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I had three concerns with him. 1) I'm generally not too keen on who he casts in his films (he doesn't have Campbell's eye in this regard imho, particularly when it comes to actresses. I'm old school and believe eye candy is critical); 2) although he may be a British treasure, I think his time has past overseas; 3) even with his announcement, I felt the film lacked fundamental marketplace buzz.
I still think it needs a big jolt of the latter, and fully expect (given this is a commercial enterprise) that we will get it at some point.
Well he's not that big but he's pretty big: Trainspotting and freaking Slumdog Millionaire. He did the London Olympics opening ceremony. I'd say he's bigger than Mendes.
@peter thank you for those insights! I never doubted Barbara has a good hand, except for the writers. But then again, finding good writers is increadably difficult.
That they asked him to do the Olympics ceremony is testament to his reputation. At least in the UK. Cinematic event or not. Trainspotting was huge in the 90s where I was (Quebec), it was a bit of a cult, fairly indy perhaps but something one had to see. It was compared to A Clockwork Orange. Unfairly I think as ACO is far superior to Boyle's movie, but it was big. I'll qualify my comparison with Mendes : Boyle is bigger now than Mendes was when he accepted to do SF. And since his recent movies did badly it kind of confirms my reluctance to have him directing a Bond movie: he might be a has been director.
My wife didn't watch it with me since I binged it quite quickly...
She's now started to watch it, and I've joined her.
Once again, it's a crying shame that Madden appears quite short. If he is the same height, or close to DC's height, it has to be his build that makes him look significantly shorter.
He's a damn fine actor, and just re-watching the series certainly has him rocket-past any hypothetical contenders. Every scene he's in is captivating. He's got a gritty charisma, and oodles of talent. He showed off some charm in the more "intimate" moments with the Home Secretary. And he moves as if he's slightly, tightly, wound-- which gave him an element of controlled danger, like he could snap (and some of those scenes when he did snap
I have him as my clear number one. Stevens as my number two. With these two guys, it's a great distance to my third-- Turner. After that?...
I have them in reverse order, Stevens no1.
That’s debatable...
What he did in The Bodyguard was knock it right out of the park. Watching it a second time I'm even more impressed with his performance. He just seems like a seasoned pro. We will finish it tonight, and I can't wait to re-experience his execution of performance during
I will certainly follow this guy's career and, if not Bond, I hope many more juicy roles await him!
Based on the clues that have been dropped over the last couple of years, I'm 99% sure Madden won't be Bond, despite what the press currently says.
I imagine you're very correct with this assumption. There's a film to be made in the present-- that's all they're worried/concerned about.
Indeed. I'm sure making B25 the best possible Bond film is their priority. I'd day most of us here realize that as much fun as it is to speculate on Craig's replacement.
However, the general public I imagine will buy just about anything the media strongly publicizes.
I've had quite a few acquaintances and friends ask me when the Elba Bond film is coming out and so forth.
Here's some stats for you to ponder over:
Literary Bond: 6' 167 lb
Connery in Dr No: 6' 2½"
Lazenby in OHMSS: 6' 2"
Moore in LALD: 6' 1"
Dalton in TLDL: 6' 2"
Brosnan in GE: 6' 1½"
Craig in CR: 5' 10"
Though I'm sure there's slight differences in recorded height over each of the actor's tenures as one does shrink as one gets older.
Here's another cool graphic with slightly varying measurements.
Much to the chagrin of some on this site, most say an emphatic “good” and express how much they have enjoyed the Craig films.
On that note, it’s also funny how these casual fans also mix up all these films, as I note they do for most Bond films (“is that the one with laser?...”).They blend some scenes in with the wrong film. So anyone thinking that B25 should be a continuation of SP need not worry: most of these people will not remember Madeleine or Brofeld. They’ll just have a vague recollection that they liked or didn’t like the last one.
That’s what I’ve found, in my circle of non-industry/casual fans, to be the case.