Certainly something to look forward to....
One of the writers gave us the Tom vehicle Oblivion (haven't seen it, but by accounts its pretty poor) and i imagine that's where Olga came in. He also did the recent series Last Resort, which again i haven't bothered watching because it's been cancelled already, but it did look great and reviews liked it.
The other writer did Predators which wasn't a classic, but was a vast improvement on all previous sequels and showed an understanding of the source material (what exactly made the original movie work).
Donaldson's made one authentic classic - the spy movie No Way Out, starring Kevin Costner in '87 (highly recommended if you haven't seen it). But since then it's been very mediocre; the only other good thriller i can spot on his resumé is White Sands ('92), which had good performance and atmos, but the narrative was a little too opaque if i remember correctly. The Bank Job was just about OK and Thirteen Days and The Getaway remake had decent reviews.
Obviously Donaldson and Brosnan have worked together on the forgettable disaster movie Dante's Peak, so at least they know they'll get on and i imagine that'll put Brosnan at ease, which should help him to deliver one of his more genuine performances.
There's nothing that suggests this'll come close to the quality of Skyfall, but it's very exciting to have a Brosnan spy movie on the horizon. Donaldson and the writers are very capable of delivering something special should the stars align for them, so here's hoping.
Edited by Odd Jobbies, 28 April 2013 - 07:04 PM.