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Who should/could be a Bond actor?

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  • 007HallY007HallY
    edited April 2022 Posts: 4,133
    Probably end of this year we'll have some information like writers, directors etc. If they've kept one ear to the ground and have their eyes on favourites to audition for the next Bond then it might be a quick casting process (ie. under a year from whenever they start) but I can see them brainstorming for now and commissioning actual script drafts for later this year.
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 15,114
    007HallY wrote: »
    Probably end of this year we'll have some information like writers, directors etc. If they've kept one ear to the ground and have their eyes on favourites to audition for the next Bond then it might be a quick casting process (ie. under a year from whenever they start) but I can see them brainstorming for now and commissioning actual script drafts for later this year.

    I said it before, I think it's a chicken and egg thing: they will get general ideas and will try to find an actor fitting them, but changing the project if necessary to fit the new Bond actor.
  • 007HallY007HallY
    Posts: 4,133
    Ludovico wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    Probably end of this year we'll have some information like writers, directors etc. If they've kept one ear to the ground and have their eyes on favourites to audition for the next Bond then it might be a quick casting process (ie. under a year from whenever they start) but I can see them brainstorming for now and commissioning actual script drafts for later this year.

    I said it before, I think it's a chicken and egg thing: they will get general ideas and will try to find an actor fitting them, but changing the project if necessary to fit the new Bond actor.

    Yes. Arguably they sort of did it with Craig (considering Henry Cavill got so close I get the sense they were initially leaning more into the noticeably younger Bond angle).
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 16,368
    I think they definitely wanted a younger Bond for CR and compromised slightly with Craig as he was probably a bit too old for the character in the script, but he was so strong that they had to go with him.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    Posts: 12,837
    It’d be interesting to read those early drafts, seems like it was much more of an origin story at first (wasn’t there one where he’d never worn a tux before, and they made a big thing of it in the script?). I remember the bio they released for the reboot Bond pre CR really spelling out the “ex-SAS types” idea. Going into detail about his service record in Bosnia and Afghanistan. If they’d cast Cavill or another 22 year old then he wouldn’t have had that backstory, so it would’ve been interesting to see how they’d have spun him being a 00 at such a young age. The drafts that were written with Brosnan still in mind would be interesting to see as well.
  • MalloryMallory
    Posts: 2,162
    mtm wrote: »
    I think they definitely wanted a younger Bond for CR and compromised slightly with Craig as he was probably a bit too old for the character in the script, but he was so strong that they had to go with him.

    The finished film refers to Bond as a kid in one scene, which I find amusing.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 16,368
    Does it? Where does that happen, I didn't spot that! :)
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    Posts: 8,205
    mtm wrote: »
    Does it? Where does that happen, I didn't spot that! :)

    I was thinking the same.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    Posts: 7,021
    I bet Carter calls Bond "kid."
  • Risico007Risico007
    Posts: 9,846
    I am two vespers in I am definitely drunk and @peter should write the next James Bond and train him


    Also I think you guys are awesome


    I might be drunk
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,968
    Risico007 wrote: »
    I am two vespers in I am definitely drunk and @peter should write the next James Bond and train him


    Also I think you guys are awesome


    I might be drunk

    We haven't had drunk posting here in ages since @Baltimore_007's time.

    We love you too.
  • MalloryMallory
    Posts: 2,162
    talos7 wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    Does it? Where does that happen, I didn't spot that! :)

    I was thinking the same.

    My mistake. During the scene in question when Bond is poisioned, the doctor says “the kit has amphetamines...” I thought he said kid. Looked it up in the script. Apologies 😅
  • patbpatb
    Posts: 4,615
    If Hoult gets the job, my Golf gets a respray (and IMHO, we get a great Bond) fingers crossed.
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 15,114
    007HallY wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    Probably end of this year we'll have some information like writers, directors etc. If they've kept one ear to the ground and have their eyes on favourites to audition for the next Bond then it might be a quick casting process (ie. under a year from whenever they start) but I can see them brainstorming for now and commissioning actual script drafts for later this year.

    I said it before, I think it's a chicken and egg thing: they will get general ideas and will try to find an actor fitting them, but changing the project if necessary to fit the new Bond actor.

    Yes. Arguably they sort of did it with Craig (considering Henry Cavill got so close I get the sense they were initially leaning more into the noticeably younger Bond angle).

    And this is why I never thought the idea of re-hiring Brosnan for a fift Bond was a serious idea, at least not once the project was CR.
  • 007HallY007HallY
    Posts: 4,133
    Ludovico wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    Probably end of this year we'll have some information like writers, directors etc. If they've kept one ear to the ground and have their eyes on favourites to audition for the next Bond then it might be a quick casting process (ie. under a year from whenever they start) but I can see them brainstorming for now and commissioning actual script drafts for later this year.

    I said it before, I think it's a chicken and egg thing: they will get general ideas and will try to find an actor fitting them, but changing the project if necessary to fit the new Bond actor.

    Yes. Arguably they sort of did it with Craig (considering Henry Cavill got so close I get the sense they were initially leaning more into the noticeably younger Bond angle).

    And this is why I never thought the idea of re-hiring Brosnan for a fift Bond was a serious idea, at least not once the project was CR.

    No, having him certainly wouldn't have worked. Quentin Tarantino of course had his idea for CR with Brosnan as Bond, although it sounded absolutely terrible.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    Posts: 12,837
    Risico007 wrote: »
    I am two vespers in I am definitely drunk and @peter should write the next James Bond and train him


    Also I think you guys are awesome


    I might be drunk

    :)) Glad you’re enjoying your holiday mate. And if someone wants to start a fan petition to get @peter writing the next one then I’d definitely sign it.
  • peterpeter Toronto
    Posts: 9,509
    That would definitely be the scariest job in the world 😅... And not one i'd pursue. And think about the roasting on these boards! Third degree burns all over @thelivingroyale
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    Posts: 8,205
    Clean shaven, looking cool and filming in my town, New Orleans. It would never happen but I would lay down hard earned money to see him one more time as Bond.

    JlQc61A.jpg
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,968
    You and I both. What a stud. This is the most excited I've been for a new Brosnan film since The Foreigner. Give me a sequel to The Matador as well please.
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 15,114
    007HallY wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    Probably end of this year we'll have some information like writers, directors etc. If they've kept one ear to the ground and have their eyes on favourites to audition for the next Bond then it might be a quick casting process (ie. under a year from whenever they start) but I can see them brainstorming for now and commissioning actual script drafts for later this year.

    I said it before, I think it's a chicken and egg thing: they will get general ideas and will try to find an actor fitting them, but changing the project if necessary to fit the new Bond actor.

    Yes. Arguably they sort of did it with Craig (considering Henry Cavill got so close I get the sense they were initially leaning more into the noticeably younger Bond angle).

    And this is why I never thought the idea of re-hiring Brosnan for a fift Bond was a serious idea, at least not once the project was CR.

    No, having him certainly wouldn't have worked. Quentin Tarantino of course had his idea for CR with Brosnan as Bond, although it sounded absolutely terrible.

    I don't know what book Tarantino had been reading when he said Bond in the novel killed Vesper and considered Uma Thurman in the role. Or maybe he read CR drunk.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
    Posts: 7,021
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    You and I both. What a stud. This is the most excited I've been for a new Brosnan film since The Foreigner. Give me a sequel to The Matador as well please.

    I hope this is the next great Brosnan film.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
    Posts: 16,154
    talos7 wrote: »
    Clean shaven, looking cool and filming in my town, New Orleans. It would never happen but I would lay down hard earned money to see him one more time as Bond.

    JlQc61A.jpg

    He does look good. I could easily seem him playing Bond again, although an older version of Bond.
  • patbpatb
    Posts: 4,615
    I would previously have agreed to why this could not happen but now we have been introduced the "reality" of different Bond universes, then why not?
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    Posts: 8,205
    I actually think a one off with Brosnan would be a great bridge between Craig and the next actor.
  • 007HallY007HallY
    Posts: 4,133
    Ludovico wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    Probably end of this year we'll have some information like writers, directors etc. If they've kept one ear to the ground and have their eyes on favourites to audition for the next Bond then it might be a quick casting process (ie. under a year from whenever they start) but I can see them brainstorming for now and commissioning actual script drafts for later this year.

    I said it before, I think it's a chicken and egg thing: they will get general ideas and will try to find an actor fitting them, but changing the project if necessary to fit the new Bond actor.

    Yes. Arguably they sort of did it with Craig (considering Henry Cavill got so close I get the sense they were initially leaning more into the noticeably younger Bond angle).

    And this is why I never thought the idea of re-hiring Brosnan for a fift Bond was a serious idea, at least not once the project was CR.

    No, having him certainly wouldn't have worked. Quentin Tarantino of course had his idea for CR with Brosnan as Bond, although it sounded absolutely terrible.

    I don't know what book Tarantino had been reading when he said Bond in the novel killed Vesper and considered Uma Thurman in the role. Or maybe he read CR drunk.

    I never knew that was something he was planning on in his film. I know he said after the 2006 film came out that he refused to watch it because he was annoyed that the producers hadn't consulted him about rebooting the series with CR... Ok Quentin...

    To be fair to him, the scene with Michael Fassbender at the bar in Inglorious Basterds is wonderfully Fleming-esque, but I just don't think he'd be the right fit. A Casino Royale adaptation with an ageing Brosnan just doesn't sound appealing to me however.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    Posts: 12,837
    patb wrote: »
    I would previously have agreed to why this could not happen but now we have been introduced the "reality" of different Bond universes, then why not?

    Because we’ve just had three films with an older Bond, that really leant into the idea. I’ve always liked the idea of an old man Bond one off with Dalton or Brosnan, but I think the moment for that has passed now. Would have worked if Craig left earlier but right now I reckon they need to go younger.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 40,968
    The fact that they introduced the "Bond past his prime" idea in SF, only to give him another two installments, is still ridiculous to me, but I really would love to see a one-off with a properly older Bond, either Dalton or Brosnan, in that respect. Why not? If we're now killing off Bond, there's no harm in trying some other, new approaches like that.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 16,368
    thelivingroyale wrote: »
    patb wrote: »
    I would previously have agreed to why this could not happen but now we have been introduced the "reality" of different Bond universes, then why not?

    Because we’ve just had three films with an older Bond, that really leant into the idea. I’ve always liked the idea of an old man Bond one off with Dalton or Brosnan, but I think the moment for that has passed now. Would have worked if Craig left earlier but right now I reckon they need to go younger.

    Yeah I think they need to grow the next generation of audience now, I'm not sure many kids who caught NTTD would be desperate to see any more Bond films.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    Posts: 12,837
    Creasy47 wrote: »
    The fact that they introduced the "Bond past his prime" idea in SF, only to give him another two installments, is still ridiculous to me, but I really would love to see a one-off with a properly older Bond, either Dalton or Brosnan, in that respect. Why not? If we're now killing off Bond, there's no harm in trying some other, new approaches like that.

    I guess I just don’t agree that it’d feel very new. It’s Bond past his prime again, with an actor we’ve seen before. Even if he’s significantly older, we’ve just seen him in retirement, and we saw him struggle with the physical stuff in SF, so I’m not sure what new ground there is for them to cover there.
    mtm wrote: »
    thelivingroyale wrote: »
    patb wrote: »
    I would previously have agreed to why this could not happen but now we have been introduced the "reality" of different Bond universes, then why not?

    Because we’ve just had three films with an older Bond, that really leant into the idea. I’ve always liked the idea of an old man Bond one off with Dalton or Brosnan, but I think the moment for that has passed now. Would have worked if Craig left earlier but right now I reckon they need to go younger.

    Yeah I think they need to grow the next generation of audience now, I'm not sure many kids who caught NTTD would be desperate to see any more Bond films.

    I do think they’re in a bit of a tough spot with that. Because on the one hand, there’s that demographic crisis brewing, not that many young people being into it. But on the other hand, would trying too hard to appeal to them risk alienating some of the older fans they already have? I think it could be a tricky balancing act for them to pull off, satisfying both those audiences. Other blockbusters manage it, but they don’t have the history that Bond does, and I think a lot of fans have certain expectations as a result of that history. I just hope they don’t play it safe personally.
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
    Posts: 2,641
    We know the Craig era was it's own universe, but to casual viewers they saw Bond die. It'll be interesting to see how the producers reintroduce the audience the character and the world.

    I can see the next Bond title not referencing death or rebirth at all
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