Amazon’s James Bond Reboot Must Cast Rebel Moon Star Stuart Martin, 007 Expert Declares

, as the only actor who can successfully relaunch the James Bond franchise now that Amazon has hold of the creative reins. Speaking with GBNews, Rye explained…

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“There’s only one actor out there at the moment that can do justice to this. He’s Scottish and his name is Stuart Martin.”

Martin has seen his chances rise rapidly recently, with Rye even going on to liken the actor, and his potential as James Bond, to that of the beloved original, saying he could play 007 “very much in the vein of Sean Connery.”

Is Stuart Martin the Right Choice To Take On the 007 Mantle?

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Stuart Martin is best recognized for roles in several Zack Snyder projects, including Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire, Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver, Army of Thieves, and the animated series Twilight of the Gods. Outside of Snyder, Martin has starred in the likes of the period drama Miss Scarlet, the horror movie Dampyr, and this year’s acclaimed drama Surviving Earth. The actor has several small-screen projects in the pipeline, including the thriller series Atomic and the action thriller show In Flight.

Martin has seen his odds improve since being name-dropped by a Los Angeles movie consultant who has worked on the James Bond franchise in the past. The source revealed that “Stuart is the name that has been discussed in Bond circles by those in the know. He is in serious contention.” However, they did stipulate that “no-one will confirm this because Eon goes all out to deny and shy away from anything concerning casting, but it would be an amazing milestone to have a Scottish Bond again.”

While we await further updates regarding what Amazon has planned for James Bond, and who they will choose to take over the iconic role following Daniel Craig’s swansong in 2021’s No Time to Die, several former 007 stars have weighed in following the franchise’s monumental changing of the guard.

Pierce Brosnan, who has teased interest in potentially returning to the role as an aged take on the iconic spy, has said it’s “a given” that Bond should remain British, adding, “It takes great courage for them to let go. They will still have a say in matters. I hope that [Amazon] handles the work and the character with dignity and imagination and respect.” While fellow former Bond Timothy Dalton shared his disappointment with the move, saying, “Barbara is one of the best women in the whole world. I think she’s fantastic. Around a Bond movie, everyone’s got an opinion. That tends to make something less special, but if you keep it to people who know what they’re doing and know what they want, then it will sharpen up and be good. Barbara had that.”

Source: GB News

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James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming’s death in 1964: Kingsley Amis, Christopher Wood, John Gardner, Raymond Benson, Sebastian Faulks and Jeffery Deaver; a new novel, written by William Boyd, is planned for release in 2013. Additionally, Charlie Higson wrote a series on a young James Bond and Kate Westbrook wrote three novels based on the diaries of a recurring series character, Moneypenny.

The fictional British Secret Service agent has also been adapted for television, radio, comic strip and video game formats as well as being used in the longest running and the second-highest grossing film franchise to date, which started in 1962 with Dr. No, starring Sean Connery as Bond. As of 2012, there have been twenty two films in the Eon Productions series, with a twenty third, Skyfall, due for release on 26 October 2012. The film will star Daniel Craig in his third portrayal of Bond: he is the sixth actor to play Bond in the Eon series. There have also been two independent productions of Bond films, Casino Royale, a 1967 spoof, and Never Say Never Again, a 1983 remake of an earlier Eon-produced film, Thunderball.

The films are renowned for a number of features, including the musical accompaniment, with the theme songs to the films having picked up Academy Award nominations on several occasions. Other important elements which run through most of the films include Bond’s cars, his guns and the gadgets he is supplied with by Q Branch.

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