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| | Is Bond Too Young? - Cinematical |
 | | While the rather massive change can be explained by the fact that the character is 28 when he's introduced in the source novel, demographic concerns are much more likely to have driven the decision than a desperate desire for fidelity to Ian Fleming's wishes. |
 | | After all, in Casino Royale (the novel), Bond is described as looking like Hoagy Carmichael, and Fleming himself suggested Carmichael and David Niven for the role, and you don't see anybody in the casting rumors who looks like those two. |
 | | It's alright to reinvent the character and such, when you think of Bond, you think of a Man, not a young man, not someone who is green, but someone who is a take charge kind of person. |
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