Daniel Craig laughed off a question asking him who he would love to see play James Bond next.

  • @jordanlund
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    2713 days ago

    I’d like to see period adaptations of the original books. Do it as a streaming show, 6 episodes per book or something like that.

    Some of the movies have been pretty close. Dr. No, Goldfinger, From Russia With Love, Casino Royale…

    Others were LAUGHABLY off the mark (cough) Moonraker (cough).

    • @dustyData
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      1313 days ago

      I’d love that too. But those books have become essentially a parody of themselves in today’s context. Without the 60’s mental POV, they’re nonsensical, racist, rapey and sexist. You’d end up in a unironical Austin Powers. I mean, the books are literarily fun fiction to read. But let’s not pretend they’re not cringey white male power fantasies. Spies were the coldwar’s mall ninjas. I’d rather revisit the spy kids universe.

      • @NeilBru
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        213 days ago

        How many of the books have you read?

        • @dustyData
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          All of them* and seen all the films as well. I’m an extraordinary fan of the series. But I’m also not delusional and can hold a critical view of the entertainment media I consume and regard them from the POV of the context that produced them. Casino Royale is still my favorite. Thunderball is still the goofiest shit Fleming wrote.

          Now you tell me your five favorite songs by the famous band and prove you are not a poser. /s

          • I haven’t read any of the post-Fleming books yet.
    • @Nuke_the_whales
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      211 days ago

      Were those books even good? I always thought the character outgrew its source. I never heard they were more than fairly straight forward spy novels but nothing special

      • @jordanlund
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        111 days ago

        I found them eminently readable. They have a book to book continuity missing from the films.

  • @aeronmelon
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    2413 days ago

    “Please stop asking me!”

  • tiredofsametab
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    Can he put in a good word for me? The world needs a Bond that’s an overweight but otherwise average-looking guy with an American accent, right?

  • @RememberTheApollo_
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    811 days ago

    Why would he care? He has an entire acting career that doesn’t revolve around Bond. He doesn’t have any sort of control over the franchise.

    Why would anyone ask him?

    • @qarbone
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      Because the media loves to pretend anyone is an expert on everything. Assigning outsized significance to someone’s words if they’ve ever been mentioned in any other nedia before. And sometimes even if they haven’t.

  • @[email protected]
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    513 days ago

    I just want James Bond to be fun again. Casino Royale and Skyfall are absolutely amazing, but the other three are HUGE stinkers. Even when past James Bond movies sucked they usually were super fun to watch, like A View to a Kill or Die Another Day. Quantum of Solace, Spectre and No Time to Die are easily the worst James Bond movies because they suck and have NO fun in them.

    • @Squizzy
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      213 days ago

      No Time To Die was solid, but it was patching issues as a sequel

    • Bobby Turkalino
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      By “fun” you mean Bond being a chauvinist pos? Yeah nah, I don’t think “why do Chinese women taste different” would do well

  • teft
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    313 days ago

    I thought Idris Elba was going to play Bond next.

    I think he would be an amazing James Bond. He’s suave and handsome enough.

    • @johannesvanderwhales
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      913 days ago

      I think that was just a fan casting. He’d be a good fit but I think that he’s probably too old for it from the film exec point of view. They will want to get 4+ movies out of whoever they cast.

      • southsamurai
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        213 days ago

        Yeah, sadly I agree. Would still love to see it though. He would be brilliant in the role, even if it was only one movie

    • @[email protected]
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      211 days ago

      He’s unfortunately too old, since being Bond is years of commitment. People who get heavily into guessing the new Bond figured that one out.

  • @[email protected]
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    013 days ago

    If it’s not Lashana Lynch, then it kinda undermines half of the story of the final movie.

    Not to say studios don’t love ruining their own stories…

  • @reddig33
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    -113 days ago

    It will end up being someone lousy. The Bond franchise is like Star Trek films. You get good bond/lousy bond/good bond cycles over and over. They’ll go for someone pretty, it will flop after one or two movies, and then they’ll hire a good actor again.

    • Quokka
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      13 days ago

      Craig Good
      Brosnan Bad
      Dalton Good
      Moore Bad
      Lazenby Good
      Niven Bad
      Connery Good

      Does not compute.

      • @grayhaze
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        813 days ago

        I’d argue that every Bond has been good in their own way. What brought some of them down is the poor writing, not what the actor brought to the role.

      • @reddig33
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        • Connery good
        • Lazenby awful
        • Moore good
        • Dalton bad
        • Brosnan good
        • ???
        • Craig good

        I don’t really count Niven and I can’t explain the gap between Brosnan and Craig. Maybe it has something to do with switching on the superconducting supercollider. I’m also still disappointed Halle Berry as Jinx didn’t get a spin off movie.

  • @[email protected]
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    13 days ago

    Probably some female bond, fighting male privilege. Just looking at our current trends, it seems likely. :)

        • @[email protected]
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          Well it’s how you phrased it. There have been so many movies with male protagonists so it’s not really bad thing that we are getting more female led movies.

          But in my personal opinion, movies are just a hobby/fun relaxing things. So there’s no reason to hold grudges over it. If you don’t like something just watch something else. We are living in the age of abundance.

      • @[email protected]
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        112 days ago

        I think I was misunderstood, so it’s funny to watch the reactions. :) Yes I know there are female spies. They are highly effective, more so than male spies since they have the ability to attract men. It is very common to use female spies for any sort of information gathering from men. It’s so easy.