It only seems appropriate that I put myself in the running as the next actor to portray James Bond. What with every other actor with a pulse seemingly getting a “news article” about their thoughts on starring in the role.
I’m wondering if Amazon is going to lean into the announcement hard like was done with Daniel Craig – an event, lots of hoopla? I wouldn’t mind seeing a low key announcement since there’s so much pressure on everyone involved in the next movie…
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In Diamonds Are Forever, this throwaway exchange between Bond, posing as Peter Franks, and one of the goons transporting his “brother’s” corpse to a funeral home neatly captures one of the movie’s biggest character dynamics. Here’s Bond, an elite international secret agent, surrounded by a collection of dimwitted criminals who seem hopelessly outmatched. Diamonds Are…
Although On Her Majesty’s Secret Service remains one of my favorite Bond movies, I can’t ignore that George Lazenby’s portrayal of James Bond is somewhat uneven. He has undeniable charm and conviction, but his impersonation of Sir Hilary Bray occasionally feels less like an undercover performance and more like Lazenby’s natural role. In fact, I’d…
Even by today’s standards, an underwater fight scene like Thunderball‘s may not have come out as good as it did – certainly not without CGI. They nailed it!
