It is an unwritten rule that each generation has its own James Bond, which, from their point of view, is the best of all. There is the generation of fans of the elegant —and first— Sean Connerythe one who prefers the mythical Roger Moore, that of Pierce Brosnan and his impeccable blue eyes and, of course, who has Daniel Craig as a favorite, who was the last to put on the 007 agent suit. It’s been three years since he came out No time to dienothing less than the twenty-fifth film in the saga, which was the end of the craig era. Now, the much-speculated actor is still awaited (it has even been said that it could be a woman, adapting to the new times). James Bonds are neither created nor destroyed, they are only transformed.
The figure of James Bond is always in fashion and all eyes continue to focus on Daniel Craig awaiting its success. An example of this is that it will be at the Venice Film Festival to present Queer (by Guadagnino, based on Burroughs’ novel of the same name) and people still find it difficult to separate the character from the actor. But, if he is such a relevant figure in cinema – one of the few who has maintained his presence for more than 40 years – why is the new installment of a saga that seems to be eternal being delayed so long?
There is no delivery because, basically, still There is no script, title, directorselection of source material (the novels of Ian Fleming), singer (although things are close between Dua Lipa, Lady Gaga, King’s Wool or Raye) and, most importantly, because agent 007 has not yet been recruited, although there have been a few rounds of “speed dating.” In any case, a recent article published in The Telegraph He pointed out that it is not excessively worrying because similar things have already happened in the past. License to kill (by Timothy Dalton) and Golden Eye (Pierce Brosnan’s first) it took six years, four months and 14 days. Now, after Craig’s film was released in 2021, MGM has been bought by Amazon, with whom the future of the franchise will have to be negotiated, which may be one of the reasons for the wait.
This is not the first time that so many years have passed between one Bond and another. At present, there is no script, director or actor chosen.
As the director is not yet known – although various names are being considered, including Christopher Nolan – everything seems to be up in the air. Something similar happens with the alleged 007, for which, as we said, there have already been hints and tests. Aaron Taylor Johnsonwho has a more fragile kind of beauty than her predecessor, has been coy when asked about the matter in interviews, but there are rumours that she was formally offered the role in March, which might be less of a rumour mill and actually quite official.
However, on other occasions they are precisely Unexpected decisions are the ones that work. At least that was what happened with Craig, at a time when all the media were saying that it would be Clive Owen the one who would get the role. There has also been time for other names to jump into the spotlight as possible candidates: from René-Jean Page, who, despite not being a great actor, has perfectly played the role of gentleman and continually dresses in suits, reinforcing that image, to others quite diverse as Michael Fassbender, Idris Elba, Austin Butler o Tom Hardy. Although the idea that it could be a woman has faded over time, there has also been talk of several candidates: Jodie Comer or Lupita Nyong’o They sounded quite loud in the past.
There have also been rumors about René-Jean Page, who became famous in ‘The Bridgertons’.
At first it was due to some statements by Barbara Broccoli, owner of the franchise, who assured that they were looking for a “new approach” – the contracts as agent 007 – usually last about ten years – for the character, in accordance with the new masculinities, which was ambiguous enough to speak of other sexualities, races or genders. However, Broccoli was less lukewarm and more blunt in the podcast. Girls On Filmwhere he said that “I don’t think we should make films where women play men, I think we should make more films about women”, leading to hopes of seeing a woman dressed in Bond’s legendary tuxedo falling on deaf ears.
Franchise owner Barbara Broccoli: “I don’t think we should make movies where women play men”
James Bond must bring together in his figure a series of fundamental characteristics that are linked to the self-perceived image of the English people. We know a lot about him: his love of martinis, scrambled eggs, his Swiss watch, and the glasses he wears. All of this fits in with the times in which the films take place, which is often tremendously beneficial for the production itself: in several films, Bond has used different mobile phones ranging from Sony Ericsson a Sony Xperiawhich is a masterstroke because underhandedly supporting certain products can be a useful means of increasing the budget.
Just like Craig was a kind of Distinguished James Bond—adapted to his time, who fell in love or was hurt… for some, “soft”—, the new one will have to face the change of times and renew himself, be it finally Aaron Taylor Johnson or René-Jean Page the one chosen to play the most famous agent in the world. And perhaps the format of the films themselves could also change now that Amazon has acquired it, as it did with The Lord of the Rings and the series of streaming of 2022But it is not overly likely because it is the essence of James Bond that really makes him so popular.
It is an unwritten rule that each generation has its own James Bond, which, from their point of view, is the best of all. There is the generation of fans of the elegant —and first— Sean Connerythe one who prefers the mythical Roger Moore, that of Pierce Brosnan and his impeccable blue eyes and, of course, who has Daniel Craig as a favorite, who was the last to put on the 007 agent suit. It’s been three years since he came out No time to dienothing less than the twenty-fifth film in the saga, which was the end of the craig era. Now, the much-speculated actor is still awaited (it has even been said that it could be a woman, adapting to the new times). James Bonds are neither created nor destroyed, they are only transformed.
