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I think they probably do when it comes to casting. If not them then Mendes. Who would sacrifice a good casting for a cheap twist? And whatever you think of QOS, they sure did the casting right. Mathieu Amalric is an amazing actor, very respected for his work. But he was not then and is not now nearly as famous as Christoph Waltz. They'd rather have a youthful Blofeld played by some guys who played Moriarty? I don't find this very likely.
QOS had a perfect cast that is for sure, Olga Kurylenko is amazing and one of the things I did like very much is Strawberry Fields.
Okay...with the point being what, exactly? If anything, you brought up QoS in a thread that is discussing who will play Blofeld in SP.
Secondly, until this very date I NEVER heard a credible argument why Waltz will play Blofeld....and how this issue with his name will be incorporated in this narrative. So which name is 'fake'? Franz Oberhauser? Or Ernst Stavro Blofeld? Also, I would find it pretty lame and predictable if EON Productions simply copy-pasty that dreadful Khan/Harrison-narrative from "Star Trek Into Darkness" (A film that has been received pretty good by critics, but also a production that completely shitted on the intellect of all Trekkies).
Don't forget that there's already pretty much of a big background history on both of Fleming's characters: Blofeld and Oberhauser. And in the case of Waltz being Blofeld, one of those name backgrounds HAS to be sacrificed and killed-off for the sake of being a....cheap, fake name. I find that dull and shows us an absolute lack of creativity.
Therefore, I really stand with my own scenario. One that is actually way way more exciting than the 'Waltz plays Blofeld' narrative:
The A-plot) The lead villain of "SPECTRE" IS Franz Oberhauser, the son of Hannes Oberhauser who got tragically killed in a skiing accident. Hannes Oberhauser and Andrew Bond were very good friends, until Andrew Bond died earlier than Hannes Oberhauser. Bond got 'adopted' by Hannes Oberhauser (similar by the way to how my uncle Klaas Naberman got listed as foster parent until age 18 in case my own parents would die due to an accident. Ask your families, it's a pretty normal thing, especially in Netherlands). Then later, Hannes Oberhauser got killed during a skiing accident by a member of MI6, Mr Dexter Smythe (the old "Octopussy" story). Hannes son Franz blames this on MI6....and Bond. During his life, Franz Oberhauser became member of various crime syndicates, including the Italian mafia and Red Tongue Syndicate. He always wanted to avenge James Bond and MI6 in a more cunning and sinister way than Silva did. He eventually becomes the first head of the new crime syndicate "SPECTRE", which goal is to completely eradicate the intelligence community with a more intelligent and sinister hacking plan. One that is more effective than Silva's unbelievable lone hacking project in Asia. In this plot, Franz Oberhauser is, like Doctor Julius No in "Dr. No", the main villain. Critics will hail Christoph Waltz as the lead villain Franz Oberhauser. A "perfect, more sinister and cruel head of the revived S.P.E.C.T.R.E., who has his 'revenge emotions' better in check than Raoul Silva". BUT, He is NOT Ernst Stavro Blofeld. He is Franz Oberhauser, until he dies in a cruel way at the end of the film, completely scarred.
The B-plot) Another member of the British branch of "SPECTRE" was always more critical of Franz Oberhauser. He's heading the sinister hacking plan laid out by Oberhauser and to be executed on British soil. His name is 'Denbigh'.......Welsh form of.....'Blofeld'. He gets hailed by "SPECTRE", as the diabolical scheme succeeds. Sadly Oberhauser gets killed, but Denbigh is named as his successor at the end of the film. Denbigh calls himself Ernst Stavro Blofeld again. "SPECTRE" has become more powerful at the end of the film.....and Denbigh/Blofeld escapes in a treacherous way. Similar to how Blofeld escaped in "OHMSS".
I think the above plot is the most realistical possibility of the events. And frankly, I sincerely hope the story will turn out like this. I would laugh my balls off if EVERY Bond fan gets it wrong, and that Blofeld turns out to be played by Andrew Scott ;-). Does it make the film ridiculous? As I mentioned above: Absolutely not! It's the very highlight of the film!. And all of the above I've been typing while listening to this wonderful track by Henry Jackman :-D:
We are talking soap-opera territory here which is quite frankly pathetic for a Bond movie.
Did you actually.....read my post in detail Jason? I thought it might excite you, as it also confirms your thoughts :-).
I read it of course and you and I seem to be the only people who can think straight...
...or are insane :))
Exactly :-P. And I think there's nothing soap-esque about my theory. It's quite credible. And if what I predict is true, then I think it's a stroke of a genius by the writers of SP ;-).
No of course not, I didn't mean your theory is soap-opera like but if Oberhauser turns out to be Blofeld that is a soap-opera.
Your ego knows no bounds.
Thank you, I know.
Or did you mean Gustav_Graves :-O
:))
He did mean me @BondJasonBond006 :-). He confuses ego-ism for enthusiasm and excitement :-).
And delusion. I wouldn't want to be the writer who wrote a role for Andrew Scott when Christoph Waltz is in the casting. That would be like Iron Man 3 all over again.
Some fans know better, though.
Bond fans or Scott fans?; -)
What do you actually mean by that? For both Christoph Waltz and Andrew Scott a role had to be written. It's as simple as that :-).
I just think it would show a lack of inspiration and creativity, something @RC7 talks a great deal about, if the Khan/Harrisson-narrative is entirely copy-pasted into the SPECTRE-plot. With that I mean that Oberhauser = Blofeld. I truly find that lame and uninspired.
I think something more unexpected, more inspired could happen in SP. That's all I have to say. You can call me 'delusional' for that......I don't care :-).
Don't ever write a Dracula script. Stoker's work has been massacred enough already.
So.....you approve of Waltz being both Blofeld and Oberhauser? And that one of those characters, created by Ian Fleming, is entirely fake?
1)Christoph Waltz is the most likely candidate to play Blofeld, for reasons I will not bother to repeat here, but you can read this thread and others if you need to remember why.
2)Casting Andrew Scott as Blofeld in disguise would be a terrible idea that would disappoint audiences. Regardless of the plausibility (or lack of) of the "Denbigh is Blofeld" hypothesis.
I agree on Star Trek Into Darkness, Cumberbatch seemed an odd choice to play Khan.
But then it is a remake, and they remade the Trek universe in a very, very big way the second Vulcan was destroyed.
So Khan being a stiff white Brit wasn't that big a problem.
Into Darkness still is a fantastic movie.
Bond on the other hand is not a remake, but a reboot (a prequel of sorts) and they have already acted like it was a loosely based remake in casting MP and Q with completely different kind of actors. So why not Andrew Scott as Blofeld?
Furthermore Scott is one great actor and probably even better than the somewhat overrated Waltz.
Don't get me wrong, Waltz is splendid, but receiving two Oscars for roughly the same role was a bit too much in my opinion. But the Oscars have never been logical anyway.
Why not Scott as Blofeld? Because he is lightweight compared to Waltz (all personal considerations aside, which are just that, personal considerations, who of the two won Oscars? who has the greatest stature?), because the character Blofeld would then impersonate would be British, which makes no sense at all, because Scott is nothing like the Blofeld of the source material, whether it is the novel version or the cinematic version. And because, because, because, all the evidences so far lead to Waltz as Blofeld (read this thread again, I won't bother listing them here).
If Blofeld only pretends to be Oberhauser then it's ok with me. That would even be the best solution I think.
But then, didn't only the media bring this Blofeld business up? If I'm not mistaken, EON and all people involved in production never ever only gave the slightest hint that Waltz's character would be Blofeld or that Blofeld even was in Spectre.
I call this twist, if indeed he is revealed as Blofeld and the evidence is not an avalanche of red herrings the "Jekyll and Hyde twist". Everybody knows it.
This would also fit in the Hoffler Klinik in the story. A Clinic where plastic surgery for the rich and wealthy is being executed.
Still, at this moment I stick to my own theory....
As for assuming another identity, it is far easier to have the one of an obscure German citizen with little known relatives or friends (especially if the people closest to him are either dead or knew him in the 1970s) than a high ranking British civil servant who would need to pass through lots of checks to be in the position he is now. It would be far easier for Denbigh to be a traitor than to truly be Blofeld. Not to mention, again, than Scott is nothing like Blofeld. Unless Blofeld is now akin to Minime (yes, I find Scott that menacing).
I think that's unlikely and quite shit.
Shot can be made of various precious and culinary refined ingredients. And before it becomes shit, those ingredients could make a wonderful dish that Ian Fleming would have loved to try....