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What's the line on the next Bond?

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    Copper
    wrote on 2 Jul 2021, 17:22 last edited by
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    Really

    News leaked this past April that Lashana Lynch’s role in the James Bond tentpole “No Time to Die” would be that of the new 007, making her the first Black woman to take on Bond’s famous digits.

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    https://www.indiewire.com/2020/11/lashana-lynch-bond-backlash-black-woman-007-1234597026/

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      Doctor Phibes
      wrote on 2 Jul 2021, 17:22 last edited by
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      If you don't like James Bond, you can always make your own completely derivative series of mindless movies.

      Oh sorry, they already did that.

      I was only joking

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        2 Jul 2021, 11:48

        I think they should go in a completely different direction entirely.

        I'm rooting for Anthony Hopkins or Patrick Stewart.

        It would sure beat making the same movie over and over again for nigh on 60 years.

        As far as villains go, I wonder if they've considered having a character with some form of disability, and a sinister foreign accent?

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        Catseye3
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        @doctor-phibes said in What's the line on the next Bond?:

        As far as villains go, I wonder if they've considered having a character with some form of disability, and a sinister foreign accent?

        I dunno; you could ask. Do you have any acting chops?

        Hee hee.

        Your comment reminds me, Stephen Hawking once said an ambition of his was to play a villain in a movie. I think he'd have done a good job. I wish he'd gotten his wish.

        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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          Catseye3
          wrote on 2 Jul 2021, 17:29 last edited by
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          If Christian Bale hadn't already done the Batman thing, I bet he would be a superduper Bond. Mainly because IMO Christian Bale can do anything.

          Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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          • C Catseye3
            2 Jul 2021, 17:25

            @doctor-phibes said in What's the line on the next Bond?:

            As far as villains go, I wonder if they've considered having a character with some form of disability, and a sinister foreign accent?

            I dunno; you could ask. Do you have any acting chops?

            Hee hee.

            Your comment reminds me, Stephen Hawking once said an ambition of his was to play a villain in a movie. I think he'd have done a good job. I wish he'd gotten his wish.

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            Doctor Phibes
            wrote on 2 Jul 2021, 17:31 last edited by
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            @catseye3 said in What's the line on the next Bond?:

            @doctor-phibes said in What's the line on the next Bond?:

            As far as villains go, I wonder if they've considered having a character with some form of disability, and a sinister foreign accent?

            I dunno; you could ask. Do you have any acting chops?

            'Northern' is not a sinister foreign accent, nor, I might add, some form of disability, despite what those arseholes from London might say.

            I was only joking

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            • C Copper
              2 Jul 2021, 01:56

              The next James Bond must be a black woman, there is no alternative.

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              LuFins Dad
              wrote on 2 Jul 2021, 19:13 last edited by
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              @copper said in What's the line on the next Bond?:

              The next James Bond must be a black woman, there is no alternative.

              You saw my post above yours?

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                George K
                wrote on 13 Jun 2022, 22:23 last edited by
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                Idris Elba Back in Talks to Star as James Bond

                After actor Daniel Craig vacated his role as the suave, globetrotting 007, rumors began to swirl as to who should replace him. At the moment, bookies still view former Bridgerton hunk Rege-Jean Page as the favorite to put on the tux with odds of 5/2. Coming in at a close second is Henry Cavill at 4/1, Aidan Turner at 8/1, Tom Hardy at 6/1 and Idris Elba at 12/1. However, the word is, after scoring favorably in market research, producers are considering Elba for the role coveted role of James Bond.

                In 2019, the 49-year-old Brit admitted that he would love to play Bond. He said: “James Bond is a hugely coveted, iconic, beloved character that takes audiences on this massive escapism journey. Of course, if someone said to me, ‘Do you want to play James Bond?,’ I’d be like, ‘Yeah!’”

                Idris Elba Wanted as the Next James Bond?
                While Elba had expressed interest in playing Bond, he also discussed the prospect of playing a villain in the next film. At the time, the powers-that-be did not want Elba as a nemesis. Recently, a source spoke to The Sun newspaper and stated: “Idris has long been in talks to play a role in the next era of James Bond’s story and last year was being considered for a role as an antagonist. However, talks surrounding him playing the lead have started again as producers realized how popular he would be after carrying out secret market research. He ranked highly among the diverse group of movie buffs invited to participate in it. They didn’t want to see him as a nemesis, they want him as the hero.”

                Earlier this year, James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli even confirmed that the Luther star had been in the running for the iconic role, stating: “We know Idris, I’m friends with him. He’s a magnificent actor. You know, he has been part of the conversation, but it's always difficult to have conversations when you have somebody in the seat.”
                Elba, who has had starring roles in the hit crime drama The Wire and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, recently finished the feature-length film of his crime drama Luther. His next project, a dark fantasy, Three Thousand Years of Longing set to hit theaters on August 31, followed by Apple’s thriller Hijack, which Elba will produce as well as star in.

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                  Jolly
                  wrote on 13 Jun 2022, 22:33 last edited by
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                  Henry Cavill.

                  He has the look and he's the right age...By the time a Bond movie starts shooting, he will be in his forties. If successful, that gives him a run of four to six movies, which is about the usual span of a successful 007.

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                  • C Catseye3
                    2 Jul 2021, 17:29

                    If Christian Bale hadn't already done the Batman thing, I bet he would be a superduper Bond. Mainly because IMO Christian Bale can do anything.

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                    Mik
                    wrote on 13 Jun 2022, 22:36 last edited by
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                    @Catseye3 said in What's the line on the next Bond?:

                    If Christian Bale hadn't already done the Batman thing, I bet he would be a superduper Bond. Mainly because IMO Christian Bale can do anything.

                    I'm surprised you don't suggest Tom Brady.

                    (Cats likes those pretty boys)

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                      Copper
                      wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 01:54 last edited by
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                      I just watched it

                      What a stupid mess.

                      It's not a Bond movie, it is a stupid mess

                      I am sure it made someone feel included

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                        89th
                        wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 03:08 last edited by
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                        Cavill would be great. Hardy would be an even tougher version than Craig, but that’s not a bad thing. All of those actors they mentioned would be good picks.

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                          George K
                          wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 11:36 last edited by
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                          I love Idris Elba ("The Wire," man!), but I think picking him would be outside of the Bond canon. Isn't he supposed to be Scottish?

                          Of course, remember the outrage when Craig landed the role?

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                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                          • G George K
                            14 Jun 2022, 11:36

                            I love Idris Elba ("The Wire," man!), but I think picking him would be outside of the Bond canon. Isn't he supposed to be Scottish?

                            Of course, remember the outrage when Craig landed the role?

                            "James Blonde?" Really AYFKM?

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                            Doctor Phibes
                            wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 11:41 last edited by
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                            @George-K said in What's the line on the next Bond?:

                            Isn't he supposed to be Scottish?

                            Idris Elba is every bit as Scottish as Roger Moore and Daniel Craig.

                            And Timothy Dalton is freaking Welsh!

                            I was only joking

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                              Horace
                              wrote on 14 Jun 2022, 14:56 last edited by
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                              I would make a point of seeing it in theaters if they chose Tom Hardy.

                              Education is extremely important.

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