Martin Campbell
Martin Campbell
Martin Campbellis a New Zealand TV and film director, best known for directing Bond movies GoldenEyeand Casino Royale. He also directed Green Lantern, The Mask of Zorroand The Legend of Zorro...
NationalityNew Zealander
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth24 October 1943
CityHastings, New Zealand
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It is really the arc in which he becomes Bond. He starts out just having earned his double-0 stripes and comes out at the end the Bond we know and love.
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I tried to get a job as a TV cameraman and they basically told me, 'You're mad, everyone wants these jobs - and if you go to England, you're doubly mad.' But I worked in abattoirs for 10 months to earn my money, then left for London. I didn't even know what a director did.
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The thing is, the Superman comics have been around a long time, and so have the movies. They've done a lot of Superman movies, as they have with Batman.
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If you compare it to 'Batman' and 'Superman,' the world of 'Green Lantern' is way bigger and potentially way more interesting in a lot of ways, I think.
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Of course, it'll probably be north of $100 million, as they tend to be, because these days, ironically enough, there's an awful lot of films that are costing that, but beyond that, I can't tell you.
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Bond in 'Goldeneye' is pretty much a set character. To be honest, he's another version of Connery, and Connery was terrific. How many submarines can you blow up? How many control rooms are evaporating?
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It's much easier to make a Superman or Batman film than a Green Lantern film.
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I suspect there are a bunch of us lone rangers out there.