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http://metro.co.uk/2015/11/15/christian-bale-is-just-like-us-and-believes-idris-elba-should-be-007-5503286/
And how come nobody's asking him if the next Batman should be black or gay?
I agree but I prefer Craig. When was his first Batman released? 2006?
What a jerk. But then again, what else is new.
@dinovelvet, Bale wouldn't really "advocate" anybody for that role, and he already said years ago that Daniel is doing a great job at it when someone tried to suggest the role to him.
Actually, I hope Craig and Bale would work on something together, I imagine they'd have fun... (as would I)
Anyway, I'll never understand the media's obsession with "the next Bond"... They've been at it for years already, and I expect them to start on it again pretty much as soon as The Next Bond (poor guy) is cast... whenever that happens. --- And since the media goes on about "the next Bond" speculations all the time, it kinda made sense they asked Bale about it back in 2001, 2002, but if they're still asking shows they have no bloody clue about anything. Or maybe they just ask all actors they possibly can, especially before and after a new Bond movie is out, not necessarily seriously, but just to get something non-interesting to write about, gotta write something... In this case it's impossible to tell what was even asked and what the context was. There's just this no-story of an article. But the very idea that Bale would be "endorsing", "advocating" and "wanting" Elba for Bond is just beyond ridiculous.
Elba - No. Bond is a white character. Period.
I find the next Bond media speculation really annoying. It's so predictable - What about a black Bond? What about a female Bond? Forgetting that if Bond became female you are already creating a different character. But it does prove that the series is in good health though. if anything it does show that Joe Public has an interest in the franchise if the media think that people will read these predictions of the next Bond, get people talking about it. If the series was flagging none of this would happen because no one would care.
I'd say "annoying" is an understatement. Can't they think of anything else to write about? While I agree the constant speculation sort of proves there is interest in Bond, I don't think there would be less interest without it, and I feel it's sort of cheapening and even insulting what they're doing. It's frustrating that even when there was a new Bond movie coming out and now that it is out such a huge portion of attention is put on speculation about the next Bond actor; it comes up in interviews and articles all the time, as if that was the most interesting thing about Bond - and I suspect for the media maybe it is.
I think it's awful. As far as I know no other franchise is constantly put through a similar thing to the same extent - when there's a new movie the main attention is on the new movie, right? The main attention is on the actor playing the role, not on other actors suggested by someone to the role. Also, no other franchise is expected to radically change the lead character to be black or female or whatever. I don't take it as a compliment that a Bond actor is not allowed to just be Bond, without inquiries about when will you leave and who is next. And it's as if the character itself just isn't accepted to be what it is (even with some changes over the decades), but should become a different character in order to... what?
I agree.
I think Craig has been a decent Bond although not one of my favourites. Where was Fassbender in 2005? That would have been interesting casting.
The only downside would have been we might have missed out on the other films he's done , which are usually fantastic. A brilliant screen actor. Much better than DC IMO.
I don't know what you mean - he certainly isn't as a person, and as an actor he's hardly more "earnest" than Craig is. (If you simply just dislike him as an actor, that's another thing then, everyone has their preferences.)
Fassbender is indeed an interesting actor. He was doing tv stuff in 2005, his first feature film came out in 2007.
:))
That would have been a downside indeed. - As a Bale fan that's one of the reasons I'm glad he never got Bond, either. ;) And indeed as a Craig fan I wonder what he might have done without Bond.
Bond is... tricky.
another Irishman as well. Although at least Fassbender can do a proper English accent, unlike Mid-Atlantic Pierce.
The longest franchise might be the Pope :))
So true
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What if we(audiences) could vote for the Bond actor since now on?
I wouldn't be surprised if the general public voted for Pierce Brosnan to return once Craig quits.
Well, depends on the candidates, but I think it's safe to say, Craig would never have become Bond, but Brosnan would have won in a landslide, Moore probably too.
We should be glad it's not a public vote though :))
Me niether and it would be interesting to see him back at least for one more, but I don't he would accept.
He doesn't hate the prodcers like Connery but he has moved on from Bond, though he has talked about unfinished business with the franchise so maybe he could come back to get one film like the ones he wanted from the beginning.