New James Bond = Daniel Craig.

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You're a vegan.

― Lion-O (nordicskilla), Friday, 14 October 2005 17:27 (twenty years ago)

Jon I still don't get it and since you won't explain, well...

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Friday, 14 October 2005 17:33 (twenty years ago)

He was kind of chubby, had longish blond hair and a pointy nose. Surprise, surprise there. He had a boat, too. Possibly also a girlfriend who was a ballerina? Or am I mixing up several bond villains here?

This is Klaus Maria Brandauer in Never Say Never Again. The girlfriend is Kim Basinger.

― it was a different shark (wetmink2), Friday, 14 October 2005 19:57 (twenty years ago)

Who is still watching new Bond films anyway?

The ones from the 60s,70s, and 80s have a certain nostalgia value..

― Bob Six (bobbysix), Saturday, 15 October 2005 08:42 (twenty years ago)

I would have weighed in earlier but my brain was elsewhere. I like Living Daylights and to heck with complaints, as Dalton's Bond is the closest to the book version. The books -- riddled with any number of problems and shall we say 'curious' assumptions, especially in the light of fifty years on -- are somewhere between easygoing escapism and extremely dour pessimism, which actually explains why they work so well, the latter providing a surprisingly effective anchor for the former. Connery Bonds the best overall but I will always have a soft spot for For Your Eyes Only, the first one I ever saw and perhaps not coincedentally the closest Moore's Bond got to the literary version. The new guy being blonde is the biggest big of cognitive dissonance.

(see also Doctor Who FITEING Obi Wan Kenobi in Shallow Grave)

I should point out that in Velvet Goldmine we are now in retrospect rewarded with the sight of Obi-Wan taking Batman's anal cherry.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 15 October 2005 12:07 (twenty years ago)

Heheh, 'biggest big' -- biggest BIT. Rah.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 15 October 2005 12:08 (twenty years ago)

Saw Layer Cake last night, Craig will make a good Bond. He was actually playing an underworld Bond in that one - intelligent, classy, dark but sympathetic.

The Brosnan movies have gotten worse since GoldenEye. The one with Denise Richards was unwatchable and the Halle Berry movie had some special effects that wouldn't have looked good on a movie from 1985.

― Are You Nomar? (miloaukerman), Saturday, 15 October 2005 16:23 (twenty years ago)

I still think "underworld" is the key term here. He looks like a villain (seems like a nice guy in interviews though). Again, he should really have been cast as a rogue 00 agent.

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Saturday, 15 October 2005 19:38 (twenty years ago)

three months pass...

Good luck, Daniel Craig. Do us proud.

― adamrl (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 18 January 2006 21:12 (twenty years ago)

He was great in Munich, I think he'll do well as Bond.

― The Brainwasher (Twilight), Wednesday, 18 January 2006 21:16 (twenty years ago)

The only downside to this thread - jed doesn't like Bond! >:(

― adamrl (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 18 January 2006 21:17 (twenty years ago)

Who's playing Le Chiffre (the Orson Welles part) in this film?

― Dr Morbius (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 18 January 2006 21:20 (twenty years ago)

I think only Craig and Judi Dench have been confirmed.

― adamrl (nordicskilla), Wednesday, 18 January 2006 21:21 (twenty years ago)

four weeks pass...

long time since i read the book, but...

― The Man Without Shadow (Enrique), Wednesday, 15 February 2006 14:02 (twenty years ago)

I believe that the filming begins next week in the Bahamas. Three or so weeks there, then several months in Prague, then over to Pinewood for a week only sometime in June. Bah.

― Ella Megalast, Wednesday, 15 February 2006 19:27 (twenty years ago)

Le Chiffre = Mads Mikkelsen, who i keep confusing with William Fichtner for some reason.

― Yawn (Wintermute), Friday, 17 February 2006 18:04 (twenty years ago)

He's Danish!

― Codename: Paul Scholes (nordicskilla), Friday, 17 February 2006 18:08 (twenty years ago)

but he looks and acts like William Fichtner!!

― Yawn (Wintermute), Friday, 17 February 2006 18:11 (twenty years ago)

William Fichtner!

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/warner_brothers/the_perfect_storm/william_fichtner/storm.jpg

William Fichtner!

It's fun to say!

― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 17 February 2006 18:12 (twenty years ago)

he looks a little like daniel craig!

― gear (gear), Friday, 17 February 2006 18:15 (twenty years ago)

WILLIAM FICHTER!

― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 17 February 2006 18:21 (twenty years ago)

and we have a bond girl, as well.

― Yawn (Wintermute), Friday, 17 February 2006 18:29 (twenty years ago)

interesting

― Codename: Paul Scholes (nordicskilla), Friday, 17 February 2006 18:30 (twenty years ago)

She any good? I didn't see the Dreamers

― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 17 February 2006 18:33 (twenty years ago)

"good"?

― Codename: Paul Scholes (nordicskilla), Friday, 17 February 2006 18:34 (twenty years ago)

I liked her in that, but she doesn't strike me as a Bond girl in the traditional sense. Could be interesting though.

― Codename: Paul Scholes (nordicskilla), Friday, 17 February 2006 18:34 (twenty years ago)

does she look like william fitchner?

― gear (gear), Friday, 17 February 2006 18:34 (twenty years ago)

who doesn't?

― Codename: Paul Scholes (nordicskilla), Friday, 17 February 2006 18:35 (twenty years ago)

no photoshop plz

― Yawn (Wintermute), Friday, 17 February 2006 18:37 (twenty years ago)

http://im.rediff.com/movies/2005/may/10craig.jpg http://adorocinema.cidadeinternet.com.br/personalidades/atores/eva-green/eva-green01.jpg http://i2.tv2.dk/images/s/ec129bd3ed1f4c74e5507a71cf24e38a/507678.jpeg

= weirdest-looking bond cast since From Russia With Love?

― Yawn (Wintermute), Friday, 17 February 2006 18:37 (twenty years ago)

chin up, mads, your career's going well

― gear (gear), Friday, 17 February 2006 18:39 (twenty years ago)

We must draw strong dividing lines here: bond girls should not look like william fichter, but bond villians and bond sidekicks/contacts* should.

http://www.rosenbaumcreative.com/walken/gallery/pg3/view4.jpg http://www.jamesbond.com/mmpr/media/henchmen/locque/thumb.jpg

I'm thinking like the Robbie Coltrane or Felix Lighter-type bond associates.

― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 17 February 2006 18:41 (twenty years ago)

"good"?

"good" as in "entertaining and decent enough actress to be Jill St. John or Denise Richards-level horrid"

― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 17 February 2006 18:42 (twenty years ago)

I always had a soft spot for Maryam d'Abo in the Living Daylights. I'd gladly ride a cello case down a mountainside with her.

― Codename: Paul Scholes (nordicskilla), Friday, 17 February 2006 18:44 (twenty years ago)

Oh yeah, and speaking of "For Your Eyes Only," will there be any ski sequences in the new flick whre Bond is bedecked in a brightly colored full ski-suit?

it's worked so well before.

― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 17 February 2006 18:45 (twenty years ago)

Hmm. what happens to bond villians when they can't be blonde anymore? or have we already talked about this?

― kingfish has gene rayburn's mic (kingfish 2.0), Friday, 17 February 2006 18:50 (twenty years ago)

two months pass...

Teaser trailer is online

― LOL Thomas (Chris Barrus), Monday, 1 May 2006 17:58 (twenty years ago)

Gotta admit, I like it so far...

― LOL Thomas (Chris Barrus), Monday, 1 May 2006 18:03 (twenty years ago)

I liked the black and white stuff a lot. The color stuff was okay, too, but the overall effect of including both was 'Hey, wouldn't it be a great twist to do a modern hi-tech thriller in black and white?'

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Monday, 1 May 2006 18:22 (twenty years ago)

i think shooting this movie in french is going to turn out to be a huge mistake.

― s1ocki (slutsky), Monday, 1 May 2006 18:24 (twenty years ago)

It's not shot in French. You can clearly see the dubbing.

They are, however, going to leave the French dubbed dialog in for the US and UK releases, with subtitles.

In Gujrati.

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Monday, 1 May 2006 18:26 (twenty years ago)

Looks VERY nice.
The bits with Sebastien Foucan freerunning around look incredible.
Though I am slightly disappointed that the baccarat of the original story has been replaced with Texas Hold'em.

― TOMBOT (TOMBOT), Monday, 1 May 2006 18:28 (twenty years ago)

I'm not, I know how to play Texas Hold'em!

Looking good - grittier and more atmospheric.

― chap who would dare to be a nerd, not a geek (chap), Monday, 1 May 2006 18:44 (twenty years ago)

Unfortunately, he's still ugly. He just looks like the bad guy in every shot (not that every ugly person is bad, but this is a Bond movie).

― i'm from hollywood, Monday, 1 May 2006 19:04 (twenty years ago)

I thought Pierce would've been pretty good if they'd let him have a better script. He's great in The Tailor of Panama -- much more Bond-like than his Bond.

― Chuck_Tatum (Chuck_Tatum), Monday, 1 May 2006 20:04 (twenty years ago)

daniel craig will be better than any bond since connery, mark my words!

though i just saw layer cake, and that was a sack of shit.

― gear (gear), Monday, 1 May 2006 20:06 (twenty years ago)

five months pass...

http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/casinoroyale/trailer1a/high.html

looks much like Goldeneye (in style - no weirdo-invisible cars and stuff that Brosnan got later), I was hoping they'd strip it down some more.

― milo z (mlp), Sunday, 1 October 2006 22:50 (nineteen years ago)

one month passes...

what say you, rightwing film geek site?

...And Daniel Craig could be an inspired choice. I was disappointed at first because I had only seen him in Spielberg’s self-loathing love letter to terrorists, but having recently seen Layer Cake I found him to have quite the screen presence and some of the dark grit Connery possessed.
The drawback of course is Dame Judi Dench returning as “M.” Her feminist approach creates too many eye roll moments as she’s so obviously there to compensate for forty years of so-called sexism. But I’m quibbling. The producers should be complimented. The last two Bond films made a ton of cash and yet rather than sticking to a lousy formula that was profitable, they’ve scrapped it and started over. That’s no small thing, especially considering the history.
In the early 80’s Cubby Broccoli, coming off the mammoth success of Moonraker, decided to bring Bond back to earth in For Your Eyes Only – my personal favorite – but it was nowhere near as successful. So, it should be interesting to see how this plays out.
My one major concern? Paul-Hate-America-Haggis is listed as one of the writers. He’s already done his bit tearing down the icon of Iwo Jima. What has he done to this icon?

― kingfish prætor (kingfish 2.0), Saturday, 4 November 2006 20:00 (nineteen years ago)

I suppose that last complaint would make sense if James Bond was American.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 4 November 2006 20:03 (nineteen years ago)

The disembodied head of Orson Welles is creeping me out.

― milo z (mlp), Saturday, 4 November 2006 20:06 (nineteen years ago)

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