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Check out the Wikipedia too. His background IS important and used time and time again.
If Bond were suddenly to be portrayed as black or Asian or whatever it would no longer be the same character. Rather it would be a black version or interpretation of the character, but no longer the original character.
In fact I can't think of a whiter character in fiction than James Bond. (Snow White maybe). Bond is an iconic cultural image who is both decidedly British and decidedly white.
Why not make M a black man? That would actually be sort of cool! Hell, Colin Salmon would even be about the right age too!
But I mean think about it- this thread has shown that lots of people are on the fence on a black James Bond (personally I don't think I'd like it, but I'd still be a Bond fan of course) so a black M would be a great way to 'test the waters'
Thoughts?
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In the end, Diddy really saw himself as being representative of a generation. He started out in the hip-hop community in the early 1990s, and worked with the likes of The Notorious B.I.G. and served as producer for everyone from Aretha Franklin to Usher, so he probably felt that he had the right to claim he gave voice to that generation. But, after his weapons and assault charges in 1999-2000, he slowly began to fade from public view. Other, more prominent and more successful artists and producers - like Jay-Z, Kanye West, etc. - began to emerge, and Diddy ceded his empire to them. Of course, he didn't exactly do it willingly, and still considered himself to be the voice of a generation and a powerful person in his own right, however misguided he actually was. That much is obvious from his "audition tape" for Bond, which he dedicated to Martin Luther King, Muhammad Ali and Barack Obama; he clearly felt he belonged in the same category as them. However, unable to reclaim his position, he instead looked elsewhere for the power, the position and the recognition he craved, and so called for a black James Bond and put himself forward as a candidate.
That's the only reason why talk of a black James Bond began - because P.Diddy thought he was more important than he actually is.
Timmer, seriously? You're really going to go there? I'm progressive and my response is, No, hell No.
Perhaps I'm wrong in this, but that racial black/white thing is really an American issue. Here we just discriminate on Northern Africans and/ or muslims, and the Brits have such with Pakistani I understand. So if he'd really wanted to make a point, he should've promoted a Pakistani Bond. Something I also consider ridiculous.
Well, it aint the first time Americans tried to steal European history, is it?
A colored Bond, while not a problem, just doesn't sound right, is that what Fleming intended?
Is an Indian James Bond inevitable? or Is a Japanese James Bond inevitable?
These are ridiculous questions. Unfortunately we are living in an increasingly ridiculous world.
I can't even imagine a black James Bond, apart from in a joke.
I am not a racist. I am a realist.
This is ridiculous! You might as well ask, could a white man play Nelson Mandella in a film?! X_X
EON decided they were not interested in the original character and just interested in making money when they cast Roger Moore.
If they think a black actor will make them more money than white, then they will do it.
But in my eyes, Bond is a dark haired, hard faced, 6'1", scar faced, smoking, drinking, pleasure seeking, white man. :)
Good summing up as it's not about racism, but skin color is a major factor here and Bond has to be white, it's what Fleming intended and I hope I never see the day if they go down the 'colored Bond' avenue, it's a lame idea and I hope this never sees the light of day
Bond has to be, for the good of the franchise, White and British, ok, we've had Irish and Australian ACTORS but not necessarily BOND'S, i.e. we never take much notice of the actors nationality once we see the releases but at the end of the day as stated, Bond really should be as British as er, fish and chips or something, and as for colored Bond, meh, not for me.
When it comes down to it, they need to cast someone who can pull off Bond... nuff said.
If James Bond can be black, he can be a fat homosexual little person from Jamaica with purple hair about to get a sex change. Why keep some integrity to the character in keeping him English when you change 40 years of history as an established character to make him black?
Is it inevitable? I sure hope not. Integrity, history, I hope these are still relevant.
Please. let me laugh. CR is as un-Bond an un-Fleming as you can get. Well, almost, since QOS beat that. I cannot consider Craig a Bond actor, and neither CR and QOS as Bond films. For me the series ended with DAD, which is miles better than the last 2 films. I really hope the series starts again with Bond 23 next year.
What's next? Making Spiderman a 70 year old Russian instead of a teenager from NY!? Please.
in all seriousness though this topic disgusts me. Since were playing change the race game, how about a movie about Martin Luther King Jr played by a white guy. or a movie about Barack Obama played by a white guy??? huh? ?