Once ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ opens in July and the initial fervor dissipates around the flick, some people (myself included) will begin to wonder what Christopher Nolan will make his next directorial endeavor. Will it be a smaller flick, or another blockbuster? Well, The Film Stage says here that one film it won’t be is his long gestating Howard Hughes biopic (we can also cross off a big screen adaptation of ‘The Twilight Zone’, but we reported on that last year). Nolan also teases us by saying he’s taken meetings at one point about directing a James Bond movie. The Hughes film I’d given up on by now, but Bond is a whole other story. After the jump I’ll speculate a bit on just how that could perhaps come to pass one day, but for now, just consider it a juicy rumor…
Christopher Nolan would almost assuredly want to put his own stamp on the material (just like Quentin Tarantino would if he ever gets his shot…doubtful though), so the two main things that would have to happen are that the production would have to be seeking a new leading man and that Barbara Broccoli would have to compromise and cede some measure of control to the auteur. I doubt it’ll ever happen (the former possibly, but the latter is a long shot), but this is the only way. Well, one can dream, right?
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The Bond series is like a television show, only in respect that the director doesn’t really mean anything. The producers have a product they’d like to keep consistent throughout the years and the director is only there to keep that look going. Remember, the Bond producers turned even turned down Steven Spielberg back in the day, so they aren’t going for people with distinct creative visions. A Nolan 007 would be interesting, but I don’t think that will happen.
I’m still very interested in where Nolan’s career will go in the future. He’s basically got the “Eastwood Deal” with Warner Bros. and can do anything he wants at that studio.
Josh P.(Quote) (Reply)
Yes and no…they’ve gone with higher profile directors in the past, it’s just yet to result in a noticeable difference. Like I said, the only way he’d do it is if the producers made a conscientious effort to not meddle, which they have no reason to do at this point.
Joey Magidson(Quote) (Reply)
They have gone for those directors before, but even they have not been filmmakers who have had a huge following or distinct filmmaking style. Sam Mendes might brake that chain, but I’m even skeptical on that. As you say, a compromise on both sides would have to be made to see a Christopher Nolan Bond film, but neither side is willing to do that at this point.
Josh P.(Quote) (Reply)
Indeed…alas.
Joey Magidson(Quote) (Reply)
I hope he hasn’t totally given up on his Hughes film…I love The Aviator, I love Nolan, and I think his tackling of Hughes’ later years (as I assume this film would deal with) would be something really special.
JamDenTel(Quote) (Reply)
I wouldn’t ever count on seeing it, but I’d also like seeing this particular look at the man.
Joey Magidson(Quote) (Reply)
If he ever does decide to continue his Hughes project, is it too much to ask to recast DiCaprio as Howard Hughes? Not only will he have the chance to win the Oscar that should have been his instead of Jamie Foxx’s, but he’ll get an opportunity to redeem his makeup catastrophe from ‘J. Edgar’ by playing an old man. Let’s just hope the right makeup artists are on board this time.
Joseph Braverman(Quote) (Reply)
I don’t see that happening, but stranger things certainly have gone down than that…
Joey Magidson(Quote) (Reply)