Sam Mendes Is Directing James Bond 23, Further Delays Preacher Adaptation

Way to go for Bond! Preacher can go drown itself.

Ror-do you really want a Michael Bay Preacher? Be careful what you ask for!

LMAO @ TEA!!!

Damn, PREACHERS got a curse!

I'm with LEEE, Preacher has its odds stacked against it. To hell with the 23rd Bond film, lets see Preacher progress!

I hope Bay eats some poisonous mushrooms and
PERMANENTLY leaves movie-making alone! He has
no style or writing ability, just boom boom
and potty jokes with no soul!!!

my pick for the next bond girl

Bay and bond don't belong in the same sentence. Bond is not about fast cars, faster women and 'splosions. He's a really great pulp style spy, and he has a lot of emotional depth. I think you're confusing the Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnen movies with who Bond really is, and that's akin to saying that Shumacher's version of Batman is what the character is all about, it's just not true.

To deride an entire franchise because you'd rather see your personal favorite just seems kind of petulant to me. I mean, Hellboy is by far my favorite comic book, but you don't hear me saying that the Hobbit should be left to Bay because Del Torro needs to come out with the conclusion of his Hellboy Story arch.

Personally, Mendes is an amazing choice for the next Bond film, I mean how can you not watch Road to Perdition(which Daniel Craig was in)and not think that this guy could deliver both the action and the emotional complexity that is Bond.

Well dude, thats my opinion. I don't see any emotional complexity to Bond at all. Any movie I have seen is just the same smarmy misogynist git doing the same stunts, with gadgets, women and yes..splosions, Add some cheesy as [frick] one liners and you have [frick]ing kryptonite to me. Im not deriding it because I want Preacher more, Im deriding it because I think its shit. If you disliked The Hobbit as much as I disliked Bond, wouldn't you be pissed off that he wasn't making Hellboy 3 instead? Maybe their is more to the character from the books..I wouldn't go within a million miles of one to find out, but ALL of the Bond movies suck except for Casino Royale as far as I'm concerned...and that good work was flushed down the drain with Quantum Of Bollocks.

And, like I said in the article, Im happy that the Bond fans are getting another movie, Im just pissed that Mendes is the man behind it. I was joking about Bay, I wouldn't wish him on the next frakking Twilight movie!

i am a james bond fan, no matter if it seems the same or not, i love this shit, bond will be banging chicks into the next millennium giggidy gig gigidy gig gentlemen. and what the hell is preacher, somethings are just not good enough preacher is probably just that.
someone give me a short rundown of preacher to give accurate assessment of?

Same here josh, I liked Quantum of Solace. I do however understand why some people didn't enjoy it...but still it was far from just pretty girls and splosions...I mean that was why people didn't like it because it specifically lacked many of those things...it was more about the emotional impact of taking a life than anything else and I really liked that. It was a really good adaption of the novel and I think Mendes will continue in that vain.

And even if I hated the Hobbit I still wouldn't deride it because it was stalling Hellboy, because I respect Del Torro and I know that no matter what choice he makes that I'm going to get an awesome movie. And it's the same here, if tommorow they announced that Mendes was doing preacher instead of bond I'd respect that because the guy makes great movies.

ror@ i understand your point. although casino and quantum are radical departures from the older style, it can get stale. but i have sex with my wife like 5 times a week and it hasnt gotten stale yet, so sometimes its ok :)

bourne is definately the reason they made casino the way they did. updating the character to be more like that. brosnans first couple of go's were ok, then it got very roger moore like. i see your point, but i like the craig ones. quantum was a bit of a let down after casino (eva green is sooooo hot), but im definately down for another one.

Although I think that the older movies became incredibly stale and cliched, I think that the past two have been brilliant! Ok, so we can all go into the cinema and not be all that suprised by what we're going to see but that doesnt overshadow the fact that they're still well made, enjoyable movies! Yes we know that Bond will win the day and het the girl but the same goes for the majority of other movies of this type out there!

An emotionally scarred weapon is exactly what Bond is though, that's where Bourne gets it from. Also the name was supposed to be a homage to Bond, Jason Bourne...James Bond, it wasn't a coincidence any more than deadpool being named wade wilson was.

And again Eva green has great tits!!!! End of argument right there.

well that goes with out saying lee, I mean at the end of the day Bond is just a guy with a gun(and a long list of std's).

sigh...arguements like this are so immature. its easy 4 us to sit at the keyboards and kill a franchise. its not like we could make better movies when we are handed the cameras. Daniel craig's bond is great and the best. its making money, and attracting a new fanbase so lets leave it at that.
its amazing how we will pay cash to go watch a movie u've decided to hate. love it or hate it, bond will return!

If they make another Bond film I hope Craig stops his emotional crap and brings class. I understand why Royale was the way it was but now that he's 007 he needs to start acting like it. Bring Q. I want a Fraking gadget!!

As long as it's an improvement over Quantum of Solace. Sam Mendes is a great director, and if the screenwriters get the story right this time around, I know that bond 23 will be terrific.

thwhtG

Love your new avatar bro. Swing away, lunch box. ^_^

I think part of the appeal of a Bond movie is in it's reliable story points. It can also be perceived as a negative, but the fans of such work go to see Bond kick some ass, bang the hottie, and save the day. In much the same way men flocked to nearly every one of Arnold's action vehicles. Nobody went in there wondering if Arnie was going to make it this time. You knew damn well what you were getting... and you loved it. Not that it's gonna be everyone's bag, so Ror01 has every right to be pissed about this. Especially since it's at the expense of a project he (and many others) are quite passionate about.

In the end, this may be the best thing that could've happened.