SirTerry-T
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Another stocky, sawn off Bond?
He's a good actor but I can't see him as Bond.
He's a good actor but I can't see him as Bond.
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James Bond: Aaron Taylor-Johnson ‘offered 007 role’ and is ‘set to replace Daniel Craig’
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Badlucktroll
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They should bring back Pierce Brosnan to do one more with a proper send off before starting with a new Bond. Do something like Logan with him
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IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
Badlucktroll
Member
Will they bring back Judy Dench? It’ll probably have Ben Wishaw and Raplh Fiennes tho
Peggies
Gold Member
Ironbunny
Member
Plus I cant most of the times even understand what he is saying. He just mutters all the time.
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PrimetimeKnight
Member
I haven't seen Bullet Train but everything I've seen him in he's a charisma vacuum.
Sushi_Combo
Member
So the rumours of a girl bond have not materialized
mansoor1980
Gold Member
we need a girl bond.....................
I kinda agree. Connery, Moore, and Brosnan could just walk in and command the attention in the room. Dalton could kill you with a stare. Craig had that animalistic ferocity. This guy is gonna be a Lanzenby, it'll all come down to the script and hope that it plays to his strengths.
If any of it is true, if course.
Hahaha same.I read the title as Anya Taylor Joy at first glance and thought they had lost their minds but I'm just not fully awake yet.
March Climber
Member
The best news here is that he is on the younger side.
A lot of people here and elsewhere keep asking for their favorite 90s and 2000s stars who are in their 40s/50s or older.
A lot of people here and elsewhere keep asking for their favorite 90s and 2000s stars who are in their 40s/50s or older.
sankt-Antonio
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No enough with subverting expectations, people in todays Hollywood aren’t good enough to pull that stunt successfully.Hes a good actor, hes got range. Maybe a little safer of a choice but I dont hate it.
In lieu of the casting I hope they go for some more bold storytelling directions tho.
Toons
Member
Most good movies subvert expectations in some way. All the great movies do.
Some people aren't good at it, but ill always value ambition over safety.
March Climber
Member
If you want traditional storytelling, then it needs to be really well directed and acted to stand out. Good stuntwork helps too. Even if you erase that twist ending, Casino Royale would still be a great movie due to those aspects.
Also, I don’t know if American Hollywood is in charge of writing a British Spy movie and how that works. If I were to recommend a writer’s team for new Bond, it would be the talents behind the show Slow Horses.
E-Cat
Member
Would be cool to see another elegant Bond.
GymWolf
Member
During his role in peaky blinders i had to use subtitles for the subtitles.
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KyoZz
Tag, you're it.
No, it's mostly people just discussing.
SJRB
Gold Member
Next time we’ll run it by you first, okay
Ownage
Member
Soy-boi Bond 2024.
www.telegraph.co.uk
The anti-James Bond: Why kale-growing Aaron Taylor-Johnson would be a 007 like no other
He loves baking, keeps chickens and is a regular on the school run. But could he really replace Daniel Craig?
www.telegraph.co.uk
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
He seems like he’d make decent James Bond.
Daniel Craig was great, so he’s got big shoes to fill.
Daniel Craig was great, so he’s got big shoes to fill.
Do they think Daniel Craig is some sort of tough guy off the streets? Or that he ever served his country? Or anything other than...act?Soy-boi Bond 2024.
The anti-James Bond: Why kale-growing Aaron Taylor-Johnson would be a 007 like no other
He loves baking, keeps chickens and is a regular on the school run. But could he really replace Daniel Craig?
ManaByte
Gold Member
The Sun is the National Enquirer of the UK. Everyone there knows it’s 100% bullshit.
FunkMiller
Gold Member
Safe choice... but not a bad one.
Nu uh! They just ran that story about Kate out and about, very happy. We doubted it, then there was that 100% convincing blurry ohito of a woman who could almost pass as Kate walking eith a nondescript guy who could be anyone.
Totes legit!!!!
I'm pretty sure this was a planted story just to guage reaction. For any brocollis reading this, hire me and I'll fix your Bond issues for a modest fee!
Peggies
Gold Member
GymWolf
Member
Oh don't get me wrong, he sound cool even when he blabs with that super thicc irish accent.
You're lucky Tom Hardy even performed for you!
Peggies
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ManaByte
Gold Member
Debunked:
variety.com
Aaron Taylor-Johnson: ‘We’ve All Had Enough’ of Studios ‘Churning Out Stuff That Dilutes Wanting to Go to the Cinema’
Aaron Taylor-Johnson refuses to discuss reports that he is going to be the new James Bond.
variety.com
Grildon Tundy
Gold Member
The Sun didn't say that he had been cast, but that the job was his if he wanted it and they expected him to sign. The Variety article doesn't disprove that.
mansoor1980
Gold Member
dijkmans..............vera dijkmansAsking for a friend and all that.
LaughingStock
Member
So did I. And since she's in everything nowadays I believed it.I read the title as Anya Taylor Joy at first glance and thought they had lost their minds but I'm just not fully awake yet.
Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
Too old and too 'jacked' for a spy
Hrk69
Member
Debunked:
Aaron Taylor-Johnson: ‘We’ve All Had Enough’ of Studios ‘Churning Out Stuff That Dilutes Wanting to Go to the Cinema’
Aaron Taylor-Johnson refuses to discuss reports that he is going to be the new James Bond.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
The only great one was Casino Royale
Regginator
Member
Should've been Idris Elba, you cowards! Would've been worth it just for the meltdowns.
Something with the lighting, the low camera angle, that moustache, and his head motion makes me think of
and now I can't unsee it
Audiophile
Gold Member
Total curve ball and I'm not entirely sure if an Asian-American Bond 007 would work -- I wouldn't really go for a race swap if he didn't have the right demeanour. But I saw this guy in The Walking Dead with a British accent and within a second I thought that guy could nail it.
Ian Anthony Dale
Bit older too, so could only get probably three films out of him.
Still not sure, but just spit balling.
Ian Anthony Dale
Bit older too, so could only get probably three films out of him.
Still not sure, but just spit balling.
I agree with you, I think there are ways to have a non-white Bond that still honor the character as written by Fleming AND expand the role to the larger British commonwealth. The constant cry for a "black Bond" is really just "Idris Elba as Bond" and that ship has sailed, I think. He probably was the only black actor that could have broken into the role with the least amount of general bellyaching. I think it helps when an actor has Bond-like roles under their belt to better sell them to the audience, so while there are some SE asian and Indian actors that have the right look of elegant, but dangerous, charisma they kinda need a breakout Bond-adjacent role first. Henry Golding was a fav for a while as wellTotal curve ball and I'm not entirely sure if an Asian-AmericanBond007 would work -- I wouldn't really go for a race swap if he didn't have the right demeanour. But I saw this guy in The Walking Dead with a British accent and within a second I thought that guy could nail it.
Ian Anthony Dale
Question is, do they address it specifically and have racially charged plotlines or just move past it beyond some quick jokes (like have Golding or Dale 'redo' You only Live Twice and have a "no need for make up, I already pass for Japanese" dig at Connery)? I'd vote for the latter so we can just have good Bond movies rather than constant have to be lectured at.