There has long been fan interest in the idea of Christopher Nolan directing a James Bond film. This week, The Bond Geek channel on YouTube brought up the idea again.
Nolan is a self-confessed Bond fan. Some bits from his trilogy of Batman movies (2005, 2008, 2012) have homages to the Bond film series. So did his 2010 movie Inception, where one segment seemed based on On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.
What’s more, Nolan’s name comes up every so often in connection with Bond movies.
It happened in 2013 when Nolan was mentioned as a possible director for Bond 24 (finally titled SPECTRE).
It happened again in December 2017, when a fan website said Nolan was “more than likely” to direct Bond 25, finally titled No Time to Die. I’d provide the link, except the fan site apparently took the article down.
As the blog has written before, the Bond series itself has been affected by Nolan. 2012’s Skyfall had Nolan inflences. Director Sam Mendes said so.
That influence continued with SPECTRE, which had Hoyte Van Hoytema as director of photography and Lee Smith as editor.
If you bring Nolan inside the Eon 007 tent, there are other issues. With Nolan, you typically also get the involvement of his production company, Syncopy. Nolan gets a producer’s credit. So does his wife, Emma Thomas.
As usual, we’ll see. Nolan’s next film, Oppenheimer, is scheduled for release in July 2023. Here’s the trailer:
Filed under: James Bond Films | Tagged: Archivo 007, Barbara Broccoli, Bond 25, Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Eon Productions, Inception, Michael G. Wilson, Sam Mendes, Skyfall, SPECTRE |
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