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Not everyone is Tom Cruise though, and they’ll want a long term investment who they can keep for as many films as possible. When you take into account how those films are spread out now, every three to four years, I think it seems fairly likely that the next Bond will be someone in his 30s. I could see them going for someone a bit older if he was at Cavill’s level of fitness, but I don’t think it’s going to be Cavill himself, or Turner.
Agreed @thelivingroyale … I also think the true contenders will bubble to the surface once a script is in place— Eon will have made some type of decision of a “type” and they will find the one who did the best at reaching what they seek for this new era.
I guess it would come down to acting ability then. So no chance.
One can just hear the big cat licking the blood off its claws...the singing sound of the extreme burn...and the wheels turning while a wicked response is prepared...I hope the scriptwriters for the next film do as good a job as goes on display here sometimes !
The bait has been set! Wait I got a better proposition. Guaranteed to be Bond!
Starting at 40 isn't the problem, it's the gaps between films.
I will say for Cruise though, I noticed in Fallout he was looking a little older. But him looking mature suited the tone of the film, and he carried it well.
I thought he looked fine in Fallout, but I think he does start to show his age a bit in the Dead Reckoning P1 trailer.
Exactly this.
@JeremyBondon people like you get more offended than any woke mob I have ever seen. You don’t like Tom Doherty given he resembles Sean Connery the way Aidan does Dalton?
I can see Amazon insist on a nostalgic candidate that aesthetically reminds of previous actors or a big name because they paid big bucks for the franchise, and hope to convert the next film into paying subscribers.
But producers exert too much creative control in the industry already, and in-house producers and editors at streamers have a track record of ruining IP completely. It isn’t about ethnic diversity as much as it is censorship, bad casting decisions, hollow and repetitive writing and generic direction. If I was Amazon I would sit back, there is more to it than movie posters.
Aaron Taylor Johnson has good eyes.
;)
More than his voice is his complete lack of charisma; yes I know that’s subjective.
He was good in Kick Ass and Nocturnal Animals, and that's about as contrasty as it gets in terms of his range.
I'd still give him a screen test though. Hell, I'd never deprive any actor of that in case we find a diamond in the rough. You never know.
Offended? Not the least bit. I truly stand by my woke feminist trans lesbian proposition. It's the last shackle in Bond casting evolution anyway so why not do it right after Craig instead.
I do like Tom Doherty his look, what is your point?
I think he’d have the look with a little bit more bulk. Something about his voice though… a little weak or high pitched for me.
Then again, for DN Fleming himself wanted Niven who was in his 50s at the time.
So if we use The Man as a parameter, a goy in his 50s isn t out of the question.
Cinema still remains a credible marketing window akin to pre screenings, but other than that we see shrinking showing periods.
This is where the main conflict between EON and MGM/Amazon lies long term. Mediocrity might be in the interest of someone looking to purchase a controlling interest down the line or wanting to instill brand loyalty with children (which video games are better at anyway).
Taylor-Johnson was good in Nocturnal Animals yes indeed, but I was watching the Godzilla movie on a plane the other day and there's a point at which he becomes the lead character of the film, and he just isn't up to it. The film suddenly becomes lead-less - he's shockingly poor in terms of being a movie star.
I realise that film is a few years old now, but I wouldn't be looking at him.
Absolutely . The quality of “Godzilla “ plummeted once Cranston’s character was gone. The human aspect of the story should have been focused on him and Ken Watanabe. Taylor-Johnson did nothing to show that he could carry a film of this scale.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson sucks and would be an extremely disappointing choice for Bond.
(Edit: typos: walking dogs with fat thumbs isn't a good combo)