Richard Curtis not writing Bond 22
#1
Posted 25 November 2006 - 09:25 AM
#2
Posted 25 November 2006 - 09:57 AM
Anyone else not doing something they weren't doing?
#3
Posted 25 November 2006 - 10:05 AM
#4
Posted 25 November 2006 - 05:23 PM
Though this news doesn't exactly rule him out in some capacity....
#5
Posted 25 November 2006 - 06:32 PM
But, yeah, I always thought this was dubious rumor.
#6
Posted 25 November 2006 - 08:21 PM
Anyone else not doing something they weren't doing?
Micael Mann is not directing Bond22, either is Spielberg.
#7
Posted 25 November 2006 - 09:18 PM
#8
Posted 25 November 2006 - 10:48 PM
Just thought I should rule him out.
#9
Posted 26 November 2006 - 02:04 AM
But hey, you guys think you're funny so I won't break the bad news.
#10
Posted 26 November 2006 - 02:44 PM
#11
Posted 26 November 2006 - 02:49 PM
#12
Posted 26 November 2006 - 02:57 PM
Why would Curtis be asked to write a Bond film? He can only do cheesy love flicks, and over-rated ones at that.
Not sure that that's true, Scottlee. I haven't seen it, but I believe his THE GIRL IN THE CAFE (2005) is pretty serious stuff, and there's pathos and "thought-provoking" elements in much of his "comedy"/"romantic" work.
Personally, I never found Curtis an improbable choice for Bond, although I felt him to be likely only as a script-polisher a la Haggis, tinkering with the humour or something. Indeed, I found him a very realistic name when Roger Michell was rumoured as the director of BOND 22, since his NOTTING HILL was directed by Michell.
#13
Posted 26 November 2006 - 03:37 PM
I vote for Chis Nolan!
I'd rather like Alfonso Cuar
#14
Posted 03 December 2006 - 08:39 PM
I vote for Chis Nolan!
Anyone whose idea of freshening up the Batman series is to recycle the worst elements of the Burton-Schumacher films, slather on the worst excess of Frank Miller (the worst thing to ever happen to Batman), and to get career-worst performances from every single person in his cast has no rght to even get near James Bond. I would set up NolanNotBondDirector.com in a heartbeat if that hack got his grubby mitts on 007.
#15
Posted 03 December 2006 - 11:18 PM
I'm no fan of Nolan for Bond, but BATMAN BEGINS was great.Anyone whose idea of freshening up the Batman series is to recycle the worst elements of the Burton-Schumacher films, slather on the worst excess of Frank Miller (the worst thing to ever happen to Batman), and to get career-worst performances from every single person in his cast has no rght to even get near James Bond. I would set up NolanNotBondDirector.com in a heartbeat if that hack got his grubby mitts on 007.
The worst elements of the Burton-Schumacher films? Really? I thought those were the nipples on the batsuit, the lack of story focus, the lack of Batman in the Batman films... etc. and so on. I'll be the first to admit BEGINS has some flaws, but let's face it, in no way did Nolan take the worst aspects of the Burton/Schumacher films.
Furthermore, BATMAN BEGINS took very little from Frank Miller, aside from a wink towards the Miller Batmobile and taking story details from BATMAN: YEAR ONE (which, if you really think is that bad, you're at odds with the majority of the Batman fan community which tends to think YEAR ONE is something of a masterpiece). As far as portrayal of the character goes, Nolan's Batman and Miller's Batman couldn't be more different.
And career-worst performances? Let's be a little honest here. The performances in BATMAN BEGINS were hardly anyone's career-worst (and I happen to think they were great).
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Posted 04 December 2006 - 08:42 AM
#17
Posted 04 December 2006 - 04:52 PM
Why would Curtis be asked to write a Bond film? He can only do cheesy love flicks, and over-rated ones at that.
Not sure that that's true, Scottlee. I haven't seen it, but I believe his THE GIRL IN THE CAFE (2005) is pretty serious stuff, and there's pathos and "thought-provoking" elements in much of his "comedy"/"romantic" work.
I haven't heard of that film. I saw an interview with him when Love Actually came out and all he talked about were the romantic comedies he'd written. I got the impression that was all he did, and badly (I've never enjoyed any of those films). I'd be worried about him becoming another Roald Dahl. i.e lighthearted writer tries to do something different but does it inadequately.