Best Bond?
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Yeah I know. He can take as much time as he needs. I really want Dune Messiah to live up to expectations.
So no worries...Bond can wait, lol.
It may be a long way off, but it's a done deal. Denis Villeneuve will direct the next Bond film:
As for whether the film will be completely humorless as with the Craig films, we will see.
I have to assume he will have some say in the choice of actor. With Amazon having the final word.
As for whether the film will be completely humorless as with the Craig films, we will see.
I have to assume he will have some say in the choice of actor. With Amazon having the final word.
Dunno if I'd go so far as to say there wasn't humor in some of the Craig films. They sort of added humorous bits starting with Spectre.
Me personally, I prefer the more serious take. I enjoy the cheeziness in the Moore Bond films, but it's more nostalgic.
Taking a more serious approach means better quality in the films.
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Not a fan of this news.
Villeneuve is gonna make the next Bond film an arthouse film and boring.
FWIW, there's a fair amount of background about Québec in Fleming's novel The Spy Who Loved Me, but the social observations he made are badly dated and have little to do with the reality of the place--even when he made them 60+ years ago.
Villeneuve instantly becomes the second-most important Quebecer in the history of the Bond franchise, after original co-producer Harry Saltzman .... and arguably the second or third most important Canadian, give or take a Lois Maxwell [the original Miss Moneypenny].
Villeneuve instantly becomes the second-most important Quebecer in the history of the Bond franchise, after original co-producer Harry Saltzman .... and arguably the second or third most important Canadian, give or take a Lois Maxwell [the original Miss Moneypenny].
The name's Bond, Jacques Bond...
Dune was beautiful for sure. I think he is a good director in general. That said, when it comes to Bond, the plot is the most important in my opinion. Truth is, no matter who was gonna direct, they would hire a good director. For such a franchise, no way it was gonna be a schlop. Im a lot more curious on the actor who is gonna be Bond personally. But of course congrat to Denis.
Me too. Kevin Hart as James Bond, anyone? Lol
With Denis at the helm, I'm sure they'll be able to attract some top talent for the role of Bond (if they choose to go that route).
Personally, I think a great choice would be Robert Pattinson.
He's sort of in that age range, he's British, he has the looks, and of course he's a great actor. He's also already supposed to be working with Villeneuve on Dune Messiah, once it starts filming.
We already know he can play the suave type, as he's done it as Bruce Wayne in The Batman franchise. Unfortunately, that's a hindrance too, as the two huge franchises might be too much for his plate and conflict with each other.
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I'm a fan of Pattinson too, however unlikely a choice as he's the star of another big franchise ...
Historically they've almost always gone the way of a relative unknown or lesser known actor. They didn't want somebody who might risk overshadowing the role, I think ... as Connery had done by the end of his tenure, arguably.
They also need somebody who'll sign on for a multi-year, multi-film deal, Lazenby notwithstanding. That's easier & cheaper with such an actor ... but also don't discount the governing idea that the star is Bond, less so the actor playing him.
Before Bond:
• Connery: bit player at best
• Lazenby: had done one TV commercial
• Moore: well known to UK audiences as TV's The Saint
• Dalton: theatre actor mostly
• Brosnan: TV star
• Craig: mostly supporting roles in indie movies
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I only think he worked alright for Batman cause he was in the suit way more than he was "Bruce Wayne", wich is one of the first time this happen. Other Batman movies had a lot more Bruce than Bat. I guess as a "vengeful young Batman" it was totally fine and even some scenes he was maskless i liked that they kept the eye make up on, giving a sense of realism and greetyness and it suited him rather well. Thats one pet peeve i always had with other iteration, he remove the cowl and then boom the eye make up is gone.
I may be traditionalist but my pick for Bond would be a very traditional look. I could see Henry Cavill for instance, i think he has the physique and the presence to be it. After that i have no issue if they cast someone "diverse" for another agent, like as a "secondary role" or even as a spin off, could be a non-white man, woman, whatever. But i was Bond to remain .. Bond. Thus why im not agreeing with the peoples who would cast Idris Elba, even if he was 7-8 years younger.
This is mostly true, although a few comments are in order. (1) this history was all before Amazon took over the franchise, and it is not clear whether they will pay attention to and respect it; and (2) although Sean Connery was mostly a bit player before he got cast in Dr. No, his career was on the upswing, and he was cast in the lead role of Draby O'Gill in the Walt Disney film about leprechauns called Darby O'Gill and the Little People. This film released a couple years before Dr. No was casted. He actually sings in this movie- no voice dubbing- and you can see from the below video that he could in fact sing. Although this role was a 180 degree turn from the roles he would eventually play, casting directors were put on notice and knew he was a talented up and coming actor by the time casting came for Dr. No:
With all of the changes in production, cast, Amazon etc etc etc. it really feels like Bond as we know Bond is dead and I wouldn't be sad to see it simply just stop at this point rather than dilute the legacy. There's too much money involved for that to happen, of course, but I wish they could take and serialize some of the other great characters that might be great for a series, like Matt Helm, The Saint, Fletch, Parker or Dortmunder, etc etc etc. There's a bunch of really great material in there that has only been patchily or poorly interpreted (yes, Dean Martin as Helm, I'm looking at you). Some of these are great characters that are easily updateable, especially Parker and The Saint. It would be nice to invest some time and new ideas in creating a new franchise and as we all know Hollywood has a hard time finding/creating new characters but there's still lots of great old ones to use.
It's a little bit of a stretch to consider Saltzman a Quebecer, even though he was born in Sherbrooke. He wasn't raised in Quebec, though.
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