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Seen this, it’s brilliant!!!
I'm only writing as I watched Beach Rats last night on Netflix (it's available in the UK). This is a terrific film - especially for those who like more esoteric, elliptical and provocative indie cinema. It has gorgeous cinematography and a brilliant naturalistic style.
The big take home from it, is that Harris Dickinson is a star. He gives a cool, distant but sympathetic and engrossing performance. It's one of those films where the lead is never judged by the director. So the character can feel remote and unknowing at times. But Dickinson still makes him feel real and relatable.....
If you don't believe me, then see Mark Kermode's response to Harris Dickinson below:
He's 24 and bound for great things. He reminded me of a cross between Timothee Chalamet and Robert Pattinson (if I'm being reductive). I think the Kingsman is going to change a lot for him.
Kermode hates almost everything, so it's always interesting when he approves of something or someone. (For SP haters he must not be a reference since he loved the film.) Harry Dickinson must have done something right. I find him a bit young a youthful looking now, but by the time Bond 26 gets greenlit he might have the perfect age and hopefully a mature look. Still skeptical, but open minded.
if Craig had only done 3 I could see Ewan pop in for a duology but as of now nope not going to happen shame I liked him a lot before Daniel Craig was announced
Actually he still looks good but likely he only has 1 or 2 films in him but still I like him more then half the people that have been thrown out
Was he in the running last time around?
I would have to imagine he was far too famous after having played Obi-Wan.
Blofeld: What do you think of my Moroccan lair?
Bond: I hate sand. It's course and gets everywhere.
Ha ha ha.
A Canadian plank of wood.
I've been thinking the same thing. On the other hand, The King's Man looks - from the few things I've seen of it - to be less of a satire than the previous two films, plus it's set in the 1910s I believe, so the similarities to Bond should be minimal. But with Matthew Vaughn, you never know.
A casting director will draw Eon's attention to actors they may not be aware of or have considered, so, although Eon, the director, and the Studio will make the final decision, they heavily rely on the casting director to dig deep and find those actors who might be off their radar. Beyond that, the casting director guides the casting of all the featured roles in the script.
After seeing Layer Cake I wanted Matthew Vaughn to direct a Bond film. Then I watched Kingsmen 1 & 2 and quickly changed my mind.
Guy can do it all. But even then, I think not.
Geeky looking. Not Bondian. IMO.
Well he's got the watch at least
(I actually think it's a bit weird to pose with a watch associated with another movie actor!)
I must have missed him. 😏
I prefer him over Idris Elba
Me too. And I think he could pull it off. He mustn't be underestimated. The guy is a chameleon and has screen presence to boot. I that pic above was him as James Bond, I'd believe it.
I haven't seen a tough side to him. Or sexy at that. If it was just the two of them I'd go for Elba, even now when he's a bit too old.
Redmayne would be a better Dr Who, although we've seen him do that and he just ripped off Matt Smith! :)
It would certainly put that person ahead many of the candidates we've seen, but I'd also want tough, alpha male-type, sexy etc.