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What does Gen Z want in the next Bond?

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  • DewiWynBondDewiWynBond
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    Can't be older than 26? @CrabKey. I've checked for myself and I'm Gen Y. I thought I was Gen X because I grew up on Nirvana.
  • delfloriadelfloria
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    SIS_HQ wrote: »
    delfloria wrote: »
    SIS_HQ wrote: »
    delfloria wrote: »
    Do Gen Zers even care about a character like James Bond? I haven't run into many who even discuss the Bond series let alone what they would change about it.

    I'm a Gen Z and and I'm here in this forum, talking to all of you about all things Bond 😊.

    Good to to know you are out there........................do you have friends who are into Bond?

    None, I'm the only one 😅

    Edit: I don't know if they even know Bond at all.

    Thanks. This speaks volumes.
  • 007HallY007HallY
    edited September 2023 Posts: 4,166
    delfloria wrote: »
    SIS_HQ wrote: »
    delfloria wrote: »
    SIS_HQ wrote: »
    delfloria wrote: »
    Do Gen Zers even care about a character like James Bond? I haven't run into many who even discuss the Bond series let alone what they would change about it.

    I'm a Gen Z and and I'm here in this forum, talking to all of you about all things Bond 😊.

    Good to to know you are out there........................do you have friends who are into Bond?

    None, I'm the only one 😅

    Edit: I don't know if they even know Bond at all.

    Thanks. This speaks volumes.

    I’m not sure if Gen Z have a particular aversion (or indeed strong feelings) to Bond. No more than any other generation anyway. It’s just one of those things some people like, others don’t, and a number haven’t seen/aren’t interested in. Honestly, there are so many films now that a good few may like, say, certain Craig films but hate some earlier ones.

    Must say, I don’t think I’ve met anyone who has never heard of Bond though (it’s actually rather strange for me to hear that). I really don’t know where the above poster is from though, or if that has any impact.
  • CrabKeyCrabKey
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    SIS_HQ wrote: »
    CrabKey wrote: »
    @SIS_HQ - Point taken. A fan like me has been invested in this series since 1962. An 18 year old today would have been born the year Craig made his first Bond film.

    Yes, and by the way, How old are you? @CrabKey ?

    I really had a good laugh over the boldness of your question. But no offense taken. Let's put it this is way, I was born before Fleming wrote his first novel.

    But I do think it's an interesting point to consider what buy in younger audiences might have. Of course a giant ad campaign will pull in audiences, and Bond is pretty well known. Who knows if the name will continue to be a brand that inspires long time loyalty.



  • sandbagger1sandbagger1 Sussex
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    In the UK Bond will continue to be popular because he is our only contemporary iconic hero; I really don't know how he'll fare worldwide, though. I think having an epic title-track by a popular artist is a big part of the winning formula and helps make the films something of an event across the world, as is attracting top talent, but really what makes a film a hit, especially today, is something of a mystery.
  • George_KaplanGeorge_Kaplan Being chauffeured by Tibbett
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    As Connery said, "It's a more unpredictable business than the stock market."
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    sandbagger1 wrote: »
    In the UK Bond will continue to be popular because he is our only contemporary iconic hero; I really don't know how he'll fare worldwide, though. I think having an epic title-track by a popular artist is a big part of the winning formula and helps make the films something of an event across the world, as is attracting top talent, but really what makes a film a hit, especially today, is something of a mystery.

    Yes, considering the previously sure-fire hit names which have been struggling at the box office this and the last couple of years, I doubt Eon will be sitting on their laurels.
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
    edited September 2023 Posts: 1,649
    I know the Billie NTTD song landed with its target demographic, whether they saw the fatalistic Bond movie after that is harder to know. So yes, I'd say music is and needs to continue to be a major aspect of a new Bond picture.
  • TheSkyfallen06TheSkyfallen06 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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    The thing is, this generation has a very specific type of taste, as far as content is concerned.
  • 007ClassicBondFan007ClassicBondFan
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    I’d imagine that if previous generations are any indicator, EON will find a way to modernize Bond for Gen Z.

    Another film in the style of TLD or Goldeneye, with a younger Bond who brings something new to the role ought to do the trick.
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    Gen Z wants the best Bond on the face of planet Houston. And he wants him now.

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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    So they just release the new Project 007 game to inspire a new generation of Bond fans the way GoldenEye N64 did.

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  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    I am loving the General Zod love here!
  • MaxCasinoMaxCasino United States
    edited September 2023 Posts: 4,637
    ToTheRight wrote: »
    I am loving the General Zod love here!

    Me too, as long as he isn’t the main and only villain in the next Superman movie! There’s something Gen Z is getting sick of: Superman movies with only Lex and Zod as villains! And don’t tell me Doomsday in BVS: he was just them combined, more or less!
  • sandbagger1sandbagger1 Sussex
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    It would be great to have a villain as iconic as Terrance Stamp's Zod in the next movie.
  • CrabKeyCrabKey
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    A new Bond villain doesn't have to be a reminder of any villain. The villain needs to be original, not a remix of past villains in Bond films or elsewhere. I get that being new and original is very difficult to pull off. But talented writers get paid a lot of money to come up with fresh ideas. For me the last great villain was Le Chiffre. Silva wasn't too bad.
  • TheSkyfallen06TheSkyfallen06 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    Posts: 1,102
    CrabKey wrote: »
    A new Bond villain doesn't have to be a reminder of any villain. The villain needs to be original, not a remix of past villains in Bond films or elsewhere. I get that being new and original is very difficult to pull off. But talented writers get paid a lot of money to come up with fresh ideas. For me the last great villain was Le Chiffre. Silva wasn't too bad.

    I remember someone on this forum mentioned that an "off-screen" former Bond girl would be an interesting concept of a villain.
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