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I wonder if it was a deliberate bit of pacing, to show you Bond's world. Very highly paced, not
Knowing what was going on ( The bullet from the gun ) until as the film unfolds Bond begins to
Figure what is happening, and the editing process slows.
As in CR the poker game had mainly wide shots, but as it continued the shots became closer,
Until we had close ups of Le Chiffre and Bond.
there's a reason why Brad Pitt did not hire Forster for WWZ 2. The entire third act of the film had to be re-written and re-shot; three weeks before shooting began, Forster still had not decided on the look and movement of the zombies... By the time everything was said n done, Brad Pitt was in full producer mode, trying to save the film, while Forster was director in name only.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brad-pitt-world-war-z-production-nightmare-336422
That was my impression from watching that Christie clip posted a few pages back, but I'm willing to wait and see further evidence before making up my mind on him. I asked for someone to post something else he may have done which could suggest Bondian attributes, but tellingly, no one has come forth yet.
James Bond carries a Walther PPK. If he wants to kill you in a heartbeat he will.
Exactly, Germanlady. Remember Roger Moore in his fight sequences (sans stuntmen). He looked ready to blink every time he launched a punch. Even worse while firing a gun.
There has to be some natural athleticism involved or you wont sell the choreography.
Hiddleston is lean and atheltic in the literary vein of 007, moreso than Craig imo.
Good info Peter.
I don't hate QOS, what I prefer to do is have my HD copies on PC cut with CR in to one film, QOS does not stand up well for me as a stand alone Bond film but as an extension to CR it makes one great big movie. Anyway back on topic before we get pulled up.
This is what the pro-Craig movement has done - people now think that James Bond is a buff bruiser, and so naturally DC's successor also has to have these same qualities.
I'm not knocking Dan, he has done superbly, but there is no issue whatsoever with a talented, charismatic actor with Hiddleston's build (which can be slightly built up IF so needed) taking on the role. 007 Was actually meant to look smth like Hiddleston (tall, lean, lithe) does in Night manager anyway.
But then you'd need more than just mainstream pop-media sensibility to realize this...
Totally it goes beyond bulk, Bond on screen is about an actor with presence, commanding, rugged good looks not pretty boy.
Hiddleston is a taller chap. Just a little more bulk and he'd make a perfect Bond physically in my view.
In terms of fighting capacity, both Connery and Lazenby were more convincing to me than Craig and they were not as 'built', so the two concepts are somewhat mutually exclusive.
I guess I'm Mr. contrary today but I've always seen Craig as the most convincing in fights; he's fast and agile but also brutal
The most convincing fighter is still Lazenby to this day imo.
Sometimes you are dead-on. Lazenby would beat the Living Daylights out of Dalton, give Brosnan a GoldenEye, make look Moore like an (Octo)Pussy, make Connery Only Live Once and reduce Craig to a Quantum Of Misery.
I wouldn't call him slight. Yes, he was slightly less muscular before CR, but he has naturally broad shoulders that make him look more athletic than other actors who played Bond, especially Moore, Dalton and Brosnan.
This is from Tomb Raider (2001):
Yeah it is interesting, every other candidate (Hiddleston, Stevenson) when asked about Bond says "i would love to do it etc" but Aiden refusing to talk about it, makes it more likely that he already meet with EoN and has to be quiet now.
Outside of that Agatha Christie clip from a few weeks ago I've seen nothing. I don't think EON would necessarily hire someone based on the Christie adaptation only.
There must be some other performances. It would be appreciated if we could see more evidence, because he didn't come across all that charismatic in the Christie clip. The girl outshone him imho.
Not a single clip but he was the leading man in another tv series called Poldark, here is a little featurete.
He has a very confident and commanding presence on screen, and he can pull of dark as well as lighter tones. AND he is great with the Ladies.
i think he would be great. and is it just me or does he look like a cross between Dalton and Brosnan? i don't know, to me he looks like he could be Bond
He definitely has the look. Of that there is no question. More Dalton'esque imho.
However, even from that clip, I'm sensing a lack of charismatic intensity in his performances. That seething menace that lies within, which is so difficult to capture but which is essential to a good performance from a Bond actor imho. I fear he may have to project it in a contrived fashion, because he may not be able to pull it up naturally.
Again, the evidence is limited, so maybe he does have it, but I've yet to really see it.
Did you see Being Human, the BBC Series? Aidan Turner's acting ability can be observed very well there which goes from light comedy to slapstick to grim, gritty, menacing, sinister and downright violent and back to charming, romantic, suave, witty.
I am a fan of him. IF he should happen, it would be ok for me, even though my frontrunner still is Dan Stevens.
I'm not against him, just not sure yet.
Hopefully people get my point about that inner dark menace. A sense of danger. It's not so much in the physical look but more in the mannerisms and behaviour.
There's also something about charisma. Some actors have an almost magnetic quality to them. An ability to hold the screen. A dynamism. I'm not getting it with Turner in what I've seen yet.
I will seek out Being Human to see if I can see these qualities.