Sir Samuel Alexander Mendes CBE (born 1 August 1965) is an English film and stage director, producer and screenwriter. In theatre, he is known for his dark re-inventions of the stage musicals Cabaret (1994), Oliver! (1994), Company (1995), and Gypsy (2003). He directed an original West End stage musical for the first time with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2013).
For directing the play The Ferryman, Mendes was awarded the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play in 2019.
Sam Mendes Doesn’t Think He’ll Return To The Bond Franchise Because Producers Want Someone “More Controllable”
theplaylist.netSam Mendes’ new project, “The Franchise,” takes a satirical look at superhero filmmaking and just big-budget franchise filmmaking, in general.
And he has plenty of experience working under those conditions during his time in the world of James Bond. But years later, Mendes doesn’t believe he’s a good choice to helm a Bond film.
READ MORE: ‘The Franchise’ Review: Witty, Behind-The-Scenes Look At Superhero Blockbusters Is Amusing Stuff Speaking to Inverse, Sam Mendes talked about the idea of returning to the James Bond franchise and why he thinks it’s not going to happen.
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