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Denis Villeneuve Announced as Bond 26 Director

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  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
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    Eclipse was rumoured for NTTD at one point.

    Interestingly if you watch the Sound Of Bond documentary, at the very start when Billie Eilish was recording her vocals there is a music stand that has Eclipse by Hans Zimmer written on it
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    On interesting, good spot.
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
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    Jordo007 wrote: »
    Eclipse was rumoured for NTTD at one point.

    Interestingly if you watch the Sound Of Bond documentary, at the very start when Billie Eilish was recording her vocals there is a music stand that has Eclipse by Hans Zimmer written on it

    That's gotta be a hangover from the space plot from Boyle, right? Or would they be way beyond that by that point in filmmaking? Strange as I don't see how "Eclipse" works with the NTTD we got.
  • Colonel_VenusColonel_Venus
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    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    Does it seem fairly safe that Bond 26 will arrive sometime in 2028?

    No. 2027 is fairly safe.
  • Colonel_VenusColonel_Venus
    edited August 12 Posts: 606
    Mallory wrote: »
    Dune 3 releases on 18th Dec 26, so Villeneuve will be busy finishing that and then doing the press tour for it. Theoretically he could jump straight into Bond and start in January, assuming the pre-production has been running in the background, but that seems unlikely. So yeah probably 2028.
    Don't be surprised if they will begin filming Bond 26 BEFORE the release of Dune 3.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    Colonel_Venus wrote: »
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    Does it seem fairly safe that Bond 26 will arrive sometime in 2028?

    No. 2027 is fairly safe.

    Ever the optimist!
  • ImpertinentGoonImpertinentGoon Everybody needs a hobby.
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    Colonel_Venus wrote: »
    Mallory wrote: »
    Dune 3 releases on 18th Dec 26, so Villeneuve will be busy finishing that and then doing the press tour for it. Theoretically he could jump straight into Bond and start in January, assuming the pre-production has been running in the background, but that seems unlikely. So yeah probably 2028.
    Don't be surprised if they will begin filming Bond 26 BEFORE the release of Dune 3.

    I'm on the opposite side of the spectrum: I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't announce an actor before the release of Dune 3. Or at least only shortly before.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Yeah I can believe he will go straight from one to the other, and there will be preparation going on as he makes Dune as I think that's how a lot of directors do work (we've already heard he's been meeting with Knight etc. so he's obviously on the job to some extent), but I don't know if we'll get casting before he moves over full-time. But I guess we can't know for sure! :)
  • DEKE_RIVERSDEKE_RIVERS
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    I think filming will start in early 2027. That's most likely IMO.
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
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    I think they will wait to announce actor or make a big move until after or the end of the Dune 3 release press cycle. Unless!!! The new Bond actor is somehow in Dune 3 (Pattinson is rumored to be joining the cast).

    I want to also go ahead and speculate that they'll likely use Francine Maisler as casting director. She worked with Pattinson on Mickey 17 and with Josh O'Connor on Challengers recently. That could also open the door for Chiwetel Ejiofor to get another shot at a Bond role.
  • K2WIK2WI Europe
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    LucknFate wrote: »
    I think they will wait to announce actor or make a big move until after or the end of the Dune 3 release press cycle. Unless!!! The new Bond actor is somehow in Dune 3 (Pattinson is rumored to be joining the cast).

    I want to also go ahead and speculate that they'll likely use Francine Maisler as casting director. She worked with Pattinson on Mickey 17 and with Josh O'Connor on Challengers recently. That could also open the door for Chiwetel Ejiofor to get another shot at a Bond role.

    Maisler has cast all of Villeneuve’s films since Sicario, so at this point I’d be a little surprised if she wasn’t involved with this film.

    I reckon there’s also a decent chance Lucy Bevan or Nina Gold, who are both among the big casting directors for British-based productions at the moment (and have both worked with Heyman and Pascal lately), might also be involved with casting.
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
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    K2WI wrote: »
    LucknFate wrote: »
    I think they will wait to announce actor or make a big move until after or the end of the Dune 3 release press cycle. Unless!!! The new Bond actor is somehow in Dune 3 (Pattinson is rumored to be joining the cast).

    I want to also go ahead and speculate that they'll likely use Francine Maisler as casting director. She worked with Pattinson on Mickey 17 and with Josh O'Connor on Challengers recently. That could also open the door for Chiwetel Ejiofor to get another shot at a Bond role.

    Maisler has cast all of Villeneuve’s films since Sicario, so at this point I’d be a little surprised if she wasn’t involved with this film.

    I reckon there’s also a decent chance Lucy Bevan or Nina Gold, who are both among the big casting directors for British-based productions at the moment (and have both worked with Heyman and Pascal lately), might also be involved with casting.

    She is pretty quiet online and on socials, but she does have a casting call Instagram that last posted about a Snoop Dog biopic, looking for her Snoop. I'll keep an eye on it for any "looking for young athletic military type" roles that pop up ;)
  • BurgessBurgess
    edited 7:04pm Posts: 473
    In thinking about Bond 26 locations, two things popped into my head:

    Imagine if Villeneuve shot real locations in India or Thailand or wherever with the same epic scale and scope and reverence that he brought to Dune or Blade Runner. I would love to see the Holi festival (Festival of Colours, Love and Spring) in India as the backdrop to a Villeneuve-directed action set piece.

    The second thing I thought about was how Bond 26 could show audiences something they’ve never seen in a Bond film. I wonder whether anyone on the production has floated the idea of shooting in an active war zone like Ukraine, or filming in a place like Iran, or even North Korea. It’ll probably never happen, but what if? Ukraine stands out to me for reasons obvious to any Bond fan.

    Most fans consider Dalton’s third unmade Bond film as one of the franchises great “what ifs” but I think not shooting “License To Kill” in China in 1988 is the greater missed opportunity. We may have gotten Dalton’s third film had LTK followed the original plan/script. I want Bond 26 to push the envelope in this way.

  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
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    Why put anyone in danger for make-believe? Come on, be serious about that Ukraine thing. Regardless of safety, the optics would be terrible. Remember when Vanity Fair did a post-invasion photo shoot with the dead Antonov plane and the First Lady? That was in horrible taste imo.
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