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Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat have already taken on some of the most iconic characters in British popular culture \u2013 from Sherlock Holmes to The Doctor \u2013 and apparently, they also have their sights set on another: James Bond.<\/p>\n
Gatiss has revealed that he and Moffat have an idea for a potential 007 movie \u2013 one which they workshopped over dinner a few years ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cSteven was really under the cosh with Who and we were under orders not to talk about Doctor Who or Sherlock \u2013 it was like a night off. So of course what we talked about was James Bond,\u201d he explained to Square Mile<\/a>.<\/p>\n Describing the idea \u2013 which they gave the working title All the Time in the World \u2013 Gatiss said it was \u201cquite nice\u201d but he confessed that if the pair were ever taken up on their pitch, it\u2019s unlikely it would make it to screen exactly how they envisaged it.<\/p>\n \u201cYou go to all the thrill of being part of Bond, only to realise that you were one cog in a very big machine and you\u2019re going to get overwritten,\u201d he explained.<\/p> Meanwhile, Gatiss also had some advice as to which direction the Bond franchise should go following the departure of Daniel Craig after five films and 15 years as Bond \u2013 claiming that a lighter approach should be adopted going forwards.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat they need to do is respond to the tenor of the times, which are bleak as f**k, and give us a bit of Rog[er Moore] again,\u201d he said. \u201cThat doesn\u2019t mean they have to be out-and-out silly. I think they need to be lighter \u2013 they need to find a lighter actor \u2013 and have a bit more fun with it.\u201d<\/p>\n Gatiss has been a busy man ahead of the festive season this year, bringing two new treats to the small screen: a new film adaptation of The Amazing Mr Blunden<\/a> for Sky, and the latest in a series of ghost stories for the BBC \u2013 this time tackling MR James\u2019 The Mezzotint<\/a>.<\/p>\n Looking for something else to watch? Check out our TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n