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I have no Problem with his money comment, even if it were true. He always gives his all in the role. Its all on the screen. He has set a benchmark that will be tough to follow.
Everyone including Fleming did Bond for the money at some point. You certainly should not do it for free.
I bet Roger would have been the first guy to defend Craig and say that he himself did ALL his movies for the money lol. Ah bless his soul, i miss him
I'm also curious to see him in something else (and contemporary). If anyone have any recommendations, please let us know! :-)
yep, well said.
I think this will gradually stop the more details we get. Soon as the trailer comes out the majority will be excited for the next one. Then by the time it comes out, if it's better recieved than SP (I think it will be), everyone will have chilled out fully and people will start to look on him and his era more fondly again.
Right now I think all the backlash on here has come from SP changing peoples opinions and there being a four year gap before the next one has a chance to rectify that. By the end of the year we'll have a lot more details and by this time next year we'll have a trailer, so I think we will see a turnaround soon.
Someone put glue on his cigarette?
At the end of the day, Turner may well be on EON's radar, and could possibly make a good Bond.
But it's a little early to start planning anyone to take over the coveted role of Bond #7.
Yeah, I’m not even starting to think about what’s next. I’m just excited about what they cook up for 25. I’d genuinely like to have a life that’s void of any responsibilities so I could muse on the next 5-10 years of 007, but sadly I have s*** to do. Maybe when I’m retired. That would be nice.
The 'money' comment (at least if it's the same one I think it is) was utterly taken out of context by 'the sun' garbage outlet. eh, 'news' paper. It's from an old Rolling Stone interview where he's clearly joking. And all in all that's what irks me most: whatever you think of his performance, when someone is joking, it's a joke. even if you don't like the joke. And should not be taken literally. People complain about his lack of 'humour' and then start twist and turn every word he says. People are so news-addicted they start regurgitating old stories and take every single word out of context to make 'news'. So people, stop clicking on everything/ every story and use your brains. Stop the spread and business model behind this faul behaviour, and have some patience.
#endofrant
On Turner: for what I've seen he's a decent actor and to me an actor doesn't have to have had a 'similar' role to be a contender. He just needs to sell the person he's supposed to be properly. Turner does that indeed, but if he's good enough to make us forget his physical shortcomings (too short, friendly face) I can't tell as I haven't seen him acting. Personally I still think Tom Ellis does fit the bill better, as I think he's a very good actor (sells Lucifer perfectly) and has the looks as well. But we'll see. For now he can stay Lucifer, I thoroughly enjoy his performance there.
I'm happy to hear of other suggestions as well, but for now Turner is as good a choice as anyone.
Honestly I'm surprised to see that there are quite a few who favour Cavill as well. I'm open to either at this point but would also like to see more suggestions, even from tv.
Bring them on and let's see what they've got!
No i get that. I know he was making a joke. But even IF he had meant it (and no one would say that stuff puiblically) I would Not be bothered too much if he still gives us a good performance in the end. I feel like Connery would agree with me on this lol.
As for the press, yes, the gossip sites have turned into vultures who only try to trigger people with soundbits to keep everyones Twitter feed running. I hope its because they are slowly dying and are getting desperate. But the sad truth is that there is something universal about gossip and people need to have someone else to Talk s*** about so they don't have to look at their own boring lifes.
Daniel did say some dumb stuff, but the press took it way to far, and many people are to naive (or easily triggered) and believe everything they read sadly. I know Craig has learned his lesson. Expect only superficial, 'diplomatic' and boring answers from him on the next press Tour. Delivered with a fake smile. I already noticed him doing that a couple of times.
Regarding what he's getting paid for B25: Who cares really? I certainly don't. I'm sure it's a lot of money and that's fine. Pay him £50m or $25m or whatever. Just get the film out on time and make sure it's good. I'll be happy.
@Bondjames and @00Agent there's a difference in what was and what is. It's sad that Roger Moore could joke around without any real backlash, whilst if Craig does it, it's immediately taken out of context and regurgitated time and time again. And yes I'm aiming at the 'gossip papers', but the 'mainstream media'(I hate that term) haven't done anything to stop this: they're most often even doing the same or just part of the same media company.
So - in a way, Daniel knows this and still is doing it his way and gets the backlash. Nothing surprising here.
We need someone who can make up for that downfall, and bring it back to what we had with Moore and Brosnan.
Looks like Poldark is back!
Found it!! Take a look at HaphazardStuff's video below roughly around the 20:00 mark right to the very end. And bare in mind that this is only a tiny snippet of the real PR process...
I agree, they are inane questions, but it doesn't change the fact that the actor in the role represents the Brand more visibly than anyone else. Like I said Roger and Pierce were the best at this, and after someone like Craig being in the role we really need someone that knows how to handle that.
Agreed with every word you said.
Unfortunately if you reach Craigs Level you don't even get questions about your movies some of the time. Some of those idiots will just ask you which Kadaschian you would rather date only so they can have a headline the same day.
What many people don't seem to understand is that these so called journalists are not looking for honesty or a good story. They have declared themselves in the 'entertainment business' instead of journalism so that means anything goes.
It just needs to generate clicks.
Yes, @Mendes4Lyfe, Craig IS still representing the brand by sitting there and answering their stupid questions. What more would you have him do? Part of the reason why I like Craig so much is that he's clearly his own man. I don't want the next Bond actor to be a performing seal for these stupid press junkets. I'd rather he told them straight and to come back when they have some decent questions to ask. Who honestly cares about this "talking head" crap anyway? The real potatoes is on the likes of The Graham Norton Show or Colbert's late-night television talk show, which Craig is fine at. Plus, Moore didn't have to endure these big circus PR events when announcing a new Bond movie. It was normally a civilised affair atop of Kensington Roof Gardens with the top entertainment journalists of the day.
As @CommanderRoss correctly pointed out @bondsum , my comments were not targeting the thread in general. But @Mendes4Lyfe incessant posting of Aidan Turner taking over the role of James Bond after Daniel Craig has left the role. As if Turner has already been lined up, and come 2022 we'll all be siting down to Bond26 with Turner.
There's speculating and suggesting an actor as a credible potential Bond (And Turner is a potential whether I like it or not) and there's getting so engrossed in ones own fantasy, that it becomes some warped reality. This is the latter.
Who knows, maybe Craig will enjoy Bond 25 so much he decides to stay on for one more.
Maybe EON have an actor lined up in their heads already.
It's fine too speculate, as you said that's all this thread can do, and it's a bit of fun. But when it's posted as almost a fact or a certainty that this is what the future will hold....then that's something different.
Turner, Cavill, Fassbender, Goode, Norton et al will all doubtless be amongst the bookies favourites at some point. Who can tell what comes after is a mystery.
@Germanlady now there's a provocative thought! Would be really intersting to see if Craig remains as a co-producer after leaving the role.