Bond 25

[Dukefrukem]

Huge rumor. Had to make a thread about it.

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Tom Hardy

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Chris Nolan

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Best Picture
Best Actor
Best Director

[TGM]

Gosh I hope not. Really prefer if both of those guys do something else.

[Lazlo]

I'd be all over that. But isn't this just based on Hardy being asked about Bond and mentioning that he'd like to see Nolan direct one? Not trying to rain on parade, but doesn't seem like there's much here.

But it sure would be a hell of a thing to put together for the 25th movie. Hopefully Nolan would be granted a bit more autonomy than Mendes ultimately had and they abandon the serialization that crippled Spectre.

[number8]

Yeah, it's not a "rumor" at all. I made this joke:

[Dukefrukem]

Oh so it's just something Tom Hardy said somewhere?

[number8]

This is literally all there is to the whole thing:

You know, when I interviewed Christopher Nolan he discussed his life-long desire to direct a Bond film. What about Chris directing you in a Bond film—maybe with your old drama school pal Michael Fassbender as the villain?

Oh, wow, Chris would be amazing! Wow, that would be cool. That would be so cool.

Do you want to play Bond? I tend to see your name on a lot of these wish lists, although I’m sure they’re just sort of dreaming up any and all talented Brit actors who look the part.

You know, there’s a saying amongst us in the fraternity of acting, and in the fellowship of my peer group, that if you talk about it you’re automatically out of the race. So I can’t possibly comment on that one! If I mention it, it’s gone. But Chris Nolan, what a fantastic director for a Bond movie. Because Daniel [Craig] is so good, and what [Sam] Mendes and Barbara [Broccoli] have done has been so impressive, that it would be a very hard reimagination to follow after. I wonder what the next installment of that franchise would become, and I think when you mention someone like Christopher Nolan, that’s a very powerful figure to bring into that world who could bring something new and create something profound—again.