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I'd say Goldfinger, but they did that quite a bit with A View to a Kill! Also, EON has tried to remake modern day versions of On Her Majesty's Secret Service and License To Kill. It could be anyone of them!
I’d be up for them taking broad ideas from Forever and A Day. Not a strict adaptation, or even a loose one (I’m actually not a fan of it, even if I find a lot of the ideas interesting) but adapted in a similar way to how the Craig films took ideas from the Fleming novels and used them to form their own stories. Same maybe for Benson’s High Time to Kill (although I find the story of that one a bit more interesting).
Ultimately though, I think it’s best they stick more or less to Fleming in some form.
Absolutely, agreed. Same for SF. I do think the unique ideas of all those films come from having one foot in the door with Fleming. SF couldn’t exist without YOLT for instance, and there’s so much of MR in DAD.
It’s funny how the books are much more often the formulaic and slightly straightforward adventure plots whereas the recent films are often more dramatic and get into Bond’s head more, where you might expect the opposite. With A Mind To Kill being an exception.
As for big name stars in the next Bond film, also not needed. A great relatively unknown character actor comes without inflated expectations.
- The tabloids are fake
- They've done "remakes" before ("The Spy Who Loved Me"/"Tomorrow Never Dies" comes to mind) as well as repeating basic beats
- The tabloids are fake
- They (likely) don't have the rights to continuation novels
- The tabloids are fake
- They are more than capable of doing original plots/narrative
- The tabloids are fake
- They've readapted bits of Fleming forever and always will
- The tabloids are fake
The producers never pillaged or have even fully adapted Fleming’s work in the modern era. It’s not as simple as that.
Look close and you’ll see things like Bond’s character progression in SF - it’s essentially taken from YOLT. Bond recovers from being a PTSD ridden alcoholic. He even ‘dies’ in the film and the villain is overcome by his own madness. It’s a very loose but clever adaptation. There’s very similar stuff through the Brosnan era.
As you said nothing needs to be ‘remade’. That’s not been the case with Bond/the novels for a long time now. But the Fleming novels do need to be understood. At their best I actually think EON do understand them.
Very good points, @BMB007. Thank you.
Correct, @Colonel_Venus, but the odds are against them.
They didn't have the rights to Casino Royale or Thunderball. Imagine the Craig era without these rights.
A retired James Bond is called back into the business and teams up with a new 007 to stop a diabolical mastermind, meets his own daughter along the way, then dies at the end in a big explosion... No Time to Die was a pretty good stab at remaking the 1967 version of Casino Royale, but it could have done with a bit more Burt Bacharach, imo.
Sounds awful. Hopefully such a movie will never be made. 😁😉
On a more serious note, I think it probably would be the best way to start the next era with a movie who has a good balance from all known elements of the Bond movies: Suspense, action, exotic locations and humor. It certainly would be wrong making a movie as over the top as DAD or MR, but it certainly would be wrong to make a very serious movie in the vein of LTK, OHMSS or most of the Craig movies now too. I don't need a Craig 2.0 at this point.
I think a movie in the vein of TLD could be the best way to start a new era: A (relatively) grounded plot with some suspense and drama, but still with enough action, humor and gadgets.
Remember those lessons in school about vetting sources and evaluating their credibility? Those skills are important.
Bingo. Could not agree more. Instead of automatically dismissing any rumour posted by tabloids, people need to evaluate rumours posted by tabloids on a case by case basis.
Recently there has been more attention given to what has been labeled the "Havana Syndrome"; it has been described as,
A mysterious illness that has caused U.S. diplomats to suffer from symptoms consistent with head trauma may be linked to possible “sonic attacks” by a Russian intelligence unit.
Havana syndrome was first reported by U.S. embassy officials in the Cuban capital of Havana in 2016, when they began experiencing extreme headaches and hearing piercing sounds at night. Since that incident, there have been more than 1,000 reported cases affecting U.S. government employees across the world.
Something like this would be perfect for a Bond adventure. Bond is tasked with finding the real origins of a similar technology which to this point has been used for individual attacks; as the story unfolds he uncovers the ultimate goal, a weapon that could be used on entire armies, cities, countries or continents
If they want to avoid making the Russians the villains, the groundwork could be laid for a SPECTRE like organization that would be revealed in future films
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68706317
This is a promo for an excellent 60 minutes investigation on the "Havana Syndrome"
Ooh, that is really interesting. With Putin nothing is too ridiculous, though as you say, we probably don't want to poke that particular bear, so some sort of Spectre-like agency would probably be the way to go.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hum
A Bond movie where he investigates some type of unexplained phenomena would be interesting, provided it doesn't get too "X Files."
To me this is very interesting, because I've seen many argue that Bond movies have to be careful to not be directed by two parties: director for drama and second unit for action. It needs to be cohesive. I think they now will likely go for something like the NTTD setup in the future, meaning:
1. shooting multiple scenes/setups literally at once
2. having the director have oversight of every setup and shot, either in person or remotely from another set
I'm sure it's mentally taxing to try to be in two different parts of the story at once, but I could see them doing this to get more done, and give their directors the final creative control they likely want, all with everyone being able to be on the same page simultaneously (as Michael and Barbara are famously also typically looking at the monitors).
That's not my point at all.
The tabloids are universally not reputable for a variety of self-evident reasons. Anyone incapable of seeing that is either ignorant (fine) or obtuse (not fine).
Someone who got hired by a legitimate publication, because he does legitimate work? That's proving my point — he left for an outlet with credibility to grow his career. There is a hard ceiling on anyone working at a publication with shoddy standards.
This conversation, like many others in this thread, serves no more purpose.
You can never have enough Bacharach.
That's really interesting, I can only imagine how tough it must be to direct one important intricate scene in a big film, let alone two at once.
I've read Some Kind Of Hero, but I still haven't read the James Bond Archive book yet, is it worth buying?
I plan on getting it eventually. For now, I watch the unboxing videos. Haha.
Haha that's a genius to be fair. I might not enjoy NTTD, but I'd like to know more about the film and certain decisions behind the scenes