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I didn’t like Roma, at all, other than visually. I mentioned White Lotus as a way to tackle a character-centric narrative that perhaps lacks in plot and story.
I also didn’t say Cuaron was washed up.
I did say he hasn’t made many films since his HP film, and his last feature film was, to me, a mess narratively, but, yes, technically beautiful.
No matter what one thinks about Roma, and I’m glad you got more out of it than I did, pacing and structure hardly screams out “Bond”.
Children of Men is my favourite film of his, far more moving and visceral than Gravity (which technically again was sound, but I was frustrated with narrative after 40 minutes), but that was made 19 years ago.
I didn’t say he’s not right for Bond, and did say he may get the gig, I only hope they’re exploring all avenues of talent, and not putting their hat on one guy without investigating others (which I said I think/hope they’re doing).
What I posted isn’t contrarian, nor meant to be. It’s based a little bit on personal bias (I think Roma was a beautifully shot melodrama that was immensely boring to this viewer), and a little bit of reality: the guy has shot three films in 21 years, and none of his recent output screams James Bond.
Saying all of that, he may be the guy, I only hope that before he, or any director is chosen, it’s after exhausting all the potential talent that’s available.
No rush for Bond to come out tomorrow. Whenever it comes, it’s going to blow the lid off the news on that day. But my hope is they get the right director, then script, then the right man. Take time. Exhaust all avenues. Get the best available talent.
That’s all.
I’d agree to an extent.
That’s my point though: a genuine re-set. New leaders at the helm (and both very talented). I can’t imagine they’re only speaking and pinning their hopes to one guy.
I agree with you about Cuaron and Roma. It was excruciatingly slow and self-indulgent, which incidentally, is probably why it didn't win, against Green Book, no less.
The Cuaron rumor feels a lot like fanfic chatter, someone just googling Harry Potter directors after Hayman was announced. Much like ATJ, I take the Cuaron rumors with a boulder of salt.
If Cuaron is chosen, his Bond will be a lot like Mendes, long slow takes. So a 50/50 chance of a good film.
I agree, the best thing for the health of the series is if we don't hear anything from amazon for the next 4 to 6 months. Let them consider everything carefully, if we don't see Bond 26 until November 2028 or later, so be it.
I’m with you on this 💯… They have one chance to start from scratch and explode into the new era. Make the tough and correct choices now… The beautiful thing about James Bond: when there’s an official announcement, there’s a genuine, collective, worldwide buzz.
Oh please, that is ludicrous ; tariffs prompt negotiation. A trade deal was recently announced with the UK and China is about to follow. It’s the tip of the iceberg.
As things apply to film, a compromise will be achieved.
Concerning Bond , Amazon is not going to sit on its hands and wait for an agreement to be reached before it starts development. They will move forward, on their own schedule, and be ready to start actual production when appropriate.
It's been over 1300 days, I'd say Amazon aren't exactly allergic to a good bit of hand-sitting.
Obviously they know that there are issues that have to be addressed, but eventually, I believe sooner than later, a new Bond will be produced.
Moving ahead on developing that project is completely independent of the financial and political complexities.
They will want to be ready to go.
Yeah, I think the funny thing is with the announcement of the producers is that it's the first time that we've kind of been told that work on the next Bond is actually commencing; before it's always quietly started behind closed doors, or even a slightly vague process from one film to another, with preparations even starting while the previous film is still going. This time there was an actual announcement about Day One, and to be fair we don't know for sure that they have properly started even yet: these are busy people with films they haven't even released yet. So we're a bit unused to knowing how long this part takes, and it is miles away.
Negotiation with who? As already stated, the problem with Hollywood not using the US is because of the US itself, negotiating with itself would be bizarre. And the US/UK trade deal was hardly a big success, it was more done because Trump basically had to announce something as everything he's done recently has flopped so much. It's not even a proper deal and has barely changed anything (don't believe him when he says the UK somehow had very bad terms previously against the US, as per usual it's not true), they were only talking for a few days.
I’m signing off for a while, or indefinitely; I have little problem with the anti Trump stance of some, but throughout many topics there is a repulsive, petty, ant-American bigotry that has become unbearable.
It’s been fun but ‘this has been tiresome
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I hope that they take the opportunity for a creative clean slate with Bond. I am not worried about the "movie tariff" sticking, as it is nonsensical, to say the least.
Yes, I must admit I took that comment about being London and starting work with a pinch of salt slightly. I mean, I'm not saying they were flat out lying about being in London or anything, but I don't know if they'd have been fully on it as such. As I say, they've got a movie they've made together which is about to come out, plus Pascal has the next Spider Man which is further along the process than Bond is etc. Unlike with Eon, these guys have other irons in the fire; I've no idea if that slows things down or what, or even how quickly Eon got things done when they were only a few weeks in.
Yeah, I tend to agree that it'll probably disappear for that reason, but I do worry that the uncertainty it will produce will have slowed things down even more unnecessarily, especially for films as early on in the process as B26 is.
It's not anti-American to highlight how counterintuitive the potential impacts of these tariffs could be. This is over-sensitivity disguised as patriotic speak. The question remains who exactly is incentivised to negotiate. I'd be very curious to hear the answer and I'm interested in seeing how it pans out.
I, for one, had an investor pull out of a project due to the tariffs having a negative effect on potential North American distribution on completion. It might not go that route (though it looks that way) but even the mere thought of it is enough to completely flatline a lot of things that are in the development stage. It's no good when investors panic because nobody works, and then nobody gets paid.
They can make it in two years.
Haha! True.