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Fully shot via Zoom. Faithful adaption of one of the many Fleming chapters in which Bond basically just sits in a Hotel room remembering something. Only we never see his memories.
Who says no?
Who the heck is Theo James???
How would Hardy propose to grow taller than 5ft 8in with the Bond girls towering over him at the promotion tours though.
Even Fleming had Bond at 6ft. Craig just about squeezes in at average UK height.
But Hardy is pretty short.
Brilliant actor, but far too short IMO.
No.
Kidding. That's actually the only way I'd have Hardy as Bond ;) Well done.
That'd be grand :D
Three from Aidan Turner
As we are back to this....
It is implicit in the books (and since 1962 in film) that James Bond is a white British secret agent. When you start to read some Bond novels and watch the films, you can quickly ascertain that he was never intended to be portrayed as anything other than a much-improved version of Ian Fleming himself.
With this explicit ‘visage’’ in mind, personally I say ‘no’ to Boyega.
Cavill looks the part, but he’s not the best actor ever. However, in everything I’ve seen him in he cruises through on charisma and screen presence, rather than acting prowess.
I don’t want him as Bond, but Hollywood execs certainly see him as a ‘star.’ That’s a fact. Also, his success speaks for itself IMO.
I thought he was decent in ‘The Man From Uncle.’
I think so too and that's why whoever has been mentioned here have now very small chances of becoming Bond. When they had any at all to begin with.
Have you ever seen anything with Turner in it? Most likely a no.
Let's continue, meet Dopey, I mean Bond
It's actually quite difficult to find dodgy photos of some of these guys!
Richard Madden:
The second of the two Turners:
Yes, none of the actors mentioned will be the next Bond. It will be an unknown name, someone we haven't thought of but EON have their eyes on.
Cavil, Turner, Hardy, Elba, Fassbender, blah blah. It won't be any of these - 100% guaranteed.
But you might be interested to know that 2/3 years ago I worked at a cafe/bar in Clerkenwell, London. We often hosted corporate gatherings. At one of these I overheard two guys chatting about the next Bond. One of them announced to his friend that Hardy was going to be the next Bond. He was certain about it. This was not based on an article he'd read (I say this only because of the way he spoke) but because he had inside knowledge. I didn't believe it myself, but as you can imagine it was quite shocking to hear! And he really should have been more careful of who might be listening..
The Evening Standard is reporting Hardy tested for Bond in June and is a lock. Of course, we all have heard this kind of thing before, but there you go.
People who know don't tell.
Really? That's new isn't it? Did they say they had a different source to this web news site?
EDIT: No, just had a look and they're just reporting what the Vulture article said.
That's Bond right there ;) But on a very windy day.
James Bond Jr. right there ;)
That's a winner, there. Pretty cringeworthy.
😂😂😂
Woah...He looks a lot like Timothee Chalamet
Which goes goes further towards proving my point that Chalamet is a contender. He needs to mature a little bit more, which clearly Henry Cavill was able to do before playing Superman. Had they cast Cavill when he was 22 in CR that would inherently have been problematic. However, now he's in his mid-to-late thirty's, he looks like 007. In many respects, had Cavill not been Superman he would now be Bond. There is also the problem that he has a charisma of a block of wood. Unlike Chalamet who is pure charisma.
On those Hardy rumours.....Its so obviously not true. This cycle of 'confirmations' and red herrings will now go on for another 3 years until they announce the new Bond. I don't think the suggestion of a Batman-esque/Joker/DCEU option is on the table.
Eon believe in the 'brand.' Part of that brand involves hiring an actor who becomes the figurehead of the franchise for at least 5-10 years (more if they are good). So, whoever they pick will be someone they have faith enough in to give a 3 picture deal to.
Nevertheless, Hardy is associated with too many franchises (Bane, Mad Max, Venom) and his brand of acting (gurning and grunting to increasingly incomprehensible degrees) is getting a little tired. Though I did really like what he did in Capone - but I'm probably the only one.
I do think there was a period in 2011/12 where Hardy was the heir to the Bond throne. I even re-watched Inception the other day and Hardy steals that film. The final act is his Bond audition. He has a great 'bad boy' vibe. But perhaps a little too similar to Craig....