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FYI, don't if anyone has taken a browse of Amazon Prime lately, Aidan Turners new show Leonardo series 1 just dropped recently. He is beginning to age into the area where he would be perfect to take the mantle in a couple years.
As much as some pine for a young, fresh faced Bond, in this day and age I don't think it would ever work. Bond is supposed to be the ultimate chauvinist, who men style themselves after. The most desired men all in their 30's and 40's who have experience and seen the world. Plus after Craig, people will expect him to look slightly knackered. Anyone under 30 will not command the correct gravitas, and would likely be laughed at as "baby Bond" or some such. That one actor people are raving about in 2021 is literally "the about a boy" kid, so his casting would have significant hurdles to overcome.
Remember Craig got destroyed in the press in 2005 for being 'Blonde Bond' and getting his teeth knocked out.
And thinking of Hoult, Phoebe Fox who plays Mariel in The Great would be an excellent Moneypenny.
We're usually on the same page, like now. Eloquently put, dear @Mendes4Lyfe
Shaun Evans is great playing Morse (Endeavour is one of my favourite shows), but I've never thought of him as anything Bond like. I could see him fit nicely into a Carré like spy drama though.
Good point about the voice. That's an important factor in casting a new actor, IMO.
If the actor does a good job, it won't matter whether they're in their 30s or 40s.
In any event, we've had both those age ranges before and even actors into their 50s as well so there shouldn't be a problem there.
I just know some people get concerned when we discuss people in their 20s cause more often than not we're talking about the future, not casting for tomorrow...
Yes, and I get that sentiment of course. However, we have to bear in mind that George Lazenby was 29 when he was filming OHMSS though he looked much more mature in his looks than that. So there isn't a one size fits all approach to ages. I'd say it all comes down to looks and how "lived in" the actor's face appears than specifically obsessing about age. It's really only a number in the end analysis.
It's terrible that this needs to keep being repeated. In certain cases, with certain suggestions, we're talking potentially four, five or six years down the line from now.
And honestly, I think that's the right age we should be hoping for. Mid 30s. Audiences want to grow and get to know their James Bond these days and that age allows for that to happen naturally enough.
I’ll repeat, a traffic signal doesn’t have to be green when you’re a block or two away; you want it to be green when you come to that intersection.
Yes, I've always thought his face at 29 was a real advert for the benefits of wearing sunblock in Australia! :D
Indeed but he certainly looked the part, didn't he? That was all that mattered in my book. A baby faced Bond is not something that the world needs to see.
Yes, quite right!
Funny, the last time around we had the same thing with Roger Moore's son Geoffrey Moore.
“ Cocktail “
Definitely an actor who is going places, but I'm struggling to see him acing a 007 casting call.
That show sounds good though.
Nice little overview of our friend Nic's career that argues that he is better in weird supporting roles than as a leading man. I would argue that the fact that The Favourite and Mad Max: Fury Road are better films than the stuff he got to be a lead on doesn't really indicate anything other than that he hasn't gotten a lead in a good film yet. But at some point - and possibly especially for Bond - you want an actor to elevate the material.
Has anyone checked out Those Who Wish Me Dead yet?
These both look like good contenders. Never seen either of them act, but they have the look I think is perfect for the next Bond. Someone dark hair, dark eyed, in the Connery mould. Throw in the deep voice, charisma and acting chops too, then we have a winner.