No Time to Die **Spoilers from post #1449 onward**

I thought that NTTD was quite good in the end.

A good bit better than I thought it would be given some reports.

To my surprise the relationship thing worked, for me anyway.

Léa Seydoux was much better and much more effective here than in the terrible Spectre.

NTTD definitely better than both Skyfall and Spectre.

Echoes of Moonraker for sure.

Liked the throwback to "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" with the "We have all the time in the world" music - but in reverse meaning here.

For the villain Safin, it was probably the script more than Malek at fault I would say overall but it didn't ruin the movie.

Lashana Lynch was fine as 007 excepting her large arse looking a bit out-of-place for an operative in the villain's lair sequence.

The eschewing of traditional Bond mores of master bird-bedder and the lack of casinos and associated frippery actually worked well also I thought as a modernising effort.

7.5 / 10

Cavill is about as gritty as a snooker ball with not far off a similar level of gravitas, charisma and range.

He's 44 now and a bond movie won't be filmed for another couple of years at least and not released until the year after most likely.

Craig was 38 when CR was released.

He'd be close to, if not an actual decade older upon the release compared to Craig.

Fassbender's chance was gone when the producers decided to stick with Craig for the final two movies that he did.

That's if he would have wanted to do it.

Fassbender is a "gentleman driver" - e.g. he pays to be on the team as opposed to being paid.

The class of cars that he's in (LMGTE) would not be the one of the prestigious classes and he's in the second team.

Apparently he wants to get to race at Le Mans 24 hours and will most likely stop there if he manages it I would say.

The plan is to do that in June 2022.

After that he'll be back to acting full time.

It's being documented in a Netflix series "Michael Fassbender: Road to Le Mans"

I don't see them looking back to the way of the 1970's though in that respect though

And they are not going for the grandad Bond look a la Neeson so not really relevant.

Fassbender is a more grizzled-looking 44 than Hardy who is also 44 but who (Hardy) I would see as having a much better chance at the role.

Actually the Regé-Jean Page guy (current favourite) has possibly a good look for the next Bond

haven't watched Brigerton but does seem that he could do the requisite "edge" aspect from clips

and certainly does fit the "modern narrative" but with possibly broad appeal which is key

https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/rege-jean-page-james-bond

yes that's why I say "broad appeal" which I would say that his look has.

"tall, dark(er) and handsome"