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Christoph Waltz is the new Bond villain

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I doubt they got Christoph Waltz in the hopes he's going to 'stretch' as an actor. if they got Waltz its because they wrote a role they thought Waltz would be good in. Considering that role was Ejiofor's before Waltz got it, I'd say it's safe to assume he's going to be a genial, friendly sort of man with a really icy demeanor hidden just underneath the surface, with a twisted, almost joyful psychosis that comes out when provoked.

So essentially - right in his wheelhouse so far as American audiences are concerned, since most people will have only seen him in the two Tarantino movies he did, and nothing else.
 
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I like Waltz, I really do, but I just hope he shakes things up a bit. His performances since Basterds have been stuck in Tarantino mode. I find that he coasts on that fast-talking, eloquent charmer style a bit to heavily.
 
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BobbyRoberts said:
I doubt they got Christoph Waltz in the hopes he's going to 'stretch' as an actor. if they got Waltz its because they wrote a role they thought Waltz would be good in. Considering that role was Ejiofor's before Waltz got it, I'd say it's safe to assume he's going to be a genial, friendly sort of man with a really icy demeanor hidden just underneath the surface, with a twisted, almost joyful psychosis that comes out when provoked.

So essentially - right in his wheelhouse so far as American audiences are concerned, since most people will have only seen him in the two Tarantino movies he did, and nothing else.
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And maybe Green Hornet? Maybe?
 
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WonkersTHEWatilla said:
And maybe Green Hornet? Maybe?
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I feel like the overlap between those who've seen Basterds/Django and want to see Bond is way bigger than those who took a shot on Green Hornet.

But yeah, I'm sure there's some Green Hornet fans in the mix. Same with some people who thought he was really good in Water for Elephants.
 
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BobbyRoberts said:
I doubt they got Christoph Waltz in the hopes he's going to 'stretch' as an actor. if they got Waltz its because they wrote a role they thought Waltz would be good in. Considering that role was Ejiofor's before Waltz got it, I'd say it's safe to assume he's going to be a genial, friendly sort of man with a really icy demeanor hidden just underneath the surface, with a twisted, almost joyful psychosis that comes out when provoked.

So essentially - right in his wheelhouse so far as American audiences are concerned, since most people will have only seen him in the two Tarantino movies he did, and nothing else.
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It's like i can see it in my head already.

Not too thrilled by the choice, but he was definitely fun to look at in Django.
 
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RustyNails said:
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That he's mostly just recognized for being Aragorn is a shame.
 
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Bobby Roberts

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shira said:
Now if only we could get QT directing
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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.
 
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Jez Butterworth is actually doing a rewrite now on the script. Kinda shocked,cans didn't know he worked on skyfall.

I can see why Doug Liman thinks he's underrated.
 
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decent pick. I've only seen IB and Django. Personally, he was just alright in Django, he made the character appealing but sometimes I had a hard time hearing him. He mumbles a little in that film. thought Leo DESTROYED every other actor in that.
 
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Seems a little too obvious, but oh well.
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that was my first impression upon reading this, then I though "bloody hell, Waltz is going to give the usual tremendous performance and coupled with crazy makeup he will surely become one of the best Bond villains...maybe the best" and got damn excited about it
 
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BobbyRoberts said:
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.
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Tarantino was never a realistic option given how EON operates... they control their films, not the directors, and traditionally they don't hire American directors.
 
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