James Bond 25

[Irish]

With rumors about “Bond 25” starting to trickle out, and Daniel Craig set to hang up his tuxedo for good after production wraps, who should be the next person to play 007?

https://www.indiewire.com/2019/02/ac...ng-1202047287/

Thought this was interesting. Answers include: Idris Elba, Henry Golding, Daniel Kaluuya, Shazad Latif, Dev Patel, Robert Pattinson, and Colin Salmon.

[Morris Schæffer]

https://www.indiewire.com/2019/02/ac...ng-1202047287/

Thought this was interesting. Answers include: Idris Elba, Henry Golding, Daniel Kaluuya, Shazad Latif, Dev Patel, Robert Pattinson, and Colin Salmon.

Some of those are ancient such as Colin Salmon who incidentally has been in Bond since 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies.

Surprised there is a mention of Robert Pattinson, but no sign of Richard Madden, a major fave after Bodyguard. Kaluya looks more like a henchman to me. Latif didn't strike me as particularly charismatic in ST: Discovery. Good looks aren't enough or all the cast of Baywatch would have been contenders. Dev Patel might work, Elba is probably the best choice. No Henry Cavill?

This list looks like someone tried to hard to come up with the one choice no one else saw.

[Skitch]

Oh damn...a Pattison Bond would be awesome!

[Morris Schæffer]

Oh damn...a Pattison Bond would be awesome!

He's kinda milky-faced isn't he?

Any role of his that made you a believer? Genuinely curious to know.

But I'm all for shaking things up.

[Skitch]

He's kinda milky-faced isn't he?

Any role of his that made you a believer? Genuinely curious to know.

But I'm all for shaking things up.

Arent all brits milky faced? Theres no sun there lol.

I just think hes a good actor, even though I haven't loved any particular role. He had good range in Good Time. I could see him fitting the bill of suave but deadly. After a thicker Bond, the usual flip is to a slender Bond. I like it.

Heres a weird idea: maybe its time to finally embrace the Bond weirdness. Let the next Bond movie start with Daniel Craig cold open, supervising mission with Pattinson. Things go bad. Craig passes title with his dying breath. Pattison renamed Bond and 007. I would enjoy that.

[Irish]

Good looks aren't enough or all the cast of Baywatch would have been contenders.

We're talking about a franchise that hired Roger Moore off a TV show and kept him employed for over decade. (Same goes for Pierce Brosnan.)

Bond movies don't require much depth from their leads.

Oh damn...a Pattison Bond would be awesome!

I love Pattinson and because of that, I'd never want to see him stuck in another franchise role. He's far too interesting an actor.

My pick: Kaluuya. He was stone fucking cold in "Widows" and could fill the spot nicely.