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As Dryden would say, "True."
you do realize that by the time Bond 25 in out in 2019, Tom Hardy will be 42.. and by the time they might actually release Bond 26 - which at this pace, would be no sooner than 2022 - Tom Hardy would be 45 in his first Bond movie.... don't count on it...
when they recast after Craig bows out, you have to look at actors who are currently (that means right now) in their early to mid 30s, possibly even late 20s... EON loves longevity, and they like keeping their actors around for multiple films obviously - someone currently in their 40s is not going to be the next Bond.
Harry Potter had subject matter ready to transfer from book to screen... they didn't have to boil up a brand new story and plot..
Star Wars - when going into production on TFA, they already had a plan or at the very least the idea of where this current trilogy was going.. they didn't finish making TFA - hit the press junkets and premiers, then come the following March or April sit down and start trying to come up with story ideas for Ep8 - they already knew what they were doing..
the closest you can get right now, would be the Fast & Furious franchise - but even they, if you choose to believe it, have had a direction and plan on where they wanted these stories to go from Furious 6 through F8 (and then 9 and 10).
Brosnan was 42 in 1995
Dalton 41 in 1987
Moore 46 in 1973
not in this day and age.. back then - they were pumping these films out every other year.. nowadays, we are lucky if we 2 films in 5 years.. they aren't going to cast someone anymore in their mid 40s, and only have them around for possibly 2 films before they'd have to consider going through another recasting..
the other thing you have to remember to - they like picking outside of the box, or against popular/obvious choice - and a lot of that reasoning is due to $$$... Tom Hardy falls squarely in that "popular/obvious" choice.... they can keep a relatively fresh face in the roll of Bond for longer, for less money - than someone say like a Tom Hardy, who currently would probably want close to what DC is making per picture..
so while you are correct... the only Bond who started in their mid 40s (which was my criteria) was Roger Moore - but those were different times.. i highly doubt they cast someone that old again.
Hardy is probably too similar to Craig so I doubt he will be cast, it may end up being some actor we are all oblivious to as it could be four years or more until someone is actually cast (I am not convinced Bond 25 will be Craigs last).
Regarding the age if they want someone to be as physically involved in the stunts as Craig was initially that would make sense to go with a younger actor, though that may not be a factor.
Also the first two Bond films of the actors have been in close proximity 1 or 2 years gap , I think recent gaps in production have possibly catered to Craig as much as anything.
Another great reason why Aidan Turner is right for the part.
Please, someone ban him.
I'm not Turner's biggest fan, but I see reasons equal zero as to why should he be banned.
Applying Brosnan's gaps would mean Hardy goes from 45 in Bond 26 to 52 in Bond 29.
Meeting: Raise your hands if you agree.. and Also if not..
Because of Sahara (2005 / uncredit written by P&W) i always said no. But i see as option there can go for a more Twine, CR and mabey a bit TLD. With a difrent cinematographer. No yellow colors in Twine or CR style. I like to see more agression like Goldeneye, Octopussy, TLD and FRWL. Warmth colors. With light action. The story and drama i think agrest enough and whant no go futher then Octopussy, TLD, AVTAK, Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies and QOS.
James Bond is set in The Matrix universe. Confirmed. ;)
I've said this before but my personal preference (not that I think it'll happen) would be a 40 something actor who actually looks like an experienced secret agent for only a couple of films, rather than some baby faced indie/hipster looking 20-30 odd year old ex Game Of Thrones/BBC drama rising star type that we have to wait years to grow into the role for five films.
Oh I thought 36 for some reason. Sorry. So my preference would be slightly younger for a starter. But like I said between late 20s and mid 40s all can potentially work.
It depends, Brosnan looked amazing in Goldeneye and he was 41. Same with Dalton, who was over forty (no one knows his exact age). They both looked plenty youthful. Aidan Turner will be 38/9 in 2022, I'd say that's still a good for a reasonable tenure.
Yeah. If casting older-looking actors means sacrificing longer tenures, I'm prepared for it. This is a hackneyed thing to say perhaps, but too many new male movie stars today look too damn youthful and immature; no lines on their faces, no gravitas, no sense of having lived and suffered, and those are the things that create engaging, memorable on-screen presences. In the past, stars like McQueen, Marvin, Mitchum, and more recently Denzel and Ford, were being created aplenty. There are a small handful of actors today that follow in their steps, but plenty of others that could be their present-day counterparts just don't reach their level of stardom. We can't have Bond follow this trend of the movies. He needs to be mature, experienced, and we have to feel his presence and his self-confidence. If that means having the actors stay around for only two films, then so be it.