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I don't see Cillian Murphy for one second wanting (at the age of 47) to be tied down to a multi-picture deal. He's not that sort of actor and (to be blunt) he's the wrong age to do multiple movies. But at 47, he could EASILY do one (maybe two) movies - possibly shot back-to-back?
He could be a pallet cleanser before we get a FULL REBOOT. He could be the Lazenby between Connery & Moore (I know Connery did DAF after OHMSS). A stand-alone Bond you can watch on Bank Holiday's without having seen any other in the franchise.
So, we get a great actor in a great single blockbuster Bond movie. A wham, bam, thank you mam like we got with Lazenby.
And if the story was a stand alone, why not have it set in the Fleming accurate 50's / 60's? And can you image a Chris Nolan or Denis Villeneuve directed Bond set in this time period, with Cillian Murphy AS JAMES BOND!
Goosebumps. I might be alone, but this would be pretty magical.
If he's better looking than Craig, he probably won't have too much difficulty..
I suppose it makes sense the tabloids would be talking about Murphy for Bond considering Oppenheimer. But IIRC he’s said openly it doesn’t interest him at all, and that he’s too old. I think they also want an actor to be in the role for a good amount of time (ideally at least 8 years) just to maintain a sense that ‘x is James Bond’ so I don’t think they’ll go for a one off film or a ‘palette cleanser’.
There’s a lot to be said about period pieces/whether setting a Bond adventure in contemporary times is actually closer to the spirit of the Fleming novels. I think the biggest hurdle for that idea is that beyond the Bond fandom (and keep in mind some of us really don’t like this idea) I really cannot see a faithful period adaptation of, say, DAF having much appeal.
Skyfall didn't have much appeal either. What matters is how you do it.
The most successful Bond film of all time didn’t have much appeal?
Do you mean the creative decisions didn’t have much appeal before they were done in SF? Not sure about that either. I genuinely don’t get what you mean.
The story doen't have much appeal. It could have been TWINE in other hands.
What elements in the story didn’t appeal?
A missing list of embedded agents in terrorist organizations?
Bond’s rumoured death?
Cyber attacks?
A personal vendetta against M?
Having to save M from her past?
What elements didn’t work Deke? Or are you just stating the first thing that comes to mind? Genuinely asking.
The story takes a lot from TWINE, but reusing ideas from other films isn’t uncommon for Bond (I mean, TSWLM is basically an updated YOLT, FYEO uses a lot of FRWL, DAD is arguably a loose remake of DAF etc).
Also I’m not really sure it’s true that the story didn’t have much appeal. I remember at the time people finding the idea of Bond getting injured/having to deal with all his hurdles throughout the film great. A lot of people would say SF has story similarities to, say, TDK, which was an incredibly successful film. So I’m not really sure I agree mate.
These are very common spy things.
But then surely they’d have some level of appeal if they were common tropes in other films… 🤔
Exactly. The rule of thumb in storytelling in films is: give me something familiar, but different (I am not joking or being hyperbolic).
You can do the same with DAF.
What are you talking about?
You can do it with any Bond film. I personally would love to see them try to reuse elements/the basic premise of TMWTGG for a future film.
And yeah, that’s pretty much why we get things like genres (obviously not just in film). Hell, all Bond films themselves are pretty much ‘familiar, but different’ in spirit anyway.
Yeah, and a period movie doesn't mean old fashioned.
Yep 👍🏻…
I don’t disagree. But I never said a Bond period piece would be old fashioned. Just that I don’t think it’s in the spirit of the original novels/films, and I don’t think it’d get many people beyond some Bond fans interested. I don’t think it would add anything creatively to the franchise and it wouldn’t be a good gamble for success. But that’s just my opinion.
Ok Deke.
Well said.
Add this to your list. M having trust issues with him, and then saying he’s the best, or something along those lines. Also, don’t have M’s past catch up with them. It makes them more of a villain than the actual villain. M needs to be cut back for awhile.
I am pretty sure they won't kill Bond in the near future.
But there's a good chance we will see the next Bond on a motorcycle, somewhere in his era; I'd also bet there could be a train fight sequence somewhere in the next decade, as well as an unstoppable henchman, and I'm sure Bond will be scolded by more than one person (seems to go hand in hand with these films. After all, when a character marches to the beat of his own drum, he will tick off superiors, allies, girlfriends. I like Bond being forced to eat humble pie every so often). I have a feeling if the DB5 comes back, it'll be later in the new Bond era...
I don't know, Crabkey, but I'm thinking a good third of your list will be seen in some form in ongoing intinerations of this character.
The war may be over before the movie is released. Who Knows?
I wish I'd been in there in the 60s to see the 3 Bs. Bond, The Beatles and George Best!
And Batman!