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As if Sony is any different.
I owe my life to Justin Bieber's music. After a car-crash, I was in a coma for 8 months. Then one day, the nurse turned the radio on and one of his songs was playing. I immediately woke up, got out of bed, and turned the radio off. =))
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This is true; I may be just be making an assumption based on the high profile association with the Captain America films.
On another topic, Scarlett Johansson's "Trust In Me" from The Jungle Book is exceptionally Bondian, for crying out loud. Others are doing everything Bondian, while Eon Productions is strafing away from the formula and bring in the likes of Madonna, Jack White and Sam Smith to do a song that is in no way associated with the image of Bond.
SP made Bond too expensive to create too much of a rush apparently to grab and go. Hence MGM not messing with Bond but every 4 or 5 years.
That distribution deal with Sony seems kinda hardly worth it. MGM gets a "lion share" of the take compared to the dork studio that distributed the thing.
As for possible directors, writers and bts talent, EoN need to do away with their garbage tradition and start thinking smartly. All this British/Common Wealth directors only rubbish was cute once upon a time but now it's just sad, outdated and hindrance. Look at the Russo's track record before the winter soldier, EoN need to get up off their arses and start doing some vision vetting from anyone in the business and keep these movies moving successfully forward.
Agreed. At least get in touch with the fans.
I can honestly say I've never heard of these Russos so a quick google reveals their staggeringly bad CV:
2002 - Welcome to Collinwood
2006 - You, Me and Dupree
2014 - Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014 - A Merry Friggin' Christmas
2016 - Captain America: Civil War
2018 - Avengers: Infinity War – Part I
2019 - Avengers: Infinity War – Part II
Jesus Christ.
I know the endless Marvel film sausage factory is the best thing in the history of mankind but a bit of respect is due towards 'British/Commonwealth' directors like Young, Hamilton, Hunt, Gilbert, Campbell and even Glen and Mendes if this is what youre holding up as the gold standard of a CV that puts you in the frame for Bond. Obviously Tamahori the exception that proves the rule.
Thankfully I have enough faith in EON that they wont touch these two - apart from anything else they are tied to Marvel for the forseeable future and by 2020 will be charging way too much money
Agree with this ...I don't know the Russos either. I haven't seen the Marvel films ...not really my thing.
But what I did agree with was the frustration felt by some right now.
Did you actually read my post? My point wasn't to disregard the good directors we had but moving forward it's madness for EoN to limit themselves with talent coming from only one place. I brought up the Russo's because their body of work prior to the winter soldier was hardly anything stellar but what they were always good at as directors was the prowess of their technical abilities. Anyway, they had a vision for the winter soldier and civil war and they more than delivered critically and financially (on going in Civil war's case). Had Disney/Marvel told them to get on their bikes based on the reception of their previous body of work, things would be a different story over there. So no, this isn't about disrespecting anyone but EoN having the good sense to to seek out talent from where ever possible to get the job done. Look at Campbell his body if work isn't impressive at all outside of GE and CR. How many Campbells are out there who don't fall under the silly umbrella rule of Btitish/Commonwealth directors? EoN need to find out.
All I ever hear from Bond fans and I'm guilty of this too is how great things were 40+ years ago. It's simple, either evolve or die out. Clinging on to past glories and a heritage isn't going to drive things forward. This isnt 1964 anymore the landscape is different, irresoective of genre. As far as I'm concerned the last great Bond film was 10 years ago...a whole decade ago! How sad is that? Since that time, EoN's had nothing but time; but in their confusion and mismanagement to make a complete excellent film, they've squandered their preproduction process (scripting) and left us with the only memorable thing they've managed to achieve in the last 10 years; 2 Oscar winning theme songs.
Sorry, but I have to say I take issue with this comment. What, exactly, is “teeny” about The Force Awakens? I assume you are referring to its young cast? Such as the (then) 22 year old Daisy Ridley, 22 year old John Boyega, and 37 year old Oscar Isaac? As opposed to the (then) 24 year old Mark Hamill, 19 year old Carrie Fisher, and 33 year old Harrison Ford who starred in the original trilogy? Not to mention the completely-aimed-at-little-kids prequel trilogy, which was around for more than a decade before Disney was ever involved.
Ep I is for kids, II and III certainly not!
TFA depicts Finn and Rey like high school kids and they act that way.
Character development in the original SW is so much better and Luke and Leia didn't act like high school kids.
At least Darth Maul was intimidating and felt dangerous, Kylo is a psychotic kid who can't even fight properly.
Poe is the best character in TFA by far (from the new cast), sadly criminally underused.
I guess we'll have to agree to disagree here, sir! Luke and Leia have always felt like kids to me, which is (I imagine) partly why I could relate to them both so much more when I was a kid than I could with Han. Luke is actually quite the whiny little crybaby, actually, and acts like a high school kid through all of Episode IV and most of V. Anyway, I'm not trying to start an argument. I am just saying that, IMO, TFA is not any more "teeny" than the OT.
Acting in that thing was just horrible. I really don't remember too much but which one was Poe?
Yes of course, we don't have to agree :)
I really was disappointed with TFA. There are things I liked, BB-8 and Poe and JJAbrams directional work.
It's not a matter of why they would want Bond, because Bond is a big seller that would rake in cash. It's a matter of should they have Bond. And if they end up getting it, will they do it justice.
Could Disney do a good job with Bond? Actually they could do a great job with Bond but SHOULD they be the distributors? No. Give it to a studio who needs it and can do the job but who also have enough and ardent reasons to do so.
And it seems they're going to do the same with Indiana Jones.