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My Spidey Senses tingled that, in retrospect (and now with enough time to do a switch), the producers ended up feeling that the younger Hoult just wasn't intimidating/threatening enough. You can't go much opposite than casting Morales.
This is conjecture on my part; I do think Hoult is a very solid actor and has shown an abundance of talent for his entire career.
Still, we know Hoult was a finalist for Batman, so he's definitely someone who casting people think is in the ballpark for this kind of thing.
Yes, from a kid that outshines Hugh Grant, to the Beast in X Men, from Peter the (not-so-great) II of Russia, to a Zombie, from a Mad Max's Nux to Kenny in A Single Man, from Tolkien, to... The guy is a character actor, and has had far more success than any of the candidates mentioned. He's in a different league. And, on all accounts, if he does eventually get it, he deserved it.
I do think he's a good actor, and I think he looks right, but I'm a bit embarrassed to say that I, like others, am put off by his real voice, which has a David Beckham-like squeak to it. It shouldn't make a difference, but it does. I agree he's got better acting cred than most, though, I just don't think he'll get the nod.
Someone I don't remember being mentioned was Charlie Cox. Probably too old now that the virus has thrown any new film back several years, and at 5'10'' on the edge of being too short, but he really impressed me as Matt Murdock/Daredevil in the Netflix show. I would not have guessed the floppy-haired kid from Stardust would be so strong in such a serious a role. Not exactly how I picture Bond, but definitely deserving of an audition, imo.
I think it's likely it is what they say it is: scheduling issues. That they've cast a different type doesn't really mean much of anything- MacQuarrie famously writes these as he goes along so I doubt he's even got a fully-formed idea of what Morales' role is even now.
I do agree that Hoult is a possibility for 007.
@mtm: Hoult's upcoming dance card is quite open: he's in a couple films for 2020 that are already in the can, and he's lending his voice to an animated film I believe.
Being in not one, but two M:I films is a huge deal (and yes, they do know his character, or the head villain's character, will be in both of the upcoming films), and he was backing out because of scheduling conflicts? Not only would these two films give him excellent exposure opposite arguably the biggest film star of our time (something his agents and managers would be over the moon with-- M:I, Bond, Batman, rarely come around more than one time...), but it'd fill his bank account for decades to come.
Conjecture on my part, but it doesn't pass the smell test at all: this was likely a producer(s) decision and it happens more often than you'd think.
I doubt we have full access to his schedule.
No reason to think not, scheduling has been pretty notably messed up. Dumping two massive blockbusters into your schedule is not a small matter.
I think it's more likely to be Hayley Atwell, but even then I'm not convinced she is (and her role may very well change). Kirby and Kittridge are more likely to stay incidental characters I'd guess. I don't think it's likely an old character is going to get promoted to main villain.
Mind you, it is quite interesting that Kitteridge is back: McQ has said he's often tried to bring back older characters to please fans but hasn't found a way to service their characters when he tries. So he's obviously got a good reason to use Kitteridge, he won't just be there for the sake of it.
Yeah I got that impression too: it felt like they have slightly more interesting plans for her than just straight up baddie.
Have they mentioned if Angela Bassett is back? He was setting her up to be the new unpredictable boss.
Weird if she's not, he specifically said that he was gifting her for the next director (when he wasn't going to do another one!) so they could use her in a sort of half-ally/half-obstacle way.
Lol for a second i thought I was in the wrong page :))
I'm afraid I'm one of those that really doesn't like him. I don't like his face, and his very contemporary London accent is just too downmarket for Bond, imo. It probably doesn't help that I've only seen him play rather dim, unsympathetic characters (War & Peace, The Capture).
Actually, I've now gone on YouTube to watch him give interviews and I like him more. I still don't get his looks, but I'm a straight guy and that happens sometimes. Lots of girls in the comments section certainly seem to think he's hot. I think I need to see him in something where he's got a more middle-class accent, and is playing someone actually smart and likeable.
He does have the height, and he has dark hair which is a plus. Yeah, I'll try to remain open-minded on him, but at the moment I just haven't seen him in anything where he's won me over. Still, yesterday he was pretty much at the bottom of my list, now he's moved to the 'maybe he wouldn't be so bad' category, so that's something.
+1 👍🏼
I don't know, I just see something in him - a certain potential. Like I've said before if Bond 26 was coming out next year, I'd say don't cast him, but with Bond 26's release up to the hands of fate currently, I'd say he has a good a shot as anyone. I think people should also check him out in Fantastic Beasts, it shows him playing a character whose a little more higher class and he adapts his voice well in my opinion - but give the guy four/five years and I think he could really be Bond.
He also has a Fleming quality to him that I like. He'd be a good parallel of modern and classic Bond.
And you're right, a lot of my friends and certainly Twitter goes crazy for him - but more importantly to me he's just a really good actor whose adapted well to each project I've seen him in; whether they're Bond-like or not.
I don't really understand this with Hardy.
Like I understand he likes these roles and likes to cover up sometimes, but I think he has respect for the character's he plays; in Mad Max: Fury Road and Legend for example.
He works appropriately, and I imagine if he was to be James Bond, he'd understand what's required and know how he'd need to approach the role. Also as for the comments regarding his "thuggish"-ness, again they're actors, I don't think this is enough of a criticism to not worth being considered...
...but either way his age is an issue and he is in Venom so I don't think he'll ever be Bond.
On a side-note, it's a real shame Christopher Abbott isn't British :(
I'll be honest he's like a better Kit Harington.