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This was a trait of her Father's era, she has taken Bond different places and I can see with Greg likely taking over from his Father, they won't divert significantly from that direction.
Also Bond being a cut and dry hero is likely gone. The idea of Bond having a dark side, layers to his portrayal is what a lot of actors want from playing the part now. I'm pretty sure the likes Aidan Turner doesn't want the role to play it like Rog or Pierce played it.
The idea of who can and who wants to play this role shifted when Craig made a huge success of his take on the character.
Anyone saying he didn't is just bitter and letting their own judgement cloud the fact that Daniel has been the biggest hit since Connery to play Bond.
I agree they'll likely move away from how intense, personal and psychological it has been with Craig but we are very unlikely to all of sudden get the 21st Century SWLM with an actor playing the character like Roger did.
I also think they might this time want as much from the actor as they can get, so someone hitting their 40's come time to start is likely to be ruled out.
Also I really don't think you'll be getting another film in 3 years time, more like 4 - 5 years.
I agree with @Denbigh it is more than likely to be someone not popping up in all of these polls which is likely to rule out the favourites touted on here.
Cavill for one hasn't a cat in hell's chance.
Just because the majority of the previous 20 films were like this why does that make some think they'll revert back to that.
Also some of you seem to forget who is the boss and how much she nurtured and trusted her first fully fledged Bond.
Do you really see her abandoning the elements that made this era so successful and before you haters start it has been very bloody successful.
I agree @Shardlake
Like I said before we can't expect Cavill because he has a new successful franchise on his hands with The Witcher, which is getting animation, movie and future series talk. He hasn't officially abandoned WB as Superman, so there's a possibility he could still return.
And one of the reasons I believe Craig worked so well was his ability to be 100% seen as James Bond. He wasn't tied to anything completely seperate from Bond that was hugely successful in terms of cultural impact really, until Knives Out, and even films like Layer Cake and TGWTDT, people still think of him as James Bond.
So I think they need that again. They need someone who can be completely recognised as James Bond. Now, while this would be achievable with someone like Aiden Turner, as I don't think Poldark and his role in the Hobbit put him beyond possibility, but for Cavill, it certainly does.
I just think we're gonna get someone out left field - but I also think it'll be found out pretty quickly who the next James Bond will be - not anytime soon or even in the next couple of years even, but we haven't experienced that new JB casting in this new era of journalism and media. They're gonna snatch it up a lot of quicker than has ever been before I reckon.
Doesn't matter how old he in fact is, or how well he can act, he was way too youthful a look to be a convincing Bond. He'll look youthful (luckily for him) for most of his life I'd imagine.
Bond is supposed to be an older, slightly weathered 00 because he won't die.
I'll bet $1,000 to anyone on this forum he won't be cast, and give them 10/1 odds.
This, this and this and a tiny tad more of this. Also, to me it would be almost criminal not to cast Turner. The man is Bond incarnate. Come on Babs, you've done left field Bond now, please return to literary Bond.
I'm in. Let's do this. Looks weathered enough to me here.
Seems someone knows something I don't
Me too. In general, a three-picture deal with an actor in his 40's would be great.
I must have missed the part when Fleming wrote ‘Bond looks weathered”. Scarred and tired at times yes....but permanently weathered? Never. Also, Bond was in his 30’s when the books began and Fleming created him. So I’m confused by your statements?
Come May/June when all the NTTD stuff has died down we'll be in official 'next Bond' era mode! Assuming Craig doesn't return, he said it's his last so I'm sure he won't return - it's all change. That doesn't mean Bond 26 will happen anytime soon, could be another five years before we see it (lol) but technically you could argue the search for the next James Bond actor begins this summer! Da da daaaaaaa!
Eh, I suppose you’re right... he’s just not at all what I see when I read Bond or think about the character... but it could be just a personal preference thing. Personally I’d be very disappointed if they went with Turner.
Luckily he'd prove you wrong and then some.
Well we don’t know that, do we.
Craig proved a lot of naysayers wrong, though, so anything can happen.
You would see.
This is a very silly discussion, I only put forward my opinion on who should/could be a Bond actor, I’ll move on from this Turner fan club.
Good bye.
More like: their loss. We're only the messengers. If Babs has the same common sense Cubby had then Turner would be a given.
Ed Skrein.
British, tall, decent actor, looks good. Any thoughts?
Like Hoult not the Bond type. Not to me anyway. Looks like a henchman tbf.
Why is it?
Some of us are sick of hearing how Lord Almighty Turner is the chosen one, the heir apparent.
The almost arrogance of his disciples that no one else is suitable Jerzy Bonbon is no better with his If Babs has any sense he is the man.
He is a given, how utterly absurd.
Then again, this is the exact response that comes right after Turner gets mentioned. Now for the other usual suspects and then @Pierce2Daniel will throw in a black actor and that'll get a response, then we'll talk about PC and stuff, and we'll come back to Turner. It's just the way this thread goes, really :-D
Also, I think I imagine him in a more faithful televised retelling of Fleming's stories, as opposed to a modern-Bond who represents the world today/whenever Bond 26 is made.
...and this is what I mean, I think Aiden is better suited to something that represents the classic Bond to fullist which in my eyes would be faithful period adaptations of the novels, and at this point could only be done through television in my opinon.
Not a bad idea actually, to go full on TV, with a massive budget that is. It'd make for good TV. However I'm not entirely sure Bond and the concept of Bond would lend themselves for such storytelling. I reckon a more classical approach to the future Bond films, going back to the basic elements, would be interesting as well. I find Aidan somewhat of a chameleon, he'd fit in in the modern day and age as well, but not in the style of Craig's tenure. That ends with Craig and rightfully so.
In all honesty I'd donate my left nut to 'save a chipmunk fund' in return for period Bond 60s style. If only...