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The 'kid' from About A Boy, who is actor Nicholas Hoult aged, 35 now. Perfect age to be cast as Bond.
I thought you were a firm believer that Aidan Turner would be the next Bond @Mendes4Lyfe
Why the change of heart?
So much smoke i worry about your health.
To our Uk members how do you guys breath with so much smoke lol
I believe purvis and Wade have been writing a script i would even believe Dennis V’s secret project is bond 26 but the fact we have a cast is unbelievable sorry
I would take Aidan Turner over ATJ in a heartbeat, I believe he is the best man to play bond out there at the moment, but you can't pin everything on your first choice.
No.
Honestly Hoult would be fine as 007 he feels like a Roger moore type bond which would be nice in 2025
That's a fine "what if..." scenario, very detailed, but the complete opposite may be just as viable...
"Nothing is happening yet."
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Usually when i post about my choices its because they either changed or because i have a new piece of evidence as to why i think they would fit
Not true actually, many media outlets out there have named him, including comments galore. Moore and Brosnan both named him as a worthy successor. I mean why ATJ when there is the perfect next Bond, Aidan Turner out there, walking the streets. It's that simple. There is nothing, again nothing sophisticated about that quire boy with the body of a WWE wrestler.
I remember he was mentioned in tabloids for Bond more from 2015-18. But that’s true, I’m not sure if that many people now would think of him immediately. And honestly, I’m not sure if many people outside the UK would recognise him (hell, I’m not sure how many within the UK would either).
Unsurprisingly, this was at the time that And Then There Was None was broadcast and back when this series was still in people's minds. While Aidan Turner was a great choice for the end of the 2010s, it's pretty obvious that he became a frontrunner thanks to this series. His relative lack of exposure since means that he is no longer a name that comes up as often.
Well, I suppose you can argue he was never a front runner in the sense that no auditions for Bond took place at that time. He was simply an actor who’d played a vaguely (and I’d emphasise vaguely) Bondian role.
Personally I’ve never really seen anything that jumps out at me for him as Bond. But he’s rather a good actor. Don’t think he’s keen on the role even if he was offered it now.
Right, of course. By frontrunner I meant the actor who was the most discussed by fans and media. I remember that, back in 2016, the Mirror published an article telling more or less what is said today about Aaron Taylor Johnson: that he met Barbara Broccoli, etc. While he never was a frontrunner in the sense that no auditions for Bond took place at that time, the fandom was vividly talking about him.
From the Sun newspaper:
Rye is very old school wanting the more conventional tall dark and handsome, politically incorrect Bond. That image of Bond is arguably outdated in the 21st century and I get the feeling Rye cannot move with the times and accept Bond has changed.
His suggestion for Bond - Stuart Martin
Interview
I didn't know Rye wasn't a fan of Daniel Craig. I guess he didn't like his appearance and approach to the role.
I sort of agree with Rye regarding killing off Bond. Stupid? Maybe. Unnecessary? Yes. Eon have to start from scratch which will be a hefty challenge. However, it's happened so no point moaning about it too much. Time to move on. 😉
Yeah, true. I guess I just hesitate to use words like front runner or try to state an actor’s odds of getting the part (as if in BB’s office there’s a sort of graph with pictures of every British actor that she regularly lowers dependent on when they turn 40 or whatever).
Note that Barbara said she “couldn’t say anything about…”, and so she didn’t. Clever, clever girl. She’s literally the Boss. Gotta love her. I do. Still waiting for that phone call to write the bloody thing. Oh well.
If ATJ is their choice, I’ll give him a chance, I really will. Maybe I’ll finally make my peace with dubbed films, if some other language gives him a strong voice ;)
EON knows what they are doing, they want to reinvent not follow the pack (they won't cast someone, for whom someone would instantly say "Oh, he should be Bond, he acts like Bond etc", they will cast someone who will work in a role but no one would have thought that he would work ... And all those complaining and judging will be on board from first teaser forward.
If someone would ask me, is Pattinson the best actor fit for Batman in 2020, of course I would say no. God actor, but don't see it ... However, it was a right fit under the interpretation and vision of the producers and the director.
I am fully aligned with @buddyoldchap ‘s recent posts on this topic!
I cannot fathom the thought process that ended with ATJ being considered the best option here.
It won’t matter if the rumours persist and he’s not eventually cast as Bond. So many actors have had a similar treatment even close to when the actual Bond actors were announced (ie. Clive Owen). Once the next Bond is cast that’s Bond. It’s only a case of the film itself cementing it and for them to prove themselves.
I will say though, one thing about this rumour that’s been kind of nice to see off these forums and in my daily life is that there’s clearly an interest in seeing a Bond movie/a new Bond. It disproves those who have said that the series will struggle for appeal after Craig/Bond doesn’t have reach amongst younger audiences. The series still has plenty of buzz around it and always did which is good to see.
Exactly.
That is very true - this could all be leading up to an epic scene at the end of Bond 26 where the bad guy’s bionic eye is destroyed not by an electromagnetic pulse from an Omega Seamaster but from the shrill pitch of ATJ.
“We don’t really go in for that sort of thing anymore” indeed!
Smart man ;) Irish pride, Aidan is the man to beat!
I'm stating the obvious but all of this rumour stuff/ free publicity for Taylor-Johnson could be resolved if Eon released a clear unambiguous statement saying:
"No actor has been decided for the role of James Bond. Bond 26 is currently in development but a release date has not been determined."
That's both clear enough and vague enough to convince people that Bond 26 is in development, Aaron Taylor-Johnson is not signed, and the release date is not decided.
Everyone will know the facts and we don't have to fall for click bait newspapers thinking they know the 'facts' better than Eon Productions and Aaron Taylor-Johnson and his agent don't get any more free publicity. Publicity that may have artificially raised his market value/acting fee.