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Will it really be Jacob Elordi?
At this point, it’s hard to imagine the next 007 being anyone other than Jacob Elordi. After weeks of rumors, reports of an audition, and even talk of a potential offer, his casting feels less speculative and more inevitable with each passing day. A sudden pivot to another name such… Read More →
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I’m having fun with my headlines
Tomorrow Never Dies remains one of the most prescient Bond movies because its central threat feels completely plausible. Elliot Carver’s manipulation of global events for ratings and market dominance is a manufactured reality that gives him great power and influence. His orchestration of conflict between the United Kingdom and China… Read More →
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It is a gun, not a cane
The 1954 unofficial adaptation of Casino Royale deserves credit for one genuinely inventive touch: Zoltan’s gun disguised as a cane. It’s a clever, forward-thinking gadget that’s later wielded by Valentin Zukovsky in The World Is Not Enough some 45 years later. It’s a gadget that feels unmistakably “Bondian” long before… Read More →
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James Bond’s transformation into “character of folklore”
Referring to James Bond as a “character of folklore” in the wake of No Time to Die is understandable, but it also signals a subtle shift in how the character is perceived. When Steven Knight uses that term while discussing Bond 26 earlier in the year in an interview with… Read More →
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I did something wrong, made him angry
Lupe Lamora’s quiet admission is an unsettling line from Licence to Kill that internalizes the blame for Franz Sanchez’s physical abuse and reveals the psychological grip he holds over her. She’s a rare Bond character that is both romantically linked to and victimized by the villain and is clearly trapped… Read More →
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Character Spotlight: Anthony Starke as Truman-Lodge
Anthony Starke’s Truman-Lodge is a deceptively minor figure in Licence to Kill, yet he leaves a distinct impression. As Franz Sanchez’s tightly wound financial advisor and overseer of his so-called private investment fund, Truman-Lodge is deeply embedded in the infrastructure of the villain’s drug empire. He manages the Joe Butcher… Read More →
Filed Under: Licence To Kill