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Another thing to consider if he is chosen is who his DP will be. Pfister is now moving on to directing, so I wonder who Nolan is using now. He has a Sci-Fi film in the works, and his new DP is likely attached to that, I would wager.
my problem with Nolan's writing, is that sometimes i think he likes to prove how smart and complex he is, by cramming so much into the plot of his stories that it starts becoming hard to follow at times - not all the time, but sometimes..
and yes, he can't shoot action to save his life... Mendes being a first timer to action handled it very well... Nolan has had 4 cracks at it, and still really can't seem to grasp it entirely.. he handled it alright with Inception at times, but in his Batman trilogy, it was pretty much garbage.
agreed.. it would be a down grade in the quality in which these 3 Craig films have been shot, as i dont see his artistic vision matching what we have seen thus far... i think EON are more interested in finding auteurs now, more than your standard run of the mill action directors.
No, some of us don't mind having a lesser known director as long as the film is good.
Personally I'd rather have another Glen then another arty farty director who turns up, makes one movie then leaves.
i'll take an 'arty farty' film with style over the near lifeless drab that Glen put on screen on a regular basis..
Glen could've done with a bit more style but I think overall he made great movies. I thought OP was brilliant, FYEO was good and the Dalton films are my favourites.
Like I said, we need John Glen v2 with a bit more visual flair.
exactly... i enjoy the Glen films, especially his last 2 more than his first 3.. but there was a definite drop off in style when he took over.. everything seemed to 'grey' - it might not make sense, but there didn't seem to be a grand scope of color.. not that a film needs it, but there just didn't seem to be any richness to his choice of color palette, much less his shot selection... you look at the films from DN thru to MR, there is a style and richness about them.. FYEO coming after MR looked as colorless as a cadaver - now, the film itself was better lol.. but the style was just severely lacking - even during the Brosnan era at times.. the films just kind of ran together in style and nothing stood out....
that is partly why i am enjoying the Craig era so much, they seem to have brought back a sense of style and visual panache that had been severely lacking for quite a long time.
My dream Bond film would be an 80s Dalton film with him directing and Guns n Roses doing the theme song.
Glen just lacked creativity IMO, he didn't really come across as a natural talent at director like Terrence Young, Guy Hamilton, Sam Mendes, heck even Marc Forster (as disappointing as Quantum of Solace was.)
I really don't mind Guy Ritchie actually. I loved his movies 'Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels', 'Snatch' and 'RocknRolla'. Allthough he is working as director on the rebooted 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.' now, I think it's easier to kidnap him during post-production of this film. Still, it means that if EON goes ahead with Guy Ritchie, a Bond 24 premiere might only happen in late 2015/2016.
If Guy Ritchie can't come onboard of Bond 24, then he might recommend Steven Soderbergh. He was the initial choice of WB to direct the rebooted 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'. But negotiations were ended due to creative conflicts and then Guy Ritchie stepped in. So if not Guy, then please opt for Steven Soderbergh, who also directed the fantastic, multi-layered 'Traffic' and for which he won the 'Best Director' Oscar.....exactly one year after Sam Mendes won the same Oscar :-).
Hmm, I make a TOP 3 now, based on realistic chances:
01) Steven Soderbergh
02) Guy Ritchie
03) Christopher Nolan
The last I heard from him unfortunately involved serving some jail time ;))
I think, especially after Sam Mendes' 'Skyfall', Bond deserves a better director than an ex-convict and ex-Die Hard-director.
Although I'd love a Bond movie from Mctierman I'd like him to do Die Hard 6 more than anything, to make up for the travesty that was the 5th movie.
Not sure why his personal life would affect him as a director in the future, and what's wrong with Die Hard?
He also made The Hunt For Red October so he has some experience with spy films.
I wouldn't call Soderbergh realistic. He has stated very clear that Side Effects was his last movie for the big screen.
According to Jude Law at Graham Norton show it sounds like he's serious this time
Cameron Crowe
Marc Forster
Mikael Håfström
Andrew Davis
Michael J. Bassett
Roger Spottiswoode
Mike Newell
John Stockwell
Richard Kwietniowski
Bernard Rose
Maxime Alexandre
But i stil think David Yates, Matthew Vaughn, John Madden, Alfonso Cuarón or Guillermo del Toro made the biggest change.
John Madden is a good choice. He's an Oscar nominated director and has directed a number of thrillers. His last film even had a score by Thomas Newman (he could bring him back) and featured Judi Dench..even though she won't be around for Bond 24.
John Madden is in fact a wonderful director, but I'm not sure how well he handles action, not that it matters considering how well Mendes has dealt with it in SF with little previous experience in that area.
I forgot that this film also has music by Thomas Newman (as does The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel)...It even features Mr White!
In what sense are they realistic? Soderbergh said he's taking an indefinite break from movie making, Ritchie is making U.N.CL.E. and Nolan, aside from being the biggest director on the planet, is developing Interstellar along with various DC properties.
People forget one important thing here. True, I know your facts. But as 'Skyfall' has become the 1.1 Billion Dollar Bond, there is more space for some longer negotiations between EON and the above directors. Money in the end can be kind of decisive. But let's see......