Movies: next James Bond will be Aaron Taylor-Johnson?

[Fripp]

I was feeling Theo James after watching the Gentlemen.

 

[Voight]

It sounds like ATJ doesn't want to commit to the franchise. Interesting.

Surprising. Pretty lucrative gig.

 

[StreetHawk]

That's fair. The movies haven't always "stuck to the script" where Fleming's Bond is concerned although I think Craig's Bond was actually more of a return to form even if he isn't a dead ringer for the literary Bond. If one wants to think of Bond as more of a "concept" than sure, he (or even she) could come from any background. There's considerable risk in going that route though, which is why it hasn't been done.

Probably the main reason why they wouldn't do it.
They would feel confident that continuing with the way they have will generate a certain amount at the box office and make a profit.
Taking a risk may pay off or it might cost them millions.

 

[kihei]

It sounds like ATJ doesn't want to commit to the franchise. Interesting.

Or that his agent royally f***ed up by letting the
cat out of the bag.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Probably the main reason why they wouldn't do it.
They would feel confident that continuing with the way they have will generate a certain amount at the box office and make a profit.
Taking a risk may pay off or it might cost them millions.

Studios are desperate for sure bets. Bond "as is" is generally a guarantee to print money as long as certain expectations are met.

Or that his agent royally f***ed up by letting the
cat out of the bag.

He might have needed some more convincing or wanted to.be the shot caller. I can see that. Seems a bit disingenuous given he's the face of "Kraven" though. Lol.

 

[StreetHawk]

Studios are desperate for sure bets. Bond "as is" is generally a guarantee to print money as long as certain expectations are met.


He might have needed some more convincing or wanted to.be the shot caller. I can see that. Seems a bit disingenuous given he's the face of "Kraven" though. Lol.

The actor will be linked to the character for a while. I would hope that the studio does not opt to try to link so many films back to a villian or organization. Fine for 2 maybe 3 films tops but hard to believe that there are that many levels for Bond to go through.

 

[Fantomas]

I don't care that much about this frachise, but this would be horrible. This guy has no charisma and looks generic.

 

[Jumptheshark]

Little update from here in the UK.

Sounds like the makers of James Bond are at loggers head with how the see the next James Bond.
Part of the problem, it sound like two actors in the lead for the role are not fans of 16 month commitment to each movie--the producers want to make a movie every three years.
The other problem is they are not sure what direction they want to go with the role. Whether to keep in actioned based or do action thriller