If you looked at Moore's Bond in Live and Let Die, you'd say the same thing(though that movie is very hard to watch with Blaxploitation). And look what happened to him by A View to a Kill

I'm thinking someone who would be 35-40 in two-three years. Someone like Dan Stevens

he's writing the latest bond novel. Bond's creator(Ian Fleming) died in 1964
The thing about Elba is his age(which is probably why Elba does not want to do it). He is 43, Craig has another film on his contract after Spectre. This means Elba will be the same age as Roger Moore when he's was cast. That means by film…

both in my opinion are too old to start the role(Lester is 47, while Elba is turning 43 in a few days). Craig has one more film on his contract after Spectre. That means both would be older than Roger Moore when they started filming. That's a major issue

Third Already Happened, Menahem Golan(one of the biggest B-Movie Producers in the 1980's(delta force), and was one of the first people to see potential in Marvel Comics movies(he wanted Stan Lee as J. Jonah Jameson)

IMO, Oberyn is a hero suffering from James Bond Villain syndrome(instead of getting the job done, he talks)

what i love even more is Benioff and Weiss doing the ninth episode all at the wall, making this a 2 week cliffhanger for non-book readers(many whom will think Tyrion will die)