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Martin Campbell to direct CASINO ROYALE - but will Woody Allen reprise his role'
Hey folks, Harry here with the continuing drama of James Bond. No clue who is playing him, but Martin Campbell will be the M behind the scenes directing 007's footsteps. Personally- I prefered the first person shooter of GOLDENEYE to the film - mainly because Campbell rarely gives his movies a sense of grandeur or the dramatics kicked up where I'd like to see them. With CASINO ROYALE - I feel he's a bit out of his league... Had this story and adaptation been given to Quentin Tarantino... Martin Scorsese... or another badass... Oh well, this isn't bad news... getting Bond back into the world of Ian Fleming is a good thing - though.. notice nowhere in this press release do they even mention the original creator's name. Kinda ass if you ask me. Here ya go...
MARTIN CAMPBELL TO DIRECT CASINO ROYALE,
THE 21ST JAMES BOND ADVENTURE
Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, producers of the James Bond films, and MGM announced today that Martin Campbell will direct CASINO ROYALE, the 21st film in the 007 franchise.
This is Campbell’s second time as helmer of a James Bond film. In 1995 he directed the hit GOLDENEYE which introduced Pierce Brosnan to the role of 007 with great success.
Wilson and Broccoli said:
“We are thrilled that Martin has accepted our offer to direct CASINO ROYALE. He is an extremely talented director and we believe he will help take our films in a new and exciting direction. He is currently finishing filming ‘Legend Of Zorro’, the sequel to ‘The Mask Of Zorro’, and will be joining EON Productions shortly to work on the development of the script with our writers, Neal Purvis and Robert Wade.”
MGM Vice Chairman and COO Chris McGurk said:
“Martin is an incredibly exciting filmmaker. GOLDENEYE was a wonderful movie and helped reinvigorate the Bond franchise. We’re thrilled to have him back to direct the newest Bond.”
Born in New Zealand, Campbell moved to England in 1966 and made his directorial debut on the popular TV series’ ‘The Professionals’ and ‘Minder’. He moved to America in 1986 to direct ‘Criminal Law’ and ‘Defenceless’. Following GOLDENEYE, he went on to direct ‘The Mask Of Zorro’, ‘Vertical Limit’ and ‘Beyond Borders’ and is currently directing ‘Legend Of Zorro’.
CASINO ROYALE will be released in 2006 and distributed world-wide by MGM. No decision has yet been made regarding casting for the role of ‘James Bond’.
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Reader Talkback
So this is the new Bond film?
OK.... by solowcx | Feb 3rd, 2005 05:48:35 PM | I don't see this hapening by genro | Feb 3rd, 2005 05:50:45 PM | James Bon is a Time Lord by tensticks | Feb 3rd, 2005 06:01:02 PM | stupid without Brosnan by lynxpro | Feb 3rd, 2005 06:06:00 PM | I liked Goldeneye, best of the
Brosnan Bonds.... by Dr_Zoidberg | Feb 3rd, 2005 06:06:07 PM | I think it's time to give Bond
a rest by Blue Devil | Feb 3rd, 2005 06:09:10 PM | Pay Attention 007! by The New No.2 | Feb 3rd, 2005 06:14:50 PM | They had a great opportunity
called TARANTINO shoved in
their fa by PoliMan4 | Feb 3rd, 2005 06:16:20 PM | I dunno, didn't Tarantino say
he would have made 'Casino
Royale' by Ribbons | Feb 3rd, 2005 06:22:12 PM | This Makes Sense by Playhouse | Feb 3rd, 2005 06:25:13 PM | Tarantino by DanielKurland | Feb 3rd, 2005 06:27:48 PM | BOOOOOOOO!!! by Batutta | Feb 3rd, 2005 06:28:04 PM | Agreed. Goldeneye was the
best. Then it was all downhill
from th by IAmJacksUserID | Feb 3rd, 2005 06:40:56 PM | perfect for Brosnan by ScreamingPenis | Feb 3rd, 2005 06:45:04 PM | Tarantino? Fincher? Scorsese?
Wet dreams... by performingmonkey | Feb 3rd, 2005 06:50:03 PM | "GOLDENEYE was a wonderful
movie and helped reinvigorate
the Bon by maxwell's hammer | Feb 3rd, 2005 07:11:55 PM | Loved Brosnan but he was way
too old for the character... by RenoReno | Feb 3rd, 2005 07:25:59 PM | This is gonna be such a let
down by Gheorghe Zamfir | Feb 3rd, 2005 07:33:19 PM | If I cared the least bit for
the Bond franchise... by SalvatoreGravano | Feb 3rd, 2005 07:33:30 PM | Bond belongs in a rest home! by Giant Fish | Feb 3rd, 2005 07:36:58 PM | Anyone not sold on Clive Owen
should see Croupier... by Batutta | Feb 3rd, 2005 07:37:17 PM | this film will be as good as
the writers and the director.. by Captain Katanga | Feb 3rd, 2005 07:42:02 PM | It will be like FOR YOUR EYES
ONLY and THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS by MaxCalifornia. | Feb 3rd, 2005 07:52:45 PM | Actually, making Casino Royale
was not Tarantino's idea by MaxCalifornia. | Feb 3rd, 2005 07:57:11 PM | At the beginning of TWINE by kabong | Feb 3rd, 2005 08:00:05 PM | I thought GoldenEye was teh
lame. by MyNameDoesn'tFit | Feb 3rd, 2005 08:00:49 PM | anything would be better than
DIE ANOTHER DAY by jackburtonlives | Feb 3rd, 2005 08:11:01 PM | They should wait till 2007 to
release it, that's a marketing
plo by 007-11 | Feb 3rd, 2005 08:16:49 PM | I'm pretty sure Tarantino is
the one to bring the idea by Gheorghe Zamfir | Feb 3rd, 2005 08:25:27 PM | The problem is, there's a
difference between Bond BOOK
PURISTS a by Commando Cody | Feb 3rd, 2005 08:59:08 PM | "because Casino Royale the
book isn't very cinematic, and
not a by Bart of Darkness | Feb 3rd, 2005 09:17:15 PM | QT's contribution to "Casino
Royale" by Ribbons | Feb 3rd, 2005 09:18:38 PM | Good points, Commando Cody by MaxCalifornia. | Feb 3rd, 2005 09:26:42 PM | Goldeneye 64=Motion Sickness by proper | Feb 3rd, 2005 09:32:45 PM | do James Bond by proper | Feb 3rd, 2005 09:34:34 PM | knuckleheads by Mr Brownstone | Feb 3rd, 2005 09:45:58 PM | MGM do NOT release this movie
in 2006. by RenoNevada2000 | Feb 3rd, 2005 09:53:16 PM | Tarantino was talking about
Casino Royale as far back as
press r by Mr Brownstone | Feb 3rd, 2005 09:55:41 PM | No Brosnan...then Bond is dead
to me. by I Dunno | Feb 3rd, 2005 10:05:29 PM | DEAN WORMER FOREVER! by Darth Sticky | Feb 3rd, 2005 10:12:59 PM | Speaking of Scorsese, his
verion of "Infernal Affairs"
is starti by Barry Egan | Feb 3rd, 2005 10:18:18 PM | by duchuvney_post_x | Feb 3rd, 2005 10:26:18 PM | Campbell makes
*terrific*-looking movies,
Harry. by Osmosis Jones | Feb 3rd, 2005 10:35:40 PM | Darth Sticky by proper | Feb 3rd, 2005 10:54:18 PM | The book was a Cold War
thriller, and didn't have all
that much by FrankDrebin | Feb 3rd, 2005 11:08:44 PM | I don't see why this franchise
wasn't given to . . . by underscore_only | Feb 3rd, 2005 11:15:55 PM | I guess I'm in the minority
here. I think a Bond film
SHOULD be by FrankDrebin | Feb 3rd, 2005 11:51:00 PM | No, FrankDrebin, you're not
alone... by Commando Cody | Feb 4th, 2005 12:11:07 AM | Oh, and P.S., I almost forgot
GET JACKMAN! by Commando Cody | Feb 4th, 2005 12:16:26 AM | Commando Cody: There's
something else we agree
on--bring back Bl by FrankDrebin | Feb 4th, 2005 12:34:36 AM | Commando Cody... by one9deuce | Feb 4th, 2005 12:54:56 AM | This should be the year
everything tired ENDS! Star
Wars, Star T by Grabthars_Hammer | Feb 4th, 2005 02:12:42 AM | Ignorance ! by Dude_gimme_tabs | Feb 4th, 2005 03:53:18 AM | The writers... by Riviera | Feb 4th, 2005 04:06:00 AM | Bring CLIVE OWEN- NOW!!! by ch2praxis | Feb 4th, 2005 04:40:47 AM | Should have been given to... by Trevor Goodchild | Feb 4th, 2005 06:25:53 AM | Forget Clive Owen, get Gerard
Butler by Vicconius | Feb 4th, 2005 06:28:18 AM | Regarding Blofeld by Doughboy | Feb 4th, 2005 08:19:48 AM | Why not just remake ALL the
books again right from the
beginning by workshed | Feb 4th, 2005 09:06:40 AM | Oh, yes, almost forgot, Matt
Healy (Emmerdale's Matthew
King) wo by workshed | Feb 4th, 2005 09:09:41 AM | Pardon by DannyOcean01 | Feb 4th, 2005 09:49:32 AM | At last ! by Dude_gimme_tabs | Feb 4th, 2005 11:05:01 AM | I'm sorry, but filming Casino
Royale as the next Bond film
WAS T by riskebiz | Feb 4th, 2005 11:05:12 AM | QT ? WTF ? by Dude_gimme_tabs | Feb 4th, 2005 11:48:16 AM | Martin Campbell is just a
return to 90s Bond nostalgia,
no more by Spacesheik | Feb 4th, 2005 12:31:32 PM | Brosnan's Swan Song by Spacesheik | Feb 4th, 2005 12:36:56 PM | RE: QT and Bond by the G-man | Feb 4th, 2005 12:57:49 PM | I say it's Brocolli and I say
the hell with it!! by cookylamoo | Feb 4th, 2005 02:01:22 PM | Tarantino direct a Bond film?
I'd rather see Tarantino WRITE
a B by Aston Lad | Feb 4th, 2005 02:06:10 PM | Jackman for Bond, or Gerard
Butler or Christian Bale... by Monkey_King | Feb 4th, 2005 02:14:41 PM | Forget what's his name, get
somebody as Bond! by Darksider | Feb 4th, 2005 02:27:38 PM | They're going ot bring back
Brosnan. by numberface | Feb 4th, 2005 02:29:12 PM | They have to call one "Shaken
Not Stirred" by Wee Willie | Feb 4th, 2005 02:32:37 PM | If they cast Clive Owen by Avon | Feb 4th, 2005 02:46:21 PM | However ... by riskebiz | Feb 4th, 2005 03:11:33 PM | Adapting Ian Fleming
stories..... by The Gipper | Feb 4th, 2005 03:45:34 PM | CGI by Spacesheik | Feb 4th, 2005 03:57:59 PM | Call it "Royale with
Cheese..." by hipcheck13 | Feb 4th, 2005 04:39:44 PM | HEY HARRY! Witch Goldeneye are
you talking about.... by RickSlamu2 | Feb 4th, 2005 09:57:39 PM | Wes Anderson and 007: Two
great tastes that taste gross
together by Ribbons | Feb 4th, 2005 10:06:41 PM | Casino Royale with the modern
Bond producers/scripters? Are
the by Tall_Boy | Feb 4th, 2005 11:01:41 PM | BOND ROYALE by abesapien | Feb 5th, 2005 07:37:54 AM | If they want to make a good
Bond film, they should have
Hulk Hog by thecat | Feb 5th, 2005 11:00:09 AM | Prediction: Hiring Clive Owen
will be like the hiring George
Laz by Triumph poops! | Feb 5th, 2005 02:38:46 PM | QT - no thanks by WayOutWest | Feb 5th, 2005 03:23:19 PM | Hmm... by JDPRITCHETT | Feb 5th, 2005 04:11:00 PM | Am I the only one??? by JDPRITCHETT | Feb 5th, 2005 04:14:58 PM | Dalton *was* welcomed and
embraced after Roger Moore by Spacesheik | Feb 6th, 2005 06:32:37 AM | Now that I think about it, the
plot of "The Living Daylights"
is by FrankDrebin | Feb 6th, 2005 01:43:04 PM | To sum up what Cody and MaxCal
posted, people will SAY one
thing by FrankDrebin | Feb 6th, 2005 01:54:50 PM | OHMSS and Blofeld by Bramton1 | Feb 6th, 2005 02:26:49 PM | I guess this is great news for
Joe Don Baker. by riskebiz | Feb 7th, 2005 02:06:25 PM |
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