So you have not watched any thing James Bond related except the 1954 CBS broadcast of Casino Royal for Climax?

Oh and the new actor doesn't have to pretend to be Ford, he can play the part his own way. Connery did not pretend to be the guy fro Casino Royal. Brett did not pretend to be Cushing when playing Sherlock Holmes. Laurie did not pretend to be Nevin when playing Bertie Wooster. Troughton did not pretend to be Hartnell. Why would the new actor pretend to be Ford? Why wouldn't he just play the part.

Under this logic Shakespear's plays should never be preformed today because none of the actors are playing the role, they are just pretending to be the actors who played the roles in Shakespeare's day.