"What you might call a Mexican screw-up, gentlemen!"

During a masterclass in Paris, Alfonso Cuarón seemingly confirmed discussions with Amazon/MGM to direct Bond 26.

"There is indeed this project under discussion, and I have a desire — if it happens — to revisit this story in my own way".

Speaking in 2024, the Mexican said:

"Ages ago, I was offered a Bond film. And I said, 'Yeah, cool. Maybe Bond. I am going to do one'.

"And when the process started, and I was going to shoot all the dialogue and stuff, there was a [separate] team doing all the action scenes. It kind of felt very weird".

The reason he didn't do it? 

"I was troubled about the idea of doing it. I had dinner with Joel Coen and said, 'Joel, what do you think of Bond?' 

And he said, 'Oh cool, I enjoy Bond'.

I said, 'Would you do a Bond film?'

According to Alfonso, Joel replied: 

"It probably falls into the category of a film I want to watch but not do".

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