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Just ignore it, let people think what they want
Teale looks the best there
Not sure about Craig being strictly speaking working class from what I know about him. Certainly not compared to Connery and Moore's backgrounds. In that sense there have already been 'working class' Bonds, and I suspect it's a rather inelegant question that doesn't focus on O'Connell's potential for the role but rather his public persona.
Otherwise I'm a fan of O'Connell. He's a bit more of a left field candidate but he's got a lot of talent.
I'm now imagining non-Brits being alternatively baffled and bemused by the British class system...😁
I mean, it is a bit bemusing in itself to be honest. And yes, those are both the professions of his parents. No one can say he grew up 'privileged' but he seems to have grown up in from what I can tell to be a nice area, parents with stable income (albeit divorced), and with a good education in both state primary and Grammar school secondary.
This is so bleepin' subjective - of course - and I'm seeing just this one picture, but: Teale looks the villain to me here...
Truthfully, I enjoy him in the show about Catherine the Great
Exactly what his age may be, he does seem about the right age presently
Exercise and genes have served him well
There is an English accent there that sounds right, though I'm not English
However, I just cannot see it
There...basic code technique for you spy-fans. See it now ? Have you NOT seen it yourselves ???
No problem. It happens to us all the time. Maybe that's why the name of Draco's oculist was needed, Haha. Sure, it's perfectly fine not to agree. Although, Styles isn't on my list for Bond. I'm just trying to keep an open mind for Bond 7's announcement. That way, nothing would shock me.
Thanks. I also noticed Jack Lowden was not on the list, so I added him as well.
Even then, it's difficult avoiding the Armie Hammer or Ezra Miller situations. Most of the time it's intertwined with the individual's rise to fame, or at least certain 'tendencies' are exasperated by it.
From renting an apartment to applying for a job, and more, Increasingly background checks are being done , I don’t see this being any different.
Maybe it's just me, but I've never had to have strict background checks for any of those things. At most a reference from a previous employer or landlord, but that's it.
I mean, it's the movie industry, it's not a particularly regulated business at the best of times. And like I said, it's doubtful whether such a background check will avoid another Ezra Miller or Armie Hammer.
As for the Jack O'Connell, working class-Bond thing. I have been ruminating on this a bit. There is this rather famous - well in fan circles at least - quote in Moonraker about Bond being an outsider.
That hasn't exactly always been the the guiding principle of film-Bond, I would argue. But it is an interesting idea. The quote is specifically about him being "un-English" but fitting in abroad. But the general gist of not fitting in, being "a difficult man to cover up" could be taken into all different kinds of directions. That doesn't mean I want Chris Hemsworth at his biggest Thor-ness in the role and neither do I want to redo the first half our of Kingsman, but a Bond who isn't super-suave, maybe too blunt sometimes, could be a choice. Or am I just describing CraigBond?
I think that's true about rumours being taken into account more now. No idea if such agencies exist but I'm sure actors (or at least their agents) are increasingly weary of what kind of posts they've made on social media in the past.
Even then, it's tricky to gauge what will have an impact today or what people can dig up. You could have a James Gunn situation where an actor has made what are essentially harmless but in bad taste jokes on Twitter and is temporarily fired for it. On the other hand the number of people working (and even respected) in Hollywood who have done, said and even supported far more horrific things is staggering - I mean, how many people know off the top of their heads that, say, Michael Fassbender allegedly has a history of abusing his girlfriend? Or that iconic, well regarded and seemingly politically left of centre British actresses such as Tilda Swinton and Emma Thompson have previously signed a petition in support of releasing Roman Polanski (a child rapist) from detainment?
I'd say the 'outsider' thing should be there with any Bond. He's not one of the back slapping 'good old boys' one would see in a place like Blades and neither does he act like this. It might be one of the reasons why unconventional actors such as Connery and Craig were ultimately picked for the role - because Bond is ultimately an outsider, a loner of sorts. He's simultaneously an English gentleman and a Scottish 'peasant'. It's one of the reasons why I think O'Connell is a likely candidate - I can really see him giving off this impression.
I've always wanted a Bond film to try and adapt that passage from MR in some way. I dunno, usually when Bond enters a club in the films its his self-absurdness and confidence that stands out, and when heads turn towards him it's seemingly with interest. It might be cool if the next Bond enters a posh private members club such as Blades a bit more tentatively and all the 'Hooray Henry' banker types and older posh couples give him funny looks as he enters, as if he's not 'one of them'.
I'm now convinced that people are really out there throwing random names just for the sake of it.
Good choice. I would watch that.
One of the things I would love for the next Bond film to play with somehow - and I've written about this before - is how Bond is such a touchstone for a large set of (British) men, possibly even unconsciously.
And the fun part is that a lot of guys who claim Bond as a big inspiration for themselves are very much unlike Bond. So what happens if their world collides with the actual real James Bond? (Of course allowing for the meta-complication that the fictional figure of James Bond and the franchise around him doesn't exist in his world.) A writer and director would have to tread very carefully to not make this into too much of a parody or a morality tale, but having Bond go undercover f.e. in the City and just be completely disgusted by the excesses of some of these guys could be both funny and poignant.
Or maybe I'm just fanfic-ing because these people really annoy me.
In another life, earlier in time, he would have made a great Felix Leiter, though I think he'd have overshadowed Brozzer a bit.
Too short (although lets not get heightist!)
And er oh yeah...
Too Tony Stark!
Re actors with bad problems in real life, Downey Jr served time in prison. Had drug issues. The studios gave me another chance and cast him in Iron Man. Maybe he was very lucky to be given a second chance.
I think there's something to what you're saying. While the Bond series isn't actively political - at least in a class sense - there are traces even in Fleming of Bond being disgusted by decadence.
You could certainly do something with that idea. Bond going undercover in the City (or at least amongst such individuals in, say, a Blades type setting) is a good concept that can be done subtly enough not to drift into parody as you said. If they wanted to lean into it a bit more heavily the rest of MI6 could be depicted in that sort of way. Bond and M could constantly be faced with Ministers and other Section Chiefs who are very much part of that cliquey City of London 'back slapping, good old boy' crowd who believe they are above the 00 section (or at least want to outdo it in that wannabe James Bond way as you said). We've seen M and Bond at odds with others in MI6, especially during the Craig era, but it's been more due to bureaucracy, not this aspect.
I think she's a good actress (although a terrible writer) but like many celebrities she's certainly said and done some questionable things. And I agree, I don't think she'd work as a future M.
Actors like Laurence Fox are very outspoken. He's now a tv talk presenter/political activist. If Eon cast an actor with outspoken views like Fox it could end up a public relations disaster.
I advocated for the great Robert Downey Jr to replace Craig (several hundred pages back). Not so much that he'd be right for the part, the opposite really. My feeling is if he were actually cast, general audiences would embrace him as Bond on the strength of his Marvel appeal alone. That's regardless of his age, nationality, beard, haircut, etc.
Audiences love him.
There are way more. Here are a few of the slightly more notable ones:
Tom Austen (35)
Joshua Sasse (34)
Tom Bateman (33)
Bart Edwards (33)
Matt Stokoe (33)
Jordan Patrick Smith (33)
Mark Rowley (32)
Timothy Renouf (32)
Tom Brittney (32)
Jack Bannon (31)
Jamie Blackley (31)
Phil Dunster (30)
Thanks, I added them to the list!