It looks like you're new here. If you want to get involved, click one of these buttons!
^ Back to Top
The MI6 Community is unofficial and in no way associated or linked with EON Productions, MGM, Sony Pictures, Activision or Ian Fleming Publications. Any views expressed on this website are of the individual members and do not necessarily reflect those of the Community owners. Any video or images displayed in topics on MI6 Community are embedded by users from third party sites and as such MI6 Community and its owners take no responsibility for this material.
James Bond News • James Bond Articles • James Bond Magazine
Comments
My point exactly! It's since 1944 that one has been central to a movie, and probably even longer than that since Sheffield Wednesday won anything :D
I'm a Spurs supporter myself, and I'm remaining 'schtum' untill the season is over X_X
Perhaps it's just all a dream...
he would work far better in that Highlander reboot that has been in development hell for what a decade now? ( though Jaws 5 and MacGyver still hold out as longest project I have been interested in that have been in development hell though with Mac it may change)
If this chap becomes Bond I'm out. I'd prefer not to judge folks on their looks but 'kind of offputting' is an understatement imho. I'd rather they go with Elba.
With the bookies it seems every week "Who do we gonna throw at them now?" :))
So maybe start looking at actors who are currently 32-ish and draw up a list of names.
Here's another one to add to that list: Alexander Dreymon, who is appearing in BBC's The Last Kngdom.
Now just to play devils advocate, what if he is unsure, and what if EON does not know his intentions. Back in Sean and Roger's day they had backups lined up; some, like John Gavin and James Brolin came very close. Have they yet started this process? have actors been contacted? I would think this would be done very quietly.
He is fine looking and should be the perfect Bond by description, but there is nothing interesting in his face or anything to remember as far as I am concerned. Not totally bland but not catching either. What this face lacks IMO is depth.
But better then a few of the other suggestions.
;;)
@talos7 that is a good trailer, as far as showing his potential. Seems to be able to play a gentleman with a dark side (as opposed to a thug stuffed in a suit). Not sure about the movie though.
Well, it's a good thing actual acting ability is important.
Yes, IF he is able to improve on the depth through acting - fine.
Good you didn't waste more then 2 minutes of my time. :-O Its not even funny.
Try harder B-)
My money is still on Hiddleston to take it over once DC packs it in.
What sets Craig apart from most is that yes, he was an accomplished character actor and was and to some extent still is an actor's actor but the role of Bond was something he never coveted and even after being offered the role he still needed convincing to accept. Such a character trait in a serious actor was something Babs at least never experienced first hand prior as a fully fledged producer. She was hungry to re-establish credibility and bring a degree of gravitas that the series had been lacking.
Turner's a very good actor and as he's relatively young and doesn't have the body of work nor established collaborations that Craig had by the time he took on the role, it can be all too easy for EoN to over assert themselves over their lead actor, to the point where things can take a nasty turn creatively and as evidenced Craig to some degree hasn't been immune from Creative mishaps.
Brosnan was popular and very profitable but he lacked the creative and artistic credibility that Craig had/has and for that it was easy for EoN to ignore requests Brosnan wanted to inject into the series. Look at Craig, the guy's a co-producer on SP, he recruited Mendes and Bardem, he assisted in script writing duties for QoS and now, the producers will happily wait for him (within reason) until he's ready to come back. This was not the case with Brosnan at all who was told he won't be needed anymore via telephone call.
All that being said, I'm actually a little concerned on whomever they cast as Bond number 7. I'm not saying I want these particular actors, Hardy and Fassbender but, of all the names that get thrown around these are the only 2 actors I can think of where EoN would give them at the very least the same sort of respect and value they've given Craig.
As for the difference between Craig and Turner you're really downplaying Craig's filmography and my aforementioned comments in the previous paragraph. So what if Craig wasn't that well known outside the UK? If anything that's a huge benefit. If Craig looked more classically and conventionally handsome, he wouldn't have recieved anywhere near as much backlash as he got. None of this too blonde, too ugly, too Putin-like stuff that was being flogged around. That was the issue. So many people have no clue who the hell Turner is but based on looks alone they make proclamations that he can make a good Bond. To avoid another Brosnan situation, EON need an actor who knows their own worth as an acclaimed, hard working talent not to mention EoN from their end being fair to and working with their actor and going forward seriously, really caring about the creative process and not going in with a, not giving three-fiffths of a f*** attitude just so long as the bottom line is met; like what the case ended up being with the Brosnan era and to some degree how the Craig era has in instances found itself.
Craig did that effortlessly in the opening scene of CR in Dryden's office. I knew it right away. This guy was Bond. Nuff said.
Brosnan, imho at least, did not in the opening scene of GE. He seemed to be posing a lot and it was Bean who stole his thunder in the pretitles. That was the start of things, for me. He looked like a million $ in GE too. Such good hair.
So bottom line, the actor needs to be able to sell it and embody it. I don't really care about his previous body of work. All I know is I was impressed with Turner's look and physique in the 'still photos' I saw of him, but the clip above did nothing to sell him to me - where he seemed distinctively lightweight (for the role of Bond that is). I need to see more.
I pretty much agree with this except that I've seen Turner's work and if not screwed over and assisted with worthwhile material, he'd make an excellent Bond.
However, I feel Craig was able to sell and embody the role because as mentioned he's a serious and talented actor. He has the acting capability and a track record that forearms him and to be frank, probably makes him artistically too good for Bond; at least Bond as the movies currently were prior to CR. There's a reason why Babs was so adamant to cast him in the first place and it's partly because of the things I already mentioned. No one and I mean no one, not even Craig has been able to embody the role in a way that Connery did and even then, big Tam got various degrees of shafting. My concern is, I don't want Bond number 7 to encounter a Brosnan situation where the producers over assert and over impose themselves on their lead actor's creative process. Fortunately, EoN haven't been able to do that with Craig and they sure as hell couldn't do it to an actor like Hardy but having an acclaimed body of previous collaborators and work does indeed help, particularly when it comes to attracting the best talent.
I just want the best for Bond and not having to worry about our lead actor being wasted in whatever adverse creative manner may arise.