Denis Villeneuve to direct the next Bond film.

He’s a great director.

With a decent script and solid Bond, he might be able to renew the franchise, which hasn’t seen a decent entry since Skyfall.

His face looks like it’s closing up

He's capable but can be so damned boring. So far he has not lived up to his early promise.

Seems like the new producers are making the safe yet dull decision of continuing the trend in recent Bond films. That is, fashioning Nolan-adjacent prestigious action-dramas helmed by heavy-hitters that may, if they're lucky, earn a few technical Oscar noms. But I'm not sure that's wise. I think Spectre proved that even with a semi-auteur like Sam Mendes behind the camera, if you don't have the right script, you're fucked.

Hope he gets along with Billy Porter.

We put our name in to direct — the fact that we didn’t get it is a clear example of transphobia! Literal violence!

This must mean we're very close finally to having the next actor to play James Bond announced.

And about time, too.

This is a boomer franchise.

He looks like Dr. Zizmor!

IYKYK

This is actually pretty shocking and gutsy considering the other directors that showed interest.

Villeneuve is arguably the most autistic director next to Christopher Nolan. His movies are about isolation, and his characters are extremely cold. I love them to death, but it’s not for everyone. I would have assumed they were going in the opposite direction from Craig, and going for a more populist, martini-swirling Bond.

No one cares.

He’s cheap. That’s what it comes down to. It’s Amazon.

R12 in what universe is Denis Villeneuve cheap

Blade Runner 2049 cost $150/$185mm and lost a ton of money

So the new Bond will probably be a taciturn Aspie.

Can I suggest one?

R6 I forgot all about Fleur! How is Mekong Delta Burke?

Imagine that hairy chest emerging from the Caribbean

There’s a new boy in town, and he’s looking good!

This will be a pretentious snooze fest, just like all of his previous movies. Lots of stark cinematography and production design with no soul or warmth. It's not what Bond is about. Bond is about glitz and glamour, with a little camp thrown in.

I don't care for this decision. His films are well-made but incredibly boring and way too serious. He's all wrong for Bond.

[quote] No one cares.

Ridiculous

Keep in mind he says he is a life-long fan of the Bond films . I’m sure he will adjust his typical style to the material and honor the heritage.

Timmy IS Bond, James Bond.

Yes Dune 2 was successful but its $715M gross was barely enough considering the $300M+ production and P&A costs.

If he casts Zendaya as "Jamee Bond", then I am out.

Autistic director? LOL

I appreciate the comments here; while I find DV cold like the rest, I find Nolan much colder. Do you guys agree? I never feel anything in Nolan's films, where DV uses the visuals to push and pull the energies. DUNE 2 was terrific in that sense; but I agree we're kind of always at a distance from it.

What are the differences between Nolan and DV, in your view?

Nolan is obsessed with time. Villeneuve is obsessed with visuals like a painter.

I have not seen any of his films, but had Bezos wanted to make something of his Amazon Prime Video and MGM acquisition, what is he waiting for.

Were *quality* a watchword of Bezos, we would have seen some evidence, any evidence at all by now. But no. He's quite content to churn out mediocrity.

I just hope he keeps his hands off the script. Like too many post-Cahiers directors, he clearly has contempt or apathy for the role of the screenwriter. And it shows.

"If I could've made movies without any dialogue, it would have been paradise. Dialogue for me belongs to theater or television. I'm not someone who remembers movies because of their lines."--Denis Villeneuve

You don’t hire Villeneuve if you aspire to be mediocre. You may still get there, of course.

His movies are well put together but they have no emotional core. That’s why some people find his movies boring.

They’re like Ming vases — elegant on the outside, hollow on the inside.

That said, who gives a fuck about this lame-ass franchise? And the idea that the Brits are superspies? Jesus fucking Christ what a joke that is after decades of the British secret services leaking like a sieve and being more of a liability than a benefit to the West.

I thought Arrival was very moving.

Get ready for overpraised mediocrity.

It makes sense to go with a director like him when they're also switching actors playing Bond.

He'll bring a very different sensibiliity to the franchise just as they switched when Craig took over the role.

If it doesn't work, they'll be able to calibrate and shift in another direction with a clearer sense of what they need to change.

[quote] Esquire is campaigning for Timothee Chalamet to be the next James Bond

[quote]Esquire is campaigning for Timothee Chalamet to be the next James Bond

Worst idea - EVAH.

How does he even get jobs? His films are boring and monotone and Blade Runner 2049 and Dune 1 were massive flops.

God. They're not breaking out of the dreary-sad-hateful-dark trend, are they.

I suppose it will have to be Bond going - against orders - to save a thousand girls from a sex-slave ring on a tropical island off the coast of South America, and in they end it's the girls who save Bond and his love interest spurns him to turn the fortress into a school.

[quote]The Crazy Rich Asians star added, “Maybe I’m just a pussy. I don’t know. But I think I would love it so much more if there wasn’t that overhanging cultural pressure.”

R21 He said that about Blade Runner and Dune and they were super boring artsy fartsy movies.

R39 That’s the truth.

No one actually wants to be James Bond anymore.

I think actors today are cooling down to franchises because it really takes 10+ years out of your life and career.

Daniel Craig was definitely not happy towards the end of his run. He was 37 when he started and 53 when he ended.

I don’t think actors are finding that appealing anymore.

Jonathan Bailey is the obvious choice, but the Broccolis would never approve it.

Broccolis gave up creative control for $1 billion.

I don’t think a proper James Bond film can be made in this time of “liberal” Hollywood.

Hollywood despises famous male action heroes.

[QUOTE] I think actors today are cooling down to franchises because it really takes 10+ years out of your life and career.

All the more reason to stop holding onto these actors for decades. Bring them in for two or three films and then find another Bond. If it’s such a physically intensive and dangerous job then it would make sense that 007 agents frequently die or step down and get replaced.

Tom Cruise seems to be doing well, R44.