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[quantumofsolace]

Bond at 23 mins

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk...rammes/p02xfbhg

[Royal Dalton]

Thanks, QOS.

 

Confirmation that the title song has been recorded.

 

 

[The Dove]

Great interview.. Thanks QOS.. Yeah it's pretty much confirmed what I think that there will be a different director for Bond 25..not surprised that Mendes will not be back..

[Matt_13]

Beat me to it!

Great interview as always. I'm very glad that he sounds so positive about it all. It's always good when a filmmaker can outwardly say he enjoyed the experience of shooting a film. I'm not at all surprised that he won't be back but he has certainly left his mark on the franchise. Very cool stuff.

[Simon]

Well, the fact he said no the last time, and ended up in doing it anyway, pretty much precludes any Guarantee that the next one will definitely be directed by someone else.

 

After all, Roger Moore made a career out of saying 'this will be my last', only to be enticed back into the fold.  (Without any surprise, I might add)

[Harmsway]

Mendes does sound very positive, which, given some of the behind-the-scenes drama on Spectre, is encouraging.

[Ace Roberts]

I agree with Harmsway.  You don't hear a hint of stress or fatigue in Mendes' voice, in fact just the opposite.  I hear a tone of enthusiasm that does not sound manufactured.  This is very encouraging.  

Edited by Ace Roberts, 18 July 2015 - 08:41 PM.

[DamnCoffee]

Having a listen now! 23:00 in for anyone who just wants to skip the cricket talk, although a solid interview from what i've heard so far. 

[quantumofsolace]

Sam Mendes rules out directing James Bond films after SPECTRE

 

http://www.mirror.co...recting-6094189

 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk...t-arts-33585233

 

 

http://www.denofgeek...ie-than-skyfall

 

 

http://www.independe...e-10399501.html

 

 

http://www.theguardi...d-film-probably

[Shrublands]

Does he really rule it out?

I can't help but notice him use the word "probably" in the interview. 

 

He was much firmer when he said he wouldn't be doing Bond 24, but then changed his mind.

Personally, I wouldn't rule him out, not based on this statement at this stage of making Spectre.

[Vauxhall]

Yes, he's probably in the same place mentally with SKYFALL that he currently can't face the idea of doing it all again - but if the producers wanted him, and gave him the same break for his theatre work, then he may see a way in which his arm could be twisted.

A side note - love that Henry Blofeld was around for the interview.

[SecretAgentFan]

These productions are behemoths that eat up all your life.  It´s perfectly understandable that he does not want to commit to the next one already.  Also, it would be unwise for it would take him out of consideration for other projects in the next years.

 

In the end, if SPECTRE is received as well as SKYFALL (or better) he will return (with an ever bigger paycheck).  If not he can always say: hey, I´ve done two back-to back, I want to do something else now.

[Blofeld's Cat]

Does he really rule it out?

I can't help but notice him use the word "probably" in the interview. 

 

He was much firmer when he said he wouldn't be doing Bond 24, but then changed his mind.

Personally, I wouldn't rule him out, not based on this statement at this stage of making Spectre.

I agree on every point you make. There's NO indication of finality in his comments. 

[Guy Haines]

Unfortunately I didn't catch up with the interview, but I get the gist of the Bond part of it from the posts above. Since then, I have come across a quote from Sam Mendes about SPECTRE found in, of all places, the online version of Ecumenical News. I don't know if this was part of the BBC interview, but here he says as follows;

 

"Spectre provides a kind of culmination to the three previous films while developing a backstory that's been largely unexplored until now. There is an opportunity to delve into how Bond came to be. What made him? And who were the people who affected him along the way? You're sort of telling the story backwards of how Bond became Bond."

 

(From ecumenicalnews.com)

 

Probably one of the broadest hints we've had yet that the new film ties up some loose ends from CR, QoS and SF, whilst delving into Bond's past, which we're already aware will happen from the trailers.

[antovolk]

Unfortunately I didn't catch up with the interview, but I get the gist of the Bond part of it from the posts above. Since then, I have come across a quote from Sam Mendes about SPECTRE found in, of all places, the online version of Ecumenical News. I don't know if this was part of the BBC interview, but here he says as follows;

"Spectre provides a kind of culmination to the three previous films while developing a backstory that's been largely unexplored until now. There is an opportunity to delve into how Bond came to be. What made him? And who were the people who affected him along the way? You're sort of telling the story backwards of how Bond became Bond."

(From ecumenicalnews.com)

Probably one of the broadest hints we've had yet that the new film ties up some loose ends from CR, QoS and SF, whilst delving into Bond's past, which we're already aware will happen from the trailers.

That quote is actually from http://www.ew.com/ar...nd-origin-story