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Boy he worked with the right people. Bit of a shame Rachael Stirling was never a Bond girl by the way.
I think he has an 'edge' to him. However, I don't know if he is exciting enough for Eon. Perhaps his new BBC show will help his chances. After all, all English actors on the BBC seems to get rumoured as the next Bond.
Though, currently I'm siding more and more with Richard Madden. I recently saw the picture below (ignore the other guy) and instantly saw Bond. I'm planning on watching Bodyguard in isolation soon so let's see.....
He also starred in a film with Judi Dench, but I don't think they shared screen time.
Yes, Rachael Stirling could have been a good Bond girl!
Ffs. Jack O Connell is 5ft 8in tall. He is vertically challenged and far too short to be Bond.
I still maintain if they could you know to and do films back to back starting in 2022 Fassbender could easily do a trilogy.
And as I stated multiple times Fleming always added a sentence here or there that a real script writer could turn into a film all on its own.
My favorite one of these sentence, and to prove my point, is in the Hildebrand rarity Fleming says that Bond is there to see if a base for the Royal Navy could be built there or not... well an actual script writer could take that sentence and go ok well why is he sent there is there civil unrest? Is there perhaps a man who is anti England that bond has to deal with etc... asking and answering those questions could surely give you a 2 hour film
Towering over Richard Madden -
The same could be said of Clive Owen. He was a tabloid favourite for CR, but as far as I recall didn't test for the role.
It all depends what direction EON and co want to go with for the next actor. And even if Turner does test, on the day things can happen. Another candidate may stand out stronger, or in the case of Lewis Collins, who made an seemingly innocent comment to Cubby, that completely ruined his chances of landing the role can also occur.
Turner may have a good chance on paper. But reality can be very, very different.
I can't say I've ever heard of him @Bond_Bombshell but I can see why you would nominate Mr.Martin.
Certainly has something of a Bondian look. I'll have too check out his acting credentials.
Infused with some Gregory Sporleder
Agree. He's a handsome chap, but looks much better with a great big bushy beard ;)
The same could be said of Aiden Turner, who appears mostly with a heavy five o'clock shadow or facial hair.
Of course, as with many things, this is subjective; while Turner frequently sports a beard, he has a good jawline. Some actors, like martin need it to compensate for a weak one.
Yep. Better without a beard, actually.
And the thing is, he is getting better and better as he ages. I think like Brosnan, Turner has a very youthful face for his age. By the time he is 40 he will be perfect.
Yes, negative ones.
Doesn't matter, Bond26 will only come in ten years time. By then he'll be close to 50. The next Bond is probably in his 20s now.
Lets say Bond 26 is November 2024. Turner is only 41, about the same as Brozzer and Dalton were when they came on the scene. That is good timing as far as I'm concerned.
I actually think that there will be a desire to get a new film, with a new Bond out with out a very prolonged gap; 10 years is a bit long to leave this franchise dormant. I'm predicting 4 or 5 years.
If you look at which of their films make the most money, I'd bet MGM would like a Bond film every other year. Of course that's unrealistic nowadays, with MGM needing to find other studios to distribute, with EON taking their time to develop a script and finding a director. And this time, it'll be even longer because they need to find a new actor in the part of 007. Some very important questions need answers: in which direction will the series go? Do they start a new continuity or keep going from the Craig continuity onward? Do they recast other roles like M, Moneypenny, Q, Felix or Blofeld? Will the next film be more comedic or more serious or a mixture of the two? If a new actor is cast, will they commit to having a story arc for all of his films or do they become stand-alone again with minimal continuity in between adventures?
All these questions and their answers will also influence the choice of who will play Bond: if Universal keeps doing the international distribution, will they have a say in who plays the part? If EON wants to set out a multi-film arc, how many films is each actor willing to sign up for? Does the chosen actor want influence in how he shapes his character? Will he get that as much as Craig got?
At the same time, I'm coming back to MGM. If their studio structure stays what it is now (meaning they don't sell the studio or their 50% in Bond), they simply can't afford for new Bond film to take 10 years in development. Or 6. Or maybe even 5. The delays for NTTD already cost them more than they had envisioned, so they'll want that Bond train moving fast.
I agree: a 4 to 5 year gap in between NTTD and Bond 26 seems feasible. Maybe they can make it 3 when MGM feels the pressure to make profit and EON feels pressure from MGM to finish their creative processes faster. But a Bond film in 2022 for the 60th anniversary is simply too good to be true.
While their public posture may be that they have given it no thought, a film or a new actor, I would wager that some groundwork is being laid.
Indeed, this is what I've mentioned as well in this thread. It's a choice to lean back and count the money, instead of being and driven and passionate about the next project. Cubby would 've slapped a couple of people silly for allowing these huge gaps in between films.
Bond deserves all the passion and desire to create the next great film. We need a new and fresh chapter, yet in a classical type of way. Back to where it once began, I'd say.