Sorry, I’ve been away for a couple of days so I wasn’t able to respond. Initially, I only did main Bond allies, girls, henchmen, and villains of the continuation novels. Then I went ahead and did a full casting of every James Bond novel.
My casting for “Big Thumb” Chang was Richard Lee-Sung.
I swear, Lee-Sung was my 2nd choice!
THE HOOK AND THE EYE (2025)
Felix Leiter – Glen Powell
Steve Sandlin – Garrett Hedlund
Dora Wysocki – Alexandra Daddario
Marko – Magnus Samuelsson
Michael Brinkley – Sebastian Stan
Weston Hurt – Wyatt Russell
Marion – Peyton List
Alec Whitehall – Eric Bana
The Oil Patch Man Patron Next To Leiter – Colin Ferguson
Cockfight Campsite Flamenco Dancer – Sara Baras
Marko’s Wrestling Pal – Oleg Prudius
Freddie – Scott Deckert
Pug Nose – Steven Flynn
Marko’s Man – Paul Philip Clark
Old Codger Pickup Truck Driver – Paul Guilfoyle
Pickup Truck Younger Passenger – Gabe Fazio
Peabody Hotel Receptionist – April Bowlby
Karolweski – Kurt Fuller
Rurik Babanin – Alexander Terentyev
Ansonia Hotel Woman – Heather Langenkamp
Karl Adamski – Julian Kostov
New York City Cab Driver – Matthew Maher
Jan Bartosz – Kieran Clarke
New York City Policeman – Drew Powell
Stanley Masters – Salvator Xuereb
Jerry Bork – Patch Darragh
Mikolaj Rzepa – Patrick Fischler
Gregory Titov – Benny Safdie
Billy – Thomas Elms
Valerian Zorin – Eli Danker
Soviet Mission Interpreter – Ivan Shvedoff
George – Colin Woodell
Bill Frick – Shea Whigham
Mark Joop – Eric Ladin
Dallas Cab Driver – Scott Klace
Sammy – Chris Bauer
Cockfight Campsite Mariachi Musicians – Mariachi Sol de México
Cockfight Campsite Referee – Julio Cesar Cedillo
Pinto Handler – Horacio Garcia Rojas
Red Cock Handler – Diego Calva
Pedro’s Handler – Mauricio Isaac
Thomas’ Handler – Edison Ruiz
Diego’s Handler – Bobby Soto
Salty’s Handler – Jorge A. Jimenez
Salty’s Handler’s Assistant – Sebastian Silveti
Robert Pinkerton II – Liev Schreiber
Seeing Wyatt Russell in that list, makes me think it’s a shame Kurt Russell didn’t get cast in a film in the 80s. He would’ve instantly been a more iconic Leiter than John Terry in TLD (though he was also way too big of a star for a small role like that). I think he would’ve made a fantastic Tirpitz if Icebreaker had been filmed in like 1984. Speaking of….
Icebreaker (1984)
James Bond: Timothy Dalton
Paula Vacker: Nicola Bryant
Rivke Ingber: Natasha Richardson
Konrad Von Glöda: Ronald Lacey
Brad Tirpitz: Kurt Russell
Koyla Mosolov: Dolph Lundgren