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It can. I always thought adapting his Forever and a Day novel would be a great start for the next James Bond. Time to bring in May Maxwell as well. Just keep Purvis and Wade away from it!
Same here. Something severely wrong at EON if these guys are rated so highly as their go to fall back team. There have to be better options out there. P&W's plots and dialogue stink.
I do think PW get a lot of undeserved flack by the Bond community, because there’s other filmmakers involved that deserve a lot more of the criticism. Heck, NONE of their work ever made it onto the final version QOS.
Great to see the interior of the ‘DB5’; love that big stunt handbrake!
I wonder what they were all doing at Silverstone? Some kind of press thing? Hopefully a TV special or something.
https://www.mi6community.com/discussion/5539/the-daniel-craig-thread-discuss-his-life-his-career-his-bond-films/p134
I've read that the opening car chase, Palio chase, and the opera sequence were all their ideas.
Those and the general idea of Bond still being upset over Vesper’s death. But that’s about it, rough ideas rather than the extensive writing they had in films before and after.
The impression I recall from interviews is that when Forster came in he practically threw away whatever draft was being worked on so he could start anew to put in his whole earth air water and fire motif with Haggis taking over writing just before the writers strike began. And when the strike ended thats when Joshua Zetumer was brought in to do uncredited writing.
Which is further proof that they're not the best Bond writers around.
It is very common for extra writers to be brought in on film projects. Some screenwriters solely rewrite scripts.
Yeah, I know, it's just that your post seemed to make a point about P&B being competent and decent writers and then you ended that by saying that they didn't make QoS, which in my opinion is one of the best written Bonds.
That said, I don't hate P&W and I disagree with @Univex (nothing personal, mate :D ) about this:
As a writer I can tell you that good ideas may come from anywhere, it's up to you crafting a good story out of it. Reading science magazines to look for a prompt is not a bad method at all in my opinion. And I like that P&W are Fleming experts, but I believe that better writers could be hired.
Is there a reason you write your posts with.....spaces....It makes it surprisingly difficult to follow.
Nah, nothing special....I wouldn't write this way in real time. My thinking of writing with spaces, is it might help the reader....but I guess I have to minimize it then....to make it convenient for every reader. Coz actually some like spaces & some don't.
I see. I think its just that some sentences that flow together like 'P&W are clearly Bond fans and their knowledge of Bond...' is broken up and threw me a little.
No biggie, there's no right or wrong.
Oh, thanks....I'll make it 50/50 from here on out.
One of the biggest problems with SP is that P&W are the main proponents of the script and it is merely polishes from others.
Some of the ideas are just utter rubbish, Bond getting an explosive watch when he's on indefinite suspension? Why would the head of an organisation turn up for a lackeys funeral?
Also watching M and Bond antagonistic is cringe worthy, Bond and C is the same and Craig saying dialogue that would more common in a Roger Moore film.
SF's plot holes aside there is anything as dumb as in here for my money.
M's dialogue with C is just woeful, this is just awful, I'm sticking to this at 24 and I'm only at just after the White meet up and that was a huge let down, so much potential, making White have conscience, don't make me laugh.
Add that to one of them being bitter about PWB's input, speaking out of turn, won't please BB, this should be the end of their time with Bond.
Lets hope!
:D
I do wonder what Wade didn't like about Waller Bridge's rewrites? Maybe some of the humour wasn't to his taste? Pure speculation on my part
@peter would probably have an idea of what rewrites and that must be like
Perhaps Wade is just protective over his work?
Well, let’s be fair, even the legendary Robert Towne was rewritten by David Koepp on Mission Impossible. Screenwriters get rewritten and overridden by directors, actors, producers and other screenwriters.
They’re not the best but they’re also far from the worst. They know the material. That’s what matters to EON. Everyone wants brilliance but, with something like Bond, having writers (at least initially) that understand intimate details of the world and characters is invaluable.
Really, Michael G. Wilson was responsible for Blofeld being Bond’s brother? I believe you, but I would like a source please.
I didn't know that. I wonder why MGW would suggest that. MGW seems to me a man I always thought really understand the character of Bond. Why would come up with such a poor story angle to tether Bond and Daniel's run in such an uninventive way.
It Bond more weak and Blofeld less maniacal
Most of Bond's enduring appeal is how little we know about him, and how we rarely chip away at who he is or what makes him tick, so when something minor is revealed about him it feels satisfying and rewarding for long term fans who have been loyal to the character
Not sure about believing you but yes a source would be nice, I heard you say this before and was surprised and it is the first time I've heard it before then.
@jake24 Sure. No problem. But at the same time you could have referred to the D C-thread which I didn't knew about. Now I do thanks to @QBranch
Even if I have posted lot's of NTTD-stuff I'm still rather new on the forum. Only active since last spring or so. Don't know all the threads for each and everything like you all do..