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[The Shark]

Just imagine the poster...

Director : Christopher Nolan

James Bond : Michael Fassbender

Bad guy : Christoph Waltz

Bond girl : Noomi Rapace

Composer : Hans Zimmer

Action places : Sweden, France, Kenya, Australia, Japan.

Yeah, my nightmare Bond film.

[Vauxhall]

Just imagine the poster...

Director : Christopher Nolan

James Bond : Michael Fassbender

Bad guy : Christoph Waltz

Bond girl : Noomi Rapace

Composer : Hans Zimmer

Action places : Sweden, France, Kenya, Australia, Japan.

Yeah, my nightmare Bond film.

Editors: Matt Chesse and Rick Pearson
Title Designers: MK12

[Single-O-Seven]

Just imagine the poster...

Director : Christopher Nolan

James Bond : Michael Fassbender

Bad guy : Christoph Waltz

Bond girl : Noomi Rapace

Composer : Hans Zimmer

Action places : Sweden, France, Kenya, Australia, Japan.

Yeah, my nightmare Bond film.

Editors: Matt Chesse and Rick Pearson
Title Designers: MK12

With Richard Cheese doing the title song?

[Vauxhall]

With Richard Cheese doing the title song?

I had to Google him and instantly regretted it.

[Single-O-Seven]

With Richard Cheese doing the title song?

I had to Google him and instantly regretted it.

He certainly has that affect. I hope you didn't listen to anything of his.

[Vauxhall]

With Richard Cheese doing the title song?

I had to Google him and instantly regretted it.

He certainly has that affect. I hope you didn't listen to anything of his.

I saw the description "lounge singer" and thought better of it. Close one.

[x007AceOfSpades]

Just imagine the poster...

Director : Christopher Nolan

James Bond : Michael Fassbender

Bad guy : Christoph Waltz

Bond girl : Noomi Rapace

Composer : Hans Zimmer

Action places : Sweden, France, Kenya, Australia, Japan.

Yeah, my nightmare Bond film.

Editors: Matt Chesse and Rick Pearson
Title Designers: MK12

With Richard Cheese doing the title song?

Dear.. Mother... Of GOD!

[Iceskater101]

I don't know how I would feel about Noomi Rapace being the bond girl though. I think Michael Fassbender would make a good James Bond. I think he would be less action like Daniel Craig but more charming like the original bond.

[seawolfnyy]

Just imagine the poster...

Director : Christopher Nolan

James Bond : Michael Fassbender

Bad guy : Christoph Waltz

Bond girl : Noomi Rapace

Composer : Hans Zimmer

Action places : Sweden, France, Kenya, Australia, Japan.

Yeah, my nightmare Bond film.

Editors: Matt Chesse and Rick Pearson
Title Designers: MK12

With Richard Cheese doing the title song?

Dear.. Mother... Of GOD!

And let's not forget Marion Cotillard as some random, but stupidly important character who can't give a convincing effort to save her life. Also, the film won't go in chronological order, but will have to explore Bond's time sleeping with his 8th grade classmates. Because naturally that will be important to stopping the bomb that has been driving around London on a double decker bus for 5 months.

[x007AceOfSpades]

As pretty as I think she is, she still couldn't act her way out of a paper bag.

[S K Y F A L L]

I think Nolan would be great and I think people are making huge assumptions about what Nolan would do if he were do direct a Bond film. David Fincher I believe uses just as many of the same actors as Nolan, and why would Zimmer do the music? Is he connected to Nolan at the side, like a packaged deal? Even if Nolan was to direct a Bond film I think it wouldn't be for a few films, he is only in his 40's.

[seawolfnyy]

I think Nolan would be great and I think people are making huge assumptions about what Nolan would do if he were do direct a Bond film. David Fincher I believe uses just as many of the same actors as Nolan, and why would Zimmer do the music? Is he connected to Nolan at the side, like a packaged deal? Even if Nolan was to direct a Bond film I think it wouldn't be for a few films, he is only in his 40's.

Sam Mendes is also only in his 40s. Marc Forster was only 39 when he directed QoS.

Edited by seawolfnyy, 16 October 2012 - 07:16 PM.

[The Shark]

Chris Nolan and David Fincher. Two of my least favourite working directors.

[S K Y F A L L]

I think Nolan would be great and I think people are making huge assumptions about what Nolan would do if he were do direct a Bond film. David Fincher I believe uses just as many of the same actors as Nolan, and why would Zimmer do the music? Is he connected to Nolan at the side, like a packaged deal? Even if Nolan was to direct a Bond film I think it wouldn't be for a few films, he is only in his 40's.

Sam Mendes is also only in his 40s. Marc Forster was only 39 when he directed QoS.

Good point, I didn't realize Forster was only 39. I'd love to see a list if there was one on the directors ages for each films release.

[Iceskater101]

Personally, I think it seems like Sam Mendes is going to do great with Skyfall, he should direct at least 2 or 3 more bond films.

[Dustin]

As far as Mendes is concerned I'm afraid us fans tend to be a bit overly enthusiastic. Mendes may have had a lot of fun with SKYFALL, may love to come back either for BOND 24 or a later film. But I strongly doubt he will want to aspire to become THE Bond director. It's a huge difference between putting your mark on an iconic film franchise and doing practically nothing else for six, seven or eight years. Going that route would effectively exclude most other projects for a considerable time and I don't see Mendes committing himself for so long. I suppose the most he'll agree to may be BOND 24 or one production further down the line.

With Nolan I'm not sure we haven't already seen everything he'd do with Bond if he was asked to direct. Having him in the director's chair may turn out as INCEPTION II, minus the surrealist angle. And my personal experience was that I don't particularly enjoy rewatching his work. I won't go as far as some who deride Nolan as charlatan or the emperor's new clothes. Nonetheless I suspect the degree of hype surrounding his projects may be responsible for the better part of their success. The actual content at times seems somewhat flimsy on closer inspection.

[Vauxhall]

I've liked that recent press releases have contained the sentence "SKYFALL also marks the debut of distinguished director Sam Mendes in the James Bond franchise". I'm doubtless reading too much into it, but the wording suggests to me that even EON is hoping that this will be the first of at least a couple for Mendes. I'd like to imagine him returning for another one, but perhaps BOND 25 would be best for him, particularly if that's Craig's final Bond.

[Dustin]

Well, if reports are true Eon has been hoping their directors would return for the follow-up since the days of Apted and TWINE. It is doubtlessly a big deal easier to direct a Bond film for somebody who's done it before. The trouble is, directors these days often choose their projects by the story, or by a combination of story and character. With Bond the only safe bet is the character, and that already limits the story to an extent. Unfortunately it doesn't guarantee a certain degree of quality where the script is concerned; you can end up with a major blockbuster production that's struck with an underdeveloped flimsy plot and half a scrip. Such circumstances are not what most directors chose their profession for, or would like to encompass on a regular basis. I suppose Campbell just returned because he knew it was CASINO ROYALE he was working with, doubt he'd have taken the chance if it hadn't been for the potential of that book.

[S K Y F A L L]

Wow I never considered Campbell returning for that reason, great point. I would have loved for him to have done DAD.

[FOX MULDER]

I suppose both Tarantino and Nolan are as much a sign of their times as they are relevant in their own right. Both hit a certain nerve, fill a gap the audience didn't exactly know was there before they were told so, and in the end both will have to prove their value beyond the fashionable fad in the future. Both directors suffer from the modern habit to proclaim a new genius every other month.

I agree wholeheartedly. And Tarantino certainly has proven himself... as a hack.

Tarantino a hack? Seriously? I don't like everything he's done, but also I don't think Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, and Inglorious Basterds in particular are the work of a 'hack'.

On topic. Fassbender? No, don't like it. Too slimy. And Nolan? I'm guessing Skyfall ain't gonna be a million miles away from his style anyway...

[Ernst Stavro BIofeld]

And Nolan? I'm guessing Skyfall ain't gonna be a million miles away from his style anyway...

Good guess.

Sam Mendes says he was inspired by Nolan's THE DARK KNIGHT

"In terms of what [Nolan] achieved, specifically ‘The Dark Knight,’ the second movie, what it achieved, which is something exceptional. It was a game changer for everybody."

"We’re now in an industry where movies are very small or very big and there’s almost nothing in the middle. And it would be a tragedy if all the serious movies were very small and all the popcorn movies were very big and have nothing to say. And what Nolan proved was that you can make a huge movie that is thrilling and entertaining and has a lot to say about the world we live in, even if, in the case with ‘The Dark Knight,’ it’s not even set in our world. If felt like a movie that was about our world post-9/11 and played on our fears and discussed our fears and why they existed and I thought that was incredibly brave and interesting. That did help give me the confidence to take this movie in directions that, without ‘The Dark Knight,’ might not have been possible. Because also, people go, ‘Wow, that’s pretty dark,’ but then you can point to ‘Dark Knight’ and go ‘Look at that – that’s a darker movie, and it took in a gazillion dollars!’ That’s very helpful. There’s also that thing – it’s clearly possible to make a dark movie that people want to see."

http://blogs.indiewi...-films-20121018

[Tony_OO_Black]

Nolan would be fantastic directing Bond IMO. He'd understand the character, bring his own take, and lovingly homage and pay tribute to Bond of old.

I'd rather him bring in Tom Hardy than Fassbender though, personally. And not sure I'd want Hans Zimmer - love his work but he might be a bit too bombastic for 007. I'd rather Nolan bring in David Julyan.

[The Shark]

Nolan would be fantastic directing Bond IMO. He'd understand the character, bring his own take, and lovingly homage and pay tribute to Bond of old.

And give us a relentlessly dour atmosphere, lots of talky exposition, boring action, no sex, not light touch, and no humour. The guy's an icicle.

Completely wrong for Bond.

[univex]

And Fassbender´s smile makes him look like a bloody psychopath. Too full of himself. I hate his accent as well. It´s not Irish, nor english or american, it´s a bit like Pierce´s. Bland and grey, devoided of identity.

Nolan has, IMO, one good recent film: The Prestige, and Memento. Inception wasn´t half bad. Anyway, I prefer Mendes and Deakins, Newman and the all lot. We´ve got the perfect team already. Just pay them the bucks to bring them back.

[Tony_OO_Black]

Nolan would be fantastic directing Bond IMO. He'd understand the character, bring his own take, and lovingly homage and pay tribute to Bond of old.

And give us a relentlessly dour atmosphere, lots of talky exposition, boring action, no sex, not light touch, and no humour. The guy's an icicle.

Completely wrong for Bond.

Completely disagree, but I guess it all comes down to what you see in Nolan. We obviously see different things.

[supernova]

But Daniel Craig is REALLY good in the role of James Bond and Barbara Broccoli REALLY likes him. When it was mentioned that Daniel Craig had signed on for another two James Bond films, she quickly interrupted with, "two more James Bond movies AT LEAST." Optimum time two James Bond movies means five years. Who knows what actors will be the flavour of the month at that time, who knows what actors will even be alive then! Lets enjoy our great Daniel Craig as James Bond for the time being instead of thinking about, "what if?" "when if?" and "who if?"

[Iceskater101]

^ Yeah I second that.

[Tony_OO_Black]

It's human nature though to question and wonder about the future - everyone will always ponder the Next Big Thing, and certainly The Next 007.

I, though, would love to see Daniel Craig do another two or three. Once he hits 50, then he might want to step aside and pass it down a generation, but he's the best 007 since Connery so I'm happy he's still around.

[AgentBentley]

The Bond series has recently had the habit of using a different director for each movie. I think that's not going to change, though it will increase the hit-or-miss risk.
Personally, I liked Nolan's Memento and Inception, but of course he would have to accept the Bond style and not turn it into a surreal extravaganza. I don't think he would stray as far from the style as, say, Tarantino would.

Edited by AgentBentley, 28 October 2012 - 09:59 AM.