Daniel Craig laughed off a question asking him who he would love to see play James Bond next.

  • jordanlund@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    I’d like to see period adaptations of the original books. Do it as a streaming show, 6 episodes per book or something like that.

    Some of the movies have been pretty close. Dr. No, Goldfinger, From Russia With Love, Casino Royale…

    Others were LAUGHABLY off the mark (cough) Moonraker (cough).

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      14 days ago

      I’d love that too. But those books have become essentially a parody of themselves in today’s context. Without the 60’s mental POV, they’re nonsensical, racist, rapey and sexist. You’d end up in a unironical Austin Powers. I mean, the books are literarily fun fiction to read. But let’s not pretend they’re not cringey white male power fantasies. Spies were the coldwar’s mall ninjas. I’d rather revisit the spy kids universe.

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          13 days ago

          All of them* and seen all the films as well. I’m an extraordinary fan of the series. But I’m also not delusional and can hold a critical view of the entertainment media I consume and regard them from the POV of the context that produced them. Casino Royale is still my favorite. Thunderball is still the goofiest shit Fleming wrote.

          Now you tell me your five favorite songs by the famous band and prove you are not a poser. /s

          • I haven’t read any of the post-Fleming books yet.
    • Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world
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      12 days ago

      Were those books even good? I always thought the character outgrew its source. I never heard they were more than fairly straight forward spy novels but nothing special