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Yes, but what about the portrait?
@dominicgreene
That's Flemish actor Johan Leysen, one of our greats. A charismatic man and, indeed, something of an older Daniel Craig.
:P
It would cause too much of an uproar.
EDIT - But then, they did make Blofeld his...the brother thing is still a sore point. But he's not actually his brother, his step brother or anything else. He was just told to treat Bond like a brother. Why they thought it was a good idea is beyond me. But there ya go.
Would we want Waltz back as Blofeld, or recast? Leave ESB alone till they re-cast?
Nah. Every Bond is a different interpretation of the same man. His appearance changes and so do certain personality traits but there's a lot of stuff that does carry over that's very gender specific. He can never be a woman.
With Doctor Who it's different because the change in actor is explained in show and they've already shown that he could become a woman. And despite being the same man each doctor is basically a completely different character (way moreso than Bond), there's less traits that carry over between actors, and the ones that do aren't gender specific like with Bond.
It isn't really a comparable situation imo.
Cruise had face lifts as had most of that generation. Knowing DCs face, I can tell, he didn't. Not that I am against it, if it looks good afterwards. But don't suggest, a Cruise or whoever looks good just because. Not true. But DC being the freak he is, peobably won't go that route.
I don't know if Tom had a face lift,don't care, but he is very fit and always keen to do action films like Mi and other films.
Daniel doesn't seem to be interested in doing Bond films anymore ,he prefers doing plays and films that are less physically demanding.
With that, I don't doubt that he cares for his skin with the best money can buy and a little Botox would not be a surprise.
Reports of scripts being written, would Dalton return or not, lawsuits (Eon vs. MGM), MGM getting taken over by the bank (Credit Lyonnais), Dalton departs (and the accompanying debate whether he quit or was fired), lawsuit settlement, search for a New Bond, Dandaq/Eon putting itself up for sale (it did but later took itself off the market), big debate over the merits of a 1994 Wall Street Journal story that came out shortly before Brosnan was announced, etc.
There would be "is this the end of Bond?" posts, some "just be patient" posts, arguments over the merits of would-be Bonds.
It would be much better than the current thread, as Aidan Turner wouldn't be mentioned at all given he was a kid at the time.
I don't think he's had a facelift either. He's a freak.
I agree that he may have had botox and like you said expensive treatments for his face and hair.
He's a very smart guy and appears a genuine nice guy too, but i don't know why he wants to be involved with Scientology which sounds stupid from what i've seen and heard ?
No drugs or alcohol in his diet will also go a long way to preservation of the self.
He also has an intense need to be relevant and proceeds accordingly (going the extra mile with his stunts would be an example). He is "business", and therefore he takes incredible care of himself.
Careful.
It's fine to laugh at Scientologists as nutters but you have to respect other religions.
You should be a comedian.
Daniel Craig is a first and foremost a film/theatre actor. One who happens to be the current James Bond (an unusual and atypical role for him).
They're really catering to different markets.
We would have had threads each time production was delayed from it's original November 1990 start date (with a summer '91 release) to a January 91 start date.
Also once Dalton signed on for The Rocketeer we might be discussing how that could possibly delay things further. We'd probably be discussing Tim's hair in The Rocketeer with some fans saying he looked great and others saying they prefer his longer TLD style.
By the end of '91 our BOND 17 PRODUCTION DIARY would be at roughly 1200 pages, and will double once the official announcement that B17 is on indefinite hold occurs.
1992 comes and goes with nothing but rumors that Joel Silver is to take over the franchise with Mel Gibson as Bond. Sharon Stone to be the first female Bond, and Eddie Murphy also in the running. Sound familiar?
FINALLY by early '93 we get official news that the legal entanglements have been settled and BOND17 is back on track. We debate will it be a summer or later 1994 release?
By the end of '93 Dalton assures us in an interview that Michael France has written the script and that filming should start in January or February of '94. YAY!!!!
January AND February comes and goes. DAMMIT.
April, 1994 an official announcement!!! YAY!!!
Crap, Dalton resigns. We speculate here at MI6 on whether or not France's screenplay has issues hence Dalton's bailing.
Meanwhile the media is swamped with next Bond contenders and polls. We have Pierce, Mel, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson, and Hugh Grant to spend pages of the BOND ACTOR thread discussing their merits for the part.
June, 1994 the official announcement: Pierce Brosnan to star in GOLDENEYE due out summer of 1995. Our thread is officially renamed The GOLDENEYE PRODUCTION DIARY.
Now the real discussions can begin from Brosnan's beard to the eventual now delayed November release date.
At least that's the way I see the 89-95 hiatus might have played out had internet been available in those days. :)
Daniel Craig is a first and foremost a film/theatre actor. One who happens to be the current James Bond (an unusual and atypical role for him).
They're really catering to different markets.
Yes, agreed. Plus doing the job and stay relevant is Cruise very reason of living......
Indeed. In the meantime there would definitely have been AVTAK debates, gunbarrel rankings, PTS rankings. Also current Connery films: Medicine Man, Rising Sun etc and debates on if he could have returned to Bond yet again.
Not sure about Tom Cruise, though. He'd have enough debates with his Lestat casting on various non-Bond forums back then. There were certainly a lot of action films of the day for Bond to compete with. In his 50's Harrison Ford was really going strong in the Jack Ryan films, The Fugitive, etc Also Clint Eastwood was doing things like In the Line of Fire and so forth. I suppose Cruise now along with Neeson would be today's rough equivalent.
Uhm Nolan in talk to direct?
Wow, that was a remarkable bit of cutting and pasting EVERY article about TWO separate storylines!
No, Nolan is not in talks for Bond 25, at least not with DC as 007. According to the original article (Playboy, I think), he said of course he'd love to direct one, but; the franchise would "need" him. And then he said something that they were fine at the moment.
I really believe Nolan would only take on a Bond film if there was a re-boot going on.
Yes. Considerably!
I really want them to confirm that Daniel Craig is back as James Bond for one more film!