Eps 34: James Bond Just Got Propelled Towards a New Age of Violas
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Despite the films title, 007, Daniel Craigs famed spy, did, in fact, die. Daniel Craigs time as James Bonds next came to a close last year, when No Time To Die was released, leaving fans debating over who should take on the mantle next. A bold, risky choice for Bond, one who might, much like former Rose Poldark, bring the character to an entirely new generation.
If you get the support of Pierce Brosnan -- last year, Pierce Brosnan said that he was keen on seeing Hardy inject some swing into the next James Bond -- then you are half way there, and Hardy has that pensive stare, magnetic pull, and maverick streak all rolled up. Given Craig retired from the role at age 53, it seems conceivable the crew behind "Bond" would take a page out of former "Ross Poldark" suggestion. Given that Craigs upcoming James Bond has been doing the Bond-goes-Bourne thing so long, Bourne-style hard-clobbering has become standard fare in most action films, and certainly in most spy movies, Maddens vacuous candor may be more a throwback to 2005 than a step forward. As Craigs the next James Bond has done the Bond-goes-Bourne thing so long that Bourne-style gritty clobbering has become the norm for most action films, and certainly most spy films, Maddens blank terseness might represent a step back to 2005 rather than a step forward. If glancing up suddenly and intensely at things off camera, such as a spaniel just caught the scent of fox poop from a two-field distance, is the critical metric that defines a future Bond hopeful, then The Lion gives former Rose Poldark the perfect chance to show off how good he is, and to scoop a Golden Globe award when it comes along.
We thought that Spectre was going to be Daniel Craigs last Bond assignment, but turns out that Daniel Craigs got another in him. After much speculation over his future as Bond following these now-infamous quotes, Craig confirmed in August 2017 that he was coming back for one last film. No Time To Die marks Daniel Craigs fifth mission as Bond, and due to a release date change, will bring him to an end as the longest-serving 007 ahead of Roger Moore. Now, unless the Bond movie universe goes the way of superhero movies and starts using time travel, quantum mechanics, and any other filmmaking magic that writers can come up with, Daniel Craig may well move on from 007 for good.
Bond is replaced in MI6 by a new 007 named Nomi , and James does not actually trust M . In the course of seven Bond films, Roger Moore became the oldest actor to portray Bond, since he was 58 years old at the time of the last Bond film, A View to a Kill. Even Sean Connery, the man who made James Bond an icon, wanted to see 007 die after playing him seven times . When Sean Connery took a break, Bond passed over to Australian actor George Lazenby, with On Her Majestys Secret Service marking his first film role.
Fifty-eight years and 25 films later, his daughter Barbara Broccoli, stepson Michael G. Wilson, began Bonds career in 1964, working on Goldfinger. The five films, all with Daniel Craig, have managed to shift the franchise from disposable one-offs filled with fast cars, fancy gadgets, and, yes, Bond wives, to brutal epics about a hitman trying to find his soul. 007 bored women with bad feelings, and the franchise redeemed itself with only slight adjustments, before offering him some saving grace in the form of his daughter.
Swann said that in order for the two to share a future together, 007 needed to free himself from memories of Bonds wife. 007 exists beyond time and space, he is never obviously aged, he is always evolving to meet the needs of the new era.
Long gone are the days where a new Bond film felt like rebooting Bond and his universe in the form of an independent, live-action film. Director Cary Fukunaga had shot The End of the Movie - James Bonds real goodbye - weeks before. Yes, Man of Steels Henry Cavill has been near the top of fans lists to be next to portray James Bond for quite some time, and now fans are hoping that he finally gets the opportunity to portray the character, with the franchise heading into a fun-filled future.