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Yeah maybe that's it: I can't remember seeing him in anything that's very impressive and I guess that means he doesn't get much to do usually.
I'm sure that's right: for example we were talking about Tom Hardy on the previous page and regardless of age concerns I think he would just be too much of a 'Craig type' to come right after him- you need a bit of contrast to make it look like you're not just missing the previous guy. And in a way I wonder if the job of recasting doesn't get harder as the years go by: Craig is a top class actor and you really do need another one of those to come up with a fresh spin on it to make it work- just getting some pretty bloke isn't enough.
I'd say what they did with Affleck as Batman could be an interesting way to go: finally the slightly ageing, grey-haired Batman of the comics, but that's where Craig is now. So maybe young and fresh is the contrast to that. Don't forget: to anyone who's turning 30 this year Craig has been Bond for all of their adult life- a new young fresh Bond would actually be quite a radical thing.
Well he's two years older than Connery was when he started, so he's not exactly a baby. His is the sort of age I'd be amazed if they didn't aim for: they will want a decent run out of their new guy.
I think you're right, a non-origin story is equally likely- maybe they'll even go the GoldenEye route and have a quick flashback if they feel the need to establish anything.
This bodes well for the other Batman finalist, Hoult. I definitely see him more as Bond than Batman.
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I think it's because we can see from looking at the range of roles he's played that he's shaping up to be an actor's actor. He's got much more credibility acting-wise than most of the suggested candidates. I don't honestly know if the role of James Bond actually requires top-notch acting skills, but I'm sure that Eon will want to stick to the idea that they hire only top-quality talent for the 007 films - it's been part of their marketing strategy since Casino Royale that they hire serious actors, and I don't see that changing. That's why I think that looking at a candidate's cv for varied roles and critical acclaim is going to be a better indicator of who is likely to get hired than, say, actual similarity to Fleming's vision.
Hoult has roughly the right physical qualities for the Fleming model, re good height, good looks, dark hair, middle/upper-class vibe, plus just enough youth to make him viable for several films. AND he has a string of roles that suggest he is a proper actor rather than just a heartthrob.
I'm sure even those of us who are in favour of him have some worries - he's good looking, but there is a gentleness to his looks that isn't Bond, and he looks kind of boyish. I think we're hoping that time and acting ability will give him a harder edge to both his looks and performance than what we've actually seen from him so far. But yeah... it's a worry. I do wonder if he lost out on Batman because he simply didn't have enough gravitas for the role.
Dornan's issue is that he's known for his sex-appeal and not for being a good actor. He might be capable of being a great Bond, but that 50 Shades thing leaps out at you, and nothing else does. Theo James is someone else who looks the part, but the Divergent films are the only things that leap out from his list of past roles, so I think he won't even get to the short list. Hoult actually has some character actor credibility in his past, and there are very few people with that that match the right age and range. Sam Claflin might have some chance as he was supposedly very good in The Nightingale.
But you never know. I wouldn't have guessed, back when Robert Pattinson went from Harry Potter to Twilight, that I'd actually be sorry that he wasn't free to try out for Bond. He made all that Twilight money, then spend the next few years getting very adventurous with the roles he took. Now he's got the kind of actor credibility that is in very short supply. I don't necessarily think he's actually better than all of the actors mentioned in his age-bracket, many of whom might have much more potential than what we've seen from them on screen, but he's stretched himself and built up a level of credibility that makes him seem like a catch. When Eon hire someone like that, it says that they're taking the films seriously. I think they're in love with the idea that they make serious films and they won't want to hire someone in the lead who doesn't fit in with their current image.
Hoult definitely checks off many boxes. I'm not sure it's gravitas that he lacks, but a certain edginess that may've lost him the Batman role. A few more years down the road, will he have a little more of this intangible? Doesn't need a lot, but just enough. If so, I'd be happy to see him as the new 007.
As I’ve said, a traffic signal doesn’t have to be green when you’re a block away, only when you get to that intersection. 😉
ahaha, nice @talos7
I’m starting to agree that Pattinson would have been cool. He’s really seemed to have shaken off his twilight roots.
Yes, I think that's true.
This guy???
Bond 26 won’t be for awhile, Give him a few years. ;)
I suppose he could grow into his looks.
However,I do feel there have been far worse potential candidates named.
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