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If the stars align and he ever gets another chance at Bond, I'd be very interested. And I think whatever way they just need to get the best director they see fit based on pitches, meetings, prior work etc. (and that's not something I think we can really judge after a point, for all our talk about 'auteurs' or 'workmen').
Spielberg would be less likely and I'm not sure if he'd even be interested.
Yep, agreed. I'm not his biggest fan, but he's an exceptionally talented filmmaker, and even rewatching Blade Runner I could see a lot in there that would suit Bond. Prisoners is an awesome film too. I'm cautious, but looking forward to what we get.
In the end, these are movies. To entertain and have a little escape. This isn’t Gaza. Or Ukraine. Just live in the moment, and enjoy life, and the unraveling of a film…
No one has any idea what Villeneuve will do. Will it be Sicario meets BR? The Arrival meets Prisoner? Or something completely off the wall like ENEMY— which is bat shit crazy (and I love it).
But c’mon Mendes, calm down. Give the passive doom and gloom a rest. Just an utter kill joy.
The sun comes up every day— enjoy that. Read a Fleming. Do what you said you were going to do: enjoy the Bond films you love. I’d much rather read your thoughts on those films. That’d be a nice change.
Well, a memorable PTS at least should do it, surely? ;)
I'm sure they'll be thinking about how to hook viewers into a new Bond (or Bond world). I'm sure they'll do it.
Yeah. Exactly.
Agreed im interested what Villeneuve brings to the table he was good pick.
That said, I think I’d want to actually see Wright’s The Running Man first before declaring him a good choice on the back of a few brief comments. I wasn’t blown away by trailer, but the few comments I’ve read make it sound better than than the impression I got from that trailer.
The problem with early reviews is the reviewers are friendly choices who are invited to these early screenings. This is seen as a big privilege, both for the individual writer and their websites. They’re not going to blast films and lose this privilege. That’s the relationship and the mutual understandings the JBlo.coms of the world have with producers (they keep getting invited to early screenings and the writers respond in as mostly favourable terms as they can muster). The early screening reviews aren’t real reviews by any stretch.
When has Edgar Wright ever received bad reviews? He's one of them.
And it looks like Villeneuve, who was expected to be shooting D3 well into December, has……. wrapped shooting.
Well, one of either Avengers Doomsday or Dune 3 is moving it's date as they currently share the same weekend. Warner Bros was hoping that Avengers would be pushed into 2027 with reshoots, but as they are holding firm and Dune has already wrapped looks like Warner could bite the bullet. Reddit is speculating Dune could move to November 6th date, meaning Villeneuve would finally be free to start filming Bond 25 by Spring 2027.
Running Man is receiving poor-to-middling reviews, sounds like another one where he’s just not quite delivered.
Reviews round-up:
https://www.darkhorizons.com/the-running-man-reviews-are-in/
Yes, I'm very surprised. It must be really mediocre.
Nothing that really stands out though.
Is Wright, right for a Bond film? You could be right, or maybe not. Would Wright like to write a Bond film and direct? Who knows, is Wright right to write a Bond film?
I’m gonna say no at this point. He’s not a bad director, but I feel we could do better.
For whatever reason I’ve found he’s never matured as a director. Going from what he’s said about Bond in interviews (the whole ‘chocolate’ analogy) and his recent films I’m not sure he’ll be up to delivering the strongest Bond film possible. Never say never, but I don’t think he’s up to the task for now.
Yes I agree, in fact I'd go as far as to say that it's only Shaun of his films has ever left me feeling satisfied as a viewer. One of the Cornettos is pretty forgettable, and Hot Fuzz is fun but still annoys me that the action is so poor in it, because it keeps literally telling us how much it loves action movies. I'm sure they had no money, but you see folks on YouTube doing more inventive action in their back gardens.
Like you say, I don't think he's ever quite got there, and I wonder if Running Man might just have been his last chance with a bigger budget. I wouldn't want him on a Bond.