Amazon controls the Bond franchise now? FFS.
this post was submitted on 22 Feb 2025
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I expect they'll create about five spin-off TV series, all shown on Amazon Prime
Everything for profit, a magus like yourself should be proud
I want them to cast Idris Elba so bad.
Apparently he doesn't want to do it because "those that weren’t happy about the idea made the whole thing disgusting and off-putting, because it became about race".
God damn. Fuckin' racists ruin everything. 😬
Just keep the new 007 from the last film. She seemed pretty good to me.
The outrage from certain sections of the public would be pretty huge. According to them, Bond must always be white and male.
It'll be fucking Romesh Ranganathan, won't it, because everything made at the moment has to have him in it.
I think Romesh is alright. I liked the travel shows he did for the BBC.
I don't hate the guy or anything, I just find his deadpan delivery a little dull and don't understand why he gets as much work as he does.
I like the deadpan style. Yeah he's had quite a few TV shows. If people keep offering you work and you find the work pretty straightforward and you get paid, why not take it, I guess.
Please make it an unknown actor you don't have to shoehorn a story around
Not entirely unknown, but I would like it to be Rahul Kohli. Unfortunately I wouldn't be surprised if he is too old now.
Please explain that one. I prefer new talent as well.
But do not get why a well known actor would require a different story to a new one. They are after all acting, so the writer's job story wise would be the same.
Well known actors tend to be pigeon holes for roles so the story tends to revolve around what the actor is good at vs what the character would be doing.
There are exceptions to the rule, but it's not common.
Henry Cavill screen tested for Casino Royale back in 2006 as mentioned in the article, but he is too old now.
And not just because these auditions were found on a VHS tape that was found in a dumpster last month 😁, at the same time, there were tests with Sam Worthington, Rupert Friend and Anthony Starr.
Chris Pratt, of course.
I don't know if you're joking or not, but as a Brit, if the next Bond actor is American, I will be very disappointed.
100% joking. He's Hollywood's answer to every role lately.
I like Chris Pratt. He's a funny guy. But I'm so tired of him, he's horribly miscast all the time
Fair enough. I guess I could possibly forgive an American actor as long as they can do an extremely good British accent. If the accent sounds at all American I will be annoyed.
I thought Pierce Brosnan was good as Bond and his accent was fine (he's Irish of course - I don't think he has British citizenship).
Let me tell you something as an American, buddy: if the next Bond is one of us then do you know how I'm going to feel? I'm going to be unbelievably, completely disappointed as well. Fuckin Amazon would do it, too. Would definitely be one of the final nails in the franchise's coffin.
Maybe they're smart enough to choose someone who is either British or who has a flawless British accent.
But I do bet they'll start doing spin off TV shows on Amazon Prime, like Disney has done with Star Wars. If it helps them milk the franchise for more money then surely they'd do it.