Sommigen gaan zelfs nog een stapje verder en roepen Hollywood op om Patel kandidaat te stellen als opvolger van Daniel Craig als James Bond.
Ja!
Nu hij serieus zijn affiniteit met actie heeft laten zien (in het echte leven ook bekwaam is in Taekwondo) en 33 jaar oud is, heeft Patel alle ingrediënten die nodig zijn om de perfecte 007 te worden in de reboot.
The only thing blocking Dev Patel from being the next James Bond is that he's such a good director - I just don't think he'd want to step back from that. But the Broccolis would be nervous about how much power they'd cede by making him writer/director AND star.#MonkeyMan #SXSW pic.twitter.com/1wIVACQNWn
-- Whitlock And Pope ??????at SXSW (@WhitlockAndPope) March 12, 2024
Hi! Resident James Bond super fan here. Love Cillian, but he is 47 and new James Bonds need to be cast younger. Dev Patel is right there. Cillian would make a brilliant Bond villain though! https://t.co/84BvXoBtUX
-- Eggy?(she/her) (@mseggy1) March 13, 2024
dev patel would be a great james bond imo https://t.co/RkghfgIMWm
-- Peter Maximoff SAW PORTER ROBINSON ? (@pacarnyagustd) March 13, 2024
I don't know how many times I have to say it.
-- ? ???? ??????????? ? (@ProgramCade) March 12, 2024
Dev Patel for James Bond! https://t.co/b9yLUL4zDw
Dev Patel should be a bigger star than he is. Oscar nominated. Unbelievably charismatic. Two banger performances back to back with David Copperfield & The Green Knight. Incredible screen presence.
He should be James Bond.-- Kris Calabrese (@krisjocal) March 12, 2024
I love how excited and happy he is!
-- Tom Davidson (@TomDavidson09) March 13, 2024
please join my 'Dev Patel for James Bond' campaign https://t.co/S5DQ5sM1D3
Just watched the #MonkeyManMovie trailer ... going to call this early ... Dev Patel for next Bond pic.twitter.com/Yh7MEpxI96
-- Brooke (@_Brooke_UK) March 12, 2024
Nee!
Anderen (hoewel in de minderheid) zijn echter van mening dat Patel heeft laten zien wat hij achter de camera kan, met Monkey Man een nieuwe actiefranchise voortbrengt en James Bond dus totaal niet nodig heeft.
I assume this is exactly what Dev Patel was saying as well. He doesn't have to be John Wick or James Bond. He can be a new character meant for him.
-- Arsh Harjani (@arshharjani) March 13, 2024
Dev Patel has been suggested for the next Bond pretty often. But here's the thing, now he doesn't need to be Bond because he's already Monkey Man and if folks show up he can carve out his own place in the action hero canon. https://t.co/cyvA6oF0F0
-- Richard Newby - Newish Account (@NewbyRichard3) March 12, 2024