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He's already had his Bond movie! :)
I said to John Glen that he was, about 20 years ago. And John Glen told me it didn't matter. And so now I don't worry about the height of the actor. I don't care about Russell Crowe's height. That wasn't the point.
Cubby cared about height though, so Glen wouldn’t have got a say really.
Oh okay. It got a bit muddled when you said he still seems short to you because you’re tall.
True. Anyway, Glen thought Russell Crowe was the best choice, back in about 2000.
Having looked over the new Batman set pictures and the (almost) universal praise they have received, what impact do we think it will have on Bond?
We know that Casino Royale's casting was impacted by Bourne. Hence, why we got the gruffer, less vain and more masculine Daniel Craig. At the time, it was a fairly iconoclastic choice. Though, now he has naturally cemented himself in the role.
If Dune and Batman become the benchmarks, I think we may see a younger and more angsty Bond. I wouldn't say we'd necessarily get 'emo Bond.'
But, during Barbara's reign, we've already had the glib suave Bond in Brosnan. We've had the more militaristic tough Bond in Craig. It seems about right that the current zeitgeist is asking for a more tortured edgy Bond. I think Daniel had these traits, but I think they'll be looking for a Pattinson-type.
Considering the film won't be out until at least 2023 or 2024 at the earliest, the following names jump out for a more angst-ridden and moody Bond...(Also, what do people make of this suggestion? Would you suggest suave Bond again? Perhaps with Henry Cavill in UNCLE mode? Or do they do the tough, less vain Bond again? Where Hardy would be good.)
Timothee Chalamet
Harris Dickinson
Jacob Elordi
Harry Styles
Austin Butler
Jack O'Connell
Nicholas Hoult
Charlie Heaton
Aaron Altaras
Paul Mescal
If successful, and I think it will be, then I won’t be surprised if EON take note and cast a “younger” actor, although I don’t think it’ll be any of the names you put forward, with O’Connell being the more likely candidate of the bunch.
I also think there are other, probably more suitable actors who would be more likely to be considered, if they want to go down the “Pattinson-route”:
1) Callum Turner
2) Aaron Taylor-Johnson
3) Oliver Jackson-Cohen
4) Sean Teale
5) Jack Lowden
Jack Lowden is steadily becoming a front runner for me. He’s got a young Connery vibe to him.
As for Pattinson being Bond I'm not feeling it. Nothing against the guy, but I don't see him being a convincing James Bond, he seems to have more of a villainess presence to him. But who knows at this point
I've got to say as well, I hope they don't go for the whole angst route with Bond.
The only major confliction Bond should face is he a hero or a villain, like in the books were he contemplates the nature of his employment, instead of having him carrying round an angst over the death of his parents, for instance.
By all means go for a younger man but have him old enough to be believably established as 007, not a rookie who is learning the ropes, we've seen that with Casino and I doubt they can do it any better. A Goldeneye style reboot would be ideal
Not a bad shout. I’ll have to watch Dunkirk and see for myself.
I agree with all this. Good post. Even Bond in CR was 38 and Craig looked older, so it worked. A ‘fresh faced’ Bond is wrong.
Agreed.
However, if the Young Bond novels were ever adapted and set during the 1940's, I'd be on board for a fresh faced Bond.
I would be happy with any one of them.
Well I have to disagree with Glen. I don't think his face looks right at all for Bond. Something too puffy about it. I think he was mentioned/rumoured for Batman as well, back around 2000, and I could not see him as Batman either.
Absolutely. Think he would have been awful. He was just 'the name' at the time though because of Gladiator.
Good actor. Not for Bond.
Crowe as Batman? He’d be pretty ideal for it wouldn’t he? All brooding intensity and violence.
Man, I thought I had one Bond actor to go before this happens but your post really forced me to consider that the next actor could be younger then me. And I'm not happy about it.
I turn 30 next year and even though in a way I think all of this talk about the different generations is overdone and technically I don't think any of these guys even are Gen-Z themselves, some of them (Chalamet, Styles, Butler, Heaton) just look like stars for a different generation. And I think there is a non-zero chance Eon go down that route.
Yes but his face is round and puffy. Even his body is too bulky for Batman imo. Or Bond. He'd make a great Bane. But Batman or Bond? No.
I don't really get where you're coming from: they wear a mask as Batman. He'd look the same as any other one.
And Batman has the physique of a huge bodybuilder in the comics quite often.
He'd still have to be Bruce Wayne. I know Batman had the physique of a bodybuilder in the comics, which I find a poor artistic choice. I just don't think Crowe would work, for the same reason I don't think he'd work as Bond. Too brutish.