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Who should/could be a Bond actor?

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  • buddyoldchapbuddyoldchap Formerly known as JeremyBondon
    edited 1:07pm Posts: 346
    Well, young Bond def would be a fresh idea and from Amazon's pov smart, as they can bank a loooong time from 'og Bond'.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    Posts: 8,636
    One thing that I hope for, particularly if casting a young actor, is to have a path charted; too often the Craig era seemed to be wandering with no story direction. Every detail need not be finalized but at least have the next era broadly plotted.
  • 007HallY007HallY
    edited 1:31pm Posts: 5,997
    I wouldn’t necessarily want everything mapped out in precise detail. Sometimes - especially with Bond, which are all one off adventures even with recurring story threads- it’s better to discover each creative opportunity as it comes and keep it fresh. Often it’s those big changes in creative direction which bring the most success (ie. Had they mapped out a whole Vesper/Quantum trilogy or whatever we likely wouldn’t have gotten the SF we did, which was a key film for Craig’s era and much needed I’d say). I’m sure Fleming didn’t intricately map out things either.

    On the flip side I suspect the Craig era had much more of a game plan than the other Bond eras! I get the sense they were always going to slowly reintroduce the more traditional Bond stuff as they did.
    buddyoldchap wrote: »
    Well, young Bond def would be a fresh idea and from Amazon's pov smart, as they can bank a loooong time from 'og Bond'.

    It’ll definitely be interesting. But I think in practice it’s very tricky going too young. It’s the issue CR ultimately had.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited 1:39pm Posts: 19,178
    Yeah I'm not sure any film series has had a plan to start with and stuck to it: you've got to find out what audiences like, change accordingly; plus let new people come in and take ownership of the thing. And also really all of your energy should be being piled into the film you're making right now- that's kind of what I want in a Bond film, and it's what Cubby and Barbara did every time, really. You should pour all of your ideas into this film right now, and if you have a couple which don't fit and you can keep for later then great, but it's not the main focus.
  • VenutiusVenutius Yorkshire
    edited 3:03pm Posts: 3,359
    Yes, MGW said that they always looked at the last film before deciding where to go with the next. That does indeed suggest that they were putting everything into the current film and then reacting, not planning ahead. Who knows how Amazon will proceed, though - new brooms and all that...
  • SuperintendentSuperintendent A separate pool. For sharks, no less.
    Posts: 877
    There is an ongoing online casting for the role.


  • 007ClassicBondFan007ClassicBondFan
    Posts: 2,681
    Creating the storylines for each Bond film one at a time isn’t a bad idea…when you’re making standalone movies with little to no connection to one another. Craig’s era definitely could’ve benefitted with a little more planning and foresight in advance or better yet - avoided making his era interconnected entirely.

    I hope Amazon brings back a return to standalone stories - it’s one of the biggest reasons why the series survived for decades before the reboot.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 19,178
    I definitely want a throughline running through them, I want them to be the same characters. It should be easy to pick up: someone going into the cinema on a Saturday night shouldn't need to bone up on the continuity beforehand, but I like a story arc which runs between films to some extent.
  • 007ClassicBondFan007ClassicBondFan
    Posts: 2,681
    I’m just drained by heavy continuity in general - especially in a post “Cinematic Universe” industry. But a solid throughline would be nice - something more akin to the 60’s era where SPECTRE’s ambitions and Bond’s “war” against them keeps building up until they reach the ultimate boiling point in You Only Live Twice.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    Posts: 8,636
    I think a continuing story arc alternated with stand alone films can work; in fact I think it’s what will be done. I don’t see them making a series of five or so completely independent, stand alone films and I don’t see them make a series of films with each dependent on the events of previous films. There will be a balance.
  • parkert5parkert5
    Posts: 91
    Buck Braithwaite has the look of former Bond contenders Julian Mcmahon and Rupert Friend.
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