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http://www.thecinemaholic.com/20-best-directors-working-in-hollywood-today/
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If Mann never directs a Bond film, I would hate for the franchise to miss out on Fincher too.
As for the USA gloss, Blackhat is set largely in Southeast Asia.
Given that with Blackhat he single-handedly did more to improve the Chino-Western understanding than years of politics and conferences, I wouldn´t worry too much about the English style humour, especially if, as @patb pointed out too, the writers would provide much basis.
Only in Germany, @DD ;-).
Looking at that list "realistically" going through all 20
20. Peter Jackson
Personally I could see it he was on mi6's radar for Tomorrow never dies I believe. However I don't see him as likely as didn't he say he wanted to stay away from franchises
19. Steven Spielberg
A dream choice but sadly unlikely. However there was a time when we thought Mendes was unlikely
18. Terrence Mallik
I don't think he would be interested
17. Alexander Payne
See above I don't think bond is his kind of film
16. Ben Affleck
Way to busy being Batman so I doubt he will do it maybe in 10-15 years.
15. Bennet Miller
I don't think he would be interested either
14. Wes Anderson
Wasn't he almost going to direct one of the brosnan era bond films? I could see this as more likely then Bennet or Terrence Mallik
13. Ang Lee
Rumored for Bond 24 again after The Hulk Disaster he shouldn't be within a five block radius of 007
12. David O Russell
I don't think he would be a good fit honestly, nore do I think he would be interested
11. Kathryn Bigelow
Now we are talking I would love for her to direct Bond and her name came up I think for either Skyfall or maybe Quantum of Solace anyways She would be a great director for 007.
10. Alejandro González Iñárritu
more then likely not interested.
09. Steve McQueen
he hasn't done an action film before but I think he could do a great job.
08. Paul Thomas Anderson
God I hope he doesn't do it.
07. Alfonso Cuaron
Mentioned during Quantum of Solace Skyfall and Spectre I would be fine with him directing Craig's 5th adventure (and hopefully not his final one).
06. Christopher Nolan
Not much to add about Nolan except he did meet with producers for Spectre and there were rumors at the time that it wasn't for spectre but the next one so If he was announced as director in say late April Early May for a 2017 release I would not only be unsurprised but I would kind of be sad that such an obvious choice was used.. Personally I think Nolan would be fine. Yeah The Dark Knight Rises is bloated Yes he like to have exposit dialogue instead of how real people talk but maybe he just wants to direct and DOESN'T want to work on script Perhaps he will leave that to his brother and Purvis and Wade. Which I think would solve nearly all of the gripes people have about Nolan in one move. Like I said I would be fine with this
05. The Coen Brothers
MAYBE this could be really good.... I don't know if this would work
04. Quentin Tarantino
No just no
03. David Fincher
YES just YES
02. Richard Linklater
I can guarantee he is probasbly not going to be directing bond 25.
01. Martin Scorsese
See above
So out of the 20 who do I think it most likely/who I want
1. David Fincher
2. Steven Spielberg
3. Alfonso Cuaron
4. Christopher Nolan
5. Peter Jackson
@Creasy47, try finding a book by Philip K. Dick in the bookshop. "Excuse me, do you have some Dick in your store?"
I actually had the pleasure of meeting the guy once at a convention. He signed two DVD's of his which of course I then had to buy. ;-)
If he did a Bond film, it would be based on a Bond video game for starters. He'd do Nightfire - the PC version - and cast Tara Reid as M and Ben Kingsley as Q. He'd make it for 20 000 dollars and have his cast improvise their lines. We wouldn't actually go to Japan; the Tokyo scenes would be shot in a German forest. And there would be zombies.
Nolan and Fincher make sense. Spielberg is a coulda-shoulda but not fit for Bond duty any more. Not that he's too old or anything but every Steven Spielberg film is a Steven Spielberg film. Back in the 70s, he would have made a Bond film. Now, he would make a Steven Spielberg film with James Bond in it. I may love Spielberg, but I'm also a bit of a Bond purist...
I can't find english trailers, or even some with english subtitles, so don't pay attention to the language but just look at the images.
Man On High Heels
For The Emperor
A Company Man
They sort of feel like Bond-esque films with these badass handsome main characters in suits.
Gareth Evans, particularly with the Raid 2 proved he can definitely direct a Bond film, marrying the development of character with innovative action.
Evans, Cuaron and McQueen could definitely deliver the goods.
Yes, for sure. I'm actually praying that gritty style of fighting makes a return in SP as they hired the excellent Olivier Schneider to choreograph the fights. I'll be devestated if we don't get great, gritty fist fights.
The Brosnan years were really doing some barrel-scraping with Spottiswoode/Apted/Tamahori. I mean, if David Fincher said tomorrow he wants to direct a Bond movie, what are they going to do, turn him down in favor of Tom Hooper?
Yeah Mann is a great fit for Bond because he is able to bring that travelogue feel. Miami Vice filmed in Miami, the Dominican Republic, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Blackhat filmed in Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Malaysia. He created a great sense of being there for all of those places. The Blackhat finale with the parade would fit straight into a Bond film.
Then you have the director of 'The Man from Nowhere', who IMO would be a dream for Bond
And his new film 'No Tears For The Dead'
What about the director of 'The Chaser'? His 2nd film, 'The Yellow Sea' is one of the most gritty and violent action/crime scene I've ever seen
And here, the director of recent gangster movie 'Gangnam Blues' who gave us one of the most stylish crime film of the last decade
And of course, the director of 'A Bittersweet Life', a hugely stylish hitman movie
Asian directors can't handle locations outside their continent? Think again! Here is a badass film set in germany; 'The Berlin File'
Too serious? Well here's the same director unleashed for 'A City of Violence'
You can even look outside of South Korea, like this extremely badass and stylish hitman/gangster film by Hong-Kong's Johnnie To: 'The Mission'
Even for fun, Johnnie To can wipe the floor with most action films from hollywood: