Christopher Nolan is opening up about rumors that point to him taking over the James Bond film franchise and directing the next chapter of the franchise.
03.11.2023 - 18:09 / nme.com
Barbie star Kingsley Ben-Adir should play the next James Bond, according to director Greta Gerwig.Appearing on Variety’s Awards Circuit podcast to discuss her record-breaking film about the iconic Mattel doll, Gerwig detailed how Ben-Adir was “so funny” in the role of Basketball Ken, while also praising his classical acting skills.Gerwig described the scene near the end of the film where Ryan Gosling’s Ken gifts his faux-fur jacket to Ben-Adir’s Ken, who then turns around to his fellow Kens and delivers an inspiring speech as their apparent new leader.“He can do anything, and is a very proper, trained British actor,” Gerwig said. “He can do the [Laurence] Olivier voice, so we had versions where he turned around and it was British.
But that was one of those [moments], when he turned around and did that voice – everybody on set, everybody’s jaw dropped. He became this different person.“I think the direction I gave to him, I said something like, ‘Ascend the throne’ and he was like, ‘Got it’.
And he turned around and he ascended the throne. I was like, ‘Get this to whoever is making Bond, [they] need this immediately.”Gerwig clarified that she didn’t know who was being considered to play the next 007, but praised Ben-Adir as a “great actor”.Ben-Adir is one of the many names that have been mentioned in connection with Bond in recent years, with speculation about who will succeed Daniel Craig growing.Aaron Taylor-Johnson has been tipped as the favourite to take on the role, while Henry Cavill, James Norton and Regé-Jean Page have also been linked.However, it may be some time until a new James Bond is revealed, with franchise producer Barbara Broccoli recently admitting that there is a “big road ahead” before the character is
.Christopher Nolan is opening up about rumors that point to him taking over the James Bond film franchise and directing the next chapter of the franchise.
Christopher Nolan has said that he will not be directing the next James Bond film.The Oppenheimer director has long been linked with a possible involvement in the British spy franchise, and has spoken multiple times in the past about his admiration for the films, even expressing direct interest in becoming a part of it.In a new interview with Associated Press, however, he has formally distanced himself from Bond. When asked whether that might be his next project, he said: “No, sadly no – no truth to those rumours.”In July, Nolan had said that it would be “an amazing privilege” to direct a Bond film.“The influence of those movies in my filmography is embarrassingly apparent.
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Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story 36 years before Greta Gerwig’s blockbuster phenomenon.A 43-minute short film made at Bard College in New York State, Superstar depicts scenes from the life of the 1970s pop star using the children’s toys instead of real-life actors.Charting the rise and fall of Carpenter, who died from the eating disorder anorexia nervosa in 1983, Haynes’ controversial film uses the stick-thin dolls to emphasise Carpenter’s frailty and was banned after a copyright claim from the Carpenter estate. It contains uncleared Carpenters tracks throughout and also makes claims about the sexuality of Karen’s brother Richard.Superstar has become a cult curio since then and Haynes, though he hasn’t seen Barbie, told NME in an exclusive interview that he’s pretty sure Gerwig is familiar with it.“I love Greta Gerwig.
Olivia Colman has revealed that there is a very particular character in the James Bond franchise that she has wanted to play for a long time.In an interview with Vogue, the Oscar-winning actor admitted that the character of M has been on her wishlist for many years.“The amount of time I have wanted to be M,” she said. “I’m not sure who I need to call.”When prompted that the best person might be Bond producer Barbara Broccoli, she replied, “I know, I met her once.
“I definitely didn’t want to try and make a puff piece Barbie. I wanted us to run at the scary things as much as we celebrated the wonderful things,” executive producer and star Margot Robbie said during a panel for the movie at Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles panel on the film. “That’s exactly why I went after Greta [Gerwig], because I was like, ‘She would do that.'”
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James Bond film Spectre, saying he “wasn’t that good” in his role.In the 2015 film, Scott played C, aka Max Denbigh, who is revealed to be an undercover member of the terrorist organisation Spectre. The role came after his standout villainous turn as Moriarty in BBC series Sherlock, where he starred opposite Benedict Cumberbatch.Speaking to British GQ, Scott explained how, following Spectre, he was turned off from playing overtly villainous characters.“If I’m honest, it’s not a territory that I feel like I would want to go over again,” Scott said.
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Caroline Brew editor Andrew Scott is not particularly interested in playing an antagonist similar to his James Bond villain C from 2015’s “Spectre,” starring Daniel Craig. In a recent interview with British GQ, the actor expressed his desire to continue playing more nuanced roles. “If I’m honest, it’s not a territory that I feel like I would want to go over again.
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William Earl Netflix film chief Scott Stuber once ran Universal Studios – today he sometimes feels like the operator of “the AMC 6000” given the volume of movies that Netflix produces and acquires. From Greta Gerwig’s plans for Narnia adaptations to wooing Denzel Washington and Steven Spielberg, Stuber shared Netflix’s vision of film’s future in a wide-ranging Q&A with Variety executive editor Brent Lang that was held Nov. 8 as part of Variety’s Business Managers Elite Breakfast presented by City National Bank.
James Bond movie when he joined reality series 007: Road To A Million.The Succession actor hosts the upcoming competition series, which sees contestants take on Bond-inspired challenges around the world for a chance to win a £1million cash prize.Speaking on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday (November 7) about joining the series, Cox said (via THR): “I thought it was the new James Bond film.“So I said, ‘Oh, finally they’re getting me in a James Bond movie. I thought, ‘Yes, of course!'”Cox however quickly discovered that “there was no script and there was no James Bond movie”, with him instead playing the show’s game controller.He added: “For years, I thought, you know I would love to be in James Bond.
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It’s the question on the lips of countless moviegoers: who will be the next James Bond? Since Daniel Craig took his final bow as 007 in 2021’s “No Time To Die,” there’s been tons of speculation on who will don the spy’s tuxedo and wield his Walther PPK. And despite some clamor for a female Bond, it’s (mostly) British actors who have had rumors swirling about their names.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Barbie” screenwriters Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach recently joined Tony Kushner (“Angels in America,” “Lincoln”) for a discussion about the record-breaking Warner Bros. blockbuster and revealed one of the first notes Mattel gave them on the script: Please don’t have the Mattel exec stand-in characters be shot. In the third act of “Barbie,” an all-out beach battle takes place between the warring Ken characters.
Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor There may not be a funnier moment on screen this year than when Ryan Gosling yells “sublime!” off-screen in Greta Gerwig’s billion-dollar box office smash “Barbie.” That’s why Variety Awards Circuit Podcast had a pressing question that needed answering from the filmmaker herself: Who gets the credit for this brilliant moment? “Ryan had the idea of [Ken] having a private moment that she [Barbie] can hear,” Gerwig reveals. “Because, of course, there’s no walls or privacy in Barbie Land. And then I will give myself credit, I came up with ‘sublime.’ I kept thinking, what’s the funniest word? I kept going back to ‘sublime.’ It’s the oddest word.