'As long they want me to continue as Leiter, I'm open to returning.'
Jeffrey Wright On The James Bond-Felix Leiter Relationship
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Posted 10 November 2008 - 09:05 PM
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Posted 10 November 2008 - 09:18 PM
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Posted 10 November 2008 - 09:21 PM
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Posted 10 November 2008 - 09:30 PM
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Posted 10 November 2008 - 09:53 PM
The Leiter the merrier.
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Posted 10 November 2008 - 10:50 PM
Jeffrey Wright is awesome. If there's a place for Leiter in 23, I'm all for him coming back.
#7
Posted 10 November 2008 - 10:51 PM
Frankly speaking, you can't build a character around a single facial expression like they did in QOS.
*uncomfortable, but still cool*
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Posted 11 November 2008 - 12:18 AM
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Posted 11 November 2008 - 01:58 AM
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Posted 11 November 2008 - 02:05 AM
An effortless actor, who knows precisely how to react even when he has no dialogue.
He's one of the coolest casting in the Craig era.
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Posted 11 November 2008 - 02:38 AM
I can remember being concerned about a black Felix Leiter, because I felt like it was just a marketing ploy. But when I found out it was Wright I was willing to give him a chance and he has made the role so cool. I hope we see a lot more of him. I was disappointed he didn't have a larger role in QOS.
-matthew
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Posted 11 November 2008 - 03:06 AM
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Posted 11 November 2008 - 11:26 AM
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Posted 11 November 2008 - 02:02 PM
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Posted 11 November 2008 - 04:21 PM
Wright is brilliant. I know this is a but late to say, but I LOVE how they're sticking with one Leiter, instead of one for every other movie.
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Posted 11 November 2008 - 04:29 PM
Excellent news.
Wright is brilliant. I know this is a but late to say, but I LOVE how they're sticking with one Leiter, instead of one for every other movie.
I agree.
I read back in the 1980s that the reason they replaced the actor every movie was to ensure that Leiter not overshadow James Bond. As a result I was surprised, but happy, to see Hedison return in Licence to Kill.
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Posted 11 November 2008 - 05:24 PM
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Posted 11 November 2008 - 06:25 PM
Excellent news.
Wright is brilliant. I know this is a but late to say, but I LOVE how they're sticking with one Leiter, instead of one for every other movie.
I agree.
I read back in the 1980s that the reason they replaced the actor every movie was to ensure that Leiter not overshadow James Bond. As a result I was surprised, but happy, to see Hedison return in Licence to Kill.
To be fair, they pretty much ensured a lack of overshadowing by casting (mostly) forgettable actors and having the character in less than half the movies!
This does throw up a good point, though. Eon like Wright, Wright likes the gig, and audiences are really warming to Leiter. It all seems perfect...but Wright's a bigger star than some, he's in demand, and is in a position to ask for a larger fee with each film. Always for what is, essentially, a small role.
Of course you hope that every agent and manager and producer is reasonable and sensible. But this is a business as well as an art and people can get silly. (The recent kerfuffle over recasting in Iron Man is a case in point.) I can imagine a worst-case scenario very easily.
Still, we have no reason to worry right now, and I love him in this part; a great actor anyway, and a very neatly handled version of the role. Hopefully there's room for a slightly expanded part in Bond 23.