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[Odd Jobbies]

McQuarrie would definitely get my vote!

Mine too.

 

I'd even let him direct!  I haven't seen MI, but Jack Reacher was far more watchable than it deserved to be, thanks to script and direct (and Herzog). My reason is his movie Way Of The Gun; a fantastic little lost gem of violent neo-noir.

[RMc2]

 

McQuarrie would definitely get my vote!

Mine too.

 

I'd even let him direct!  I haven't seen MI, but Jack Reacher was far more watchable than it deserved to be, thanks to script and direct (and Herzog). My reason is his movie Way Of The Gun; a fantastic little lost gem of violent neo-noir.

 

 

Rogue Nation was fantastic. If an American were to finally direct a Bond film, I'd be very happy with McQuarrie!

[Harmsway]

Rogue Nation was fun, but it has different priorities than Bond.

[JohnnyWalker]

John Michael McDonagh might have the right stuff.

[EyesOnly]

Well, Craig will be gone after Spectre or the film following that, and then they'll be looking for a new direction. I wouldn't be surprised to see some new names at that time.

I nominate Bryan Fuller. An excellent writer with sensibilities perfectly suited to Bond.

 

My co-worker is good friends with Bryan Fuller (They went to film school and have done spec work together).  He went to school with him and Bryan Singer.  He actually thought Bryan Singer was an annoying brat, but that's a different story.  He's going to put a word in for CBN..haha.  He is apparently a huge bond fan.  

Edited by EyesOnly, 01 December 2015 - 03:24 PM.

[Orion]

 

Well, Craig will be gone after Spectre or the film following that, and then they'll be looking for a new direction. I wouldn't be surprised to see some new names at that time.

I nominate Bryan Fuller. An excellent writer with sensibilities perfectly suited to Bond.

 

My co-worker is good friends with Bryan Fuller (They went to film school and have done spec work together).  He went to school with him and Bryan Singer.  He actually thought Bryan Singer was an annoying brat, but that's a different story.  He's going to put a word in for CBN..haha.  He is apparently a huge bond fan.  

 

He is, he's talked ALOT about the Bond films influence on Hannibal (Hannibal's "clean up suit" for example is designed to look like Dr No's radiation suit from the end of Dr No.)

[KB 007]

Kurt Wimmer.

[DaveBond21]

I think Purvis and Wade will be back.

[Bucky]

I would not mind Gatiss getting the gig, although maybe not until they bring in a new Bond. (He could also pull double duty and be M if they decided to have a whole new cast).

 

While listening to the commentary for one of the episodes of Sherlock he admitted that he took part of the plot from a deleted scene for OHMSS that he read about in the brilliant Making Of book.

[Odd Jobbies]

I think Purvis and Wade will be back.

Like dry rot

Kurt Wimmer.

IMO his CV is pretty poor in the main

[Panavision]

McQuarrie is a bad fit. He's focused on story/plot, and that's not what should drive a Bond film.

We need someone who knows how to write/shape stories that capture the Fleming blend of exoticism, pleasure, humor, violence, and surrealism. None of those things are McQuarrie's strong point.

 

I disagree. Rogue Nation captured the exotic nature and adventure of a Bond film. Spectre was more story/plot too. There's nothing wrong with Mcquarrie doing a Bond film. A writer is hired based on talent in crafting a rich script, of course, but another just-as important ingredient: can he' work with the producers like Purvis and Wade can?

Was Haggis a surrealist writer when he was hired? No. Just a talented writer who can distinguish between the genres and deliver.

 

McQuarrie, though, seems to have his own franchise in Mission Impossible so he'll be busy for a while. 

[tdalton]

I'd be fine with McQuarrie handling the scripting duties.  I can't imagine, though, that there are too many out there who could make as big of a mess of the next script as the team that cobbled together the Spectre script.