Empire of Light: Sam Mendes and Olivia Coleman say mental health still has 'weird stigma'

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/tom-hanks-movies-man-called-otto-b2262857.html

In the last decade, the winner of the DGA has gone on to win the Oscar for best director except for two times: Bong Joon Ho (“Parasite”) over Sam Mendes (“1917”) in 2019 and Ang Lee (“Life of Pi”) over the Oscar-snubbed Ben Affleck (“Argo”) in 2012.

Source: https://variety.com/2023/awards/awards/2023-dga-pga-predictions-steven-spielberg-top-gun-maverick-1235483751/

The Oscar-winning actor of was apparently so embarrassed at the prospect of her sex scene with co-star Micheal Ward that she tried to persuade director Sam Mendes to cut them.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/sex-scenes-embarassing-actors-reaction-b2311644.html

They were the two Bond films Sam Mendes directed, but they also feature ground-breaking villains, whose plots are largely focused on James Bond himself.

Source: https://screenrant.com/james-bond-spectre-villain-problem-skyfall-repeat/