,
Had it been handled properly, Blofeld could have been as relevant today as he was in an earlier time.
I have little doubt that a skilled filmmaker such as Fincher or McQuarrie could have done it wit much more satisfying results.
This. Blofeld doesn't belong in a modern Bond film. Very boring character.
A Big +1
Agreed
They could even had a scene with him holding a white cat just to make us fans speculate!
That would imply that EON actually listens to us.
I've said the same thing. What a lost opportunity.
Yep, I have always felt robbed by Mr White as he was a brilliant, menacing character who without doubt was fantastically portrayed by Jesper Christensen.
Absolutely. Someone like Mr. White could be an appropriate puppet master for the 21st century.
Much better that the guy in a Mao suit, pulling the strings from his secret crater lair. That was overplayed long ago. So was the white cat, sorry.
Absolutely, my friend.
Indeed. He was the perfect villain to Craig's Bond. If Mr. White was revealed to be Blofeld at some point, that wouldn't be too strange either. He certainly had the look:
Sounds good to me. As they always say, "7 credited screenwriters is always a great sign." I think we should toss a few more on there and aim for a baker's dozen. Wonder what Tom Stoppard's up to these days?
Tom Stoppard deserved credit on Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. According to Spielberg himself, he wrote the dialogue. I think he's retired anyway. As always Bond needs new screenwriting blood.