Skyfall (Bond 23)

[Blacklabel]

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..continuity is rebooted every time there's a new actor in the bond role.

The Craig films all have solid "inner continuity."

Hubbs will have a heart attack if Idris Elba dons the Bond role after Daniel Craig.

There is no real continuity between Bonds, you f**kin' baboon.

This one's going in the AVPGALAXYQUOTES thread. 

[Prime113]

Hubbs will have a heart attack if Idris Elba dons the Bond role after Daniel Craig.

I'd love to see that.

[Blacklabel]

I'd love to see both of those things happening.

[Shasvre]

Colin Salmon > Idris Elba

[Blacklabel]

Nope.

[Space Sweeper]

Salmon has already played a supporting character in three Bond movies though, and dude's bald. Idris Elba would be perfect, suave as f**k, handsome as f**k, seduced Charlize Theron by asking if she had a mechanical hoo-haw, he's practically Bond already.

[Hubbs]

Well no, geez don't you guys read or understand anything?! 'Bond' is a code name character so the character can be played by anyone. When one 007 agent dies a new guy takes up the role, so its not an issue.

This doesn't work with 'Felix' or 'Moneypenny', that's why its just stupid. And like I say, the way these characters just flip looks, age and now race it becomes ridiculous. Like I say, if 'Han Solo' is a mixed race guy in the new films is that acceptable for the franchise continuity? or basic plot sense?.

And yes I realise there is hardly any sensible continuity in the Bond franchise, that's why I think its very poor tongue n cheek stuff. I like continuity where possible other wise many films would be just naff.

[Shasvre]

Nope.

Salmon has already played a supporting character in three Bond movies though, and dude's bald. Idris Elba would be perfect, suave as f**k, handsome as f**k, seduced Charlize Theron by asking if she had a mechanical hoo-haw, he's practically Bond already.

Hey, I can't not choose the guy called Salmon. I don't have it in me.

'Bond' is a code name character so the character can be played by anyone.

No, it isn't.

[Gazz]

I thought Skyfall did away with this poorly stretched fan theory by confirming that 'Bond' isn't a code name.

[Space Sweeper]

Well no, geez don't you guys read or understand anything?! 'Bond' is a code name character so the character can be played by anyone. When one 007 agent dies a new guy takes up the role, so its not an issue.

No, you red-assed chest beater, it's a single character. Did you even watch Skyfall? Do you even lift?

[Hubbs]

How the hell can Bond not be a code name??!! I thought all the 007's were agents of a special 'trained unit' as it were, one dies, another takes the role.

[Blacklabel]

Idris Elba would be perfect, suave as f**k, handsome as f**k, seduced Charlize Theron by asking if she had a mechanical hoo-haw, he's practically Bond already.

KING DRIIS!   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH5QDM7TH6I#ws

[Gazz]

How the hell can Bond not be a code name??!! I thought all the 007's were agents of a special 'trained unit' as it were, one dies, another takes the role.

No, they're just reboots. Minor spoilers for Skyfall:

Spoiler

Skyfall confirms Bond to be the characters birth name. Thus making each new Bond character to be a reboot with the possible exception of George Lazenby.

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[Eva]

The 00s are code names assigned to whoever is promoted to that position - 'James Bond' isn't a code name. As long as 007 *is* James Bond, they would have to stick with Fleming's basic idea of who Bond is.

IHMSS actually revealed tidbits of Bonds posh family origins - 'The World Is Not Enough' and all that.

As for continuity between the films - well, some is out the window (Blofeld is played by different actors through all Connery's films) and some is retained (M, Q, Moneypenny etc..). You just need to keep in mind that the producers selected what original stories to base the films on in non-chronological fashion and when I say 'based', you need to take that very lightly for most of the films made. People didn't pay attention to film chronology back in those days to the degree we do today.

[Prime113]

Well no, geez don't you guys read or understand anything?! 'Bond' is a code name character so the character can be played by anyone. When one 007 agent dies a new guy takes up the role, so its not an issue.

Do you even lift?

But, yeah, I like Idris Elba more than Colin Salmon, though, I suppose I wouldn't be too upset if he got the job, either.