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[Iceskater101]

Other top choices: Michael Haneke, Uwe Boll and Seth MacFarlane.

 

Seth MacFarlane? Interesting choice, what made you come to that conclusion?

[x007AceOfSpades]

 

Other top choices: Michael Haneke, Uwe Boll and Seth MacFarlane.

 

Seth MacFarlane? Interesting choice, what made you come to that conclusion?

 

 

I think it's sarcasm...

[SecretAgentFan]

It is. I would not want him near Bond. Nor Haneke or Boll.

[Sir Godfrey]

Seth MacFarlane ? I don't think so but his composer Walter Murphy is brillant.

[x007AceOfSpades]

It is. I would not want him near Bond. Nor Haneke or Boll.

 

Oh come on, what's wrong with Uwe Boll?

[S K Y F A L L]

I don't think I've ever seen a Uwe Boll film or would even care too. I don't understand why he has so much hate, if you don't like his films why are you watching them? 

[The Shark]

Morbid curiosity.

[x007AceOfSpades]

I don't think I've ever seen a Uwe Boll film or would even care too. I don't understand why he has so much hate, if you don't like his films why are you watching them? 

 

'Rampage' is probably his only decent film, though it still is crap.

[TheSilhouette]

Here's an fascinating excerpt from an interview with MGW:

 

"Meanwhile, as many Bond fans know, the EON producers still have the major challenge of finding a new director for Bond 24, which is being scripted by John Logan, after the surprise decision of Sam Mendes not to take up their recent offer to direct Craig’s fourth 007 instalment. Interestingly, when Michael Wilson and his EON co-producer Barbara Broccoli attended the special press evening for John Logan’s new play Peter and Alice in London, the journalist Richard Brooks, who writes for the ‘Culture’ section of the Sunday Times, was able to briefly ask Wilson about this situation. According to Brooks, Wilson said that half a dozen directors have already turned him down: ‘I think we’ll end up with a comparative unknown’, said Wilson. As Brooks noted in the Sunday Times, perhaps one of the reasons why some big names have turned down the opportunity to direct the next instalment of the world’s most successful movie franchise is precisely because Skyfall has been such a critical and commercial success – and Bond 24 is very likely to be compared unfavourably to its predecessor. Some reports have claimed recently that John Logan, who is single-handedly writing the stories for both Bonds 24 and 25, has already shown the EON producers a very basic outline treatment for Bond 24, indicating some of the key likely themes."

 

I wonder who these half dozen are, and if they have narrowed it down by now.

[Vauxhall]

Interesting snippet there. Thanks for posting.

I imagine Danny Boyle will be one of those approached who turned it down. Apart from that, I'd just be speculating even more wildly.

[S K Y F A L L]

That is an interesting update that I'm sure will have us debating who said no to MWG. THX for sharing. I really hope Bigelow wasn't one to have turned it down. 

 

My Top 5 in alphabetical order: 

Christopher Nolan 42 [Busy with Interstellar] Would like to see what else he does first

David Fincher 50 (Seven, The Social Network, TGWTGT) [I rule him out b/c he's apparently working on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea & maybe TGWPWF]

Jon Favreau 46 (Cowboys and Aliens, Iron Man, Iron Man 2) I know this isn't a popular choice

Kathryn Bigelow 61 (Point Break, The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty)

Martin Campbell 69 [Says he wont return but that was before Green Lantern tanked] I say let him have one last go at it although he is almost Jedi Dench old 

 

[Royal Dalton]

Peter Webber.

 

[Dustin]

Perhaps not surprising a lot of directors get cold feet in light of SKYFALL's success. I wonder if Wilson was serious about the relative unknown.

[x007AceOfSpades]

I hope we don't get another Marc Forster...

[SecretAgentFan]

A relative unknown would probably be the best. Nobody with prior baggage, mostly someone who has to prove himself, someone who does not give EON the auteur-we-have-to-make-this-dark vibe.

 

The most important thing: he or she should be a massive Bond fan.

[x007AceOfSpades]

I'm fine with an unknown, just don't want another QOS.

[RMc2]

The most important thing: he or she should be a massive Bond fan.

 

Agreed, but there are different kinds of Bond fan, some more desirable than others...

[tdalton]

A relative unknown would probably be the best. Nobody with prior baggage, mostly someone who has to prove himself, someone who does not give EON the auteur-we-have-to-make-this-dark vibe.

 

The most important thing: he or she should be a massive Bond fan.

 

I think I'd prefer someone who isn't a Bond fan, to be honest.  It would be nice to just get a great director who can come in and direct the script that has been written, rather than having a fan of the franchise who wants to stuff the films with nods and winks to the past and try to style things after their favorite films in the series.

[JohnnyWalker]

 

A relative unknown would probably be the best. Nobody with prior baggage, mostly someone who has to prove himself, someone who does not give EON the auteur-we-have-to-make-this-dark vibe.

 

The most important thing: he or she should be a massive Bond fan.

 

I think I'd prefer someone who isn't a Bond fan, to be honest.  It would be nice to just get a great director who can come in and direct the script that has been written, rather than having a fan of the franchise who wants to stuff the films with nods and winks to the past and try to style things after their favorite films in the series.

 

 

They need someone who at least respects the franchise, so they don't avoid a lot of the things that make it Bond.

[tdalton]

They're going to get that regardless, because a director that doesn't have any form of respect for the Bond franchise is most likely not going to sign up to direct one.  That said, I don't think that's necessarily a requirement either.  Assuming that they don't take a page from Fleming's The Spy Who Loved Me and craft a story that is features a character other than Bond as the main character, then they'll have the only real requirement in place to make a Bond film a "Bond film", which would be the Bond character.

[Vauxhall]

Irrespective of who the director turns out to be, I think we can take cheer from that fact that John Logan - who has a clear respect and passion for the Bond franchise - is writing the script. That's the first hurdle overcome.

[The Shark]

They're going to get that regardless, because a director that doesn't have any form of respect for the Bond franchise is most likely not going to sign up to direct one.

 

Well, we have had someone who was indifferent and ignorant about Bond, and only signed up because of the presence of Daniel Craig - Marc Forster.

[tdalton]

 

They're going to get that regardless, because a director that doesn't have any form of respect for the Bond franchise is most likely not going to sign up to direct one.

 

Well, we have had someone who was indifferent and ignorant about Bond, and only signed up because of the presence of Daniel Craig - Marc Forster.

 

 

True, but it's more likely this time around that they'll get someone who respects the series since there has to be several compelling reasons for the next director to take the job.  I seriously doubt that a lot of the so-called acclaimed directors are going to line up to follow up the financial behemoth of Skyfall just for the opportunity to work with Daniel Craig.  He's a great actor, yes, but there would have to be other reasons to sign up for a job that is almost certainly going to end with the director getting a lot of criticism because Bond 24 isn't Skyfall.

[SecretAgentFan]

Agreed.

 

But maybe, in the next months (or years) SKYFALL will not be regarded anymore as the best Bond ever and the unavoidable backlash will take care of the rest. If BOND 24 will manage to be more light hearted, fun and less weighty - maybe people will react very well to that. So the next director might probably see this as his or her chance to be even more successful.

[tdalton]

Agreed.

 

But maybe, in the next months (or years) SKYFALL will not be regarded anymore as the best Bond ever and the unavoidable backlash will take care of the rest. If BOND 24 will manage to be more light hearted, fun and less weighty - maybe people will react very well to that. So the next director might probably see this as his or her chance to be even more successful.

 

That may be end up being true in fan circles, as at least the sentiment that was going around that those of us who don't like Skyfall are "haters" or aren't particularly intelligent is starting to fade away, but ultimately I doubt that it'll really come to that point.  

 

It'll never be true in the media, which is what EON cares about, as they control their Oscar fate.  The media storyline for Bond 24 has already been written, it's just a matter of watching it play out at this point.  The next director they hire won't be, in the media's eyes, up to Mendes' standard.  The film, no matter how good it might possibly end up being, won't measure up to the "genius" of Skyfall, even though we're finally getting a story that is actually crafted by a competent writer for the first time in who knows how many years.  I think everybody knows that the media is going to tear this film to pieces, and I can't see a director that isn't an almost complete unknown, wanting to take that challenge on. 

[SecretAgentFan]

That could very well become true.

 

But since the media can forget pretty quickly and BOND 24 is at least two more years away, it could also turn out that the critics love BOND 24 and turn against SKYFALL ("in retrospect, a too bleak and tired film despite its wonderful cinematography...").

 

In the end, it´s all about the zeitgeist. And I believe that more escapist fare is on the upswing again. The times of dark introspection seem to end.

[Dustin]

We also have to consider how much of a media darling the next director is. Should Eon choose somebody whom the media decided is just on his way up, then BOND 24 could just as well turn out as this guy's personal masterpiece. While the usual suspects of the blockbuster set may run the risk somebody decided it was time to cut them down to size. 

[S K Y F A L L]

"James Bond 24 News Update: Could Tom Hooper Direct The Next Film? Critic Barry Norman Thinks He is Best For The Job

 

Legendary Film Critic Barry Norman revealed that he wants Tom Hooper to direct the next James Bond film.

The 79 year old critic revealed in an exclusive interview with Metro he was not a big fan Guy Ritchie and thought Hooper was the best to direct the film. Norman said, 'He might confound me. He's good on the action stuff. It's the rest of the stuff, which is just as important. This is where [Sam] Mendes got it right. He got the characters right as well as the action and that's very important.'

 

The British critic continued 'I'm sorry Sam's not going to do the next one because he did a really good job on Skyfall."

He added that he wants a British director for the film. He stated, "I would hope it will be a British director because, let's face it, Bond is British. He's one of us and I think he needs a director who understands the Britishness of the character, more than most American directors will be able to understand it.'

 

 

Norman added; 'I don't know, I mean Tom Hooper might do it. That would be very interesting.' Norman concluded that he believed actor Daniel Craig was robbed of an Oscar nomination.  He said, "Sam did a hell of a job. I would think that Craig was good enough to get an Oscar nomination."

Ritchie emerged as the front-runner to direct the film according to bookmakers. Other contenders that have emerged include Joe Wright, Christopher Nolan, Ryan Wyatt, and Kathryn Bigelow.

Mendes exited the series after his successful "Skyfall" due to his stage projects. He also admitted that the thought of directing another Bond film made him "physically ill."

James Bond 24 is currently in pre-production with Daniel Craig slated to return as Bond. John Logan is currently writing the new script."

 

Source: http://www.latinospo...t-next-film.htm

 

 

 

 

 

[carddoug]

How about the Cohen bros.? Or just one of them lol

[RMc2]

The Coens would be awesome...