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Depends a lot on who plays the lead.
Yeah, so many good options.
Off Topic, but how is The Undeclared War? I just read a rather glowing review from a cybersecurity expert, but as usual I can't watch it here in Germany.
M - Olivia Colman
Q - Himesh Patel
Moneypenny - Anya Chalotra
Bill Tanner - Lennie James
Q - Himesh Patel
Moneypenny - Bel Powley
Tanner - David Oyelowo
In terms of the whole continuity thing, we have proven with Judi Dench that a new Bond doesn't need a new M.
True 100%. I just wonder if Charmian Bond or May could become regulars. Reason being that Bond as a film series seems to be becoming more of a ensemble cast.
Precisely what I had in mind.
Naomi Harris has been great in championing the series, and I've really enjoyed her Moneypenny too. I could even see her playing M one day. Not in the sense of having been promoted from secretary, but in the same respect as how Dench clearly played two different Ms opposite Brosnan and Craig. And on that note, I too would like to see Fiennes carry on in the role with the next actor.
Haven’t heard of Chalotra, but I’m liking the sound of the rest of them, nice picks. James, Colman and Patel are so good that I could easily picture them in more than one of those roles (Patel as Tanner, James as M, Colman as Q, I think that’d work too).
More south asian representation in Bond would definitely be cool. It’s our biggest export and they make up such a big part of the UK. And speaking of representing more of the UK, it occured to me the other day that we’ve never heard a Welsh accent in a Bond film, have we? I think Rob Brydon could make a good Q. And him being in a Bond film before Steve Coogan would give them some great material if they ever make more of The Trip.
I keep flip flopping on this. On the one hand, keeping Dench on worked, and I’d love to keep Wishaw. But then, would it undermine the finality of NTTD’s ending? And would that ending make it harder for audiences to accept any sort of carryover from the Craig era? Maybe a clean slate might be better. But if they did keep Wishaw I wouldn’t complain.
Rob Brydon? Love it, great idea.
Fiennes can do anything, so have him play up the former Admiral who's actually good at his job. Moneypenny is maybe no longer a former field agent and thinks these young 00s are just brutes. Whishaw is the only one I can't see playing Q any different. Not because he's a one-note actor, but because I like his Q so much.
Or even better: Rotate them around. Imagine what Fiennes would do as Q! Whishaw as Tanner and Kinnear as Moneypenny in Naomie Harris' M's staff.
Colin Salmon as M would also fall into this category.
That certainly could be an interesting way to go. The M from the novels has shades of that (I guess you'd have to be - he's a man who essentially sends agents on missions that often turn out to be death sentences and probably has a million other hard decisions to make aside from that).
It'll be interesting seeing how NTTD has an impact on the next incarnation of the character. I suspect they'll want to 'soften' M after the previous film featured him directly involved in the development of an experimental weapon (possibly one of the weirdest, most out of character creative decisions I've seen in a Bond film). Barring such a strange script decision, Harris could be effective, and he's an actor capable of portraying a range of qualities - aloofness, warmth, humour, menace etc.
I'd still rather have him as a villain. Also because we need more mature villains in Bond films.
I can imagine him as a villain. My only concern is that he'd be brought on to essentially reprise his performance as Moriarty and would perhaps a bit too obvious a choice... like I said though he's such a versatile character actor it'd be great to see him in a Bond film.
I hope Ben Whishaw can carry on as Q as I find him a good successor to the irreplaceable Desmond Llewelyn.
As for Moneypenny, I have no idea. I'd be happy for Naomie Harris to return, though I hope the role is scaled back to the Lois Maxwell interactions.
But if you ask me for my choices of new Actors/Actress for the MI6 staffs:
Charles Dance as M (Admiral Miles Messervy)
Rachael Stirling as Moneypenny
John Boyega as Q (Quartermaster)
Tom Hardy as Bill Tanner (more closer to Fleming's version of Tanner, someone who's a close friend of Bond), and I also liked him to be more tough, maybe have him hold a gun too at some situations, that's why i think Hardy would be a good choice, he's rugged to Bond's sophisticated persona (make him some sort of Alec Trevelyan when it comes to his relationship with Bond (without the villainy of course).
Maybe but with Moriarty he played an almost repertoire role. So many people played Moriarty. I was never a fan of Richie's Holmes, but it's the one casting decision (with Stephen Fry as Mycroft) that I think they did right.
I agree. Like I said, Harris is such a strong actor I can see him conceivably playing the villain, M, a Bond ally, or even a C type character...
In fact, now that I mention it, the latter sounds kind of interesting. I can see Harris playing such a role not dissimilarly to his Lane Pryce performance on Mad Men, albeit with more sinister undertones. Then again perhaps it's just another hypothetical attempt at recasting Andrew Scott (coincidently another actor who has played Moriarty, although I don't think he was quite as good at it as Harris was).
Yes unknown is a relative term. I like to say "famous unknown". People known for some roles, but not their name.
¿What if Morgan Freeman portrayed Q in the next Bond?