The Mail has an interesting story by Baz Bamigboye, who was right on a number of things about Skyfall. Earlier we reported that Sam Mendes is in talks with Eon and Sony about returning for Bond 24 but Bamigboye emphatically says that Mendes will direct Bond 24, not Christopher Nolan. However, he backtracks a little […]
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Earlier in the year it was finally announced that Sam Mendes, against the hopes of Eon Productions and many fans, would not be returning to direct Bond 24. Although at the time of Skyfall‘s release the British director appeared to be reluctant to return immediately to the series, telling interviewers he had done all he […]
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Skyfall picked up more awards on Sunday night when the red carpet was laid for the Jameson Empire Awards on Sunday night at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London. As well as picking up the award for best picture Sam Mendes was named best director and also picked up the Empire Inspiration award. Source: Empire […]
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Earlier today Empire published a new item saying that Sam Mendes would not be back for Bond 24. However, shortly afterwards it was pulled from their website. The news item is now back and, according to Empire, Mendes told them in an exclusive interview that “It has been a very difficult decision not to accept […]
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A story appeared on Empire today saying that Sam Mendes has officially turned down Bond 24, saying it had been a difficult decision. However, that story has been pulled (it was here) without comment and so it is unclear at this moment whether the story is incorrect, or that Empire jumped the gun and the […]
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Sam Mendes is likely to return to directing duties on Bond 24 if an article published by the Daily Mail is to be believed. He is waiting to see a completed script before committing, which currently exists as two plot outlines by screenwriter John Logan. The only people to have seen this, says the article, […]
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Sam Mendes was recently interviewed about Skyfall and other projects by Collider.com, which you can watch above. The interview is around 20 minutes and, just in case you’re easily offended, contains some swearing. Mendes discusses a variety of topics regarding the film, including cinematography; deleted scenes; finishing post production just two days before the first press screening; the direction changes brought on board for Skyfall; and Javier Bardem’s character.
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Warning: slight spoiler Empire Online has published a video interview with Sam Mendes in which he talks about the gunbarrel and how he had originally planned to start Skyfall. However, he says that when he put it there it “looked ridiculous” because of the opening shot, which is reminiscent of the gunbarrel. He also says the the […]
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Daniel Craig has spoken about how he would like Sam Mendes to return for Bond 24, according to a report by the Express. The article quotes an unnamed MGM source as saying that Craig and Mendes have a lot of ideas left for another Bond film, which contradicts what Mendes said in a recent interview. He […]
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