SPECTRE (Bond 24)

[K270]

Figured we might as well start discussing the next Bond movie.


It's being reported that Lea Seydoux has been cast in Bond 24.

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/...ead-in-bond-24


Also, a small part of the set is being built (there may be a spoiler in the article, it's highlighted in yellow)

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansit...news/?a=108247

There may be a better picture floating out there of the first set piece. When I run upon it, I'll post it.

[K270]

A few more tidbits about Bond 24 are starting to drop. The first is Dave Bautista has snagged a role as a "memorable henchman"

http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/10/...inx-in-bond-24

The second tidbit is that Christoph Waltz has joined the cast of Bond 24

http://www.thewrap.com/christoph-wal...y-the-villain/

Also, there's supposed to be an plane crash in the movie (article may contain minor spoilers)

http://www.enstarz.com/articles/5074...-die-video.htm

No rumored title yet and no known date for a press conference similar to the Skyfall press conference. If a press conference is held, it would answer lots of questions.

[justink]

if the rumor about rihanna being the bond girl is true, i'm out.

[K270]

Originally Posted by justink

if the rumor about rihanna being the bond girl is true, i'm out.

I've read that. But I've also read it's just a cameo role to. Hopefully more solid info will start to come out soon. I believe filming is set begin Dec 6th.

[BotheLaneFan]

Big Dave!

[neumdogg]

I hope it's better than Skyfall. Yuck.

I'm hoping Casino Royale good.

[justink]

Originally Posted by neumdogg

I hope it's better than Skyfall. Yuck.

I'm hoping Casino Royale good.

skyfall was the only bond flick to hold my interest. and i've tried, lord knows i've tried.

[jcc522]

Walther PPK

EDIT: Skyfall wasn't even a Bond movie.

[TwoStep2888]

Loved Skyfall. Visually stunning, and a terrific deconstruction of the Bond franchise.

[kittensXLI]

Jimmy Bond has gone so far downhill since Goldeneye.

[GSUdawg521]

Is it a mashup of Bond and 24? Becuase I'd be in.

[chadizzy1]

I honestly haven't watched any of the bonds post-Brosnan.

Are they good?

[jwehaeDMB]

Originally Posted by kittensXLI

Jimmy Bond has gone so far downhill since Goldeneye.

Wot?




8888

[hailtopitt]

Casino Royale was great

Skyfall was great

Quantum of Solace was god fucking awful

[dmbbearcat]

Casino Royale is one of the best Bond films. Skyfall was decent. Quantum was so bad.

[clayj41]

Originally Posted by dmbbearcat

Casino Royale is one of the best Bond films. Skyfall was decent. Quantum was so bad.

I abide by this.

[dobyblue]

I think Quantum would have fared better if it hadn't been directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez. Oh no wait I'm sorry I meant Paul Greengrass.

Oh wait, it was Marc Forster? You could have fooled me.

[dobyblue]

This article nails it - http://whatculture.com/film/10-promi...sA2jhpGQqXq.99

Changing directors in the Bond franchise is nothing new. With twenty-three films to date in the series, it’s inevitable that there will be some shifting of directors. But when the studio decided to reboot the franchise with Casino Royale in 2006, they did go back to the well of past Bond directors. Martin Campbell, who had already performed a successful soft reboot of Bond in 1995 with GoldenEye, was hired to helm Casino Royale, and the result was one of the greatest Bond films in the franchise.

For the sequel, though, the studio decided to go in a different direction and they hired Marc Forster. Rather than deliver what people would come to expect in a Bond film, what we got was a melodramatic mess of a film completely lacking anything even remotely resembling humour. As good as Craig is as Bond, not even he could have saved it. Instead of taking his cues from Campbell or the long history of Bond movies, Forster instead apparently took inspiration from Paul Greengrass’s Bourne films. The result of which were shaky-cam scenes that were barely distinguishable. Add in the most pathetic villain in the series and completely squandering the SPECTRE-esque Quantum, and you’ve got one of the low points in the franchise.

[TwoStep2888]

Originally Posted by hailtopitt

Casino Royale was great

Skyfall was great

Quantum of Solace was god fucking awful

[scrock25]

So when is Daniel Craig going to be out and Idris Elba in?

[hailtopitt]

Originally Posted by scrock25

So when is Daniel Craig going to be out and Idris Elba in?

a black president is fine, but a black 007?

get a grip dude

[scrock25]

:: gets grip ::

Sorry man.

[TwoStep2888]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

This article nails it - http://whatculture.com/film/10-promi...sA2jhpGQqXq.99

This is accurate.

"Shaky cam" was used well and worked aesthetically and thematically for Greengrass' excellent Bourne Supremacy and Ultimatum, but Forster didn't know how and when to use it properly and Quantum of Solace was a directorial mess. Also, yeah, huge waste of villain potential. Glad we have Mendes now, loved Skyfall, excited for this one.

[hailtopitt]

Javier Bardem is a top 3 Bond villain for me

he was great in Skyfall

[Cscottrun]

Originally Posted by hailtopitt

Javier Bardem is a top 3 Bond villain for me

he was great in Skyfall

His first scene, where has walks down the row of servers talking to bond about the rats is awesome.

[hailtopitt]

Originally Posted by Cscottrun

His first scene, where has walks down the row of servers talking to bond about the rats is awesome.

absolutely

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by TwoStep2888

This is accurate.

"Shaky cam" was used well and worked aesthetically and thematically for Greengrass' excellent Bourne Supremacy and Ultimatum, but Forster didn't know how and when to use it properly and Quantum of Solace was a directorial mess. Also, yeah, huge waste of villain potential. Glad we have Mendes now, loved Skyfall, excited for this one.

I'll give you an example of when it shouldn't be used, in Bourne Supremacy when Bourne is talking to Marie's brother informing him of her death the camera is wobbling all around the place. One character is sitting on the bed, the other is standing talking, no-one comes crashing through the roof, nothing explodes, the POV is not first person, it's not being shot on a boat, what is the point of the shaky cam in this scene?

The second and third Bourne films IMHO were great IN SPITE OF Greengrass, not because of him. Now I agree that he's much better overall at it than Forster who thought he was shooting a Prodigy video and not a Bond film, but it doesn't excuse Greengrass for me. I would much rather have seen what Doug Liman would have done with those two installments. They have very little rewatch value for me thanks to Greengrass.

Seeing what Liman did with the amazing Sci-Fi ride Edge of Tomorrow this year leads me to believe even more that those two movies would have been better had they kept him on, just as QoS would have been better with Martin Campbell.

[KevinTH]

I have tried SO hard to get into Bond. Goldeneye was the first Bond movie I ever saw and I loved it. Oddly enough I tried to watch it a couple years ago and couldn't get into it. I know I saw the one with Denise Richards and I think I saw one other Pierce Brosnan one and then I fell off. After liking Goldeneye and whatever one came after that, I decided to check out the old Bond movies and none of them could really keep my attention. They're all really pretty boring. I've seen the 3 Daniel Craig movies but barely remember any of them. I guess they just don't resonate with me. I'm usually really good at remembering movies, but not Bond movies. I know I like Casino Royale, I do not remember Quantum of Solace at all (so I can't speak to whether or not I thought it was awful or not) and for some reason I can't remember much of Skyfall hahaha. Only thing I remember about Skyfall is a battle at a house at the end and Javier Bardem being awesome. I do know that I think Daniel Craig is the most enjoyable Bond I've ever seen. Don't know if that's a popular or unpopular opinion, but he's awesome.

[Rodey]

Originally Posted by hailtopitt

Javier Bardem is a top 3 Bond villain for me

he was great in Skyfall

For sure. He killed it.

[dobyblue]

It's a popular opinion, Daniel Craig is awesome as Bond; however when first announced (and I really liked Craig at the time and disagreed) there were boycotts attempted, petitions, etc.

I haved liked Craig for ages, Layer Cake is f'n awesome.