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[malaysian_bond]

Here's my other choices:

Todd Phillips - He brings back the glorious years of Starsky & hutch, ao why not James Bond?
The Farrelly Brothers - Yes, they are comedy directors, but if you want some good JW Pepper humour like in Live and Let Die, then the Farrelly's are the one
George Romero - I know he's a horror director, but why not? James Bond has joined every movie genre except horror, so a big yes to George Romero
Matthew Vaughn - Layer Cake, nothing else
Michael mann - An American who studied in a London film school, he's a good choice for a Bond movie
Guy Ritchie - I want him for a Bond movie, but sadly he's overcontrolled by Madonna

[Agent007.5]

Hey, why not Mike Newell? Just look at the new Harry Potter film to see how he could do big action sequences and still tell a good story.

[Loomis]

I doubt EON would go for a really well established director and certainly not one with a 'name.' In the past they have either hired from within promoting editors or second unit directors or gone for hired guns like Campbell. I think that's a missed opportunity as it would be good to see someone like Chris Nolan given a chance. I just don't see the producers ever going down that line. Having said that there are some directors who although remarkable and very sucsessful would take the franchise too far in their own direction - Woo and Tarantino being two. It should always be a James Bond film and not a Tarantino etc film.

Agreed 100%.

There's little point in Bond fans playing "What if?" when it comes to "name" directors. Someone who seems to be shaping up as a potential future Bond director is Jon Jones - nope, I'd never heard of him either, at least not until I was looking at the page for "Archangel" on the IMDb. Jones seems to have worked mainly in British TV - as well as directing Craig in "Archangel", his credits include "A Very Social Secretary", the recent dramatisation of the Blunkett/Kimberly Fortier scandal.

He seems to be the kind of director Eon goes for: from Britain or the Commonwealth (or at least I assume so), a varied track record, not a household name, on his way to becoming a seasoned pro, a gun-for-hire, etc. Once he has a couple of big screen features under his belt (commercially successful or otherwise), I reckon he'll make it onto Eon's list.

Not as "sexy" as talking about the likes of James Cameron and Tarantino, of course, but much more realistic.

Funnily enough, though (and this is not based on any insider knowledge, just a feeling), I reckon Campbell may end up doing the next one too.

[Agent007.5]

Here's my other choices:

Todd Phillips - He brings back the glorious years of Starsky & hutch, ao why not James Bond?
The Farrelly Brothers - Yes, they are comedy directors, but if you want some good JW Pepper humour like in Live and Let Die, then the Farrelly's are the one
George Romero - I know he's a horror director, but why not? James Bond has joined every movie genre except horror, so a  big yes to George Romero
Matthew Vaughn - Layer Cake, nothing else
Michael mann - An American who studied in a London film school, he's a good choice for a Bond movie
Guy Ritchie - I want him for a Bond movie, but sadly he's overcontrolled by Madonna

Besides Michael Mann, I hope you're joking.

[ACE]

I doubt EON would go for a really well established director and certainly not one with a 'name.' In the past they have either hired from within promoting editors or second unit directors or gone for hired guns like Campbell. I think that's a missed opportunity as it would be good to see someone like Chris Nolan given a chance. I just don't see the producers ever going down that line. Having said that there are some directors who although remarkable and very sucsessful would take the franchise too far in their own direction - Woo and Tarantino being two. It should always be a James Bond film and not a Tarantino etc film.

Agreed 100%.

There's little point in Bond fans playing "What if?" when it comes to "name" directors. Someone who seems to be shaping up as a potential future Bond director is Jon Jones - nope, I'd never heard of him either, at least not until I was looking at the page for "Archangel" on the IMDb. Jones seems to have worked mainly in British TV - as well as directing Craig in "Archangel", his credits include "A Very Social Secretary", the recent dramatisation of the Blunkett/Kimberly Fortier scandal.

He seems to be the kind of director Eon goes for: from Britain or the Commonwealth (or at least I assume so), a varied track record, not a household name, on his way to becoming a seasoned pro, a gun-for-hire, etc. Once he has a couple of big screen features under his belt (commercially successful or otherwise), I reckon he'll make it onto Eon's list.

Not as "sexy" as talking about the likes of James Cameron and Tarantino, of course, but much more realistic.

Funnily enough, though (and this is not based on any insider knowledge, just a feeling), I reckon Campbell may end up doing the next one too.

Exactement
Well, about Jon Jones and Bond directors in general.

I'd love Campbell to do Bond 22, Risico*, but somehow I doubt he'll return.









*no, I don't know. Just messing.

[ChickenStu]

Hey, why not Mike Newell? Just look at the new Harry Potter film to see how he could do big action sequences and still tell a good story.

Yeah. I could see that!

[Blue07]

Here's my other choices:

Todd Phillips - He brings back the glorious years of Starsky & hutch, ao why not James Bond?
The Farrelly Brothers - Yes, they are comedy directors, but if you want some good JW Pepper humour like in Live and Let Die, then the Farrelly's are the one
George Romero - I know he's a horror director, but why not? James Bond has joined every movie genre except horror, so a  big yes to George Romero
Matthew Vaughn - Layer Cake, nothing else
Michael mann - An American who studied in a London film school, he's a good choice for a Bond movie
Guy Ritchie - I want him for a Bond movie, but sadly he's overcontrolled by Madonna

What? No really, What?

[Adler 001]

Paul Greengrass
Quentin Tarantino
David Fincher

[tdalton]

I know that it would never happen, but I would like to see Sydney Pollack make a Bond film. The Interpreter was a great film, and it had a great deal of suspense without all of the high-priced special effects that we've come to get used to with the recent Bond films. I think that it would be amazing to see something more along the lines of The Interpreter done in a Bond film than Bond films that resemble Hollywood action movies like we've had recently.

[Number 6]

David Mamet...The Spanish Prisoner & Spartan are my favorites from him.

Edited by Number 6, 10 January 2006 - 03:49 AM.

[Dalton]

Funnily enough, though (and this is not based on any insider knowledge, just a feeling), I reckon Campbell may end up doing the next one too.

I think that this would indeed be an interesting prospect, and one i'd like to see, having some consistancy in the chair. However, I think that i'm right in saying Campbell was offered TND and declined, because he felt burned out after GE.

[limeyfreak]

1 Chris Nolan.
2 Chris Nolan.
3 Chris Nolan.

But not necessarily in that order !

[Kronsteen]

Christopher Nolan
A young, promising good director who knows how to move along a story, keep it interesting and put in a lot of action at the same time.

Matthew Vaughn
Quite inexperienced, but was close to get the job for CR and will most likely be contacted again for a future Bond flick. I also guess Craig would like to have Vaughn onboard.

[Blue07]

David Mamet...The Spanish Prisoner & Spartan are my favorites from him.

Good shout. I wouldn't mind seeing him getting a go at the script too.

[Agent 76]

Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins)
Doug Liman (The Bourne Identity)
Tony Scott (Spy Game, Man On Fire)
Paul Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy)
Brett Ratner (Rush Hour 1 & 2, X-Men 3)



one of these, and I'll be happy.

[Andrew]

Nolan said that his favorite OO7 film is On Her Majesty’s Secret Service....just remember that

[Stephenson]

I think Mamut would be an amazing choice to work on the script, but as a director he has always left me a little dry. As for a director, Steven Soderbergh (he should have been directing CR).

[Bond_Bishop]

I would love to see Philip Noyce, Matthew Vaughn, William Friedkin (he did direct The French Connection that has one of the history's best car chases), Chris Nolan or Doug Liman.

But I would be more than happy if Martin Campbell gets back again.

[Niwram]

Nolan said that his favorite OO7 film is On Her Majesty’s Secret Service....just remember that

Then he better not do Bond 22! Dear God, OHMSS 2? I'm getting sic just by the thought of it!

[Bond_Bishop]

Nolan said that his favorite OO7 film is On Her Majesty’s Secret Service....just remember that

Then he better not do Bond 22! Dear God, OHMSS 2? I'm getting sic just by the thought of it!

And I would be happy about it.

OHMSS is such a good movie

[Andrew]

Nolan said that his favorite OO7 film is On Her Majesty’s Secret Service....just remember that

Then he better not do Bond 22! Dear God, OHMSS 2? I'm getting sic just by the thought of it!

Yea....DAD2 would be much better

[Harmsway]

Nolan said that his favorite OO7 film is On Her Majesty’s Secret Service....just remember that

Then he better not do Bond 22! Dear God, OHMSS 2? I'm getting sic just by the thought of it!

ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE II would be the best thing ever. As far as I'm concerned, the best Bond films were all between 1962-1969, and after that, they just weren't quite the same.

[Diamondfire]

How about Robert Altman? Nah, just kidding.

I think there are some great suggestions here. I'd could definitely see Philip Noyce. Some other interesting choices that come to mind are Curtis Hanson(L.A. Confidential and Wonder Boys) or (maybe--big maybe) Danny Boyle, who either makes a good film or doesn't.

On the flipside, I'd have to say no to John Woo, Brett Ratner, or a Tamahori return. I liked Woo's Hong Kong efforts, but his American films have been mostly crap and I simply wouldn't trust him with it. Ratner stinks, if you ask me and his movies just feel like pure product instead of real films. The samt thing goes for Tony Scott. Die Another Day was a bit too slick and glossy for my taste, so I have a hard time with Tamahori returning.

Maybe they could enlist Paul Verhoeven and make the bloodiest, horniest Bond film ever.

[crashdrive]

Personally I hardly ever ponder who I would like to direct a Bond film. Instead I chose to focus on who could or will direct a Bond film. Apart from Phillip Noyce, Stuart Baird, Roger Spottiswoode, Lee Tamahori, Michael Apted, Vic Armstrong, Paul McGuigan, Michael Caton-Jones, Antonia Bird, David Yates (good suggestion ACE!) & Mike Newell I don't see any of the mentioned directors being signed by EON/ Sony. And even several of the directors listed here could be long shots. Unless there is a slight chance EON will change their criteria, but I don't see this happening.

[Double-Oh Agent]

Personally I hardly ever ponder who I would like to direct a Bond film. Instead I chose to focus on who could or will direct a Bond film. Apart from Phillip Noyce, Stuart Baird, Roger Spottiswoode, Lee Tamahori, Michael Apted, Vic Armstrong, Paul McGuigan, Michael Caton-Jones, Antonia Bird, David Yates (good suggestion ACE!) & Mike Newell I don't see any of the mentioned directors being signed by EON/ Sony. And even several of the directors listed here could be long shots. Unless there is a slight chance EON will change their criteria, but I don't see this happening.

Phillip Noyce is the best of that bunch. His Jack Ryan films are really good. The only other ones I wouldn't mind being Bond directors are Roger Spottiswoode (Tomorrow Never Dies was good, but the behind-the-scenes experience was a rough one so I doubt he'd want to do another Bond film), Stuart Baird, and maybe Michael Caton-Jones.

I'd still love to see a John McTiernan-directed 007 film though.

[tdalton]

I would be absolutely thrilled if either Michael Mann or Sydney Pollack got to direct Bond 2.2 (or any future Bond film). Either one of them would deliver us a top flight film. With that said, though, I'm sure that there's a near zero chance of it ever happening.

[Bon-san]

Lots of good choices mentioned in this thread.

How about Dion Beebe for director of photography?

[killkenny kid]

Charlotte Gray, Equilibrum. Yes, Bon-san that is a great idea.

[crashdrive]

Here are the directors I think EON are looking at (click on their name for a full filmography):

1. Stephen Frears ('The Grifters', 'Dangerous Liasons' & 'High Fidelity'
2. Jon Amiel ('Copy Cat', 'The Man Who Knew Too Little' & 'Entrapment')
3. Stephen Hopkins ('The Ghost and the Darkness', 'Blown Away' & '24')
4. Roger Donaldson ('Thirteen Days', 'No Way Out' & 'The Recruit')
5. Richard Loncraine ('Richard III', 'Wimbledon' & 'Firewall')
6. Ian Softley ('The Wings of the Dove', 'Backbeat' & 'The Skeleton Key')
7. Michael Caton-Jones ('Rob Roy', 'The Jackal' & 'Basic Instinct 2')
8. Roger Michell ('Notting Hill', 'Changing Lanes' & 'Enduring Love')
9. Stuart Baird ('Executive Decision', 'U.S. Marshals' & 'Star Trek: Nemesis')
10. Antonia Bird ('Face', 'Priest' & 'Ravenous')

[JimmyBond]

I'd say Matthew Vaugn. He was signed for Casino Royale at one point, he's a great director, and he has worked with Craig before. I think those three things alone should qualify him for Bond 22 (or 2.2, if you so prefer).