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Much Agreed!
I hope this simple timeline isn’t broken.
Either a return of Fiennes or Whishaw would be fine. Both if the wanted too.
Surely no more confusing than bringing Judy Dench back for CR.
I had to explain. Audiences may have some incorrect notions or confusion, but they pretty much accept all these things.
There's definitely a precedent for old cast members returning. But I don't think it'll happen in this instance. The only MI6 regular from Craig's series whose portrayal of their character is 'iconic'/distinctly recognisable (in much the same way Dench's take on M became) is Wishaw's Q, and it doesn't seem like he's up for returning.
Fienne's M I just don't think has that same amount of audience endearment. It might be because his M was never quite as warm or authoritative as Lee or Dench's M, or perhaps it's because Fiennes, known for playing villains or morally ambiguous types, just doesn't inspire that same sense of trustworthiness. Simply put I don't think the new Bond era would benefit from such a familiar face in the same way the Craig era benefited from Dench reprising the role of M. Or from Llewelyn reprising his role as Q in the old series. It's nothing against Fiennes, he's a great actor, and I'd say the same for Kinnear's Tanner incidentally, and even Harris' Moneypenny (although I'd be up for her returning in a different role perhaps). I just don't think his presence will add anything of substance to Bond 26, and at worst might, insofar as the average viewer cares, remind audiences of the Craig era (and one of the weaker elements of it no doubt).
For better or for worse, I think they'll want to start afresh, with any 'familiar' Bondian elements coming from the substance of the story.
Exactly.
People will get confused no matter what. When Batman Begins was released, I was appalled to see the number of people on forums thinking it was a prequel to Burton's Batman. After seeing the movie, mind you.
A lot of viewers have misconceptions about Bond anyway: they think he lives on 221B Baker Street, steals from the rich to give to the poor and has drawn Excalibur from the stone. I'm exaggerating, but barely.
I’m going to throw Tom Hughes name back into the ring.
37 years old, very gifted and intense actor.
Not bad. Decent hair. A little bit on the effeminate side, particularly with his facial features (small nose), but I need to see him act to really pass judgement.
I have started to watch Queen Charlotte and thought Corey Milcreest's looks and voice are quite Bondian, but so far I am not convinced by his acting abilities. More importantly, he does NOT own the room.
He was pretty good in The Game which was a BBC spy drama from 2014 I believe. He plays a young and rather cynical MI5 agent. So not a million miles away from Fleming’s Bond, especially in terms of demeanour (although his character is much more morally ambiguous). Reminded me a lot of Timothy Dalton’s Bond in places actually.
I think he’s an interesting actor and could be a very different Bond to Craig’s.
Good face, good natural voice, just low and raspy enough.
Laz wasn’t an actor. I find it interesting that many’ people want an “ unknown “ but dismiss some suggestions because of a lack of experience. I understand that there is a happy medium.
That said I think an actor with only 3 projects could come under EON's radar, but it really depends on the candidate. I do think the standard of acting talent required has gone up since Craig though, and they clearly have their own criteria for what they want in these candidates.
Sorry for the niilism, but these are the times we live in. Can James Bond exist now? I don’t know. I really don’t know. But I have hope. In Bond. In people. In the world.
No one is born as the heir to James Bond. It's a pool of potential choices they have to choose from. I doubt unless one was looking one would have thought Sean Connery or Daniel Craig possessed such potential for the role. Or indeed star power.
For what it's worth I'm not a producer and don't claim to see such potential myself, but I'd argue there are many actors who could play the role, have that star power, and would do a great job. They just need to be found.
I think they are going to be hoping for an actor that is already respected in the acting community that other top actors will be eager to work with. I’m sure they’ll cast their net wide just in case, but I’m guessing they’ll go for someone relatively well-known to the acting community, if not the public in general.
I’m by no means trying to discourage people from throwing in new names, though. When I say I think actor x won’t get it because of x, y, or z I’m just making conversation.
It’s interesting that you mention Superman; prior to being cast, Christopher Reeve had only four credits to his name , three were television programs.
I meant somewhat of a Nietzsche’s superman, but yes, I believe CR was fairly unknown. But he had the charisma and presence. A savoir etre that no one seems to have nowadays, IMO.
He was also third billed until Superman III. I think Brando and Hackman were the big names to pull the public in. They could do something similar for Bond, I guess.
And anyway: Corey Mylchreest is Bond, James Bond? Good luck with global marketing that name.
By the time they do the casting he might have had more projects under his belt. Beside his filmography doesn't say everything. Did he do stage work? Not the same medium but still.
On a side note how many actors from Bridgerton gave been mentioned as Bond so far, here or elsewhere?
I'm not sold on ATJ, he's not a bad choice by any means and they could do a lot worse. I don't know what it is about him, he just doesn't seem very cool or particularly like an alpha.
I'm sure if he was cast he'd be a decent Bond, but I don't think there's anything about him that stands out if that makes sense.