Hey, simply wanted to counter your Observer quote. Lets not get the old 'everyones entitled to their opinion' argument out - the point of a forum is debate these opinions.
I don't disparage JW because he's an over-privileged result of nepotism, but because i think his work is turgid, self-important and highly mediocre. It plays to the vanities of an equally over-privileged minority and i don't want to see Bond go that way. Nor do Eon by the looks of it; they approached truly talented filmmaker Danny Boyle to shoot Bond23. Sadly he said no, but that approach gives me reason to trust that Eon want vigor, rather than vanity.
It's typical to be labeled as someone who 'mocks success in Britain', just because i think a particular British export [JW] is a bit crap. I support the success of Slumdog Millionaire - it captured imaginations and hearts across the planet and across the spectrum of class and intellect.
And who on earth used the word intellectual as a derogatory term? Not me! I don't find JW's work intellectual at all. It dresses as intellectual, but underneath is merely Jerry Bruckheimer for the aspiring middle classes.
Well, like I said, you're entitled to your opinion, as I am mine. But I should much rather see Joe Wright direct Bond 23 than the (in my opinion) vastly overrated Danny Boyle. Personally, I found Slumdog Millionaire ghastly...
Secondly, there is NO story in this Joe Wright comment. It is an example of a magazine such as Empire wanting a closing flourish. It means nothing. The fact that it is printed in Empire magazine is NOTHING. The fact that people are telling other people it is printed in Empire magazine is NOTHING.
Quite, I said this a few pages ago. Shame though; I still think he's a bloody good director... Enjoy your hols.
