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On top of this, EON is now a magpie for stuff from other movies. So for Franz Oberhauser read John Harrison, or, knowing their Dark Knight obsession, Miranda Tate or, come to think of it, John Blake.
And Scott is already known to the public as Sherlock's arch-nemesis, even EON wouldn't be lazy enough to make him Bond's too.
Le Chiffre in the film, like many characters adaptations of Fleming, used "short cuts" to make him stand out, while in the novel it is more elaborate. While Silva was no Fleming character, he was modeled after them (Drax among others) and he was made as an accumulation of small oddities. This is how I think they will go for Blofeld.
Now there are a number of reasons why I doubt Andrew Scott is Blofeld: when you have Waltz in your cast, you do not give the role of the main villain to an actor like Scott, Scott looks nothing like Blofeld and is not in the right age range, while Waltz does look like OHMSS Blofeld and has the right age (by the way, Mikkelsen was about the same age as the novel's Le Chiffre). And it is easier for Blofeld to pass as Mr Obenhauser, a non British living in Europe, than it is to pass as someone from Whitehall. And the name Denbigh is rather lame. Maybe if it means "small fort", which is fairly close to Blofeld's name, then you have one piece of evidence to support your thesis, but it works also for Oberhauser, meaning "upper house" (which I found after a bit of Google Search: http://genealogy.familyeducation.com/surname-origin/oberhausen )
Personally I'd love the producers and Mendes to have had the balls to make Blofeld a woman.
Tilda Swinton would have been perfect in the role.
Just re-read my previous post. As Silva, played by Javier Bardem, was a one-time character who got killed off, why can't Waltz not play a magnificent leading Bond villain who doesn't happen to be Blofeld either?
Also, you forget one important thing here. Blofeld was NOT truly the leading villain in FRWL and TB. Yes, he had a cameo, but both Klebb/Kronsteen and Largo were the prime villains in their movies, wouldn't you agree?
To say that casting Andrew Scott as Blofeld is "lazy casting" is rather an exaggeration if I may say so. In the end we know how important the screenplay is. If the screenplay ingeniously re-introduce Blofeld, then why can't Scott play him?
And in all honesty.....I prefer an ingenious and slow/nuanced re-introduction of the character Blofeld that will take all of us by surprise. Also when you look to future Bond films; Bond 25 and Bond 26 (assuming that from now on SPECTRE will re-appear constantly). I personally find it lame when Waltz during the 2nd half of the movie says: "Hello James. I missed you. But my name is not Franz Oberhauser anymore, I renamed myself.......Ernst Stavro Blofeld!" or "You fool Mr Bond. I'm Ernst Stavro Blofeld, not your Franzy!"
It HAS to be more ingenious than that. That's why I think EON is going to marvel all of us....is going to take us by surprise.
Christoph Waltz fits Blofeld far more than Andrew Scott: he has the right appearance, the right age, he also has closer ethnic background (Blofeld is Eastern European with some Germanic blood). He is also an actor with far more credential. It is highly unlikely that they cast a "lightweight" to play Blofeld if they have an actor with the credential of Waltz. We also know Andrew Scott plays a British government official of some sort, a very unlikely cover up for Blofeld, given his background. We also know from interviews that whether Denbigh is a villain or a good guy depends on how you look at him. Not exactly an indication of a villain, certainly not a villain like Blofeld. Also, the rumors about the return of Blofeld point to Waltz, not Scott. A rumor is a rumor is a rumor and thus unreliable, by itself it would not hold, if not for the evidence we have regarding Waltz casting.
Bottom line, Andrew Scott as Blofeld would make little sense according to what we know and would be disappointing.
Scott as Blofeld would probably make his fans happy, and I am sure he has a decent deal of fans, but would disappoint many moviegoers who know Waltz and love him as a villain. Again, you would put a lightweight above an actor with far more credential.
Le Chiffre's weight was not his defining feature. When I read CR in preparation for CR 2006. Only two things stuck out to me. His all black tuxedo. (Check) and his inhaler use. (Check) In this day in age. You don't see many fat people in movies like this. (Especially in lead roles unless it's a bad comedy.)
Q on the other hand is a completely NEW character and NOT a re imagined Major Boothroyd. (But in this day and age, It's the young nerdy types who are building the gadgets and technology of today.)
Moneypenny was given an action oriented background but still serves the same purpose by the end of Skyfall. Felix wasn't reinvented at all. Just recast. He's still Felix Leiter of the CIA. Nothing more nothing less.
And considering what little Info we have on Dinbigh, It's safe to assume he won't be Blofeld considering him and Blofeld have nothing alike. And if he is Blofeld then it would be stupid considering Blofeld wasn't a government offical and is nothing like his literary counterpart. (once again not using any of his literary history and wasting his character.) If your going to call a character Blofeld and not have him resemble his book version, then what's the point? It's like "re imagining" Auric Goldfinger by not having him obsess with gold but Diamonds instead.
And I will add to this that Denbigh was cast as of late in the process, from the info we have. If he was Blofeld, even for a small role, would they leave it at the last minute, given the subsequent importance of the character?
I thought there was quite a struggle going on for this role, as Chiwetel Ejifor was originally going to play Denbigh no?
I also very much doubt they would cast someone who is famous for his role as Moriaty to play Blofeld.
Another reason why I doubt Denbigh is Blofeld in disguise: Ejiofor is also nothing like Blofeld. And he could easily be replaced by someone cheaper, which makes me think the role of Denbigh is relatively minor, and his casting less important.
And Murdock pointed out something else I had not thought of: the last Fleming villain featured in a Bond movie was Le Chiffre. They made an effort to include features of the novel: the completely black suit and the inhaler. Again, this makes me think it is far more likely that Waltz is Blofeld, as he looks like the Blofeld of OHMSS.
I'd prefer if Waltz is not Blofeld (I'd prefer him as either a red-herring or a No. 2 type character at SPECTRE), and the same for Scott. I hope it's someone else. Let's see.
Surely, with a title like Spectre, the producers and writers would expect everyone to believe whoever they cast as their villain to be Blofeld so why wouldn't they have him as a red herring.
It is not impossible, but then they would need to have one hell of a casting decision up their sleeve, for SPECTRE or Bond 25. I personally advocate Simon Russel Beale if it is the case (not nearly as known as Waltz, but a veteran actor who is friend with Mendes and somewhat fits the Blofeld from TB), but I doubt it will be the case. My bet is still on Waltz as Blofeld.
Nope. Blofeld is not, should not be a codename.
This image makes me see Beale as Blofeld
Mads big brother did such a sterling job in Sherlock, one of the biggest disappointments of the last series was them killing him off after the build up to his reveal.
I imagine it would be the first time brothers would have played villains in the Bond series. I'm not saying make him Le Chiffre brother just a high up no. in Spectre, he has the menace to be a sterling villain.
From King Lear I believe, directed by... Sam Mendes. He struck me as Blofeld potential, especially in the early scenes, when Lear is still all powerful.
The thing is, how do you completely hide spoilers in movies now? And one has to look at the evidence: it does point to Waltz. Not out of any reasonable doubt, but he is the most likely candidate.
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