Given the amount of discussion the topic of writers on Bond 25 and beyond in the Bond 25 news thread, it occurred to me a thread for suggestions/informed debate/uninformed complaining was needed.
So who would people like to see take a shot at writing future Bond films?
taylor sheridan, denis villeneuve, michael green (who wrote blade runner 2049, logan and murder on the orient express)
The man with the worlds most eclectic writing CV, with it ranging from Sex and The City to American Gods, via Everwood.
quite a resume indeed - Neil Gaiman could also be interesting (speaking of American Gods)
Heās probably my favourite author, but I feel Bond as a genre would, by necessity, limit what Gaiman can do as a writer - would be intriguing though.
Green is very interesting.
I would not really want an established novelist like Gaiman to do it - they have too much personal things at stake and would rather do their own take on Bond when it should remain a Bond film. For the same reason Jeffrey Deaver did not work for me in āCarte Blancheā. Also, Shane Black would rather do a Shane Black Bond.
But we donāt need a star writer with a distinctly personal vision. We need a great writer who can do Bond. There are several writers who are not famous or have not broken through. I would welcome EON to invite young people or those who work in television.
They all get rewritten anyway, soā¦
Will never happen, but Iād love to read a Bond screenplay by Tarantino.
Chris McQuarrie would write an excellent Bond script. He knows how to write for an established format, yet has a strong voice of own (my favourite is his directorial debut Way Of The Gun). He also has enough clout that I feel a good writer needs.
However, being the current man behind MI may have nixed this happening for the time being.
If they wanted a shift in tone, or at least pace, then Iād love to see Vince Gilliganās Bond. He writes wonderfully complex protagonists and fantastic villains.
Another writer/ director of great tv is Hugo Blick. Shadow line was great and apparently Honerable Woman was good. Perhaps more suit to Le Carre than Bond, but all the same Iād like to see his version.
Tarantino I disagree, his Bond pastiche was the best segment on Inglorious Basterds, but Iāve never quite been sold on him taking Bond, simply because Tarantinoās weakest efforts are his works that arnāt 100% original.
The rest though, definitely.
Yes, absolutely agree here.
And Vince GilliganĀ“s Bondā¦ well, that would be an auteur Bond that actually interests me!
As for Tarantino - did anyone read the remarks Karl Urban recently made about TarantinoĀ“s Star Trek idea? I know everyone is excited for MR. TARANTINO to come down from his olymp and dedicate his always genius thoughts to this little Roddenberry franchise. But I donāt know - some things just donāt mix well. I donāt think Roddenberry would have liked Star Trek to get full on gore.
I agree, just meant Iād like to read his version for fun. If it turned out to be great then Iād want it shot, but odds are heād shove in too many knowing twists in the format.
But something in tune with the straight stories of Inglorious Barsteds opening scene, or Jackie brown with touches of mr Tās interpretations of the tropes might well be very good.
No, some things certainly donāt. Butā¦! If he does Trek and itās a success Iām sure many franchises will jump on the band wagon and hire auteurs.
Trekkies and āBondiesā may want to keep mr T and his ilk away from their Crown Jewels, but that aside, just as fans and acolytes of the medium it certainly stirs the curiosity and Iād look forward to seeing how they turn out, as I do with the āT-Trekā
We would maybe get an Ennio Morricone score for a Bond film if Tarantino wrote/directed - so that might be something iād be interested in
Iāll die a happy man if Morricone scores Bond
Iād rather they go the other way, instead of courting superstar writers they should try and foster some up and coming talent. Put together a rough brief/ specification of what you want from the next Bond film, send it out to a group of aspiring screenwriters and see which screenplays are worth developing.
Thereād probably be a lot of takers for that in these forums - like the sound of it!