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sandbagger1

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sandbagger1
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Favourite Fleming Novel
Moonraker
Favourite Bond Film
Goldfinger
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Sean Connery
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  • She's thinking: "Dammit, I thought they said I'd be sitting next to Aidan Turner"
  • Yeah, Jamie Dornan was not somebody I ever considered until The Tourist came out. I'd kind of written him off as a sex-symbol-of-the-week, but after The Tourist and Belfast I think he has presence and talent. Unfortunately, I think that often by the…
  • When I watched that interview I felt Theo James was just playing cool about the part, because generally I think for all the crap that comes with it, the Bond role does give an actor opportunities and leverage to do films that they otherwise wouldn't…
  • 007HallY wrote: » sandbagger1 wrote: » Maybe I'm more cynical than others here, but I felt Theo James was simply playing it cool whilst presenting himself as a candidate that ticked multiple boxes. He starts off by saying he thinks he looks t…
  • Maybe I'm more cynical than others here, but I felt Theo James was simply playing it cool whilst presenting himself as a candidate that ticked multiple boxes. He starts off by saying he thinks he looks too Greek for the role, then talks about how m…
  • HarmonyRockets wrote: » Leo Suter as James Bond: He looks great. In fact, I would not have recognised him, he looks so very Timothy Dalton. Is that a genuine shot or is it a photoshop/A.I. sleight of hand?
  • I watched The Last Letter from Your Lover last night. Calum Turner is interesting as an actor, but I still don't know if he'd work as Bond; Joe Alwyn, occasionally mentioned round these parts, was also in the film and is much easier to see in the ro…
  • The only thing I've really liked Norton in is Joss Whedon's The Nevers, where he was playing a smug but charming roué, which he did very well. He was okay in the BBC's adaptation of War and Peace, but just okay, though it's worth watching to see a b…
  • weboffear wrote: » Denis Villeneuve has said in an interview for Dune 2 that he would like to do something in-between Dune 2 and 3 IMDb lists him as having both Cleopatra and Rendezvous with Rama in development. I don't know if he could fit…
  • Denbigh wrote: » Jordo007 wrote: » Denbigh wrote: » I personally find the idea of Theo James a bit underwhelming. I enjoy him as an actor, especially in The White Lotus, but I'm so used to his face and his acting style because he's been in…
  • I thought Theo James was very charismatic in Divergent, but he hasn't been as good since. Ironically I think it might be because he deepened his voice when he put on an American accent, I remember the theatre practically vibrated every time he spoke.
  • Yes, and as I said, O'Connell is probably the best of age range. Bogart is arguably the definitive Philip Marlowe, and he's considerably shorter and slimmer than the character from the book, so it can work if you have the talent.
  • I'm a pessimist, but even I don't believe Barbara Broccoli has no intention of making another Bond. I'm sure a small hiatus was planned when they decided to kill off Bond, otherwise it just looks cheap and has no weight, imo. They didn't put that…
  • O'Connell is the most charismatic actor of all the new hopefuls, but he just doesn't look or sound like Bond for me. I would understand why they might choose him considering his talent, and of course actors are good at pretending they're something t…
  • Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » When Casino Royale came out the producers had to take bold swings to kick off the self-parody accusations from DAD. It was all about reinvention, breaking the character down to its core components and building him up from scra…
  • peter wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » DEKE_RIVERS wrote: » We want another Bond movie. That's all. Bingo. Who on this site, doesn’t want a new Bond film, @DEKE_RIVERS ?? Edit: thanks @BMB007 … Edit No. 2: @LucknFate … it …
  • peter wrote: » sandbagger1 wrote: » peter wrote: » Last_Rat_Standing wrote: » peter wrote: » Well, what if they did put the series to rest for a decade? Then what? Do you think that, after this hypothetical decade lay off, that onc…
  • peter wrote: » Last_Rat_Standing wrote: » peter wrote: » Well, what if they did put the series to rest for a decade? Then what? Do you think that, after this hypothetical decade lay off, that once they release the film, the cinemas won’t b…
  • CrabKey wrote: » NTTD - No Timeline to Date SP - Silent Producers SF - Strike's Fault QoS - Quality of Script CR - Casting Rumors Lol.
  • Yes, who knows who the next actor will be to have secretly filmed the gunbarrel opening? All rumours start off weak, imo.
  • Colonel_Venus wrote: » Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » In order for 2026 to still be viable they would have to have a actor chosen and announced by next summer. I think a more realistic timeframe is the 007 game releases 2025, actor announced 2026, new f…
  • I don't think they have a director yet. I think they want a big gap between killing off Bond and starting a new incarnation.
  • Feyador wrote: » @sandbagger1 Complete creative control for Park Chan-wook and his regular screenwriter Jeong Seo-kyeong would be ideal. That would probably never happen, of course; but if anyone could deliver something new and invigorating for…
  • Nolan will be able to make whatever he wants at the moment due to his Oppenheimer success, the longer we go without hearing about the new Bond going into production the more likely it is that he'll start on a new project that will put him out of the…
  • 007HallY wrote: » sandbagger1 wrote: » There was actually a huge backlash on Garfield's reboot, and it was one of the reasons that Sony agreed to let Marvel co-drive the franchise for a while (and Marvel decided to skip another origin story an…
  • Mendes4Lyfe wrote: » The general consensus appears to be that EON will go with an unknown because that's what they did with Craig, but I'd wager the next Bond actor has been sitting under our noses for years and is likely to be one of the followin…
  • There was actually a huge backlash on Garfield's reboot, and it was one of the reasons that Sony agreed to let Marvel co-drive the franchise for a while (and Marvel decided to skip another origin story and introduce the new Peter Parker in the third…
  • 007HallY wrote: » Colonel_Venus wrote: » @M_Balje I can NOT imagine the Bond producers thinking: "Hmmm, who should we get? Nolan? Naaah, he ain't Bond director material. No way! Emma Westenberg, director of Janelle Monáe music videos and a ti…
  • 007HallY wrote: » sandbagger1 wrote: » 007HallY wrote: » sandbagger1 wrote: » peter wrote: » CrabKey wrote: » Prefer in media res. Let's dispense with the getting to know you and trust you routine and get back to where the seri…