Even as I find myself confounded that Silva was able to maintain a stable of henchmen for the sole purpose of killing an old lady whom he strongly disliked (not for, like, monetary gain or world domination), I still find myself in pretty deep like with Sam Mendes’ Skyfall. All of the Craig Bonds, actually. Yes, even Quantum.
Which is why I’m happy to report that there are doings afoot on the forthcoming untitled Bond 24. Renn told us a couple weeks back the Mendes was effectively off future Bond installments, but now there’s word from MGM CEO (there’s a phrase I never thought I’d type again) Gary Barber that a director is in the studio’s sights and will be announced soon. This from a conference call with investors:
“We are very excited about the franchise, we look forward to announcing a director soon.
We are currently developing the screenplay and working with our partners. We look forward to developing the script soon and signing a director. We are hoping within the next 3 years it will be released.”
I feel as if Mendes’ Skyfall involvement raised the stakes for Bond directors. The series has never been a stranger to known directors, just not name directors. Skyfall’s massive success potentially opens the door for other name directors to approach the franchise which, in my opinion, wouldn’t be a terrible thing. I’d love a Bond 24 with a David Fincher or Rian Johnson attached. A name I hear oft-repeated is Christopher Nolan who, though a great loyalist to the franchise, sort of made his Bond film already with Inception (that snow base set-piece is classic Bond).
So now the question must be posed: who would you like to see steer the next Bond installment?
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Spielberg. Is McTiernan too obvious as an alternate?
A Lynne Ramsay Bond film would be a thing to behold
Joe Dante
Has there been an american director yet? I thought the standing rule was that american directors essentially weren’t allowed to direct 007 films. Spielberg and Taratino both lobbied to get the job at one point, and Ion scoffed. I think Nolan would be too big at this point for them to go near, as obvious a choice as he might be. Mendes is a name, yes, but he hasn’t had an outright hit in a number of years, if ever. With the huhabaloo that was made over American Beauty, before Skyfall, he never really had anything that lived up to the critical success that movie had.
Think jail’s going to keep McTiernan out of the conversation for this next one.
Duncan Jones? He fits the bill perfectly. Arty cred (Moon), an action movie under his belt (Source Code) and he’s a Brit who isn’t yet too big (and thusly not too expensive).
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