James Bond 007 Reset Thread: Denis Villeneuve Signs On

[AndyDursin]

So let's get this straight: Broccoli let Daniel Craig do whatever he wanted...but wouldn't give Nolan final cut? She got what she deserved here.

I'm not sure how Nolan would've matched up with the material, but if Sam Mendes could make a decent Bond movie, Nolan could have also.

[Paul MacLean]

So let's get this straight: Broccoli let Daniel Craig do whatever he wanted...but wouldn't give Nolan final cut? She got what she deserved here.

I'm not sure how Nolan would've matched up with the material, but if Sam Mendes could make a decent Bond movie, Nolan could have also.

I think Nolan could have done a fine Bond picture. He certainly proved he can direct action sequences, and tackle both serious and escapist subjects. Shame on Barbara Broccoli.

[Monterey Jack]

Nolan has ZERO sense of humor, though.

[Eric W.]

I was liking this "Henry Cavill as the next Bond" rumor mill. Too bad. Like a lot of other things it's time is passed I suppose.

Nolan would have created a high quality Bond film and maybe someone would have helped inject a little bit of that special dry wit Bond humor.

[Monterey Jack]

I was liking this "Henry Cavill as the next Bond" rumor mill. Too bad. Like a lot of other things it's time is passed I suppose.

He's about the same age Dalton & Brosnan were when they did their first films. His dry, relaxed performance in Guy Ritchie's underrated The Man From U.N.C.L.E was like him getting to show what he could have brought to the role.

[Eric W.]

^^ You may as well have read my mind. Everyone should see that underrated gem. I wish there had been a sequel.

I can only have fear in my heart for what Amazon might come up with.

[AndyDursin]

Nolan has ZERO sense of humor, though.

Neither did Sam Mendes.

Whatever humor there was in the Craig movies felt beyond forced so it couldn't be much worse in that regard.

[Paul MacLean]

Nolan has ZERO sense of humor, though.

Perhaps he could adapt himself to humor, with the right screenwriter.

Also, the low-humor approach to a Bond film has been shown to work well (Skyfall), whereas the humorous approach has been known to fall flat (The Man with the Golden Gun).

[AndyDursin]

Exactly. Mendes wasn't exactly Mel Brooks, I mean look at his filmography, it's as solemn/depressing as it gets.

If anything Nolan's flair for escapism at times (Interstellar, Inception) would be more suited to a Bond movie than Mendes' body of work indicated.

[mkaroly]

Would love to have seen a Nolan directed Bond film.

[AndyDursin]

.....and we may get this yet.

[AndyDursin]

David Heyman (HARRY POTTER) and Amy Pascal of SONYSPIDERMAN are now producing Bond.

In other news, the woman who apparently bristled with the Briccolis also got canned. She was also the mastermind behind Amazon's so far disastrous LORD OF THE RINGS.

[AndyDursin]

This is official. Not the first guy I'd pick but...who else is there these days.

At least what he outputs comes across as a real, honest-to-goodness film and not a product...but his pacing and run times...it'll be a miracle if this is somehow under 150 minutes.

Here's hoping Arnold returns, but I'd guess it'll be Zimmer and company all over again.

[Monterey Jack]

[Paul MacLean]

While I really liked Skyfall, Bond films are not the place for "auteur" directors.

The draw of a Bond film should be Bond, and maybe the actor playing him, not an auteur with a distinctive style. Bond movies are best served by journeyman directors, not auteurs who insist on "adapting" Bond to suit their style.