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[Mister Asterix]

I agree with HH007 and sidspappy that the next Bond - if there is a next Bond - will come out of left field.

[mra]Agreed with that. I would suspect that they would have to be Cavill or Friend

[Ian-FZer007even]

I see Henry Cavill and/or Ben Barnes. IMO: I think EON will go the route of having actors at a certain age and type to become the new Bond after Daniel. I also liked the idea of James Purefoy as Bond - but the man may not be of age per se when the new Bond is needed.

[Conlazmoodalbrocra]

I see Henry Cavill and/or Ben Barnes. IMO: I think EON will go the route of having actors at a certain age and type to become the new Bond after Daniel. I also liked the idea of James Purefoy as Bond - but the man may not be of age per se when the new Bond is needed.

Cavill: Yes
Barnes: No
Purefoy: Age issue only thing holding him back!

[tdalton]

I agree with HH007 and sidspappy that the next Bond - if there is a next Bond - will come out of left field.

I agree as well. Bond #7 will be a complete surprise when his name is first brought up in the discussion for the role, IMO. Although, that is assuming that there will be a successor to Daniel Craig, which I'm not convinced that there will be.

[Single-O-Seven]

I agree with HH007 and sidspappy that the next Bond - if there is a next Bond - will come out of left field.

I agree as well. Bond #7 will be a complete surprise when his name is first brought up in the discussion for the role, IMO. Although, that is assuming that there will be a successor to Daniel Craig, which I'm not convinced that there will be.

I get an odd vibe that Bond will be coming to an end sooner than later - maybe even with the end of Craig's tenure. Just a weird feeling I have. If not to a complete end, then I suspect there may be a very long hiatus, after which a whole new crew will ressurrect the series, ie new producers, etc.

[coco1997]

I agree with HH007 and sidspappy that the next Bond - if there is a next Bond - will come out of left field.

I agree as well. Bond #7 will be a complete surprise when his name is first brought up in the discussion for the role, IMO. Although, that is assuming that there will be a successor to Daniel Craig, which I'm not convinced that there will be.

Why do people feel the series will end with Craig?

[Bondian]

Accept no substitutes.

[Star 2350]

Henry Cavill or Christian Bale

[Quantumofsolace007]

I don't see the bond series ending soon. I mean yes thing will change and i feel they will break they're "no adaptaions of post fleming novels" soon. I'm not saying 23 or even 25 but soon definitly. My money being Colonel Sun or Icebreaker being the first but that is another story all togehter.

Bond 7 Christain Bale might be too old at that time but i certantily wouldn't mind it. As for Cavill let's what he looks like in 10 years things may change.

And honestly i don't find Brosnan all that menacing.

Edited by Quantumofsolace007, 13 May 2008 - 06:15 PM.

[HH007]

Accept no substitutes.

Now there's a Bond if I ever saw one!

[sidspappy]

I get an odd vibe that Bond will be coming to an end sooner than later - maybe even with the end of Craig's tenure. Just a weird feeling I have. If not to a complete end, then I suspect there may be a very long hiatus, after which a whole new crew will ressurrect the series, ie new producers, etc.

Hasn't this been the case since time immemorial? You hear time and again, how everyone thinks Bond is done, and will end after so-and-so leaves the role.

Bond has survived, and apparently, will survive due to the franchise's ability to adapt and metamorphosize into whatever form is popular at the time. Look at the film Bond's history. Bond changes with the times and becomes relevant. There will be up cycles and down cycles. We're now at the upturn with a new Bourne-type Bond. In a few years, we may be hearing calls to change him yet again - maybe back to the Moore-type Bond - who knows?

As long as EON remembers that keeping Bond relevant is the key to success, I don't see the franchise ever ending.

[Conlazmoodalbrocra]

I agree with HH007 and sidspappy that the next Bond - if there is a next Bond - will come out of left field.

I agree as well. Bond #7 will be a complete surprise when his name is first brought up in the discussion for the role, IMO. Although, that is assuming that there will be a successor to Daniel Craig, which I'm not convinced that there will be.

I get an odd vibe that Bond will be coming to an end sooner than later - maybe even with the end of Craig's tenure. Just a weird feeling I have. If not to a complete end, then I suspect there may be a very long hiatus, after which a whole new crew will ressurrect the series, ie new producers, etc.

I know exactly what you mean mate. As much as I love bond, I do see it coming to an end in the future, whether that's in 5 years, 10 years, 20 years, 30 years, 40 years I don't know, but I think by the time I'm 60 (I'm 18 now) Bond will be a thing of the past that we look back on fondly. OR, as you said, it may be resurrected, which would be great!

[sidspappy]

I know exactly what you mean mate. As much as I love bond, I do see it coming to an end in the future, whether that's in 5 years, 10 years, 20 years, 30 years, 40 years I don't know, but I think by the time I'm 60 (I'm 18 now) Bond will be a thing of the past that we look back on fondly. OR, as you said, it may be resurrected, which would be great!

Oh, man, you crack me up! Okay, maybe in 40 years, maybe Bond will be irrelevant? When the alien overlords have taken over, and we are all zombie sex slaves, then sure, Bond will be over.

Given enough time, most popular entertainment becomes irrelevant. How many Westerns do you see out there? Back in the 50's, the U.S. was ripe with them. I'm sure in your neck of the woods, you can pick several examples.

But looking so far into the future and making the doomsaying remark, makes no real sense at all. It doesn't affect the present in any meaningful way. A lot of people couldn't have imagined that Bond would have made it THIS far. I believe the formula of it's success is unique and affords the POSSIBILITY that the franchise will last far into the future.

Maybe even 40 years! Wow!

[Pierce - Daniel]

[quote name='Mister Asterix' post='869771' date='12 May 2008 - 22:01'][quote name='Loomis' post='869760' date='12 May 2008 - 15:39']I agree with HH007 and sidspappy that the next Bond - if there is a next Bond - will come out of left field.[/quote]

[mra]Agreed with that. I would suspect that they would have to be Cavill or Friend

[Conlazmoodalbrocra]

I know exactly what you mean mate. As much as I love bond, I do see it coming to an end in the future, whether that's in 5 years, 10 years, 20 years, 30 years, 40 years I don't know, but I think by the time I'm 60 (I'm 18 now) Bond will be a thing of the past that we look back on fondly. OR, as you said, it may be resurrected, which would be great!

Oh, man, you crack me up! Okay, maybe in 40 years, maybe Bond will be irrelevant? When the alien overlords have taken over, and we are all zombie sex slaves, then sure, Bond will be over.

Given enough time, most popular entertainment becomes irrelevant. How many Westerns do you see out there? Back in the 50's, the U.S. was ripe with them. I'm sure in your neck of the woods, you can pick several examples.

But looking so far into the future and making the doomsaying remark, makes no real sense at all. It doesn't affect the present in any meaningful way. A lot of people couldn't have imagined that Bond would have made it THIS far. I believe the formula of it's success is unique and affords the POSSIBILITY that the franchise will last far into the future.

Maybe even 40 years! Wow!

I'm just saying that even a franchise like Bond probably can't last much longer. Don't get me wrong, I want it to live on forever, which is possible considering it's survived 46 years. I don't think Daniel Craig will be the last person to play Bond, and I DO think the franchise will last for a while yet, but I'm positive that some major events will take place before I'm collecting my pension, be that the complete ending of the series or another reboot (although how you can reboot the same series twice is beyond me).

[tdalton]

I agree with HH007 and sidspappy that the next Bond - if there is a next Bond - will come out of left field.

I agree as well. Bond #7 will be a complete surprise when his name is first brought up in the discussion for the role, IMO. Although, that is assuming that there will be a successor to Daniel Craig, which I'm not convinced that there will be.

I get an odd vibe that Bond will be coming to an end sooner than later - maybe even with the end of Craig's tenure. Just a weird feeling I have. If not to a complete end, then I suspect there may be a very long hiatus, after which a whole new crew will ressurrect the series, ie new producers, etc.

That's kind of the feeling that I'm getting as well. I don't think that it will ever come to a complete end, as in no more James Bond in any form of media, but I do get the feeling that there will be a very long hiatus after the end of the Craig Era. I'm just not sure that, now that we've completely run out of Fleming material to adapt for the basis of future films, there's anywhere really interesting to take the character after the current story arc is over. Already, with Casino Royale introducing a new organization, it feels like it's stuff that we've already seen with the franchise, and there's really only so much mileage that they can get out of telling a similar story to what we've already seen in the franchise.

[coco1997]

I agree with HH007 and sidspappy that the next Bond - if there is a next Bond - will come out of left field.

I agree as well. Bond #7 will be a complete surprise when his name is first brought up in the discussion for the role, IMO. Although, that is assuming that there will be a successor to Daniel Craig, which I'm not convinced that there will be.

I get an odd vibe that Bond will be coming to an end sooner than later - maybe even with the end of Craig's tenure. Just a weird feeling I have. If not to a complete end, then I suspect there may be a very long hiatus, after which a whole new crew will ressurrect the series, ie new producers, etc.

That's kind of the feeling that I'm getting as well. I don't think that it will ever come to a complete end, as in no more James Bond in any form of media, but I do get the feeling that there will be a very long hiatus after the end of the Craig Era. I'm just not sure that, now that we've completely run out of Fleming material to adapt for the basis of future films, there's anywhere really interesting to take the character after the current story arc is over. Already, with Casino Royale introducing a new organization, it feels like it's stuff that we've already seen with the franchise, and there's really only so much mileage that they can get out of telling a similar story to what we've already seen in the franchise.

Of course, they could adapt some of the Gardner and Benson novels, but it might seem like they'd just be treading on old ground and it sounds as though EON is dead-set against filming those books anyway.

The more I think about it, the more it makes sense that the series ends (at least for a long while) with Craig. As much as I'd like to see Bond go on forever (and face it, Bond IS forever), I get the feeling that they've captured lightning in a bottle with DC and the current production staff. Both Craig and "CR" got pretty much universal acclaim--now when was the last time that happened for a Bond film? Unfortunately, I feel that they'd inevitably slide back into early Moore/Brosnan territory with the films once Craig finishes up. Say he ends up doing three or four in total, actually resolving an episodic storyline in the way no other Bond before him has (unless you count Connery and SPECTRE). I can't see them not going back into that same old "silly" direction the series has taken time and time again, and that's something I for one don't want to have to sit through once more. It might be the more respectable route for Michael G. Wilson and Barbara to bow out gracefully when Craig finishes. People say that Craig is the Connery-Bond of our generation--well, if the series began with the best, why not have it end with the best as well?

That being said, here are a few things I feel must be represented in some way, shape or form before the series concludes:

1. Colonel Sun
2. Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice
3. A serious, thrilling adaptation of Fleming's TMWTGG.

[Bondian]

Accept no substitutes.

Now there's a Bond if I ever saw one!

LOL. But everyone will be complaining she's not blonde. LOL

[HH007]

Accept no substitutes.

Now there's a Bond if I ever saw one!

LOL. But everyone will be complaining she's not blonde. LOL

Ha! And everyone here is saying the series will die with Craig! She'll show them!!!

[Skudor]

Frankly I don't trust my own judgement at all. I would never have picked Craig and yet he's added something fantastic to the series. I agree with the writer (a few posts back - sorry can't be bothered to check who) who said that he didn't really picture James Bond as DC. Totally agree with that. But he's added the roughness, great acting range and new look that's revitalised the series.

What do people think of Jonathan Rhys Meyers? He seems like the 'obvious' type of choice. I'm not a fan personally, but I'd almost expect someone to mention him.

[MarcAngeDraco]

Personally, I'm enjoying Craig's era far too much to even be thinking about who's next...

I won't start fretting over that until it becomes more of a reality...

[BoogieBond]

I also think the next choice will come out of field. The more obvious choices e.g. Christian Bale, Henry Cavill etc.. will be overlooked and we will get someone who was not on the radar, but may have the more "Classic" Bond look

I don't agree that Bond is going to end any time soon. The lack of Fleming has never stopped EON from producing original storylines from about 1971(with a few exceptions TD's 2, FYEO and CR accepted). It will end at some point, but I would be happy with another 35 years of EON Bond films, maybe more.
I do agree there will be more long hiatus's between film actors through, perhaps there may be 4-5 years between Craig and the next incumbent and perhaps the gap between the films will start to lengthen to maybe 3 years. But as long as the market is there, and they are making a profit from their worldwide grosses, I think EON will always go for more, the action part of the films normally excite and thrill audiences, the plot's etc.. I think take a back seat with some members of Joe Public, who are happy to have a cat stroking villain in a lair and a couple of babes.

Edited by BoogieBond, 14 May 2008 - 11:58 AM.

[Johnboy007]

I have no idea, and it's almost useless to venture a guess at this stage. I imagine we'll go through many more "Final Four" scenarios before we would know for sure.

[Quantumofsolace007]

We'll see the bond franchuise has survivded before. and Honestly if they play their card right they can make Quantum extremply different from spectre and really suprise us all. I got a few idea how to do that I'm putting into my Adaptaion of Colonel Sun.


Oh yeah I'm reading colonel sun for the first time this summer and puting how I would do it as bond 23.


I think if done right the only similarity between Quantum and Spectre is they both were eventually detroyed by 007 other than that compeltly different.

[sark]

Bear Grylls.

[TheREAL008]

I think the next Bond should be an unknown actor, in his early 30's. Say...32 or 33.

Bale is right out unfortunately, as he is Bruce Wayne and soon to be John Connor.

[dodge]

Whoever, I agree there will be a long hiatus--and the next actor will have a more genial expression, his films a more comic approach.

[__7]

I agree with HH007 and sidspappy that the next Bond - if there is a next Bond - will come out of left field.

I agree as well. Bond #7 will be a complete surprise when his name is first brought up in the discussion for the role, IMO. Although, that is assuming that there will be a successor to Daniel Craig, which I'm not convinced that there will be.

I get an odd vibe that Bond will be coming to an end sooner than later - maybe even with the end of Craig's tenure. Just a weird feeling I have. If not to a complete end, then I suspect there may be a very long hiatus, after which a whole new crew will ressurrect the series, ie new producers, etc.

That's kind of the feeling that I'm getting as well. I don't think that it will ever come to a complete end, as in no more James Bond in any form of media, but I do get the feeling that there will be a very long hiatus after the end of the Craig Era. I'm just not sure that, now that we've completely run out of Fleming material to adapt for the basis of future films, there's anywhere really interesting to take the character after the current story arc is over. Already, with Casino Royale introducing a new organization, it feels like it's stuff that we've already seen with the franchise, and there's really only so much mileage that they can get out of telling a similar story to what we've already seen in the franchise.

Of course, they could adapt some of the Gardner and Benson novels, but it might seem like they'd just be treading on old ground and it sounds as though EON is dead-set against filming those books anyway.

The more I think about it, the more it makes sense that the series ends (at least for a long while) with Craig. As much as I'd like to see Bond go on forever (and face it, Bond IS forever), I get the feeling that they've captured lightning in a bottle with DC and the current production staff. Both Craig and "CR" got pretty much universal acclaim--now when was the last time that happened for a Bond film? Unfortunately, I feel that they'd inevitably slide back into early Moore/Brosnan territory with the films once Craig finishes up. Say he ends up doing three or four in total, actually resolving an episodic storyline in the way no other Bond before him has (unless you count Connery and SPECTRE). I can't see them not going back into that same old "silly" direction the series has taken time and time again, and that's something I for one don't want to have to sit through once more. It might be the more respectable route for Michael G. Wilson and Barbara to bow out gracefully when Craig finishes. People say that Craig is the Connery-Bond of our generation--well, if the series began with the best, why not have it end with the best as well?

That being said, here are a few things I feel must be represented in some way, shape or form before the series concludes:

1. Colonel Sun
2. Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice
3. A serious, thrilling adaptation of Fleming's TMWTGG.

I have to add to this list:

4. Ian Fleming's Moonraker

[Golden Claw]

Aw c'mon, don't think so negative! I don't like to hear about Bond's demise.

As for the next Bond, Henry Cavill looks awesome. He's perfect for the part. He should get the role in 2015 for Bond 25.

[coco1997]

I have to add to this list:

4. Ian Fleming's Moonraker

Some might argue that we already got this with "Die Another Day."

P.S. 500th Post!

Edited by coco1997, 17 May 2008 - 07:00 PM.