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Simply awful.
Bond 25 directed by J. J. Abrams.
"Hours and hours of build up and nonsensical plot elements all leading up to the reveal that Bond has been dead the entire time since Dr. No."
That'll be a no from me.
Yes, very true. But also the main point that I took from that video essay is that he would handle formula very well. Soderbergh is especially skilled at presenting the familiar in a unique way. If you were going to reintroduce the staples of Bond, and you didn't want them to come off as prefunctory, then Soderbergh would be a great choice.
Ofcourse my first choice remains Campbell, but it doesn't hurt to have a back up. :)
I've recommended it many times before, but must do so again (obligated): If anyone hasn't seen Out of Sight, please do. Style and charisma dripping off that film.
Holmes previously did a variant of the Bond theme in the early 2000s.
Sorry to keep labouring the point about Soderbergh, but as it mentioned towards the end of that video, his films are usually around 2 hrs in length. He doesn't make epic length films, so if they were looking to scale things back...
Agreed here.
How do you all feel about Nicolas Winding Refn as a director for Bond? Should be interesting to see The Avenging Silence when it comes out.
I'm not sure if he'd play nice in Bab's sandbox.
@Mendes4Lyfe, I agree with your point, and that's where I feel Soderbergh may be lacking? That he lacks interest in the intensity, heat and sweat that would go, or should go, into a Bond's battles.
Campbell definitely is the opposite in this regard-- he's a man that obviously relishes in depicting human brutality, man vs man, especially in CR... And please, let's have a Bond that bleeds again!
I previously advocated NWR, however now I'm not so sure. Only God Forgives left me cold and miserable, somewhat disgusted and without hope for humanity. The Neon Demon left me shocked and disturbed and sick to my stomach. His films stick with you, just not in a good way IMO.
The man is stylish to the max, I'll give him that. It will be the most stunning looking film in the series apart from Skyfall—probably even more gorgeous. And he'll surely bring a more adult tone that could bring the series closer to those aspects of Fleming. I don't mind an auteur aesthetic in my Bond films. I like what Hunt did with OHMSS. I like what Forster did with QOS. I like what Mendes did with those aspects of SF. But I will caution that NWR is auteur in the extreme. He plastered his name in giant bold letters about six times throughout the opening and closing credits of The Neon Demon. Feels fairly in love with himself. I'm not sure he has the proper restraint to successfully match his auteur aesthetic with Bond the way others have in the past.
This would be a huge plus; The Oceans 13 soundtrack is in heavy rotation in my Jeep. I would love to hear his take on the world of Bond.
Holmes's music is very catchy and memorable. More than what could be said about the last two scores, in my opinion.
NWR does seem to subscribe to his own cult of personality, in the same way as Werner Herzog. I'm one of the 6 people that loved Neon Demon :P strictly as an audio/visual experience. Cliff Martinez is a genius.
Who's doing the score for Logan Lucky? Nobody is listed for it at present.
Logan Lucky appears to be Holmes
https://soundtracktracklist.com/release/logan-lucky-soundtrack/
If the arrangement comes off too cheesy and electronic, keep in mind, chaps, this was made in the early 2000s when this genre was popular and the "new classic" of its time.
Edit: actually... I love it...
This has got to be one of my favourite tracks Holmes ever composed.
Or if you're looking for a more dramatic orchestral ambient, try this:
Skyfall did that for me. Which should have been M handing Bond the folder to go to Mexico and find Sciarra.
This lack of news is horrible.