Bond, James Bond

[thesshhh]

Who would you like to see as the next James Bond when Daniel Craig is done?

[Theland]

James McAvoy.

[DTCwordfan]

Samantha Fox - oops, Emilia Fox

[Theland]

DTC - giving your age away?

[MallyJ]

Idris Elba.......yum!!

[Rockrose]

Idris Elba for me too

[MallyJ]

Great taste Rockrose!!

[MargoTester]

https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/idris-elba-confirms-he-wont-be-the-next-bond/news-story/9a5038bbf493a08062c5d649cbf36b26

Looks like you will both be disappointed:-(

[MallyJ]

Margo Tester.....but in my fantasy world anything is possible..........................!!!!

[jno]

I can also remember Daniel Craig saying he wouldn't be in the next Bond film ... but he was. Never say never.

[horselady]

Idris Elba would be good ;-)) As long as they don't choose a female, that would be really stupid, nothing at all to do with the original story.

[Cloverjo]

I don't know why everyone swoons over Idris Elba. Can't see the attraction, myself.
Maybe Ewan McGregor?

[jno]

what, a Scottish Bond???

[retrocop]

Some say that Ian Fleming based James Bond on himself.
Ian Fleming was RNVR ( wavy navy) a commander in Naval Intelligence during WW2 and worked at times at Bletchley.
Unthinkable to have a black actor playing a former RN Commander turned Intelligence agent.Keep this old favourite away from the altar of PC and diversity.
Some thinks are sacred and should be left as they are.

[Rockrose]

James Bond is a made up character therefore he or she can ba anyone!

[ChillDoubt]

Henry Cavill.

[Ken4155]

It'll probably be Sheridan Smith. :-//

[jakep]

Nothing to do with being ‘correct’ or not.... Idris Elba is very easy on the eye.....

[Haggisdj]

I'm with Retrocop on this. Having read all the Fleming books James Bond has certain characteristics, for example he is half-Scottish, half-Swiss.
I think Tom Hiddlestone would make a good Bond.

[Rockrose]

Was Daniel. Craig half Scots and Swiss?

[mushroom25]

//Bond has certain characteristics// compromising some of the "as written" characteristics would not detract from the tone of the stories - for instance a black bond would still be bond. a non scots bond would still be bond. but a female in the role would not. that's not to say a film about a female secret agent would not be marketable, but it wouldn't be bond. bond was portrayed very much as a womaniser, so unless the female "bond" was a lesbian...… but that might still be too big a step, even for 2019.