Using computer software (specifically the website ArtBreeder) it is not possible to create a computer generated image of what James Bond / 007 should look like using previous James Bond actors to create an amalgam version of what James Bond should in theory look like.
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Unfortunately ArtBreeder only had an action figure version of Roger Moore to choose from and no images of George Lazenby, but whatever. I did what I could with the resources available on the website to create the following images.
First up, crossbreeding Sean Connery with Pierce Brosnan to create the following amalgamation... Sean-Pierce.
Next we crossbreed the Roger Moore action figure with Daniel Craig... to create Roger-Daniel.
Next it gets a bit more complicated... Have to blend together the Sean-Pierce amalgam with Timothy Dalton (because there was no image available of George Lazenby), but I want to do it so that it is pretty much a 33% split between the three actors. The end result is the Timothy-Sean-Pierce amalgam.
Next we take Roger-Daniel and mix him half and half with the Timothy-Sean-Pierce... creating an amalgam which is roughly...
- 25% Daniel Craig
- 25% Roger Moore action figure
- 16.66% Timothy Dalton
- 16.66% Sean Connery
- 16.66% Pierce Brosnan
So is the final product a perfect amalgamation of the actors? Obviously not. It is not a perfect blend of them evenly, and obviously George Lazenby is missing from the mix. So it is imperfect. But looking at the composite image below reminds me of a certain actor that was recently touted as a possible new James Bond...
I am speaking of course of Charlie Cox.
You may recognize him as the actor who played Matt Murdock in the Netflix version of Daredevil.
So he certainly looks like the composite James Bond, and he has a good background in doing both dramatic roles and a lot of action sequences. He is also the right age that he could play James Bond for the next 4 or 5 films.
Now if you're paying attention you may notice that not all James Bond actors get to play the character for an equal number of films.
Connery and Moore got to play the character 7 times each. George Lazenby once. Timothy Dalton twice. Pierce Brosnan four times. Daniel Craig 5 times (counting the newest film "No Time To Die").
So in theory the best we can expect these days is for the actor to play James Bond for roughly 5 films over a 14 year period (which is what Daniel Craig managed to do between 2006 and 2020).
Some actors being touted as being the "Next James Bond" aren't really the right age because they'd only be able to make 2 or 3 films before they are too old to play the action hero.
They don't want to make the mistake they made with Timothy Dalton who did the first film with a full set of hair, but by film 2 was balding.
And honestly I don't think the world is ready for a bald James Bond.
