Ocean’s 11 Director Had 2 ‘R-Rated, Sexy’ James Bond Pitches Rejected

Ocean’s 11 Director Had 2 ‘R-Rated, Sexy’ James Bond Pitches Rejected

Photo Credit: Eon Productions / Sony Pictures Releasing The scrapped Kylo Ren Star Wars spin-off movie is not the only canceled mainstream project on Steven Soderbergh’s resume, as the Ocean’s 11 director has now shed light on two rejected James Bond movie pitches. He recently opened up about two unusual movie ideas he had for the fan-favorite spy franchise, with one taking place in the Daniel Craig continuity and the other serving as a retro sp…

Steven Soderbergh Twice Pitched James Bond Projects

The Playlist: The first pitch, he said, goes back to 2008, and it was already pretty radical by Bond standards. "I had pitched in 2008 the idea to Barbara Broccoli of a parallel franchise," Soderbergh said. "Set in the '60s, R-rated, violent, sexy. Fictional backstory to real historical events, different actor, different universe." [...] That version was designed to open up a different, more lo-fi, stripped-down, and cost-effective way of making…

Steven Soderbergh Once Pitched a Wild Two-Movie James Bond Plan and It Sounds Awesome

Before he was circling Star Wars with The Hunt For Ben Solo, Steven Soderbergh had his sights set on reinventing James Bond in a way we’ve never seen on screen. It’s the kind of creative swing that makes you wish it had actually happened.Soderbergh revealed that he brought not one, but two very different Bond ideas to longtime franchise producer Barbara Broccoli back in 2008. One of them would’ve completely broken away from the mainline series, …