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My money for the next Bond villain is still Cillian Murphy. Not that he'd be my first choice, but if they go for the same casting choices of villains from the mid to late Craig era (they might not), I think he just might be their first choice.
What ? Isn't there a law stating that no one who played a villain in a Batman movie may portray a hero in a Bond film ?
Not sure I understand the sense of your joke. Do you mean it's likely Murphy will play the villain or it's unlikely he will?
I mean, it's happened before in a Villeneuve film... and it was awful.
The Bond movies might miscast a famed and respected actor, but surely Leto doesn't fit that category.
You'd think, right? And yet Leto still seems to be working.
The guy must know something incriminating about some big producer somewhere... I don't see any other reason why he'd continue to get cast putting in some of the performances he's done (and that's not even mentioning sexual harassment allegations).
It's actually mad. For an actor with such an unsettling presence during interviews he's rubbish at playing villains.
Anyway, looking forward to seeing him in the next Bond film I guess... maybe.
Almost guaranteed to help a film bomb.
Well there's the part of his treatment of young women, potential exploitation of a minor, and his cultish-group leadership over followers. Talent does not excuse problematic behavior and you have to admit his talent clearly does not drive audiences to see him in theaters! So why defend him?
So why then so many people listen bad music?
You are defending a pervert and pest.
He’s an incredibly versatile and talented actor, who I think could make an excellent Bond villain.
Especially as he gets older.
Even though he was James Bond, that was in the EON era, and Amazon are likely to take things in a different direction to some extent.
He also looks, or can look very different from his 007 look.
He looks good.
I guess we'll see what they do with RDJ in the Avengers movie.
I know I'm late to this, but you make an interesting point (see bolded).
I remember seeing Dalton in on-set interviews promoting TLD and LTK and him coming across more Bondian than he did in his movies. He had a relaxed and effortless air about him that was missing when he was on screen.
Which leads to a larger point I wanted to make. The next Bond actor should play the character as if he was a villain. Pierce was excellent in the Tailor of Panama and made me question why he didn't bring some aspects of Andy Osnard to his Bond. Yes, Osnard is irredeemable and you don't really root for him, but he's magnetic and interesting.
I feel Bond should be someone we are uncomfortable with liking, but his swagger, humor and efficiency are just enough to mask his much darker qualities to make us root for him in the end. This is why Connery and Moore (IMHO) remain the benchmark performances of the series. Craig's Bond brought more depth to the character, but was seen as a more tragic and somber figure by audiences.
This in turn would make the villain even more interesting. And I think the best villains of the last 30 years have been Silva and 006, because they are like Bond except darker. Bond should always be on the edge of the precipice of falling into evil but never does. Having a villain in B26 opposite a quite dangerous Bond that even the audience isn't quite too sure about will raise everybody's game tremendously. However to pull this off, the Bond actor would have to sell you that he's Bond from the first moment we see him on screen. No mean feat.
I've checked the name. I'm sure I've seen him in a film, but can't remember where. In any case, he's little known, he's got the right age and an interesting face. And, like you said, he's imposing, or at least that's the vibe I get from pictures. So yes.