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Baz Luhrmann wants to direct a James Bond film'!'!'!'!'

Hey as long as it isn't a "gayish" musical starring Rupert E by Triumph the Dog	Apr 22nd, 2002 09:39:57 AM
What the hell
Wow Triumph.... by Splinter	Apr 22nd, 2002 09:46:55 AM
... you've outdone yourself. The very first post is a moronic, homophobic attack on Baz Luhrmann, musicals, AND Rupert Everett. And all in one sentence! Incredible. You gotta love the neanderthals that knuckle their way onto these boards....Anyway, I think this sounds great, Bond could do with an overhaul..the last two have been laughable.
For gods sake.... by epicbond	Apr 22nd, 2002 09:54:58 AM
MGM needs to get serious about bond and find a decent writer and director for the next bond film. I am having serious doubts about the upcoming bond film. judging by the past 2, it seems like bond will continue being a mindless action hero rather than a cunning spy relying on his wit and skill. I am a huge bond fan, and what i want to see is another From Russia With Love, because that is a spy story, and that is what bond needs right now. But MGM wont do that, they'll make a movie packed with action sequences with weak plot development...I hope to see John Frankenheimer directing a bond flick in the next few years. hopefully in 2007, which would just be damn cool....possiblities for other directors.. i dunno, but if john woo ever gets his hands on bond, i will personally hunt him down and dig his heart out with a spoon.
Actually, Splinter, for what it's worth, I LIKED his "'g by Triumph the Dog	Apr 22nd, 2002 09:55:52 AM
...but it's not what I'd want to see for a James Bond movie. So how is that homophobic?
Yeah, it will star Rupert Everett, have another male agent chara by Rick McCallum	Apr 22nd, 2002 10:01:22 AM
So predictable of what kind of film it would be under Luhrmann, but what the fuck, I say let him do it. Seriously, does anybody really give a shit about this series anymore? Brosnan is pretty good as Bond and the modern movies are decently made, but they're also utterly generic and forgettable. (Quick, can anyone here actually name three titles of the Brosnan Bond films, right off the top of their head?) Every time I read headlines for spoilers for the next Bond flick, either on this site, Dark Horizons or Cinescape, I chuckle and ask rhetorically: "Does ANYBODY, geek or no, truly give a SHIT about reading the latest news about the next Bond flick??"
Bond needs an overhaul, but not like this. by Chilli Kramer	Apr 22nd, 2002 10:06:18 AM
Some people should avoid certain material regardless of how good they are. Think of the equivalent mismatch in older movies: Laurence Olivier in 'Taxi Driver': "Art thou TALKING to me, prithee peace. No, thou sayest? Well, there doth not appear to be anyone else here." Marlon Brando in A Few Good Men: "Ymmnn Cnnnt Hnnlle Thuh Trnnth". Joe Pesci in Star Wars: "I got yer fuckin' head in a vice now Luke. I'm yer daddy too boy, did I ever tell you THAT, huh. Who you protectin', fuckin' Han Solo? I'll give you a Solo Hand fir that". Judi Dench as The Terminator: "I'd like your clothes, boots, and motorcycle. Quickly my good man! Do you think I have all day? Stop hitting me!" Keanu Reeves in Evil Dead 2 "There's like a chainsaw on my arm. Groo... I mean 'Whoah'" Actors ain't necessarily adaptable, and directors ain't either.
Baz by pedant	Apr 22nd, 2002 10:33:37 AM
Just when I think he couldn't be more of a twat. Doesn't he have anyone around him to check his sanity, or provide some perspective? Any idiot can see how wrong he is for a Bond film. He must surround himself with a bunch of fawning cronies who would never dare to say, "er, ya know Baz, maybe that's not such a good idea." At least that's how I picture his previous films coming into being... a bunch of bad ideas making it onto film simply by virtue of never having been gainsaid.
by joeypogi	Apr 22nd, 2002 10:35:00 AM
this is old news the more interesting news would be if he actually gets it i think the producers of James Bond would be open to letting Baz direct i personally think it would be cool.
James Cameron Mitchell IS Bond! by Christopher3	Apr 22nd, 2002 10:35:04 AM
Nope...can't see it.
As long as it isn't... by Damer1	Apr 22nd, 2002 10:41:03 AM
Gayish... Or Gay-like... or Has Gay-itude. No Elton John Songs sung by Pierce Brosnan.
hey joey by epicbond	Apr 22nd, 2002 10:42:05 AM
use some freakin commas, for christ sake!
Rick Mccallum: Some of us do care about Bond but... by Tarl_Cabot	Apr 22nd, 2002 10:47:51 AM
I know Bond isn't for everybody; it's classy and glamorous and that's not for the wrestlemania/nascar loving set.It's my favorite franchise. Good or bad it's been around longer than anything else. Bond has outlived the 80's action star era of Swarzenegger, Sly, H Ford, Van Damme, Norris, Seagal...etc and all of Bond's greatest competion has faded away into mediocredy: Indy, Batman, Leathal Weapon, Star Trek...etc. If "The Phantom Menace" did not destroy for you any reason to still care about Star Wars than you are a loyal fan as I am of 007. What's out there that's better than Bond? Star Wars? We'll see but the last one sucked so f-ing bad. The Matrix? LOTR? Yes I'd rather see TTT/ROTK and Matrix 2/3 but then they will be gone forever after '03 but "James Bond will return". Anyway, I'm excited about this next Bond: It has an intriging cast, plot, locations and Madonna doing the theme song means they aren't giving us shitty tunes this time out like "Goldeneye and "TND". and the new Aston Martin is awesome-so glad Bond isn't driving those pedestrian BMW's. Now if he could only get his Rolex and walther PPK back he'd be set.
Hell no, i am going to say it again Hell No!!!! by Steal_Dragon	Apr 22nd, 2002 10:58:52 AM
He is a terrible director, I hated Moulin Rouge and Romeo and Juliet, the direction was terrible and he wants to mess up James Bond too. Please Baz do yourself a favor and drop directing movies, you aren't good at it.
Baz Luhrmann's Bond? Just like yours or mine. by Spab	Apr 22nd, 2002 11:04:29 AM
Or so I'd imagine. What's the big deal?
Chilli Kramer, vintage stuff! by Kieran	Apr 22nd, 2002 11:19:39 AM
Just picking myself up off the floor now. Best laugh I've had all day.
morons! come see the morons!!! by omarthesnake	Apr 22nd, 2002 11:21:42 AM
Just look for any post complaining about this non-existent movie being "gay" or making snide Rupert Everett comments. Buncha closet cases. Baz is a helluva good director, and he could handle the material and do it in the spirit of the character. Rupert Everett would be a damned good choice to play Bond, and the fact that he's gay doesn't matter... a lot of gay actors have played straight roles, and vice versa. And much as I love the franchise, it sure could use a creative shot in the arm. How they can make these big explosive action movies so boring is beyond me.
omarthesnake by Spab	Apr 22nd, 2002 11:41:06 AM
Nope, the problem with Rupert Everett is not that he's gay, it's that he almost certainly can't play a well-rounded Bond. Too much conscious vanity and self-absorption are evident in his roles to date. Bond is vain, but he doesn't know it. Mark Frankel (Leon the Pig Farmer) would have been perfect. Sadly he died in 1996.
Bond vs. M:I by Uga	Apr 22nd, 2002 11:44:17 AM
I don't know, I welcome any step that the Bond franchise takes away from the stale, uninteresting mess it has become. But the Broccolis would never allow it - they are firmly entrenched in having the same tired routine over and over. I personally think they've had the best James Bond over the past three movies, and yet they are three of the worst films the franchise have ever offered. They should adopt Tom Cruise's idea for the "Mission: Impossible" films - have a different profile director handle each installment. True, some may end up looking like "M:I-2," but all will likely look better than "The World Is Not Enough."
Moviefanonline.com by DannyOcean01	Apr 22nd, 2002 11:44:28 AM
Stop by and see this kind of news weeks ago.
Lay off Bazz! by WT	Apr 22nd, 2002 11:54:38 AM
Moulin Rouge is a decent enough film, so what if it's camp? At least he's trying something original, rather than umpteen different "rewrite war" films.
No! by CosDashit	Apr 22nd, 2002 12:21:53 PM
Romeo and Juliet was trash, Moulin Rouge was way too over the top--too much choreography, too much trying to impress us with how they turn pop lyrics into dialogue, too much fancy camera work, and not enough moments where it actually slows down long enough to develop the characters between songs--which other musicals do. If Luhrman wanted to reinvent the musical, he should have taken his cue from Tim Robbins, Lars von Trier, or the Coen Brothers. If he gets his hands on 007, it'll be another incomprehensible mess.
Why Is this a story? by NapoleonWilson	Apr 22nd, 2002 12:23:20 PM
Is it because Harry has fuck-all to fill his site with?
This quote is from MONTHS ago! by minderbinder	Apr 22nd, 2002 01:39:12 PM

Baz Luhrmann's BOND 21 "Strictly Bond" by JAGUART	Apr 22nd, 2002 02:33:21 PM
Musical adaptation of the broadway smash hit "Bond James Bond". Features great numbers like "Nobody does it Better" and best original jazz "Shaken Not Stirred". Robin Williams has been cast as Bond's nemesis.
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Baz's Ego is THIS big by Buck_Turgidson	Apr 22nd, 2002 05:01:38 PM
I could only hope that he's made all the movies he's wanted to (that's setting your sights high, Bazzie). Alas, he will inflict more of his "vision" upon us in the future. Thanks, Baz, but we don't need a reinvention of the Bond films like you reinvented (i.e. partially regurgitated) musicals.
Ahem. Why Not? As long as it's "M:I-007", James Bond with by Ted Striker	Apr 22nd, 2002 07:59:34 PM
It's a match made in Heaven!!!!
This is a godawful idea... by CoolDan989	Apr 22nd, 2002 09:20:59 PM
Now, don't get me wrong, I like Baz Luhrmann and I love his movies (especially Moulin Rouge, which I have on DVD and still think got robbed at the Oscars), but his filmmaking is so the diametric opposite of James Bond that it would stop the entire franchise cold. I would love to see the franchise die, believe me, but not like this.
Luhrmann told CINESCAPE that he wanted to do a Bond film, too by KingKrypton	Apr 22nd, 2002 09:40:17 PM
Can't wait to see how THAT turns out. Choppy, incomprehensible, headache-inducing editing, visuals so gaudy that they'd make Joel Schumacher's BATMAN films look subtle in comparison...sheesh. Why don't we get Jon Peters to produce a Luhrmann Bond while we're at it? Then it would REALLY suck (although the brainless, drooling fanboys would eat it up with a song in their hearts)!
STICK TO THE MUSICALS BAZ! I wouldn't be able to handle his by chuckrussel	Apr 22nd, 2002 10:18:13 PM
Yeah.
As far as I'm concerned, any new direction for Bond is a ste by St Buggering	Apr 22nd, 2002 10:43:20 PM
Hell, give it to Tom Shadyac with David Arquette as Bond. It couldn't be worse than "Tomorrow Never Dies". And anyway, I loved "Moulin Rouge". And I'm straight.
Keep Baz Away From Bond by Barron34	Apr 22nd, 2002 10:54:00 PM
Bond has become tired, but we do not need the psycho-circus style of Baz Luhrmann mixed into it. Just get a fresh script and a good director. Baz makes pseudo-arthouse movies, not action films. He can't be serious. Keep him away from Bond. 'Nuff Said!
my dreams have been answered by Frank Black	Apr 22nd, 2002 11:00:55 PM
regarding that fucking twat, Baz Luhrman making no more films. He is so over-rated it hurts. "Moulin Rogue" was a loud, stupid, busy mess. Bye-bye Baz.
oh, and to all of the gay remarks by Frank Black	Apr 22nd, 2002 11:05:07 PM
I don't care if Bond is portrayed as a homosexual from here on and I would love it if Rupert (fucking Delamorte) Everett plays him, as long as Baz doesn't direct it!!!!
baz and bond by PhilipBoyard	Apr 23rd, 2002 12:54:26 AM
just because baz has only done musicals does not mean he couldn't do bond. the movies are not that hard to make, the average idiot who contributes his asinine opinion to this site could direct an average bond flick, and baz may even add some pathos that is much needed. BTW i'm straight AND i hate musicals and i STILL loved moulin rouge, but not suprised you ass monekys didn't. As you don't seem to like anything thats not based on a comic book And/Or starring bruce campbell. it's numbskulls like you that get movies like Jason X and terminator 3 made. I apoligize to those few who also thought baz & bond was good idea was good idea.
Baz would do something great by Cappy	Apr 23rd, 2002 04:21:00 AM
I haven't read a single constructive commetn on here against Baz. Your're all talking in quotes from anti-Rouge reviews. "Flashy editing" and "over the top" can all be said of Tim Burton and David Fincher. If you csn't think of something specific to bitch about then you obviously didn't pay enough attention to any of his three films to get the genious at the core. I think Mr. Luhrman wouldn't do a Bond film unless he had something great to bring to the table. And correlting Rupert Everett in this whole thing just shows that you stereotype Baz's audience. Idiots! Off the subject, I think Clive Owen or Juse Law would make very interesting Brosnan replacements.
This is news?????? by TheGinger Twit	Apr 23rd, 2002 07:57:04 AM
I've sent Harry better shit than this. Like my time on the set of Scoobie doo. Or my reading of certain big scripts... or even my work with the next biggest film maker in the world. But this? Baz Lurman wants to direct James bond? He's not going to just by telling a crappy magazine interview! C'mon Harry. Have you got nothing better to do? Look up some porn or something. C'mon man.
I was quick to judge.. but now that I've thought about it - by TheGinger Twit	Apr 23rd, 2002 08:00:57 AM
Think about it. The glamour. the girls. The sexy agent. Get rid of Brosnan in the process and bring in a suarve Connery type. This could be what Bond needs after all. And to all you Moulin rouge haters. Bugger off.
well this isn't going to happen, but... by Captain Katanga	Apr 23rd, 2002 08:16:18 AM
if it did, i would be happy. One thing the Bond films really need is a director with a strong vision. Baz wouldn't make Bond like Moulin Rouge, in the same way that Joel Schumacher knew how to treat the Tigerland material. But his films are always brilliantly shot and edited, and god knows Bond needs that. The current Bonds have no sense of style, or cool...
Baz is not going to make a Bond movie into a musical all you nu by Tarl_Cabot	Apr 23rd, 2002 06:56:17 PM
What's a matter with you people?! The guy directed a few musicals but that doesn't mean that's all he's capable of. He made his dream musical and now he wants to do a Bond? Good! I welcome any A-list director who WANTS to do a Bond-there aren't that many and Martin Cambell and Roger Spottiswoode couldn't direct traffic! Baz Lurhman is married with kids so those who assume he's gay and wants to make a pansy Bond movie don't know what the fuck they are talking about! As for Halle berry: She looks amazing! She's 34 years old for christs sake!-that's not middle aged old but it aint 20! She buries Teri Hatcher and Denise Richards! Q:Why is an Oscar winner doing a Bond Movie? A:she's a beautiful woman and she CAN! Can't anyone imagine what a compliment it is for a actress (no matter how prestigious the career) to be offered a Bond Girl role?I'll bet any great actress like Meryl Streep deep down would love to be a Bond girl-It's not Shakespare but it is movie history and it's very flattering so quit ragging on her for doing 007!I seem to be alone in this but I can't wait for this movie. Bond has not had enough women of color on his dossier so this a refreshing change. I like the storyline and the locations seem interesting. The director is an upgrade from the last three and Bond is back in an Aston Martin (the most beautiful car ever). Madonna is doing the theme song which is long over due...Anyway,I know a lot of you geeks aren't into Bond;so be it. I think he's still the best action character we have; recent events have re-enforced 007's purpose as a character with bigger fish to fry than the typical movie hero -007's job is to combat mastermind terrorisim and so he's more valid now than ever- (I just hope the stories improve from the last three).Bond is the only franchise that has allowed for a change in actors in the lead so successfully (all the Batman stars sucked) so he'll be around indefinitely. Bond may not be able to compete with mega blockbusters like Star Wars(good installments) but when the smoke clears the 007 series will continue after SW,LOTR and The Matrix have run their course. Halle Berry is going to be an awesome Bond girl. November 22 can't come soon enough! I'm just glad there is a Star Wars and Spiderman film coming soon to keep me patient.Last summer sucked ass. 2002 rocks!
Hey, PhillipBoayrd by Barron34	Apr 23rd, 2002 09:52:48 PM
Don't be so quick to catergorize Talkbackers. I have no desire to see trash like JasonX and Terminator3. those movies do not get made because of fans; they get made because there are a lot of incompetent, out-of-touch people at the top in Hollywood. With that said, I must repeat that Baz Luhrmann would be a terrible choice to direct a Bond film. Luhrmann has this psycho-circus style that might be interesting in some films, but would be terribly, terribly bad for a bond film. Just get a fresh script (THAT would be an accomplishment, given the last several Bond movies) and a decent action director, and go with it. Baz Luhrmann has too strange a style to be appropriate for directing a Bond film. Nuff'Said!
The Best Baz Bond... by zenda	Apr 23rd, 2002 11:21:17 PM
...Paul Mercurio from his "Strictly Ballroom". He would be a killer Bond! (And I have to agree with 242, Timothy Dalton has made the best Bond yet. Very dangerous.)
BAZ by CartoonBeaver	Apr 29th, 2002 07:01:02 AM
I'm afraid that Baz CAN direct and he does it very well. Moulin Rouge is one of my favorite films and to even suggest that it was directed poorly is crazy. If you don't like the way he directs movies that's fine but to say he can't do it, or he does it poorly is ignorant. Moulin Rouge was second to only LOTR in Academy Award nominations. Point being Baz is a great director and I hope it isn't true that he won't direct any more movies. As for directing a Bond film I think that would be really cool to see. However the Bond license is under tight control and if he did get a chance to direct the 21st Bond film he probably couldn't change to much, or as much as he would like. Being a fan of all the Bond movies though I'd love to see what he could bring to the series.

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