Amen.
Yeah, I think I remember Lucas saying something to the effect that Lloyd was more naturalistic.
Um, George? You do realise that to the rest of us with eyes and ears connected to our kinda working brains, that means, "He Can't Fucking Act!"?
Nothing personal. I feel for Lloyd, but sitting in that cinema watching all…

I'm amazed you got this far. Well done.

Mmm, certainly a nasty, jaw dropping symptom of the creative rot. What stands out here and when and wherever the prequels are discussed is the unanimity of opinion. They were shit. Incompetent filmmaking on a epic scale. I've no doubt that all of us here would argue passionately about the merit or lack of, in many…

Terribly written and directed with poor casting choices by a man, who built his own, in many ways magnificent empire, surrounding himself with yes men. There are so many things wrong with the prequels, regardless of whether one imagines them standing on their own or with their superior, contradictory brethren. One…

It is indeed, a matter of survival for exhibitors who had a gun put to their head. Downgrade to 2K Digital because it saves the Studios money on distribution and gives them unprecedented control over how and when the DCP is screened. Good luck if the KDM won't work and your in some tiny cinema on the other side of…

I'm really looking forward this. Kudos to the cinema owners/cinephiles who had the good sense not to junk their clearly superior film projectors. Sadly I think we have yet to feel the full pain of the rapid, shortsighted embrace of digital projection. I'm clearly in the camp that thinks it's crazy to throw out a…

Nooooooo! This can't be true.

Yeah, I saw this kid on "Next Gen" 20 years ago. Glad to see he did something with his career. Wow, I think you just broke "Random Roles".
Seriously, where do you go after Norman Lloyd?
"My friend Joe Losey."
"My friend Joe Cotton."
AMAZING.
Bless you Sir.

She is certainly a dedicated, gifted artist. Yet I'm having trouble getting my head around a almost 36 year old half Spanish, half Swedish woman playing a Jewish Londoner who passed away at 27. I understand the financial reasons for the decision and the long history of performers playing younger and different ethic…

Very sad to hear this. A very special talented lady who brought a lot of heart and soul to her work. Thankyou so much.
My condolences to her understandably very proud family and loved ones.

"How is plugging in a Black Bond, "reworking" the text anymore than plugging in a blond Bond?"
Seriously?
It is quite rightly, a much bigger deal than a change of hair colour. Isn't it? It's a very specific identity. It's exploring issues of race/ethnicity, class, position in British society. As it should be.
"Separate…

You cried racist. As is Your right. No one let alone me is putting you in any place. I'm interested and somewhat confused by why people seek to rework a text to reflect their moral/cultural values, rather than simply denouncing it and creating something fresh and engaging that reflects their identity/experience.…

And the Race card beats the evil imperialist, apologist's Royal Flush.

"furthermore, having a brown Bond doesn't mean the words in the movie have to change in the slightest."
Spot on. Of course a Black or Brown Bond can easily be written with a colonial twist to explain his acceptance in such a old boy/public school network. But why bother. Why not do something new? Why recycle?

The Fleming Estate dictates the representation of Bond in written and visual form.

Roger Moore was a bloody liberty! Give me Idris Elba any day. Though I think Luther would kick Bond's arse. So why bother? But the Mr Elba totally rocks a tux.

Ah, yes that's the question isn't it? Who decides what is "Right Think" and what is "Wrong Think"? If the character is so politically toxic. Why not ignore the work and create a new character who captures the modern public's imagination? Leaving Fleming's racist, sexist, imperialist dinosaur in the dust? Perhaps the…

Not if right thinking people alter the texts to suit the current mandated viewpoint. Ah, the joys of relativism.

Bond is a Scot, British, not English.
Some wonderful, interesting ideas that could be the beginning of several exciting spy/action franchises. What you are discussing here is not a reboot but a complete rebuilding of the character until he (perhaps she) bares no resemblance to Fleming's character. Loathe Fleming and…

No.
Kubrick was a Master Storyteller with the insight and discipline that King lacks.
The question really didn't need to be asked.