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Cary is really bringing his own crew in which isn’t uncommon. I think the only thing that bothers me slightly is the fact that he is used to Netflix and Tv level shows.
Bond is a blockbuster. It’s like Harry Potter, LOTR, Transformers, Star Wars, one of the huge movie franchises.
I do like what I see though. Can’t really tell what the quality level will be until we get a trailer. I know Cary is amazing at story telling, dialogue and action sequences. So there’s that. Not sure how the Netflix to the big screen will pan out for him.
Umm, he has directed movies for the big screen before...
Only one film Fukunaga made was released by Netflix and they bought distribution rights after filming wrapped, I believe.
My bad, True Detective wasn't a netflix show. HBO.
Yes, the "one movie" was a netflix film.
"Fukunaga directed, wrote and filmed Beasts of No Nation, based on the novel of the same name by Uzodinma Iweala, in which Idris Elba stars as Commandant, a lead character.[21] The movie was picked up by Netflix for a reported $12 million as part of an effort to expand into original films.[22] On November 25, 2015, Fukunaga was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Director and Best Cinematography for his work on Beasts of No Nation, and the film received a nomination for Best Feature."
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"Fukunaga directed all eight episodes of the first season of the 2014 HBO TV series True Detective, which was written and created by novelist and screenwriter Nic Pizzolatto.[24] The series stars Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson and Michelle Monaghan. Fukunaga served as an Executive Producer on the show. The series received critical praise and was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Directing for Fukunaga, who won. For the second season of True Detective, Fukunaga did not return as director, but continued to serve as executive producer.[8][25][26][27][28][29]
Fukunaga directed all ten episodes of the dark comedy series Maniac for Netflix.[30] It premiered on September 21, 2018."
So Maniac, Beasts Of No Nation were netflix.
True Detective was HBO.
He did direct Jane Eyre in 2011 which had a box office of $35M and
Sin Nombre in 2009 had $7M.
My point is that he isn't a movie guy. The two films he put out had a very limited theater release and a very low box office.
A majority of his work as a director was a netflix show and a netflix film. Followed by an HBO tv series. Then the other two films had a very small release. Jane Eyre was only released in four total theaters in the USA..
Please show me where he made over $100M on a film that had a theater release and was released worldwide? Look at the directors for Star Wars, Mission Impossible, Transformers etc. They all put out films which are released worldwide and make big box office money...
All well before Netflix buying and releasing the film in 2015.
But with your argument a pre-2006 JJ Abrams wouldn’t be a movie guy either. Before directing Mission Impossible III, he was perhaps best known as a writer and creator of numerous TV shows including Alias and Lost. You shouldn’t discount Cary Fukunaga because of a perceived lack of experience.
What does that have to do with anything? You guys are missing the point completely..
His budget was $4M, an extra $2M was given but the box office was $900,000 with a very very limited release.
Bond has a budget of what $100M to $200M?? We are talking about one project he did. A majority of his work was made for netflix and HBO. He has never done a big budget action film before.
I worked in the film industry for 12 years. HBO production staff versus a big budget film crew are incredibly different.
I am not hating at all, I am just pointing out that he isn't a well known big budget movie director who has directed big budget theatrical releases before.
Even if it was made prior to netlfix obtaining the rights he still had a small crew.
The easiest way I can simplify it is
Pro athletes versus division one college players.
Whole different ball park. I know camera men and actors who have worked on HBO films but a Bond film would be over their head.
1) Campbell
2) Forster
3) Mendes
All directed big budget films with worldwide releases prior to Bond.
Cary hasn't..
With great respect, this is bollocks. He made movies didn't he? How many Bond directors crossed $100million at the box-office outside the series? How many directed big budget, high octane adventures before taking the director's chair?
And, again, with great respect, it takes ten times more patience and ability to handle stress to direct ten+ hours of TV in six months than it does to create a two hour film in that same timeframe.
We don't know what to expect, and that's part of the fun, IMO.
EXACTLY! I am not hating or dissing him at all. He responded two a couple of my comments and messages. Super nice guy and I have high expectations for Bond 25..
I was saying that it will be interesting to see how someone with virtually no blockbuster experience will do with Bond.
They all had at least 1-2 films that were major hits before Bond. Brosnan - Craig. Not before that. Those were different times lol.
Isn't it more important where Fukunaga's talents lie, rather than the scope of the films he's made thus far?
Again, different times. This is 2019.. When have we ever had a Bond film in production with a cast, script and director that got cancelled? Then they panic and pick Cary?
I think the movie will be great but I am a bit worried about the quality of it..
Craig's LAST film. Here is 5 big directors would have been a safe bet.
1) Martin Scorsese
2) Denis Villeneuve
3) Matthew Vaughn
4) David Yates
5) Alfonso Cuarón
That's all I have to know.
Besides, I've seen his films and shows, and he's a great director. Jane Eyre was amazing.
If you want to talk about a true tv director, who makes all of his films look like tv films, talk about Michael Apted.
Exactly!
I love them all but I'm still not sure about the "safe bet" part. Can a director ever be a "safe bet"?
Absolutely. Well in my opinion. Look at the box offices those directors have brought in.
If you are looking at directors who have brought in $100M plus then thats a safe bet, versus someone who brought in $35M.
Cary is amazing at thrillers and science fiction. So I think he will be fine.
NEWS: "David Dencik as Waldo, a villain" was posted on wikipedia. Not sure how accurate that is but interesting!
Bond’s enough of a known name to bring in box office $$ without the need of a big name director.
True but having any of the directors I mentioned would increase the hype for it. You can't deny that. Look at Christopher Nolan or Martin Scorsese for example.
HUGE hype around anything he does.
David Dencik playing…
That's not a confirmation of course, and I seem to recall a mention of him playing the scientist – and not a villain, but I can't be sure.
First time I am hearing about the name "WALDO", not really a spoiler imo.
Well, it's the thread that's trying to be somewhat spoiler free, so I thought it better to just pop it inside the spoiler tag in any case. Re. Dencik's character name, that was dropped shortly after the announcement.
What did Peter Hunt direct before OHMSS?