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Will we ever see Felix Leiter again?

TopGearJB007TopGearJB007
edited April 2012 in Bond Movies Posts: 624
The character of Felix Leiter appears in 7 movies in the "original series" of the official Bond films:

1962- Dr. No (Jack Lord)
1964- Goldfinger (Cec Linder)
1965- Thunderball (Rik Van Nutter)
1971- Diamonds are Forever (Norman Burton)
1973- Live and Let Die (David Hedison)
1987- The Living Daylights (John Terry)
1989- Licence to Kill (David Hedison)

and as of Skyfall, 2 movies out of 3.

2006- Casino Royale (Jeffrey Wright)
2008- Quantum of Solace (Jeffrey Wright)

Now, if you notice, there is a massive gap with an unexplained absence of Felix from 1974-1985 and again 1995-2002.

Is Skyfall the beginning of a string of Bond films without Felix? If you don't think it is, who should play Felix? I'd prefer having Jeffrey Wright continue for the sake of continuity.

TGJB

P.S. Mods feel free to delete this if its a duplicate.
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  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    I think Jeffrey Wright has done a solid job and I'd be happy to see him return.

    The 89-06 absence is easily explained though - he'd been eaten by a shark.
  • TopGearJB007TopGearJB007
    Posts: 624
    He lost a leg, he didn't die.
  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    TopGearJB007 wrote:
    He lost a leg, he didn't die.

    Might have put him out of service though...
  • echoecho 007 in New York
    Posts: 6,385
    Jeffrey Wright is a great actor. I bet he'll be back.
  • TopGearJB007TopGearJB007
    edited April 2012 Posts: 624
    @Getafix True, but they could have easily had Bond visit him for advice much like with Mathis in QoS (Not that I'm saying they needed to.)
  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
    Posts: 5,745
    If they stick with the tradition of Craig and his emotional story-lines, we could see some bromance issues with Bond / Felix next.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Of course he'll return. Duh.
  • wildboonjivewildboonjive
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    Personally, I was a little disappointed when I found out that Jeffrey Wright was not on the cast list for Skyfall. I think he's an excellent actor and would personally love to have him continue. He has great chemistry with Craig, and the cynical sarcasm he adds to the portrayal is refreshing.
  • TopGearJB007TopGearJB007
    Posts: 624
    JWESTBROOK wrote:
    If they stick with the tradition of Craig and his emotional story-lines, we could see some bromance issues with Bond / Felix next.

    "Felix, I never thought I'd find someone to spend the rest of my life with, especially after Vesper. Felix, will you marry me?"

  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    TopGearJB007 wrote:
    JWESTBROOK wrote:
    If they stick with the tradition of Craig and his emotional story-lines, we could see some bromance issues with Bond / Felix next.

    "Felix, I never thought I'd find someone to spend the rest of my life with, especially after Vesper. Felix, will you marry me?"

    "No way James. I know how your marriages end..."

    *LOW BLOW*
  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
    Posts: 5,745
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    TopGearJB007 wrote:
    JWESTBROOK wrote:
    If they stick with the tradition of Craig and his emotional story-lines, we could see some bromance issues with Bond / Felix next.

    "Felix, I never thought I'd find someone to spend the rest of my life with, especially after Vesper. Felix, will you marry me?"

    "No way James. I know how your marriages end..."

    *LOW BLOW*

    Hahahahahaaha I'd pay good money to see that ;)
  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    JWESTBROOK wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    TopGearJB007 wrote:
    JWESTBROOK wrote:
    If they stick with the tradition of Craig and his emotional story-lines, we could see some bromance issues with Bond / Felix next.

    "Felix, I never thought I'd find someone to spend the rest of my life with, especially after Vesper. Felix, will you marry me?"

    "No way James. I know how your marriages end..."

    *LOW BLOW*

    Hahahahahaaha I'd pay good money to see that ;)

    It could end with a civil ceremony with M as the 'vicar' and Q as maid of honour.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    Getafix wrote:
    JWESTBROOK wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    TopGearJB007 wrote:
    JWESTBROOK wrote:
    If they stick with the tradition of Craig and his emotional story-lines, we could see some bromance issues with Bond / Felix next.

    "Felix, I never thought I'd find someone to spend the rest of my life with, especially after Vesper. Felix, will you marry me?"

    "No way James. I know how your marriages end..."

    *LOW BLOW*

    Hahahahahaaha I'd pay good money to see that ;)

    It could end with a civil ceremony with M as the 'vicar' and Q as maid of honour.

    And Moneypenny sad AGAIN about Bond's matrimony. That is actually a really sad scene though, no joke. Someone needs to make fan fiction where they get together, for real.
  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    Getafix wrote:
    JWESTBROOK wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    TopGearJB007 wrote:
    JWESTBROOK wrote:
    If they stick with the tradition of Craig and his emotional story-lines, we could see some bromance issues with Bond / Felix next.

    "Felix, I never thought I'd find someone to spend the rest of my life with, especially after Vesper. Felix, will you marry me?"

    "No way James. I know how your marriages end..."

    *LOW BLOW*

    Hahahahahaaha I'd pay good money to see that ;)

    It could end with a civil ceremony with M as the 'vicar' and Q as maid of honour.

    And Moneypenny sad AGAIN about Bond's matrimony. That is actually a really sad scene though, no joke. Someone needs to make fan fiction where they get together, for real.

    You only have to watch DAD for a bit of that - eugh!
  • 00Beast00Beast
    Posts: 4,762
    I think that Felix will appear in SkyFall for the most part, considering that he's been in CR and QoS, and it'll most likely be Jeffrey Wright because CR and QoS have sort of established a sense of continuity. Now, that could have ended because QoS's ending resolved the entire Vesper situation, but not Quantum and Mr. White! So I'm thinking that Jeff will return as Felix when considering that he and Craig have established a good, lasting Bond/Felix friendship.
  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
    Posts: 5,745
    ^He's not in Skyfall.. unless there is a post-credit sequence.. which there isn't. He's not on the call sheets or the official cast list.
  • 00Beast00Beast
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    JWESTBROOK wrote:
    ^He's not in Skyfall.. unless there is a post-credit sequence.. which there isn't. He's not on the call sheets or the official cast list.

    I'm not an expert on film casts and such, so just asking, does that basically mean he's probably not in SkyFall?
  • TopGearJB007TopGearJB007
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    Jeffrey Wright nor the character of Felix Leiter will be in Skyfall.
  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
    Posts: 5,745
    00Beast wrote:
    JWESTBROOK wrote:
    ^He's not in Skyfall.. unless there is a post-credit sequence.. which there isn't. He's not on the call sheets or the official cast list.

    I'm not an expert on film casts and such, so just asking, does that basically mean he's probably not in SkyFall?

    He's not. Factually, there is no evidence he's involved.

    Also, from what we know from the story and locations (which is alot), America is not involved, so there wouldn't be a CIA agent involved.
  • 00Beast00Beast
    Posts: 4,762
    TopGearJB007 wrote:
    Jeffrey Wright nor the character of Felix Leiter will be in Skyfall.

    Oh wow, I didn't know that. Sorry about that, your opening post made me think that his character was undecided for SF or something like that.
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    It doesn't bother me really whether Leiter appears in any Bond release or otherwise, not really a pivotal character for me and sometimes goes unnoticed, right off the bat I wasn't fussed if Wright or Leiter returned or not for Bond XXIII, not really a character I look out for in James Bond

    My favorite one could well be Terry from Daylights, we only see him briefly, but I thought worked very well with Dalton. I watched LALD recently, and actually the 1973 David Hedison is a little irritating to watch sometimes, but the 1989 Hedison on his Leiter return in License to Kill, I don't really have a problem with, no such complaints as in his debut for Leiter, it's strange but that's just how I feel about it
  • SirHenryLeeChaChingSirHenryLeeChaChing
    Posts: 3,494
    Now that the retro adventure has been completed where the character can be completely normal, if they want to really do Leiter right and give us some continuity, then Leiter should have a pronounced limp since LTK was the last time we saw him.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
    Posts: 12,526
    I also hope that Jeffrey Wright returns, ideally in the next movie along with Quantum! As he is also on their case!
  • Alan007Alan007
    Posts: 406
    I would like to see Jeffrey Wright return so long as its fits the story and also to keep some continuity with the character
  • Bryan_Brandon_Bryan_Brandon_
    Posts: 20
    I think a younger maybe more aggressive Felix Lighter would be good like

    Joseph Gordon-Levitt,Cillian Murphy or even Josh Brolin
  • WintWint
    edited October 2013 Posts: 63
    I am sick of Wright trying to out-cool Bond. Chris Tuckers or bust.
  • SirHenryLeeChaChingSirHenryLeeChaChing
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    Wint wrote:
    I am sick of Wright trying to out-cool Bond. Chris Tucker or bust.

    Then it's bust for you, because Wright has already been given a time frame well in advance by EON when he'll be needed to reprise the role. So unless he decides not to be Leiter before then, he'll be back.

  • WintWint
    edited October 2013 Posts: 63
    SirHenryLeeChaChing wrote:
    Wright has already been given a time frame well in advance by EON
    And you know this how...?
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
    Posts: 12,526
    Wint wrote:
    SirHenryLeeChaChing wrote:
    Wright has already been given a time frame well in advance by EON
    And you know this how...?

    He was asked about it on some American radio show i believe? The clip is somewhere on this forum? He is just too good in the role for him and the charactor to net be used again!
  • SirHenryLeeChaChingSirHenryLeeChaChing
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    RogueAgent wrote:
    Wint wrote:
    SirHenryLeeChaChing wrote:
    Wright has already been given a time frame well in advance by EON
    And you know this how...?

    He was asked about it on some American radio show i believe? The clip is somewhere on this forum? He is just too good in the role for him and the charactor to net be used again!

    Correct. The clip is here somewhere. Wright is doing his usual excellent job in the current season of Boardwalk Empire, next week he's stepping up his villainous game with Chalky and it looks like a must see episode :)

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