Plus the man is dating (possibly) Sofia Coppola… Can he do no wrong?
I’ve heard rumors for a long time about Tarantino wanting to remake Casino Royale and do it “right.” I’ve also heard Ewan McGregor’s name batted around as a replacement for Pierce Brosnan, in case there’s a problem with the rights to Casino Royale, and Tarantino’s Bond movie would have to be “out of continuity.” Either way, I’d be there.
Oh good, another movie I can look forward to never ever seeing.
I can’t even begin to imagine how horrible this would be.
On the one hand, I’m hopeful that he could bring an edge to the series that’s been lacking. On the other hand, his style is so much different from those of more conventional directors that it might as easily be the nadir of his career.
Dear God, no.
I’m somewhat curious, particulary considering this this the third “project” that Tarentino wants to do next.
First it was “The Vega Brothers”, then the WW2 movie “Inglorius Bastards” and now a new james bond movie.
He either
1.) can’t make up his mind.
2.) Is very ambitious and plans to do all of them.
3). Is throwing these out to keep us from knowing what he REALLY wants to do.
IMHO, 007 flicks are too stupid for Tarentino to lower himself to do.
Or 4). Likes to think very far ahead.
Look, I only understand it 'cuz I’m the same way… I’m always talking about projects I’d like to do in five or ten years.
Oh, shush. Thunderball was a cinematic masterpiece. If Master Quentin can pull off a flick half as good, it’ll still be marvelous.
I hope he keeps the theme song by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, with minimal remixing.
Heh, heh.
But seriously, “the Everest of film genres” is James Bond? Bond is not even a genre, it’s a franchise. Tell that author that I hate him.
Crank up the spectral telegramaphone, because Ian Fleming’s been in the grave a while. Unless you mean Gardner, who has written some Bond novels more recently.
Honestly, I don’t think James Bond would be a good Tarantino character. He’s not very introspective, his ‘wit’ is limited to puns about either how he just killed somebody or the woman he’s about to bed, and he doesn’t launch into expletive-filled tirades before resorting to violence.
I don’t know. Maybe if QT did a ‘spy movie’ with a Bondian plot I’d feel better about it. But Bond himself is something of an institution, admittedly a shamelessly cheesy institution. In my uninformed and probably worthless opinion on the subject, letting Tarantino make a Bond film wouldn’t result in “that Bond movie that QT directed,” but instead “that QT film with James Bond in it.”
Hand me my explosive pen.
Which one is it?
The one that says BAD MOTHERFUCKER.
Here is another article on the possiblity, with Brosnan’s take on it:
Are you kidding? Bond is such an overly-flashy-stylized Man’s Man, it’s ridiculous. The poker game 'tween Bond and Largo? The fierce, crazed rivalry 'tween Bond and Blofeld? The battle 'tween Bond and Jaws? The strange, quirky characters of Goldfinger and Odd Job? Straight out of 'Tino, man!
The camerawork, the pacing, the direction, the tension… it’s something that Tarantino is a master of. Hell, he doesn’t even need a Doomsday weapon or countless Blofeld doubles or moon lasers (though those wouldn’t hurt). A Bond film is a combination Film Noir and Summer Action thriller… the reason why the latest batch of Bond flicks have been lousy is because the Noir element has been abandoned. Well, Quentin can tuck it back in… and I think he’s already proven that he can pull off the Action Thriller part.
Er… wasn’t Casino Royale the David Niven spoof of Bond?
Does it count as a Bond movie?
IIRC, that’s one reason he wants to do it. It was such a piece of shit, and (supposedly) such a great original story/book, that he wants to see it done right.
Anyway, that’s what I hear. Unfortunately, Tarantino batters ideas around so often, that it’s hard to get really excited about any rumours.
But I’m with SPOOFE on this one: if it does materialize, it could be something truly exciting and interesting (in a series that’s relied more and more on smash-em-up, cars, gadgets, etc. and less on story and just plain cool, IMHO).
Well, I can think of worst things.
Like QT directing his own religious films. “The greatest motherfucking story ever told”
Jesus: “Judas, do you know what they call a motherfucking traitor in rome?”
Judas: “No, what do they call him?”
Jesus:" They call him a fucking dead nigga because the romans don’t tolerate treachy".
(All the apostles pull big handguns and point them at Judas, while Judas pulls two big guns, pointing them both at Jesus).
Jesus: “BTW, Peter, don’t you dare act like you don’t know me tomorrow. We’ve been through thick and thin and I’m gonna be fucking pissed if you act like you’ve never seen me before”
And of course, “Stuck in the middle with you” playing during the 33 lashes.
Don’t forget the scene where Jesus asks Judas for a taste of his tasty burger…
The Last Tasty Burger of Chirst. Brilliant!
I’m not a Bond fan, partly because the movies are all the same, and this might draw my interest. Looking at the box office totals from the last few movies on IMDb tells me it wouldn’t kill them to bring in people who aren’t die-hard Bond lovers. Having Tarantino shake things up might do that.
“Do you see a sign on my cave that says ‘Dead Messiah Storage’?”