I never liked him. I don't need Bond to be hatchet-faced or gritty. He's a pretty boy who gets lucky in a lot of ways. Is that implausible? Very. But I don't think they should change the character if they're going to use the character at all.
One could also just make their own Bond, which is I presume how Jason Bourne came to be.
Humiliation ritual.
Clearly punishment for his masculine role of James Bond. Even though his version was arguably the least masculine.
Just gonna leave this here
I rest my case
I never liked him. I don't need Bond to be hatchet-faced or gritty. He's a pretty boy who gets lucky in a lot of ways. Is that implausible? Very. But I don't think they should change the character if they're going to use the character at all.
One could also just make their own Bond, which is I presume how Jason Bourne came to be.