{"id":36363,"date":"2015-07-20T10:59:20","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T14:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=36363"},"modified":"2018-12-05T00:07:40","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T05:07:40","slug":"might-spectre-be-director-sam-mendes-last-bond-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2015\/07\/20\/might-spectre-be-director-sam-mendes-last-bond-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Might SPECTRE Be Director Sam Mendes’ Last Bond Film?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It may be that the currently in production Spectre<\/strong> might be director Sam Mendes last tour of duty with the James Bond franchise.<\/p>\n

While his previous Bond entry Skyfall<\/strong> has received critical acclaim and done well at the box office, Mendes was reluctant to return for a second film. And it appears that reluctance to continue on with the franchise may have only increased, as he told the BBC<\/a> –<\/p>\n

I said no to the last one and then ended up doing it, and was pilloried by all my friends. But I do think this is probably it… I don\u2019t think I could go down that road again. You do have to put everything else on hold.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That’s not to say that he was down on the experience in general.<\/p>\n

It feels almost, even though we’ve just finished shooting it, like one big experience and it was a fantastic life-changing thing. It really is more a lifestyle choice than a job.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Honestly, I can’t say that I blame him for wanting to move on. Before coming on the franchise Mendes was best known for strong character dramas like American Beauty<\/strong>, Road To Perdition<\/strong> and Revolutionary Road<\/strong>. And while he definitely brought those sensibilities to the Bond franchise, I can certainly understand him looking at perhaps getting back out and working on some different projects where he might not be as chained to the many requirements and masters that a franchise film has.<\/p>\n

Of course, this is the Bond franchise, so one should always remember to never say never…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The director says this third outing for him may very well be his last.<\/div>\n

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