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Very reassuring to hear from you, dear @ColonelSun. I agree, there's a ton of things moving along very fast and very far away from our collective eyes and ears. I, for one, can't wait to hear about the cinematographer and production designer. These two always seem to be of great importance for Villeneuve. When do you think we'll know some more, about the crew, I mean? Even if the script is being written as we speak, I believe Villeneuve's crew is independent from that particular development, right?
“Where Hollywood’s Biggest Film Franchises Stand: Marvel’s Diminished, DC’s Rising, and Everyone Is Excited About James Bond”
I love this headline, and the tailwind.
The scores on Mission Impossible are interesting: unlike the other films there it seems to have performed on a par with all the previous films, they just spent way too much on it.
Sad to see where Star Trek is too- just feels like no one knows what to do with it.
I’m sure they’ll get an actor who’s great in the role, and likeable/interesting to the public (ie. They come off well during interviews or whatever). That’ll be important in drumming up interest. But ultimately there’s no magical candidate. It’s about who they can get, but honestly I think there’s are plenty of actors they can pick and make it work, even in different ways.
There are expectations and first experiences and then familiarity across the years. I admit I take the long view here and on most things.
https://www.thetimes.com/magazines/culture-magazine/article/steven-knight-the-brewing-business-makes-hollywood-look-like-kindergarten-r9xxqchpc
Thanks :)
Hmmm:
"Writing a new 007 is, he says, “exciting and thrilling”. He isn’t allowed to reveal much more but Knight will set about this task with what seems a fantastically relaxed approach. He gets up before six — “that’s the best time because you’re still half dreaming” — sits down and just starts writing, confident the magic will come.
“I have no plan of how I’m going to get there,” he says of this technique. “Though I do know this character’s going to do this, this, and then they’re going to die, or they’re going to become king. So that’s the plan.”
And is there no fear associated with that? Villeneuve is waiting in Los Angeles for the first draft of the James Bond film … What if Knight climbs out of bed at the farm tomorrow morning, makes a pot of tea, sits down at his desk and nothing happens?"
Does this suggest they're doing a British coronation plot line?
Can you name anyone?
No it suggests Knight doesn't start writing with a plan in mind.
I mean, if I were a betting man (and I could easily be wrong) I’d say Callum Turner. Firstly I think he’d be very good in the part and has the potential to put his own spin on it. Right age, physicality, height, presence etc. I can imagine EON going for him if they were still in control. Just from that PR perspective he tends to come off well during interviews and he has an element of recognisability (obviously he’s engaged to Dua Lipa but he’s been around a while and is somewhat recognisable to American audiences based on stuff he’s been in/will star in. Think he’s even been interviewed on Colbert at one point). I think while we wouldn’t be surprised at his casting on these forums general audiences would be intrigued.
But honestly, there are a few possibilities. It depends. Could be anyone from Leo Suter to Jack O’Connell. Could be anyone as random as Fionn Whitehead or Daryl McCormack.
I wouldn't go banco on those.
I agree with you about Eon and Callum Turner but Eon is out of the picture, literally.
I think Amazon will want a name to match the director and writer they have put in place. Everyone internationally knows Villeneuve, and they know Knight or at least Peaky Blinders. I'm sure they will promote the film as from the director of Dune and the creator of Peaky Blinders.
I don’t think anything is guaranteed, and none of us know until it happens. But I can imagine that being the logic in that scenario. I do think Amazon have been trying to position themselves as ‘continuity’ guardians of Bond from EON in the short term, even if just not to rock the boat too much and get fans/audiences settled on them. And I can’t think of any realistic ‘big’ name as a potential Bond that’ll match Villeneuve and Knight (not even Dickinson or Elordi honestly. I’d even put Turner on their level of fame/don’t see them as all that different in that regard).
They might go a different direction (ie. A much younger Bond, although I don’t see any indication of that at the moment) and that might give us someone more left field. But as I said I think Amazon will want to reassure people they’re the right ones to take over from EON and will take some of their ideas to heart. That and we overcomplicate this process from our end. Much of this will be about auditions and intuition on the part of producers/executives. We frame it as an intellectual exercise if that makes sense.