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Agree completely re: Jai Courtney. He makes a plank of wood look like an Oscar winner by comparison! He was ok in Jack Reacher but he played second banana to Tom Cruise and his part didn't require much acting.
Tom Hardy is still my preferred choice if he can be persuaded to commit to a franchise.
Craig has 'broken' the mould, so to speak - the pool of available talent that could potentially play 007 got a whole lot bigger the moment that the public accepted a (slightly) shorter, blonder, more muscular version of James Bond.
So we should not limit these speculations to the six-footers who look similar to Fleming's description.
Keep an eye out for the the 'next' Tom Hardy - it will be this type of actor who gets the role i.m.o
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To be honest, I think he needs to leave Homeland and start doing some more film work to give himself the best shot. If he is still Quinn in Homeland when the time approaches he won't be considered, as for EON it would mean moving a similar charachter from one franchise to another it make it harder for the viewer to accept him as Bond. He for me is a top 3 front runner. Age, look acting style.
If Eon were looking for continuity though Barry Sloan would be a natural successor Born 1981, Liverpool born just like Dan, height, looks similar. As Aiden in Revenge he was basically stealling Dan's act.
http://revengeabc.wikia.com/wiki/File:3x13_Aiden.jpg
http://www.spoilersguide.com/revenge/spoilers-barry-sloane-talks-whats-next-for-aiden-after-his-sisters-death/
Ah yes, I remember seeing Barry Sloan in Revenge and instantly thought that he could play Bond. He'd also be top 3 for me. But I agree with you on Rupert, but he seems to be trying to get out there with Hitman.
Ha ha. Barry Sloane.....the manc from Hollyoaks! No chance. He has neither the talent or charisma to carry off Bond. We want A list worthy (unknown is fine) talent, not Z list TV stars.
Mate he is from Liverpool. I think I did say that on my previous post. He is not a Manc!. So what if he was in Hollyoaks 10 years ago he's an actor you take what job to get you through the door and to pay the bills the fact he gave it up to try crack the US and suceeded shows he is ambitious. Daniel Craig was in Heartbeat and Drop the Dead Donkey so the point you are making is nonsensical.
You say "we" want and A lister. To be honest your speaking for yourself there is not "we in this. No actor who has played Bond so far was an "A" lister. Bond made them one. A listers costs too much money, they are already identified as other charachters from past projects.
dominicgreene seems to agree Sloan has the Bond thing going for him. He was in Noah which was was one 2014's blockbuster so his acting status is climbing and he is currently filimg The Whispers and ABC america show in which he is a leading role aimed at the same audience as fans of Agents of Shield and Hero's I don't think it will be long before the guy is "A" list.
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He'll be appearing in BBC2 series 'The Game'. 29 years old, 6'1", will probably grow into his looks. If he can act then might be a good bet for Craig's successor in say 5 years time...
Hmm, haven't seen his work, but a bit too male-modelish? As you yourself mentioned above, I think Craig being proven popular as Bond has thrown the door wide open for more diverse choices and I think EON will favor screen presence and acting ability above looking like a 'traditional' Bond type.
I use the example of Affleck taking over from Bale for Batman (similar idea in that he is following a popular, unique Bond who is unlikely to be easily duplicated).
I expect a "soft" reboot post-Craig and a bit of a swerve to lighter fare (not 90's but still lighter than Craig's era). I have a feeling that we will look back on the Craig era as a self-contained universe (similar to Bale's Batman turn). The actor chosen after Craig will likely be more typical.
What I hope is that each Bond actor won't have their own individual movies, but more of a "quadrilogy" like we had with Craig, or interconnected story that plays into one. I know a lot of fans won't like that, and want to go back to the Moore standard old film-after-film, but I can't really see EON doing that again.
Sony only have 20% stake in MGM, it is MGM who is cutting Sony free. MGM are back on their feet again, and the vibe is for only a 20% share holding Sony's influence and demand is too great.
http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/stories/2005-11-07/is-mgm-cutting-sony-from-the-script
This is particularly disconcerting to hear, because it was Amy Pascal at Sony who advocated for DC and the new approach/reboot. MGM, in contrast, was a proponent of Brosnan over Dalton, and the shoddy cliched action oriented stuff we got in the late 90's/early 00's, because they were in dire straits and couldn't take any chances.
Can MGM survive on its own? Will Private Equity (if they get involved in lieu of Sony) stay quiet and let EON run the show, or will they want a return on their investment and prefer less risk taking (with scripts and with actors)?
Interesting times ahead. Given where Sony has taken us over the last few years, I'd prefer if they stick around quite frankly.
Hi mate, I really like you post on here, you talk a lot of sense. But on this occassion I don't agree. Pascal lobbied for Idris Elba some of the comments she made in her leakd emails were inappropriate. At the end of the day stories, writers and actors is up to EON I think from the money being made from the franchise MGM will be happy to keep it business as usual and allow EON to get on with it.
I'm not disagreeing with you re: some of Pascal's leaked comments. They were inappropriate (although I think that sh!# Scott Rudin is the far bigger jerkweed and for some strange reason he seems to have gotten a free pass ..... hmm).
However, she did lobby for Craig before CR. That is a fact.
It's also a fact that MGM has an unfortunate history of shaky finances (I remember reading every time there was a Bond movie coming out that it was essentially a savior for the studio prior to Sony's involvement).
I would prefer that we don't go back to the world where the studio is essentially banking its future on a James Bond release, because that leads to poor decision making. It's better that EON be backed by a more financially secure entity (like Sony, or even Disney) that gives them creative control (including the ability to take creative risks which is essential if we want to continue to push the envelope) and financial backing.
Now that would be a risky but creative approach @Gustav_Graves. I'm all for it, as long as you can act, run and do a proper gunbarrel turn and shoot.
Also, I would hope you wouldn't mind some sacrifice, and bedding a few beauties of the opposite sex in the interest of keeping Bond close to its literary roots.
Thus initiating the death of the series. Stick to your statistics.
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Good input, You are right the original potential saviour was from the far east if I remember.
MGM are also looking to reboot a few owned franchises Tomb Raider and Mad Max. MGM also co-financed SPE's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and would likely do the same with the follow up when DC has time. MGM then also financed The Hobbit An Unexpected Journey, 21 Jump Street and Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters. MGM then finally moved forward with remakes of RoboCop and Poltergeist
They have spent the last 4 years really fixing their business. For a start they were saved from banckrupcy by Spyglass Entertainments Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum, became co-Chairmen and co-CEOs. They spent a fortunebought out 30% of United Artists that was held by Tom Cruise held to regain 100% and relaunched UA in 2014. That's 30% less of the profits making its way in to Tomcats pocket.
For example if Spectre as predicted takes $1BN at the box office at present they would have to hand Sony 20% profits plus production expenses fronted by Sony. If you find that funding gap in house you keep $200M profit.
Take Mad Max - Road to fury due this year, it's budget is $100M. It will atleast do $400M, thats a lot of profit for a studio.
With Spectre and the new Rocky project Creed in production MGM will be substainble.
They ditched a lot of old tat to Lionsgate.
MGM is run differently now they have the right men in charge and plan, I don't see a repeat of what happend in 2010 at the time of the global economic crisis. I would'nt worry about losing Sony.
My apologies, he is a scouser. Maybe I didn't explain properly. He isn't a particularly good actor having seen him in (can't beleive I am admitting this) Hollyoaks and Holby City. Henry Cavill is critisized on here for not being a good enough actor for 007, but he is streets ahead of Sloan in every way. Fair enough it's your opinion. On a positive note, Slone is certainly a better shout than Elba! Ha ha.
At the end of the day, all I want is for EON to continue to be able to call the creative shots without studio expediency/interference. They seem to have found their mojo and are going in the right direction these days imho.
Babs needs to have first call on DC's successor when the time comes - she made the right call with him, and it was a bold one at the time which paid off. I'm sure she will do so again.
I would rather have Eddie Murphy than Idris Elba.
She made a fine call, but then she also had a big say on Brosnan soooo. ... Swings and roundabout. I think when Dan's tenure is over Babs will be retired and David and Gregg Wilson will be running EON. Babs will be hitting 60 by the time 25 has hit cinemas not sure she will want to start the process again when she has two trusted nephews already working, learning on Skyfall and Spectre that are ready to step up and keep EON in the family to protect Bond for the foreseable future.