James Bond In Skyfall - Part 10

[A Necessary Evil]

I will say I was really hoping the short story in QOS would be in the movie. The scene in the airplane was perfect for it.

 

[ChickenScratch]

It's hinted at in the Bahamas part of CR. One can also see a connection there with Matthis's wife in QOS. 2 times it could have been used.

 

[Bruce Malone]

Why remake when they can just steal the plot like they did with You Only Live Twice/The Spy Who Loved Me/Moonraker, Goldfinger/A View to a Kill, and Diamonds Are Forever/Die Another Day?

It's the hook factor though. Casino royale was sold as a reboot and a new kind of bond film closer in tone to the novel with added elements of gritty realism.

When craig leaves and the next series needs its hook or the series after that i can see them using a remake of let's say dr.no "Dr. No 2018" or something as their audience draw.

It's not so much the story points but the selling points.

 

[Victarion]

How well would Flemming's novels work as direct translations to film? Is there anything in them that would be "unfilmable?"

 

[DKDetective]

How well would Flemming's novels work as direct translations to film? Is there anything in them that would be "unfilmable?"

They would need to be period pieces as quite a few of the plot lines would not work without the early Cold War setting. Even then, some of the racist or other political incorrect attitudes of characters would probably be difficult to implement. However, I wouldn't say anything is really unfilmable. Fleming wrote rather short, condensed thrillers that are rather "cinematic" in their storytelling style. Actually, the one difficulty might be the literary Bond himself. He is a relatively strong, quiet type and a lot of what you learn about him is indirect, through internal monologues. ie. how appraises his adversaries or how others do the same. The filmmakers would probably have to convert a certain amount of that into dialogue between characters.

 

[Doc Ock]

Am i wrong in thinking we will eventually get to a place where they will start to remake some of the original bond films?

I really think this hollywood remake schtick will reach the bond franchise eventually and i think some executive is going to have the "radical" idea to do a remake of one of the originals at some point.

Well, the video games are already putting Craig's Bond into older films.

 

[bullets]

I just read that Steven Spielberg always wanted to direct a James Bond.

 

[Slushy]

Its true. An inexperienced Spielberg was turned down by EON from directing For Your Eyes Only. In The Last Crusade, Sean Connery playing Indy's father was intentional casting as an inside joke because if it wasn't for 007, there would be no Indiana Jones!

Is there anything in them that would be "unfilmable?"

In the novel, Bond fights a giant squid as part of Dr. No's obstable course!

What was the change of heart?

I'm pretty sure even 10 years ago, DAD was deemed a critical failure. Getting the rights back to Casino Royale was a bittersweet coincidence. I do wonder how the film starring Piece Brosnan (sans the first mission part) would've turned out though.

Re: Silva

Anybody else think the blonde hair dye job was done as a nod to Max Zorin?

 

[The Englishman]

I think they could be done as mini-series in order. Now that would be cool. Same cast from start to finish doing the stories as written. No outer space in Moonraker, no Thailand in TMWTGG, Bond getting *killed* in FRWL but miraculously surviving in Dr No.

I;m not for remakes, but if they could wrangle a way to do them as mini-series with the short stories (like QOS) falling where they should in the timeline it would be cool.

I've always wanted EoN to allow the BBC to do direct adaptations of the novels in order. That would be brilliant.

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

^^
The man got a PhD in Bond literature, don't try to argue with him
The post I was replying is no more, so is my reply.

PS : Superman didn't turn time back, he went back in time not the same thing.

 

[Gianakin_]

He kinda did turn back time. The visuals seems to heavily imply that.

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

The effect is missleading yes but he didn't, he just went faster than the speed of light and use it to go back in time.

Wow, Craig's Bond drunk more Martinis than all other Bond combined !

 

[Gianakin_]

Aha.

And yeah, with what he's been through, can you blame him?

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

No really but I thought Moore or Connery would be ahead of him.

 

[Gianakin_]

The Bros decimated entire armies, though. But Craig will get there, and fast.

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

Given Craig already has half the kill of Brosman in only two movies, no doubt about that.
Another strange fact, Lazenby seduced almost more women in one film than Connery in all of his.

 

[AnneFan]

It's also how those kills take place. I prefer a clever predatory style kill over taking out 10 or so at once via machine gun.

 

[Gianakin_]

Another strange fact, Lazenby seduced almost more women in one film than Connery in all of his.

That's because of the Swiss resort section. He had a goooooooood time there.

 

[Monsieur Xavier]

Sure he has a harem to work with but Connery made what .. seven movies !

 

[Gianakin_]

6, we're not counting NSNA. But yeah, imagine!

 

[Roose Bolton]

Re: Silva

Anybody else think the blonde hair dye job was done as a nod to Max Zorin?

 

[Brian Braddock]

That's because of the Swiss resort section. He had a goooooooood time there.

Yes, showing his Beasants to any woman who wanted to see them. t:

 

[Gianakin_]

 

[Bruce Malone]

Skyfall Was Influenced by The Dark Knight
Director Sam Mendes gives props to Christopher Nolan.

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2012/10/19/skyfall-was-influenced-by-the-dark-knight

Sounds good to me.

 

[chamber-music]

No Wonder some critics are saying Skyfall is like a Christopher Nolan film or the TDK

I just read that Steven Spielberg always wanted to direct a James Bond.

Yep Spielberg wanted to direct a Bond film for a while.

In May 1977, Lucas was in Maui, trying to escape the enormous success of Star Wars. Friend and colleague Steven Spielberg was also there, holidaying from work on Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Spielberg told Lucas he was interested in making a James Bond film. Lucas then told him of an idea "better than James Bond", explaining the plot of Raiders of the Lost Ark. Spielberg loved it, calling it "a James Bond film without the hardware",[4] though he had the character's surname changed to "Jones".[2] Spielberg and Lucas made a deal with Paramount Pictures for five films about Indiana