The James Bond Megamix project is produced in continuation with the video sampling and re-editing work entitled No More Heroes, where I erased all the scenes from Hollywood movies that I could hear or see the main protagonists. Aiming to take the art of remixing beyond issues of copyright, here instead I point out some of the inherent narrative stereotypes within mainstream cinema, and particularly to highlight the central position of the hero, commonly attributed to a young white man. Once this leading role was removed from previous edits of films such as Taxi Driver, The Matrix, and Blade Runner, the storyline of my remixes became more experimental and absurd, while the remaining characters tended to manifest a greater diversity of physical traits (gender, ethnicity, age, etc.), and thereby corrected the said stereotypes.

After downloading and altering many classic films for No More Heroes, then exhibiting the remixes in several art venues, with James Bond Megamix, I am currently in the process of re-editing all the 24 official James Bond films in the same fashion (without Sean Connery, without Roger Moore, etc.). In addition, I will present these in the form of a megamix, by combining multiple film titles within the same timeframe, and produce a body of digital works of monumental scale, distributed under a multitude of formats. So far, I am planning four phases of production that will include a 4K resolution single screen edit, a multi-screen audiovisual installation, cataloged film samples on a network of social networks, and Photoshop retouched images, printed on laser-cut archive paper.

James Bond Megamix [Dr No], photoshopped poster, 2017

James Bond Megamix [Dr No], photoshopped poster, 2017

James Bond Megamix [Dr No], photoshopped poster, 2017

James Bond Megamix [Goldfinger], single screen edit, 1min excerpt, 2017

James Bond Megamix [Thunderball], single screen edit, 1min excerpt, 2017

James Bond Megamix [You Only Live Twice], single screen edit, 1min excerpt, 2017

James Bond Megamix [You Only Live Twice], single screen edit, 1min excerpt, 2017

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