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Like the other bloke, a couple of days ago. They're both correct.
No surprises there. I've had girlfriends that were easier to please.
I'll take that as a compliment.
A dual wielding Bond is something I don't think we need. Bond doesn't need to have multiple weapons to beat the bad guys. He sometimes uses them, but its more akin to other action stars. Bond is mostly known for carrying a pistol. Usually the infamous Walther PPK. I'm happy with that.
Are you absolutely sure about that? Norris for next Bond!
I think there is a reason we don’t see it more often.
As @sandbagger1 said, Bond is an assassin, a PPK is sufficient, with silencer it always excites me as too what could be coming. And when necessary Bond could and should wield a machine gun. If called for.
So I’m not in agreement with you on this old chap.
In the early Brosnan era it just felt a bit too Rambo for me at times, like he was too quick to pick up a machine gun and fire in that general direction. Like @sandbagger1 put it perfectly Bond should be a precise assassin.
Love that scene in NTTD.
That was a reaction I had to the TND climax. Just didn't seem right.
Me, too.
Dropping the character into a Russian prison is a distinctly perilous thing to do, and fitting. Having him fight his way out with a PPK and a grappling belt buckle is ridiculous and actually not what a real spy would do. The same goes for the TND finale. I like that he was on his own. It raises the stakes. When Bond is supported by an army, I often found it dull. Make him work for his victories, the odd time.
When he pulls out explosive tipped arrows, and starts blowing up soldiers, then I'll accept the Rambo comparisons.
It's not really related, but I love that moment at the end of Skyfall, when Bond drops his father's rifle, walks into the house and flicks the machine gun into his hands without breaking stride.
It's such a cool Bondian moment, like it's just another day at the office
Story and director will likely come first. By that time, ATJ may be a distant memory.
Make that three. Bond is not a carnage machine, when he kills he has to be precise, focused. Yes, he can use a machine gun from time to time, but dual wielding belongs to other action movies (and personally, I find them excessive even then and not really engaging). I never liked that scene in TND.
Actually, this is an interesting thing to think about when it comes to the next Bond - that's to say there needs to be the right honing of the candidate's natural strengths (charisma, screen presence, acting ability etc) alongside the more 'artificial' aspects of preparation for the character - the clothes, the accent for some actors, perfecting the ability to come off as 'sophisticated'. They did this especially well with Connery. He wasn't typically 'Bondian' going from the majority of their previous roles, and certainly not as a person. He got the suit fittings, lessons in etiquette, but I'd argue he wasn't 'transformed' into James Bond. Connery kept the natural twang of his Scottish accent, and they crafted a more wise cracking, larger than life version of the character that suited Connery's natural onscreen confidence than a more strict adaptation of Fleming would have.
In that sense no actor is transformed into James Bond, interestingly. Each actor brings their strengths and unique qualities to the role. It'll be the same with the next actor whether that's ATJ or not.
That's a really good point actually. If we're say hopefully two, possibly three years from Bond 26, has ATJ's odds peaked too soon?
Surely they'd need a director in place to direct the screentests too, like Campbell did for Casino?
Good point. And yes, you're right, they need a director who understands Bond and can guide the actor along in certain regards.
But that said I think these things are more of a team effort than some people realise, and not just about a single director magically transforming the actor into Bond.
Clive Owen never did an underwear spread for Calvin Klein at the peak of his Bond rumors, while potentially about to launch a major Marvel franchise, like ATJ. Clive Owen's wife didn't direct a Bond actor. Clive Owen wasn't regularly invited to Bond events.
Point being he was seen by many to be a shoe in.
I also want to say that this is very different situation to Clive Owen. If anyone fits that bill it’s the Elba’s and the Cavill’s. ATJ, while mentioned by myself quite a few times over the years, was never taken seriously here until his name leaked in the press.
Again he might not get it, for sure. For all we know he could end up being the villain? But it’s just as likely that he might and that he could pull it off despite whatever people may think of his voice or how he “carries himself”. Again it doesn’t matter what we think. It matters what Barbara, Michael or even Greg thinks. I’m not trying to stop people from sharing their thoughts. Far from it but I do think we sometimes treat it as if we’ve got this all figured out and that we know how he may be judged by EON because of things of the past. The way things are done have greatly shifted, generationally and behind the scenes, and it would come as no surprise to me if we knew who the actor was before it was officially announced. We seem to learn a lot about big franchises before producers intend it nowadays.
I’ll be honest I don’t really know what I’m saying anymore haha :D
I'm not a big fan of either but I'd take them over some of the suggestions people seem to think are suitable nowadays (though I would prefer ATJ to Cavill any day as he at least seems to have some personality and isn't a block of wood).
https://www.mi6-hq.com/news/tabloid-touts-daisy-may-cooper-as-new-m-230322
She appears to be a comedian. Campy Bond is back on the menu boys.