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007HallY

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007HallY
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  • Feyador wrote: » 007ClassicBondFan wrote: » Feyador wrote: » They figuratively, not just literally, blew up the default Bond character. That was the meaning of the Craig run, with elements present since at least GE. It’s been an increas…
  • I suppose until auditions are underway there’s not really a crop or choice as such (and we certainly won’t know of them until later), just all the male actors of a very broad age range/physical description. I’d say there’s probably just as many soli…
  • Oh yeah, there’s a lot there. I suppose much like what we got during the Craig era and those Fleming novels, Bond in the next film will be a character who lives in a world where he knows that the enemy/the way they operate are different now, that…
  • Univex wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » I thought Fleming said the opposite - that Bond was essentially a modern man with modern vices. Which I guess he would have been. Not to say there wasn’t an element of Bond being an outlier in the books, but t…
  • I thought Fleming said the opposite - that Bond was essentially a modern man with modern vices. Which I guess he would have been. Not to say there wasn’t an element of Bond being an outlier in the books, but the whole ‘man out of his own time’ is mu…
  • I actually think Teale would genuinely make a good Bond villain if they wanted to go for a younger one. As for Turner, I’m onboard after more of a look into him. I think he’s actually got a good look (reminds me a bit of Craig in a good way, good…
  • thelivingroyale wrote: » After seeing Saltburn, I do think Elordi is a good actor, and if he ages enough and tones down the plummy accent (Bond is posh, but he shouldn’t sound that posh imo), then who knows, maybe he could play a good Bond in ten,…
  • I like Elordi as an actor, but I don’t think I’m sold on him as Bond. He’s a bit too young I’d say, in a way that he simply comes across as being so in many of his roles (a bit of youth and vigour for Bond is fine, but there has to be a maturity the…
  • I’d say if May is going to make an appearance then the best way of incorporating her is basically adapting her scene from FRWL - that’s to say she tells Bond over breakfast that someone was looking for him and it reinforces or sets up the idea that …
  • sandbagger1 wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » I think it’d have to move the film along in some way or tell us something about his character, but sure, Bond off duty can be done. We got a glimpse of it in SP. I dunno, you can show Bond alone while …
  • I think it’d have to move the film along in some way or tell us something about his character, but sure, Bond off duty can be done. We got a glimpse of it in SP. I dunno, you can show Bond alone while he looks over a file or evaluates some sort o…
  • 007ClassicBondFan wrote: » He co-wrote ‘The Shining’ with Diane Johnson as well! And don’t forget how critically panned that film was when it came out, even being nominated for the razzies! I think people tend to overlook the fact that even films …
  • jetsetwilly wrote: » peter wrote: » @Colonel_Venus in the case of Tarantino and Nolan, they’re auteurs. They’re writing for themselves to direct. They are outliers. Not many are given this leeway. They are the 1% . Add Kubrick to tha…
  • Maybe Higson's Young Bond series might work as an animation, but otherwise I'm not sure what it'd add to the franchise in general. If some talented individual did some sort of animation on Youtube which adapted scenes from the Fleming novels or some…
  • Another thing to consider is those auteurs like Cameron and Nolan are (at least in part) producing the films themselves as well as directing/writing. And they've built up to that point after a very certain point in their careers, often having attain…
  • Univex wrote: » Thing is, most of the time another writer is called because something within his or her area of expertise isn’t working and needs a so called polish. So it’s only fair to assume that it isn’t a good sign that a script needs that ma…
  • Well, collaboration from different individuals is pretty much what film is about in general. No single person makes a movie (well, at least in 99.9% of cases anyway, and certainly not the ones we're talking about). If we're talking about script doct…
  • Dragonpol wrote: » We all have skeletons in our cupboard. Some of us quite literally. True. It's unreasonable to expect any actor to have no 'skeletons', but I think there's a spectrum with these things. I can't imagine EON taking an actor …
  • 007ClassicBondFan wrote: » That explanation at least gives an idea as to why so many big Blockbusters in recent years have felt like bloated messes. Possibly. But I suspect (and of course, I could always be wrong) it has more to do with how…
  • jobo wrote: » peter wrote: » @jetsetwilly , almost 100 percent of big tentpole or Hollywood films have multiple credited writers and about half a dozen uncredited writers aka script doctors. It's not that there's outside interference on any of…
  • TLD was my #1 too. Absolutely brilliant opening, the first time the series perfected how to introduce a new Bond. GE was my #5 too and it’s another great one.
  • mtm wrote: » peter wrote: » Look at Haggis and Logan, I think both did wonders for CR and SF respectively. But even this isn’t without controversy: according to Haggis, P&W’s script for CR skewed closer to the book when depicting…
  • mtm wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » MaxCasino wrote: » peter wrote: » Colonel_Venus wrote: » peter wrote: » I’d have to believe they’ve spoken to P and W. EoN may’ve discussed a general vision of introducing the new era, The th…
  • Having looked up Pettyfer and learnt he's been in at least four films I've seen (two big ones as the lead role), the performances of which have left absolutely no lasting impression on me, and the fact he's had quite serious allegations of domestic …
  • As was said, it's very rare that a big name star is given the villain role. Even Rami Malek and Javier Bardem weren't quite in that territory. I'm going to be boring and say it ultimately depends on the actor/actress, but generally I think charac…
  • MaxCasino wrote: » peter wrote: » Colonel_Venus wrote: » peter wrote: » I’d have to believe they’ve spoken to P and W. EoN may’ve discussed a general vision of introducing the new era, The thought of them going straight back to P …
  • talos7 wrote: » Oh well, just spitballing… He actually comes off fairly well in the interview and has a decent voice. It does make me wonder, had there been the same level in years past’ as exist today, would actors like Peter O'Toole, Richa…
  • mtm wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » MaxCasino wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Maybe not a missed opportunity as he simply wasn't available (arguably they could have delayed the film which of course would have had a knock on effect, most likely i…
  • MaxCasino wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » Maybe not a missed opportunity as he simply wasn't available (arguably they could have delayed the film which of course would have had a knock on effect, most likely in terms of Moore returning) but I think…
  • CrabKey wrote: » Bond is alone deep in the jungle on a training mission sans technology and weapons except for a machete. He encounters a beautiful (naturally) woman who is running for her life. She has escaped from a terrorist stronghold where sh…