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Have you seen 'How I Spent My Summer Vacation'? It's excellent, although seemed to sink without trace in 2012. Directed by Adrian Grunberg, although he doesn't seem to have done much since - a shame as the film is more than competent.
Speaking of Mel, how about a Gibson directed Bond movie?
Very true. Argo is a brilliantly put together little entertaining thriller. Historically totally inaccurate but great film making (a bit like Eastwood's American Sniper). Affleck's The Town is also very good.
Mel Gibson as Bond director? Well, sure, he´s good for any film as director. He´s certainly in the higher league of film directors.
Speaking of which, Stallone would also be interesting as a director.
Kathryn Bigelow anyhow, it´s a shame she hasn´t been officially mentioned yet. The only reason I could imagine is fear of bitch fights between Babs and a female director, let alone one as hot as Bigelow. When I saw her in an interview for one of her latest films, I couldn´t believe that she wasn´t the lead actress.
Argo was a thrilling film.
The Town was not bad but too much of a lesser Heat copy.
But Affleck´s still young...
Holy sh*t, that Spielberg´s got talent. I complain about Mendes´ doing too much drama in his Bond films. But this film is so great to look at and watch, it´s a crime he doesn´t do Bond. I would so go to see it. Drama or no drama, period piece or contemporary, I would pay to see any or all of it. Heck, I wouldn´t even complain if Tom Hanks played James Bond, if it´s done in this quality.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=9wOcQr-2-pE
I like to think that the Langdon films are Hanks' Bond however and quite frankly Angels and Demons is as Bond like as one can get (much more entertaining than the Da Vinci Code). Great fun and I can't wait for the new one.
@bondjames, Spielberg also has fantastic casting in this film, I love it when I see so many unknown (to me at least) faces perform so impressively.
I agree that Angels and Demons was better than DVC, and more entertaining than I like to admit. Looking forward to the new one too!
Peter Weir even sounds likes a Bond Directors name doesn't it??
Blofeld running things from a prison cell (apparently many feel this is cliché)
Swann dieing ala tracy (cliché)
Swann just leaving him between film really is cliché as well when you think about it.
So I say go the full monty and give us a race against time Bond trying to save Swann while stopping Blofeld who either escaped or working behind the scenes in a prison cell and have Besson direct it. the plot of Taken had been done so often before Taken came out but Luc's direction and Liam's acting turned a cliché overused plot and did something really cool with it. I say Let Blofeld (bond 25) be the taken of the series.
1. ignore it entirely and have a completely new unrelated plot
2. follow on with Blofeld but just don't touch on Swann at all until the finale / epilogue (MI3)
3. touch on Swann briefly in the beginning or even pretitles but then don't focus on her at all (FRWL - Trench)
Regarding Besson - I've always felt Taken a little heavy on the melodrama. Not really my cup of tea. We may also potentially end up with Serra back again. I wouldn't mind that but I'm sure some members here would have a fit!
I don´t like the Bond tries to save Swann idea at all. The idea of Bond getting personal was badass in LTK, but since then it has been done to death and back again. The very idea of government agent has been totally undermined already. Let him do his job, and leave his personal life at the door. I find the idea of especially James Bond of all people doing his job much more appealing than Bond bringing all his personal baggage into the story.
I agree to all three options you bring, @bondjames.
As for Serra, that would depend on the marketing. Serra has worked with all kinds of instrumentations, many of his other soundtracks don´t remotely resemble his scores for Leon and GE, and for sure he wouldn´t sound like he did 20 years ago.
The lead actor in these films Scott Adkins, could be a good Bond as well.
...Fincher, Michael Mann, or Peter Weir.
Paul Greengrass
Mike Newell
http://collider.com/james-bond-25-director/#lesli-linka-glatter