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Hardy may very well be on the short list. He's also a credible name to make this 'story' believable.
I wouldn't get too worked up about a 'story' like this. Click bait at best.
And, here's a possible idea...Hardy wouldn't be too old if it's a one film thing. After the serialisation of the Craig era, having a bunch of one offs with different casts each time would be a fresh approach to things, no?
It's not a terrible idea, but I prefer an actor do three or more. Maybe because that's what we/ I have always been given (with the exception of Lazenby and Dalton) .
Perhaps a period of one off actors playing Bond would be a good idea. Certainly would be a fresh approach, but would it work?
I guess if the actor proved financially successful and popular with audiences, they could be asked back. Not sure EON would want the hassle of having to recast so often though.
After all, the power today isn't with actors. Casting is value added. The core power is with the Bond brand.
Its amazing and insanely rare when you get someone with both of these qualities like we have with Aidan Turner. They need to seriously consider him when the recasting process gets underway.
While the person who broke the story is considered trustworthy by a few, I’d still have to say I think he’s wrong on this one, and maybe his scoop and information was misinformed, because just seems incredibly unlikely.
That’s not to say I’d be opposed to Hardy’s casting. I mean it just seems a bit too “obvious”, especially considering that a lot of us, including myself, think the franchise needs some time and a fresher face.
Also he’s Venom?
I also feel if it was true, we’d be getting a lot more reports from bigger, more trustworthy sources.
Thankfully, this is faux news :)
I like him and I think he'd do it well, but he does seem quite similar in type to Craig.. he'd be a bit of a Craig replacement rather than making it his own.
Yes indeed, and they're interested in who's playing him very notably. The identity of the actor playing him is just as important as the character name in publicity.
We are lucky we have Craig.
I can't see anyone but myself say they see similarities between the two.
Again, I could be onboard with Hardy as the character, and I think it would certainly get people interested, but I do also think like I said before, that they should really go with a fresher face and also someone that can actually commit to a series of films.
With Hardy being cast in the Venom films, which is getting a sequel and could maybe even become a trilogy, while also probably wanting to still explore more independent and creative films, will he have time to be part of a huge franchise like James Bond? I don't think so.
Yep, I agree on all points there. His character in Inception for example is pretty CraigBond-like: he's very convincingly a Special Forces-type in that.
I think there's a chance he probably could to be honest, he's not really been churning the films out much recently (I guess we should also remember he's technically still Mad Max, isn't he?). I think if all concerned really wanted it to happen, it could happen, but it would mean a few self-imposed rules being broken and I'm not sure they'd get the same benefits they would from a fresher face who can bring something different and potentially last longer.
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