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Next James Bond: Who Should Be the New 007? · Gilbert. K Show

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  SPEAKER_00: Enjoying it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Next, James Bond.
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  SPEAKER_00: Who should be the new 007?
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  SPEAKER_00: James Bond can disappear undercover, escape the exploding building, and save the world before dinner.
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  SPEAKER_00: But apparently, finding the next James Bond takes a little longer.
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  SPEAKER_00: And now we may finally be getting somewhere.
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  SPEAKER_00: Caleb Turner, Jack Lowden, and Josh O'Connor.
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  SPEAKER_00: Three different actors whose names are appearing in the latest reports about the search for our next 007.
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  SPEAKER_00: But here's the question: who can actually make us believe it?
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  SPEAKER_00: Because wearing a tuxedo is one thing, walking into a room and making everyone wonder whether you're about to order a drink, steal a secret, or ruin somebody's evening.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's the different job entirely.
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  SPEAKER_00: Today on the Gilbert K Take, we're looking at the latest James Bond casting reports, what each contender could bring, and why choosing the next actor is only half the challenge.
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  SPEAKER_00: The other half, give him a Bond movie worth showing up for.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let's get into it.
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  SPEAKER_00: The latest casting news.
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  SPEAKER_00: First, let's put the facts on the table.
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  SPEAKER_00: Deadline has reported that final screen test for the next James Bond could take place over the common days, with Callum Turner, Jack Lowden, and Josh O'Connor among those names, reportedly in the mix.
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  SPEAKER_00: The reporting also points to another contender whose identity hasn't been established consistently.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's where we need to be careful.
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  SPEAKER_00: A screen test is an audition, it doesn't mean somebody has signed a contract, collected the car keys, and started practicing how to introduce himself.
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  SPEAKER_00: As of this recording, we don't have an officially announced New James Bond.
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  SPEAKER_00: So if you're seeing a thumbnail saying confirmed your new bond, take a breath before you start celebrating or canceling the franchise.
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  SPEAKER_00: What we do have is a casting story that appears to be moving forward.
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  SPEAKER_00: And after all the speculation, that alone is worth discussing.
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  SPEAKER_00: But the part that interests me is how different these reported choices are.
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  SPEAKER_00: Depending on who gets the role, we could be looking at a very different kind of Bond.
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  SPEAKER_00: So what are we actually looking for?
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  SPEAKER_00: Before comparing the actors, what does James Bond need?
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  SPEAKER_00: And please, let's go a little deeper than he looks good in a suit.
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  SPEAKER_00: Plenty of people look good in a suit.
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  SPEAKER_00: That doesn't mean I want them handling an international crisis.
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  SPEAKER_00: For me, Bond needs confidence, danger, and charm.
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  SPEAKER_00: Confidence means he doesn't have to announce that he's the most capable person in the room.
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  SPEAKER_00: Danger means that even when he is being polite, he sense there's a limit to that politeness.
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  SPEAKER_00: And charm means we actually enjoy spending time with him between the chases.
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  SPEAKER_00: That last part matters.
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  SPEAKER_00: I want a bond who can make us smile without turning every serious moment into a joke.
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  SPEAKER_00: Someone who can be vulnerable without explaining every feeling out loud.
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  SPEAKER_00: You should be able to look at him and wonder what he's thinking.
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  SPEAKER_00: And occasionally you should be slightly concerned about the answer.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's the balance I'm looking for.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now let's talk about the contenders.
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  SPEAKER_00: Caleb Turner, the classic leading man option.
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  SPEAKER_00: You may know him from Masters of the Air or the Fantastic Beast films.
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  SPEAKER_00: Of the reported names, I can see why people immediately picture him in the role.
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  SPEAKER_00: There's a relaxed quality to the screen presence that could work beautifully for Bond.
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  SPEAKER_00: He can look comfortable in a room without appearing desperate to own it.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's useful because Bond's confidence should feel natural.
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  SPEAKER_00: If an actor looks as though he's constantly thinking, Am I being cool?
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  SPEAKER_00: We're going to notice.
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  SPEAKER_00: With Turner, I could picture a Bond who brings back some easy charm, someone who enjoys the assignment a little, even when the assignment becomes a terrible idea.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I would welcome that.
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  SPEAKER_00: There's room for suspense and emotional weight while still allowing the audience to enjoy the fantasy, the locations, the clothes, the impossible escape, the conversation where both people know somebody is lying.
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  SPEAKER_00: But here's my question about Turner.
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  SPEAKER_00: Can he make that charm turn dangerous in an instant?
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  SPEAKER_00: Can the expression change just enough for us to realize the friendly conversation is over?
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  SPEAKER_00: That would be the thing I'd want to see in a screen test.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because the strongest bond performance isn't always the big action moment.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes it's the moment just before it when you realize he has already made his decision.
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  SPEAKER_00: Jack Loden, the quietly dangerous option.
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  SPEAKER_00: Then there's Jack Loden.
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  SPEAKER_00: If you watch Slow Horses, you already know why his name makes sense in this conversation.
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  SPEAKER_00: He can bring intelligence, tension, and a sense that something is happening underneath the surface.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's what intrigues me.
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  SPEAKER_00: I could picture Loden giving us a bond who studies people, someone who notices the wrong detail in the story, the hesitation before an answer, the person watching the exit.
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  SPEAKER_00: A spy whose brain is working before the action starts.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now I'm not saying playing a spy in one series automatically qualifies someone to play James Bond.
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  SPEAKER_00: These are different characters, and Bond needs his own identity.
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  SPEAKER_00: What interests me is whether Loden could bring that alertness into the role while adding the confidence and pleasure we associate with 007.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because I don't want him simply trying to reproduce Daniel Craig's intensity.
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  SPEAKER_00: We already had Daniel Craig.
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  SPEAKER_00: Whoever follows him needs room to make different choices.
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  SPEAKER_00: My question for Loden would be about the lighter moments.
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  SPEAKER_00: Can he make the charm feel effortless?
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  SPEAKER_00: Can he deliver a dry line without making it sound rehearsed?
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  SPEAKER_00: Can we believe that people would willingly spend time with this man before discovering how complicated his life is?
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  SPEAKER_00: If he can balance that with the tension he brings, he becomes a very interesting possibility.
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  SPEAKER_00: And Josh O'Connor, the less obvious possibility, now Josh O'Connor, you may know him from the crown and challengers.
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  SPEAKER_00: For some viewers, he might be the hardest of these names to immediately picture as Bond.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I don't think that should automatically count against him.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes we become so attached to what a character is supposed to look like that we stop thinking about what an actor might actually do with the part.
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  SPEAKER_00: O'Connor trists me because I could imagine him giving Bond a less predictable quality.
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  SPEAKER_00: There could be charm, but also something difficult to read.
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  SPEAKER_00: You might not be completely sure whether you trust him.
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  SPEAKER_00: For a secret agent, that's a useful starting point.
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  SPEAKER_00: My question is whether he could make the physical threat convincing.
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  SPEAKER_00: And I don't mean whether he can spend months in the gym, preparation can change someone's appearance.
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  SPEAKER_00: I mean whether we believe the character understands violence and knows when to use it.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's in the stillness, the timing, the way someone reacts when a situation changes.
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  SPEAKER_00: O'Connor would need to make me believe that beneath the conversation, there's someone capable of acting very quickly.
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  SPEAKER_00: If he could do that, he might surprise people.
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  SPEAKER_00: And let's be honest, a casting choice that surprises us can be exciting.
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  SPEAKER_00: We don't need to have imagined the entire performance before the actor has filmed a scene.
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  SPEAKER_00: So why do screen task matters?
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  SPEAKER_00: This is where my producer's brain kicks in.
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  SPEAKER_00: We're discussing actors based on performances.
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  SPEAKER_00: They've already given photographs we've seen, and the version of Bond we personally prefer.
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  SPEAKER_00: The filmmaker are trying to see something we haven't seen yet.
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  SPEAKER_00: How does the actor move as this character?
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  SPEAKER_00: What happens when he's listening?
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  SPEAKER_00: What does the dialogue sound natural comment from him?
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  SPEAKER_00: Does he have chemistry with the other performers?
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  SPEAKER_00: And can he hold our attention when there's no music and no expensive location and no spectacular action helping him?
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's why I'd be curious about declaring anyone completely wrong for the role based on a red carpet photograph.
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  SPEAKER_00: We're casting a performance, an actor might look perfect in a publicity image and leave you cold in a scene.
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  SPEAKER_00: Another might seem unexpected until he speaks, moves, and suddenly makes the whole thing work.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's the exciting part of casting.
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  SPEAKER_00: And it's the part we can judge from a short list alone.
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  SPEAKER_00: The creative team could change everything.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now there's a reason I'm interested in this next film.
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  SPEAKER_00: Denis Villeneuve is directing, and Stephen Knight is writing the screenplay.
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  SPEAKER_00: That combination gives us plenty to think about.
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  SPEAKER_00: Villeneuve's films can create a sense of scale and tension that pulls you into this world.
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  SPEAKER_00: And when I think about the suspense and sicario, I can understand why this approach could suit an espionage story.
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  SPEAKER_00: Imagine a Bond sequence where you don't immediately know who the threat is.
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  SPEAKER_00: A conversation that becomes uncomfortable.
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  SPEAKER_00: A car following a little too closely, Bond noticing something before we understand why it matters.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'd love to see that kind of tension.
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  SPEAKER_00: Stephen Knight, meanwhile, brings experience, writing characters caught up in power, ambition, and dangerous situations.
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  SPEAKER_00: But their previous work doesn't tell us exactly what their bond will be.
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  SPEAKER_00: There's still an open question.
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  SPEAKER_00: What I hope is that they find room for both suspense and enjoyment.
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  SPEAKER_00: Give us a memorable villain, give us a mission we can follow, give Bond somebody who can challenge him, and a conversation as effectively as in a fight.
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  SPEAKER_00: Please let the locations feel like places we're visiting rather than attractive backgrounds we rush past on the way to another explosion.
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  SPEAKER_00: A Bond film should take us somewhere.
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  SPEAKER_00: What's this new era needs to get right?
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's my biggest concern with any major franchise restart.
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  SPEAKER_00: Sometimes there's so much attention on setting up the future that the first film starts feeling like homework.
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  SPEAKER_00: You're watching one story, but it keeps stopping to point towards three more.
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  SPEAKER_00: For this Bond, I want a strong, complete first adventure.
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  SPEAKER_00: Introduce us to this version of the character.
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  SPEAKER_00: Put him in a difficult situation.
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  SPEAKER_00: Give him choices that reveal who he is.
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  SPEAKER_00: Let the audience discover him through the mission.
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  SPEAKER_00: We don't need every familiar element delivered immediately.
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  SPEAKER_00: There should be room for this new era to develop its own personality.
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  SPEAKER_00: But I do want the filmmakers to understand why people enjoy Bond.
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  SPEAKER_00: The suspense, the style, the humor, the sense that he can handle almost anything until he meets someone who makes us question that confidence.
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  SPEAKER_00: And give the villain a proper presence.
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  SPEAKER_00: A great opponent can reveal something about Bond that another chase never will.
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  SPEAKER_00: And when they're in the same room, I want to lean forward.
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  SPEAKER_00: That's what makes the action matter later.
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  SPEAKER_00: My pick and the question that matters more.
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  SPEAKER_00: So who would I choose based on what I can picture today?
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  SPEAKER_00: I lean towards Jack Loden.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'm interested in the intelligence and tension he could bring.
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  SPEAKER_00: I'd like to see whether he could combine that with a little more ease, charm, and enjoyment.
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  SPEAKER_00: Gallum Turner would be a compelling choice if the filmmakers want a more immediately classic leading man presence.
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  SPEAKER_00: And Josh O'Connor is the choice that makes me most curious about what we might not be expecting.
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  SPEAKER_00: But that's my reaction to the possibilities.
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  SPEAKER_00: We haven't seen their test and we don't know the full creative approach.
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  SPEAKER_00: I would watch one convincing scene and change my mind, and I'd be happy to, because ultimately I'm less interested in winning a casting prediction than in sitting in a cinema and thinking, yes, this works.
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  SPEAKER_00: The next James Bond doesn't need to spend his first film proving he can imitate the previous actors.
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  SPEAKER_00: He needs a performance and a story that make us want to follow him into the next adventure.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's the real test.
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  SPEAKER_00: Now I want your pick.
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  SPEAKER_00: Caleb Turner, Jack Lowden, Josh O'Connor, or somebody else entirely.
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  SPEAKER_00: And tell me what you want from the next bond.
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  SPEAKER_00: More charm, more espionage, bigger adventure, or a completely different balance.
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  SPEAKER_00: Port your actor and your reason in the comments below.
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  SPEAKER_00: I want to know what you see in them.
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• 12:33
  SPEAKER_00: That's all, folks.
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  SPEAKER_00: Thank you for watching.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that's my next James Bond, who should be the new 007.
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  SPEAKER_00: Until next time, Gilbert K.