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Agreed. He's a horrible idea.
No, he would not. It is a dream.
Man from Uncle....SUCCESS?
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=uncle.htm
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA
This tabloid gossip item is a plant by Ritchie's team. He is no doubt salivating at the thought of directing a Bond.
ION now has the clout to go after the best directors in the world for 25. No way is Ritchie in that group. Yes, some posters loved Uncle but there is also the fact that Richie's Uncle was a flop. What gossip item plant will be next, "Richie will direct Cavill in Bond 25." This tidbit will probably be in the Daily Fail in 2 days.
EON is all about the prestige these days. If Mendes leaves, they will want someone comparable, with Oscar and critical acclaim pedigree. That's why I really think we should be prepared for Tom Hooper to start showing up heavily in the rumor mill, who is on record as saying he'd be interested.
Guy Ritchie directs pulp. And pulp often requires stylish humour and escapism in the tone, like the Sherlock Holmes and UNCLE categories, and even Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels of the old. Violence is there, but nothing is taken too seriously most of the time without being a parody of themselves. The Bond films are not there in terms of their journey so far. So, Ritchie isn't a likely choice as of yet.
Your post covers all the reasons Ritchie won't be directing 25 far better than my post
noted. @dinovelvet's post about the prestige issue also nails it.
OK, what I don't understand here is - If DC comes back for Bond 25 vs If DC doesn't come back and they hire a new actor, won't these be COMPLETELY different films? As in story, characters, themes, tone, everything? So how can they start developing a new film without knowing if they're continuing an era or starting over again? They can't just write a script for Daniel Craig's Bond and then just put someone else in the role, because DC's era has built up very precise themes, characters, and relationships, specific to the way he plays Bond.
I presume a Daniel Craig Bond 25 is going to continue with ongoing relationships involving M, Q, Moneypenny, Tanner, Madeleine Swann, and possibly SPECTRE/Blofeld again. Now if DC steps down, what, are they going to stick Idris Cavill in there and pretend he's the same person who was Franz Oberhauser's adopted brother who held the dying Judi Dench M in his arms, and he's just going to pick up the exact same relationship with Moneypenny, M, and Q?
If they have to recast, then that means a new supporting cast too. A 40 year old Moneypenny with a new younger actor isn't going to work. I suspect they'd want to get a new Q as well since 35 year old Ben Whishaw is no longer the "young upstart" who clashes with the older Bond. They would probably keep Fiennes as M the same way they kept Judi.
This. The title of the article already gives way to showcasing how much of a horribly contrived rumor the rest of the article is.
I tend to agree. Whishaw and Harris are young enough to carry over, and let's face it, Fiennes will only get better with age. It's the ideal pension for him (not that he needs it, but all actors want to act and he could have a Lee-esque run).
This is probably why Craig got the co-producer credit as well.
Dubious.
My thoughts exactly. SP ends ready to see certain characters return who have not been killed. This suggests to me at least that B25 will have a story arc that encompasses part of SP. That would look silly with a fresh Bond actor, as a new actor needs to own the role, not simply be a Daniel Craig stand in. I believe, therefore, that B25 was discussed with Craig while or before the script to SP was developed, and he will return.
Many SF articles noted that Craig asked Mendes to direct SF and also offered Bardem his role before getting EON's approval. He also was heavily involved with all of his films scripts, for better or worse as he is no writer. He should have had co-producer status on SF, his credit on SP was probably in recognition of that. Cruise's responsibility for the MI films is huge, but it doesn't diminish Craig's behind the camera responsibilities on his 4 Bonds and Cruise dangerously hanging from stuff shouldn't diminish Craig's heavy stunt work on all 4 of his films.