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Reminds me of the days of the CR boycott. So called Bond fans screaming for Craig to be let go. Boycott the movie, as he was terribly miscast. All before anyone had seen it.
And we all know how that turned out. ;)
I haven't seen Leonardo, but I'll pass judgement after I've seen it.
I think you're getting your hopes up a little @JeremyBondon concerning Amazon buying MGM. They now have a catalogue of thousands of shows and movies. I can't see how it will improve Aidan's chances. And even with Amazon's backing, EON will still have a major part in who's going to be the next Bond. Amazon are unlikely to cause to much of a problem to their ace in the hole...the golden goose who is James Bond.
Turner is the only one of the candidates I could picture as Bond right now. I'm just praying they don't make a radical change to the character, to appease the social climate
I trust Eon and I trust they'll make the right decision ultimately
I think that's a bit of a reach. A man being hired by a company doesn't mean they want to hire him for everything.
Goon was just asking, he didn't pass any judgement. When you google it doesn't exactly have stellar reviews, and the people who have written the reviews have seen it. It's not really anything like the CR boycott.
According to Empire he has said 'flat out' that he wouldn't want to play Bond though.
If you take the time to read my post, you'll notice I didn't quote @ImpertinentGoon rather @JeremyBondon
The CR boycott was similar in the way people past judgement without seeing the finished product. Bit like you post @mtm ;)
If you'd taken the time to read Jeremy's post in context, you'd have noticed he was describing Goon's statement- incorrectly. By comparing his description of Goon to the CR boycott you were, perhaps inadvertently, also criticising Goon unfairly. ;)
I'm not sure what you mean about me passing judgement without seeing the finished product? What does that refer to?
Of course, MTM at it again. The usual. The way 'Goon' constructed his post wasn't really constructive it all, rather it insinuated 'Leonardo' is bad because some reviewers thought it was so-so or bad. Posts like that aren't really helpful, but since you are the master of pot stirring I'll leave it at that, as you are a priori a contrarian.
@Benny I agree with your post, makes sense. Of course I know I am speculating, but that's the gravy of this thread which makes it all the more delicious, in the end. Speculation all around.
First time for everything. ;) Let’s leave it at that. No need to take it further.
That is generally what reviews are for. I've heard Nomadland is great and I plan to watch it, is that somehow awful of me to think that's generally regarded as true?
So you can't even back that up then? That was a really unnecessary thing to say to me.
Thanks @JeremyBondon we might not agree on certain things, but at least we can have some fun, and be civil. Cheers.
You've been incredibly unpleasant to and really offended me, and I have no idea why. All I did was to ask what you meant by your insult; I think that would have been civil.
I'm not sure how Jeremy's post was civil in that he threw several insults out, but I'm happy to leave it.
Unintentionally you've just proven my point. I quite disliked Nomadland and I think it should 've never received the Oscars it got. Then again, Oscars aren't worth much these days. A lot of paid critics loved it however.
@Benny Exactly! Cheers to you 🍻
I haven't dished anything out: you've insulted my character several times, called me 'confused' etc. If you didn't intend to offend me by doing that then I'm not sure what your aim was. I haven't called you anything.
Well that's okay that you didn't like it, but it doesn't really prove your point. It is true to say that Leonardo isn't regarded all that well. It doesn't mean it is bad, just that it isn't 'supposed to be' all that great.
And as it doesn't seem to be held as a big hit critically, I think it's possibly reasonable to say that Amazon are maybe more likely to not be interested in Turner than they are to be interested in him. That said, I don't think his being in an Amazon show, hit or not, will make much difference over Bond either way.
As long as Aidan is on EON’s radar, which I don’t know why he wouldn’t be. It is ultimately up to them. I would be quite happy if he gets the nod, of course. Way, way more than any other actor that’s been floated on here (except Michael Fassbender, but we agree he can’t do it now, too late). I vehemently dislike Bezos and Amazon, but this could perhaps be an upside of the sale.
@Jordo007 Aidan hasn’t aged out of Bond yet. He’ll turn 38 next month and he looks a handful of years younger than that. Pierce was 41 when he got was cast and Timothy was 40. I think people need to rethink this “aged out” description.
It still proves my point in the way opinions are inherently subjective and that even a majority of opinions could be deemed wrong in the opinion of someone else. Also, 'not all that great' is quite different from 'really bad'. Turner gets relatively more praise than the show itself, the script if you will. Agree to disagree, yet again. Oh well.
It still proves my point in the way opinions are inherently subjective and that even a majority of opinions could be deemed wrong in the opinion of someone else. Also, 'not all that great' is quite different from 'really bad'. Turner gets relatively more praise than the show itself, the script if you will.
@Thunderfinger Wholeheartedly agree with your post
Yes, I would be amazed if he didn't get an interview or test - if he wants it of course :D
No-one really said otherwise, though. But generally we do tend to talk in terms of 'Spectre is generally regarded as one of the weaker Bond films' etc. even if some people really like that film. It's just how people talk about this stuff, it's nothing to take personally.
(I don't dislike Spectre as much as some people do but I accept that it's not seen as one of the good ones)
Well, two star reviews from a couple of papers that I saw, which is verging on bad. I was just trying to phrase it in a non-inflammatory way.
Well that's fair enough. So you do agree that the script/story isn't praised highly, then.
'Fingerball'?
Sounds like a spy-themed porn movie. 😅
Whatever, I'm sure it won't affect Aidan Turner's chances one way or another.
I watched the short-lived Marvel show Helstrom recently. I liked Tom Austen much more than I thought I would, but wow I felt the show took a nosedive in the last few episodes.
The only thing I will say is I can picture them going younger for the next version of Bond, but I'd be pleased if Eon went for Turner. He at least deserves to be on the list
Oliver Jackson-Cohen 34 London Born.
Unsure if he has been mentioned, I started watching The Haunting of Bly Manor on NETFLIX, Oliver shows a subtle underlining menace with the character he plays. Later I realised I had also seen him in the recent Invisible Man reworking which was a good film.
He sure has the right face.