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I don't see Tom Hardy because: too short, already played a light-hearted spy in This Means War (in which he was the shorter, less-handsome spy), already playing a psycho-pathically affected (see the films and you'll see what I mean) killer-but-not-really-a-killer in the Venom movies and other Marvel films in which Venom appears. Want to mix the intense Bond with "fun-Bond" and have him a darn-near psycho killer and wreaker of havoc and chaos, when you strip away the cars, clothes, exotic travels, enjoying the best of the best and all that, with fun ? Well, that's his Venom character. I don't see Tom Hardy wanting to play duplicative parts, though, with 69 credits and counting, it's bound to happen.
I thoroughly enjoyed his Englishman faking to be a German Nazi in Inglorious Basterds (or however it is spelled) and found it very Bondian, but I don't see Michael Fassbender because, believe it or not, he might be aging out once you figure on a plan to have the next Bond make at least three films. He's presently 44. (Good grief I am calling him too old for the part and I see he was born a couple months before I graduated high school WTF how did this happen ?) But if they make them quickly together a la Lord of the Rings and some other films when they made two at a time ? I'm sure he'd want SOMETHING to sink his acting teeth into and I'll address that in a moment.
Idris Elba could be so cool for it - tall, big, strong, handsome, charming, operates at a Bond-level of cool (check him out setting speed records in that's right a Bentley), is even older than Fassbender but looking quite good.
So...to what was I referring in terms of getting an actor such as any of these three ? and, I think, this could work for Aidan Turner, as well, and certainly others-- ie, they'll want something on which to stretch their ACTing muscles, but we've already just had Intense and Brooding and now a tonal shift is due...here it is: Playing "light, fun, romantic and exciting" really well takes a great actor, too ! Cary Grant made it look so easy, but as shown in films wherein other actors tried to be like him and did not manage it, it is NOT so easy. Connery did it supremely well, as did Moore, with each at opposing ends of the spectrum, but they both looked great, were cool, handsome and enjoyable. As for needing to play the great acting roles, well, Hardy is in Marvel movies, Fassbender did some X-men movies, and Elba certainly has done some fluff, too - romantic fluff, action fluff, and also has appeared in Marvel movies. They've all also signed on for movie-SERIES, too.
Bottom line - I think a Tonal Shift is due and do-able, and with a tall, big, handsome, charming actor who would be believable in a fight, believable in confrontations with the villain and others, believable in the flirting and romantic scenes, capable of the intense stuff where it may still fit well, and capable of presenting an adventurous agent chasing bad guys and wreaking havoc. I'd go with someone not so well-known, as were Connery, Lazenby and Craig. Moore and Brosnan were somewhat more known, both thanks to TV roles. Turner has been in a popular TV show, too, but in the age of a shmillion "channels" to watch and seems to me not as known as were Moore and Brosnan. His height ? Let's face it, Craig at 5'10" may be as short as a Bond actor as ever will have been. At 5'10 3/4" (per IMDB), with that last 3/4" Turner at least heads back toward the taller direction. Is his hair receding ? Well, they handled it with Connery, so, fine. I'm not promoting him, just considering. Is he distinctive enough ? It's clear he has fans on here, but Henry Golding is young, handsome, solid and charming, too, and is 6'1 1/4", as was Moore and is Brosnan. For convenience, here are the others: Lazenby and Dalton at 6'1 3/4" and Connery at 6'2".
Disagree that Craig was directionless, except maybe SP. He was smashing in both SF and NTTD.
"IF" Nolan is going to direct a Bond movie, it seems the only good odds for it happening are with Bond 26 after he finishes Oppenheimer. The timing could be perfect, Zimmer is already Bond "family" now and would be one less element in the way of a new movie being pieced together quickly, and Nolan has primed a strong group of actor candidates throughout his career, skewing younger including Aaron Taylor Johnson and Robert Pattinson, both featured in Nolan's latest movie Tenet. I'm not a die-hard Nolan fan but I'd honestly be disappointed at the missed opportunity of good odds and timing if it didn't pan out this way. It sounds like there is a ready-made blockbuster Bond movie almost literally sitting on Nolan's lap at the moment.
Welcome! I didn’t realize ATJ was in Tenet.
I’d be happy to see a Bond film by Nolan. I wasn’t blown away by Zimmer though, made the soundtrack for NTTD more “Zimmer” than “Bond” if that makes sense.
I'd love to see how he could work his oft-used theme of Time into a Bond film. I could see a Memento-style plot being cool, even telling the events between YOLT and TMWTGG; the film starts with Bond attempting to assassinate M, and works backwards to see how it happened after he went to Russia from Japan.
For example, Elba's acting is such that he can do a good job of making you forget about Will Smith's absence from the recent Suicide Squad movie. A different character from Dead Shot, yes, but going into the movie one could not think about the former precense of Will Smith until Elba flexed his skills.
Tom Hardy already has experience with Christopher Nolan so if Elba declines, Hardy can do a good job as well.
Elba has Daniel Craig's blessing from before anyway, but also Daniel Craig would make for a good director as well.
No disrespect but none of those you mentioned should come anywhere close to a Bond film. Change my mind.
Have to agree I’m afraid. I have little interest in seeing Nolan do Bond, and especially him or anyone else doing a continuity-heavy trilogy after DC’s era.
Not only that, Hardy doesn't really fit the mold and Elba....um NO
The down to earth, dark, gritty, realistic and less formulaic Bond films tend to age better and retain or increase their prestige. This alone is enough to maintain the franchise as a competitive and viable matter. Given that we no longer live in the era that movies are being made and released within 1 or 2 years at most, each film is a chance to shine and can't be wasted anymore. If that becomes the case, then the series would have to relegate itself to becoming a tv series which the producers have ruled out.
It worked at the Box office but should bond go back to being a "traditional" bond, like the other fellas......? Cat like ?
The Connery and Brosnan eras were each in a different time period. If you put Brosnan next to Connery for comparison, you will see a watered-down imitation.
Critics and Brosnan himself were calling out the watered-down approaches from before which were filled with one-liners and gadgets that couldn't save the movie. Craig never tried to imitate Connery or anyone prior to him. He took his own approach in terms of demeanor (despite all the Jason Bourne stuff). But even to this day, the Jason Bourne movies are respected as Paul Greengrass is respected.
None of that sounds appealing. No to Nolan, Elba and Hardy.
I'm hoping we get a complete unknown for the role, with no baggage, and someone like Campbell to return as director. Get rid of P&W, bring in scriptwriters that know how to adapt Fleming properly (another Maibaum) by using all remaining unused material, an uplifting poppy title song, and there you have all the ingredients for a classic Bond film.
I put all my money on the latter in both cases. I wouldn't be surprised to see a return of Sylvia.
Yes I always find it a bit odd when fans say ‘I want a straightforward Bond film, I don’t like all of this Bond falling in love and going rogue personal stuff. The best Bond films are OHMSS and LTK’ :D
Should definitely return to the literary looking Bond for sure any other excuse for a different looking Bond is just pandering
Pandering to people who just want to see something different for no good reason other than they don't like what they see or they are just bent on forcing change where it is not needed because they are too stubborn to find another interest or create their own content.