Right now, with the future financial uncertainty that is going on over at MGM and Daniel Craig's confirmation that he will indeed be starring in John Favreau's next project Cowboys and Aliens, what will happen with upcoming 23rd James Bond movie is kind of up in the air right now.
However, Nikki Finke over at Deadline Hollywood is saying that Sam Mendes has been hired on as a consultant on the project at the request of Craig who apparently didn't like the criticism that Quantum of Solace got. The question now remains, will Mendes be offered the director's seat for the project?
Strangely enough, this news doesn't excite me the way I would expect it to. Mendes is a gifted filmmaker whose credits include American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Jarhead, Revolutionary Road and Away We Go, but if Quantum of Solace proved anything, it was that Bond doesn't work best under the hand of great directors. Bond needs a gifted action director who also knows how to let the story breathe just enough to to be engaging, as was the case with Casino Royale.
The fact that the new film will also reportedly pick up where Quantum left off doesn't offer much in the way of promise either. File this one under the mild interest for now section.
However, Nikki Finke over at Deadline Hollywood is saying that Sam Mendes has been hired on as a consultant on the project at the request of Craig who apparently didn't like the criticism that Quantum of Solace got. The question now remains, will Mendes be offered the director's seat for the project?
Strangely enough, this news doesn't excite me the way I would expect it to. Mendes is a gifted filmmaker whose credits include American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Jarhead, Revolutionary Road and Away We Go, but if Quantum of Solace proved anything, it was that Bond doesn't work best under the hand of great directors. Bond needs a gifted action director who also knows how to let the story breathe just enough to to be engaging, as was the case with Casino Royale.
The fact that the new film will also reportedly pick up where Quantum left off doesn't offer much in the way of promise either. File this one under the mild interest for now section.
