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[Nicolas Suszczyk]

Wright is Wrong...

I'd liked the return of Dave Hedison.

[DanMan]

Why is he wrong? He's a fantastic actor and CR is better off having someone with his talent on board.

[dinovelvet]

Wright is Wrong...

I'd liked the return of Dave Hedison.

Yes a 79 year old Felix would be perfect

[Righty007]

Wright is Wrong...

I hear that one all the time...

[Agent 76]

Wright is Wrong...

I'd liked the return of Dave Hedison.

Yes a 79 year old Felix would be perfect

[Qwerty]

Wright is Wrong...

Have to give him a chance, yes?

[killkenny kid]

Hello Team CBN,

Can someone add, Jeffery Wright's name to the favourite Felix Leiter box of the contral panel.

Thank you, Robert.

[WC]

Felix Leiter is black and that's fine. He's been that before, albeit in a non-official film. However, now he's that in an official film, what I want to know is whether this will allow the door to be opened for Leiter to be another nationality in the future (eg oriental, middle eastern or american indian, Hispanic etc)? Or will the role be restricted to black or white actors? I could see them potentially making him American Indian or Hispanic, but would they have the guts to allow him to be say, Chinese?

The reason I bring this up is because sometimes some film studios feel that they need to be more politically correct and have other races represented. But why do they automatically think of having a black person first to fill that quota? That is so old - are they really under-represented in Hollywood as much as some might think? There are a fair number of black actors in Hollywood in fairy prominent roles - even the lead sometimes (Denzel Washington, Will Smith to name a few). However, most Chinese actors will usually be typecast in a martial arts movie. Why not do something a bit different and have one playing Felix Leiter? Nevermind about the western-sounding name - they can find some way to explain that.

Someone like Russell Wong could've played Leiter in a future Bond movie. He's articulate and has the right qualities. There must be others too (and I don't mean the likes of Jackie Chan or Jet Li) who wouldn't just be reduced to either some sort of martial arts agent or some minor sidekick (like David Yip in AVTAK). Surely they must be able to have an oriental actor who could seem like a fully-fledged CIA man in his own right? The same goes for other nationalities.

[Righty007]

I can't wait to see a picture of Jeffrey Wright as Felix Leiter!

[Pussfeller]

I feel the same way. He's a chameleon-type actor, so it's hard to figure out how he'll look based on his photos from other films. I thought I was the only one really excited about Felix!

[Moore Not Less]

Wright is Wrong...

I'd liked the return of Dave Hedison.

Yes a 79 year old Felix would be perfect

David Hedison was a terrific Felix Leiter in LALD & LTK, but his time has unfortunately passed. For me, Bond & Leiter are contemporaries. Leiter is no mentor, no father figure.

As for Wright is Wrong? Since I have yet to see him act I will reserve my judgement until I have seen Casino Royale.

[Mister Asterix]

Hello Team CBN,

Can someone add, Jeffery Wright's name to the favourite Felix Leiter box of the contral panel.

Thank you, Robert.

Added. Sorry for the delay.

[dinovelvet]

The reason I bring this up is because sometimes some film studios feel that they need to be more politically correct and have other races represented. But why do they automatically think of having a black person first to fill that quota? That is so old - are they really under-represented in Hollywood as much as some might think? There are a fair number of black actors in Hollywood in fairy prominent roles - even the lead sometimes (Denzel Washington, Will Smith to name a few). However, most Chinese actors will usually be typecast in a martial arts movie. Why not do something a bit different and have one playing Felix Leiter? Nevermind about the western-sounding name - they can find some way to explain that.

Its actually more to do with economics than any politically correct motives. The Hollywood logic is if you stick a black actor into an otherwise all-white cast, then the black audience will be more interested in seeing it; the most obvious example of this is the sore thumb-like casting of Mos Def in the Hitch-hiker's guide to the galaxy.
In this case though, I don't think race even came into it. Daniel Craig worked with Wright in The Visiting before shooting CR, so it was probably his suggestion that Wright would be good for the role - and having an Emmy/Tony winning actor in your cast is a pretty good proposition whatever his skin color.

[Double-0-Seven]

I think he is a great choice for Felix. He's a great actor, and I look forward to seeing him in a modern day Bond movie.

[jimsmith]

On the race issue, I dont have a problem that he's black, it just bugs me that once again they've chosen someone that looks nothing like how Felix is described in the books. That's it. Jack Lord was the only one even remotely close. I just want a straw-haired, wiry guy with a Texan's personality and accent to play the man just once...is that too much to ask?

Regarding your second point - if the producers had just cast a white actor for a white character part - then there wouldn`t be any upset fans who didn`t want a black actor cast.

What about the upset fans who don't care for this actor's abilities? Shouldnt we cast based on experience and not on appearance? How shallow can we get eh?

I agree. Acting ability should be made the top priority, not appearance.

Icecold, I agree with you 100%. This has nothing to do with race, or being shallow, this has everything to do with the fact that the producers and director keep harping on about being FAITHFUL to Fleming`s novel.

Why is it so hard for some people on this forum who cannot respect what certain fans want in a Bond film, especially if it`s supposed to be faithful to the novel? Like I said before, there are people here that only want you to agree with them, and when you don`t, you`re labeled a pyriah and a non fan. Absolutely crazy.

Now we have Bond`s character being a former SAS squaddie!!!!!!, a black actor playing a WHITE character called Felix Leiter and an Italian actor 26 years OLDER than Craig, playing FRENCH agent Rene Mathis, (who was no more than 5-10 years older than Bond in the books). Continuity and history goes out of the window in B&W`s world, causing problems for the next film in the series as to: where do we go from here?

Best

Andy

Well said.

[Mister Asterix]

Wright is Wrong...

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[Moore Not Less]

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[Mister Asterix]

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[Loomis]

The film is called Wrong Is Right and it was released in 1982. Connery plays a TV news reporter investigating the theft of two nuclear devices and their subsequent sale to terrorists.

And then he did another THUNDERBALL remake the following year.

[killkenny kid]

Hello Team CBN,

Can someone add, Jeffery Wright's name to the favourite Felix Leiter box of the contral panel.

Thank you, Robert.

Added. Sorry for the delay.

Thank you.

[Righty007]

I wonder if Mr. Wright has filmed any scenes yet? I'm eager to see him in costume!

[killkenny kid]

I wonder if Mr. Wright has filmed any scenes yet? I'm eager to see him in costume!

the same here.

[Qwerty]

I wonder if Mr. Wright has filmed any scenes yet? I'm eager to see him in costume!

Agreed. News has been quiet on that character.

[Pussfeller]

I hope his role isn't just a tiny cameo, and I hope he returns in Bond 22.

[Leiter]

I have yet to see any pictures of Geoffrey Wright as Felix. I originally did not agree with his casting but I want to see how he looks in the role first.

[Tiin007]

Here's a link to the official site. Click the card on the left in the middle row, then click cast, then scroll to the right until you get to Felix. Wait a second and the picture will change.

http://www.sonypictu...sh.html?lang=en

[Qwerty]

I think he looks good in the role.

[Tiin007]

I think he looks good in the role.

As do I.

[Harmsway]

I think he looks good in the role.

So do I. He's a very different Felix, but should be great all the same.

[mario007]

I think he looks better with a full beared. I have no doubt that J. Wright will nail the character. I am looking forward to meeting Felix again ...