10 Ways That Bond 25 Can Improve On SPECTRE
How to make the perfect Daniel Craig swansong...
SPECTRE may have shattered box office records, but the general consensus between critics, fans and audiences is that it left a lot to be desired in comparison to 2012's behemoth Skyfall. Between the fact EON is looking to find a new distributor and a frenzy around Daniel Craig suggesting he may be done with the role, people have been awaiting news about exactly when we can see Bond again, where his home will be, and who would be playing him.
However, it seems that things are back on track. Daniel Craig recently commented at the New Yorker Festival that:
"I love this job. I get a massive kick out of it. And, if I can keep getting a kick out of it, I will. I've got the best job in the world doing Bond."
In addition to rumours that pre-production has already begun, it looks like everybody is taking their sweet time to perfect the film before cameras start rolling, and Craig can return refreshed, all the better for a break from Bond.
If this sounds familiar, it may be because the delay between Quantum of Solace in 2008 and Skyfall in 2012 meant the team could course-correct after the lukewarm reception to Quantum, and resulted in one of the best films of the series, and the most successful.
If the next film is to be Craig's last, here are a few things that could result in a film as well-received and beloved as Skyfall...
10. Bring Back Blofeld
Christoph Waltz as a Bond villain is one of those rare cases where dream fan-casting was on point. However, generally people were disappointed by his turn as the franchise's most iconic villain. After all, this was the man behind one of the cinemas most despicable and entertaining bad guys as Hans Landa.
Little of that pageantry and scenery-chewing was on show in SPECTRE, but with Waltz saying he would happily return to the role if Craig did the same, Bond 25 is our chance to see the real Blofeld let rip and make 007's life a living hell.
The hard work of reintroducing Blofeld and trying to keep his identity a secret is out the way. Even more obsessed with revenge, we may see a less calm and collected Blofeld. Instead, it is possible that by bringing him back and justifying a more colourful turn, we get to see the full potential of Waltz in the role without the hard work of setting up who he is and his relationship with Bond.
There were flashes of the Waltz we were expecting in SPECTRE, and the evil organization is far from dead. Break Blofeld out of prison and let him dominate the screen whilst Bond tries to keep up... it already worked incredibly well with Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva in Skyfall.
If Waltz can have more fun without the need to be weighed down by sibling rivalry and tying together previous films, it's pretty likely the audience will have just as much fun. To forget about Blofeld would be a bigger mistake than paying off his introduction in SPECTRE.