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[Mike Works]

Done.

 

[3Sixty]

Pure evil?

Athletes being considered?

Jaws?

 

[OnkelC]

I'd go with someone like Vinnie Jones / Bullet Tooth Tony:

Fits the more physical tone of the new Bond series quite well.

 

[BouncyFrag]

How about Tom Hardy?

 

[Discotheque]

fuuuck austin powers was incredible. mike myers used to be amazing

 

[The Elite]

When does this start filming?

Edit: December.

 

[Currygan]

Done.

ehhhh. reminds me of Adso in Name of the Rose

 

[lupinko]

What?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Son

MMA highlights 0-5 record

http://youtu.be/5N9eRehnMiY

convicted rapist and murdered someone in prison, and yes he took all those groin shots.

 

[Kimosabae]

*sigh*

I hate waiting so long between the sequels for this Bond-verse.

 

[xBladeM6x]

This topic just reminded me how much I liked Skyfall, and it's villain.

 

[Tugatrix]

i'll go with Robert Maillet

 

[strafer]

I didn't know Odjob was iconic.

 

[Lynd7]

You can't just create an 'iconic' character. Most times when people try to force it, people reject them and they don't become some well loved thing.

I don't mind them introducing some more classic Bondism's though, Bond should have a slight sense of fun.

 

[OnkelC]

i'll go with Robert Maillet

clever choice as well, he was great in the Sherlock Holmes movie. But a bit too close to Jaws IMHO.

 

[Zukuu]

How about Tom Hardy?

You may have adopted the British Accent, but I WAS BORN WITH IT!

 

[Gonzalez]

Wade Barrett isn't doing anything at the moment. Hint, hint...

 

[BertramCooper]

Has there been anti-Bond? Someone just like only pure evil?

Red Grant.

 

[AlexBasch]

Monique Delacroix is such a sexy name.

*gasp

What if Remy is James half-sister?

 

[UrbanRats]

Bond 24 is next year? goddamn, next year is packed with big movies.

Spoiler

And big games.

 

[Corronchilejano]

Why not both? Like, uh, Mayday?

Cause we already got one like that.

 

[Penguin]

I didn't know Odjob was iconic.

You know many villains with deadly hats?

I don't think so!

I would imagine Oddjob, Nick-Nack (for less positive reasons) and Jaws are the iconic ones.

Could see May Day and possibly Xenia Onatopp as well.

Red Grant, but don't think many see him as a henchman

 

[Schattenjäger]

Oh great, now they've spoiled the fact that the new Bond film will have a villain, and a car sequence.

GOSH.

Lolol!!
But will Thanos be the assassin ?

 

[Randdalf]

Damn.

Craig Bonds going full blown "Roger Moore"-silliness-mode..

Having an iconic villain isn't full blown silly. I always thought the Craig films could lighten up a bit anyway, make it an adventure rather than some personal mission and cut down on the involvement of MI6 as much as possible.

 

[fanboi]

Isnt Tom Harding like two apples high?

 

[Schattenjäger]

 

[Firemind]

I didn't know Odjob was iconic.

Have you played Goldeneye once in your life?

 

[Metallix87]

Yeah, 24 and 25 will be closely tied, then I think Craig is done.

Wonder if Bond 26 is finally going to validate the codename theory!

It's such a dumb theory.

 

[Ridley327]

You mean after Skyfall destroyed it by showing the Bond family gravestones?

I guess Craig could be the first Bond and others could assume his identity. But as for tying the whole series together, that's impossible at this point. Not that you would want to, considering the different tones that each Bond brings to the table. I don't want Roger Moore existing in the same universe as Timothy Dalton.

It was dead long before that when Roger Moore's Bond visited Tracy's grave at the beginning of For Your Eyes Only, which wouldn't have happened if the theory held any water whatsoever. Same thing when his wife is brought up again in License to Kill.

 

[Sean*O]

Batista wouldn't surprise me

 

[ReturnOfTheRAT]

Just make it Alexander Skarsgard, who could be Le Chiffre's son. Or something.

He can show DC a proper Swedish accent.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Yeah, 24 and 25 will be closely tied, then I think Craig is done.

Wonder if Bond 26 is finally going to validate the codename theory!

Nothing can validate the codename theory so far as it applies to every Bond film before Casino Royale.

Skyfall however specifically nudged open the door for the codename theory to be applied to Craig's Bond, as he is the first Bond in the continuity rebooted by Casino Royale.

Dr. No thru Die Another Day - All the same James Bond.
Casino Royale thru Skyfall - Completely different James Bond.

The real fun bit of continuity wonk, for me, is suggesting that "John Mason" in The Rock is actually a burnout James Bond broken out of American prison.

 

[BronsonLee]

Kurrgan, The Great Khali, Nathan Jones. Pick one. Or all three! James Bond vs Pro Wrestling

 

[Rich!]

It was dead long before that when Roger Moore's Bond visited Tracy's grave at the beginning of For Your Eyes Only, which wouldn't have happened if the theory held any water whatsoever. Same thing when his wife is brought up again in License to Kill.

not only that, but:

1. George Lazenby's Bond looks through various items from the first few Connery films (such as Honey Ryder's knife and FRWL's briefcase) with fondess after resigning from MI6.

2. Sean Connery looking in anger for Blofeld at the start of Diamonds are Forever, following on from the death of Tracy in Lazenby's OHMSS.

3. Roger Moore's Bond visits Tracy Bond's grave with flowers at the start of FYEO before Blofeld attacks him as revenge for what happened in Diamonds are Forever.

4. Timothy Dalton's Bond has history with the exact same Felix Leiter who was in Roger Moore's Live and Let Die (played by David Hedison in both), who makes reference to his marriage - "he was married once, but that was a long time ago".

5. Alec Trevelyan in Goldeneye talking to Pierce Brosnan's Bond after his reveal of still being alive - "whilst your parents had the luxury of dying in a climbing accident". This is canon to the books. Bond also has the same coat of arms in The World is Not Enough as he does in OHMSS.

6. Daniel Craig's Bond in Skyfall. Residence in Scotland, as per canon and absolutely most definitively of all - the tombstone of his deceased parents, referenced by Trevelyan in GE and through the Fleming novels.

The code-name theory is complete and utter bullshit. As shown above, every single Bond actor has had credible evidence to prove they are the same person and EON (producers) have dismissed it entirely too.

 

[pants]

Daniel Craig's 007

Fuck.

He's still Bond? Yuck.

 

[Guevara]

"Former sports athletes will be under consideration along with anyone 'very unusual'.​

What's OJ up to these days? Actor AND sportsman

 

[Bobby Roberts]

You cannot apply Craig's Bond to any shutdown of the codename theory. He's not the same Bond. It's a completely different version of the same character in a new continuity.

 

[FortuneFaded]

What's OJ up to these days? Actor AND sportsman​

I'm not sure he would be believable as a killer.​

 

[pants]

"Former sports athletes will be under consideration along with anyone 'very unusual'.​

What's OJ up to these days? Actor AND sportsman

Brock Lesnar would be interesting actually

 

[Schattenjäger]

We need an unknown plain and simple

Richard Kiel was an unknown before the Bond flicks

 

[Mr.Awesome]

Batista seems good for this. Fresh off Guardians of the Galaxy




Or Brock Lesnar except he can't talk.

 

[andycapps]

How about Tom Hardy?

He's 5'9". Otherwise, he could be awesome at the role.

 

[Penguin]

You cannot apply Craig's Bond to any shutdown of the codename theory. He's not the same Bond. It's a completely different version of the same character in a new continuity.

I thought the end of Skyfall was kind of hinting at a more aligned timeline.

Like Casino Royale - Skyfall are all before Dr. No.

But now we have a traditional M and Moneypenny in place.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Brock Lesnar would be interesting actually

I'm not against this, honestly.

I thought the end of Skyfall was kind of hinting at a more aligned timeline.

Like Casino Royale - Skyfall are all before Dr. No.

But now we have a traditional M and Moneypenny in place.

Nah, doesn't fit, and there are in-continuity explanations for the biggest question marks brought up by the film's 50th anniversary winks & nods. They rebooted the entire "universe" as it were, with Casino Royale.

Not that any of this matters really. If anything, James Bond is best used as an argument that continuity is a motherfucker that should be avoided if you can avoid it, as it tends to constrict opportunities for fun and storytelling more than it enhances them

 

[Gonzalez]

Batista isn't that tall though.

...And Brock will be busy when Sony finally sees the light, and casts him as Eddie Brock.

 

[Rich!]

You cannot apply Craig's Bond to any shutdown of the codename theory. He's not the same Bond. It's a completely different version of the same character in a new continuity.

no. as I wrote above:

5. Alec Trevelyan in Goldeneye talking to Pierce Brosnan's Bond after his reveal of still being alive - "whilst your parents had the luxury of dying in a climbing accident". This is canon to the books. Bond also has the same coat of arms in The World is Not Enough as he does in OHMSS.

6. Daniel Craig's Bond in Skyfall. Residence in Scotland, as per canon and absolutely most definitively of all - the tombstone of his deceased parents, referenced by Trevelyan in GE and through the Fleming novels.

Sure, he's a different take on Bond, but it's the same person. Unless that's what you meant.

 

[pants]

You really cant get more intimidating than this dude

 

[Mr.Awesome]

Batista isn't that tall though.

...And Brock will be busy when Sony finally sees the light, and casts him as Eddie Brock.

Batista is billed at 6'6. So he's likely taller than the 62 requirement.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

no. as I wrote above:

I read what you wrote, and you're wrong. This has come up a couple times before in previous Bond threads: Casino Royale is a reboot. It's not the same Bond as in the previous movies. It's a completely different continuity they started. There is no link (beyond superficial metatextual winking) between Craig and the previous Bonds. They're using similar details, of course, but this is a new adaptation of the character.

 

[Gonzalez]

Batista is billed at 6'6. So he's likely taller than the 62 requirement.

Damn I was sure he was shorter than he appeared to be. Considering he works with Cena who isn't really the 6'1 he's billed as.

 

[obin_gam]

You really cant get more intimidating than this dude

Why does he have a dildo tattooed on his chest?

Spoiler

I know it's a sword, it just looks so goddamn stupid