A Few Ideas On Who Should Be the Next 007 Part III

6/2/2016

Written by Scotty

Since Shae has decided to come along for the ride on this venture, and taking shots at me for my choices, I will happily react to them in my own way. For some reason she likes to get me a little fired up and that is not always a bad thing, but maybe not a good thing for her…Hail Hydra. But this is not a Marvel discussion, it belongs to the long loved James Bond who has been taking on adventure after adventure over the past fifty years. So let us break down Shae’s choices and give her a little counter punch, metaphorically of course, I would not punch anyone for stating their beliefs.

Idris Elba? – Now I said in my original blog that I he would be great as the next Bond, but I was trying to steer away from the English actors and break free of what has been stereotyped ever since the inception of this series. I have no problems with Elba, he has been in several great movies, Prometheus being my favorite by far. While he has the looks from playing Heimdall in the Thor series, what about someone that is not English? Why don’t we go with Morgan Freeman, since he has the voice and has been able to deliver in roles right and left for many of our lifetimes. Even if he is not able to complete the action part of the roles, special effects can handle that and just imagine what his one liners would sound like with that incredible voice.

Tom Hiddleston? – Like I said before, he would do great in the role and if I were doing my favorite English actors for this role, he would be my first choice. I agree with Shae on this one, his role of Loki has been fantastic, and I even enjoyed his performance in Crimson Peak. I will not say that Hiddleston is not a good actor, but he has started to be shoe horned into the same roles. So as a replacement for him that has the same amount of acting talent, how about a good Irish boy in Cillian Murphy. Questions? There may be a few about who he is. He was The Scarecrow in the Dark Knight saga, Jim in 28 Days Later and several other movies including one of my favorites Red Lights. He has not been pulled into playing one specific role yet and is rarely a lead actor, so he is the perfect fit for a new Bond

Benedict Cumberbatch? – What woman would not want to see Benedict in the role of Bond? It’s just like asking who was the best Doctor in Doctor Who? If she says any other name than David Tennant, she is lying. I don’t have a problem with this choice, but Benedict only plays one character…Benedict. He has been able to make this work for Sherlock, but if it is only his voice that captivates audiences in his movies, then can we update that with someone that can embody the character? I would rather see a character actor take over the role of Bond and can think of no one better than the great Gary Cole. The one thing that I have always loved about watching Cole on the big or small screen, he never plays the same person twice. It is an amazing talent and should be rewarded with a franchise of some sort.

Daisy Ridley? – You know, I know very little about her at this point, only that she kicked butt in the latest Star Wars movie. I would like to see more from her before awarding her the first female Bond lead in the series as I already laid out in my previous picks. So this will require some thought…Zoe Bell. If you are looking for an actress that can come on screen and kick some major ass, there is no one better. Coming up in the industry as a stunt woman, she has over thirty acting credits to her name right now and each movie is showing a different side of her. I am sure if there would be a throw down between actresses that could play this role flawlessly, Bell would have to be one of my top choices.

Well there you go. I am sure that this will be going on for a while until Shae and I are able to hash this out. I am not saying that any choice is wrong on here, just counteracting them with someone that is not English, which is why I wrote the blog to begin with since I am tired of the same old Bond. I would love to see a change to the series and see how the writers would have to incorporate it into the scripts. We're just having a good time over here and trying to make sure that Shae knows that she has been SERVED! Hail Hydra and Thanks for Reading.

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