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I don’t know about a blueprint, but I think the nature of creating a film or video game is those making it draw off of what’s come before. Even with new producers (and keep in mind even then Amy Pascal has worked on some of the Craig films) I think something from the previous era will make its way in there.
I mean, for a lot of people the idea of Bond being more reckless and anti authoritarian is just natural - and you can see that side of Bond develop from the Dalton films to the Craig ones. Same for Bond having quite a sad childhood - it cropped up as early as GE, and we’ve gone from SF/SP to this. So these developments in character are pretty organic anyway, and each new work should put a different spin on things (for better or worse).
I’m sure Bond 26 will be different to this, but that’s fine.
I do like that line :D
Yeah. Really like that line. Fleming would have given it his approval.
Also I like the idea of Bond being a constant, even though the world may have changed and MI6 looks very different now, he has the the same description as the man who existed in Flemings novels.
Like in SF?
It does actually give me a similar impression in all seriousness. That sense of faith in her agent but also that idea that she's pulling the strings. Reminds me a bit of Fleming's M on occasion (ie. 'just give him a good mission to snap him out of his PTSD. Nothing could go wrong there'.)
It's definitely quite a classic Bond appearance. Although he's clearly very young. Personally I'd like a bit more of that sense of coldness/cruelty (I think he's a bit too baby faced at some points) but I can see what they were going for, and actually I've seen a few images where the design looks a bit more harder edged/Bondian. I can imagine it'll be ironed out and he'll slowly become more Bondian in his attire/outward appearance.
A bit lewd.
Me too
Someone else mentioned that we might live in a world where Patrick Gibson is someone’s favorite 007 interesting to say the least
That wasn't so much loyalty as her wanting to sweep the memory of her mistake under the rug - "See, he's fine!"
I wouldn't say so. M believes at that point that Bond can overcome his injuries and is the best man for the job. So she flubs his evaluation scores and sends him knowing he's not at his best. It's that sense of extraordinary faith in her agent.
I can imagine it being a spin on that here. 'Oh, you have a reckless agent who has a habit of being at odds with his superiors? No one else in MI6 believes he's suitable for the 00 section? Well, let's give him a target and send him on a dangerous mission, I know he'll prove himself because I have faith in him'.
And that Patrick Gibson fella, with dark hair, yeah, he would do fine as Bond. I like his grin and cockiness.
I do like they gave him the cheek scar.
I wonder how long it will take after release for a mod to switch Bond to Craig, Brosnan etc.
15 minutes? 😂
Indeed. Good fan service, that one. Means they know their Bond.
Maybe this is the mission where Bond first starts smoking?
I'd guess it could do with the mysterious Scandinavian mission from the trailer, where Bond is the only one who survived til morning or something.
The only thing which rankled me slightly is they picked lots of shots for the trailer where he's smiling all the time; I've nothing against a Bond who enjoys what he's doing, but very few action movies, let alone Bond, would make a trailer where the lead is grinning at everything.
Agreed. It's interesting that this game's release and promos coincide with Bond 26 being developed. Again, not saying this is indicative of where the film franchise will go, and ultimately no one knows how this game will be received yet, but I can imagine it putting a bit of a spanner in the works in terms of what perhaps many at Amazon (and in general) believe audiences/fans want, and what is successful and creatively appropriate in practice.
I suppose it's meant to give the impression he's young, arrogant, and a bit cocky. I think story-wise that'll work. I suspect the model will change a bit as the game goes on.
Looking at some of the stills there are some good ones, and I definitely see a harder edge coming through. It's growing on me for sure, and I think as has been said it's a case of getting used to a new Bond.
It doesn't feel like an ideal situation, does it: having a new young actor cast as James Bond in a rebooted, big budget version, when they're trying to do exactly the same thing with the film series. Doesn't feel very unified.
I also tend to think that Eon's hiatus after NTTD put the kibosh on this and other Bond projects (featuring 007 himself) for a little while. With A Mind To Kill had pretty much already been written and approved and OHiMSS was a special one-off, but other than that not much has happened with the character until the sale was completed.
Apparently, there were some leaks beforehand and those said
Yeah. But who knows? Maybe since Bond died in the last film, and this is first James Bond appearance since NTTD, it could be that they want to transmit that happy feel to him and to us, as well. I don't know, though. But just saying.
Well I suppose to some extent this was always going to be the case. EON approved of this game and I suspect at one point they were more confident of going into Bond 26. No idea about the other projects.
I'm fine with this personally. I think video games and the films are separate things even if they share many of the same elements. Ultimately as well we've had a Bond video game avatar (and voice artist) who isn't the current film actor in the past. This run of games can be its own thing in this context. I'd be very sceptical if Amazon suddenly started making different versions of Bond with different actors (ie. a 60s Bond starring Henry Cavill alongside a modern one with ATJ) as that could well diminish the importance of the James Bond actor. But I reckon this can co-exist peacefully enough.
Another big factor is that this could very well help a new film and Bond era, and I think EON understood that when they approved this. Let's be honest, IFP's books, even if they deigned to include Bond nowadays, have limited appeal and won't bring on many new fans. I can see people getting hyped for a new Bond film through this.
It’s annoying watching him constantly put down the Craig era - but I also find it annoying reading about that hate boner you and others have for Brosnan - especially after reading your comments about how if he was a better actor he wouldn’t have been let go or the other ridiculous nonsense you spewed - none of which were true. Your hate for Brosnan’s tenure is every bit as annoying to read as Mendes’ hate for Craig’s era - both of you need to get over your grievances and move on.
I'm finding the idea of Calvin Dyson, who's very much a Bond games fan, sitting at his desk at work itching to get home to get in front of his camera because the trailer dropped so late last night quite amusing :D
Oh yeah, for sure, and I'm not sure how able I am to judge that at any rate. But whatever way it means the franchise is still going and can have at least one new fresh start. Bond can be reinvented. And that's good, especially if people really enjoy this game.