Can A New Bond Take Over From Craig?
ElektrikVesper
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I was just thinking about this idea for a while and thought id get opinions on it. It's about whether a new bond can really take over after Daniel Craig in the film series ends as his turn for bond.
Most of the actors that became the new Bond were cast after years long hiatuses from the last film and were essentially rebooting the franchise as a new actor in a new era after said hiatuses. (( like Pierce Brosnan in the 90s, Daniel Craig in the late 2000's etc)
But if Bond continues at this pace of two year gap between each new film and a new bond has to be chosen after Daniel Craig has finished his run, Do you think modern day audiences will really take to the dramatic shift between different actors without some type of explanation, in film, as to why there is such a different Bond?- i just thought of this as i couldn't really imagine a new bond after Daniel Craig and i personally could find it a bit jarring if i saw a completely new actor suddenly in the Bond role. ( i grew up in the Brosnan era so only really saw the change from Brosnan to Craig)
Do you think the audience would go with a completely new actor in the role without explanation, or do you think they might find it jarring too? or would they accept is a new era for the film series?
Most of the actors that became the new Bond were cast after years long hiatuses from the last film and were essentially rebooting the franchise as a new actor in a new era after said hiatuses. (( like Pierce Brosnan in the 90s, Daniel Craig in the late 2000's etc)
But if Bond continues at this pace of two year gap between each new film and a new bond has to be chosen after Daniel Craig has finished his run, Do you think modern day audiences will really take to the dramatic shift between different actors without some type of explanation, in film, as to why there is such a different Bond?- i just thought of this as i couldn't really imagine a new bond after Daniel Craig and i personally could find it a bit jarring if i saw a completely new actor suddenly in the Bond role. ( i grew up in the Brosnan era so only really saw the change from Brosnan to Craig)
Do you think the audience would go with a completely new actor in the role without explanation, or do you think they might find it jarring too? or would they accept is a new era for the film series?
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It will be hard to imagine actor number 007, but it's been done 5 times already so why not another? Those born before the 60s would know.
and Brosnan will get a break, as he'll move into the " Classic" actor
section.
I already started bashing Craig after I first saw him as Bond (not before!). I think it will take longer for people to warm up to Brosnan again. Most people still dislike Moore.
no but seriously, let's just concentrate on DC and what he brings with him instead of focusing on rumors about the next fella :007)
I for one liked both Brosnan and Moore, if I'm in the minority
so be it, but I think Both actors have many fans in the Bond
community.
I also think Craig is terrific, yet his portrayal of Bond is 180%
From Moore and Brosnan.
I don't remember people worrying so much about the next Bond actor when Pierce Brosnan was Bond. The speculation all came after Die Another Day, and I don't think anyone expected Daniel Craig to be a possibility.
I agree, I enjoy seeing all the actors in the role. I've read too much negativity about actors/films on Bond forums (not this one) that I'm taking a step back and looking at the movies with "my eyes only".
Brosnan did get the short end of the stick in terms of content but he moves well and looks good in them.
know if they had made the right choice but as soon as I watched him
in CR. Bloody hell! -{ Bond was back and one dangerous S.O.B.
( I know you're not a fan Matt S) but bear with me .....
Sure DC looks nothing like the Bond described in the novels, but In my
Opinion he does display all the character,of the Bond of the novels. Infact
It was how upset I was at QOS, that made me go back and reread all the Fleming
Books. Only to find I was wrong, Craig is ( once again only my opinion) the Bond
Of those wonderful novels. Flawed, injured, damaged but still determined to do
his duty for Queen and Country.
We all have our own opinions ( no one is right or wrong) but I'm really happy with
Daniel as Bond, and can see he's done his research on the character. I can only
Hope they find another great actor next time.
( I'm still available )
Probably, because most of people did not have internet in the Brosnan age?
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
In America, everyone I knew had internet by the time of TWINE. And there were tabloid newspapers back then.
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You say that like you were aware of James Bond back then.
Is that some sort of sexual innuendo ?
Yes, we do.
And the answer is: yes. Unless one was around at the time, it's hard to imagine how hard it seemed to replace Connery since he had become so identified with the part. Once that was done, the problem eased.
Not sure how old AJB and other fora are. but having internet does not mean an intensive exchange of opinions like it's normal today.
You and I were not registered here when DAD was out for example.
The tabloids then and now were not really critical against the main actors - their goal was to keep their readers buying and Bond was always good for that.
Campaigning against the present actor is a typical internet phenomenon and is not limited to Bond only.
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
I think it's just one of those things that people accept. Everyone knows that Bond has been played by multiple actors. In soaps, characters are recast, often with no comment.
A friend has said there is a theory that 'James Bond' is a codename; is that what you mean by an in-film explanation as to why multiple actors played him?
I hope they never actually use the codename theory. Real Bond fans know the codename theory makes no sense.
I am sick of it X-(
It's just an awful ill-conceived idea; like in the BBC Robin Hood, where his gang say that Robin Hood is not just one person- "We are all Robin Hood" 8-) Audiences aren't thick, they can understand the concept of the same character being played by different actors, such as with superheroes. They might not think that the new person is as good as the previous one but they accept that this person is now the character.
Can't wait for that!
I am new to the forum, The next James Bond
Heres a list of names in no paticular order who could play the part. what do you think.
Aiden Turner Age 32
Jack Huston Age 32
Charlie Hunnam Age 35
Dan Stevens Age 32
Henry Cavill Age 32
Tom Hardy Age 37
Tom Hiddleston Age 34
Luke Evans Age 36
Benedict Cumberbatch Age 39
Max Irons Age 29
Michael Fassbender Age 39
Older
Damian Lewis Age 44
Andrew Lincoln Age 41
Christian Bale Age 41
Hugh Jackman Age 46
Actors who would like to be cast in the role of James Bond.
Rupert Penry-Jones Claimed it to be a dream role, that he’d “give a shot” when Daniel Craig left it.
Benedict Cumberbatch is a huge Bond fan apparently and would jump at the chance of a part in the franchise.
Hugh Jackman ( he has actually turned the role down before ) He’s apparently open to playing the role in the future though, claiming that it wasn’t right at the time.
Tom Hardy Hardy’s claimed he’d love to play Bond if Christopher Nolan was on board.
Damian Lewis claims it would be “wonderful” to take on the role, but would rather talk about it when Craig announces he’s going.
Robert Pattinson reportedly a massive James Bond fan interested in a role.
Henry Cavill apparently had screentests to play Bond back in 2005, but Daniel Craig was chosen ahead of him, as Cavill was only 22. He turned down the lead role in 300 just in the hope that he’d get the part, and apparently, he’d still love to do.
Regards
Paul
Some comments on your list:
I think the actor who plays Bond should be:
1. British preferably, but not necessarily, so long as they can sound British on screen.
2. Brown/black hair, white Caucasian
3. Between 6' and 6'3" in height
4. Late 20s / Early 30s now, so that by the time they take over in 2021 (assuming Craig does one more in 2018), they'll be the right age.
I'm not a fan of the following becoming Bond either because of their age or appearance:
Aiden Turner Age 32
Tom Hardy Age 37
Tom Hiddleston Age 34
Luke Evans Age 36
Charlie Hunnam Age 35
Dan Stevens Age 32
Michael Fassbender Age 39
Damian Lewis Age 44
Andrew Lincoln Age 41
Too big a star to play James Bond, but I wouldn't mind having either of them:
Benedict Cumberbatch Age 39
Christian Bale Age 41
Hugh Jackman Age 46
I like:
Jack Huston Age 32
Henry Cavill Age 32
Max Irons Age 29
My addition to the list:
Nicholas Hoult Age 25 (will be turning 32 in 2021)
I'd love to see Henry Cavill take over as Bond. Cavill was definitely too young in 2005, but in 2021 he'll be 38 - the same age as Craig was when he took over.
Regards
Paul