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10. Bring Back Blofeld

Christoph Waltz as a Bond villain is one of those rare cases where dream fan-casting was on point. However, generally people were disappointed by his turn as the franchise's most iconic villain. After all, this was the man behind one of the cinemas most despicable and entertaining bad guys as Hans Landa.

Little of that pageantry and scenery-chewing was on show in SPECTRE, but with Waltz saying he would happily return to the role if Craig did the same, Bond 25 is our chance to see the real Blofeld let rip and make 007's life a living hell.

The hard work of reintroducing Blofeld and trying to keep his identity a secret is out the way. Even more obsessed with revenge, we may see a less calm and collected Blofeld. Instead, it is possible that by bringing him back and justifying a more colourful turn, we get to see the full potential of Waltz in the role without the hard work of setting up who he is and his relationship with Bond.

There were flashes of the Waltz we were expecting in SPECTRE, and the evil organization is far from dead. Break Blofeld out of prison and let him dominate the screen whilst Bond tries to keep up... it already worked incredibly well with Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva in Skyfall.

If Waltz can have more fun without the need to be weighed down by sibling rivalry and tying together previous films, it's pretty likely the audience will have just as much fun. To forget about Blofeld would be a bigger mistake than paying off his introduction in SPECTRE.

9. Less Of The MI6 Family

One of the best things about Skyfall and SPECTRE were the MI6 team supporting Bond whether as his superior or as equals- Ralph Fiennes as M, Ben Whishaw as Q, Naomie Harris as Moneypenny and Rory Kinnear as Tanner have been wonderful additions to the series.

But now they are all established, it may be time to scale back their involvement with 007. They have all been intrinsic to the plots of the last two films and foils to a Bond spending more time in London, and battling personal demons.

But to let Craig really shine in what could be his last film, we need to see him out in the field, and his team doing their jobs in London. Before Skyfall, the recurring characters had rarely had such big roles. There's no shame in limiting them to when Bond needs gadgets, debriefs, or orders to ignore.

By breaking away from the patterns that have been in place since 2012, and throwing all the characters out of their comfort zone, we get Bond who receives less help, and concerned friends who aren't able to help as much. M has been under fire from the government for the last few films, but it doesn't necessarily have to be so heavily featured.

The roles of Moneypenny, Q and Tanner have been firmly established, and their fleeting appearances are just what the next film needs. Whilst all 4 actors are incredibly talented, it would be refreshing to see them where they belong, and Bond not being so dependent on them.

8. A New Composer

Thomas Newman's distinctive sounds were a nice change of pace from the equally brilliant David Arnold's scores, but SPECTRE's soundtrack was not particularly well received, bar a few outstanding tracks. If Bond 25 is going to distance itself from what has come before, a new composer is desperately needed to provide a new soundscape and regain the iconic, bombastic Bond scores that have mostly been lacking since 2008.

Whilst Newman has provided some haunting and ethereal work in the last two films that reflect bond battling inner demons, that work so well in films like American Beauty and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, audiences clearly want a return to the scores of old that excite you and get your pulse racing.

The likes of Michael Giacchino or Murray Gold, whose work on The Incredibles and Doctor Who respectively contain distinctive Bond-like flares, would be an excellent replacement. Rather than just asking back David Arnold and trying to recapture his sound, a new composer with a similar sound but who would bring something original that we haven't heard before in a Bond film.

For a film that really needs to offer something that is not only new, but also different from Mendes' films, and hark back to previous films, either of these men would be an ideal choice. If you doubt this, have a listen to the tracks below:

7. Less Locations

One of the reasons that the locations in Skyfall were limited to Turkey, China, Macau and the UK was to keep costs down- however, whilst it broke tradition with previous films that mostly had Bond visiting a huge array of exotic locales in the space of a single film, it helped to result in a more streamlined story where there was a reason for Bond to visit every location beyond it looking beautiful.

Whilst it was fun to see Bond jetting from Mexico and London to Rome and Austria, and from Morocco back to London in SPECTRE, the number of locations visited seemed excessive and not vital to the plot. It would be great to see Bond 25 do a lot more in less countries- setting more of the plot in a handful of locations, and setting up spectacular set-pieces in those countries rather than having Bond visit somewhere specifically for the purpose of featuring a set-piece there.

Perhaps Bond could visit somewhere truly dangerous he's never been before, like Somalia, Papua New Guinea or Afghanistan, to balance out famous cities with glamorous hotels and casinos. A mixture of the two would create a film where danger awaits Bond at every single turn, and show us that there is nowhere he won't go.

6. A Bond Girl with an actual arc

Whilst Lea Seydoux is a great actress, her character Dr. Madeleine Swann is seen as major problem with SPECTRE. Compare her to Eva Green's Vesper Lynd, Judi Dench's M or even Olga Kurylenko's Camille, and it is apparent she had little to do besides follow Bond around and be the damsel in distress - something of a step back for a string of Bond films featuring strong women who stood out as individuals who happened to get caught up in Bond's missions.

It was unsatisfying that Swann became the woman that Bond gave up everything for, and with whom he finally got the happy ending he'd been robbed of in Casino Royale. It seemed undeserved, and Swann did not really have a distinctive character arc of redemption, undying love or betrayal.

Unlike Waltz' Blofeld, in Bond 25 it would be good to either have 007 move on without mentioning her, as he is prone to do, or perhaps even more effectively copy The Bourne Supremacy and have her death at the hands of SPECTRE really count for something.

Perhaps having a Bond woman in a similar role to M or Camille, where no romance is involved but there is a deep connection between our man and whoever he needs to team up with, would be best so as not to cheapen the impact of Swann's death, should the team go down this route. Of course he'll sleep with other people - this is James Bond after all - but a strong female co-lead would be a key piece of course correction to enable Bond to move forward in our modern society, whilst retaining the misogyny that is key to his throwback character.

Someone like Romola Garai or Ruth Wilson would be suitable for this type of role, but as the industry moves on and we're getting characters like Charlize Theron's Imperator Furiosa, it's far more exciting to see Bond try and adapt to an increasingly equal society that won't stand for his attitude to women, even though part of us wants him to stay that way - especially if he's standing alongside someone who won't fall for his charms.

5. A Memorable Villain

However briefly he appeared as henchman Hinx with only one memorable line, Dave Bautista was a welcome presence in SPECTRE- from his eyeball-popping entrance with razor thumbs to the fantastic train fight, he represented the much loved return of a classic type of villain.

Something Bond 25 needs is a truly memorable villain who is not particularly subtle. Out of the last 4 films, only Le Chiffre and Silva have been distinct and iconic. Whether it's a henchmen or secondary villain to Blofeld should he return, or the sole bad guy of the film, we need a truly despicable character who poses a real threat to Bond and the rest of the world.

Craig's villainous counterparts so far have been, for the most part, emotional threats that play on his insecurities, the women he loves, the fact he's getting too old... Whilst that has never been a problem, it's time for a physical threat like Hinx, as well as someone who is an intellectual threat, undermining Bond at every turn, leading to a spectacular victory as they underestimated Bond at the end as he outsmarts them. No family ties, no taunting of his past, just a nasty piece of work who has no history with 007.

The Dark Knight trilogy may be a source of inspiration, as it was for Skyfall. Ra's Al Ghul and the Joker were both emotional and ideological threats to Bruce Wayne, exploiting his sense of what was right and wrong, manipulating him by mocking and threatening friends and family. Bane did the same but also managed to break Batman physically. Skyfall's Silva is the only villain to really match up to this, so Craig needs someone who can batter him and break him, as well as make him question why he does what he does for Queen and Country... on top of threatening to destroy the world.

Leftfield casting is key for this- the likes of Cillian Murphy, Michael Shannon or Bertie Carvel would be interesting choices, or maybe the often-rumoured Kevin Spacey, even turning the tables on the rumors of Craig's replacement and cast Idris Elba as a rugged, brutal adversary.

4. No Callbacks to Previous Films

Another criticism that many people threw SPECTRE was that it awkwardly tried to tie the past three films together, as though it had been the plan all along to craft an epic, interconnected saga. To some extent it was incredibly satisfying, but whatever you might think of how it was pulled off, is is safe to say that Bond 25 should be a new chapter for Craig's 007, especially if there's a chance he'll return for Bond 26 as well.

Whether Blofeld returns or not, continuing narrative threads from SPECTRE would have to be handled carefully. Something as loose as Blofeld returning to the fray years after 007 spared his life, with no reference to Judi Dench's M, Quantum, Madeleine Swann or Vesper Lynd. The saga was an experiment that for the most part worked, although many would disagree. It would be dangerous to make the next film so reliant of what has come since 2006's Casino Royale

A standalone adventure is just what audiences, as well as Bond, desperately need. If this is Craig's last film, it needs to be a last hurrah that sets up a new era, rather than celebrating his era- SPECTRE arguably already did that very well. Bond has always run away from his past- why stop now?

The world of 2019 (presuming that is the year Bond 25 is released) will be different from the world of 2016 - new threats none of us can predict will await him. It would be a disservice to the last four films, and bog down the new film, to try and stretch out this interconnected saga even more.2019?!?

3. Keep It Simple

Another issue many seem to have had with SPECTRE was that the story, the villains motivations, the ties to the previous films, resulted in a rather convoluted film regardless of what a fun ride it was. The reason Craig's reboot started off so well was that it got back to basics- Quantum of Solace could be seen as an epilogue to Casino Royale, and Skyfall was a bridge between that more dark, gritty Bond and the more classic, outlandish Bond that SPECTRE embraced whilst trying to remain emotionally grounded. Especially if Bond 25 is going to be a standalone, the best thing to do is to keep it simple.

Another reason the last 4 films have been so successful was that they all operated on a far more emotional level than what had come before- Bond was more of a relatable human being. That was a smart move by the producers, but the franchise is all about evolving and never getting stale. It's time for the previously angsty, tortured Craig to let his hair down and have more fun.

There was a time where a Bond film was all about saving the world, and focused on Bond, his female counterpart and the villain. Take what worked so well about the Craig era's bold reinvention, embrace the essence of Fleming's source novels, but get back to a simple structure about a secret agent saving the world. He can have his inner demons and not become a caricature, of course, but it makes sense for the world's greatest secret agent to go on a brand new mission with no baggage.