The BJMDDS General Discussion Thread......

[quantex]

Pattinson is all wrong for Bond. He looks like a wanna-be-weird Goth guy working in a tattoo shop, then visits dingy clubs at night, watching hack cover bands of The Cure.

[bjmdds]

Correct, our forum's Q! He is 40 as well so Aidan Turner is only 3 years older so the notion that he is aged out by the director when a 40 year old is now in serious consideration is ludicrous. Let them make the offer to Aidan and let him turn it down, but seeing where this is going forget it.

[bjmdds]

--he is having FUN with choosing 5 clowns?

Apart from Aidan Turner and presumably Henry Cavill, who would be on your shortlist then if you were in charge? Or is it a case of cast Aidan Turner or end the franchise?

Aidan Turner did an interview several years ago in which he said he wasn't much of a Bond fan and wouldn't enjoy a part like that because he likes his privacy and doesn't want to become too famous. I'm not sure he ever wanted the role.

Theo would be better than any of the 5 clowns and he is only 1 year older than Edward Cullen!

[bjmdds]

Bottom line there a SEVERAL better choices for actors in their late 30s-early 40s to choose from other than romper room rejects.

[Kristatos]

Let them make the offer to Aidan and let him turn it down.

How do you know they haven't already?

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[Kristatos]

One advantage of casting Pattinson is that it would make yet another rookie Bond origin story less likely. I'm waiting to hear how they handle the reboot as much as I am the new casting. Villeneuve is said to favour a return to standalone stories, and I'm hoping this is the case. Ideally, I'd like a soft reboot that allows us to believe, if we so wish, that this is a return to the floating timeline that existed before Casino Royale, and that the Craig films exist in their own parallel timeline.

[bjmdds]

According to Deadline writer Justin Kroll, who helped break the news that Pattinson and Hoult were surprise contenders for the role of 007, Amazon MGM, which will produce the 26th official James Bond film, will announce their pick in the coming weeks. Then, the entertainment journalist stated when he expects the casting to be formally announced. “Expect a decision before Thanksgiving,” he added.........I predict a Thanksgiving TURKEY of a choice! MP, get ready for Sweeney's return shortly when the announcement is made.

[Kristatos]

While I have my reservations about Pattinson, I think he might be the best option of the five available.

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[bjmdds]

From bad.....to....just as bad!

[Jake]

From bad.....to....just as bad!

Ok, let's not get carried away here. No one is as bad as Craig.

Pattinson at least fits the tall, dark, and handsome image people have of Bond, which is why he seems to have immediately become a frontrunner online. Anecdotal, of course, but he's the first of the rumored contenders I've seen elicit any kind of positive response among the public.

It feels like Henry Cavill was probably the last time there was a popular contender who met the kind of classic Bond criteria most of us would prefer. I'm not really sure who I would pick, as most of the actors working today would likely just be some variation of the ones already on the shortlist.

For example, I'd be happy with Theo James but he recently ruled himself out as being "too old" and suggested Anya Taylor-Joy should be the next 007! (He's reportedly still in the mix, so hopefully he was merely joking to avoid any further questions about the subject!)

[Kristatos]

Ok, let's not get carried away here. No one is as bad as Craig.

I think Callum Turner might be. Maybe Josh O'Connor as well, but he seems to have taken himself out of contention: https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a7440 ... turn-down/

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