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I'd prefer that over seeing the legacy being hijacked by woke storylines etc. I'll never surrender to it, that much is clear.
Me too. Some of the suggestions in the media are so anti-Bond.
I’d like another faithful Fleming adaption like Casino Royale (2006) to usher a new actor into the role. That film updated Bond without being too PC and woke.
Which Bond films have been too 'woke' (I never use that word myself) for you?
Really,what year was that ?
He's too expensive now as movie budgets will decrease massively.
None so far. But there is a danger they could become such, but hopefully Eon will continue to do a good job.
I only found out what ‘woke’ meant about 6 months ago. Terrible word.
1986. Season 3, episode 1.
It was actually called ‘When Irish eyes are crying’.
Thanks.
Ok Benny.
Adrian Paul... god I hate how the highlander series is so dormant now
I loved the highlander series, and I was an Adrian Paul fan, and I thought he looked a lot like Connery. But at the time another TV actor was Bond, and to be fair, I was a big, huge, Brosnan fan :)
I agree I think he would make a great Connor MacLeod
Agreed.
On another note, I wonder if this is true;
As revealed in the book Christian Bale: “The Inside Story of the Darkest Batman, Bale’s performance in American Psycho caught the attention of Bond producer Barbara Broccoli. Pierce Brosnan was still playing James Bond at the time, with The World Is Not Enough being released that year, but producers knew they had to start looking for a replacement, and Christian Bale was on their list.
According to the book, Broccoli said the role “would be Christian’s for the asking”, but he wasn’t really interested in it, as he wasn’t into committing to a franchise that was “very British”, and even thought James Bond represented “every despicable stereotype about England and British actors”, and he had “already played a serial killer”. The role ended up going to Daniel Craig, and the rest is history”.
Bale sounds like a whiny little baby, stuck up galore. But we already knew that from the meltdown on the Terminator set. Brilliant actor, but a bit of a diva.
And it does show that all of these people we're picking might not even want to do it! We know Cavill does, at least! :)
I think it is but at the same time Bale's Batman is my absolutely favourite.
Our Sam Neill conversation springs to mind - he did the screen test on advice from his agent but he didn't really want to, apparently! Actors are a strange breed.
For many, I feel, it's still embarrassing to confess their love for the franchise (if they have any love to begin with). It's a bit like serious authors admitting they like to read Fleming. When I say Kingsley Amis wrote one, they all raise their proverbial eyebrows. Now, imagine if Kazuo Ishiguro started writing Bond novels and scripts (heavens forbid, but you get the gist). Right? That's what happened to the brand, film wise. Another layer of shine, I'd say.
So, hearing those words come out of Sam Neil or Christian Bale isn't exactly shocking to me. And I do understand where they're coming from.
Even for us fans, I've often found it easier for people to say they're Trekkies or Star War aficionados, or Tarantino fans, or even Mission Impossible fans, or whatever, than to say they're Bond fans. That, at least, was my experience growing up. Back in the day, if one said one was a Bond fan, people would make fun of it and start making poses. And man, was that annoying! Personally, my fandom was something I kept for myself for decades as if social shame came from it.
So yeah, I guess if you're a "serious" actor, you'd think twice about committing to something like Bond. And Craig did. He really did. And I will forever thank him for the overall quality he brought to the franchise.
Is that right? I haven't heard that before. It's fair enough though- it's not like he's had a terrible career without Bond.
I don't think it's strange: there are certainly drawbacks to taking it on, and if the character doesn't interest you then there's no massive appeal.
Except Dalton can act.
Absolutely right. This is also why Henry Cavill will not be Bond. Bond has been elevated to another level in the Craig era. It would be regressive to cast Cavill (or someone of his ilk). If Bond were still about in-house production teams and journeyman directors, then yes, Cavill would be in with a chance. Same with Aidan Turner. Casting the next Bond is going to be more difficult than ever.
I think he's a bit more Brosnan to be honest. Looks the part but is unlikely to bring much new to it. Except I think Brosnan did have a decent amount of movie star charisma, which I haven't seen Cavill display yet.
Sadly, this was my experience when i became bond fan 10 years back, people used to give me poses and sung bond theme as well, really annoying.
Is that bad thing after Craig?