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Thunderball's underwater scenes are too slow and they make the movie somewhat boring to me - not saying it's a bad movie, there are so many great things in it (Barry's score, Celi as Largo, Auger as Domino and the overall plot), it's just that I would not consider it among my top #10 Bond movies.
(2) I'm really going to miss the feeling of a new Bond in the cinema during November.
(3) But I'm glad the delay is only four months and especially that its releasing worldwide on the same day.
(4) Suddenly the thought of P&W returning is more bearable.
(5) Anyone have any sources where Fukunaga speaks about Bond? Is he a fan?
If Spielberg had ever done a Bond film it would've felt a lot like CMIYC. Great, great film.
Universal have only a contract for Bond 25, so after B25 the Race about the distribution rights starts again
"I believe that guy can pretty much do anything. For lack of better words, James Bond is this quintessential panty-dropper, and so is Idris," he said. "They’re both pretty charismatic, so why not?"
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tiff-2015-cary-fukanaga-says-822726
Very interesting comments.
I think Eon would love to be in the awards race. However, I really feel they just want Bond 25 to come out already.
Remember, the Feb 202 release could always get pushed back if Eon really think they have a 'Best Picture' on their hands.
However, I think Eon want February as it means a clear run at the box office (ala Black Panther and Captain Marvel).
Bond only really gets Oscar buzz in the craft and song category. I don't think that'll change with the release date.
I'm unfamiliar with his work / work ethics, but that would look really bad. This is why I would feel more comfortable with an experienced "journeyman" director at the helm.
Fukunga is no "journeyman". He's the most arthouse director Eon have ever picked. He's part of the new edgy breed of filmmakers eschewing the studio system and moving towards long-form narrative on streaming services.
He's massively talented, cool and interesting. Pretty much everything Bond hasn't been for a few years. If you want the series to return to its bold and risky roots, he's the right choice.
Danny Boyle was cool and irreverent in the 90s. But I think we're all over glowsticks and raves these days.
Fukunga has class and edge.
I kinda agree! Not trying to be pessimistic, but we may not be out of choppy waters yet, if we read into this guys history!
I read somewhere that Michael Caton Jones,
Was on a shortlist one time. Director of Scandal, Rob Roy, and Memphis Bell, he probably would have been a solid choice!
I didn't call him a "journeyman", I said I would feel more comfortable with a "journeyman" director at the helm. Calling him an arthouse director doesn't ease my worries. I don't want an Oscar winning arthouse film, I just want a Bond film.
I also dropped Fukunaga’s name like 11 days ago. XD Mostly because he seemed like the perfect match for a Bond toying with the idea of bringing some elements from YOLT, like the official placeholder Shatterhand suggested.
BTW better a fresh talented filmmaker with a clear vision than a generic older and comfortable journeymen imho.
I'm keen to know who they cast as Bond girl and villain. That is what will make or break this for me.
I really can’t wait to see the official cast. I’m still hoping for a Felix comeback.
Me too!
For example, I don’t know how I would react to a Blofeld return. Won’t happen, but who knows...
Always liked the idea of Matthew McConnaughey has Felix.
What about Matthew McConaughey as the villain? That would be something.
Very unlikely though.
https://www.indiewire.com/2018/09/cary-fukunaga-direct-bond-25-daniel-craig-2020-release-date-1202005389/
Interesting and exciting as it all is, it keeps my curiosity very high about what we would have gotten with Boyle’s Bond. It should go down as one of, if not THE greatest, “what if” for this film series. I’d love to know the story/script, tone, ideas behind Boyle’s Bond 25, and exactly why he left. Hoping we get to know all that good stuff along the way!
Lane return in fallout maybe blofeld still can, hard to say
"The House of Bond never dropped the ball. Behind the scenes, they were quietly and adeptly doing what they often do - turning a Thunderball into a curveball."
I can't imagine, given his comments about wanting to do one for a long time, that he would. As a director, he's wanted a shot at this: here it is. Chances are, he's also already seen a draft or drafts of the P&W script and knows the direction they're going in. He'll play ball.
Hopefully from here on out, we can enjoy some good tidbits coming out of pre-production, and eventually the production itself. I suppose we probably won't know the title/full cast until sometime early next year, though.
1. Alright, alright, alright!
2. Please forgive me Goddess Barbara! :bz
3. Fukunaga is a good choice. Scratch that. He is a very, VERY good choice.
4. Overjoyed that they didn't pick a nobody. S.J. Clarkson and Bart Layton on suicide watch! :))
5. Not only is Fukunaga much superior to Clarkson or Layton, I believe he is a much better choice than Yann Demange or David Mackenzie would have been. I can't believe I didn't even think of him when I compiled my most recent Bond director wish list.
6. Fukunaga is a WRITER-director! Will he become the first Bond director EVER to get a writing credit for his Bond film?
7. LOVE the delay! Not too much, but it will give them enough time to deliver a movie fans deserve.
8. LOVE the February release date! Less competition and I still get to watch the new Bond movie in cold weather!