Paul Verhoeven wants Bond to return to his roots.
Ever since making Benedetta, director Paul Verhoeven has been doing the rounds and talking about sex in every interview.
Naturally, in a movie like Benedetta, sex comes up. It’s a movie that is almost defined by how it treats human sexuality. But in his recent interview with The Sunday Times, Verhoeven expressed his frustrations with all of Hollywood, and what he thinks is a puritanical relationship with sex.
“Sex is the essence of existence!” he told the Sunday Times. “Without it, there are no species any more. So why is that a big secret? There is a new purity.”
Verhoeven wants there to be more sex in cinema. Studio films have gotten too boring for him. They’re action movies with no substance.
“It’s about crashing and blowing up,” Verhoeven said. “Sometimes these movies are fun, but the narrative tells you nothing about us now. I don’t see any other thought in Marvel or Bond movies.”
Author: Jason Hellerman
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