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Director Sam Mendes exits Disney’s Pinocchio, prompting speculation of a Bond return

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It looks like Disney will have to find a new director to pull the strings on its live-action Pinocchio film, with The Tracking Board reporting that Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Skyfall) has exited the project. It’s unclear why the filmmaker has opted to drop out of Pinocchio, but it has prompted speculation that Mendes could […]

Tom Holland has lofty ambitions of winning Oscars, becoming a director, and playing James Bond or Batman

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Talk about ambition… Spider-Man: Homecoming has yet hit theaters (we still have a long grueling month to go) but in an interview conducted by his costar Zendaya for Interview Magazine, Tom Holland rattled off a list of his career aspirations. “The 20-year goal is to be a film director,” said Holland. “The 15-year goal is to win […]

UPDATE: Christopher Nolan’s Syncopy reportedly producing Bond 25

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Hot rumour! It is being reported that Christopher Nolan’s production company Syncopy is producing the next film in the James Bond franchise. It has been known for some time that the high profile director was interested in making a Bond film one day. And plenty of fans have shared that desire, believing that Nolan’s style […]

Denis Villeneuve and Martin Campbell on the possibility of directing Bond 25

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With Daniel Craig now officially on board to reprise his role as 007 and a November 2019 release date set, the search continues for a director to succeed Sam Mendes for the 25th instalment of the James Bond franchise. It was reported back in July that three candidates top Eon’s list in Yann Demange (’71), David Mackenzie (Hell or […]

Why Christopher Nolan Must Direct A Bond Film

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Neil Calloway argues that Britain’s best director must direct Britain’s biggest franchise… So it seems like the news that Syncopy will be producing the next Bond was at best premature and at worst totally untrue. It’s a shame, because the possibility that Christopher Nolan is going to direct a Bond film is too great to […]

Hugh Jackman turned down Bond role over “unbelievable and crazy” scripts

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Hugh Jackman has revealed he was offered the role of James Bond more than a decade ago, but turned it down after being told he would have no say in changing the “unbelievable and crazy” direction of the franchise at that time. The star, who has sparked awards season buzz for all-singing, all dancing musical […]

Losing A Grip On Greatness: Dropping the Ball with Logan

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Tom Jolliffe on Logan’s final third and losing a grip on greatness. Warning. Major spoilers follow… So there you are. You’re bowling a near perfect game. You’ve had the odd spare here and there but largely you’ve had strikes. Then you hit a gutter ball and your game starts falling apart. Sometimes it can end […]

Naomie Harris wants to see Daniel Craig back as 007 for Bond 25

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Over the past couple of years there’s been intense speculation over the future of the Bond franchise, with Daniel Craig’s status as the super spy seemingly up in the air as we wait to hear whether or not he’ll be extending his time as 007 (having recently become the second-longest serving actor in the role). […]