Edward Berger Addresses Rumors About James Bond 26 Director: ‘Bond, I Grew Up With Him’

Edward Berger is having a wonderful, long time in the movies. Despite walking what seemed to be hallowed ground for cinema when he remade (or, more accurately, reinterpreted)All quiet on the Western Front in 2022, came out the other side with a punch in the gut of a film that became one of the rare cases in which a foreign language film was nominated for the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Berger for Best Screenplay Adapted. Now its sequel arrives this weekend as one of the most talked-about images of the fall, a surprisingly tense and even explosive thriller set in the bowels of the Vatican: Conclave.

However, time and time again whispers about a completely different type of movie are what follows in his footsteps: whispers that possibly producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson are interested in him to direct their next one. James Bond image. The information dates back to August when The telegraph reported that Eon Productions was reportedly considering Berger as a top choice to film the first Bond not played by Daniel Craig in 20 years. And although Berger has since denied that there were any conversations between him and the 007 producers, the story persists in the press, including among us. That’s why when we sat down with Berger earlier this week to discuss the excellent ConclaveWe couldn’t resist asking if the opportunity arose, would you be interested in directing 007?

“Who isn’t, you know?” says the German filmmaker with a slight smile. “Bond, I grew up with it. He is an idol. Those movies, I watched them diligently from back to front, of course I would. But I have no idea if it would ever be on the discussion list. There’s really no discussion, there’s no future for me in this right now. “Barbara Broccoli and Michael (G. Wilson) are kind of the guardians of that holy grail and they will make the right decision for whatever they want to do, and I think that’s the main thing.”

While Berger leaves the door open, he also notes that the idea of ​​making a 007 movie is currently “so far away from me” that he can’t seriously think about the superspy being on his horizon.