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But if Aaron Taylor Johnson is our new 007 I will watch the films and they likely will be more of the fun brosnan affair which isn’t awful
Maybe, but I’d say he has a much better frame for said weathering than some other candidates, and some photos posted previously show that he’s more than built enough.
Good to see some of you back, btw. Who knows, maybe I'll be back as well, eventually. Maybe I/we never left ;)
Cheers
Hello, my dear friend :) How are you keeping? I miss talking to ya!
And I agree with you. Aaron Taylor-Johnson isn't a bad choice, if true.
My old pal, @bondsum. I've been absent for many reasons. One, the one you mentioned. As for the other reasons, well, the times they are a-changin', and I'm yet to be convinced that Bond isn't, indeed, dead, as are the franchises you so fitly listed. You are, as ever, absolutely right. And the future is somewhat scary for us longtime fans, even for the ones who embrace change with confidence and the proverbial open arms. So, we'll see what comes our way. I say the producers decisions will be a make it or brake it sort of conundrum. I know what I'd do if I were them, but hey, "fans don't know better" seems to be the forums go to mantra when discord of opinions happens, so I'm keeping quiet about my somewhat conservative take on James Bond - and I'm a liberal on most matters.
ATJ would be a fine choice, canonical in many ways, and one who could last them for years to come. I'm not keen on his high pitched voice. But one who has theatrical background, as he does, can place his voice where one wants to. Just listen to David Suchet's real voice, as opposed to his Poirot one. I do believe it to be possible to have auditions before a script is laid out, as this casting process is very different from the more common ones. And I do believe that, at this point, they may have some narrative points or ideas ready to pitch. Good sources have said things, that's true, but time has indeed passed under the proverbial bridge, and 60 year old machines have to keep running, or they'll need costly servicing (haunted by my QOS Omega PO being in service? Probably ;), but I'm coping).
We'll see. As of now, I'll admit that this bit of fake or true news had me more excited for our franchise than any other bit of news from the last pair of years.
Good to be with you all, again. As I said, I've never left ;)
I guess, as a Bond fan, one never does :)
Whether Aaron Taylor-Johnson has been screen-tested or not, it's still possible that he has had serious talks with the producers and that they've let it be known to him and his agent at their Eon offices that he's firmly in contention for the role. Maybe Amazon is splashing the cash like they did with their The Rings of Power TV series and are investing heavily in casting the right actor for the role and have already started the process? Or perhaps the Sun newspaper has taken artistic licence to claim that Taylor-Johnson's had a screen-test when he's only had very positive talks because a meeting isn't that exciting to report on?
My guess is that casting director Debbie McWilliams is again heavily involved in finding the right candidate. Perhaps, like Daniel Craig, the actor will already be on a pre-existing list from the very beginning and has already been called in for that big meeting?
As @peter pointed out, they won't be casting without a script, but who's to say they don't already have one by now and that Cary Fukunaga isn't secretly involved in the audition process? What we do know is that Fukunaga is currently involved in pre-production of Masters of the Air TV series which he's directed 4 out of 9 episodes. Does that mean he has time to spare to oversee screen-tests for Bond 26? I couldn't possibly comment without seeing his busy work schedule. If I go to Bond 26's IMDb page it's simply titled as "Bullets for Winter" and is categorized as in development. Not that I expect to find any golden nuggets of information there.
And here's just a reminder of how Daniel Craig was notified of his role: The one big thing I've taken from the Casino Royale casting process is a comment that Barbara Broccoli made about the role. "We wanted to do a twenty-first-century Bond and redefine what a classic male hero should be." Perhaps Aaron Taylor-Johnson is that "redefined classic male hero" for Bond 26? Just a thought.
Neither do I. Courting controversy is not something they are likely to do. And with Fukunaga's more recent 'bad press', that's what they would do if they brought him back.
Yes exactly, and certainly not with Ms Broccoli's very active role for the female side of the industry.
Can someone do some fan art with him as 007 I can’t see it in my mind but if the amazing artists here can fix that
Seeing ATJ in Bonds spectre outfit, or Brosnan from GE, doesn’t sell that actor in the role.
The guy moves well enough
And most importantly, he's got good eyebrow game
I suppose he could speak with a lower pitch. Can't we all? The other traits are harder to fake, I think.