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I hope he does as well he's my favourite actor in the role, I'd love to see him get some more screen time next time, maybe actually out in the field with Bond instead of just a few fleeting glimpses, a proper part of the story.
Well, that ship sailed in 1964.
But we easily overlook that as he's only a peripheral character and not a major screen figure of the Bond series, but there has been some confusion lately as to whether Leiter should be included in 007 or not, I.E. absent from 1989 until a return in 2006. That's a long time to leave out what some may see as an important figure in James Bond
I cringe when I hear that line "What are you trying to do 007? Start world war 3?"
I haven't been much impressed with any of the Leiter's with the exception of Hedison but for LTK not LALD, even Lord, he starts out fine enough but is some Bond lackey by the end of the film, Wright for me is the only actor to feel like an equal. Linder and Burton were a joke in the role and Nutter wasn't much better.
It's overlooked because first and foremost Leiter is back as the series has been rebooted. I would have thought that much was glaringly obvious. Secondly, as @shardlake said, Terry was an awful Leiter, easily the worst for me and that line about Bond starting WW3 was just painful. Even the setup of those 2 bimbos Leiter sends out to get Bond was embarrassing.
Even though his screen time was sadly limited in both CR and QOS, IMO there was a real chemistry between him and Daniel Craig, and it was apparent that the characters trusted - and indeed genuinely liked - each other.
That's the point that is often overlooked with the character as he has been portrayed in the films so far - Leiter is not merely Bond's American lackey, but someone that Bond implicitly - and absolutely - trusts.
Plus, I'm a stickler for continuity, so keeping the same actor in a role makes sense to me.
Ideally, Leiter is kind of like--dare I say it--Jinx in DAD. He has his own mission and crosses paths with Bond on occasion, but his character is not the focus. Shoehorning him into films (QoS I'm looking at you) doesn't really work.
Felix wasn't the focus of QoS either. I loved how it was handled. We got to see two sides that were dealing with Greene. Bond and his methods and then Beam and Felix who were feeling him out. And I find it fantastic that Felix and Bond's loyalty is really explored. When Felix is asked who the man in the picture is (Bond), he says he doesn't know. He tells Bond in Bolivia that a tail is on him and saves his life, leading him to stop Greene. At the end of it all Felix realizes how bad Greene is and makes his own call, leaving Beam out of the job after Greene is exposed as the rat we all knew he was and Felix gets a promotion. As M says, the right people kept their jobs. Just more brilliant content that QoS has to offer when one looks hard enough.
I understand his storyline but for Leiter to be in Bolivia so soon after the events of CR stretched credulity for me. Leiter is best used more sparingly.
And sadly it was called "Titanic II"
Bernie Casedy in NSNA
And John Terry in The Living Daylights. Seven actors in nine films so far. Or eight in ten films.
Bond is the most developed character!
You mean consistently being an unchanging, dull, emotionless character? If you want no change just rewatch the Moore era. I want a Bond with depth to continue on.
Actually they have. QoS's theme of trust/distrust is seen in parts of the film with Felix quite expertly, and I love how much screen time they give him. You really connect with him and his position (of smug) around Beam and his ties to Greene.
:-? As long he remains shirtless for the entire movie! :))
According to wikipedia: 'early script drafts for Quantum of Solace gave Wright a larger role, but his screen time was restricted by on-set rewrites.'
It would be interesting to know what Felix got up to in this 'larger role'. Has this been revealed? As excellent as Jeffrey Wright's version is, I do believe he got adequate screen time in QoS. If Felix returns in another Craig film, then it's a must that Wright be the actor to play him. He should remain as Felix for as long as his age let's him, and if the equally excellent David Hedison's version in LTK is anything to go by (aged 61 at the time)- then Wright could probably still be believable in a decade or so. Let's see what Felix can bring to the story, now that he's the section chief of South America.
100%. Felix should be played by Jeffrey Wright. Also I want Bill Tanner to return in Bond 24 played by Rory Kinnear.
I think Mathis should've become a recurring ally like Felix. He was one of the best things about Craig's first two flicks.
I would add NSNA to that, none of these films in my opinion belong in the regular Bond canon.
Wright has done a good job thus far as Leiter, I would be fine with him returning.
Yeah, I wish they wouldn't have done that. The only way that he could be brought back is if Bond made his way to South America (again!) or Felix got moved to another area, requested replacement himself, or got some other honor in the agency that moved him elsewhere.
Well its been a long time since his promotion, so maybe there's a glimmer of a chance he'll have been promoted before Bond 24. Is there a section chief of the western hemisphere that still does field work? lol
Side note: I'm really glad that they didn't try to fit Felix into Skyfall. The plot was perfect without him. I hope that EON continues this new tradition of putting the story and plot first.