Should we get a new M / Q / Moneypenny for BOND 26 and beyond ?

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  • DenbighDenbigh UK
    edited July 27 Posts: 5,970
    So, over on the 'Who should be a Bond girl?' page, some actresses from Bridgerton have been suggested, which got me thinking that Golda Rosheuvel would make a good M. She's a brilliant actress.

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  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    edited July 28 Posts: 14,571
    @Denbigh Haven't watched Bridgerton, but saw her recently in Doctor Who's Space Babies. She was great in that, and showed a range of emotions. It's a 'yes' from me.
  • edited August 14 Posts: 937
    What do you think of these casting choices?

    M: Olivia Colman/Idris Elba/Gary Oldman
    Q: Paul Bettany
    MP: Emma Watson
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    What do you think of these casting choices?

    M: Olivia Colman/Idris Elba/Gary Oldman
    Q: Paul Bettany
    MP: Emma Watson

    I'd see Gary Oldman, although I don't think they'll cast someone older than the last actor playing M. Emma Watson is top famous for Moneypenny. I find her a rather average actress as well.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    Posts: 12,480
    For Q ... do we think Peter Davison or Jim Broadbent are too old for this role?
    I'd enjoy either one as Q. I do rather prefer an older Q this next time.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 16,382
    Davison is a fun thought, he's good at fusty.
    I think Gary Oldman and Emma Watson have both said they've pretty much retired from acting: Oldman has said Slow Horses is likely to be his last gig.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    Posts: 12,480
    I'd love Oldman of course. But I figured Slow Horses was his final commitment.
  • Posts: 4,139
    If we're going to have a Q, I think they should be different from Llewelyn or Wishaw. What made Wishaw's version of the character so refreshing was that he was younger - a bit of a geek, but ultimately a reliable ally willing to help Bond. Llewyeln's Q in the early Connery films was a sort of uptight school teacher constantly tetchy with Bond, but over time as he got older became an eccentric tinkerer (again, one willing to help Bond on occasion).

    Cleese I guess did a sort of phoned in comedic relief thing for TWINE (which was a bit lame), and a sort of more sarcastic but competent version of Q in DAD (which worked better, although lacked Llewelyn's warmth).

    It's why I can see the appeal of a female Q. Not sure what exactly they'd do with it though (the most obvious angle is akin to Shuri from Black Panther - younger, confident, humorous, very much that tinkerer type that Lewleyln's Q was in spirit). Not even sure who they'd cast.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    edited August 15 Posts: 14,571
    Peter Davison would be cool to see, or we could have Q away on holiday (gone fishin') while one of his female assistants Ann Reilly or Miss Nagai take over. Cue some flirting and just a little payment of attention.

    Miss Nagai was played by Japanese actress Misaki Ito:

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    Ann "Q'ute" Reilly was played by London actress Veronica Hare at the Casino Royale Secret Cinema:

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  • edited August 15 Posts: 15,116
    007HallY wrote: »
    If we're going to have a Q, I think they should be different from Llewelyn or Wishaw. What made Wishaw's version of the character so refreshing was that he was younger - a bit of a geek, but ultimately a reliable ally willing to help Bond. Llewyeln's Q in the early Connery films was a sort of uptight school teacher constantly tetchy with Bond, but over time as he got older became an eccentric tinkerer (again, one willing to help Bond on occasion).

    Cleese I guess did a sort of phoned in comedic relief thing for TWINE (which was a bit lame), and a sort of more sarcastic but competent version of Q in DAD (which worked better, although lacked Llewelyn's warmth).

    It's why I can see the appeal of a female Q. Not sure what exactly they'd do with it though (the most obvious angle is akin to Shuri from Black Panther - younger, confident, humorous, very much that tinkerer type that Lewleyln's Q was in spirit). Not even sure who they'd cast.

    Llewellyn's Q, the early iterations at least, always reminded me of my old DT teachers: "Sir, I don't understand." "There's NOTHING to understand!" They know what they're talking about, but they cannot for the life of them teach it. They could go back to it, bit it would depend of who is Bond.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 16,382
    QBranch wrote: »

    Ann "Q'ute" Reilly was played by London actress Veronica Hare at the Casino Royale Secret Cinema:

    That's interesting, I don't think I got to see any action going on in Q Branch when I went.
  • Posts: 937
    I'll have another crack at it...

    M: Richard Armitage
    Q: Martin Freeman
    MP: Emily Blunt/Jodie Comer
  • DaltonforyouDaltonforyou The Daltonator
    edited August 15 Posts: 556
    I'll have another crack at it...



    M: Richard Armitage
    Q: Martin Freeman
    MP: Emily Blunt/Jodie Comer

    I feel like Richard is a tad young, or perhaps too young-looking, he still looks like he could play an older bond. I could see him working if they got a Tom Holland type, though. Otherwise, pretty on the money imo.

    M: Ralph Fiennes
    Q: Hugh Bonneville
    MP: Alice Eve

  • VenutiusVenutius Yorkshire
    edited August 15 Posts: 3,152
    NewBond is going to be in his (mid?) 30s, so while Alice Eve looks great and I can see her as MP, she's 42 already, so...dunno. It's not just potential actors for Bond himself who're ageing out during the interregnum, I guess. It might be an interesting switch of the Bond/MP dynamic, though!
  • Posts: 937
    I'll have another crack at it...



    M: Richard Armitage
    Q: Martin Freeman
    MP: Emily Blunt/Jodie Comer

    I feel like Richard is a tad young, or perhaps too young-looking, he still looks like he could play an older bond. I could see him working if they got a Tom Holland type, though. Otherwise, pretty on the money imo.

    M: Ralph Fiennes
    Q: Hugh Bonneville
    MP: Alice Eve

    Ah yeah sorry I didn't check his age, I seen his latest photo sporting grey temples and a beard with goatee (?)
  • DaltonforyouDaltonforyou The Daltonator
    edited August 16 Posts: 556



    I'll have another crack at it...



    M: Richard Armitage
    Q: Martin Freeman
    MP: Emily Blunt/Jodie Comer

    I feel like Richard is a tad young, or perhaps too young-looking, he still looks like he could play an older bond. I could see him working if they got a Tom Holland type, though. Otherwise, pretty on the money imo.

    M: Ralph Fiennes
    Q: Hugh Bonneville
    MP: Alice Eve

    Ah yeah sorry I didn't check his age, I seen his latest photo sporting grey temples and a beard with goatee (?)


    Still young enough to play James Bond, I don't think there should be a man playing M who looks like he could be the lead actor.

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  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    Posts: 4,629
    Here's my take (again):
    M: Cillian Murphy
    Q: Phoebe Waller-Bridge
    Moneypenny: Anya Taylor-Joy
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 15,135
    MaxCasino wrote: »
    Here's my take (again):
    M: Cillian Murphy
    Q: Phoebe Waller-Bridge
    Moneypenny: Anya Taylor-Joy

    Isn’t Cillian Murphy both to young and famous to play M?
    I could see an actor like Hugh Bonneville in the M role. I’d also be happy to see Ralph Fiennes return.
  • VenutiusVenutius Yorkshire
    edited August 16 Posts: 3,152
    I'd like Anya for the villain, tbh. I'm a bit leery of high profile actors in the supporting roles (with the obvious exception of Fiennes, who made a perfect M) but, yeah, I could actually see Phoebe WB as Q, tbh. Richard Ayoade is another one, but he might be a bit too obvious. I could still see Samuel West as M, but he played Admiral John Godfrey, one of the templates for M, in Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond, so that could get a bit meta, I guess!
  • Posts: 937


    I'll have another crack at it...



    M: Richard Armitage
    Q: Martin Freeman
    MP: Emily Blunt/Jodie Comer

    I feel like Richard is a tad young, or perhaps too young-looking, he still looks like he could play an older bond. I could see him working if they got a Tom Holland type, though. Otherwise, pretty on the money imo.

    M: Ralph Fiennes
    Q: Hugh Bonneville
    MP: Alice Eve

    Ah yeah sorry I didn't check his age, I seen his latest photo sporting grey temples and a beard with goatee (?)


    Still young enough to play James Bond, I don't think there should be a man playing M who looks like he could be the lead actor.

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    I jumped to that decision when I seen this thumbnail of his photo. I swear his chinstrap was bushier, but now I can't find it. Let's make him a villain in one of the next installments, and prepare yourself for my next line-up...
  • Posts: 15,116
    Benny wrote: »
    MaxCasino wrote: »
    Here's my take (again):
    M: Cillian Murphy
    Q: Phoebe Waller-Bridge
    Moneypenny: Anya Taylor-Joy

    Isn’t Cillian Murphy both to young and famous to play M?
    I could see an actor like Hugh Bonneville in the M role. I’d also be happy to see Ralph Fiennes return.

    Murphy is too young for sure, too youthful too.
    I think there should be parameters:
    M: Older than Bond, old enough to be a veteran high ranking army officer and/or civil servant.
    Q: Young or old, depending of the take on the character.
    Moneypenny: about Bond's age, not too old as to not appear motherly and their flirt Oedipian, not too young so Bond will not come off as a creepy uncle.
  • DaltonforyouDaltonforyou The Daltonator
    Posts: 556
    Venutius wrote: »
    NewBond is going to be in his (mid?) 30s, so while Alice Eve looks great and I can see her as MP, she's 42 already, so...dunno. It's not just potential actors for Bond himself who're ageing out during the interregnum, I guess. It might be an interesting switch of the Bond/MP dynamic, though!

    She definitely doesn't look 42! But I think you're right, it could be an interesting new dynamic. And she deserves a new franchise after that slimy bugger Pegg cut her out of Star Trek.


    My first choice for a new Bond is still Cavill, but it'll probably be a man in his thirties.

  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
    Posts: 2,016
    M - Caitriona Balfe.
    Q - Aneurin Barnard.
    M - Jessica Henwick.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,179
    I love Ben's phlegmatic Q. Harris' urbanity and energy always amuse me. Also, the woman doesn't seem to have aged a day since 28 Days Later. She's my favourite MP in terms of looks as well as characterization. And Fiennes is a fine (no pun intended) M. I'm a bit sad to see them go, but it's probably happening anyway.
  • Posts: 1,985
    Let's acknowledge that everyone was very good in their roles. But Bond was blown to smithereens. Let's not be asked to wrap our heads around the group toasting the memory of Bond in one film with the same group working with a newer, younger Bond in the next. And no, let's not pretend this newer, younger Bond is the one who later becomes Craig's Bond. The producers killed off Bond, now live with it. Move on.
  • CrabKey wrote: »
    Let's acknowledge that everyone was very good in their roles. But Bond was blown to smithereens. Let's not be asked to wrap our heads around the group toasting the memory of Bond in one film with the same group working with a newer, younger Bond in the next. And no, let's not pretend this newer, younger Bond is the one who later becomes Craig's Bond. The producers killed off Bond, now live with it. Move on.

    Agree. They have to recast the scooby gang.
  • VenutiusVenutius Yorkshire
    edited August 19 Posts: 3,152
    Part of me still wants Fiennes to come back as Sir Miles Messervy, but I don't expect it to happen.
  • Posts: 15,116
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    I love Ben's phlegmatic Q. Harris' urbanity and energy always amuse me. Also, the woman doesn't seem to have aged a day since 28 Days Later. She's my favourite MP in terms of looks as well as characterization. And Fiennes is a fine (no pun intended) M. I'm a bit sad to see them go, but it's probably happening anyway.
    I always thought Harris was a bit too sexy as Moneypenny, personally. I loved the shaving scene in SF and thought it looked too sensual and sexually charged for something Moneypenny and Bond to do. Then again, Sean Connery and Lois Maxwell played their interaction as if the characters had a past fling.
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    M: Gordon Ramsay
    Q: Rowan Atkinson
    MP: Daniel Craig
  • peterpeter Toronto
    Posts: 9,509
    M: Gordon Ramsay
    Q: Rowan Atkinson
    MP: Daniel Craig

    I'd be on board to see this.
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