James Bond is all set to be back this November, in an all new mission that changes everything, in the 25th Bond movie “No Time to Die.”
An all new trailer for the upcoming movie has just landed, and there’s lot more action than before. While there have been very little details about the film’s storyline, it is clear that Bond is jumping back into action, after trying to go into retirement.
“No Time to Die” also stars Rami Malek as Safin, a brand new Bond baddie. The film will also get to see the entry of Lashana Lynch as a new “00” agent.
Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, and Christoph Waltz will be returning as Madeleine Swann, Q, and Ernst Stavro Blofeld for the 25th installment in the James Bond franchise.
Let’s not forget that this will be the last movie to feature Daniel Craig as the famous spy, who will be facing a hard time as the “00” agent as the world changes around him, and be “the culmination of all that Bond has become, with all that he’s seen.”
Initially, the James Bond movie was supposed to have an April release, which was changed to a Thanksgiving launch, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
“No Time to Die” is scheduled to hit the theaters on November 20, 2020.
Sherlock Holmes, a private detective, who is proficient in observation, deduction, logical reasoning and forensic science, is mostly found investigating and solving a wide variety of cases, even assisting Scotland Yard. Being a fictional character he has a distinctive record to his name. Guinness World Record has listed him as the most portrayed character in film or television industry.
Created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887 novel “A Study in Scarlet”, Holmes has more than 25000 stage adaptations and 254 screen appearances with more than 75 actors portraying the character. Recently, Henry Cavill has been cast as the detective in the upcoming Netflix movie “Enola Holmes” based on the novel of the same name by Nancy Springer.
In this post, let’s discuss the two actors – Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Downey Jr., who have adorned the Sherlock Holmes hat in their unique way. Benedict Cumberbatch has been playing Sherlock Holmes in the British TV series “Sherlock” from 2010, whereas Robert Downey Jr., played the character in 2009 movie “Sherlock Holmes” and reprised the role in 2011 movie “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”.
Both the adaptations and portrayals are noteworthy and exceptional in their own way. With both the character portrayals having their own positives and negatives, which one is the better?
Being a TV series, “Sherlock” has the advantage of freedom and time where so much can be shown in an entire season. Sherlock Holmes is seen in the modern times completely different from what the books had to offer. Each and every episode is captivating and Cumberbatch can be seen solving crimes with the use of technologies such as Internet and GPS. But, in the case of Downey Jr., movies have their limitations of 150 minutes to build up the story which is set in the olden times similar to the novels.
Holmes has the skill to always be few steps ahead of his contemporaries at all times. He has an extensive self taught knowledge in criminology giving him the greatest advantage while solving crimes. Both the actors had done justice to this, however, according to the novels, Sherlock always holds back his thoughts and reveals them only at the climax. This was evident in the movies, though it could get little annoying when you see him make some deductions without any explanations at the spot.
Sherlock is a cocaine addict and he uses drugs to clear his mind and straighten his thought process. This was not portrayed properly in either of the adaptations with very little glimpse in each of them. In one of the episodes, Cumberbatch’s character is seen losing his cool which is not something expected of Holmes.
It is widely known that intelligent people have very poor social skills. Holmes being very intelligent knows every human behavior and disdains from friendly talk and exchanging pleasantries. Cumberbatch may not have done it perfectly, but it was way better than Downey Jr.’s Holmes, who has a comedic side to him.
Sherlock plays violin very frequently and this was portrayed excellently by Cumberbatch whereas this concept was completely ignored in the movies.
Holmes is also an amateur boxer who is adept at bare knuckle fights. This was shown fantastically in the movie “Sherlock Holmes” in 2009. In the TV series adaptation, it was completely ignored.
Having said that, the TV adaptations of Holmes is refreshing and modern according to the changing times. Cumberbatch’s Holmes relates closely to the character described by Arthur Conan Doyle in his novels, while Downey Jr.’s Holmes looks more like an action hero than a consultant detective.
Who do you think is better among these two? If you feel other actors are better than Benedict or Robert, please leave a comment below.
Well, weekends are for you to just sit back and relax what the TV has to offer, and that’s too many nowadays with network, cable, premium channels and not to forget the streaming platforms. Sometimes, trying to pick up a best option to watch can also be a headache. So, from this weekend, we will try our best to guide you on things that you may not want to miss. Check out our list of shows that should be on your radar today:
What to watch on Friday – June 26, 2020
Harley Quinn – Season 2 Finale – DC Universe
Can’t miss the Ivy’s wedding day after all, can we?
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen 2 – Disney+
Disney+’s six-part docuseries gives a glimpse of the production process of the 2019 sequel, including the feedback meetings.
Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga – Netflix
Starring Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams and Dan Stevens, the movie revolves around the annual singing contest – Eurovision Song Contest.
Scoob! – HBO Max
The classic cartoon franchise in this animated reboot brought to the new generation of kids.
Bond, James Bond, one of the most successful, unrivalled, highly talented fictional spies the world has ever seen, always has the audience in the edge of the seat, with impeccable performances. It was not just about the actors who portrayed the character, but the fictional super-spy himself, has been the inspiration for millions of people. Starting with his top-notch lifestyle to be his notorious womanizing ways, everything about Bond, has made him the icon that he is today.
With the Daniel Craig starrer “No Time to Die” getting its new release day, it’s high time, we take a look at some uniquely James Bond things that we will love forever.
Drinks: Bond is known to have a serious drinking issue that could prove harmful to any normal human. He was noted to have consumed 50 units of alcohol in one of the novels which is inhuman like. His favorite drink is Martini (shaken, not stirred) that contains around 130 calories. Funnily that is the same amount of calorie he burns during sex.
Self Control: Bonds mastery of hostage situations has come to the fore in more than one occasions such as when 006 takes him hostage in “Goldeneye”, interrogated by Dr. Kaufman in “Tomorrow Never Dies”, interrogated by Elektra King in “The World is not Enough” and tortured by Le Chiffre in “Casino Royal”. The last one stands out the best as he is able to mock his torturer while being hit by a rope on his testicles.
Combat skills: Bond is an expert in various martial arts such as Judo, Aikido and Brazilian Jiujitsu. However we are not treated to him using these special skills as he prefers guns to silence his opponents. After Daniel Craig became Bond, the concept of hand to hand combats became aggressive and entertaining.
Multi-linguistics: Being a spy one needs to know more than one language to adapt to the situation. Bond is proficient in Italian, French, German, Greek, Spanish and many more. He demonstrates the use of German in “Tomorrow Never dies” , French in “Goldeneye”, Russian in “The World is not Enough”, Spanish in “Quantum of Solace” and Italian in “Spectre”
Anger: Bond is short tempered yet considered to be very calm at all situations. However in the movie “Quantum of Solace” we see an angry bond going after Dominic Greene to avenge Vesper’s death. The anger was not only due to her death but also because she betrayed him to save her boyfriend Kabira from a criminal organization. After killing Greene and knowing of Vesper’s innocence bond was at peace.
Love: Bond has seduced many women to either get some information from them or for just sex, but has never considered them as his love interest. Except in “Casino Royale” where he falls in love with Vesper Lynd, so much so that he contemplates quitting his job at MI6 and spending the rest of his life with her peacefully.
Gambler: Bond is known to be an expert gambler and card player. One of his skills is reading people around him and that makes it easier for him to find the bluff or become a master bluffer himself. Since he is not afraid to use large amount of money, he gambles high stakes quite easily. He as even won an Austin Martin DB5 in a Poker game in “Casino Royale” in 2006.
SEX and Women: Bond being tall and handsome with cool and charming personality attracts women all the time. He ends up sleeping with most of the women he meets. Due to this character the public has largely criticized him of being Misogynist and Sexist. Ironically, 3 out of the 4 women he sleeps with end up trying to kill him.
Marksmanship: Being a Self Military trained, he became proficient in handling Machine guns, sub- machine guns and rifles. His main gun had been a Beretta 418 in the first five novels. Later Ian Fleming changed it to Walther PPK after getting a letter from a retired army major and gun collector criticizing the choice of gun. He termed Beretta 418 as a lady gun. Since then Bond has carried a Walther PPK as his main choice gun throughout his 23 movies occasionally changing to Walther P99.
Smoking: James Bond has been portrayed as an avid smoker lighting up to 60 cigarettes per day, similar to the creator of Bond novels, Ian Fleming. From the first movie “Dr. No” in 1962 to “License to Kill” in 1989 every Bond character has smoked his share of Cigarettes. Pierce Brosnan played a smokeless bond until he succumbed to it in his last bond outing in “Die Another Day” where he smoked a cigar. Daniel Craig remains the only bond who has not smoked yet. Interestingly he is a heavy smoker in real life.
Coffea Break 