Ep. 3: Top 5 Actors to Play James Bond, Female Director to Tackle Bond 25?

The Words Are Not Enough

Screw on your silencer because it's time for Episode 3 of The Words Are Not Enough!
In this episode Griffin (@griffschiller) and Brody (@brodyserravalli) discuss the following:
Tomorrow Never Lies
* New remarks regarding the internet’s top pick to succeed Daniel Craig as James Bond have been made, one of which coming straight from the camel’s mouth!
* While at TIFF promoting his new film Suburbicon, George Clooney sat down with Variety to discuss a myriad of topics one of which happened to be who he thinks should play the next 007. Clooney said the following:
* “I think Idris Elba should be the next James Bond, I think it’s insane that you wouldn’t. He’s elegant and handsome and masculine. He would be a perfect James Bond and it would be a great step forward.”
* It appears that Clooney has hopped on board the Idris Elba train along with a large portion of the online community and it’s not hard to see why. Elba certainly brings a swagger and hardened edge to past roles that suites Bond quite well and if one were to want a glimpse at what an Idris Elba James Bond would resemble, they need not look further than his acclaimed BBC show Luther.
* This is all well and good, however just today, Buzzfeed released an interview they had with the British actor and he had a few thoughts on the want for him to take on the role:
* “I think not,” he said seriously of ever playing the role, and then immediately smiled. “But you really need to ask the producers. Like I can just,” he mimed picking up a telephone, “'Hey, I’m gonna play Bond next! No, it’s Idris. Hello?’ No one wants it.”
* So it looks like the man himself doesn’t think his chances fair well for portraying the next Bond after Daniel Craig’s Swan song.
* It’s important to note though that Elba has gotten tired of the constant questioning and demand to play the character, so his response here definitely echoes what he’s been saying all along.
* Thoughts on the internet’s obsession with Elba playing Bond, would he be a good fit
* With Bond 25 looming on the horizon, more rumors have begun to circulate regarding who will direct the project.
* It looked to be almost certain that ’71 director Yann Demange had it in the bag, however even though he is still suspected to be the frontrunner, producer Barbara Broccoli had some interesting things to say on the matter.
* While discussing her new film “Film Stars Don’t Die In Liverpool” with Screen Daily, the Bond Producer was asked for what she felt the chances were of having a female behind the camera on the upcoming Bond 25, Broccoli said the following:
* There are a lot of women working on this production which pleases me very much. It’s incredibly important to support a change in front of and behind the camera. I love working with women. It’s a different vibe. We have to promote women within the industry. Women are often tasked with taking care of children and ailing parents, so it’s hard for some women to sustain a career in this industry. We have to be more family-friendly, with childcare, flexible hours and job shares. At Eon, we have a lot of women doing job sharing and it’s easy with technology.
* So while not a straight answer on specifically the possibility of a female director taking over, it certainly does seem that Babs is very much in favor of a larger role for women in film and thus one could only assume is open to a female helmed Bond film.
* If they were to select a female director, what director or directors would you like to see take on a Bond project?
* With the recent announcement of Star Wars Episode 9 pushing it’s release date back from May 24th, 2019 to December 20th, 2019 and the release of Wonder Woman 2 scheduled for December 13, 2019, one has to wonder if these box office behemoths will have an effect on the amount of money Bond 25 will make?https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-words-are-not-enough/support