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I don't think the situation will be similar at all. Brosnan already had the part and had it taken away from him. Hiddleston has just been rumored by some rather untrustworthy tabloids.
Going back to the last search, I don't think that many have really compared Craig to the likes of Clive Owen, Hugh Jackman, or Henry Cavill, in addition to his predecessor. Hiddleston is a star, but I don't think that he's got the kind of name recognition or that kind of "destined to be Bond" status attached to him that would put him in that position.
Owen perhaps was in a similar spot, but certainly not Cavill or Jackman, where I don't recall much clamour for them.
I could easily see Hiddleston and Turner falling by the wayside with the fans once the search begins in earnest, sometime after the distributor issue is settled, and we get some more solid reports about candidates who are actually speaking with EON. Once some of those names come out, I'm not sure that Hiddleston and Turner retain their frontrunner status with the fans.
Nobody really at the moment. I just don't think that we really know who EON is looking at, because I doubt that they're really looking all that hard at the moment, if at all. The last time the list was said by MGW to be over 250 names. I'd imagine a similarly thorough search would be conducted, but if you were to believe the tabloids, you'd think that Hiddleston and Turner were the only two people on the planet that could do the job.
I'll buy into Hiddleston or Turner more as viable candidates once we get some reputable outlets mentioning them as being in the running, but for now it's all tabloid gossip, the same kind of tabloid stuff that had Idris Elba meeting with Bond producers in the leadup to Skyfall about replacing Daniel Craig then.
I would venture to guess that both will be considered, but so will many others. Taking my advocacy for Rupert Friend out of the equation, I still very much believe that he'll be considered as well, given that he impressed EON the last time around, as they tend to go back to names they've already spoken to during these times. I would imagine that Henry Cavill will also be a name that gets consideration, if he did truly impress EON enough to be the runner-up to Craig the last time as has widely been reported. Superman might make that a bit tricky, but I would imagine that he'll be heavily considered as well, given EON's track record. Hiddleston and Turner will probably fit into this process, probably in a more substantial way than guys like Hugh Jackman and Ewan McGregor did the last time, but I don't buy them as the supposed "final two" candidates for the part, at least not based on the information we have thus far.
That would be great actually. Might be easier said than done though. Especially nowadays: so many people look younger than they are. Sean Connery looked very much seasoned in DN, but nowadays men of 32 look like kiddos.
@bondjames-I don't think any potential Bond actor will have the same presumptive heir status as Brosnan did. It truly was a one off. Circa 2005, Brosnan had no clear heir to begin with, one of the reasons why Craig ended up convincing the skeptics.
Bit I prefer him to Turner. His looks totally turns me off. He would be a very conventional choice.
Turner looks too obvious BUT if he had the acting chops and presence to boot he would be a great candidate.
Right now he's kinda like a Bentley with a Ford Escort engine. Great looking but no vroom
That is my one big reservation about Turner. Okay so he was good as Philip Lombard but that is no proof of anything. And remember his performance in The Hobbit? Me neither.
Really i think they ( Hidleston and Turner) are pretty much the same. Good looking but not gorgeous to the point of being pretty Boys. Turner is a little more rugged but their look is quite similar : Slim with a fine body and not very handsome faces Turner just a little darker.
In some weird way both remind me to Ralph Fiennes who slightly considered in the 90s.
Turner and Hidleston both are very intense and very serious with their work both great actors and I could see both playing Heathcliff in a future Wuthering Heights adaptation roled played by Timothy Dalton and Ralph Fiennes.
Soooo mmmm i think even non pf them fit my mold of what i find hot they can certainly play Bond i just noticed if can picture an actor as heathcliff i can picture them as Bond as well and its not surprise my least two favorite Bonds are the ones I can't see as heathcliff.
So we could say Bond is a glamorized modern day heathcliff. i wonder if Fleming secretley used the bronte Sisters as inspiration for the Bond chracter because Fassbender who played Rochester in Jane Eyre is another strong candidate.
so maybe Bond is a mixture of Rochester and heathcliff ?
Right. They dont have handsome, maskulin faces, which describes half of our Bonds but not as good looking as the other half.
Personally I prefer maskulin. Pretty gets boring soon, although I have to admit, I always loved me some Roger.
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Im more into the pretty half, i mean hello my man is Pierce but i also like the Masculine Bonds like Craig and Connery.
maybe it won't make much sense to you but i feel like Pierce while having a very handsome pretty boy face his body is more masculine.
Pierce is half and half hehe. if that makes sense
My thoughts exactly.
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There's a difference between what the general public thinks would make a good Bond candidate and what people in the known thinks. The general public often has a rather shallow view on casting.
Ah yes without a doubt. Hence, Idris Elba for no other reason than that he's played a cool detective and he's black (so PC casting). Which ironically is a 'shallow' suggestion!
Put any good looking actor in a tuxedo and he is going to be suggested for Bond.
Or a singer.
He also happens to be an excellent actor. Irrespective of his skin colour and age he has more than enough acting talent to pull the role off.
Oh I remember the rumours about him. My sister-in-law used to tell me he'd make a great Bond.
He's an excellent actor (I loved him in The Wire), but he was very arrogant regarding the whole thing.
I think he played an Irishman in it.
Why not? Its a matter of taste, as usual. He doesnt klick my boxes at all but obviously other think different. Its all good. Get a room with Mendes ;)