banstylejbo t1_j2b6gwx wrote on December 30, 2022 at 11:29 PM

I think they could explore other 00 agents besides 007 and use one-off actors like Tom Hardy or whoever for them (maybe if one is really popular bring them back for another). They won’t have to try and have the actor behave like Bond or be compared directly to Connery or whoever. They can embody a new character within the Bond universe and tell the story without needing to fall back on or be boxed in by the usual Bond tropes and style.

Alternatively, I think it would be cool if they remade some of the older Bond films that maybe didn’t quite hit the mark. Sort of like a reimagining of some of them with a modern aesthetic, like License to Kill or Man With the Golden Gun.

Rougarou1999 t1_j2c3bpo wrote on December 31, 2022 at 3:33 AM

An anthology series following a different 00 each season sounds like a good idea.

djalekks OP t1_j2dg8ps wrote on December 31, 2022 at 12:55 PM

Yes!! This is something I’d watch right now.

djalekks OP t1_j2dhay2 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 1:07 PM

I love both concepts. Introducing other 00s would allow for even more exploration of themes and it could be a kind of test to see if they could spin off other characters as you said.

Remakes of older, flawed Bonds could work really well too. This could attract some left field but accomplished directors to bring a really unique approach to Bond.

banstylejbo t1_j2doi6w wrote on December 31, 2022 at 2:15 PM

I think it would be super fun to have Benicio Del Toro play the Sanchez role in a License to Kill remake. Sort of a nod to the original where he plays Dario, Sanchez’s young protege. Clean up all the weird plot threads like the ninjas that were inexplicably added in and write the female characters better/more consistently. I think it would be really fun and the movie already lends itself already to a more modern style after how the Craig movies made it OK for Bond to be more gritty. And go all out and get Beyoncé or someone to remake the theme song.