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[Vauxhall]

Depending on the success of their upcoming projects, the next director will probably be someone the likes of Morten Tyldum or Denis Villeneuve. Watch out for Tom Hooper being contracted to do one of these, it's probably only a matter of time.

Great minds! Those are the exact three names I've touted over the past few years. Those would be the top three candidates I would put my money on, with Danny Boyle and Matthew Vaughn rounding off the top five. That's not to say they are who I would necessarily prefer; I just imagine they're the sort of directors to sit on EON's notional list.

[Orion]

 

Depending on the success of their upcoming projects, the next director will probably be someone the likes of Morten Tyldum or Denis Villeneuve. Watch out for Tom Hooper being contracted to do one of these, it's probably only a matter of time.

Great minds! Those are the exact three names I've touted over the past few years. Those would be the top three candidates I would put my money on, with Danny Boyle and Matthew Vaughn rounding off the top five. That's not to say they are who I would necessarily prefer; I just imagine they're the sort of directors to sit on EON's notional list.

 

Tom Hooper and Matthew Vaughn seem the most likely. Danny Boyle ruled himself out (bad experience making The Beach apparently put him off making large films)

[JohnnyWalker]

I think a great idea would be to get some the smaller name directors mentioned here to take turns directing a bunch of Bond films, give them a deal with the other film companies involved so they can get there own projects made in between.

[SecretAgentFan]

 

 

Depending on the success of their upcoming projects, the next director will probably be someone the likes of Morten Tyldum or Denis Villeneuve. Watch out for Tom Hooper being contracted to do one of these, it's probably only a matter of time.

Great minds! Those are the exact three names I've touted over the past few years. Those would be the top three candidates I would put my money on, with Danny Boyle and Matthew Vaughn rounding off the top five. That's not to say they are who I would necessarily prefer; I just imagine they're the sort of directors to sit on EON's notional list.

 

Tom Hooper and Matthew Vaughn seem the most likely. Danny Boyle ruled himself out (bad experience making The Beach apparently put him off making large films)

 

 

Which leaves Tom Hooper since Vaughn had a bad meeting with EON years ago and has ruled himself out, too.

[Harmsway]

Hooper, Villeneuve, and Wright are the likely candidates.

[Dustin]

Then let's hope one of them already has a stellar idea in his pocket for BOND 25.

[Odd Jobbies]

 

 

David Slade

Now we have Craig and the calibre of Mendes, with Nolan seeming entirely plausable, it seems to have moved beyond Slade's reach, but he's indeed a very good filmmaker that'd turn in a solid effort imo.

 

I'd imagine it's more about them all trusting the filmmaker, I'm sure they haven't forgotten the success they've had with Martin Campbell, who was really a TV director before Bond.

 

IMO Campbell was a big leap for them at the time - first time in... (ever?!) that they'd moved beyond their usual stable of technicians and craftsman. I'm sure they'd love Campbell back above even Mendes and Nolan, having seen what he can do with GE and CR, but at this moment i don't see them going for a director with only solid TV on the resume, as Campbell was before GE.

[Orion]

 

 

 

Depending on the success of their upcoming projects, the next director will probably be someone the likes of Morten Tyldum or Denis Villeneuve. Watch out for Tom Hooper being contracted to do one of these, it's probably only a matter of time.

Great minds! Those are the exact three names I've touted over the past few years. Those would be the top three candidates I would put my money on, with Danny Boyle and Matthew Vaughn rounding off the top five. That's not to say they are who I would necessarily prefer; I just imagine they're the sort of directors to sit on EON's notional list.

 

Tom Hooper and Matthew Vaughn seem the most likely. Danny Boyle ruled himself out (bad experience making The Beach apparently put him off making large films)

 

 

Which leaves Tom Hooper since Vaughn had a bad meeting with EON years ago and has ruled himself out, too.

 

Certainly wouldn't' complain with Hooper

[Harmsway]

Hooper wouldn't be my first choice. His direction is consistently (and irritatingly) indifferent to the geography of scenes, favoring off-balance compositions.

[SecretAgentFan]

I would like to have someone who has a sense of humor AND can stage action without having to rely too much on second unit.

[x007AceOfSpades]

Christopher Nolan doesn't use a second unit at all. Just throwing that out there.

[Orion]

Christopher Nolan doesn't use a second unit at all. Just throwing that out there.

He'd be my choice too, but brace yourself for the occasionally vile comments that name seems to attract on this forum...

[x007AceOfSpades]

 

Christopher Nolan doesn't use a second unit at all. Just throwing that out there.

He'd be my choice too, but brace yourself for the occasionally vile comments that name seems to attract on this forum...

 

He's not my number one choice for a Bond director (that's Denis Villeneuve currently), but I'd still like to see him direct one somewhere down the line. I don't get the hate or dislike he seems to generate though. He's really only made one bad film (at least in my opinion; The Dark Knight Rises) and rebounded from that very well. He's a very consistent filmmaker.

[S K Y F A L L]

Christopher Nolan is pretty young. I think he would do a great job but I don't see it happening while Craig is around. He is working on something right now I believe. Just to speculate I'm hoping it will be a WWII film. I don't think there have been many good WWII films in recent years besides Saving Private Ryan, The Monuments Man and The Intimidation Game. I'm watching WWII in color lol, I'll have to rewatch Valkyrie.

[x007AceOfSpades]

Christopher Nolan is pretty young. I think he would do a great job but I don't see it happening while Craig is around. He is working on something right now I believe. Just to speculate I'm hoping it will be a WWII film. I don't think there have been many good WWII films in recent years besides Saving Private Ryan, The Monuments Man and The Intimidation Game. I'm watching WWII in color lol, I'll have to rewatch Valkyrie.

I believe, of what little information I had found, Nolan's next film is a mystery film. There are rumors of it being a live action adaption of the Japanese manga, Akira, but who knows.

[DaveBond21]

There's a rumour going around at the moment about Guy Ritchie.

[S K Y F A L L]

Just Googled it. So Mendes already said no, that is news to me. I know The Man from UNCLE was not that successful but I really enjoyed it. 

[x007AceOfSpades]

It's a shame The Man from U.N.C.L.E. didn't do well. It was very entertaining and well done and it seems to have acquired a good following now. I like him a lot as a filmmaker and I wouldn't object to him doing Bond 25. It'd be a nice breath of fresh air to me.

[SecretAgentFan]

There's a rumour going around at the moment about Guy Ritchie.

 

Oh, you mean the Mirror?  http://www.mirror.co...irector-6962038

[tdalton]

I don't see any reason to believe any director (or actor, or title) rumors at this point, since we're still a couple of months away from having the whole distribution rights issue settled.  I can't imagine that there will be any substantial movement on Bond 25 before then.

[Harmsway]

I don't see any reason to believe any director (or actor, or title) rumors at this point, since we're still a couple of months away from having the whole distribution rights issue settled. I can't imagine that there will be any substantial movement on Bond 25 before then.

Indeed.

[Logie]

Are there any new Terence Youngs out there? Not just as a filmmaker but a proper bon vivant, someone with a bit of style and class and wit. That'd be good.

[Berni99]

Any chance to bring Campbell or Forster back

[tdalton]

There's probably next to no chance that Campbell comes back.  I think (could be wrong, though) that he said he was done with it after Casino Royale.  He's also getting up there in age as well.  Still, he's a much likelier option than Foster.  There's less than zero chance that EON would bring him back.  I'd love for him to come back, but it's not happening.  

[rubixcub]

Has anyone mentioned George Miller yet?  With "Mad Max: Fury Road" starting to win big at year-end critics' awards, plus Miller himself picking up awards for Best Director, the 70-year-old Australian is riding high and could find himself on EON's shortlist.  Conversely, he's apparently already contracted for the sequel, filming & release dates for which have yet to be announced and could very well conflict with Bond 26.

 

Still, on paper alone (action + accolades), he may have just leapfrogged the competition.

 

Dave

[DisneyGets007]

How about Anthony and Joe Russo from Captain America: The Winter Soldier? I thought the action sequences were done extraordinarily well in that film.

Good idea :-)

[SecretAgentFan]

I like their work, too - but they are caught up in the Avengers-two-parter.

[tdalton]

As seemingly the only one who didn't like Captain America: The Winter Soldier, I can't say that I'd be in favor of the Russo brothers taking over the reigns of the Bond franchise.

I'd like to see EON continue to hire directors like Mendes. That's not to say that I'm advocating a Mendes return for the next one, as I think he's probably done everything that he can with the character at this point, but I would like to see EON bring in more directors like him rather than going back to the more journeyman directors the franchise had chosen to employ prior to Quantum of Solace.

[JohnnyWalker]

How about Anthony and Joe Russo from Captain America: The Winter Soldier?  I thought the action sequences were done extraordinarily well in that film. 

Except for all the cuts and the shaking camera.

[SecretAgentFan]

 

There's a rumour going around at the moment about Guy Ritchie.

 

Oh, you mean the Mirror?  http://www.mirror.co...irector-6962038

 

 

Oh, boy.  Have finally seen "The man from U.n.c.l.e.".  I was looking forward to it, having loved the trailer a lot...

 

... and what a bore the film actually is.  Guy Richie tries to cover it all up with flashy editing, great set decoration and costumes.  But since he co-wrote the script he must be blamed for a flabby narrative that loses momentum after the first 15 minutes and never regains any sort of excitement.  Scenes just drag on or follow each other with no dramatic tension.  

 

Arnie Hammer is not bad, although forced to do the Russian accent and therefore not really convincing.

 

As for Henry Cavill - who I love as Superman... well, he does the American accent quite well. Yet, I always got the feeling that he would have been much more effective if he had been doing this role with his natural British accent.  Which, of course, was not possible since he has to play the American.  Miscast, I´m afraid to say.  Also: he is not as tall as I thought he was.  Pairing him with Hammer towering over him was not a good idea.  Even more riduclous to cast an actress which also towers over him in the female villain role.  In the end, this film, for me, does not showcase any quality of his to be a good Bond.  Everything seems forced.  He is a better actor than he is allowed to show here.  But after Craig he would tank.

  

Guy Richie´s direction... well, nothing to write home about.  Another reason why nobody should let him near Bond.  The Mirror quote must have been planted because this film is now out on DVD.

 

Boy, what a disappointment this film was.  Never trust a trailer.