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I doubt this;
Well I did not mean will be retired, I believe she will retire. Said before around time of 25 is being promoted she will be 60. Don't see her at 61, 62 starting over when the next generation of the family is already learning the trade to take over. Makes sense. I am also not saying she will retire fully, I think she will be on the end of the phone should David & Gregg need her guidence, but I don't see her having an official part in EON beyond the release of Bond 25.
The news about Craig wanting to continue on another thread seems to nail down Craig for at least one more Bond. Since Bond 7 and B26 won't appear for about 6 more years, it is almost futile to speculate who it could be as it seems they will be forced by the studios, if not from their own thinking, to go young which means the next Bond is on no one's radar now. Also, EON has never hired an A-lister with the baggage (huge salary, scheduling conflicts etc.) that comes with that kind of choice, and it's unlikely they will change for Bond 7.
I also think BB will leave full-time Bond production work with Craig. The films have gotten so gigantic, it must be a killer of a production job and hopefully if Spectre and B25 are hits, she would go out on a big high. Even if they don't reach the magic 1B mark, I would bet she'd like to do smaller less crazy projects.
On location for TLD
I see no reason to suggest she wont continue in her fathers footsteps.
Getting back to the topic at hand, I don't see any of the recent names mentioned as Bond.
But when trying to think of a potential Bond #7 I'm drawing blanks to a suitable actor. Maybe after Bond 25 can we seriously start looking at possible candidates. That's not to say it isn't sometimes fun looking for a next Bond.
If she steps aside when Dan goes she is likely to bow out on a high. She's not stupid. Why risk her legacy in Bond by taking the risk that comes with a new Bond actor who doesn't go down as well as DC?
David & Gregg will be at the right age and new fresh ideas itching to take over. Barbs will want to ensure the future of EON remains in the family. Look at what happened to the Disney family. Most say Disney lost its magic and became cold and corporate when Isner got rid of Walts family off the company board. Barbs daughter is also keen to join the movie making business. I agree what someone said previously Dan's Bond should have a finale. Next Bond should be a new reboot whether that's in modern times or a period Bond will be based on the audience pull of other movies at the time.
Ha ha. Agreed.
Me too. And I am/was an Idris Elba fan for his role of Stringer Bell in The Wire.
Craig has been injured on all his Bond shoots because he does most of his own stunt work. His most serious injury was on QOS when he had to have rotator cuff surgery right after that shoot. That film was shot in 2007/8 when he was about 39, so it is not his age that is causing the injuries, it is his insistence on doing most of his own stunts. Actors who do most of their own stunt work are always getting injured. If they are in good condition, their age has little to do with it. The stunt men on major action films not only get constantly injured, sometimes very seriously, they sometimes even get killed.
Also, EON has never gone with a major, established film actor for a new Bond. The salary demands and long 10-12 yr commitment required will likely eliminate any of the major names now being mentioned. Even a director like Batman's Nolan is not going to commit to another 3+ films on a series that he can't completely revamp to put his own stamp on it. EON has stretched the Bond template about as far as they could with Craig, and in their view, since it ain't broken, they ain't going to "fix" it other than casting a young actor for Bond 7.
Starting a new Bond actor is a huge risk, and there is no way Bond 7 will not be young enough to put in another10-12+ year commitment which rules out all the "names" now being mentioned. Fassbender and Hardy will be too old, too expensive and way too well known. Elba will be too old by 15 + years which makes all his pushing for it PR. The next Bond is likely not on anyone's radar now, except possibly EONs.
Great post. I would also add, apart from the salary demands a 'name' actor would have, EON want to create their own hero from the ground up. They don't want headlines like "X-men star is new Bond!" or "Tom Hardy will film Bond in between Mad Max 2 and 3", they want their guy to be 100% Bond with no baggage from any other iconic roles.
Yeah. Although I reckon Dan Stevens is still in the mix, depending on what he does in the next few years - his career is on a big upward trajectory. It could be a case of the right actor arriving in the right film at the right time, like Layer Cake coming out during the casting search.
I was reading Craig's one of recent interview in which he said that he would like to do the stunts as its best but most of the time its been done by his double for him! I will surely share the link as soon as i found it!
So your saying Cruise is fitter than Craig?. Come on man look a the their physiques against each other Craig spends way more time in the Gym than Cruise. Honestly sometimes I read stuff on here and its like peoples brains farting.
And for the record http://empirenews.net/tom-cruise-critically-injured-during-filming-of-mission-impossible-5/
Cruise was badly injured while filming MI5
That was the intention. Do you know how they make actors look haggard/old/sick on film? Give the make-up artist a day off.
I have to agree with earlier comments regarding Bond #7. I don't think it will be any of the names that has been mentioned to date. An actor under the radar. EON probably have a shortlist of candidates should they need to act quickly. (You never know what the future holds), but I can't see them hiring a well established actor in the role.
Words of wisdom. The public has no clue about Bond 7 now. Bond 7 either.
Who will replace Daniel Craig as the next James Bond?
Odds from Paddy Power
Tom Hardy 3/1
Idris Elba 4/1
Orlando Bloom 6/1
Michael Fassbender 6/1
Henry Cavill 10/1
Andrew Lincoln 10/1
Dan Stevens 14/1
James McAvoy 16/1
Tom Hiddleston 20/1
Jamie Dornan 25/1
Sam Worthington 25/1
Dougray Scott 33/1
Damian Lewis 33/1
Christian Bale 33/1
Jon Hamm 33/1
Dominic West 33/1
Gerard Butler 40/1
Chris Hemsworth 40/1
Clive Owen 40/1
Barry Sloane 40/1
Alex o'Loughlin 50/1
Rupert Friend 50/1
Richard Madden 50/1
Cillian Murphy 50/1
Craig Fairbrass 50/1
Hugh Jackman 50/1
Ewan McGregor 50/1
James Purefoy 50/1
Matthew Goode 50/1
Benedict Cumberbatch 50/1
Sam Riley 50/1
Colin Salmon 50/1
Guy Pearce 66/1
Aidan Turner 66/1
Colin Farrell 80/1
Tom Felton 80/1
Max Ryan 80/1
Goran Visnjic 80/1
Jude Law 80/1
Daniel Radcliffe 100/1
Julian McMahon 100/1
Eric Bana 100/1
David Walliams 100/1
Jamie Foxx 125/1
Colin Firth 125/1
Will Smith 125/1
Russell Crowe 125/1
Adrian Paul Hewett 150/1
Hugh Grant 150/1
David Beckham 200/1
Robbie Williams 250/1
P.Diddy 250/1
I think posters here could make a lot of money betting against the favorites.
Tall enough pour moi.
Dan Stevens at 14/1 is maybe a decent bet. IIRC, Daniel Craig was once 12/1 or so on a similar list in 2005, can't find any evidence offhand though. Just this link, and surprise surprise, a lot of the exact same dull names on there (amusingly, no mention of Daniel).
https://www.mi6-hq.com/news/index.php?itemid=1625&t=mi6&s=news
Most of the names on that list are stupid. P.Diddy. Hugh Grant. David Beckham.
Nearly all of them are either too old or too well known. The only possible candidates I can see from the above are:
Andrew Lincoln - 42 / 5'10"
Dan Stevens - 33 / 6'0"
Barry Sloane - 34 / 6'2"
Alex O'Loughlin -39 / 6'1"
I would also maybe chuck Nicholas Hoult into the hat and Matthew Lewis.