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The child came from Boyle/Hodge.
https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/no-time-to-die-danny-boyle-john-hodge-discuss-russia-plot?id=05051
I want to see this script, please have both Boyle and Hodge back, I'm interested in their take, based on the script that they've made, they could make some unique and new ideas for Bond.
Time for another What If...what if Bab's and Michael, hadn't negotiated for Craig to return for NTTD? What if SP was his final Bond and a new Bond cast for the next film? Who do you think could have had the role back in 2016 and what kind of film would have the next film turned out to be? I guess in essence I am asking what if Craig hadn't starred in NTTD?
If SPECTRE had been Craig's last, it's for the better I think, because I think that film was really planned as his final movie.
I'm not sure about Cavill, there's a possibility EON would not go for an A-list, big name actor, and he's already known as Superman at the time, so EON would not likely to go with him, and also at the time, he deemed expensive.
I'm looking at those British actors who'd been in the Oscar winning films, or those who'd won an Oscar in 2015, possibly an Indie Film British actor or a British TV actor, typical of how Craig started in Layer Cake.
So, let's say Eddie Redmayne (the best actor of 2015 Oscars) and not an over popular actor like Cavill or Hardy.
Or maybe Benedict Cumberbatch (he's in the 2015 Oscar winning picture Birdman), there's a possibility that he would have been picked.
So here's might would've happened:
1. A Complete Reboot, yes leaving the Craig Era, EON would likely to reboot the franchise, no SPECTRE, no references from the Craig Era.
2. The director would likely to be Danny Boyle and Hodge would be in the script.
3. Since, this is not Craig, their original idea of a Russian baddie would likely to come true, Polish actor Tomasz Kot was hired as the Bond Villain.
4. But unlike in the real life where the original script was to kill Bond and give him a child, this would be different, it would be similar to Goldeneye and as Boyle said a Modern Cold War thriller, but like with the Craig Era, it would still be gritty and serious, no outlandishness involved, maybe there would be involving an Elektra King situation where the Bond Girl is revealed to be a villain.
5. Unlike in the Craig Era, the era of this Bond Actor would likely to have a floating continuity, like in the classic era, no interconnected arc, we would have a set of standalone films again.
The only challenge that this new Bond actor and this new Bond film would be facing was the COVID-19 pandemic, it would suffer the same fate as No Time To Die, unless the pandemic hadn't happened in this universe.
So, maybe similar to No Time To Die, the first Bond film of the 7th Bond actor would likely to be released in 2021 too.
Where the series would've gone and where we'd be now? Hmmm...
Interesting thought. If he had ended things in SP we would have had the opportunity for a more traditional hand-off and the next man would have carried the PPK. Would they have opted to try to keep continuation going? Or would they simply start over?
I still don't think their use of Spectre as an organization was done right and I would hope that wouldn't have died with Craig leaving.
Casino, high.
Quantum, I enjoy it, but for the general public, low.
Skyfall, high.
Spectre, low.
We wouldn't have gotten to see much of the mean/average.
If Spectre had been his last, I still think we would have had a hiatus of some sort, because most of the distributors were only interested if Craig was returning.
Then eventually I think we would have had a Turner/Hiddleston Bond, probably in a new timeline but in the same vein as the Craig era. I think they would have tried avoid some of the mistakes that were made in Spectre and probably looked to avoid the scooby gang and past coming back to haunt Bond stuff. Whishaw might have carried over as Q though
Seems that James Brolin was screen tested and cast to play James Bond in OP. This would have been interesting as his version would have gone up against Connery's NSNA. Not sure what Broccoli and company were thinking on this one. I know that there had been this idea of an American Bond before, notably for DAF. The screen tests I watch all had Brolin not attempting an English accent and playing it straight. I must say he handles himself quite well in the fisticuffs. Not sure his acting in the love scenes was as believable.
Would Brolin in OP been able to beat Connery and NSNA at the box office? Would this had changed the course of the series. Would Brolin become, like Lazenby, a one and done Bond, or would he had continued in the role?
What say you Mi6? What if James Brolin had played James Bond in OP?
With an effective promotional campaign, OP could have come close to NSNA and Brolin would have come back for AVTAK. However, with a dull campaign, it could easily be a box office deception, far from NSNA and indeed Brolin could have become, like Lazenby, a one and done Bond.
Regarding the movie itself, I don't think it would have been so different from what we ultimately got: the more outlandish elements would probably have been trimmed as I don't imagine Brolin as a clown or yelling like Tarzan; I also imagine an emphasis would have been made on action scenes.
Other differences could have come from the supporting cast: Brown was apparently hired to portray M on the recommendation of Moore; without Moore onboard, would Brown would have been hired? Also, I don't think Maxwell's Moneypenny would have been back: Michaela Clavell was clearly set up as a remplacement and it's easy to imagine that with a younger Bond, she would have had the Moneypenny part directly.
To be honest I like Brolin in these screentests, I think he was convincing and could have been a good choice.
Rog should have been allowed sail off into the Sunset with Octopussy!
Agree about that. I think the only film I remember seeing him in is The Amityville Horror, which I liked at the time, but that was a long time ago. He played opposite Margot Kidder, but I can t say I remember how they fared. I think I remember some screaming, which is always annoying. (Not from him)
However.
If he was still Bond in 1996, he could have brought Barbra Streisand with him, to sing a theme song. Head. Explodes.
According to a recent report, Brolin had been promised the role and was making arrangements to come live in England for the shoot. It could have been a ploy, but for Broccoli and company to film screen tests, and to basically tell him the part is his, I think suggests otherwise.
Remember for DAF Gavin was actually paid $250,000 for NOT appearing in DAF.
Good point @echo having Ms. Streisand belting out a Bond title seems like a match made in heaven.
https://youtu.be/LhkUWMJoccQ
The one below is for the love scene. Played opposite Maud Adams which is interesting.
https://youtu.be/ksjXilVYIxw