I’m the 12,000th person to suggest him, but we are all correct.

I don't know if Patel has the gravitas? How about John Boyega, using that 'commanding' sense he had in Attack The Block (I'm serious, he actually felt like a 'leader' for a lot of that movie, as silly as it was). SW movies got him some name recognition/known quantity, and he has the build.

Watch Lion and Monkey Man. He has range. Boyega would also be a good choice for the same reasons

I admit, I've not seen either of these, and I realized that my viewpoint on him might just be out of date (mental image, etc). I don't doubt that he's a solid actor, mind you, just was thinking of the 'command a room' thing. Will have to check those out, though.

Yeah, his early work was really standout, but he’s matured significantly as an actor and definitely has that presence. Also: www.theguardian.com/film/2022/au...

...yeah. Yeah. Dude has the exact combination of "looks like an adult when wearing a tuxedo" and "plausibly knocked a dude's teeth out with a rusty tire iron to win a punch-up in the parking lot"

I think Aaron Pierre from Rebel Ridge could step in as well

I still want it to be an American

They should have at least done a Felix Leiter spin-off movie with Jeffrey Wright.

John Boyega or Dev Patel are my dream castings.

It’ll never happen. White people would lose their minds

That’s why hope they give it to Naomi Harris 😈

Eh, the WASP-y imperialist underpinnings are integral to the Bond character. I’m sure either would deliver performances that would be amazing commentaries and reactions to the James Bond character, but I couldn’t see them *being* James Bond, at least in a way that kept anything but the surface level

You're telling me that you think this loyal son of the empire who flits around the third world indiscriminately killing locals isn't white?

Patel is a great choice. I also like Aaron Taylor-Johnson

The only one, absolutely made for it

Team Dev, 100%