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[Righty007]

When does the LTK novelisation take place if it is a part of the novel universe. I guess it is because Gardner mentions Felix other shark accident but who is this new Milton Krest. does it stand something about him if he is a relative or so of the original Milton in The Hildebrand Rarity. Hell, I start a new thread in the Gardner boards about this!

Th novelisations are part of the Bond film universe and not the Bond novel universe. Some things carry over but there are more differences than similarities.

[CommanderBond]

How exactly would they bring back Felix Lieter? Didn't he lose his legs?

can you say fake legs? if they can do it for Lt. Dan in Forest Gump they can do it in bond

[hrabb04]

Gary Busey should play Felix. They need someone who should look old, grizzled, and been through a lot of crap.

[Jack Bauer]

How exactly would they bring back Felix Lieter? Didn't he lose his legs?

If you think about it, wouldn't Bond be in his 70s or 80s by now? I think half the fun of the Bond movies is to not think too deeply about it.

I stick with my choice of Luke Wilson.

[Qwerty]

Gary Busey should play Felix. They need someone who should look old, grizzled, and been through a lot of crap.

Old and grizzled?

The best Felix Leiters were ones you could identify with Bond. Jack Lord's and Rik Van Nutter's.

[00Twelve]

Oh, have I been waiting for this thread.

Two points.

First, considering Felix is slightly older than Bond, my first pick, maybe a random one, is Ed Harris. If they wanted to play up the Texan angle (which would be weird as it was never done on screen), I gotta go with good ol' Sam Elliott . Love him. My yuppie pick goes to Aaron Eckhart (Bad guy in Paycheck).

Second, regarding bringing back Felix after the shark damage, I believe he returned for numerous novels after being maimed in only the second one. And with modern prosthetics, he would probably be very, very capable.

[Qwerty]

Second, regarding bringing back Felix after the shark damage, I believe he returned for numerous novels after being maimed in only the second one. And with modern prosthetics, he would probably be very, very capable.

You are correct. Just look at the Raymond Benson novels.

[00Twelve]

Exactly.

In any case, I don't understand why they haven't brought back Felix. The hardcore fans love him (when done well), and surely the producers aren't keeping him back because 'Felix' is an old fashioned name.

I sincerely hope that with the possibility of Casino Royale, they might rightfully include him.

[Qwerty]

We had Jack Wade for so long. It's possible with Casino Royale though.

[Jack Bauer]

We had Jack Wade for so long. It's possible with Casino Royale though.

2 films is considered long?

[hrabb04]

MGM, wanting to keep the budget down, will cast Judge Reinhold as Felix Leiter.

[Turn]

We had Jack Wade for so long. It's possible with Casino Royale though.

2 films is considered long?

In the case of that character it is.

[Jack Bauer]

Not in my opinion. Having the character of Blofeld or someone else is what I consider long. 2 films is still a medium-range stint.

[Qwerty]

We had Jack Wade for so long. It's possible with Casino Royale though.

2 films is considered long?

Not in that sense. We've had the Wade era more recently than the Leiter one.

[Bond_Bishop]

I'd rather has old Felix than bad Jack.

[Icephoenix]

Simple - just have felix equipped with some sort of prosthetic limb. Perhaps with a few 'optional extras' installed from Q Branch? Or at least the CIA equivliant

[Bond_Bishop]

Yeah a few optional extras installed from Weapon Department from W.

[hrabb04]

How about the guy from Corky Romano?

[Righty007]

How about the guy from Corky Romano?

That movie is on Comedy Central right now. Are you talking about Chris Kattan?

[hrabb04]

Hey, we must have been watching the same movie just then....small world. It must have been the part where he was singing along to Aha that did it for me.

[TheCheat]

they need to bring felix back, he has been gone for four movies which is not as bad as the six movies he was absent from between live and let die and the living daylights (even though he was in nsna)

i think anthony michael hall would be a good felix, he fits the book description fairly well. bruce campbell would also be a good choice.

Edited by TheCheat, 23 August 2004 - 01:14 AM.

[Qwerty]

they need to bring felix back, he has been gone for four movies which is not as bad as the six movies he was absent from between live and let die and the living daylights (even though he was in nsna)

i think anthony michael hall would be a good felix, he fits the book description fairly well. bruce campbell would also be a good choice.

I can't see them doing so if we don't get Casino Royale. With Goldeneye, they introduce some new players, then would have been the time to get Felix again.

[00Twelve]

I hope to goodness they will rightfully bring him back if the next film is CR, but the one thing that I worry about is how they would reintroduce him. There is a whole new generation of fans (very casual fans) who probably don't know a lot about Felix, and would be confused if there was suddenly this American that Bond was the best of friends with, after Brosnan never having had a film w/ Felix.

I know, many fans who see the new films either care enough to see the older ones, too (they dang well should), or they don't care enough about Bond to know who Felix is at all, but I still wonder how gracefully the producers/writers could allow Felix his triumphant peg-legged return.

[JimmyBond]

I hope to goodness they will rightfully bring him back if the next film is CR, but the one thing that I worry about is how they would reintroduce him. There is a whole new generation of fans (very casual fans) who probably don't know a lot about Felix, and would be confused if there was suddenly this American that Bond was the best of friends with, after Brosnan never having had a film w/ Felix.

You could say the same thing about The Living Daylights. Felix had not been onscreen since 1973 and all of a sudden he shows up in 1987 in what can only be called a cameo. No real explanation as to who he is, except that he works for the CIA. We (that is the people who are not the hardcore fans that "WE" are) don't even know that he's a friend of Bond's.

[00Twelve]

See, that's what I mean. I didn't think the TLD Felix or his scenes worked too well. (I did like him in '24', however)

[JimmyBond]

See, that's what I mean. I didn't think the TLD Felix or his scenes worked too well. (I did like him in '24', however)

I agree. They did however set up Bond and Felix's relationship better in LTK (well, they sorta had to, considering it was the basis of the plot). All it really takes is a few lines of dialogue, maybe show them acting like friends, you know, the usual stuff.

[00Twelve]

Yeah, I agree. Plus, they had the convenience of Felix being in the movie that immediately preceded it. (Though who could tell?)

[JimmyBond]

I was going to post it in my last post, but I had already hit submit. But I feel Felix's introduction in Goldfinger is handled well and lets the audience know who he is right away (assuming you didnt know he was the same character from Dr. No.). First off, the friendly atittude and topic of conversation indicates they are friends. Secondly, Bond clearly says "What's the CIA doing here" or something close to that.

[bryonalston]

I have to go with OWEN WILSON

He seems to fit the description in the novel (except for the creepy nose.) It seems like most of his recent characters are dim-witted, but he can play serious and humourous. It might provide a counter/balance aspect to the film if (hopefully) Clive Owen is cast in the role, just like with Hedison's Felix with Timothy Dalton. (I always felt that Hedison had more chemistry with Dalton than Moore.)

Overall, I think having a star (but not too big a star) in the movie will be great. Also, since the Brosnan era is seemingly over, we can finally get some continuity back on track between the Bond films, and finally see what happened to Felix.

[Blofeld's Cat]

I'm still sticking to my top choice, Viggo Mortensen. Even though he's such a huge star these days I'm sure he'd do it for fun like Dame Judi doing M.