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I actually walked out. Funny thing is that Nolan actually paid a visit to that very theater that day. I didn’t get to catch him in person.
He would have undoubtedly known that the IMAX theater at the time only had like maybe a few people. I like Nolan, but 2020 was undoubtedly the most out of touch year for him. Trying to push one of his lesser efforts during a pandemic.
I get his reasons for wanting to support theaters, but jeez.
Do you genuinely think that's how it was though.
There's quite a few people making big blockbusters and most of them aren't Nolan.
Exactly, I feel like its now or never for a Nolan Bond.
Sure, but that was 10 years ago when he was high off of Batman. Fans started seeing what he did after and became less enthusiastic about a Nolan Bond film.
If Oppenheimer is a well-shot bore and continues along the trajectory that most of Nolan films have been travelling down for the past decade, then this isn't the wisest decision.
Also, starting a new actor in the role with a $300 million pricetag on his untested shoulders, seems wonky at best (after all, where do the budgets go after this $300 million debut film?).
I think the budget will be healthy, but conservative. When it's clear they have a genuine hit, a little more will be added to the next film.
I wouldn't be surprised if they went after Mark Mylod who has a witty bite to him, and pair him up with a great second unit team....
Yeah I’m one of those fans, used to love the idea of him doing one but now I’ve gone off the idea. I’ve always thought his action scenes could feel a bit limp and the overall vibe of his films a bit cold/sterile, but I still wanted to see what he could do with Bond because he was an amazingly consistent blockbuster director who always delivered on spectacle. But his flaws have gotten harder and harder for me to ignore over the last decade or so.
I did like Dunkirk and I agree we could do worse @Mendes4Lyfe. Bond isn’t sci-fi so I doubt he’d disappear up his own arse like he did with Tenet. But I also think we could do a lot better. Like Edgar Wright, who I saw you suggest recently. I’d love someone like him or Gareth Evans, someone who could bring a pacey, adrenaline fueled energy back to it. Nolan would be fine but he wouldn’t get me excited in the same way.
You missed a fine and convenient opportunity to let him know how mediocre it was!
I think Edgar Wright is PERFECT to direct a Bond film with a bit more flair, and dare I say less bloat, but I doubt EON would trust him (or evans) with navigating their baby through some rough waters at such a crucial juncture.
The problem is they have made a rod for their own back, because they've gradually been hiring more and more A list level talent both behind and in front of the camera. Either they keep this up, in which case they pretty much have to hire someone of Nolans level of prestige, or they completely clean the decks and start afresh. The issue then becomes, now that the audience is used to oscar winning directors, cinematographers, composers and cast members, how do you sell a film with a bunch of lesser known, more workmanlike equivalents without it feeling like a gaint downgrade?
The worldwide audience won’t care about Oscar winning cinematographers or directors or costumes or make up.
I’m pretty sure this IP sells itself.
that's kinda what I'm worried about, that EON will be overconfident and not take it seriously enough. the reality is that bond matters to US because we grew up with it, but for Gen Z and for people under 20, bond has barely been a part of their lives. Remember, for that demographic 2012 was CHILDHOOD and there's only been 2 bond films since then. EON has to put in a lot of work into getting the new generation invested, they can't expect to coast on their reputation anymore.
EoN knows what they have to do and that’s why I think there’s been a lot of radio silence coming out of EoN HQ…
There’s a hell of a lot going on behind closed doors; I haven’t been privy to details, but work is seriously afoot and problems and obstacles are being worked on.
EoN isn’t about to launch a new actor without developing this properly. There’s way too much at stake. They know this. It’s their job to know and this is what they’ve been doing since Cubby was their leader.
There’s a process … Let it run its course…
If I bumped into him and he asked my opinion, I’d probably have said “I think what you tried to go for was interesting, but halfway I lost interest in the characters and plot because of the aggressive pacing and sound mixing, and couldn’t finish it. Sorry.”
you don't like Hot Fuzz, or Baby Driver? :(
Not hugely. I found Baby Driver fine but pretty much instantly forgettable. Hot Fuzz was fun but annoyed me a little by claiming to be an action film but having really under-directed action in it. I know the point was to be a comedy film foremost, but the way it built itself around action tropes so heavily just to move to a final act filled with stuff like a car chase in a straight line filmed with a shaky camera... I felt it had cheated to some extent. Baby Driver at least finally showed he could direct an action scene.
"Now break out that fat wallet and refund me my ticket and concession purchases."
@peter I think its fine for a Bond film to be surface level amusement (many of them are), especially after an era filled with the kind of depth you're talking about.
James Bond is a British agent with a licence to kill. With that comes a certain gravitas that Wright has yet to show in his work.
Yep, EON will keep using Purvis and Wade, just for the sake of it, it seems.
@peter I think that Wright could bring a level of gravitas comparable to LALD, TMWTGG, or TND. Obviously he would be on the lighter side of things, that goes without saying, but I don't think his films are so silly as to be beneath bonds stature. The series is hardly a stranger to a little silliness, after all. ;)
But Bond needs a little more weight behind him, whether it's a silly adventure or not.