Denis Villeneuve to direct the next James Bond film

I think the idea is they have to have a certain maturity (perhaps look and mannerisms) and they need to keep Bond around a long time for the audience to follow them from film to film, finally aging out just before 50. 32-50 is realistically the best years an agent of Bond's caliber would have anyway in terms of physicallity. Then they would go behind a desk. (Bond in the books in fact spent most of his time in an office). Missions were not one after another and more occasional than the movies let on. Also, after a mission he would typically get 6 months leave due to injuries and the healing process involved.

As for a reboot, it's inevitable since Bond dies in the last one.
Every time a new actor takes over as Bond it's effectively a reboot

However the Craig era was the first Bond era with an overarching story line from beginning to end so it will most certainly be more of a reboot than usual
 
Is there a reason they'd have to be under 32?
As others have mentioned, reboot, stuntwork, and multiple movies over the course of 10+ years.
just to keep them onboard for several sequels?
Yeah.
Is the plan to do a reboot?
Yeah.
Cause I don't think we need to start over, we all know who James a bond is.
You want an old-man-Bond series of movies? Would definitely need to be directed differently, including love interests, type of missions, types of gadgets, and him needing to be more clever than physical.

I think there was a Pierce Brosnan non-Bond movie that kind of showed how it could work. It was called 'The November Man'. It was a bit more of a seedy spy thriller than action flick.
 
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They will definitely reboot Bond in a way we've not seen in the films (though Casino Royale implies the Craig bond was just starting as a 00 [who then immediately transitioned into a "too old for this shit" 00]) due to the ending of NTTD. I think the non essential elements of his background (orphan from parents dying in a skiing accident) will be kept but the, IMHO, essential elements (his naval service, love of fine dining and women) will be 'adjusted' and 'updated'. Not sure Amazon will lean in on all the britishishness of it either, that dry wit and pro-england attitude.

But I think there will be an M, a Q, and some type of moneypenny, though the worst elements of these characters from the more recent films will probably be what they double down on versus the aspects from earlier films that endeared these characters to the audience in the first place. Dour Ralph Finnes M, gay neurotic characiture Q, and non flirty moneypenny for example.
 
Lisan Al-Gaib!

I would love to see Aaron Taylor Johnson in this. I really enjoyed the dual rough - suave portrayal of 007 that Craig did. I hope they keep this.
 
Lisan Al-Gaib!

I would love to see Aaron Taylor Johnson in this. I really enjoyed the dual rough - suave portrayal of 007 that Craig did. I hope they keep this.

Villeneuve's favorite Bond movies are Casino Royale followed by Skyfall. Considering that and his track record I'd say we're more likely to get something like that opposed to the more goofy over the top Bond.
 
Truth be told, I'll be okay with this if he grows his beard out.

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Eh, he lacks that rugged charisma. Someone who has an appearance akin to Heny Cavill would be able to carry the look and do justice to the character's image. Tom Holland's looks are too boyish, even if he can look mildly suave.
 
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Eh, he lacks that rugged charisma. Someone who has an appearance akin to Heny Cavill would be able to carry the look and do justice to the character's image. Tom Holland's looks are too boyish, even if he can look mildly suave.

He just lacks physical presence. He has the physique of a schoolboy. Not in a million years could I see Tom Holland beat up three henchmen.

Think of the staircase fight in Casino Royale and now imagine Tom Holland there instead of Daniel Craig

Lol. lmao, even.
 
Truth be told, I'll be okay with this if he grows his beard out.

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People unironically suggesting Tom Holland to play James Bond are insane lol. The dude is tiny.

Daniel Craig was already pushing it with his much shorter height compared to the previous actors.
 
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No thanks on Tom Holland. I don't really need discount Spider-Man and Nathan Drake also playing James Bond. Hollywood blows, but I hope they have enough sense to not have teenage-looking adult actors monopolizing bigger roles.
 
However the Craig era was the first Bond era with an overarching story line from beginning to end

I hope they continue this trend. Hire a new actor for a 3 movie arc and have the character either ride off into the sunset with the Bond girl, thus retiring the 007 status, or die saving the day.

The franchise would benefit if Bonds actually die or fail and the Villains sometimes win. Going into these films not knowing if Bond will survive or save the day would add much needed suspense.
 
I hope they continue this trend. Hire a new actor for a 3 movie arc and have the character either ride off into the sunset with the Bond girl, thus retiring the 007 status, or die saving the day.

The franchise would benefit if Bonds actually die or fail and the Villains sometimes win. Going into these films not knowing if Bond will survive or save the day would add much needed suspense.
I've always liked the idea that in the movies, "James Bond 007" was a cover identity assumed by different men. So MI6 would pick a guy, do some sort of conditioning, and out would pop an agent with some similarities in behavior and mannerisms to perpetuate the cover. Blame it all on some 50's psychological experiment that just kept going in the bowels of MI6. Never reference it directly. But it would permit Bond to have real threats, possibly die, and allow for cycling out of the actor, all within a consistent background universe. No need for "reboots", you could move back and forth in time, all sorts of freedom from having to carry all this narrative weight from film to film. Plus you can bring back Bond actors, Brosnan as M has always been a wish of mine.

Of course I HATED the end of NTTD. Bond should have motored off with the girls, leaving "nu007" to actually DO SOMETHING in the film by choosing to sacrifice herself for god and country (and Bond), thwart the bad guys nanobot scheme, and die in his place. Her whole character arc was a joke because she literally does nothing but chauffeur Bond around the entire film. Bond dying can be a good narrative direction, but in the context of the Craig era, I don't think it was a good choice.
 

That part of the movie was inspired by the relationship of newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst with the actress Marion Davies. The influence of Citizen Kane was so big that decades later it was commonly assumed that just like in the movie Hearst was using his money and influence to push his talentless pretty love interest into the spotlight. Now in the past years a good number of Marion Davies' movies have finally been made available on DVD and Blu-Ray and there's been a critical reappraisal of her movies, in particular her silent comedies.
 
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Write a scene specially for her where Bond is smashing her anally and has to stop mid thrust because of a knock at the door....for an Amazon delivery.
 
I don't think a director like Villeneuve would let Bezos bully him into casting his fucking wife.
"Great to have you on board Denis, I'm a big fan of your work and I'm really excited to see what your vision is for our first Bond film. I just have one note, I'm gonna need Bond to fuck my wife."
 
On a more serious note, can't really blame the guy for this, what's the point of being a multi-multi-billionaire of you CAN'T put your sex partner into a massive film project?

What we need to do is convince Bezos that Sanchez-Bezos would make for a GREAT Tanaka, from the last book of the Expanse, so he'll finance the rest of that series and complete the show!
 
I've always liked the idea that in the movies, "James Bond 007" was a cover identity assumed by different men. So MI6 would pick a guy, do some sort of conditioning, and out would pop an agent with some similarities in behavior and mannerisms to perpetuate the cover. Blame it all on some 50's psychological experiment that just kept going in the bowels of MI6. Never reference it directly. But it would permit Bond to have real threats, possibly die, and allow for cycling out of the actor, all within a consistent background universe. No need for "reboots", you could move back and forth in time, all sorts of freedom from having to carry all this narrative weight from film to film. Plus you can bring back Bond actors, Brosnan as M has always been a wish of mine.

Of course I HATED the end of NTTD. Bond should have motored off with the girls, leaving "nu007" to actually DO SOMETHING in the film by choosing to sacrifice herself for god and country (and Bond), thwart the bad guys nanobot scheme, and die in his place. Her whole character arc was a joke because she literally does nothing but chauffeur Bond around the entire film. Bond dying can be a good narrative direction, but in the context of the Craig era, I don't think it was a good choice.

This theory is torn apart in the Bond lore, I mean completely ripped to shreds especially if you accept the book lore as cannon (but even the films).

There are literal books of Bond's adolescense. He is one person, not a code name.

This theory is largely pushed by IGN and it's ilk... And that frankly says about all that needs to be said about it.

NOT intended as a diss to you by any means, just not sure if you know any of the above info ^

I'm still shocked that James Bond didn't try to tap that when she showed up in that dress in that movie

Um, we are not letting Bond be a MiSoGyNiSt anymore kind sir. He is now a man of honor, he doesn't *show one of his major flaws and weaknesses* because it's frankly inappropriate. Ew. We prefer much more one dimensional characters now with less depth to keep the *thoughtcrimes* at bay. Thanks.
 
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I really want them to cast pierce Bronson as the bad guy. Even his backstory could be former double 0.

Yeyea I know we had seen been in golden eye former double 0. But every idea has been done to death.
 
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