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Yeah, B and M were interviewed about it yet again the other day. In other words, we're still at square one.
I know, it’s pretty tempting to try and find any Bond hopefuls in there! For what it’s worth though there’s a chance the future actor wasn’t in the room and I wouldn’t read much into the comment even if it turns out to be true in hindsight.
That said there were an awful lot of people there, and a few who’ve been mentioned here. I know Paul Mescal and Harris Dickinson were there who I guess were the last two mentioned here. So who knows…
Harris Dickinson...not even for a Young Bond.
Yeah, Josh O'Connor as James Bond works for me...if it's him. O'Connor knows how to act and will bring something different from Craig to Bond, if he's picked.
Have you seen pictures of Josh O'Connor ? I'm sure you have, so my question should be read pretty much as asking "REALLY ??!!??"
I'd definitely give him the benefit of the doubt if he was picked, but something tells me Bond wouldn't necessarily be his thing.
Speaking of ATJ, I've started seeing trailers for Kraven, and he doesn't speak in any of them. Is Kraven known for not saying much, or do we think this is a deliberate choice?
Choice…
On the plus side, ATJ has a relatively deep Russian accent in those 8 minutes. And seems to leap around and run on walls an awful lot...
Something about O’Connor in this photo just catches my attention. I can’t really put my finger on it but that cold detachment conveyed in his expression just oozes Bond to me. The cigarette is also bringing out some imagery from Fleming as well. I think he’d be a solid pick.
'American ornithologist Dr James Bond, an expert on Caribbean birds based at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and author of the definitive field guide Birds of the West Indies.
Fleming, a keen birdwatcher himself, had a copy of Bond's guide and he later explained to the ornithologist's wife that "It struck me that this brief, unromantic, Anglo-Saxon and yet very masculine name was just what I needed, and so a second James Bond was born".'
Would make make an even better Bond villain?
There are two things which capture anyone's attention. Come on, Bond should be handsome.
I need to give La Chimera a watch incidentally.
I watched that first 8 minutes, and the ridiculous faces TJ pulls to try to convince you that he's cool just made me laugh. He's on the Statham level of action acting, but without the charisma.
The film looks terrible too, I got bored and it was only 8 minutes.
Actually, random thought but Statham is kind of the closest thing to Roger Moore we have nowadays isn't he? :D Not what you'd call a classically great actor, plays the same character in everything, but has quite a lot of charisma and charm, and has a wink-at-the-audience quality which says he knows this is all quite silly too, but isn't it all fun.
Personally I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't complete rubbish. It wasn't amazing and rather generic (a bit too heavily edited at points for me too) but not laughably awful. Not quite a Morbieus situation. I wasn't blown away by ATJ in that clip either.
Probably something to that. Although I think Moore was a better actor. They do have that similar charisma and self aware charm though.
I hear you.
Yes!
I know this will never happen but a documentary that covers , in detail , the evolution of the next incarnation of Bond would be incredibly interesting.
Read what? That they're co-stars?
Ah I didn't realize he was in Knives Out 3.
Oh, the world saw pics of Craig when he was announced as Bond. Some even dug out his bad pics. But when the first trailer of CR came out, there was silence. There's obviously a difference in being in ordinary mode and being in James Bond mode. I'm not saying I'm certain he would be Bond, but the history of Craig's Bond tells us to wait for...at least a trailer, before we judge the new Bond. That's if his promotional pics doesn't convince fans. But for me, Craig's promotional pics did it...before I even saw CR's first trailer.
Craig's ears don't stick out. Nor - with reference to N Hoult - do his teeth distract. I'm being superficial ? OK, but casting does care about such things.
Craig actually does have bigger, sticky outy ears out I’d say, haha. He also has blond hair, slightly too fair eyebrows, and arguably a rather big nose as well. His mouth is a bit pouty too I’d say.
But I’ll put it like this - he also has an almost Steve McQueen type ruggedness/handsomeness to him, and loads of charisma (along with acting talent). Wonderful icy blue eyes too, the closest we’ve had to the literary Bond’s. Great physicality and physique. So his sticky outy ears and funny nose obviously didn’t matter when it came to his Bond potential.
It’s the same with any actor, either a potential Bond or previous one. Everyone has things about their appearance which are distinctive. I think any producer/casting director will easily ignore big ears or whatever if the actor’s suitability for the role shines through in the process. Meanwhile many of us will dwell on these superficial details and often write off pretty great candidates because we don’t have to do their job and would have little idea how to do it anyway.
With that said, I believe the next actor will be perceived as more traditionally handsome.