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I didn't say that, but 37 to start the 00 business...
It's pretty late.
Yes, it's a fantasy and anyway someone who drinks and eats like Bond would look like Connery in DAF and not really a super agent.
That's why I say maybe (and that's a big maybe) Linley will be Suter's Remington Steele: not something groundbreaking that will make him famous, but a series that will give him some level of exposure, a modest fanbase and a stepping stone for bigger things.
Regarding television, I don't think it's seen as a lesser medium compared to cinema, as it used to. A lot of actors go from one to the other seamlessly now. Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman, Martin Sheen, all went for acclaimed small screen roles.
Yeah, perhaps. I’d need to see it myself. He seems quite suave in the trailer I guess, but I don’t have much to go on apart from that.
I wouldn’t say TV’s a lesser medium, but I think there’s a difference between a BritBox murder mystery and a higher budget series. I don’t think Suter has quite had that level of exposure/a role that high end yet.
I think saying an actor is "oozing cringe" while pushing for an Australian, who is only capable of one facial expression, is a bit ironic
I'll be interested to see how he handles Lynley and will give it a go. But like you, I struggle to see him as a big movie star, and more than that: I just can't see him as the lead in a Denis Villeneuve film.
One of the continuation novelists gave Bond an Interceptor: I think it was William Boyd in Solo?
Can you name me a thirty-something actor who is a "big movie star" that is also a possible Bond contender? No snark, but a serious question. I wouldn't put Elordi OR ATJ in that category. I would say Holland and Chalamet fit that bill but I don't think they're right for Bond.
I wouldn't and didn't say they have to be a big movie star, but more like a serious movie actor who could stand alongside the sort of quality of those in films like Dune or Arrival. Could I imagine Harris Dickinson or Josh O'Connor being cast in big roles in Dune 3 or 4? Yes I could. Suter I just feel is harder to see in that company, although I'm not saying it could never happen.
Or Harris Dickinson (my gut says he's the frontrunner). Or Paul Mescal.
I still maintain these are the likely three, with possibly Elordi thrown in there (although he feels more Moore/Brosnan and Villeneuve/Knight are *much* more Dalton/Craig).
Villeneuve is on record saying CR and SF are his two favorites, so that's the tone we will likely get. A bit brooding, a bit dark. Amazon didn't hire Villeneuve and Knight for a light romp.
In an alternate, and better, universe we would definitely be getting Helen McCrory as M now. I know I go on about her from time to time, but she stole the show in Peaky Blinders. Not easy to do with Cillian Murphy around.
Yeah agreed. I'm not keen on Elordi but he probably just about scrapes into the category of actors I could maybe see in a Villeneuve/Knight movie, however yeah: Mescal, Dickinson or O'Connor feel more in the right ballpark. Callum Turner too.
At this point I'd be surprised if the actor picked doesn't have that same whiff of quality about them like the director and writer, I don't think it's likely to be the guy who's playing the lead in the Beeb's new Sunday night detective show. Let's face it, Villeneuve's name will be enough to turn a lot of very impressive actors' heads.
Yeah, it’s a bit tricky for me too. I’ve seen him in bits and pieces and he’s been fine - good even. But I’ve always come away not actually remembering what he looked like. He’s a bit generic in that way. I’m not sure if I quite see him as the next Moore or Brosnan, but you never know. I don’t know if he’d necessarily bring anything unique to Bond.
It could be a make or break thing though: maybe he’s called in to audition as a long shot and nails it. Maybe with the right circumstances they’d settle for him. If that’s the case fair play. We obviously don’t know which actors will be auditioning for this role, and in theory it could be anyone - even the guy playing Langley on the Beep.
Anyway, I’m a fan of Turner as well and can see him being potentially very good.
Guessing aside. It’s the next step isn’t it? Finding the actor, announcing it. When do we think Knight will have a first version of a script, so they can start their search? End of the year? Spring 2026? Next Summer? Oh, look, right back at the guessing game 😁
Have you seen Aftersun or Babygirl? Or are you just speculating?
As the story, which probably already exists in some form , develops, the essence of the character will emerge. This will no doubt effect the casting of the next 007.