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I think it's a shame that other films/franchises are snapping up rising talent or preexisting talent going on to do big and exciting things but with Bond it's the same ol' same old. Bringing back Purvis and Wade as writers sets off huge alarm bells and shows a complete lack of boldness, lack of real ambition and a great deal of short-sightedness. As things stand tge fact Purvis and Wade are in board to write cements that EoN are STILL playing catchup to everyone else. As much as I love Bond the Bond name isn't enough. The artistic and creative components need to be on point and RE: Bond 25 we're already off to an underwhelming start.
Disagree.
Exactly and we don't want another Peter Morgan/John Logan like disaster.
The series needs a creative shot of adrenaline to the brain, and who is better than Soderbergh for that. I think Nolan or those other big name directors would be looking to take the franchise in a certain direction, and we would end up getting bogged down again, having to dig ourselves out with retcons. I think Soderbergh would be primarily concerned with the story he's telling.
Charlize Theron is "well past her prime"? In what way?
Why not?
Let him go for a triple play!
Considering he's just made and released an action-thriller full of fights and stunts and explosions and starring ex-Bond Brosnan, I think it's safe to say he'd be game.
But I don't want to belabour the point. Clearly I'm in a minority here and that's fine.
It depends which Bond films you're talking about. Surely Dr No isn't more demanding than Alien Covenant?
It’s good to see Campbell out of director’s jail after he fiasco with Green Lantern.
When I first saw this trailer, I thought we could get a serious-minded action flick – however, as it goes on, the more ridiculous it becomes. Having said that, Campbell stages the action terrifically. Even in those brief glimpses seen here, you can tell that it has that brutal, crunchy and frenetic quality of CR.
He’s a bit past it now though.
I’d rather we got a young and edgy director than a “safe” choice. I’m really going to champion Edgar Wright for the job. But personally, I think it be awesome if Steve McQueen did a Bond film. I want something like “Logan” for Craig’s final film. Something that really takes some risks and sees Daniel off with style.
I think McQueen has class and he's British. He's an artist before being a film director and I think he'll imbue a more thoughtful and elegiac tone to the film. He's moving away from the art-house with his next film and going to genre material - so perhaps he's ready to go tent-pole?
Another great name that I think would be great is Lynne Ramsay. She's said she wants to do big movies and (like McQueen) is veering away from arty cinema and into the thriller sphere. Her latest film played at Cannes where it was said to be a pure thriller with some artistic leanings. Sounds pretty perfect to me.
Have to say though that given his background as a filmmaker I would expect him to put some kind of political twist on any Bond film he directed - something which would probably divide fans and audiences. I personally would like to see a Bond film where for example Bond confronted the legacy of British imperialism/colonialism in an interesting way. Doesn't have to be in your face or necessarily 'anti-British' but an exploration of this aspect of the character is arguably well overdue IMO. It's Bond, so the point shouldn't be laboured, but I do think audiences are able to take a little more content these days.
He is though for me an obvious contender.
Here's a random non-Brit suggestion. Luca Guadagnino. He directed 'A Bigger Splash' with Fiennes and Swinton recently. And get Swinton on board as villain. Another obvious choice that's been passed up for years. Perfect.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Bigger_Splash_(film)