Amazon’s Reported James Bond Casting Choices Are Worrying
- Amazon acquired the James Bond franchise and announced Denis Villeneuve will direct its rebooted 26th film to feature a younger Bond.
- The reboot aims to move away from Daniel Craig's older Bond, targeting a fresh, trendy take to appeal to a younger audience.
- Variety reports three actors under thirty, including Tom Holland, Jacob Elordi, and Harris Dickinson, are shortlisted amid fan debate on casting choices.
- One fan expressed that choosing Tom Holland to play Bond would effectively mark the end of the series starting from Craig's tenure, highlighting a split in opinion among fans.
- Villeneuve will direct one film without final cut, and new producers plan to replace longtime Bond writers, indicating significant creative changes ahead.
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Idris Elba (52) was mentioned and Aaron Taylor-Johnson (35) and Henry Cavill (42) were also considered, but they are too old for the new James Bond. The director for the new film has been appointed and so there is a shortlist, according to the prominent Variety. With three twenty-somethings on it: Jacob Elordi (Saltburn), Tom Holland (Spider-Man) and Harris Dickinson (Babygirl).
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