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posting it on both bond 24 director boards
So the list rumored by the site is
Ryan Wyatt
Chris Nolan
Alfonso Cuaron
David Yates
Joe Wright
thoughts about the list?
Here's the Bond part:
He was offered another Bond film almost immediately after this one, but wasn't tempted. "Was I willing to go straight back into a room with a writer and start work on the same set of characters and the same scenarios as I've been working on for the last three years? No. The idea made me feel physically ill." He laughs. "The movie world does not acknowledge the theatre world as a serious entity, on the whole. So you get a lot of, 'Why would you do another play?' "
You also get, "What do you say to all the Bond fans you've disappointed?", which makes Mendes laugh. "I say to them, my life is not a democracy. It's not up for discussion. What? Maybe I should go on to one of the [Bond] chat threads and change my mind? I don't think that's going to happen."
I wait with great relish for the day when we get a new member called @I_Am_Not_SamMendes. It might be a tad obvious at that point... :P
"Could that...could it be...no, no, it couldn't."
The last part about the directors is interesting!
Michael G. Wilson, co-producer of the James Bond movies, spoke to the BBC recently in London about the nature of his job and the particular challenges that arise from being a producer on a highly successful global franchise. In a short piece for the BBC news service, Wilson was interviewed at the Jameson Empire Awards, where Skyfall and its director Sam Mendes had just picked up more well-deserved awards, voted for by readers of the popular Empire magazine, which is currently the UK’s biggest-selling movie magazine. The veteran 007 producer made it very clear that he still thoroughly enjoys his role as producer. He said his job is ‘thrilling, it’s a great job’ and ‘wonderful’. He also praised the crews, writers, cast and everyone involved with the production of the James Bond films, and said that everyone who works on the series ‘is a joy to work with’.
Future of the Franchise
When the BBC interviewer asked Wilson whether he thought Bond will ‘continue forever’, he responded: ‘Well, it’ll continue in some form, maybe not with us, but it’ll always be around’. Quizzed about the current 007 Daniel Craig, the Bond producer was asked whether he could imagine anyone else in the role of James Bond, and he responded: ‘I can’t imagine anyone else right now, that’s for sure – he’s just fantastic’. At another point in the interview, Wilson was asked about the difficulties of maintaining the franchise’s appeal to a younger audience. The EON producer said it had always been ‘a challenge’ and, ‘for 50 years’, they had been trying to keep the series ‘current and exciting’.
Search for New Director Continues
Meanwhile, as many Bond fans know, the EON producers still have the major challenge of finding a new director for Bond 24, which is being scripted by John Logan, after the surprise decision of Sam Mendes not to take up their recent offer to direct Craig’s fourth 007 instalment. Interestingly, when Michael Wilson and his EON co-producer Barbara Broccoli attended the special press evening for John Logan’s new play Peter and Alice in London, the journalist Richard Brooks, who writes for the ‘Culture’ section of the Sunday Times, was able to briefly ask Wilson about this situation. According to Brooks, Wilson said that half a dozen directors have already turned him down: ‘I think we’ll end up with a comparative unknown’, said Wilson. As Brooks noted in the Sunday Times, perhaps one of the reasons why some big names have turned down the opportunity to direct the next instalment of the world’s most successful movie franchise is precisely because Skyfall has been such a critical and commercial success – and Bond 24 is very likely to be compared unfavourably to its predecessor. Some reports have claimed recently that John Logan, who is single-handedly writing the stories for both Bonds 24 and 25, has already shown the EON producers a very basic outline treatment for Bond 24, indicating some of the key likely themes.
I think if more well known directors are turning down the next Bond movie simply because they know it will not likely top, or even match, Skyfall's popularity/box office - well, they need to get a spine, in my honest opinion.
In other words, I would say to them: Come on, have fun and do your best and make it be YOUR Bond film and not worry about coming up with a 7 Gold medal Bond film. I would hope if well known directors are turning down the next Bond film it would be for more than just that reason only (Oh my, it cannot possibly top Skyfall, it won't be able to produce that amazing kind of box office, no way ... I'll just pass...).
And what about Shane Black as director, anyone? He just did Iron Man 3, no? Just a thought ...
With Key themes in place shouldn't they have figured out locations or start looking at them
Stop the 'we want Mendes back' rhetoric, and start the 'we want something new' and I guarantee you'll have a queue.
That is quite a good point. You are correct.
this news is both interesting and worrysome
You're probably right but I suppose he did such a good job for them that it's hard not to be publicly appreciative. Especially at something like an awards ceremony where they're probably still wearing their Skyfall hat, so to speak.
I wonder if it really will be an unknown or if MGW is just being coy?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2325894/Dark-Knight-rise-James-Bond-Christopher-Nolan-approached-direct-007-film.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Btw, I hope it's true also. The thought of Nolan doing a Bond film makes me very excited. And Nolan + Craig?! So awesome!
More to the Nolan story
I do believe, they first and foremost want to get going. As soon as possible with the best director they can get within the time frame.