Bond Producer Would “Love” To Have A Female Director Helm The Next 007 Film

Days Gone 2, director Jeff Ross has revealed he had plans for an Uncharted prequel.Speaking to Sacred Symbols+ (and transcribed by VGC), Ross said that after the sequel to Days Gone wasn’t greenlit, the team started looking at other Sony titles. One of the potential games was a prequel to Uncharted featuring “Victor Sullivan at the age of 25 in a very stylised world where… it would be around 1976 it think is where we figured out his age might be.”“A young sexy Victor Sullivan, to me, would have been like Sean Connery,” said Ross, comparing the character to James Bond.“He busted out of the Navy for reasons, and I thought seeing him young and trying to figure out his way in this world going from trying to be a soldier or you know a military man to now I’m just out on the streets and I’m gonna become a hustler,” he explained.Inspired by films such as Joker and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Ross wanted to pull from that era “without leaning into the cheesy parts of the ‘70s.”However plans stumbled when they couldn’t find many “opportunities for shootouts”.

As the Oscars wrestle with grabbing a larger millennial audience, the dissing of tentpoles in the Best Picture category continues this year. In addition to AMPAS voters overlooking the sixth highest grossing movie ever at the global box office, Sony/Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home ($1.77 billion) for Best Picture, they also snubbed Daniel Craig’s swan song as James Bond in MGM/UAR/Eon’s No Time to Die in that slot as well.

Daniel Craig may be done with James Bond, but his next franchise is well and truly already established. Having portrayed Detective Benoit Blanc in Rian Johnson's Knives Out, the No Time To Die star returns for another murder mystery as the Southern gentlemen. Untitled Knives Out 2 was shot on the Greek island of Spetses last summer and sees the former 007 opposite an amazing cast just like last time.

Daniel Craig and James Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson are campaigning for No Time To Die to pick up some prized gongs. But what about the next 007? The EON Productions chiefs have admitted the search will begin this year and now a trusted insider has shared what he's been hearing about the kind of star they're looking for to portray Ian Fleming's spy next. In his column, Baz Bamigboye says that "deep-cover informants have confided" in him that the stars with the biggest Bond speculation are unlikely to be considered.

last year’s “No Time to Die.” But only in the latter film is there a reference to him being gay when he appears in a scene in which Bond and Naomie Harris’ character Moneypenny interrupt him planning a date with a man. But then there is no further mention of it in the movie.“I think I thought, ‘Are we doing this, and then doing nothing with it?'” he told the Guardian of first seeing the fleeting reference in a script. “I remember, perhaps, feeling that was unsatisfying.”He even went so far as to say, “I’m very happy to admit maybe some things were not great about that [creative] decision.”However, he did not think it was an addition that the filmmakers felt pressured to include.“I suppose I don’t feel it was forced upon the studio.

Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, or Apple TV.The film, which was released after over a year of delays due to the coronavirus, features a star-studded cast of Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Ralph Fiennes', Lashana Lynch, Ana de Armas and Rami Malek, and is the first James Bond film to to be shot with Imax film cameras. Not only does it feature over an hour of scenes in the large format expanded aspect ratio, but there will also be an exclusive Q&A featuring Daniel Craig and director Cary Joji Fukunaga broadcasted before select Imax screenings.  picks up after James Bond has recused himself from his work and is attempting to live a quiet life in Jamaica.

James Bond, speculation continues to be rife over who Daniel Craig's successor will be after his explosive exit from the franchise in No Time To Die. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the 007 films, so surely this is the best time to announce the next star to take up the Licence to Kill? Now, industry insiders have teased the wait for the big news may actually not be that long away after all. Deadline's Justin Kroll tweeted: "While it's been crickets on the #BondWatch scene, making it seem like this will be a long process, one source with a couple clients in the mix told me something interesting recently of when a decision may come down the pipeline, "I think we he[ar] who it is after the Oscars.

Editors note: Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series debuts and celebrates the scripts of films that will be factors in this year’s movie awards race. Spoiler Alert: This story contains major plot details of MGM/UAR’s No Time to Die.

Skyfall, the 2012 instalment of the James Bond franchise, reflected on the stunt in a new interview.The pair spoke to Variety as part of its Actors On Actors feature, with Craig saying in the video: “I remember you were in drag – but I know that’s a whole other story.”Bardem went on to admit that he popped “out of a cake” to surprise his co-star on his birthday. “I was supposed to be the Bond girl that night, and oh, my God, I was,” he said.“I sang ‘Happy Birthday  to You,’ my best Marilyn Monroe impersonation.

discussing their respective roles in “No Time to Die” and “Being the Ricardos” as part of Variety’s annual “Actors on Actors” series in which thespians politely grill each other for their fans’ viewing pleasure.During the laughter-filled bro chat, Craig dropped a gender-bending bombshell about their time working together: “I remember you were in drag — but I know that’s a whole other story.”Bardem went on to admit that he popped “out of a cake” to surprise his co-star on his birthday.“I was supposed to be the Bond girl that night, and oh, my God, I was,” he revealed. “I sang ‘Happy Birthday  to You,’ my best Marilyn Monroe impersonation.

Idris Elba has been revealed as the bookies’ latest favourite to become the new James Bond.The 49 year old Luther actor has long been in the running to take on the mantle of 007 and replace Daniel Craig, 53, as MI6’s most iconic spy. But the latest odds seem to hint the fan-favourite Hollywood star, who is married to Sabrina Dhowre, could have the role in the bag. It comes following 61 year old executive producer Barbara Broccoli shared public support for the actor.

circling for years that the British actor, 49, could possibly be the next James Bond.And as it turns out, his name has finally been thrown in as “part of the conversation” to take over the role of the infamous spy from Daniel Craig.Craig, 53, has played the MI6 womanizer since 2006’s “Casino Royale” until the last installment, “No Time to Die” (2021).Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson recently appeared on Deadline’s “Crew Call” podcast and discussed the idea of Elba’s casting.“Well, we know Idris — I’m friends with him and he’s a magnificent actor,” Broccoli said.

Casino Royale. Craig's Bond marked a shift in the franchise: The character was blonde for the first time, and the films got darker as they started to explore more complex themes. Now, with the role available for the first time in 15 years, speculation abounds as to who could be the next For years, Bond fans have suggested that Idris Elba take on the role.

Zack Sharf Daniel Craig and Javier Bardem became close friends during the making of Sam Mendes’ 2012 James Bond tentpole “Skyfall,” so much so that Bardem once serenaded Craig for his birthday in Marilyn Monroe fashion. True to the spirit of their friendship, Bardem did so while dressed in drag as a Bond girl.

Since it was announced Daniel Craig will be moving on from his role as James Bond, there’s been tons of speculation that Idris Elba will take over the role.

Ever since talk of Daniel Craig stepping away from the role of James Bond first emerged, Idris Elba has consistently been viewed as a frontrunner for the role — in the media, at least.