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Indeed.
There was plenty of chatter amongst Bond fans that Eon may use Fleming's YOLT as basis for the story and Shatterhand has been revealed as the working title.
Considering Fukunaga's heritage as Japanese-American, perhaps this fuels speculation further as he is yet to make a film in Japan. Maybe this aspect sold him to make Bond 25?
I think it makes sense to make YOLT. You can wrap up the Craig-era appropriately and many of the books themes to do with mortality and Britain's ailing world status are very relevant today.
Agree. I was hoping for a standalone mission for once.
I expect that won't happen again until after DC is gone, in all honesty.
Yeah, I know it sounds unlikely for a standalone mission in the DC era. One of the reasons why this era is my least favourite so far, unfortunately.
I think Cary meant to tie up all the loose ends and still make it a standalone film .
That at least sounds like something I would definitely welcome. :)
As far as being based on YOLT, it may be to an extent, but I do not expect Bond 25 to follow that explicitly.
-I love that AVTAK was Cary’s first Bond and it lett a good impression. Some inspiration from that underrated Bond outing for Bond 25 could be nice (a power couple again especially IMO).
-“As in any story, a character has to change in order [to have] a narrative.” Hopefully this doesn’t mean Bond himself changes too much.
-As for continuing from a CR arc, I wouldn’t read too much into it. Craig’s Bond has changed just a little bit in each of his films. We could just as easily get an SF-type film without much connections to the other Craig movies as a direct sequel to SP.
-“We haven’t finished the screenplay, so there is no way that anyone could know that. Those are two extraordinary actors, so if there is space for them in the story, I would absolutely want them there. But I don’t know yet what it’s going to be.” This is interesting. It leaves the door open for Blofeld (and Q, but he’s a lot more expected), but certainly is no confirmation or denial.
-Glad Cary is thinking about the action and locations (among probably other classic Bond elements), but is prioritizing the story. He sounds excited about it and I’m happy about that.
A standalone Bond film is what I’d want most, but if done well, I think a YOLT adaptation could be an amazing way for Craig to go out too. They mostly botched Blofeld and SPECTRE in SP, so a direct sequel is a little more concerning, but I’m going to stay optimistic whatever direction they go in will work out. Still lots of questions and interesting stuff ahead, but I get mostly positive vibes from this interview.
It could of course mean that Blofeld will take a backseat if included, and that Spectre s involvement may or may not be decided upon.
I thought he was talking about the character arc?
Anyway, I like the multiple mentions of Japan in this article. Go back to Fleming, it always works!
I have a hunch if it is the title, we're still not getting an adaptation of the YOLT novel, and the title will refer to something completely different.
It says that this time it is personal and for the first time we get a strong independent girl who is Bond s equal. The past comes haunting Bond, and there is a traitor within his midst. Very new and refreshing.
I love snowy locations in the Bonds as well. I feel they've been all too brief in later films: GE, TND, QoS and SP.
I feel optimistic that perhaps Cary can utilize his locations well as to create atmosphere. For instance I love the use of the Alps in OHMSS. That films has an amazing ambiance in terms of the Switzerland setting.
Yes to snowy locations - I like contrast with the locations in a Bond film. I prefer a few, some variety, with whatever landscape could provide real tension and awe as we near the final scenes.
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