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I am all for them hiring a female director as long as she is talented and has directed at least one feature film before.
I liked Collateral. Lots of interesting fleshed-out characters.
I don't see any problem with hiring a director currently mainly based in TV, as TV production quality these days often outstrips movies.
I haven't been told anything of the plot details.
Collateral was great - lots of strong female characters and plenty of intrigue. Wouldn't a Bond film be a baptism of fire for a director's first feature, though? Unless it was a rather more low-key Bond than usual...
I have heard the chocolate chip cookies are fantastic..... but Peter keeps stealing them all
I also hear that there is that strange thing called a non disclosure agreement
You mean free marketing from lies or info from fools who want money instead of the cookies babs is paying us in ..
Poppycock
Not too many of those this time around,after the SP fiasco.
SJ clearly has the chops for this, why else would Paramount have hired her for Star Trek. Bond would be a great feature directorial debut for her (especially as Star Trek is hindered by contract issues with Pine and Hemsworth) as well as 'first female Bond director' buzz. That'd certainly almost equal the film community buzz from hiring a name like Boyle and would be great from a promotional POV.
@Getafix I think he would make a decent M
Whenever I hear the name Bart
However, they are probably holding out for someone big to jump in. Hence, the wait. I think the time has passed to court an A-lister and they should focus on the helmers they have and making something work with that person. After all, that was the mess they got themselves in the first time. They could have had a new exciting name but wanted a ‘star’ director. Obviously, that didn’t pan out.
I think that the deal will be done with Demange shortly.
Whoever gets the gig will have to pretty much go with the flow.
- Eon will be in charge of casting.
- Eon will probably appoint a more experienced editor/DP/composer to work with the three relatively inexperienced directors.
- Expect more than one second unit director to be hired to essentially shoot the entire action sequences.
- Eon will oversee the entire rewriting process.
- Expect all Eon hires to reappear and Boyle’s staff to exit.
Much in the same way that all Marvel films are basically Kevin Feige films. This will be Eon’s film and the director will be their foot-solider to execute the daily grind. Basically, the way things were in the 90’s.
I noticed that Barry Keoghan is in both American Animals as well as '71. He was also in Dunkirk. This chap is going places.
It doesn't really add up to Craig's spoken desire to go out on a high. I mean the outcome might be great, but given that's he pushed for bigger name directors, this must really not be where he wanted to be right now.
I'm a big Barry Keoghan fan (recommend checking him out in Killing of a Sacred Deer also).
That being said I would like whomever they bring on to be announced soon
"Following active service in the Royal Navy, aboard the United Kingdom's last
operational aircraft carrier the Ark Royal and the HMS Invincible, Bond
distinguished himself with the SBS in Iraq and Afghanistan before entering the SIS."
where did I get the SAS thing from?
Who says it's her final?
#KeepCalmAndBond25On
Vesper mentions it on the train, but doesn't confirm that he is.
"You know...former SAS types with easy smiles and expensive watches.
@PanchitoPistoles
I’m not too sure where you’ve got this impression that the Broccoli’s selling means they are “out”. I think you may also be confused as to who could actually “buy” the series. Only a major Hollywood film studio could theoretically pony up the $1+ billion to buy the franchise off Eon.
However, the Broccoli’s are solely in the business of Bond. There is a very good chance that they could sell the series and receive a huge amount of capital in return. But Broccoli wouldn’t relinquish control, the likelihood is that she’d still oversee the franchise but essentially be an employee for the studio who own Bond.
This way Broccoli maintains day-to-day control of Eon, but Eon would be a subsidiary of a major Hollywood studio. Much in the same way that Kathleen Kennedy heads Lucasfilm and Kevin Feige is the figurehead of Marvel.
I’m sorry to tell you that the Broccoli’s aren’t going anyway. It’s their family business and the series has guaranteed their legacy. Why would Broccoli disown the series and all the financial rewards if it means she can feed Broccoli’s for generations to come?
There may not be a Broccoli producing the films in 10-20 years but the family’s vested interest won’t go away. Any suggestion to the contrary is clearly immature and indicative of a lack of commercial awareness.
I have the obit- an example here: https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/919/43653548321_7c78acb849_b.jpg