That is good to hear.
The films I have seen with those three just do not make me believe they could pull off Bond, and two or three years ageing will not remedy the problem.
Are they good actors? Yes, I would say so. But you see their youth in their faces, and their acting inexperience.
But Connery and Lazenby…?
Connery was such a special talent, exuding charisma off the charts.
And Lazenby also had a special something which the camera loved, although Hunt had to work so hard at getting a performance he could edit around. That kind of difficulty no series of films can afford in the long run.
The sheer magneticism combined with acting experience Moore brought was exactly what made his Bond so perfect. Brosnan had and has that, too.
Dalton had the acting quality but his charisma was maybe too stage bound, too controlled.
In contrast to all who came before him, Craig did not look like Bond when he was cast, but his intensity and acting ability jumped off the screen in every role he played before Bond already.
So, those qualities are essential for Bond. Even if Amazon‘s temptation right now might be to concentrate on the younger demographic - hiring a Bond who is not mature enough, who we do not believe that he has been in many trials of fire before, would turn him into a different character.
