Who should direct Bond 23?

[Kristatos]

Following on from the discussion on the GD thread, who would you like to see direct Bond 23? I have some names I'd like to see, but they are either too famous (Steven Spielberg, James Cameron) or too closely associated with another franchise (Christopher Nolan). At one time I might have said John Woo, but that was before M:I2.

One left-field choice might be Edgar Wright. He cast Dalton in Hot Fuzz, which suggests that he might be a Bond fan, and while he is only known for comedies at the moment, the same was true of Charlie Higson before the Young Bond books came out. Hot Fuzz contained some pretty decent action among the comedy, and I see no reason why he wouldn't be able to make the transition to a straight action pic. Isn't he doing some superhero thing for Marvel?

[Skywalker]

Cameron, Speilberg and Nolan are the top choices. I'd add John Mctiernan for his work on the Die Hard's and on Predator. Michael Mann and Michael Bay could do a decent job given their success with action movies.

I'd also like to see either of the Scott brothers given a chance (Ridley & Tony).

[katied]

to Ridley Scott more than Tony(who directed Domino)

Possible bad guy death?by baby aliens..oh wait, wrong franchise

[Kristatos]

Cameron, Speilberg and Nolan are the top choices. I'd add John Mctiernan for his work on the Die Hard's and on Predator. Michael Mann and Michael Bay could do a decent job given their success with action movies.

I'd also like to see either of the Scott brothers given a chance (Ridley & Tony).

Ridley yes, Tony...well, he's done some good movies but also some turkeys, so I don't know. His track record is too spotty. Michael Bay...hell no! I'm amazed anyone can still take the guy seriously after the way Team America: World Police crucified his ouevre.

[katied]

Keep Michael Bay the hell away from the Bond franchise. *shudders*

[Mazer Rackham]

Nolan comes on boards, it's reboot the reboot and there will be a decent story arc and a plan for close to 3 movies.
Not gonna happen. Sadly.

Louis Leterrier (yes, I know Transporter 2/Unleashed)
Jon Favreau
Antoine Fuqua (hit and miss)
Sam Raimi (uh, spider-man/Darkman)
Brett Ratner
Mel Gibson (a nut but he knows his stuff)

Avoiding the Michael Bays as much as possible. Look at a list of action movies, each year only a handful are halfway decent. Most are potboilers.

[The Sweeney]

I'd love to see Tony Scott direct a Bond film. He has proved he can do action countless times - Top Gun, Days of Thunder, Last Boy Scout, Man on Fire, etc.

and this type of espionage/tension/thriller type film too - Spy Game, Enemy of the State, Crimson Tide

[katied]

Oh, now see I liked Man On Fire(and there's a Bond connection-Giancarlo Giannini was in it)

[bjmdds]

Rowdy Herrington from Roadhouse. Great action film director . Made one of the worst films of 1989 so should fit right into Eon's scheme of self destruction.

[bjmdds]

Cameron, Speilberg and Nolan are the top choices. I'd add John Mctiernan for his work on the Die Hard's and on Predator. Michael Mann and Michael Bay could do a decent job given their success with action movies.

I'd also like to see either of the Scott brothers given a chance (Ridley & Tony).

Hunt For Red October an EXCELLENTLY made film, except for Baldwin.

[Skywalker]

Michael Bay...hell no! I'm amazed anyone can still take the guy seriously after the way Team America: World Police crucified his ouevre.

I wasn't aware he had any involvement with Team America (Not that I've watched it).

He's proved he is more than capable of delivering a good action movie. Bad Boys 1 & 2, The Rock, Pearl Harbour and Armageddon. Not everyone's choice's, but good action films none the less.

Some of the action scenes in the Bad boys films are brilliantly shot.

[Mazer Rackham]

Michael Bay...hell no! I'm amazed anyone can still take the guy seriously after the way Team America: World Police crucified his ouevre.

I wasn't aware he had any involvement with Team America (Not that I've watched it).

He's proved he is more than capable of delivering a good action movie. Bad Boys 1 & 2, The Rock, Pearl Harbour and Armageddon. Not everyone's choice's, but good action films none the less.

Some of the action scenes in the Bad boys films are brilliantly shot.

Team America mocked everything Bay does in his movies. Did a decent job coping his style too, if you want to call what he does that.

Bay does do big action movies but his style is soo hackneyed that in some countries it is considered a punishment to watch them a second time.

Michale Bay can do action but beyond the explosions and SFX he is lost. His older stuff is some what better but watching The Rock again his BS style, casting, and over emphasis on certain aspects make a decent story worse and at times hard to watch.
His best effort might be Armageddon there is over the top style worked well with the story and the casts saved the rest (I think it helped he was scared of Bruce Willis there).
Transformers was a complete waste of time.

But after a Quark and very bad action editing I think some fans might take solace in a director experienced and deft at action movies. So I can see where a Bay nomination comes from.

I wouldn't recommend Bay I'd wait until Peter Jackson turned it down and then only if John Glen decided not to comeback.

[James]

Didn't Brosnan have Brett Ratner lined up for one of them only to have it vetoed by Eon? I know Ratner is not exactly Alfred Hitchcock but he had to be a better option than Lee Tamahori or Michael Apted.

[Blowfeld]

Didn't Brosnan have Brett Ratner lined up for one of them only to have it vetoed by Eon? I know Ratner is not exactly Alfred Hitchcock but he had to be a better option than Lee Tamahori or Michael Apted.

He did at that.
Once in an interview Brett told how Pierce approached him to direct the next Bond movie -Bond 21 at the time.

[Kristatos]

Bay does do big action movies but his style is soo hackneyed that in some countries it is considered a punishment to watch them a second time.

Michael Bay can do action but beyond the explosions and SFX he is lost.

Quoted for truth. It'd be Lee Tamahori all over again.

[Skywalker]

Quoted for truth. It'd be Lee Tamahori all over again.

Harsh IMO.

Tamahori has done nothing of any note as a director. Bay has a more than decent protfolio of successful films behind him.

[Kristatos]

Quoted for truth. It'd be Lee Tamahori all over again.

Harsh IMO.

Tamahori has done nothing of any note as a director. Bay has a more than decent protfolio of successful films behind him.

Financially successful, maybe. What I meant was that both Tamahori and Bay (and Renny Harlin) belong to the "if we throw enough stuff at the screen, we can bludgeon the audience into submission" school of action filmmaking, confusing movement with action. The best Bond directors knew how to stage exciting action sequences and tell a story.

[Mazer Rackham]

Quoted for truth. It'd be Lee Tamahori all over again.

Harsh IMO.

Tamahori has done nothing of any note as a director. Bay has a more than decent protfolio of successful films behind him.

Financially successful, maybe. What I meant was that both Tamahori and Bay (and Renny Harlin) belong to the "if we throw enough stuff at the screen, we can bludgeon the audience into submission" school of action filmmaking, confusing movement with action. The best Bond directors knew how to stage exciting action sequences and tell a story.

"if we throw enough stuff at the screen, we can bludgeon the audience into submission"
maybe thats eon's plan

Where Bay is concerned he doesn't go beyond the action and comedy gags in his movies. A transformer taking a leak/piss on a human annoying him? Stereotypical minorities, military, and other plots developments to lead to more CGI packed fights.

He'd only be a good Bond director after a lobotomy

[carl stromberg]

GoldenEye and Casino Royale seem to be regarded as the best two films since Bond came back after the long break (not by me though), so perhaps Martin Campbell should come back.

Michael Bay would be fun.

[Kristatos]

GoldenEye and Casino Royale seem to be regarded as the best two films since Bond came back after the long break (not by me though), so perhaps Martin Campbell should come back.

Not by me either. Fortunately, I don't think the soup man wants to come back.