Who should be the next James Bond?

[samson66]

Who do you WANT to be the next Bond and who do you THINK will be the next Bond?

If I had my choice the new James Bond would be Henry Cavill. This guy just looks perfect for the role. Physically he looks like he was born for the role. He can handle the action and stunts. He would capture the humorous side of Bond as well.

But I think the next Bond will wind up being Idris Elba. I like this actor a lot and he would probably be my second choice overall to play Bond. I think there is immense pressure for them to pick a POC Bond and if they go that route Idris is clearly the best actor for the role in my opinion. He's another guy you could just easily see slipping into that role. I would not be upset if he gets it.

My third choice would be Tom Hardy. Love this actor but he has one thing really holding him back vs the other two and that's his height. I realize Daniel Craig is not much taller but compared to Elba and Cavill, Hardy has a more stocky compact look to him and I just think the other two (both over 6') fit the mold a little better. Again though would not be at all upset to see Tom as the new Bond

What are your thoughts?

[rolexest]

You mean Jamie Bond?

[AshAP]

I think the next Bond will be his daughter. Perfect DNA for the job, maternal grandfather was an assassin & father was spy.

Freshens up the Bond franchise for the me too era.


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[Rolex Essex]

Henry Carvill would be good for the next Bond but to most he is the Man of Steel not Bond.

[samson66]

Originally Posted by rolexest

You mean Jamie Bond?

Originally Posted by AshAP

I think the next Bond will be his daughter. Perfect DNA for the job, maternal grandfather was an assassin & father was spy.

Freshens up the Bond franchise for the me too era.


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I believe the studio has already confirmed the next Bond will be a man. But maybe that has changed?

[HHIslander]

Cillian Murphy or Idris would be my two picks.

Cillian played the cool under pressure tough guy so well in Peaky Blinders, it would be great to see him as Bond.

[Wahlberg]

Chris Pratt

just use him in everything and ruin all the other movie franchises

[SearChart]

Tom Hardy.

[Laszlo]

John David Washington

He was amazing in Tenet and would absolutely awesome as 007.

[samson66]

Originally Posted by Laszlo

John David Washington

He was amazing in Tenet and would absolutely awesome as 007.

I really liked him in Tenet as well, but he's not British. I can't imagine them going with an American actor but you never know.

[Speedbird-1]

I fear the worst, but hope for the best.

Cavill looks the part.


I hear "Superman", is now, not so sure of themselves.

[TK-710]

Daniel Craig was around 38 when Casino Royale was released and is 53 now.

Idris Elba is currently 49 and the next Bond hasn’t even started filming yet (as far was we know). As much as he would be my first choice for the next Bond unfortunately I can’t see him having a long stint as the character if he does get it.

I also think Tom Hiddleston would do a great job. He would be my second choice and is currently 40.

Henry Cavill would round out my top 3. All very closely ranked. He was actually considered for the part in Casino Royals but was considered too young at time. He would have been in his early 20s. He’s 38 now. It would be a perfect time.

IF they ever went with a non British actor I think Joel Kinnaman would make a great Bond.

[Mendota]

Originally Posted by samson66

I believe the studio has already confirmed the next Bond will be a man. But maybe that has changed?

No, you are correct. Everyone has already said James Bond is a male character. What they need and what audiences really want is an equally strong and equally developed FEMALE character who can carry a whole film franchise, not a gender swapping of a 70 year old literary character.

I think Sam Heughan, who plays Jamie on Outlander, would be a great choice, too. He's 6'3" and has a great sense of humor, as well as being rough and tumble like a good Bond would be.

Idris Elba, Henry Cavill, Sam Heughan, Tom Hardy, even Tom Hiddleston would be a good choice, though I could see Tom Hiddleston depending more on gadgets like Roger Moore did.

Barbara Broccoli said over the weekend that they are letting Daniel Craig enjoy this finale through the end of the year and then they will start the search in earnest for the new actor in 2022.

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[TheVision]

Tom Hardy. Has that tough guy look and barely talks and when he does, it's just mumbles anyways. DC has similar style as well....and being a Bond, they tend to do all the talking with their gun or fists anyways.

Save the paragraphs of dialogues for Tom Hanks ;)!

[Blansky]

Should be a fun thread.

I think a lot of these choices are too old. Henry Cavill seems like a decent choice. I love Idris Alba, but changing to a black person seems like too much of a stretch. Tom Hardy seems too old at 44.

It takes a least a year to get these movies in the can, and 2-4 between movies. The actor should be in his 30s.

And Tom Hiddleston is too "small" like Brosnan et all. As someone mentioned in another thread, these guys are essentially "special forces" material and although Sean Connery could have been special forces in his day, these days they are bulkier.

I think of they were smart Bond would be a male much like Craig BUT that they should introduce a character in the next movie as Bond's (Daniel Craig) daughter and use her as a spin-off character in her own franchise.

I'm sure too that Craig would be fine with a small part in the movie to help introduce the daughter.

[HHIslander]

Here's the current odds per one bookmaker.

https://www.us-bookies.com/news/james-bond-odds/

[Wcdhtwn]

I'm confused... if you want to avoid a spoiler because you haven't seen the movie, don't read on...

Bond was killed at the end of the movie. Not just Craig as the actor, they killed the character. How can there be another Bond? Unless they are going to say he survived that? Which would be dumb. Or they are going to do movies that are set before this one?

I thought it was a terrible way to end the character. Bond finally had a woman he loved, a family, and a way to a happy life away from being a spy. But they kill him instead of walking off into the sunset a happy person. Nope, not a fan of the ending.

[AzPaul]

When Craig took on the role, he was a regularly working actor but not someone all that well known. Certainly not a 'lead'. Wouldn't surprise me if they went that route again. The Bond franchise brings it's own celebrity with it, so there's really no need to bring in a known commodity. Better to find the right fit for whatever direction the next incarnation of Bond is going to be than have to tailor the part to a known actor who brings with his performances, a certain audience expectation.

[Laszlo]

Originally Posted by samson66

I really liked him in Tenet as well, but he's not British. I can't imagine them going with an American actor but you never know.

That’s a good point. He is cool though.

Tom Hardy it is, I hope.

[supernova]

Originally Posted by Wcdhtwn

I'm confused... if you want to avoid a spoiler because you haven't seen the movie, don't read on...

*Spoilers******




I took it that it was just the end of Craig’s tenure and the Spectre saga.

They will reboot Bond with new lead and storyline, so it doesn’t matter if he died or not. Just like before Craig, none of the Bond films were connected and his death won’t be connected to the future films. And after credits, it does say James Bond will return…


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[Wcdhtwn]

Originally Posted by supernova

*Spoilers******




I took it that it was just the end of Craig’s tenure and the Spectre saga.

They will reboot Bond with new lead and storyline, so it doesn’t matter if he died or not. Just like before Craig, none of the Bond films were connected and his death won’t be connected to the future films. And after credits, it does say James Bond will return…


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But Bond never died at the end of any of the movies. He could’ve gotten away, not been infected, and still ended Craig as the actor. I guess he wanted a tear jerker to end his tenure… all that didn’t make it a better movie, IMO.

[Blansky]

Originally Posted by Wcdhtwn

But Bond never died at the end of any of the movies. He could’ve gotten away, not been infected, and still ended Craig as the actor. I guess he wanted a tear jerker to end his tenure… all that didn’t make it a better movie, IMO.

I didn't realize he died, but they could still use him introducing his daughter as a spinoff as "flashbacks".

The new actor changes I guess can be attributed to "Bond as code name" much like the '007' since you say he died. The new actor just assumes the code name as Bond.

You are no longer "John Smith' you are now James Bond.

[Wcdhtwn]

Originally Posted by Blansky

I didn't realize he died, but they could still use him introducing his daughter as a spinoff as "flashbacks".

The new actor changes I guess can be attributed to "Bond as code name" much like the '007' since you say he died. The new actor just assumes the code name as Bond.

You are no longer "John Smith' you are now James Bond.

They don’t show him dying, but the situation he’s in there’s really no escaping it, and given what else happened my interpretation is he didn’t try to escape because he wanted to die.

I guess lots of things are possible with Bond movies, especially if you consider movies like Moonraker. I guess we’ll see. But if they come up with a way he didn’t die, that would be absurd even for a bond film.

[Blansky]

Originally Posted by Wcdhtwn

They don’t show him dying, but the situation he’s in there’s really no escaping it, and given what else happened my interpretation is he didn’t try to escape because he wanted to die.

I guess lots of things are possible with Bond movies, especially if you consider movies like Moonraker. I guess we’ll see. But if they come up with a way he didn’t die, that would be absurd even for a bond film.

Like the cliff hangers I used to see as a kid in the theaters.

The guy goes over a cliff on his horse...THE END

Next week .....he almost goes over the cliff but dives off and grabs a branch at the last second....and on we go...

[Mendota]

No, this is very important and for non-comic book readers it is confusing as hell. James Bond the character did not die. Only Daniel Craig's version of James Bond died. Daniel Craig's Bond takes place in a different universe and timeline than Connery et al, and Casino Royale was the first film in this 5-part franchise reboot. The Daniel Craig Bond universe has nothing to do with any of the previous Bond films in timeline and has nothing to do with future Bond films. This was a self-contained 5 film reboot, starting with Casino Royale and ending with No Time to Die. The story line closed with the death of this universe's Bond, and then future films will start off fresh. This is EXACTLY how Christopher Nolan's 3 film Batman trilogy was handled, as well. Think of James Bond in the same way that you think of Batman. Different story lines over the decades, actors, comics, books, writers, directors, etc. and while the character is the same in name, these are multiverses so the new films will always be fresh and new.

The other films from the past loosely contained threads and nuggets from previous films and story lines, as they worked their way through Ian Fleming's novels, but only loosely. They were mainly self contained stories. The notion of Tracy getting killed at the end of On Her Majesty's Secret Service was never really addressed in any of the other films, and there were several carryovers from other films using SPECTRE and Blofeld, but that was about it. It was designed that way so that audiences could see a new actor in a different era and it was never an issue.

[enjoythemusic]

Padi as the next Bond. Padi is smart, quick-thinking, a man of action, and he don't put up with sh..!

He also has a special timepiece, not one that's babied or a safe queen.

[Rashid.bk]

Armie Hammer would be a great fit.

[samson66]

Originally Posted by enjoythemusic

Padi as the next Bond. Padi is smart, quick-thinking, a man of action, and he don't put up with sh..!

He also has a special timepiece, not one that's babied or a safe queen.

Unfortunately today's Bond viewer is only concerned with £££$$$€€€. Personally I watch the Bond movie that I like best, not the so called hype Bond movies

We love ya Peter!

[Al1969]

Originally Posted by enjoythemusic

Padi as the next Bond. Padi is smart, quick-thinking, a man of action, and he don't put up with sh..!

He also has a special timepiece, not one that's babied or a safe queen.

He can wear his SD.

[BLACKHORSE 6]

Originally Posted by Mendota

No, this is very important and for non-comic book readers it is confusing as hell. James Bond the character did not die. Only Daniel Craig's version of James Bond died. Daniel Craig's Bond takes place in a different universe and timeline than Connery et al, and Casino Royale was the first film in this 5-part franchise reboot. The Daniel Craig Bond universe has nothing to do with any of the previous Bond films in timeline and has nothing to do with future Bond films. This was a self-contained 5 film reboot, starting with Casino Royale and ending with No Time to Die. The story line closed with the death of this universe's Bond, and then future films will start off fresh. This is EXACTLY how Christopher Nolan's 3 film Batman trilogy was handled, as well. Think of James Bond in the same way that you think of Batman. Different story lines over the decades, actors, comics, books, writers, directors, etc. and while the character is the same in name, these are multiverses so the new films will always be fresh and new.

The other films from the past loosely contained threads and nuggets from previous films and story lines, as they worked their way through Ian Fleming's novels, but only loosely. They were mainly self contained stories. The notion of Tracy getting killed at the end of On Her Majesty's Secret Service was never really addressed in any of the other films, and there were several carryovers from other films using SPECTRE and Blofeld, but that was about it. It was designed that way so that audiences could see a new actor in a different era and it was never an issue.

This is correct.

It will be tough to follow Daniel Craig, but then the same could be said for following Connery after his first five films and they delivered a film that is arguably one of two masterpieces in the series (the other being Casino Royal).

Time will tell. As long as Barbra Broccoli remains at the helm of Eon I think it will go well.