October 13, 2022 8:57 am
Sam Mendes makes his solo screenplay debut with Empire of Light, which he wrote during the COVID-19 pandemic. Much of it reflected on growing up and his mother, he said.
September 16, 2022 8:49 am
Sam Mendes also said it will be difficult for "a younger actor" to step into the shoes of Daniel Craig. Craig stepped down as Bond in the last series title No Time To Die (2021).
December 22, 2021 2:51 pm
For Empire of Light film, Sam Mendes is once again collaborating with legendary cinematographer Roger Deakins, who won an Oscar for best cinematography at the 2020 Academy Awards for his work on 1917.
January 18, 2020 8:37 am
1917 movie review: In line with recent films on war, 1917 is not celebration of valour or glory, neither is it shy in its portrayal of the grime of it.
November 26, 2019 3:20 pm
Though 1917 recalls other Oscar-winning war movies like Saving Private Ryan and Dunkirk, Mendes distinguishes his effort by presenting the story as if 1917 were filmed all in one single take.
April 28, 2016 11:52 am
Sam Mendes will head the jury of the 73rd Venice Film Festival.
June 24, 2020 2:43 pm
Spectre movie review: Sam Mendes tries by making a complete break and not giving Daniel Craig the emotional baggage he has been hauling in the last two Bonds.
July 22, 2015 3:41 pm
Director Sam Mendes says he was unsure about Daniel Craig's casting as James Bond and thought it was a "terrible idea".
July 20, 2015 2:44 pm
"Spectre" director Sam Mendes has revealed he will not make any more James Bond films after the next instalment, which comes out this October.
December 10, 2014 10:12 am
Filmmaker Sam Mendes has said that he already knows who will sing upcoming James Bond film 'Spectre' theme song.
October 27, 2015 3:25 pm
Daniel Craig starrer 'Spectre' got a royal seal of approval at its world premiere on Monday (October 26) night as it was attended by the royal couple Prince William and Duchess of Cambridge Kate.

