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[Righty007]

I really hope Blofeld is in Bond 22.

[EL7]

For arguements sake, let say Blofeld does return, do you think that the powers that be can make a updated version of the character and win us over as this new Bond has?

[blueman]

Yes.

[columbo]

I would LOve if it was Blofeld again !! Spectre and Blofeld movies are some of the better villains and make good stories

[Shrublands]

For arguements sake, let say Blofeld does return, do you think that the powers that be can make a updated version of the character and win us over as this new Bond has?

Absolutely yes.

[Mr. Blofeld]

Let's hope so, if EON has any integrity.

[swanseaboi2005]

For arguements sake, let say Blofeld does return, do you think that the powers that be can make a updated version of the character and win us over as this new Bond has?

I would hope that they can, enough of the sterotypical Bond Villian that the YOLT Blofeld has engraved in our minds. But then again, isn't there some sort of legal issue with Blofeld and SPECTRE? But then again, was that all thrown out the window once Kevin McClory died?

[Harry Fawkes]

What was wrong with the Blofeld of YOLT. D'you think Donald Plesance was peeing about. Blofeld is so popular and so ingrained into our minds because of him and the way he and the others before him portrayed him. James Bond, if it boils down to your argument, is and should be a farce because he is a product of that time and yet here you are fanning (verb of fan I think) about him. If they can transport a character like Bond into the future, our present, from the sixties, don't you think they, EON that is, can do the same with Blofeld. Even if they were to bring him on as he was then, cat and diamonds and all, he'd be one hell of an addition to the franchise. Is all it would take is an actor as good as Plesance to give him life!

HF

[NICK NICK]

Blofeld is my absolute fav bond villain, Goldfinger comes pretty close but Blofeld tops him, and I would love to see the stereotypical blofeld with the cat and all but I don't think it would quite work in a modern bond film but Blofeld in any way shape or form would be great.

[007Bond]

I still waiting a good interpretation of this character.
The only one I like it's in NSNA, with the skull and all of those things...

[Vauxhall]

Given the news that Mathieu Amalric will be portraying a character named as "Maurice Green", it seems that Max von Sydow's comments were simply taken out of context. Probably for the best that there doesn't seem to be a resurrection of Blofeld in my opinion.

[tdalton]

Given the news that Mathieu Amalric will be portraying a character named as "Maurice Green", it seems that Max von Sydow's comments were simply taken out of context. Probably for the best that there doesn't seem to be a resurrection of Blofeld in my opinion.

I'm so glad that, if the report that "Maurice Green" is Amalric's character, that Blofeld will not be returning in Bond 22. There is so much more interesting territory for the Bond films to cover rather than going back into the past and bringing back characters that don't need to be brought back to the franchise.

[HH007]

Given the news that Mathieu Amalric will be portraying a character named as "Maurice Green", it seems that Max von Sydow's comments were simply taken out of context. Probably for the best that there doesn't seem to be a resurrection of Blofeld in my opinion.

I'm so glad that, if the report that "Maurice Green" is Amalric's character, that Blofeld will not be returning in Bond 22. There is so much more interesting territory for the Bond films to cover rather than going back into the past and bringing back characters that don't need to be brought back to the franchise.

tdalton, we may not agree on Casino Royale, but we do agree on this.

[Harmsway]

I never had a problem with bringing Blofeld back, but I was never particularly adamant about it either. If the villain is actually named Maurice Green, that's fine and dandy.

[Loomis]

Maurice Green? What an extraordinarily boring name for a Bond villain - if anything it sounds like a smokescreen-type thingy for Blofeld (not that I'm convinced that Blofeld is returning, but I wouldn't be opposed to it).

Googling around, I note that there's an American sprinter called Maurice Greene. Okay, the spelling's different, but, still.... Wouldn't having a villain with a famous namesake in real life be the sort of move that makers of a Hollywood blockbuster would tend to avoid?

[Royal Dalton]

Bond 22 disclaimer:

"The name Maurice Green, nor any other name in this film, is
meant to portray an actual person"

[killkenny kid]

As mush as I love, Blofeld. It is time to move on.

[Mr. Blofeld]

The only one I like it's in NSNA, with the skull and all of those things...

I believe the skull makes its return in the fanfilm Shamelady.

[tdalton]

Maurice Green? What an extraordinarily boring name for a Bond villain - if anything it sounds like a smokescreen-type thingy for Blofeld (not that I'm convinced that Blofeld is returning, but I wouldn't be opposed to it).

Googling around, I note that there's an American sprinter called Maurice Greene. Okay, the spelling's different, but, still.... Wouldn't having a villain with a famous namesake in real life be the sort of move that makers of a Hollywood blockbuster would tend to avoid?

Agreed. It could be a smokescreen for Amalric actually being Blofeld, but I really do hope that this doesn't turn out to be the case and the Maurice Green character is actually Maurice Green and not Blofeld or any other former Bond villain returning to make an appearance in the new franchise.

[Licence_007]

I really hope Blofeld is in Bond 22.

I hope for the complete opposite. I've never really liked Blofeld in the films.

[blueman]

That's just it: I'm hoping for a Blofeld we've never seen, but one that does the character Fleming wrote justice. In Craig's Bond arc, it would be cool to see an updated Blofeld ala Craig's updated Bond IMO.

[Harry Fawkes]

Well said Blueman. As every body probably already knows I share the same sentiment about Blofeld.

Harry

[sharpshooter]

Craig's Bond shouting 'Die Blofeld, Die!' whilst strangling him at the conclusion of the film arc would be quite good as well...

[HH007]

That's just it: I'm hoping for a Blofeld we've never seen, but one that does the character Fleming wrote justice. In Craig's Bond arc, it would be cool to see an updated Blofeld ala Craig's updated Bond IMO.

How about a Blofeld who dresses up like his dead mother and stabs women to death with a kitchen knife whenever he has a lustful thought?

Hey, it's a Blofeld we've never seen before.

What...? Why are you looking at me like that?

[Harry Fawkes]

[TheREAL008]

New series/new direction/New Bond/New Blofeld.

I'm all for it. As long as it's a different take on the character. Make him more sinister, deadly and elusive.


McClory is gone, time to give Blofeld back to Fleming's estate and EON productions. Where he belongs.

[Mr. Blofeld]

McClory is gone, time to give Blofeld back to Fleming's estate and EON productions. Where he belongs.

I heartily agree with you, sir.

[LadySylvia]

That's just it: I'm hoping for a Blofeld we've never seen, but one that does the character Fleming wrote justice. In Craig's Bond arc, it would be cool to see an updated Blofeld ala Craig's updated Bond IMO.

What do we need a new Blofeld for? With CASINO ROYALE, EON Productions has restarted the series with something new - a Bond movie that does not require a Moneypenny or Q. So, what do we need Blofeld - new or old - for? Why go back to the past? Why not go forward? Is the future that frightening for Bond fans that they have to cling to characters from the past?

[blueman]

That's just it: I'm hoping for a Blofeld we've never seen, but one that does the character Fleming wrote justice. In Craig's Bond arc, it would be cool to see an updated Blofeld ala Craig's updated Bond IMO.

What do we need a new Blofeld for? With CASINO ROYALE, EON Productions has restarted the series with something new - a Bond movie that does not require a Moneypenny or Q. So, what do we need Blofeld - new or old - for? Why go back to the past? Why not go forward? Is the future that frightening for Bond fans that they have to cling to characters from the past?

Bond's future frightening? Au contraire.

IMHO, bringing back Blofeld now, after the events of CR (Bond in love, then the death of his lover due to dastardly designs) allows EON the opportunity to right a great wrong: EON totally screwed up the original Bond/Blofeld story arc, Fleming's OMHSS/YOLT novels represent some of the best writing he ever did in many ways, but particularly with the character of Bond and his interactions with Blofeld/the whole revenge thing. That Fleming ended the series how he began it, with a woman defining Bond but not without consequences, is fortuitous as Craig's Bond can get the satisfaction Lazenby's Bond--and at least a few Bond fans--never did.

But if EON goes off on a completely different tangent, so be it. It's not about not doing something new. It's about unfinished business. I have no interest in seeing the Dr Evil version of Blofeld, but I would very much like to see Bond strangle Blofeld ala the end of YOLT, and for a uniquely similar (lol at those two words stuck together) reason: taking Bond's beloved from him. It would be a signature moment in the film series, just as it is in Fleming's novels IMO.

EON's Bond never got closure after Tracy died. How about doing something new in the film series, like getting some emotional closure for Bond? After the back-to-Fleming film version of CR, it would be a very Fleming thing to do next IMO. Agree it doesn't have to be Blofeld as the big baddie in Bond 22, but golly it sure seems like he fits, and what a fantastic opportunity for EON...almost like they planned it (woudn't surprise me if they did...). For me, I think any new storyline that lets Bond have a bit of revenge for Vesper's death that doesn't involve Blofeld will feel a bit...odd. I mean if it's anything like CR I'm sure I'll like it, but there'll be that little part of me thinking, dudes, you could've done that with Blofeld...BLOFELD!!!

IMO, Blofeld in Bond 22 would indeed be new, very much so. Won't look like we expect (if it's Amalric as rumored), and likely won't be/act/end up anything like we expect (ala Craig's Bond in CR). Bring on the new! Anyway, 2 or 3 cents about "new = frightening."

[Mr. Blofeld]

Bringing back Blofeld now, after the events of CR (Bond in love, then the death of his lover due to dastardly designs) allows EON the opportunity to right a great wrong: EON totally screwed up the original Bond/Blofeld story arc, Fleming's OMHSS/YOLT novels represent some of the best writing he ever did in many ways, but particularly with the character of Bond and his interactions with Blofeld/the whole revenge thing. That Fleming ended the series how he began it, with a woman defining Bond but not without consequences, is fortuitous as Craig's Bond can get the satisfaction Lazenby's Bond--and at least a few Bond fans--never did.

But if EON goes off on a completely different tangent, so be it. It's not about not doing something new. It's about unfinished business. I have no interest in seeing the Dr Evil version of Blofeld, but I would very much like to see Bond strangle Blofeld ala the end of YOLT, and for a uniquely similar (lol at those two words stuck together) reason: taking Bond's beloved from him. It would be a signature moment in the film series, just as it is in Fleming's novels IMO.

EON's Bond never got closure after Tracy died. How about doing something new in the film series, like getting some emotional closure for Bond? After the back-to-Fleming film version of CR, it would be a very Fleming thing to do next IMO. Agree it doesn't have to be Blofeld as the big baddie in Bond 22, but golly it sure seems like he fits, and what a fantastic opportunity for EON...almost like they planned it (woudn't surprise me if they did...). For me, I think any new storyline that lets Bond have a bit of revenge for Vesper's death that doesn't involve Blofeld will feel a bit...odd. I mean if it's anything like CR I'm sure I'll like it, but there'll be that little part of me thinking, dudes, you could've done that with Blofeld...BLOFELD!!!

Amen, brother; a Blofeld by any other name wouldn't make revenge as sweet.