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Still they did nothing the Nightmare movies haven't done decades ago in a maximum entertaining way and with a minimum of money (and I write this as someone, who has only very very little time for splatter movies). Also, if one is creating his own rules and realities he's always able to tweak them to his liking, if the story hits a wall.
I doubt very much that Nolan was rehashing Nightmare on Elm Street when he wrote Inception (although, who knows, he is a child of the 80s), but even if he was, not sure this matters. There are very few truly original stories - most film plots are derivative in some way.
And talking of OHMSS, any elements from the novel they might reuse in Bond 24? We know it is likely to have a snowy setting.
Excellent point and excellent question. Re. the second, there is not an awful lot left to adapt from OHMSS from what I can remember. The killing of the guard with a hiden razor to escape Piz Gloria, however, always struk me as something Craig's Bond would do.
On a side note can anyone imagine the uproar they ever put Bond on a beach remembering his childhood holiday memories collecting shells, his mother telling him he can't take them, sand between his toes? /:)
From the lack of more actress news and the little time remaining it seems that the search has been over for a while now. Froggat is the only British actress that had been rumored with credibility, and to satisfy the "Bond girl/eye candy" argument we have Sedoux. And the Cruz rumor has been about ever since SF.
I think is are controlling the leakages rather well this time. We haven't had any major rumour for a couple of weeks, perhaps this is the week for another cirurgical news placement /:) Let's hope it is so, there is dire need of something concrete to discuss.
I won't buy this theory in a zillion years!
I think it's more simple really. For this 24th Bond production EON Productions manages much better to keep things secret.....compared to "Skyfall". As a complete utter crazy Bond-nerd I'm saddened by this :-P.
At this stage, for the leading Bond-girl role, you can write down so many names:
--> Penelope Cruz
--> Marion Cotillard
--> Keira Knightley
--> Rachel Weisz
--> Natalie Portman
--> Jessica Chastain
--> Robin Wright
--> Tilda Swinton
My gut feeling tells me, that this time they want to have a bigger name for the leading Bond girl role.....
This article just came in, and says that the leading Bond girl is for Penelope Cruz:
http://www.kdramastars.com/articles/50260/20141104/bond-24-2015-names-penelope-cruz-and-dave-bautista-as-bond-girl-and-bond-villain.htm
Just for the record - I never meant to imply,that Nolan rehashed Nightmare. All I said was, that the "is it a dream or reality " has been done before quite originally and effective. Still I would insist,that it is easier (which doesn't mean easy) to write something in which you can bend and tweak your own rules and realities. All in all I have to admit hardly remembering anything happening in Inception apart from three,four scenes ( which in itself is not a good sign,since I tend to have a very good memory,especially when it comes to movies and books).
Marion Cotillard would seem like a good choice since she isn't famous enough to be recognized by name, but people have seen her around before. Same with Tilda Swinton, but she doesn't have the look and appeal like a Bond girl should have.
"For starters, Daniel Radcliffe has already confirmed his return to play the iconic role of 007. "
Read my thread about it. Whether it was conscious or not is debatable, but the similarities are numerous and important. There is very likely an influence.
You are right about Inception. I remember it looking good, but the plot kind of disappeared up its own rear end after a while. There are Hitcockian elements to it as well. The guy going slightly mad trying to get over the loss of his wife is reminiscent of Vertigo as well. Oh, and Shutter Island, another Hithcock homage, featuring Leo.
I do remember Inception looking great though. I'd love some of the production design flair in a Bond movie. Not too much, but just a beautifully designed villain's lair or something like that. A real shame I think that they never invited Ken Adam back after MR. Although perhaps by then his sets had become a little bit self-parody.
:))
I have long been a fan of P Cruz (Jamon Jamon anyone?) but I find her English speaking performances almost invariably awful.
I have read your thread, but sorry I think you are overanalysing.
I absolutely agree on this point. Especially the battle in the mountain scenery was a feast for my eyes.
And you're wrong. The evidence is there, I did not invent the similarities. Blofeld is even explicitly compared to Dracula in YOLT. No need to overanalyse, only to analyse the texts.
Any news from the hotel in Lienz?
I have read both novels and I can't see any similarity between them. Yes, I did saw the specific thread on the boards about the question "OHMSS/Dracula", but it feels too much forced to me.
And yet the similarities are there. Maybe rewrote is too strong a word, but there are influences. In YOLT both characters are explicitly compared.
Why don't you quote the passage you are refering to. It would add weight to what you're saying and would be interesting to see.
In any case, even with no explicit mentions in the subsequent novel, the similarities are still there. Blofeld and Dracula share very similar projects and personalities and Harker and Bond also have similar roles.
It sounds reasonably convincing to me. It's almost impossible to come up with something entirely new.