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With the film having gotten over now, Cary Joji Fukunaga confesses he would have loved to have the time to polish the film. He also assured speaking to a magazine that he will not be twerking the film. “I don’t think anyone could have foreseen how the world came to a complete standstill, but I did think audiences would not be going to cinemas. You could just fiddle and tweak and it doesn’t necessarily get better. For all intents and purposes, we had finished the film. I had mentally finished the film. Mentally and emotionally,” he said.&nbsp;

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The upcoming James Bond film ‘No Time To Die’ was among the first few films to have been impacted hard by the outbreak of coronavirus. Now that the world seems to be coming back on track slowly, Daniel Craig starrer’s director Cary Joji Fukunaga opened up about the filming experience.

The upcoming James Bond film ‘No Time To Die’ was among the first few films to have been impacted hard by the outbreak of coronavirus. Now that the world seems to be coming back on track slowly, Daniel Craig starrer’s director Cary Joji Fukunaga opened up about the filming experience. No Time To Die: Daniel Craig to play father in James Bond film With the film having gotten over now, Cary Joji Fukunaga confesses he would have loved to have the time to polish the film. He also assured speaking to a magazine that he will not be twerking the film. “I don’t think anyone could have foreseen how the world came to a complete standstill, but I did think audiences would not be going to cinemas. You could just fiddle and tweak and it doesn’t necessarily get better. For all intents and purposes, we had finished the film. I had mentally finished the film. Mentally and emotionally,” he said. The director recalled that this isn't the first time his release has been impacted by a pandemic. "My first movie, Sin Nombre, came out during swine flu [pandemic in 2009], and it came out in cinemas in Mexico right when the President of Mexico said, ‘Do not go to cinemas.’ So I had trauma from that experience, and as I was following the news of this, almost every day I was asking [the producers], ‘What’s the plan, guys? Because this isn’t stopping,’" he recalled. 'Dr No' to 'Casino Royale': 15 James Bond films and the books that have inspired them Daniel Craig to take home Rs 450 crore for last James Bond film

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Four years after wrapping up his second James Bond film, Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes is back, this time on the front lines of World War One in '1917',&nbsp;an ambitious drama inspired by his grandfather's experiences. 
 
Set during a single day in April 1917, the film, presented as a sweeping continuous shot, follows two young British soldiers, Blake and Schofield, who are sent as messengers across enemy territory to stop a dawn attack on retreating German soldiers. 
 
The retreat is actually a trap, and with communications down, the duo are the only hope of saving hundreds of British soldiers from death, one of whom is Blake's brother. 
 
"My grandfather fought in the war between 1916 and 1918 and he told us many stories that stayed with me to this day," Mendes told Reuters at the film's London world premiere on Wednesday, attended by Prince Charles and his wife Camilla. 
 
"It's not about my grandfather but it's inspired by my grandfather. He told us one story about carrying a single message across no man's land and that little image kept pulling at me and it wouldn't let me go."

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Known for 'American Beauty'&nbsp;and 'Revolutionary Road',&nbsp;Mendes&nbsp;last major features films were Bond movies 'Skyfall'&nbsp;and 'Spectre'. 
 
"Even though this was ambitious and tiring in its own way, it's not nearly as ambitious as shooting on five continents and 20 cameras and all that stuff that goes with Bond," he said. 
 
"Even though there were hundreds of people, it was about a war, only one camera, two central characters, and a single linear narrative and just one two-hour period in real-time of one day in 1917, it felt like a holiday compared to Bond." 
 
The cast, including Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Andrew Scott, is led by two lesser-known names: George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman, who play Schofield and Blake, respectively. 
 
"I didn't know a lot about the First World War before I started this project so it was a big eye-opener," Chapman said. "It's important that people should remember those that fought in the war ... I had a lot of reality checks every single day." 
 
Reviews have mostly been positive, with critics praising the ambitious storytelling technique in which the camera follows the protagonists as if in one take a challenge for the cast. 
 
"When you're doing a 10-minute scene and you make a mistake in minute seven, it's really hard, you've got to start again even though you've done stuff you're quite pleased with," Scott said. "It's like walking a tightrope really."

Four years after wrapping up his second James Bond film, Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes is back, this time on the front lines of World War One in '1917', an ambitious drama inspired by his grandfather's experiences.

Four years after wrapping up his second James Bond film, Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes is back, this time on the front lines of World War One in '1917', an ambitious drama inspired by his grandfather's experiences. Set during a single day in April 1917, the film, presented as a sweeping continuous shot, follows two young British soldiers, Blake and Schofield, who are sent as messengers across enemy territory to stop a dawn attack on retreating German soldiers. The retreat is actually a trap, and with communications down, the duo are the only hope of saving hundreds of British soldiers from death, one of whom is Blake's brother. "My grandfather fought in the war between 1916 and 1918 and he told us many stories that stayed with me to this day," Mendes told Reuters at the film's London world premiere on Wednesday, attended by Prince Charles and his wife Camilla. "It's not about my grandfather but it's inspired by my grandfather. He told us one story about carrying a single message across no man's land and that little image kept pulling at me and it wouldn't let me go." Known for 'American Beauty' and 'Revolutionary Road', Mendes last major features films were Bond movies 'Skyfall' and 'Spectre'. "Even though this was ambitious and tiring in its own way, it's not nearly as ambitious as shooting on five continents and 20 cameras and all that stuff that goes with Bond," he said. "Even though there were hundreds of people, it was about a war, only one camera, two central characters, and a single linear narrative and just one two-hour period in real-time of one day in 1917, it felt like a holiday compared to Bond." The cast, including Colin Firth, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Andrew Scott, is led by two lesser-known names: George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman, who play Schofield and Blake, respectively. "I didn't know a lot about the First World War before I started this project so it was a big eye-opener," Chapman said. "It's important that people should remember those that fought in the war ... I had a lot of reality checks every single day." Reviews have mostly been positive, with critics praising the ambitious storytelling technique in which the camera follows the protagonists as if in one take a challenge for the cast. "When you're doing a 10-minute scene and you make a mistake in minute seven, it's really hard, you've got to start again even though you've done stuff you're quite pleased with," Scott said. "It's like walking a tightrope really."

Inspired by grandfather, 'Bond' director Sam Mendes returns with tense war film '1917'

British producer-director Lewis Gilbert, best known for films such as &quot;Alfie&quot; and James Bond films like &quot;The Spy Who Loved Me&quot; and &quot;Moonraker&quot; died aged 97. The news of his death was shared by the Bond producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli.

The duo said in a statement, &quot;It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of our dear friend Lewis Gilbert. Lewis was a true gentleman.&quot;

Gilbert directed 1967&#39;s &quot;You Only Live Twice&quot; starring Sean Connery, &quot;The Spy Who Loved Me&quot; in 1977 and &quot;Moonraker&quot; in 1979, both starring Roger Moore.

&quot;He made an enormous contribution to the British film industry as well as the Bond films, directing &#39;You Only Live Twice&#39;, &#39;The Spy Who Loved Me&#39; and &#39;Moonraker&#39;. His films are not only loved by us but are considered classics within the series. He will be sorely missed,&quot; they added.

Gilbert, who was born into the family of music-hall performers, began his career as a child actor. In 1939, he worked as an assistant on Alfred Hitchcock&#39;s &quot;Jamaica Inn&quot;. He was also known for directing &quot;Educating Rita&quot; and &quot;Alfie&quot;. For the latter, he received an Oscar nomination for best director. &quot;Alfie&quot; was also instrumental in actor Michael Caine&#39;s rise to fame.

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He is famous for making films like 'Alfie', 'The Spy Who Loved Me' and 'Moonraker'

British producer-director Lewis Gilbert, best known for films such as "Alfie" and James Bond films like "The Spy Who Loved Me" and "Moonraker" died aged 97. The news of his death was shared by the Bond producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli. The duo said in a statement, "It is with great sadness that we learn of the passing of our dear friend Lewis Gilbert. Lewis was a true gentleman." Gilbert directed 1967's "You Only Live Twice" starring Sean Connery, "The Spy Who Loved Me" in 1977 and "Moonraker" in 1979, both starring Roger Moore. "He made an enormous contribution to the British film industry as well as the Bond films, directing 'You Only Live Twice', 'The Spy Who Loved Me' and 'Moonraker'. His films are not only loved by us but are considered classics within the series. He will be sorely missed," they added. Gilbert, who was born into the family of music-hall performers, began his career as a child actor. In 1939, he worked as an assistant on Alfred Hitchcock's "Jamaica Inn". He was also known for directing "Educating Rita" and "Alfie". For the latter, he received an Oscar nomination for best director. "Alfie" was also instrumental in actor Michael Caine's rise to fame.

Bond films' director Lewis Gilbert dies aged 97