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Not sure, but a lot of actors are getting the veneers done, so I wouldn’t be surprised!
Will he prove as competitive in the audition process? I don’t know. I still think Eon will want to keep with the rougher, tougher feel Craig brought to the franchise. Hoult is perhaps my favourite of the candidates, but I feel it might be another Batman situation where he’s in the final two or three but doesn’t land it in the end.
This sums up my feelings as well. I can’t but help that he is attractive, for as many of his talents off camera, as on (insofar as his quiet professionalism, he doesn’t seem to have Hollywood baggage of bad behaviour, he seems calm in the spotlight, he’s articulate and he is very respected amongst his peers in the industry… when you’re a Bond or a Batman or any other huge role, behaviour outside of the character is something that must be looked at to support the brand).
It's one thing to have your James Bond actor go off and explore other projects, but if that actor is just jumping back and forth between franchises, it might become a case of overexposure in one area of cinema, which would also feel strange when they're jumping from hero to the villain. Would Hoult himself even want that?
To me, it'd be like if (hypothetically) Robert Pattinson played Blofeld whilst also playing Batman.
You know what? I momentarily erased Lex from my brain.
This is entirely a legitimate concern.
But then again, in an alternative universe, Cowboys and Aliens could have been a series of films for Craig. Would this have disrupted his Bond tenure? Girl with the Dragon Tatoo was also supposed to be more than one film.
But I hear you @Denbigh … it must be something that is discussed with the powers (and probably the actor too, if he gets close).
Good point once again….
Also, franchise filmmaking was in such a different place back then, whereas now franchises are "the norm" of mainstream cinema, for better or worse. To the point where they're now becoming rather overexposed themselves and are becoming just as much as an issue for studios as they are monetarily valuable, which is another reason why this next era of James Bond is so important and why patience is key, because I think we're heading toward a crossroads that I feel EON should keep an eye on.
This also brings up the question of should the next actor EON gets be as far away from those films as possible to avoid any overlap? Because even though it naturally will anyway because it's a completely different IP, but will EON want complete separation from Marvel/DC when it comes to their main actor?
Also, this isn't just something that needs to be considered for Hoult, the same can be said for ATJ and his commitments to Kraven, although based on track-record, I can't see Kraven going any further than this one entry, whereas Superman I think has more of a chance at being successful, taking Hoult away from other opportunities, like how we've ruled out Robert Pattinson - but we'll have to see.
The difference here was Craig had already been cast as Bond and played in two Bond movies when C&A came out. Had it been a success, I think it would have been more akin to Knives Out: a good sideline.
I'm assuming this is a reference to how Marvel has impacted the idea of - and approach to - a franchise, right? Otherwise, I'm not sure franchise filmmaking has changed all that much since 2011; there were an outrageously high number of sequels released that year after all and I think eight out of ten spots in the end of year list, that year, was filled by one.
But again it’s getting the point now where these studios can’t even guarantee their own success, so EON being seemingly patient and taking their time is a wise choice. The world doesn’t need James Bond right now and maybe it’s better he comes when things are a little more stable - if that’s even possible, and going back to picking an actor…
…maybe it’s better to go for an actor whose managed to avoid all of that mess?
Cubby only strayed once from Bond to produce a film outside of the franchise (as I recall), and even then that had links to Bond, with it being based on a Fleming children's book, and much of the Bond crew was also on board too. And that didn't disrupt the 2 year gap to get OHMSS completed either.
I also couldn't imagine Cubby killing off the character either. Maybe this suggests Cubby's heart was more in it far more than his daughter?
You can't compare them. BB is the only person in the world with the authority to inform us what her father would do, so by default if you respect her father, you need to respect her. It's a different business than it was in the 1960s and to pretend it isn't is just stupid. I'm tired of people blaming her for their impatience while she's actually doing her job extremely well.
Apparently you haven't been very involved in many creative projects, especially the same creative project for decades. But burn out is real. People need breaks. It's healthy.
Nothing wrong with breaks, she could very easily delegate to get a script written while still taking time out. And I still don't agree with her making the decision to kill Bond off either, so no, I don't think she is now doing her job extremely well.
I was onboard with Craig's casting, I was onboard with the whole of CR in fact, which is definitely Barbara's highpoint of the franchise. Some would argue that SF should also belong there too, which I understand, but don't agree with.
Unfortunately there were too many missteps and it slowly went downhill over the past 20 years since then, culminating with the horrendous NTTD.
Please keep to the threads title, Who could / should be a Bond actor?
A few of the older candidates are ageing out, but are there any actors who have been overlooked, or maybe they haven’t had a break out role yet.
They can write and cast in the shadows. To assume they're doing absolutely nothing, or having zero conversations right now, is silly. Some of you seem like you can't support Bond without Cubby. Then I suggest to you you're no longer a fan of the franchise. If they aren't serving what you want, get over it, it's their gig.
A nicer and clearer way of saying what I wish I could, thank you @007HallY
Take it to the correct thread. Please.
If you don't think we're relevant, you aren't reading our posts thoroughly. We're talking about the selection process for actors, just with other stuff thrown in. I wish the mods here were more careful. I hate being threatened. Site has fallen to the wayside in recent years.
You took that respectful reminder (the second on this page too) as a "threat," only to then knock the forum you're constantly posting in at the same time?
That’s not someone who I would have thought about for Bond, but I can see it. I’d be up for him as Tanner considering he’s pushing 40 now.
Because Craig's will be tough shoes to fill, I can (maybe) see them going with a seasoned pro like Hoult or Jamie Bell, kind of like they did with Moore after Connery 2.0. Someone who can handle the British press.
The problem is, they aren't serving anything right now, and haven't been for the past few years since NTTD wrapped.
I would be ecstatic if behind the scenes right now a script has been written and an actor has been chosen, but they can't announce it just yet. If this is the case, I'm supporting EON all the way.
My money is still on Theo James as the next Bond. Fuze will be an interesting one for Bond fans, starring 2 potential candidates - ATJ and Theo James. Both roles could be the definitive audition for the next Bond, and appearing in the same movie.
I think Hoult and Bell are the right type of actors for Bond - they’re more character actors, not unlike Craig in his pre-Bond years. Not saying it’ll definitely be either, but I think it’s more likely they’ll be established actors than unknowns.