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[Zorin Industries]

Guy Ritchie is allegedly eyeing up an all out remake of the Roger Moore / Richard Harris Dad-fest that is THE WILD GEESE!

Perhaps he's starting a remake back catalogue and will add ESCAPE TO ATHENA, GOLD and THE MAN WHO HAUNTED HIMSELF to his CV too, no?

There would be worse people than Guy Ritchie asked to direct a Bond film. Though his best films are his last and first efforts (ROCK N ROLLA and LOCK STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS) and everything else in between was far from decent.

[Loomis]

There would be worse people than Guy Ritchie asked to direct a Bond film.

Really? Who? I think Ritchie's one of the worst "name" directors of all time. He makes Brett Ratner look like Kurosawa and Michael Bay look like Satyajit Ray.

[tim partridge]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Perhaps he's starting a remake back catalogue and will add ESCAPE TO ATHENA, GOLD and THE MAN WHO HAUNTED HIMSELF to his CV too, no?

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DON'T entertain the thought, please, for the love of...Waaaaah!!!

There would be worse people than Guy Ritchie asked to direct a Bond film.

I could just imagine a PTS scored to Fool's Gold, with a crash zoom onto James Bond, freeze frame, subtitle appears underneath "Jim". Or the Aston Martin speeding over a ramp in slow motion to Ride of The Valkyries.

Someone else can make that Madonna observation...

[Loomis]

I'm not a fan of the film THE WILD GEESE, but the book is excellent and could be fleshed out into a first class piece of cinema dripping drama and pathos. Guy Ritchie ain't the man to do it, though.

[tim partridge]

There would be worse people than Guy Ritchie asked to direct a Bond film.

Really? Who? I think Ritchie's one of the worst "name" directors of all time. He makes Brett Ratner

Funny you say that, because I got more of a swinging Bond vibe out of the Beautiful Stranger promo than anything Ritchie has put his name to. I'd be more than happy to have Ratner do a music video for a James Bond title song.

[Zorin Industries]

There would be worse people than Guy Ritchie asked to direct a Bond film.

Really? Who? I think Ritchie's one of the worst "name" directors of all time. He makes Brett Ratner look like Kurosawa and Michael Bay look like Satyajit Ray.

I thought ROCK N ROLLA was thankfully a return to form...

But I know what you mean.

Maybe I'm just trying to stir it up....(maybe). His SHERLOCK HOLMES will be the proof of the pudding for the rest of us.

[Pierce - Daniel]

Yuck...
Guy Ritchie was never that good
Snatch was enjoyable good fun.
RocknRolla was awfull, terrible movie. The only redeeming feature was Toby Kebbell who showed he was awesome.

[tim partridge]

I'm not a fan of the film THE WILD GEESE, but the book is excellent and could be fleshed out into a first class piece of cinema dripping drama and pathos. Guy Ritchie ain't the man to do it, though.

I think it's the principle of Mockney pastiche nobody trying to touch the stilted British 70s caper heritage he owes his career to. I don't think much of Wild Geese either, but Ritchie is already turning Holmes into a fighting American with a six pack (and Watson into metrosexual Jude Law) which just goes to show how much integrity and respect the "guv'nor" has for old fashioned, home grown brands.

A friend of mine and I do joke about a Wild Geese remake, just because now they'd have to have Daniel Craig in it and a bunch of current, worn out UK actors. I wonder if we'll see one of these Steve Martin Pink Panther films where Clouseau has plastic surgery and is played by Daniel Craig in a cameo filmed in one day.

Edited by tim partridge, 17 March 2009 - 09:04 PM.

[Safari Suit]

Guy Ritchie's films are a load of mockney "cash and wrap".

[Blofeld's Cat]

THE WILD GEESE is my favourite non-Bond Roger Moore movie, and I don't see the point. A great movie that can only be made into some second-rate flick updated by setting it some boring ho-hum Bosnia/Afghanistan/Iraq location.

Horrible idea.

[s.a.s. Malko]

Hello, this is my first post in this forum. Why do you think they can´t set the remake in Africa again, there´s always a need for Soldiers of Fortune there?

[ACE]

Ha ha ha!
May be now my long dreamt of three-quel will come into being
Wild Geese III: The Hunt For Osama

[Royal Dalton]

Apparently, Lily Allen's been signed up to sing the title song: "What ing More Can We Do?"

I thought ROCK N ROLLA was thankfully a return to form...

Form? What form?!

Anyway, isn't Guy Ritchie supposed to be ruining Zencat's 'Sgt. Rock' script next?

[dodge]

I'd be interested in seeing remake if they manage to avoid making it seem Expendable. And that may not be easy: older mercenaries sent on a killer assignment...?

[Col. Sun]

Apparently, Lily Allen's been signed up to sing the title song: "What ing More Can We Do?"

I thought ROCK N ROLLA was thankfully a return to form...

Form? What form?!

Anyway, isn't Guy Ritchie supposed to be ruining Zencat's 'Sgt. Rock' script next?

Totally agree. Ritchie is a cheap, classless director. He'd be a disaster for Bond. And Rock N Rolla was trash; a clumsy re-working of Lock Stock and Snatch. Junk film. Junk director.

[AgentBentley]

I love Guy Ritchie, he's got a very British style. I don't want him to do remakes, though.

[Skudor]

Can't say I'm too excited about this.

[Jackanaples]

Hmmm. I have to say that I really enjoy Guy Ritchie's movies. I'm pretty sure his name is attached to many projects, so I'd be surprised if this was the one that eventually got made.

The original WILD GEESE was a lot of fun, but far from the pinnacle of anyone's career. I'd be quite interested in seeing what would be done with a group of present day mercenaries. First of all, who would get cast?

[dodge]

Hmmm. I have to say that I really enjoy Guy Ritchie's movies. I'm pretty sure his name is attached to many projects, so I'd be surprised if this was the one that eventually got made.

The original WILD GEESE was a lot of fun, but far from the pinnacle of anyone's career. I'd be quite interested in seeing what would be done with a group of present day mercenaries. First of all, who would get cast?

Guaranteed: most everyone who passed on THE EXPENDABLES.

[zencat]

Anyway, isn't Guy Ritchie supposed to be ruining Zencat's 'Sgt. Rock' script next?

That's my hope.

Where does this Wild Geese news come from? I haven't heard this.