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ATJ has always come across as a bit of a try hard to me
He's totally doing a Daniel Craig stare. I've got to admit just based on that photo I'm warming to the idea of him being 007.
Yeah, that is something of an issue.
https://variety.com/2024/film/news/theo-james-fuze-aaron-taylor-johnson-david-mackenzie-1236016700/
Yes. That doesn't change my point.
Besides that anyway, I think these two will have good chemistry and wit, even just basing it on The Gentleman and Bullet Train alone.
If they do, they may more likely be watching for Director David MacKenzie, who I still favour to helm the next Bond movie!
So this could be a de facto audition for all three.
Yes I know James has said that he isn’t interested; many an actor has said the same about roles the eventually took.
LOL.
It would be amusing if they cast Callum Turner instead of that other Turner.
Also, if he is cast, I shall raise a glass to @Denbigh ; he will truly have been a Nostradamus . He saw potential in Turner long before anyone else. I know I didn’t see it and frequently, in good fun, gave him a hard time about his pick.
I can kind of see where you’re going with the Lewis Collin’s reference.
In the eyes and mouth?
He’s not my first pick, but ATJ looks more Bond like clean shaven.
Yes, this is where I am at. Not sold on him at all. Hoping EON has somebody we have not really heard of yet.
I think his association to recurring Marvel characters will hurt his chances. You don't want your leading man associated with any other series
But for sure, he may well have to commit to that, and you can’t really have an actor playing Bond and another high profile part.
Yeah there's a chance of that, also I believe he's contracted to the Kingsman 'The King's Man' series which technically has a sequel in the works too, although much like Kraven, I question if that would be likely to happen. Regardless, I'm not sure being attached to two potential franchises would make him a very appealing prospect for 007.
Indeed, Jeff Kleeman who was one of the chairman of MGM/UA who was in charge when they were casting for a new Bond in the 90s said that they didn't even consider actors who were tied to other movie series. If that policy is still active then I'd say there's zero chance of Taylor-Johnson unless those two series get totally ruled out.
We're in such a different place to where we in the 90s, franchises are the norm now, they're the blueprint for modern cinema (unfortunately in a lot of ways), so I think when it comes to casting, while they obviously might prefer to go with someone untied to anything before, it's impossible to truly say whether they would go with someone who is already known for something else at this point in time.
All I can say is that whether ATJ impresses people or not, Kraven will come and go and ATJ will move forward with a cheque cleared and stable career to fall back on, with maybe a shot at Bond if he impresses Barbara.
That also reminds me, we're considering a lot of outsider context for whoever is cast but sometimes I think it pure and simply comes down to Barbara and Michael and maybe Greg this time. While we're always in uncharted territory, I think one things that stands consistent is their determination to find the right person and someone they will champion. If they want Aaron, Callum, Leo, Theo... whoever, they'll try and get them.
I'm pretty sure even ATJ has forgotten he was in it at this point.
I think even with big franchises being the norm now, the actors who tend to get those big roles in Marvel or DC aren't tied to anything else either when they get them. Even if the likes of Robert Downey Jr. or Chris Hemsworth starred in other franchises later on they weren't tied to anything when they became Iron Man or Thor respectively. The last two actors to play Superman - Cavill and Corenswet - were established but not necessarily big names when they got the role. So I think that same precedent will be there with the next Bond.
I do agree that the producers will try to get whoever they have their eyes on. And I think they've actually got a lot of good options (much like 2005 there's no obvious successor that the public know of as they arguably had with Brosnan simply due to him having technically gotten the role once. They may well have someone in mind that they favour, but we don't know that for now. Most names suggested in the tabloids are unlikely, and aside from ATJ there's been no names of younger character actors consistently suggested. But there's so many potentials).
But when it comes to actors like ATJ, they're not so forefront, which is why Marvel felt they could cast him as Kraven in the first place after he appeared as Quicksilver back in the "golden age", although that kinda means nothing now that Marvel are giving new roles to the big names themselves, but either way, the big names EON will steer clear of for sure, which is why I find the Henry Cavill conversation so monotonous, and Kraven won't push ATJ to the forefront of Marvel or even Sony's small corner of it. I do think it's good that he's got Nosferatu coming up at the end of the year, because I think that'll balance out any possible misconception regarding him that occurs around Kraven, for those that go see Nosferatu anyway.