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He might not make the film, citing creative differences.
I don't think there are that many young actors suitable for the role anyway. I don't think the list is very long.
They're not going to hire another Lazenby, so I think the pool is quite small.
I think we don’t know the pool, so we shouldn’t dive too much into it ;)
Just kidding. I do know what you mean. Let’s keep our hopes up. A bit of positivism.
So far so good.
None of us know one way or the other. And as I always say it’s probably for the best none of us have any say over which actors should be Bond.
Probably the same bu** as ever. Although I'd be happy with the choice of the 35 year old :)
Anyway, I think he could be good. And he's not an unrealistic option. The rumour mill churns out so many different people as Bond I don't think this will impact his chances one way or the other.
This only time I've wished one of these stories was true.
Even if he is one and done as a director, I think part of the appeal and rationale of bringing on a filmmaker of his stature is that you have confidence in him making decisions that will successfully set the direction and carry over into future films, even if he's not directing them. He might not have final say, but with Barbara and Michael gone there's a pretty big creative vacuum to be filled and it makes sense that Heyman and Pascal would view Villeneuve as a co-steward. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if he kept a producer credit even if he wasn't directing Bond 27 or 28.
Is Villeneuve the successor to Ken Adam we don't (yet) know we need?
It's nothing against him personally, without going into spoilers, the show requires him to have a range of emotions that he doesn't convey as an actor. He spends most episodes with a vacant "aren't I cool look" on his face, rather than actually portraying the emotion
I saw a brief section of it the other night. I don't know what it is about Elordi, but he looks like a caricature of himself, if you know what I mean? Can't see him as Bond!
Connery looked a lot older than actors in the same age bracket do today and nobody has said anything about a teen Bond.
My point is that I think posters are putting too much faith in the Variety article at this early stage. Maybe there's something in it, maybe there isn't. We're talking those elusive "insiders" again. I'm finding it hard to believe that the three on the shortlist are what Heyman, Pascal and Villeneuve have got in mind. I've no problem with an actor in his late twenties taking the role as long as he looks mature enough to have some gravitas. These three look particularly youthful. Tom Holland? Really? If this list has actually leaked from Amazon my guess is it's come from some berk of an executive who's not a producer.
As others have alluded to, the pool is incredibly small if they're only looking at actors 30 and under. A lot of actors of this age look too young, are barely five or six years out of drama school, and lack experience. It's a big ask for someone like this to carry a Bond film.
Many thanks for this! What a lovely interview. He’s come such a long way reagarding his posture and attitude towards these things. Seems more at ease with himself, ever since Jamie Lee Curtis coached him in the art of having fun with interviewers for Knives Out.
What's concerning to me about the list (and to be fair, these are three actors of a list), is it came from Variety. They're not gossip-mongers.
If this was The Mail, or The Sun, we can almost guarantee it's nonsense.
If it was Insneider or World of Reel, we can basically lay down bets it's just internet fanboy stories they're picking up on.
Variety is top tier with actual contacts, everywhere.
Which leads me to believe that this may be one of two things:
1. Floating names to test the waters, or;
2. A giant red herring to lead us away from a group of actors they do have their eyes on.
Saying that, for whatever reasons, this list was purposely leaked to a top tier trade for a reason, by real insiders.
Amazon definitely wants someone young to make a lot of movies and appeal to today's audiences. That's all.
Harris Dickinson is cast as John Lennon in four Beatles films. Each film is about each member of the band.
I'm assuming Dickinson will be in all four films even if he's not the main star in three of them? Depending how long the films take to make, Dickinson may not be available for Bond 26 if Amazon want a 2027 or 28 release.
Four films is a lot to film if Amazon want him available for Bond. I doubt they'd delay Bond 26 to 2029 just to hire Dickinson.
You have no self-control, do you. Sad...