Ever since James Bond 22 (working title, of course) lost GoldenEye and Casino Royale director Martin Campbell, everyone has been wondering who would take the helm. Bond is hot, and it’s obvious that another film will be made sooner rather than later. Frosty at Collider has been tipped off with a supposed list of directors that the producers are considering for the next film. The list includes Tony Scott (Man on Fire, Domino), Alex Proyas (I Robot, Dark City), Mark Forster (Finding Neverland), and Mark Forster (Finding Neverland, Stranger Than Fiction, Monster’s Ball), who is the supposed front runner. I wonder what Tony Scott would create, and if he would calm down with the shaky-cam and fast cuts. All these names are okay in my book, but I still think that Quentin Tarantino should be given a shot.
May 21st, 2007 at 2:27 am
With a good written script Tony Scott could be a seriously good contender for the next Bond.
May 21st, 2007 at 3:04 am
Mark Forster and Mark Forster?
May 21st, 2007 at 12:45 pm
I’m sorry. Did you see Domino? The problem hardly stopped at the script. I could not wait for that movie to end so I could get out of the theater. Tony Scott shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near a Bond project.
May 22nd, 2007 at 2:20 am
There’s no way I’d want QT to direct an official Bond movie. I mean, James and the Girl engaging in endless pop-culture referencing rants? James killing people with endless amounts of gore spilling everywhere? No, no. QT should do a “hommage-60’s style” spy flick, like he did for blaxploitation movies, martial arts movies, westerns, etc… Tony Scott might do a good job, but I’m not too sure. I’d like to see Marc Forster. He’s been doing very different films (Monster’s Ball, Finding Neverland, Stay, Stranger Than Fiction) and always succeeding at excellence or near-excellence. Still I’d be surprised if it’s either of these three that get the job.
May 23rd, 2007 at 6:08 pm
ihartsf obviously is closeminded and pathetic.
tony scott i think would be an amazing choice for the next bond film, not only is he an alumni to action films, he is british. what makes a better mix? domino was an intense story with an intense chracter backround, hence the use of hand crank during filming.
May 24th, 2007 at 12:25 pm
Juji2,
Closeminded, mabye. But pathetic?
Scott took the true life story of a drug addicted lesbian model turned bounty hunter, and what did he turn it into? A string of unforgettable slow-motion shots, flying bullet shells, and explosions inexplicably co-starring two 90210 cast members playing themselves. He took gold and produced bronze. Put that story in two-dozen different directors’ hands and you would have had a more memorable film.
I think they should go after someone who has a proficiency in storytelling (see Lord of the Rings, the Bourne films, Spider Man, and Harry Potter 3-5 for moving someone from more obscure story-based movies into franchise/blockbuster territory). After all, even the most recent Bond films are mostly dialogue and intrigue.