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While Bond needs to be fit for sure, being a killer and being rock hard means far, far more than having big muscles.
I have been around loads of boxing and martial arts gyms and I've seen dozens of big and tough looking guys get embarrassed by much skinnier but more talented pretty boys.
Ant Middleton is the current face of the SAS but his body type (very similar to Craig's) is not necessarily typical of the SAS. It certainly wasn't typical until quite recently.
Basically, being big doesn't make you hard.
Craig has never been big; even in CR. he is lean and muscular. People talk about how huge he was, but that just isn’t accurate. The scene that is most often noted is when he comes out of the water. The illusion of him being bigger is a result of framing and lighting.
All of the Ocean Club scenes were shot during the same time period; if you look at him in every other scene he doesn’t look hulking, he looks like a fit, athletic man who is in that kind of shape not out of vanity but because he knows that he needs to be up to the challenges of being a double 0
Absolutely, you're correct. I wasn't knocking Craig at all. I meant that just because Brosnan doesn't look tough, doesn't mean that he isn't. I was supporting Brosnan, rather than criticising Craig.
Am happy with Craig's look very much, but doesn't mean that the next actor has to have an identical body. That's all I meant.
I think he would be really good, yes. But even if he weren't a touch too old to be starting a series, I wonder if he'd less keen to take over from Craig as they are quite similar types- I feel like he'd really be inviting comparison.
I can - Michael Fassbender is a shoe-in for Bond in a way that Hardy is not. An even more accomplished actor, perfect looks and not much older I think.
Both of them may be too far past 40 though if EoN want a young reboot
They are the same age.
A good point to be sure. If Hardy gets it, or whomever, I’d like to see the character go even darker than Craig’s Bond. Even more extreme about drinking, being a let’s man, and gambling. Get rid of the quips, no vodka Martinis, just straight Vodka (maybe Vodka on the rocks). Think Fleming amplified. Push the PG 13 to the max. This Bond also uses foul language (something no other Bond hs really done). I’d love to see a rated R Bond, but that won’t happen. Push it to the limits though. Up the violence, and really push it. This guy is haunted by demons, but he copes with it by doing his job.
Fleming s Bond preferred whisky.
I think he's even younger. I'd say at this very moment, he's just learning to walk and can speak a few words. Hopefully he has enough grace to be able to perform the gun barrel walk, and hopefully his first words are " Bond, James Bond".
According to the article producer Kevin Proctor says, “One of the reasons we loved Jacob for this role is that Brian Epstein was the personification of dapper, quintessential charisma, and Jacob felt like the man to bring that to life." Hmm...
Great point. Thumbs up !
We've seen a harder and more emotional take on the Bond character since 15 years now - it's getting a bit boring at this point (in my opinion). It's time to bring some classic elements back - without going overboard, though.
Of course mainly the actor should bring some new elements to the role, and shouldn't be just a copy or a "Best of" attempt of the actors before. This probably will be the main challenge after 6 actors - and will depend on the script too.
Exactly. I always laugh when people say Craig is huge or "hulking". He's not. He got into great shape for the role and just so happens to look physically better than his predecessors.
His work ethic is incomparable. I will miss him as Bond for a great many reasons.
My personal wish would be just give me even two Bond films with Idris Elba as Bond. He does fit the role so superbly and his natural charm is perfect for Bond.
However, I feel that surely they will go with a younger Bond because a different path from Daniel's Bond is clearly called for. I don't want someone in their 20s, but early to mid 30s seems right. I'm not seeing anybody interesting so far, except maybe Nicholas Hoult. Theo James is a near miss for me. I would like to have a different ethnic looking Bond next, if the right actor is found. As @thelivingroyale pointed out earlier it is a good time for this. Craig has blown the door open for a fresh start, and a bold start as long as they get someone with very fine acting chops ... and who does look different from Daniel Craig ... that's fine. I just don't want the to go "too" young with their choice.
Not as much as some think. As I’ve said, look at all of the scenes shot at the Ocean Club; the only one where he looks larger is when he comes out of the water. He is no bigger there than in other scenes but look so because of framing , lighting and shot composition.
In the end, Craig’s physique is perfectly reasonable for portraying some one with a Special Forces background.
I thought it was bourbon?
Well I don’t know how much exactly people think he put on! :D But if you look at Layer Cake he’s really quite lean, there’s a noticeable increase in bulk between that and CR, that’s all I’m saying.
Mostly Scotch Whisky and soda. Although he would drink and did drink almost any form of alcohol...a lot ;)
https://www.thegentlemansjournal.com/article/every-whisky-james-bond-007-drank-macallan-jack-daniels/
Indeed, a bit of a douche, made quite the mockery of it.
Many are not aware that (most) action film actors usually ‘get pumped up’ before wide-shot torso scenes.
E.g by doing a few sets of pushups, pull-ups and overhead presses an already muscular actor can easily look like he has +9lbs/4kg more lean mass than pre-pump.
The beach scene in CR is one such example.
DC was probably about 6-8lbs heavier in CR than any of the next 4 though.
Or, in some cases, dehydration, which is as horrible as it sounds.
https://www.esquire.com/lifestyle/health/news/a53724/hugh-jackman-logan-workout/