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If that character is in the script for the next Bond film and Daniel Craig is still in the lead role – then only Wright can play him.
However….I always loved the lack of continuity when it came to casting the role. Sometimes Leiter would be an athletic young man, only to turn into an overweight middle-aged gent. Then of course, we had an African-American actor play the part. The role of “Leiter” is basically a stock name given to a generic CIA character we are told has a previous relationship with Bond. It’s only really the fans who know the significance of the character.
I always enjoyed the massive non-sequiturs in the casting – I mean how can you explain the leap from the podgy Norman Burton to handsome John Terry?! It makes zero sense, but that’s the appeal.
Personally, I want to see a woman Leiter. Why not? It’s the only move they haven’t taken. Plus, it’s completely fitting of the way they typically cast the role. The Ghostbusters misogynists will instantly hate the decision, but I know Barbara Broccoli will ignore them and go down this route.
With my casting director hat on, I’d cast Sarah Paulson as the new Felix Leiter.
I'm in agreement with @Some_Kind_Of_Hero.
Perhaps Nathan Fillion would be ideal. He's got that rogue, mischievous charm in spades.
Beyond salvation.
A voice in the wilderness I would have thought.
Connery
6 films
4 Felix appearances (DN/GF/TB/DAF)
Moore
7 films
1 Felix appearance (LALD)
Dalton
2 films
2 Felix appearances (TLD/LTK)
Brosnan
4 films
0 Felix appearances
Craig
4 films
2 Felix appearances (CR/QoS)
Felix was really discarded in the Moore/Brosnan era's.
That's how I see it...until Craig's entirely new timeline.
Yes, that is what happened there. How to incorporate a disabled Felix Leiter, even know the shark mauling happens to him in the second Bond novel Live and Let Die and there's no real issue after that!
Yes, I was going to write a thing about that once.
I actually think a limping Hedison with a false hand could have worked just fine, but it's also easy to see why they chose to give Bond a new CIA contact.
Well said...hear hear !!!
She certainly was !