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Sam Mendes Blames The Quick Turnaround Time & “Pressure” After ‘Skyfall’ For The Poor Reception Of His Bond Sequel

November 15, 2022

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Sam Mendes is without doubt one of the most acclaimed filmmakers working at this time. It appears that each time he releases a brand new movie, it’s within the awards season dialogue. That’s precisely what’s occurring along with his new movie, “Empire of Light.” However, that wasn’t the case when his second James Bond movie, “Spectre,” was launched. Unlike the massively widespread “Skyfall,” his Bond followup, “Spectre,” was largely seen as a disappointment. And Mendes appears to have a solution as to why that’s the case.

Speaking to THR, Sam Mendes talked concerning the immense quantity of labor that went into the productions of each “Skyfall” and “Spectre,” his two entries within the James Bond franchise. The large distinction, within the thoughts of the director, is simply how a lot time he needed to work on every.

You might recall that proper as “Skyfall” was set to start manufacturing, the whole lot got here to a screeching halt as monetary woes at MGM had been a priority. This led to just about a yr of downtime the place Mendes and his collaborators might actually hone in on what they wished “Skyfall” to seem like. Unfortunately, that type of luxurious of time was not afforded him when he wanted to do the sequel, “Spectre.”

“These movies are very difficult to write,” he defined. “Those 10 months of downtime, that’s when the script really turned around, because we had the time to go down blind alleys and try things like the [Bond/Silva team-up]. And that time was not afforded to me when we made ‘Spectre.’ And you can see the difference in the script. [With ‘Spectre’], I felt there was some pressure. Certainly [producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson] exerted some pressure on me and Daniel to make the next one, so that makes a big difference. People saying: ‘We want you to do it,’ and passionately wooing me to do it, was a big thing.”

Of course, even a subpar Sam Mendes film isn’t completely with out benefit. “Spectre” continues to be one of many higher James Bond movies within the trendy period. Not solely that, the movie earned over $880 million worldwide, which is a really respectable quantity, to say the least. However, it’s clear there’s a little bit of remorse concerning the manufacturing time given to “Spectre.” That stated, whenever you’re coping with main blockbuster franchises, the posh of time isn’t a factor.

Sam Mendes Blames The Quick Turnaround Time & “Pressure” After ‘Skyfall’ For The Poor Reception Of His Bond Sequel

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