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  • ClarkDevlin wrote: » I found Gassner's designs really forgettable. They felt so average it could've been done by anybody else. I personally felt Rogue One: A Star Wars Story having more Bondian sets than Gassner's Bonds did. I'd rather they get th…
  • ClarkDevlin wrote: » jake24 wrote: » Gassner's sets haven't been all that impressive, IMO. I wouldn't mind if someone else took over. +1 Disagree, I think Gassner has done superb work on the Bonds - and is a great PD period.
  • bondjames wrote: » BondAficionado wrote: » "Ça serait un plaisir pour moi de faire un James Bond. Ce sont des amours de jeunesse. Ça va dépendre des horaires. Je vais voir." Looks like all he needs is a clear schedule. The problem is t…
  • NSGW wrote: » We would be so lucky to have a director of Villeneuve's calibre for Bond 25. I can't really see those other projects he's attached to coming together soon, if ever. I believe we have a solid chance of him coming on board but I don't …
  • SirHilaryBray wrote: » ColonelSun wrote: » SirHilaryBray wrote: » Throw another Director in to the mixer Gareth Edwards ,English born - shocked Hollywood with what he produced/directed Monsters, by using Bedroom level Acorbat AI software, …
  • bondjames wrote: » Dennison wrote: » ColonelSun wrote: » boldfinger wrote: » TripAces wrote: » DonnyDB5 wrote: » Man I hope they don't convince Mendes to come back. They could do lot worse, to be honest. Yeah? Like…
  • SirHilaryBray wrote: » Throw another Director in to the mixer Gareth Edwards ,English born - shocked Hollywood with what he produced/directed Monsters, by using Bedroom level Acorbat AI software, produced the whole thing on a shoestring budget. …
  • boldfinger wrote: » TripAces wrote: » DonnyDB5 wrote: » Man I hope they don't convince Mendes to come back. They could do lot worse, to be honest. Yeah? Like what? Roadphill wrote: » Well frankly, I am relieved. Vil…
  • ClarkDevlin wrote: » If it was up to me, I'd give the directing chair to Simon West. Believe me, you don't want to do that. He's a very lazy director - I know many people who have worked with him and, let's just say, they have not been impr…
  • Gustav_Graves wrote: » peter wrote: » Surface level? Emotionally, I do think it went deeper and certainly affected those with children: if we know what is to happen, with all the potential pain and suffering, would we still follow through on o…
  • TripAces wrote: » I know that this is all rumor at this point, BUT...I said it a while back. I can't see Craig giving a thumbs up to McKenzie or Demange on a huge production that would be his final Bond film. I just can't see it. This doesn't mean…
  • bondjames wrote: » ColonelSun wrote: » bondjames wrote: » ColonelSun wrote: » antovolk wrote: » DV has consistently said during BR2049 press that he's about to start working on getting Dune written. Will be interesting to see if Cr…
  • bondjames wrote: » ColonelSun wrote: » antovolk wrote: » DV has consistently said during BR2049 press that he's about to start working on getting Dune written. Will be interesting to see if Craig convinces him to come on board...would be a…
  • antovolk wrote: » DV has consistently said during BR2049 press that he's about to start working on getting Dune written. Will be interesting to see if Craig convinces him to come on board...would be amazing. TripAces wrote: » Creasy47 wrote…
  • bondjames wrote: » This seems more plausible than Demange given Craig is on board. As I said before, I couldn't understand the Craig/Demange combo coming after Craig/Mendes. This seems more possible. Having said that, if this is true, what i…
  • PanchitoPistoles wrote: » I was under the impression Demange already got the job. Honestly, as much as I would like to see him direct Bond 25, I would be even happier with Villeneuve, so I'm really hoping Dune will get delayed. Also, wondering whe…
  • Gustav_Graves wrote: » This man, Mr Craig, really only wants the best of the best hehe ;-). Let's not forget Craig is co-producer, Barbara and Michael basically listen to him and like his proposals and choices. So I wouldn't be surprised if Denis …
  • Superintendent wrote: » CR soundtrack is the best since TLD. Newman's Bond scores do have some decent tracks, but overall I think they lack something. I wouldn't mind a new composer, but I'm skeptical whether they'll be able to achieve the Bond…
  • Arnold's score for CR is, IMO, excellent and his best work on Bond. I'd prefer Arnold to return than Newman, but I have to say I find some of Newman's themes in SF and SP to be pretty good. I just think Arnold truly loves Bond and isn't afraid to em…
  • PanchitoPistoles wrote: » CatchingBullets wrote: » Until someone has written a professional film, cast it professionally, prepped it, produced it, shot it, edited it and packaged it, it is possibly prudent to lay off the "it cannot be hard" no…
  • PanchitoPistoles wrote: » RC7 wrote: » I note you've slyly retreated to this now being purely about 'script development' and no longer about half the forums ability to do a better job of producing than Barbara, so maybe you aren't quite as bel…
  • PanchitoPistoles wrote: » @ColonelSun We are talking about producing a script. When it comes to producing the script, the size of the producton is pretty irrelevant. Would producing a decent script in 1.5 YEARS have been any easier had Spectre bee…
  • PanchitoPistoles wrote: » @ColonelSun Asking again: can you please post a link to your imdb page? Or send it in a personal message? And I do believe you that writing a screenplay is very difficult. What's not difficult is hiring other people to wr…
  • PanchitoPistoles wrote: » @ColonelSun You still don't get it. Throwing crazy ideas around during script development is not inherently a bad thing. What IS a bad thing is not having the basics of the screenplay in place before starting to make spec…
  • patb wrote: » Someone right at the top of the pyramid must act as "the gate keeper" to filter out bad ideas. Other stuff comes later like dialogue, locations, actions, kighting etc etc etc. But someone has to know what works within the Bond ser…
  • noSolaceleft wrote: » ColonelSun wrote: » PanchitoPistoles wrote: » @patb You are absolutely right, but unfortunately the situation was EVEN WORSE. They did not start with the adopted brother idea, they started with "hey let's use Blofeld …
  • PanchitoPistoles wrote: » @patb You are absolutely right, but unfortunately the situation was EVEN WORSE. They did not start with the adopted brother idea, they started with "hey let's use Blofeld except we have no idea what to do with him". First…
  • PanchitoPistoles wrote: » ColonelSun wrote: » PanchitoPistoles wrote: » ColonelSun wrote: » Hilarious! It's all so simple. Having a decent 120-140 page long Bond script in your hands after 1.5 years is really that simple, escpecia…
  • PanchitoPistoles wrote: » ColonelSun wrote: » Hilarious! It's all so simple. Having a decent 120-140 page long Bond script in your hands after 1.5 years is really that simple, escpecially if you are not the one who has to write it. Give m…
  • PanchitoPistoles wrote: » A guide to how BB could have avoided the mess that was the production of Spectre: Step 1: hire a competent writer the day after your latest Bond film premieres and tell him/her that he/she has 6 months to write the scr…