Alright, I have nothing against homosexuals at all, but I find this rumour pretty ridiculous.
I mean, it would be one thing if he were to become BI-sexual, but HOMO-sexual...? In that case, why has he fallen in love with gazillions of women in the past, and had relationships with them?
Bond turning homosexual all of a sudden has gotta be the most ridiculous invention in the history of movies.
Where did you hear this?
Where have you heard this? - because it seems pretty crazy... and seems like a strange rumour.
In my opinion James Bond will never ever turn gay. He's got too much of a macho image, and his abilities to charm the ladies have always been quite an "important" factor in the past James Bond movies.
I'm definitely not a homophobe, but making Bond have the hots for men would just be weird and against character.
Well, my little brother told me, but he probably read some parody and mistook it for real plans. :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by kikimm
You can be a macho-ish ladies' man and still have the hots for men, you know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Breine
Word!Quote:
Originally Posted by Breine
I'm not a homophobe. There are many problems with this. One being that he has been hetrosexual (or bisexual) in the past. Another problem is that it is a poor marketing strategy. Look at Brokeback mountain, got tabooed (not by critics though) for featuring a homosexual relationship. Also, it would greatly hurt Bond's reputation.
I do not see it happening, and Bond's history does not make it likely.
My thoughts exactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zora
It'd just be pathetic if Bond were to transform into some homosexual dude after FORTY YEARS!
*uh, I'm a gay, it seems, oh yeah... it took me forty years to figure it out, though, perhaps a bit slow...*
Yeah, I know that, but it wouldn't work with James Bond.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter_20
You can be a macho-ish ladies' man and still have the hots for men, you know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Breine
Perhaps not. :pQuote:
Originally Posted by BreineYeah, I know that, but it wouldn't work with James Bond.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter_20
You can be a macho-ish ladies' man and still have the hots for men, you know.Quote:
Originally Posted by Breine
Definitely a rumour, it would be a poor choice to make Bond homosexual. As said by others previously (I'm not a homophobe).
Now that you mention it, I heard it TOO. On the phone with someone, I can't remember now. :/ I don't know if it's true -- according to the person I spoke to, he gets so torn up over Miss Lynd that he turns bisexual in the next movie, and goes up against someone...ah...I forget the actor's name.
Dammit. I must remember now. >_<
Lol at everyone in this thread shouting out that they aren't homophobes. So much fear.
I would not want a homosexual James Bond. It's so ridiculously much against his character, it's not even funny.
Gosh.
Daniel Craig = yum.
IF he's the gay bond, I'll get tickets to see it over and over again.
WAIT IM GAY OH NO!
stop saying you're not a homophobe, seriously. That's just asking people to call you one.
It would not be James Bond if he is gay, and it would lose 90% of it's fanbase, which would be sad considering how good Casino Royale was.
THE JACKEL
That would be totally cool if Bond was gay. He's seduced enough women in the past, everyone needs a challenge every now and then. :monster:
Edit: I don't see why making James Bond be gay would take anything away from the film. People who wouldn't go watch a James Bond film because he was attracted to men are incredibly small minded and stupid. :monster:
hahaha....you guis r teh crazay.......
i am not a homophobe....but....
i am afraid of gay people :(
and would completely ignore the james bond franchise for ever and ever if they had a gay james bond :(
also....i have a confedarate flag on the hood of ma truck :)
Then you are a homophobe.
This would be the stupidest idea ever.
I think saying that a homosexual Bond would cause the franchise to lose 90% of its fanbase is a bit of an overreaction. I doubt it would such a high percentage, though I'm sure there would be a negative reaction from some fans of the books and films.
It'd be an interesting idea, but not one suited to the Bond series at all. Far too dramatic a change from a franchise that has thrived on general consistency in terms of what to expect from a Bond film.
Though having said that, we've already had an invisible car, so you never know.
Why are we even considering this a possibility based on this information?Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter_20Well, my little brother told me, but he probably read some parody and mistook it for real plans.Quote:
Originally Posted by kikimm
Anyway, I think this is so far from likely, that I'd say it's damn near impossible. Especially considering how much they've changed Bond's character in Casino Royale to match that of the books, I can't possibly imagine why they'd suddenly jump into the opposite direction. With how much of a success Casino Royale was, I can't see any drastic changes like that.
I heard Harry potter goes gay in the next book!
I'm not really sure I would care. It would be pretty funny. After all the years he's been seducing women and stuff, he turns out being gay. :D But it sucks that everyone wouldn't appreciate it happening all that much.
Oh, I don't see this one happening. The backlash would be too immense for such a thing.
On a side note, discriminating against homosexuals is called heterosexism, while having an irrational fear of or becoming a homosexual is homophobia. I know the term homophobe has simply grown to mean discrimination over the days, and thaz cool, but I have this odd urge to bring it up anyway because I was born with 3/2 of a brain (see what I mean).
I think that these rumors originated from this article.
Let's not blow the issue out of proportion.
Sure would be a interesting twist. I'd imagine everyone would go crazy if they actually did go ahead with this. Nah I don't think it would work
Bond is way too much of a lady's man to completely switch sides, if he did then it would go against his character. That being said, the only way I could see Bond having sex with another man was if it somehow became crucial to get something and the only way to do it was to have sex with some dude. Even then, I do not think a situation would arrive or they would have another agent go it or something.
It wouldn't be James Bond anymore, it'd be something completely different. Seriously. Every James bond has the same thing, ready?Quote:
Originally Posted by DK
"Well, anyway, I was reading this James Bond book, and right away I realized that like most books, it had too many words. The plot was the same one that all James Bond books have: An evil person tries to blow up the world, but James Bond kills him and his henchmen and makes love to several attractive women. There, that's it: 24 words."
It's taken from something else, but it says exactly what James Bond is. Making him gay, is no longer James Bond. That's a fact.
THE JACKEL
ha ha get a life a gay james bond!
That's a very insightful comment, chrisfffan. I salute you.
this would never ever happen
Weeeeeeell. That's pretty much exactly what happened to one of my mom's friends. He was gay, except his family was very opposed so he never came out, grew up, married a woman, had kids, then finally came out and has been with his boyfriend for some long amount of years now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter_20My thoughts exactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zora
It'd just be pathetic if Bond were to transform into some homosexual dude after FORTY YEARS!
*uh, I'm a gay, it seems, oh yeah... it took me forty years to figure it out, though, perhaps a bit slow...*
Brilliant. I remember posting my thoughts on this several years ago. I will give you a link to the post I made on the subject:
http://forums.eyesonff.com/showpost....18&postcount=9
007 is going to have to charm the pants off some man for vital information he needs to save the world.
*points at moon rabbits*
*runs away*
hahahaha.....
naahh...seriously though....seriously....
you people are forgetting that there were only like 10 original james bond stories..... all the 30 somethin films have been remakes based upon those ffew books....ya need to shake it up a lil....and anyways....
a gay james bond would mean all the more bond girls for me :D
Cant see it happening but i'd laugh my ass off at the response (esp in the homophobic tabloid press)
I sincerely, sincerely hope this turns out to be true, solely to make loads of people QQ about it.
Q/Bond
How about JAMES with a elephant or a hippo? :bigsmile:
look we all know James bond always gets with a lady if he ever got with a man it would destroy the very idea of James bond!
hmm my friend had relationships with many wimon befor finding out that he was gay.i guess it just takes a while to get the guts to say that your attracted to somone you know thats a man due to the risk of rejection and being avoided.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter_20
what do you mean 'goes'Quote:
Originally Posted by blim
This is a stupid rumour, nothing more. I REALLY dont think he will turn gay.
vaguely related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvg-c...elated&search=
to tell the truth i really never liked james bond anyway so why am i here.... (>V.V)>
...or perhaps it would actually be pretty ridiculous, seeing as he's been heterosexual for a few decades. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by DK
So you're telling me Bond walks around and has the hots for lots of ladies everywere because he doesn't wanna show some possible homosexual side?Quote:
Originally Posted by Moon RabbitsWeeeeeeell. That's pretty much exactly what happened to one of my mom's friends. He was gay, except his family was very opposed so he never came out, grew up, married a woman, had kids, then finally came out and has been with his boyfriend for some long amount of years now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter_20My thoughts exactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zora
It'd just be pathetic if Bond were to transform into some homosexual dude after FORTY YEARS!
*uh, I'm a gay, it seems, oh yeah... it took me forty years to figure it out, though, perhaps a bit slow...*
It must suck to spend that much time with a gender you don't have the hots for; I would literally die from boredom.
Please use the edit button instead of double posting. =) -kikimm
I Personally Believe That The Fairly Recent... Perhaps Acceptance, Of Homosexual Main Characters In Movies Is Something That Should Be Embraced. I Myself Am Straight, But Believe It Is High Time Every One In The World Was Dealt The Same Level Of Respect. I Realise The Naiviety Of My Comment, But I Can Dream, Can I Not?
Capital letter at the beginning of a sentence :p.
I don't think it's something that should be "embraced". If a new fictional character happens to be homosexual, I don't really care. However, in this case, it would be turning a well-defined character upside down. That's why it is an idiotic idea.
Someone told me the new one is set before the others so maybe its set when he was at an English public school, if so homosexuality is very likely ;)
Turning Bond into a homosexual guy is like transforming Mr. Bean into a stiff bureaucrat.Quote:
Originally Posted by blim
I've heard this rumour in a few places, but it'd be odd if this actually happened in the next Bond film (although I think it's unlikely). I, however, wouldn't actually mind if Bond became a homosexual. I do find the idea silly (after all, I'm used to seeing Bond around all those women, and I can't really imagine him being interested in men), but if it was done properly (by screenwriters, actors etc), it could work.
YOu do not know how much I would love that to be true. IT WOULD B SOOOOO HOT!!! but it won't happen people are afraid of gay/change. too bad
No worries, outlaw. I'm sure there will be a homosexual spy movie sometime, but it will not be James Bond. It isn't so much about being afraid of change, but the fact that James Bond's sexual orientation isn't homosexuality , it's as simple as that. You don't just change from being straight to being gay in a heartbeat.
If homosexuality is something you're born as, then James Bond cannot suddenly become homosexual, simple as that.
THE JACKEL
He could be like college girls that are "lesbians" they chose it well most of them anyway.
Oh, that would be even worse.
Hawtstuffs.
I doubt it'll happen, though.
But it would be hilarious
I don't think James Bond should become gay because they'd be butchering the source material. (I haven't read any of the Bond novels but I assuming that he's straight in those novels.)
It's kind of like when Tim Burton released Batman Returns a lot of people complained about that movie because it wasn't true to the source material. They said "It's more Burton than Batman."
Although it wouldn't be so bad if they just had makeout scenes between two gay henchmen because Diamonds Are Forever had gay henchmen.
But it's possible that James Bond could become gay in the next movie. A lot of people forget that Casino Royale was a REBOOT meaning the events in the previous Bond films have no merit...Also they've butchered the source material before.
So, um, gay scenes involving Bond, right? That doesn't necessarily mean Bond is the one performing homosexual acts.
I think its far more likely that Bond walks in on two women and just joins in.
It's not really about changing, it's that the whole idea is very absurd and illogical, not to mention unneccesary.Quote:
Originally Posted by outlaw starwind
Goldeneye was a huge change in atmosphere, and I still loved it.
Changes are good, as long as they actually are wise.
I don't think it'd be that good an idea with the next movie, as the new Bond isn't that established. People would just say that it isn't really Bond, just another character with his name.
I don't think Bond should turn gay, it just changes too much of what he represents. If they wanted to lead some kind of acceptance for homosexuality in films then they could maybe have him seduce a man for the purpose of the mission, but without making it so that he actually enjoyed doing it. It might emphasise the detached aspect of the character, and would be quite a dramatic move.
I still think its probably a bad idea though as it goes against the "Every man should want to be him and every woman should want to sleep with him" mentality that Bond seems to stem from.
hahaha What man? Gimme me a break, the whole point of James Bond, action hero doing awsum stunts and winning the woman. I doubt he is going to turn into a Gay and want to win over the guy. ESPECAILLY seeing in all JB is ridiculously macho, if it were to change then he would be ridiculousy GAY
amagine FAB 5 james bond? decorateing the bad guy instead of killin? come on!
Bond doesn't need to change his personality at all just because he would be portraited as gay.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rosenti
And seriously, I highly doubt he'll fall in love with his enemy.
If he were to be gay in Goldeneye, he would still go around fighting with you-know-who on the antenna, because they were - enemies.
I don't fall in love with every woman I see;
gays don't fall in love with every man they see.
End of lecture. :D
Not only that but his statement is incorrect. Brokeback Mountain was a horrible movie in any sense, not because it involved a homosexual relationship, but it was praised as this amazing movie. And it just... sucked period.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter_20It's not really about changing, it's that the whole idea is very absurd and illogical, not to mention unneccesary.Quote:
Originally Posted by outlaw starwind
But for Bond... it just wouldn't work, at all.
THE JACKEL
How about if we just see him raped by a man then?
I mean, they have to find SOME way to top what was done to him in Casino Royale.