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Liz Manion's avatar

I can go with that James Bond. Need to send my comment to whoever may be deciding about actors for the next movie ----- time for a change!

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Charmaine Berry's avatar

My vote for Bond - Aidan Turner.

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Jeff Biss's avatar

I think that the question "what is Bond?" is a good one. Bond is pure propaganda. The Soviets were never a threat, they had no plan to militarily take over the world, but the paranoid West needed propaganda in their dirty little wars against those who dared stand in their way of access to markets and resources. He will still serve that purpose as the oligarchs need a bogeyman for people to rally against in the name of "freedom and liberty".

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Jeffinator's avatar

Tom Holland is the modern version of David Niven who was Flemings pick for a cinematic Bond. Not enough gavitas.

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JAMES ROY LEE's avatar

Boring. Boring. Boring.

I want a complete reset for James Bond. The next Bond should be Emily Blunt, defeating evil and kicking ass while always staying cool and enjoying occasional opportunities for sophisticated adult pleasures. Our current icons of western masculinity are too pathetic. I want intelligence and competence, so we need a woman.

And no more Russian or Eastern European bad guys! They aren't scary anymore. Russia is so pathetic that it can't even defeat Ukraine. Everyone knows that the greatest danger to western civilization today is the United States. The next great bad guy should be an American billionaire tech guy in cahoots with an evil President and supported by a cabal of Evangelical preachers. Emily Blunt can handle this!

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Mark P's avatar

Having the villain be an American tech billionaire in cahoots with an evil president is a brilliant idea!

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Jeffinator's avatar

It's "James Bond" not "Jane Bond." Done. Though I like your plot idea.

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Liz Manion's avatar

Charlize theron should be batman - she's gorgeous, can play hard and really kick it as JANE BOND

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Jeffinator's avatar

No.

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Liz Manion's avatar

Harsh

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Linda Brown's avatar

We need our own version. I like Jamie Bond better than Jane, tho.

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DesertNavy's avatar

Maybe Tony Gilroy can write the script ...

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Linda Brown's avatar

Sernow and Cassar of "24" fame! Asymmetric warfare, intelligent women, and special effects that just about give you a heart attack. And it only takes 24 hours to nail the bad guys.

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Charmaine Berry's avatar

Andor is utterly amazing.

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