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To you, Spectre and Qauntum are organisations "we have people everywhere" we already know they have infiltrated MI6 and the government before Hanes & Mitchell
I was referring to the idea of Waltz as a 'red herring', not the concept of Scott being the big bad. That is what I find ludicrous. Not from a literal narrative perspective, but from a dramatic/commercial perspective. I just don't see someone hiring a multiple Oscar winner to have him supplanted by a TV actor. It could happen, anything could happen, but it would be an almighty waste and clichéd beyond belief. Having an absolute barrage of red herrings to divert attention away from Scott purely to satisfy a route one twist is poor screenwriting. It's fan fic.
As for lacking the imagination to be a screen writer, you might want to have a word with the people who pay me to do it.
And no, I wouldn't have called the idea of M's death ludicrous. It's conceptually very different to what we have here with Waltz.
And looks like how Fleming described Blofeld in OHMSS.
It's Andrew Scott's fan fic. The idea of Scott being Blofeld is very popular among his fans. And I don't think he was a very convincing Moriarty.
Just check various media websites, movie articles and short newspaper insights about the character of Blofeld. I think it's safe to assume that deep in our underbellies we truly missed our beloved...Blofeld :D.
And I'm going to add something to it. I really believe that "SPECTRE" will not just be a terrific Bond-film, but also a terrific new addition to the S.P.E.C.T.R.E.-canon of films. It was such a long wait. But I think it's safe to say: Welcome back Ernst! You were greatly missed. Please make life uncomfortable for 007! 8-X
I have seen Sherlock of course and other stuff Scott starred in and he is hot property, very hot.
He can steal a scene even from Cumberbatch, yes.
Scott may be hot property but he ain't Waltz. The evidence does not lead to Scott being Blofeld so far. And let's remember how positive fans and critics were when Ben Kingsley turned out to be not the mandarin in Iron Man 3.
I am not sure who is portraying Ernst Stavro Blofeld, but I can't wait to see!
This film has got Christoph Waltz in it. Christoph Waltz. Why are you fixating on a TV and Theatre actor whose most famous role is already that of 'arch-nemesis' to one of the most popular fictional characters of all time? Yes, he is in some memorable scenes. Yes, he's a talented actor. But keeper of the biggest reveal in Bond history? I just don't buy it, nor do I think it's in any way exciting.
I cannot wait to hear his dialogue. I imagine this film is going to be bursting with quotable lines, thanks largely to his performance.
Lol! I feel exactly as you do. I am already quoting it. Mr. Waltz will have astoundingly resonant dialogue. :)
If he was Blofeld it would've leaked through the mainstream press. It's like Smith was always the frontrunner for the song. Harris was always going to be MP and M was always going to die. The fans inadvertently do EON's work for them by pedalling any and every rumour that can be conceived of. All it took was one sardonic tweet for the Radiohead + Smith + Goulding concept to gather credence on a new level, despite me and others making it quite clear that the tweeter was a Bond fan who used to frequent forums back in the day.
I guess people just believe what they want to believe, regardless of evidence or rationale. I only believe Waltz is Blofeld because there's a wealth of evidence that suggests so.
On top of that it's CHRISTOPH FRICKIN WALTZ! Who doesn't want to see this man as Blofeld? Seriously, who honestly does not want to see one of the greatest actors of his generation play arguably the greatest villain in the series? Show yourselves.
I'm not fixating, I'm just excited that Andrew Scott ended up in a Bond movie and knowing how truly amazing he is as a baddie I would find it strange if he just got wasted with a minor role.
I may have said at one point in the past that he could be Blofeld but I'm certainly not convinced of that.
Maybe he is a baddie in the background or a political opponent to M. We'll see.
As for Waltz, he can play the big role and nonetheless not be the main villain.
Just think of TWINE's plot.
Agree with both of the bolded points. I said at the time I was very excited to see him in a Bond film and I think he'll be a great addition to the pantheon of villainous characters. I can absolutely see him as M's opponent in this film, being the 'political force' so to speak. There's even a glimpse of the two facing off in the trailer. I don't see it being a minor role in terms of narrative, but potentially screen time. Remember, we have Craig, Waltz, Seydoux, Whishaw, Harris, Bautista, Bellucci, and Fiennes. They are all billed on the poster. On top of this we have Kinnear, Sigman and Christensen. Scott may fall somewhere between the two, but that doesn't mean he is wasted. Christensen is one of the most memorable characters of the series and has minimal screen time in both CR and QoS.
This is similar to how I see it, but to me this points even more to Waltz and not at all to Scott. I believe the origin is the origin of Blofeld, not SPECTRE. The dialogue and scenes we've been privy to lead me to believe SPECTRE has been around for some time, 'the author of all your pain' being significant. Then we have White. There's nothing explicitly tying him to Quantum, he could easily have been a SPECTRE operative since before CR. I don't even believe they'll address Quantum explicitly. I think this will be about Waltz being 'everywhere', not a breakdown of how his organisation functions, but I could be wrong.
I will cherish every second of it.
Me too. However it plays out, I just hope Waltz is as awesome as I picture in my mind.
I'm sure Spectre has the best ensemble cast ever in a Bond movie.
Waltz will be brilliant there I have no worries.
I'm more worried about Bellucci just having little screen time or get wasted story wise. That would be a shame. I'm a big fan of hers.
There's a lot of talent to squeeze in. Hopefully they will all have at least one memorable scene.
There's not much I'm sure about with SP, but if there's one thing I'm 100% certain of it is this.... Sam Mendes will deliver in this respect, if nothing else.
You're right the cast is amazing. What about Monica? She's a real beauty, she's hot etc etc but as an actress she's bad. Sometimes I think that her english is better than her italian. If you hear how she dubbed herself in the second trailer... oh my gosh...
Speculating about Blofeld... you don't cast one of the best actors in the world in a movie called Spectre and you "just" let him play the son of Hannes Oberhauser... Waltz is definitely Blofeld IMHO and Scott would be a kind of "anti-M"... I remember an interview back when they were shooting in Mexico City in which Waltz - speaking about his character - said: "Maybe even him [Oberhauser] doesn't know who really is"...
I was wondering what people thought of my worries in one of my previous posts (see self quote above). Are there people who....actually agree with me?
Outside that the Khan thing was not even a topic. It was clear long before Star Trek Into Darkness hit the theaters that Cumberbatch is Khan.
Into Darkness is generally viewed as being great, at least that's what I'm experiencing when looking at customer reviews of it.
As for Blofeld, if this is a big plot twist only to be revealed in the movie, then we have to live with the producer's decision to have that this way.
One can only hope it will be comprehensible and believable.
For me it is very obvious by now, that only the script could weaken Spectre overall.
The cast, the production value, the costumes, the locations, look like Spectre will be the best Bond ever.
So true.
You don't cast the biggest actress in Holywood at the time and kill her in 15 minutes.. no wait Hitchcock did with Janet Leigh in Psycho..it's the movie business. Nobody is saying Waltz is just Oberhauser son. He may be the head of Spectre at the start of the film, he may be head of Qauntum, after all he does say "it's was me James, the author of all your pain". If he means Vesper etc that was Qauntums people not Spectre. But as I said we will soon find out. I really can't see Waltz do more than one Bond movie, I can see Scott doing more than one. You don't bring back Spectre for one film, not after all that it took to finally secure the rights from the McClory estate. And as I said previously Scott has not been allowed to give insight in to his character, the rest of the cast have Waltz included.