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  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
    Posts: 2,694
    talos7 wrote: »
    My picks may seem, for the most part conventional, but if Amazon came to me and asked for a half dozen actors to bring in for screentests, at the moment they would be

    Suter, James, Hoult , A.Turner and someone in whom I recently have seen potential, Harry Lawtey.

    Aside from Hoult, I completely agree with your picks mate. Nothing against Hoult at all, he just doesn't seem like Bond to me
  • buddyoldchapbuddyoldchap Formerly known as JeremyBondon
    Posts: 278
    “The Barbara Broccoli group had a very realistic idea of how the franchise should continue. In other words: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Bond fits a certain profile, and you don’t want to mess with that too much,” film history lecturer and Bond expert Max Alvarez says, suggesting 41-year-old “Poldark” alum Aidan Turner as a fitting 007. “One of the reasons the series has been hanging on for so long, for so many decades, is that they didn’t mess with the formula too much.”

    What can I say, the man is truly an expert ;)
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    edited February 24 Posts: 8,380
    Jordo007 wrote: »
    talos7 wrote: »
    My picks may seem, for the most part conventional, but if Amazon came to me and asked for a half dozen actors to bring in for screentests, at the moment they would be

    Suter, James, Hoult , A.Turner and someone in whom I recently have seen potential, Harry Lawtey.

    Aside from Hoult, I completely agree with your picks mate. Nothing against Hoult at all, he just doesn't seem like Bond to me

    And I can understand that, but he is incredibly talented and versatile , is continuously growing into his looks and might be what the character needs following the intensity of Craig.
    He’s not my first choice, but I’d like to see what he would do with some classic Bond scenes

    This prompts another question, will the next generation continue the tradition of using classic Bond scenes as the basis of their screentests?
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
    Posts: 2,694
    Hoult is one of the actors who should be screentested 100%.

    I do wonder how the next Bond will be tested and cast, especially given Debbie McWilliams retirement
  • echoecho 007 in New York
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    To me Hoult is a good contender and the right age (presumably late 30s upon the film's release). He's a fine actor and handsome, but not a pretty boy. Believable as an undercover agent.

    You also have to consider Hoult's The Favourite co-star, Joe Alwyn. 35 and more of a pretty boy, but he was so tied to Taylor Swift that I'm sure they'll consider *his* online popularity.

    The artisanal bent of James Bond casting is all gone now. I'm not sure we'd get a Craig in 2025. I'm pretty sure we wouldn't get a Giannini or a Christensen in supporting roles.

    We're all at the mercy of Amazon's algorithm.
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    Sorry if it's been posted elsewhere: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14430515/amp/casting-agent-bonds-quits-creative-control-movies-amazon.html
  • bondywondybondywondy Uk
    edited 1:41am Posts: 465
    I'm just throwing this idea out just to be provocative....

    What if there's no actor out there? What if Amazon can't find anyone they really go "wow, this guy is great!"

    What if everyone they consider is a bit wishy washy? Kinda bland. 🤭

    Maybe Eon saw the writing on the wall (sounds like a song lyric, that!) and they realised "there is nobody out there that excites us." Perhaps Eon killing off Bond was a statement... there is no suitable replacement. Let's pack up and quit.

    I'm not saying I agree 100 percent with the above but just throwing the suggestion out there.



  • 007HallY007HallY
    edited 1:54am Posts: 4,657
    bondywondy wrote: »
    I'm just throwing this idea out just to be provocative....

    What if there's no actor out there? What if Amazon can't find anyone they really go "wow, this guy is great!"

    What if everyone they consider is a bit wishy washy? Kinda bland. 🤭

    Maybe Eon saw the writing on the wall (sounds like a song lyric, that!) and they realised "there is nobody out there that excites us." Perhaps Eon killing off Bond was a statement... there is no suitable replacement. Let's pack up and quit.

    I'm not saying I agree 100 percent with the above but just throwing the suggestion out there.



    I suppose the nature of casting is they have to find the most suitable candidate from a list of options available to them. Not get some sort of 'chosen one'. The Bonds we've gotten have all been good, if not excellent. But none of them were the only possibility (we of course know that particularly from the whole Remington Steele contract issue with Brosnan and how that gave us Dalton).

    So even if none are perfect (and incidentally I don't think any actor is perfect) they'll have to pick someone or convince a good candidate to audition if they want to make a film.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    Posts: 8,380
    Everyone might not be in agreement a to the specific actor, but absolutely believe that a successor to Connery, Lazenby, Moore, Dalton, Brosnan and Craig can be found.

    I will say though that much of their success and acceptance will depend on the talent that surrounds them.

    In a way, “Bond”is a sum of its parts. Greatness is not a necessity; a solid script + solid production values + solid direction and an actor who embodies the role will be a great start for this next era.


  • HarmonyRocketsHarmonyRockets
    Posts: 184
    With Amazon and them possibly using an algorithm to find the next Bond, I wonder if Harry Styles could be a possibility. I see the last movie he did was one for Amazon called My Policeman. They might believe he could bring in a younger audience. Or is he even that popular anymore?
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    Posts: 8,380
    I think the belief that the next actor will be chosen based on an “ algorithm “ is ridiculous.
  • George_KaplanGeorge_Kaplan Being chauffeured by Tibbett
    edited 5:43am Posts: 708
    I've had a look at Callum Turner recently, since he's been mentioned here several times, and I'm afraid it's a very firm no from me. I've found him pretty uncharismatic and forgettable in everything I've seen him in. I'm not sure what people see in him. As great as it would be to have a Callum play Bond. I can't see it at the moment.
  • dewiparrydewiparry
    Posts: 20
    The internet speaks. The algorithm listens. DEWI FOR BOND.
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 15,296
    dewiparry wrote: »
    The internet speaks. The algorithm listens. DEWI FOR BOND.

    I admire your optimism @dewiparry
  • dewiparrydewiparry
    Posts: 20
    Benny wrote: »
    dewiparry wrote: »
    The internet speaks. The algorithm listens. DEWI FOR BOND.

    I admire your optimism @dewiparry

    Thanks! Part of my training... 007
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 17,157
    bondywondy wrote: »
    I'm just throwing this idea out just to be provocative....

    What if there's no actor out there? What if Amazon can't find anyone they really go "wow, this guy is great!"

    What if everyone they consider is a bit wishy washy? Kinda bland. 🤭

    Maybe Eon saw the writing on the wall (sounds like a song lyric, that!) and they realised "there is nobody out there that excites us." Perhaps Eon killing off Bond was a statement... there is no suitable replacement. Let's pack up and quit.

    I'm not saying I agree 100 percent with the above but just throwing the suggestion out there.



    That is what the Variety (was it?) piece said, that people close to Dame Barbara said that she may have stayed on if there was a candidate who had really excited her but she hadn’t found him. If that’s true I can see it, the whole series is about this one man after all. But they’ll find someone.
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