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This.
Even If they did reboot Bond, that doesn't mean brig back characters. Only time I want Blofeld to even appear, I want an Anthony Dawson/Eric Pohlmann style thing going on.
No, as it was not made as such.
Q and Moneypenny are in nearly every film though. It's slightly different. Of course this does not mean he can't return.
Right there with you. Couldn't possibly agree more, but I've argued this to death and said what needs to be said.
Indeed @Creasy47. My words go in one ear and out the other for those dying for Blofeld to make his return. However just as long as he doesn't I'll be happy.
To all those desperately wanting Blofeld Back for B24, watch this and be disappointed.
Nonsense--this is just the beginning. Bond without Blofeld is like Sherlock Holmes without Moriarty. Ellipsis and Quantum were cut-price versions of Spectre in the first place. It's time to deal with the original terrorist corporation and Bond's greatest nemesis. And let's not patronize the filmmakers by assuming they'll be content with having a bald guy stroke a cat.
Bond isn't a Victorian era detective! Stop comparing Bond and Blofeld to Holmes and Moriarty. Quantum is the new era SPECTRE. Let's keep with going with original villains. I like something new, not a fan-service rehash. I don't care if they made Blofeld close to the book. He's seen his day on the big screen, It's time to come up with new material, not going back to old ideas for the sake of fan approval.
All right then--Bond without Blofeld is like Batman without the Joker. He is like any series character who benefits from a recurring villain that complements his persona.
But Quantum isn't new--it's just a cut-rate Spectre without personality or memorability. Preferring it to Spectre is like preferring artificial sweetener to sugar. Preferring it because it's "new" is silly, when it's a fan-service rehash in itself. And had EON had the rights to Spectre at the time, Quantum would have been Spectre instead and better off for it.
Blofeld has never even properly cast on the big screen, and now you're saying he's seen his day!? You might not care whether or not he resembles his literary source, but I do, because it shows how much can be done with an already protean character.
By such logic, they shouldn't have bothered bringing back Moneypenny, Leiter or Q either. Why use classic characters when they can throw them out and make new ones to settle your mania for novelty?
But this isn't about fan approval--it's about bringing back a character who has shown himself to be an effective recurring enemy for Bond. Spectre, a terrorist organization run like a Fortune 500 company, is more relevant than ever because it combines the modern 21st century boogeymen of terrorism and multi-national corporations into one entity.
I'd be quite happy if the man-with-the-cat and his Spectre minions were the villains in every Bond film. A new actor for Blofeld with each film though. Just keep re-inventing him, but do keep the cat constant. Give him new lairs. Change up the henchmen outfits too.
Good times!!!
I do like Cumberbatch as choice. Michael Shannon would be another great eccentric Blofeld IMO.
There is one. It's called Thunderball. It was made in 65. Don't accept copycats.