Marc Forster Shares First Thoughts On "Reinventing" James Bond
Marc Forster was just announced as the director of the next James Bond movie and made his first public appearance at the Los Angeles Film Festival.
In a panel discussion with director Paul Haggis, Forster was there to share experiences with filmmakers. Though he seems like an unusual choice for a big action movie, it’s something he’s thought about for a long time.
"I always was fascinated with action films and I always loved them," said Forster. "I always wanted to do one and now with the reinvention of Daniel Craig and Mr. Haggis, I thought it could be an interesting journey."
After said reinvention, Forster plans to enjoy artistic freedom to make a Bond movie his way. "Obviously, this new one is not based on a book so there’s quite a bit of freedom to it. It’s just something I always wanted to do and it felt right. All my decisions are made purely based on instinct so especially after The Kite Runner, it was mostly subtitled, no stars, I thought it couldn’t be a bigger opposite to that so I thought it would be a great collaboration with Paul and Daniel."
The James Bond team has a second unit that is well versed in 007 action, but Forster is planning to change that up too. "I’m probably going to work with a second unit director who hasn’t worked with them before."
