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On that note:
I feel with you, as I am also approaching that figure in the not too distant future.
But take it like this:
- average age of death in Europe for men is 78 years.
- the rate of new Bond films is 1 Bond film every 3,2 years (that figure holds more or less for the times since Dalton, Brosnan and Craig).
So in the remaining 18 years there are likely 5 new Bond films with 1 or 2 new actors. And 25 old films to be rewatched, analyzed and enjoyed. I would not panic, dear @talos7
@zebrafish Thanks for the pep talk, I needed that. :D
They certainly don't have to cast an American as Bond then. ;-)
I'm absolutely enthralled with the new season of Star Trek: Picard, particularly Ed Speelers' work. And I'm coming round to the idea that he would be a phenomenal James Bond.
The image above is taken from today's Esquire piece about his rising stardom, (Note: major spoilers for Picard beyond the click, particularly episode 2).
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a43024539/ed-speleers-star-trek-picard/
...but today's episode, specifically, is what's given me the idea. (I assure you, I had this thought before I read the subtitle on the article! )
Bonus: He's asked directly about it at the end of the Esquire piece, and his answer's pretty clear.
"I think every British actor under the age of 60 would probably like to put their hat in the ring for that one. I would absolutely love it. I think I’m probably down the pecking order at the moment. There seem to be a few big names thrown around. I mean, of course, I grew up adoring Bond, and it’s something my dad and I shared a huge passion for. But let’s put that out there! Star Trek spinoff and Bond. Yes, I’d do James Bond, and yes, I want to do a Star Trek spinoff."
I kid you not, minutes ago, while reading an article on “Picard “ , I saw his photo for the first time and checked his pedigree.
He has an excellent PR team who understands how to leverage timing. ;)
Depends on the type of film that ends an era. Goldeneye is a much bigger, more expansive, scaled-up and stakes-upped Bond reinvention than Licence to Kill was as a film.
I would argue No Time to Die felt scaled up for Craig's era, but stayed fairly down to earth in its human dynamics and emotional impact. While also having world-saving stakes, Naval vessels firing apocalyptic missiles, a villain's secret island lair, and a henchman with a bionic eye. It was sort of (in my opinion) the best mix of everything.
No space lasers, space shuttles, or space where Silicon Valley used to be.
So maybe a gritty, scaled back film isn't what's called for in this next reboot...?
(Now in terms of budget, NTTD did cost a boatload so you may be right on that front...)
Apart from Brosnan, who had a 6 year gap due to legal issues, the production schedule hardly missed a beat when introducing change of actor. Lazenby, Connery, Moore, Dalton all had the standard gap (2 years then), and Craig had a 3 year gap.
Everything has a lifespan. Maybe all the stories to be told about the character have been told. And Michael is in his 80s, Babs nearing retirement age, both are very rich. Not surprising output is falling away. After all they have done for the character, no one would begrudge them putting their feet up and calling it a day.
November 2002 to November 2006 is four years, bud.
And as has previously mentioned, you have to go by NTTD's release date, October 2021. Do I think we'll get a movie in 2025? We'll see in July. A Fall 2025 release, should everything go well, production could start as late as Summer 2024, and we wouldn't get much news before that if it were the case. That could mean another full year of little-to-no solid news from Eon.
That's not accounting for the 007 TV show and video game also in active development.
That being said, I would take him over a gender/race swapped bond any day, so I guess beggers can't be choosers.
I see where you're coming from @Mendes4Lyfe , Bond was sold to us in the 60's as a gentleman spy. But the gentleman aspect of the character has never really left, if you think about it,.
All of Bonds have been gentleman. Even the much-derided Craig films have plenty of moments of him acting like a gentleman.
At the end of the day, an actor can only do what is on the page. If ATJ is going to be the next Bond, I'm sure he will be chosen because he's the right person for the part.
I would never say no to a Nolan Bond, that's for sure. I have a lot of confidence in the man.
On this one, I’m afraid so…
I don't know if you saw the rumours from a few weeks back but it seems like Nolan is the name being whispered behind the scenes as of late...
I don't ordinarily consider myself much of an Internet detective as such, but for me there's something telling in how barbara phrased it "we don't have a script" instead of "we don't have a writer" or "no ones been contacted" or such. The inference seems to be, perhaps, that they have a plan or a pitch which they're interested in and they're waiting for elements to come into place.
Nolan isn't my first choice, I would prefer either edgar wright or Martin campbell again, but EON are probably looking at it from the producers perspective and asking "whats the safest pair of hands to ensure that bond stays a flagship billion dollar movie franchise throughout the 2020's" and by that metric I'd have to concede Nolan is their man, and he's actually passionate about doing it.
That was 2012 and he was only 21-22. His voice may have deepened a bit since then.
Interesting that it's the same role Connery played in the '61 TV version.
EDIT: Just had a look at some interviews and it's definitely deeper. Either that or he's learned how to project it more.
He looks like a member of a boy band to me.