Bond 26 (1 Viewer)

[Tommy R]

Back when Taylor-Johnson’s name came into the Bond mix I quickly got onboard that train and have been hoping for him since. I’m open to ultimately anyone EON my go with, but Taylor-Johnson I think is the best choice I’ve heard.

 

[Osato]

Ahem…

Reasons not to get excited about AJT

Aaron Taylor-Johnson The Sun, the U.K. tabloid, which has floated various possibilities for actors to play James Bond, caused a stir this week when the tabloid claimed Aaron Taylor-Johnson had been…

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[Tommy R]

The plot thickens!

Wallace Shawn Emerges As Frontrunner To Replace Daniel Craig As James Bond

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[Osato]

BBC weighs in…

BBC sources deny Aaron Taylor-Johnson rumours

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[Chip_HT]

The plot thickens!

Wallace Shawn Emerges As Frontrunner To Replace Daniel Craig As James Bond

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Inconceivable!

 

[JimmyO]

The plot thickens!

Wallace Shawn Emerges As Frontrunner To Replace Daniel Craig As James Bond

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That would be very inspired casting! Much in the same way that burning your house down is inspired renovations!

 

[Nelson Au]

I have to say, that I’ve been a Bond fan for a very long time. This news of a new actor to play Bond just doesn’t interest me anymore. And I’m kind of surprised by that. I guess my Bond is long past. The Daniel Craig era just never resonated for me.

 

[Osato]

I have to say, that I’ve been a Bond fan for a very long time. This news of a new actor to play Bond just doesn’t interest me anymore. And I’m kind of surprised by that. I guess my Bond is long past. The Daniel Craig era just never resonated for me.

Agreed. I think if there was a change in the creative team it might help. Not sure about it anymore with the current filmmakers. Its strayed far from what it once was and the enjoyable films that they once made.

Glad we have the 1962-2002 films to watch.

I’m interested in who they will eventually cast and if they ever decide to make a new film.

 

[Keith Cobby]

I have to say, that I’ve been a Bond fan for a very long time. This news of a new actor to play Bond just doesn’t interest me anymore. And I’m kind of surprised by that. I guess my Bond is long past. The Daniel Craig era just never resonated for me.

I didn't care for Craig either but I have warmed to his first two films (I think of them as Casino Royale pt 1 & 2).

I would like to see Chris Nolan given the job (including casting) and a mandate for two films.

 

[Desslar]

Agreed. I think if there was a change in the creative team it might help. Not sure about it anymore with the current filmmakers. Its strayed far from what it once was and the enjoyable films that they once made.

Glad we have the 1962-2002 films to watch.

I’m interested in who they will eventually cast and if they ever decide to make a new film.

Yeah, I really couldn't get into most of Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace and that put me off the Craig era in general. I think they had a pretty good run from the third act of Quantum of Solace through the second act of Spectre though.

I guess I just prefer a lighter brand of 007 - dangerous/violent sometimes but never too far from a mischievous quip, exotic vista, or breathtaking stunt. The films from Goldfinger until The World is Not Enough are endlessly rewatchable to me.

Not sure where they will take the franchise next. If it doubles down on the darker elements of the Craig years then I will probably lose interest. A little hard to imagine they will swing back toward Moore's heavy tongue in cheek vibe though.

Maybe show a younger Bond (late 20s) learning the ropes in the Cold War 50s. Maybe have some close friendships with a few other 00 agents, only to see them all eventually killed in the line of duty.

 

[Mikael Soderholm]

I didn't care for Craig either but I have warmed to his first two films (I think of them as Casino Royale pt 1 & 2).

I always watch CR and QoS back to back as well. Skyfall and Spectre have their moments, but the Blofeld thing is just stupid, although the idea of having a story that continues across several movies worked for me. And I thought NTTD was a fitting ending, both to the Craig era and to Bond, not sure I really care what they do after this, it's a bit like all the Star Wars spin-offs.

 

[David_B_K]

I have to say, that I’ve been a Bond fan for a very long time. This news of a new actor to play Bond just doesn’t interest me anymore. And I’m kind of surprised by that. I guess my Bond is long past. The Daniel Craig era just never resonated for me.

I loved Casino Royale and thought the Craig era would be a breath of fresh air. That turned out the be the only Craig movie I really liked. As the series progressed, the plots seemed to be too feminized; everything after QOS involved bad guys whose motivation was hurt feelings over being betrayed or "unloved". Even Bond succumbed to that motivation in the last outing. There were some entertaining sequences in all the films, but the plots were all pretty poor, IMO.

 

[PatrickDA]

The Craig movies were vastly superior, however, I never got a sense of why his Bond was a spy, and his Bond never seemed to like what he was doing.

 

[ScottRE]

I won't get excited or even believe a news report of the new Bond until Eon puts it out.

I enjoyed the Craig era, but have little love for Blofeld. I thought Casino Royale and Skyfall were incredible films. QoS works okay as a second part of CR, but the direction and style is too different (the oversized location subtitles alone annoy me). SPECTRE is beautifully shot but, again, Blofeld. NTTD was great until the last 5 minutes. The finale left a sour aftertaste in my mouth. There's nothing I hate more than 1) killing the hero and 2) the hero leaving behind a child who will never know him. It's neither original nor satisfying. And killing Bond just makes it much more difficult to sell the new film to viewers who can't get past "but you killed James Bond in the last movie."

I don't see Christopher Nolan signing on to do another franchise film again, he's past that now. And if we want these films to be fun, he's not the best choice. He doesn't do "fun" very much.

I would like a return to the original films, the Connery/Lazenby/Dalton style. I find some of the Moore's unwatchable these days, and even Brosnan can be tough; his Bond was a little too smarmy at times and his films were a bit on the 90's side of weird excess (CGI parasailing over ice floes and CGI Halle Berry were a bridge too far). But the Dalton films were great. Fun and hard hitting, serious but with appropriate humor.

However, we all have our preferences. I don't mind Barb and Michael producing to keep it in the family, but it's time for new writers.

 

[Nelson Au]

I hope you’ll excuse a lighthearted aside. I have been sampling some episodes of the 1980’s TV series Alf on the weekend binge on Catchy Comedy. I wasn’t a fan of it, but was aware of it. They did a Bond joke that was pretty good. I did not see the start of the episode, Alf appears to be substituting for Johnny Carson and it looked like a framing method to show clips from past episodes.

Alf is of course, creating chaos on the show. One segment had Alf dressed up in the costume that Carson wears when he does a skit where he is Carnac, mystic of the East. He tries to “divine” answers to unknown questions in an envelope from a clue? The clue Ed McMahan gives is Junk Bonds, such an 80’s topic. Alf answers: The last three James Bond films. As this episode aired in 1988, that would mean: The Living Daylights 1987, A View to a Kill 1985 and Octopussy 1983.

 

[Osato]

Interesting article:

This James Bond Story Demands a Proper Adaptation

The movie adaptation shares a name... and little else.

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[David_B_K]

Interesting article:

This James Bond Story Demands a Proper Adaptation

The movie adaptation shares a name... and little else.

collider.com

Interesting. Moonraker was one of my favorite of Fleming's novels. If they ever did a retro Bond, I always thought Moonraker would be a good literary source. It has a great villain, and there is a sequence like the golf game in Goldfinger in which Bond and Drax try to outcheat each other at cards. However, the plot is rather dated, what with surviving Nazis and rockets from the Sputnik era.

Moonraker is one of the few Bond films I have never seen. When I saw the poster with Bond in a space suit I just couldn't bring myself to watch it. And a name like Holly Goodhead belongs in a National Lampoon or Mad Magazine spoof.

 

[Nelson Au]

I remember there was great excitement about Moonraker coming right after the huge success of The Spy Who Loved Me. So there was that anticipation. But not of Bond going into space. People ate it up still.

I did not read the novel until years after seeing Moonraker. Agree it is dated and would need to be updated for another filmed version unless it’s a period piece. In someways, Goldeneye has elements of Moonraker where the intended target is London. So it was sort of remade.

 

[jayembee]

The plot thickens!

Wallace Shawn Emerges As Frontrunner To Replace Daniel Craig As James Bond

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He's a little homunculus.

 

[jayembee]

The Craig movies were vastly superior,

Agreed. But then, I've tended to go against the grain in terms of the Bond movies.

however, I never got a sense of why his Bond was a spy, and his Bond never seemed to like what he was doing.

It never occurred to me that anyone in his profession should ever actually like what they're doing. It seems rather a "lie back, close your eyes, and think of Mother England" kind of job to me.