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If she can be a wheelchair-bound lesbian too she'll be the most fascinating character in Bond history.
@PanchitoPistoles is already trying to book his IMAX ticket as we speak.
Or the fact that it was PG-13, which effectively hurt the box office, or the fact that it leaked online a month in advance, which hurt the box office even more.
There's an Expendables 3?!
What did I say about Boyle? 61 is no fresh blood.
- Writing's on the Wall is a fine Bond theme. In the Craig era only You Know My Name is superior. Another Way to Die is a bit unfocused and the vocals let it down greatly, whereas Skyfall is okay, but less than the sum of its parts, much like the film. WOTW's weakness is Sam Smith's voice, and especially his falsetto, but it's still less annoying than Keys/White, and he did compose the theme so he achieves atonement.
- I'm fine with Bond mentoring a younger agent. In fact, I'm fine with Bond bedding said agent. It's a provocative idea, though it won't be happening any time soon.
Perhaps this personal connection is that the female villain is a spy Bond used to work with, but turned for some reason and has a villainous plot to unleash. Then the purpose of a new female agent would be for Bond to have a second chance and avoid the same fate? I’m just guessing.
IMHO, the mentor idea has potential. It deals with the issue of age in a different way to SF and allows for a relatively young agent that Bond does not have to kill or bonk. As with SF, the play off between Bond's traditional World and the World of the new agent could provide both tension but also dry humour. And also enable both young and old viewers view the movie through different eyes. Obviously, we dont know if this is "the idea" ....we shall see.
PS I was trying to think of movies where they have tried this. "The Enforcer" had great potential and was let down in other areas. But Harry's distain for the political correctness of gender equality and promoting people beyond their experience was, with hindsight, ahead of it's time and fits very well with the Me Too movement. I can see this working with DC's grumpy SF version of Bond. As a government dept, I can see MI6 desperately trying/being ordered to catch up with gender equality at all levels and Bond "pushing back" against this could provide a rich context.
...what if this agent Bond is mentoring is set up as the next "James Bond," and they continue the films from there... I hope I'm worrying over nothing with that one.
I've had the exact same thought. I wouldn't put it past them.
No need to worry, it will never happen. What could happen if Bond 25 delivers, is that they make a spin-off with this new character while Chris Nolan is making his completely unrelated Bond movie.
They can do an Indiana Jones 4-esque ending where the agent reaches for Bond’s signature gun, but he takes it back before she can XD
Funny I thought exactly the same thing: what if she becomes the new 007?
Maybe have Blofeld launch a nuke and Bond escapes thanks to his handy Q branch fridge?
If they're going full Nolan Batman with the Craig films (closed off, seperate) then I could see it happening as the end of the film and I wouldn't really mind to be honest. I hope they actually do give Craig a proper ending of some sort that means the next one is a reboot. I've enjoyed it, but lot of what they've done has been so different (Brofeld, surrogate mum M, field agent Moneypenny) that I'd prefer it to be a seperate, sort of parallel universe take.
That would be great if confirmation dropped sooner than later and i do believe the Reddit user is on top of his game