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1. X-men Apocolypse might be the last film in that franchise for a few years
2. He is not a movie Star outside of franchises many of his films like Jobs flopped big time
Like I said not saying he will be the next 007 but as one commentator put it "here is a picture of Michael Fassbender in a tuxedo do you need more then that"
Back in 2011, he was Steven Soderbergh's choice (after George Clooney) to play Napoleon Solo. Warner Bros. didn't think he was enough of a star. (All of this before Guy Ritchie entered the picture).
To be clear, I'm not criticizing the idea of Fassbender as Bond. Just passing along some amusing trivia.
I have my doubts that he'll be cast but I wouldn't put it down to his level of fame as a stopping point.
@Creasy47 @bondjames It might be more appealing to a potential new distributor to go with a known name/face; not a huge star, but someone you know you can trust with handling a big film and the promotion. Which is why either Fassbender or Hiddleston would be great choices. Both are ending their previous franchise commitments (X-Men, Thor), have fan bases in China from their superhero movies, and are great at promotion. And are talented actors to boot.
I agree Hiddleston might have the advantage due to age, but either would be able to walk into the role fairly easily.
George Lazenby - Unknown
Roger Moore - well known
Timothy Dalton - knownish
Pierce Brosnan - Known
Daniel Craig - Unknown
Fassbender - Well known.
I'd be ecstatic with Fassbender though I want Daniel to do one more.
http://theplaylist.net/nicolas-winding-refn-teases-avenging-silence-will-william-burroughs-flavor-20160817/
Nicholas Winding Refn has indicated that his new film, 'The Avenging Silence', will draw inspiration from Ian Fleming's novel 'Dr. No'.
http://theplaylist.net/nicolas-winding-refn-teases-avenging-silence-will-william-burroughs-flavor-20160817/
https://twitter.com/intent/retweet?tweet_id=764777281936056320&ref_src=twsrc^tfw&original_referer=http://theplaylist.net/nicolas-winding-refn-teases-avenging-silence-will-william-burroughs-flavor-20160817/&tw_i=764777281936056320&tw_p=tweetembed
This guy's cinematography is outstanding.
In other news................Jack Huston (looking every inch 007) has commented on the rumours surrounding his possible casting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=23&v=yl_sfcTKFBQ
The Bond franchise is in a different world than Cubby's. Very competitive. Nabbing a well known actor could be a big plus in getting Bond 25 on the go.
But will they pay for him? I dunno...
Is the rumor true or will this happen? Doubt both. We'll see.
A tv star would do the trick hehe. Not universally famous like Hidleston or Fassbender but not almost unknown like Craig.
Like someone said repeat what they did with Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan who were tv stars in a spy tv series.
So lets hope we get a new spy tv series with a new british actor handosme and good enough ti be Bond.
Certainly a better choice than the weedy Hiddleston in my opinion.
The guy oozes charisma and he's the only actor I could see if they go down the established route rather than rebooting with another origin attempt (please not again) I think MF could possibly as an established fully formed Bond easily top Craig's effort in SPECTRE.
I can see why EON might go down this route but until they announce Craig's done and who is the new Bond I'll take it all with a pinch of salt.
Lt. Archie Hicox in Inglourious Basterds
Erik Lensherr (before he was Magneto) in X-Men: First Class
Paul Whatshisname in Haywire
Some of the bits in Haywire were very Bondian... Well... Until he got his arse kicked by Gina Carano. ;)
I remember thinking that the early segment of First Class where he's tracking down war criminals he ozzed Bondness in a Conneryesque manner.
He'd play a different type of Bond to Craig whereas Hardy would be too much like Craig. Fassbender has the build and the manner to take Bond somewhere else.
The depth that Daniel bought to the role but he could carry off the humour and the charm better than Craig in my view.
It's unlikely anyone will ever top Craig's performance in CR, for me while not Bond as we know it but definitely the one time where we see the character develop over the course of the film.
Not really nescessary before but CR showed something never seen in the series and for that I'll be eternally grateful to Craig for it.
Is that the film 'Frank' or something? That was some weird shit.