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[Dommo]

Please tell me what this is from.

In Bruges. Great film.

 

[Vigilant Walrus]

OH. MY. GAWWWWWWWD.

 

[bodyboarder]

This can only end well.

Spoiler

seriously

 

[Wind's Howling]

Such an underrated actor. Great decision.

Underrated? The fuck?

He recently played in Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained (won an Oscar in both of these) and now he is starring as the new Bond villain.

I would hardly call that underrated.

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

In Bruges. Great film.

The bestest film

 

[Anth0ny]

GOD YES

dude is a legend

 

[FTF]

Oh wow, nice.

 

[overcast]

i hope daniel craig gets viggo mortensen or daniel day lewis before he bows out.

I really like Viggo. I miss him.

 

[Emperor Bohe]

Wooooooo

 

[Discotheque]

I really like Viggo. I miss him.

check out two faces of january. it's a pretty solid thriller.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

Finally a villain with a German accent.

 

[DBT85]

Yesssss.

Now make Idris the next Bond.

 

[Maximus.]

This is good news.

 

[kitschbeam]

YEEESSSSS

 

[glaurung]

Excellent news.

I don't think I've ever seen Waltz do a poor performance. He was even enjoyable in Zero Theorem, though the movie was otherwise quite dull.

 

[wapplew]

2 best supporting actor as Bond villain on a roll, Jared Leto next?

 

[Dabanton]

EON had their chance. He pitched a period version of Casino Royale that would reboot the series. They dilly-dallied, and finally rejected the pitch... only to make a current version of Casino Royale that rebooted the series.

That's the story as I understand it, although I'm sure there's more to it (and I might have gotten a detail wrong)

Anyway I got the sense Tarantino isn't a big fan of EON so much anymore.

If you see the way that EON, well Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson like to try and make the most of every facet of their producer moniker, you can see why a director like Tarantino and them would clash massively. He has a very strong personality. So do they and they make a lot of suggestions... QoS is a masterclass in total producer control over a director.

After Skyfall I'm surprised Mendes came back, as a little birdie told me he didn't have that great of a time finishing that movie. Craig probably convinced him to stay but to have a long break first.

 

[Stiflers Mom]

I find that he coasts on that fast-talking, eloquent charmer style a bit to heavily.

I have seen performances of him since the 80ies on german television before he went to international stardom, and he has always been like that..

He is basically playing himself in every role..

(which almost every famous actor does, see Sean Connery, Clooney, etc)


And for the next Bond movie, I hope they go back to the Casino Royale formula and abandon the cinematographic cheesefest that was Skyfall.

 

[MarkMclovin]

I totally expected Javier Bardem to be amazing but he wasn't. So I'll remain sceptical.

 

[A-V-B]

Ooooooh. Viggo would be a killer Bond villain. I want this.

Let's go all the way with this and say Viggo should be the killer Bond villain who kills Bond in Craig's last Bond film.

 

[Rehynn]

Watch him do the exact same character he did in Basterds and Django.

 

[glaurung]

Watch him do the exact same character he did in Basterds and Django.

I would be totally fine with this.

 

[Palpable]

Ralph Fiennes wasn't Q in Skyfall though, iirc. It was Ben Whishaw.

 

[MikeHattsu]

Sounds good.

 

[adamsapple]

Holy shit this is great news.

 

[Admiral Bone to Pick]

Watch him do the exact same character he did in Basterds and Django.

Watch you be bitter and unoriginal.

 

[QuicheFontaine]

Can't WAIT to see this now. Great idea.

Really thought that Ralph Fiennes was a great fit as the new M in Skyfall. Looking forward to seeing more of him too.

 

[Juz]

Awesome news!

 

[kiguel182]

I really liked Skyfall so this just makes me even more eager to see this. Great casting.

 

[TrutaS]

He is perfect for a sarcastic psychopath role. But then again doesn't he seem to be hired for that role all the time? It will still be interesting and fun to watch I hope.

 

[Travo]

This is s great choice for a Bond villain.

 

[Lashley]

fantastic news

 

[Sn4ke_911]

Holy shit waaat? this is AMAZING!

 

[Ennosuke]

Finally a villain with a German accent.

Yes this is awesome! Best choice.

 

[Gonzalez]

I hope he's playing none other than Bond arch villain, Ernst Stavro Blofeld.

 

[Diprosalic]

Finally a villain with a German accent.

i wonder if he will play a german, probably i guess.

 

[bud]

waltz is a boring choice.

 

[Acorn]

waltz is a boring choice.

Perfect choice

 

[Solo]

MI6 is finally covering it, so it must be true.

:/

Not a fan of this choice.

 

[driver116]

I just saw this trending - fantastic choice (if he's indeed the villain).

 

[Mariolee]

MI6 is finally covering it, so it must be true.

:/

Not a fan of this choice.

I'll bite. Why?

 

[Blader]

If you see the way that EON, well Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson like to try and make the most of every facet of their producer moniker, you can see why a director like Tarantino and them would clash massively. He has a very strong personality. So do they and they make a lot of suggestions... QoS is a masterclass in total producer control over a director.

After Skyfall I'm surprised Mendes came back, as a little birdie told me he didn't have that great of a time finishing that movie. Craig probably convinced him to stay but to have a long break first.

That and the raise that comes with grossing $1 billion

 

[CosmicGroinPull]

Seems like too easy if a choice but I'm all for it.

 

[Solo]

Because I find him to be one of those actors, in his American roles anyways, who tends to give almost the same performance regardless of the film/role. Kind of like how I never buy George Clooney as anything but George Clooney, I feel the same about Waltz. His characters in Django/Bastards were different on paper, but the performances were basically the same thing.

 

[Rich!]

His characters in Django/Bastards were different on paper, but the performances were basically the same thing.

Blame Tarantino for that, not Waltz.

I feel the two roles were acted very differently.

 

[Solo]

Everything down to Waltz's mannerisms were the same, I felt.

 

[driver116]

 

[Ourobolus]

I hope he's playing none other than Bond arch villain, Ernst Stavro Blofeld.

Exactly what I was thinking.

 

[Solo]

I doubt it will be Blofeld simply because Craig's run is almost over and Blofeld seems like something they'd do over a multi-film arc with the next Bond.

 

[Jarnet87]

Never been a Bond fan but Waltz will kill it, he's great in everything. Chiwetel would have been good too.