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[–] Tungsten5@lemm.ee 41 points 1 day ago

I really like Jesse Eisenberg but he should not be the next James Bond...

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm sure he'd be just as good in the role of James Bond as he was as Lex Luthor.

What?

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

Wasn't he the perfect lex luthor?

I feel like everyone else in that movie was terrible except for him

[–] shplane@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Everyone’s got their own opinion, but it felt like he was trying too hard to put a Joker spin on Lex Luthor. Wasn’t my favorite but Gene Hackman will always be Lex in my mind

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 1 points 5 minutes ago

Huh, I felt like her was more of a smarter version of Elon Musk sort of evil, and that was perfect

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago

"Oh hi. Didn't see you there Mr. Blofeld. What? Snooping around? No, no, no, no. I'm just looking... at... sorry, for bathrooms. Right! I'll be on my way then."

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I would donate all my savings towards a movie/documentary of Jesse Eisenberg sitting at home alone and just living his life and entertaining himself with his drab hobbies, just so he is too busy to do any actual movies.

Literally anybody else, please

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 14 hours ago

He likes to climb into refrigerators and close the door apparently. Not really a great hobby to promote.

Adjacent fact: the Time Machine in Back to the Future was initially based on a refrigerator, but they were afraid kids would start playing in an abandoned fridges and suffocate. So they switched it to the Delorean which partially led to the future with a stainless steel Swasticar designed by a Nazi who’s trying to take over the government.

So maybe it would have been better if they had promoted playing in fridges, and the moron kids from my generation would have been Darwin awarded out of the voting and gene pools.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 16 points 17 hours ago

Worst bond choice ever.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 15 points 1 day ago

made a tongue-in-cheek offer

🙄

[–] Retreaux@lemmy.world 15 points 23 hours ago
[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 12 points 21 hours ago
[–] MSids@lemmy.world 8 points 13 hours ago

Far from my first choice, but maybe he will bring that shotgun and double tap bit from Zombieland to the Bond franchise.

[–] surph_ninja@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago

Been saying for years, they should cast Fassbender, and make it retro by setting it in the 60’s.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 6 points 17 hours ago

It's weird that Jesse Eisenberg is like 40 years old. He has one of the ultimate babyfaces.

[–] TachyonTele@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago
[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 6 points 15 hours ago

Cool take the worst crybaby of the DC universe and call him a super spy. Sounds like a win!

“The red coats are coming! The red coats are coming!”

[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

Maybe if bond had asperges this choice would make sense. He's just a bit too quirky to make a decent bond

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Every time I hear the name Jesse Eisenberg, THIS IS ALL I CAN THINK OF

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

MARK ZUCKERBERG!

Absolute classic bit.

[–] SplashJackson@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

They should get McLovin' to do it

[–] saltnotsugar@lemm.ee 1 points 6 hours ago

The terrorists are gonna either think here’s another British agent, or it’s McLovin the 25 year old organ donor.

[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago
[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago