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How Did Phoebe Waller-Bridge Tackle Her James Bond Rewrite?

What kinds of writing did Phoebe Waller-Bridge do on the newest Bond flick? I kind of hate writing these kinds of articles because I feel like they conflate the idea of rewrites and punch-ups being something that happens to troubled movies. But what they actually are is a natural part of the process to make scripts better and to help a movie out. There are four credited writers on the new James Bond movie, No Time to Die, including Waller-Bridge, along with director Cary Joji Fukunaga, Neal Purvis, and Robert Wade. They're all working from the world built by author Ian Fleming. Still, it is exciting having one of the best, if not the best, writer in film and television working behind the scenes on this story. I want to go over some quotes she gave in an interview and look at how she was brought on, and why bringing a non-traditional perspective is important in any polish and rewrite scenario. Read More...

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Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 25 February, 2020

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