Star Trek Into Darkness & Beyond: Quintin Tarantino
Maybe, maybe, you could see that happening. Chances are low, that's true, but there's a Tarantino Star Trek project and it's not completely abandoned yet.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7713358/
https://www.indiewire.com/2020/01/quentin-tarantino-star-trek-exit-1202203086/
Suicide Squad: John McTiernan
Fucking this^^^
In general, I want fucking McTiernan
back. He's one of the best action directors ever, how the hell he's unemployed! And Suicide Squad would have been perfect for him.
SW Solo: Steven Soderbergh
Yes and no. I think the scifi genre needs new blood. A Soderbergh scifi movie? that would be interesting. However, I don't see him doing a Star Wars space opera movie about Han Solo.
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Del Toro or Gilliam
Drooling here. Del Toro would have been just perfect.
Skyfall and Specter: Mathew Vaughn
Anything but another Kingsman movie (he's gonna release the 3rd one). Mathew Vaughn is one of the very few decent directors right now, and he's wasting his talent in the Kingsman series.
Dunkirk: Spielberg
Not really. I mean: we already had that movie, it was Saving Private Ryan. I think Mel Gibson would be a better option. He did great in Hacksaw Ridge, but we don't have his WW2 movie in the European theater yet.
Wonder Woman: Paul Verhoeven
A very interesting choice. In general, I just would like to see a superhero movie made by Verhoeven. Sadly, Hollywood will never have the courage to do that.
Bourne movies: Guy Ritchie
Heavily disagree here. Ritchie shines in movies that allow him to move in a blurry area between action and parody. His best movies, it's hard to say when he's being serious and when he's being parodic. I don't think he's a good fit for Bourne.
Ghostbusters 2016: Wes Craven w/ Clive Barker writing
Clive Barker writing Ghostbusters? That could be great. Of course, that would mean Ghosbusters going straight into horror and lovecraftian territory... and why not?
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AnubisRaydeen (7897)
5 years ago
Exactly! Why isn't McTiernan working? They hold up all of their other other criminals on their shoulders. He has been out of jail for awhile. I had wanted him for directing Captain America but the law and justice and all that.
I think Soderbergh is good for Solo because of the whole suave smuggler angle. Maybe Pete Travis for a more kinetic, cohesive shoot'em up.
You didn't like the first Kingsmen? I liked it more than the last three 007 movies. I don't saddle him with the comedy. He certainly is in the top 3 of modern directors in my book.
I wanted Dunkirk to be great. I had long studied the battle and was excited about the movie. Nolan did some things well but the movie is a mess. I guess Spielberg is a knee-jerk choice based on proof of acumen in the genre. But you're right. Would likely be too similar.
Verhoeven movies are bright and violent. Would liked to have seen his portrayal of the Amazons (instead of the mildly cringey stuff we got). He is perfect for capeshit.
I loved what Ritchie did with Man from UNCLE. Dial down the antics a little and I think he would be great for the multi-tiered story lines of a Ludlum movie with its bursts of violence in between slick interaction. The Bourne movies were serviceable shakey cam action movies (I liked the Renner one best, tbhwy) but they felt soulless to me. Probably Damon and not the director.
Imagine if Girl-Ghostbusters was mostly serious. Like 85/15 horror/comedy. Would have done better. Kill off a few of them. Show true terror. The higher stakes would have been better fertilizer for the jokes.
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