‘The name’s Cullen. Edward Cullen’: Robert Pattinson reportedly top choice for next James Bond
Bond. James Bond. Two words. Two syllables. Sharp, striking, piercing your chest as soon as they are uttered. They mean a lot to many, and every so often they are thrown into the ether, like a phonetic parasite seeking their next host. Who will carry them for the next year, two, five, a decade? A hard question to answer. But according to a new rumor, Robert Pattinson is the top choice to embody Ian Fleming’s womanizer spy, with Amazon MGM reportedly considering him their favorite for the role. As first reported by Matthew Belloni in Puck (via The Guardian), Pattinson was given “favorable contract terms” to play this legendary character, which would see him star in three movies rather than the four expected of other candidates. The actor would also be paid significantly more, which signals how keen Amazon MGM is to get his face and name associated with the brand and character. I for one would have loved to see Patrick Gibson take over the role after 007 First Light. Image via IO Interactive https://embeds.beehiiv.com/a8d62108-86ed-4039-bf49-44877ba62c15 Read what’s behind the latest news in gaming (with a bit of snark) by subscribing to the Destructoid Checkpoint newsletter! Previously, it was claimed Callum Turner was in the running for Bond going forward, according to Deadline, with Jack Lowden and Josh O’Connor also putting themselves up. That outlet did say four offers were sent out but managed to confirm just these three, and it would appear now that Pattinson was the ultimate contender. Now, if you asked me, I’d say Turner was, at least in terms of physical appearance and stature (which, of course, is almost just as important as actual acting skills for a character like James Bond) suits the character much more than Pattinson. The latter practically kills every role involving strange, mysterious, and at times evidently neurodivergent characters, and while he did nail the strong, silent stoic in 2022’s The Batman, I still fail to see how he could handle a highly sexualized, outgoing, womanizer Bond. However, Daniel Craig’s Bond was markedly different than what we were used to. He had a lot more depth and a broad, emotionally charged backstory that fundamentally altered how he behaved. The core tenets of the character remained intact, though Craig did give them somewhat of a sociopathic tone. How Pattinson will play the character and what flair he will end up giving him remains to be seen, but I’m confident enough in his acting skills to believe just enough that he can actually pull it off. The post ‘The name’s Cullen. Edward Cullen’: Robert Pattinson reportedly top choice for next James Bond appeared first on Destructoid.
Bond. James Bond. Two words. Two syllables. Sharp, striking, piercing your chest as soon as they are uttered. They mean a lot to many, and every so often they are thrown into the ether, like a phonetic parasite seeking their next host. Who will carry them for the next year, two, five, a decade? A hard question to answer.
But according to a new rumor, Robert Pattinson is the top choice to embody Ian Fleming’s womanizer spy, with Amazon MGM reportedly considering him their favorite for the role. As first reported by Matthew Belloni in Puck (via The Guardian), Pattinson was given “favorable contract terms” to play this legendary character, which would see him star in three movies rather than the four expected of other candidates. The actor would also be paid significantly more, which signals how keen Amazon MGM is to get his face and name associated with the brand and character.
I for one would have loved to see Patrick Gibson take over the role after 007 First Light. Image via IO Interactive https://embeds.beehiiv.com/a8d62108-86ed-4039-bf49-44877ba62c15
Read what’s behind the latest news in gaming (with a bit of snark) by subscribing to the Destructoid Checkpoint newsletter!
Previously, it was claimed Callum Turner was in the running for Bond going forward, according to Deadline, with Jack Lowden and Josh O’Connor also putting themselves up. That outlet did say four offers were sent out but managed to confirm just these three, and it would appear now that Pattinson was the ultimate contender.
Now, if you asked me, I’d say Turner was, at least in terms of physical appearance and stature (which, of course, is almost just as important as actual acting skills for a character like James Bond) suits the character much more than Pattinson. The latter practically kills every role involving strange, mysterious, and at times evidently neurodivergent characters, and while he did nail the strong, silent stoic in 2022’s The Batman, I still fail to see how he could handle a highly sexualized, outgoing, womanizer Bond.
However, Daniel Craig’s Bond was markedly different than what we were used to. He had a lot more depth and a broad, emotionally charged backstory that fundamentally altered how he behaved. The core tenets of the character remained intact, though Craig did give them somewhat of a sociopathic tone.
How Pattinson will play the character and what flair he will end up giving him remains to be seen, but I’m confident enough in his acting skills to believe just enough that he can actually pull it off.
The post ‘The name’s Cullen. Edward Cullen’: Robert Pattinson reportedly top choice for next James Bond appeared first on Destructoid.
But according to a new rumor, Robert Pattinson is the top choice to embody Ian Fleming’s womanizer spy, with Amazon MGM reportedly considering him their favorite for the role. As first reported by Matthew Belloni in Puck (via The Guardian), Pattinson was given “favorable contract terms” to play this legendary character, which would see him star in three movies rather than the four expected of other candidates. The actor would also be paid significantly more, which signals how keen Amazon MGM is to get his face and name associated with the brand and character.
I for one would have loved to see Patrick Gibson take over the role after 007 First Light. Image via IO Interactive https://embeds.beehiiv.com/a8d62108-86ed-4039-bf49-44877ba62c15 Read what’s behind the latest news in gaming (with a bit of snark) by subscribing to the Destructoid Checkpoint newsletter!
Previously, it was claimed Callum Turner was in the running for Bond going forward, according to Deadline, with Jack Lowden and Josh O’Connor also putting themselves up. That outlet did say four offers were sent out but managed to confirm just these three, and it would appear now that Pattinson was the ultimate contender.
Now, if you asked me, I’d say Turner was, at least in terms of physical appearance and stature (which, of course, is almost just as important as actual acting skills for a character like James Bond) suits the character much more than Pattinson. The latter practically kills every role involving strange, mysterious, and at times evidently neurodivergent characters, and while he did nail the strong, silent stoic in 2022’s The Batman, I still fail to see how he could handle a highly sexualized, outgoing, womanizer Bond.
However, Daniel Craig’s Bond was markedly different than what we were used to. He had a lot more depth and a broad, emotionally charged backstory that fundamentally altered how he behaved. The core tenets of the character remained intact, though Craig did give them somewhat of a sociopathic tone.
How Pattinson will play the character and what flair he will end up giving him remains to be seen, but I’m confident enough in his acting skills to believe just enough that he can actually pull it off.
The post ‘The name’s Cullen. Edward Cullen’: Robert Pattinson reportedly top choice for next James Bond appeared first on Destructoid.
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