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EoN sells up - Amazon MGM to produce 007 going forwards (Denis Villeneuve to Direct)

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  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
    edited June 30 Posts: 2,009
    SomethingThatAteHim wrote: »
    I keep hoping for a production problem with Dune…such that he ends up making Bond first

    Would there be any benefit to letting TC age a bit more for the role in Messiah? Or is the timeline pretty fast-moving? I haven't read the books. Hoping there's silver lining to a Dune delay, and agree, would prefer Bond first.
  • SomethingThatAteHimSomethingThatAteHim
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    LucknFate wrote: »
    SomethingThatAteHim wrote: »
    I keep hoping for a production problem with Dune…such that he ends up making Bond first

    Would there be any benefit to letting TC age a bit more for the role in Messiah? Or is the timeline pretty fast-moving? I haven't read the books. Hoping there's silver lining to a Dune delay, and agree, would prefer Bond first.

    I couldn’t tell you, I’m not a Dune guy. I’m eager for Villeneuve to get out of the sci-fi sandbox and get back to his thriller roots.
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
    edited June 30 Posts: 6,042
    In the books, Paul Atreides is about 15 at the beginning of Dune and around 17 or 18 by the end. In Dune Messiah, he's roughly 27, as the story takes place 12 years later. Since Timothée Chalamet is already 30, he’s close enough in age that they won’t need to age him up too drastically. They might use some subtle makeup or styling to make him look a bit older than he did in the first two films, but Paul is still relatively young in Messiah, so it probably won’t be a major concern.

    As for Bond, we’ll get it when we get it. I’m a fan of Villeneuve’s Dune films and excited for both projects, there’s no need to rush one just to fast-track the other, though patience has never exactly been this site’s strong suit.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    Posts: 9,114
    If Villeneuve can convince deakins to comeback it would be a huge win.
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    edited June 30 Posts: 5,086
    SomethingThatAteHim wrote: »
    I keep hoping for a production problem with Dune…such that he ends up making Bond first

    I think there's a sick side to many of us (even Dune fans) who hope that to happen. Perhaps he could pull a Bryan Signer who left X-Men 3 for Superman Returns (even if that was a mixed bag for both).
  • CrabKeyCrabKey
    Posts: 2,212
    No. He needs to complete Dune III and then move on. Let the artist create and complete, and then focus on the next project. Production problems or jumping ship benefit no one. I don't want a Bond based on a director's failure.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Yes the script is in development while he’s making Dune; jumping straight to it will mean a curtailed process.
  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
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    I’m sure he can manage. For example, when Nolan was filming THE PRESTIGE, he was still able to devote time to develop the script for THE DARK KNIGHT.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited 7:45am Posts: 18,412
    Well exactly, that’s the situation now, but folks are hoping for Dune to fall apart so he can get to Bond early, which would be like Nolan jumping to making Dark Knight when the script was still being written instead of shooting Prestige.
  • ImpertinentGoonImpertinentGoon Everybody needs a hobby.
    Posts: 1,430
    Villeneuve doesn't strike me as a very loose director. Dune is obviously a different animal than a Bond film, but for the type of set pieces he creates, you need a lot of planning and a script.
  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
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    Unlike the last four years, we now have a strong indication of when the movie will be out. I think it’s best we remain patient and hope they actually pull this off. It’s the most important Bond film in awhile, it’s best not to rush it.
  • MalloryMallory
    Posts: 2,296
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    If Villeneuve can convince deakins to comeback it would be a huge win.

    As much as I would like that, Deakins is basically retired now (unofficially). His last work was in 2022 and he seems these days to enjoy doing his podcast and book tours/speeches.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    Posts: 9,114
    mtm wrote: »
    Well exactly, that’s the situation now, but folks are hoping for Dune to fall apart so he can get to Bond early, which would be like Nolan jumping to making Dark Knight when the script was still being written instead of shooting Prestige.

    But The Prestige is nothing like the same scale of Dune: Messiah. I just find it hard to believe he's going to be able to complete both movies in the space of 3 years, and that's if nothing goes wrong along the way.
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
    Posts: 2,745
    MakeshiftPython wrote: »
    Unlike the last four years, we now have a strong indication of when the movie will be out. I think it’s best we remain patient and hope they actually pull this off. It’s the most important Bond film in awhile, it’s best not to rush it.

    I agree with this.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 14,202
    I would rather a less prestigious director*, someone who would make a Bond film, not an [insert directors name here] film. But i'm happy for my misgivings to be proven unwarranted. Though the recent article on the main page, about using Moonraker, and bringing the story into the modern world, makes me want it to happen so much. The best Bond novel, and it is just sitting there, waiting for a worthy adaption.

    * 'journyman' gets thrown around a lot, and i'm not going to use that term, as it sounds like an insult. But that is more the kind of director I would rather for Bond.
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 15,819
    MajorDSmythe wrote: »
    I would rather a less prestigious director*, someone who would make a Bond film, not an [insert directors name here] film. But i'm happy for my misgivings to be proven unwarranted. Though the recent article on the main page, about using Moonraker, and bringing the story into the modern world, makes me want it to happen so much. The best Bond novel, and it is just sitting there, waiting for a worthy adaption.

    * 'journyman' gets thrown around a lot, and i'm not going to use that term, as it sounds like an insult. But that is more the kind of director I would rather for Bond.

    In normal circumstances, I'd rather have a journeyman too. But I'd rather have a prestigious director to counterbalance Amazon.
  • MakeshiftPythonMakeshiftPython “Baja?!”
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    I think a precedent had been set that we’ll never see reversed. Going back to no-name directors would be like casting the new M, Q, and Moneypenny with unknown actors. At this point people expect Bond to be filled with big names that get a lot of PR. The days of Cubby hiring the cheapest people for the job is long past us.
  • DEKE_RIVERSDEKE_RIVERS
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    MakeshiftPython wrote: »
    I think a precedent had been set that we’ll never see reversed. Going back to no-name directors would be like casting the new M, Q, and Moneypenny with unknown actors. At this point people expect Bond to be filled with big names that get a lot of PR. The days of Cubby hiring the cheapest people for the job is long past us.

    True. They can't improve their game unless they sign A-list talent.
  • cooperman2cooperman2 Uk
    Posts: 408
    Terrance Young, Guy Hamilton, Lewis Gilbert, Bernard Lee, Lois Maxwell, Desmond Llewellyn. Were any of these great people still with us I'm
    Sure they would be thrilled to be called the "cheapest people available". Cheap they may have been, bloody great Bond films they did make.
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