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Who should/could be a Bond actor?

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  • tanaka123tanaka123
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    tanaka123 wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    tanaka123 wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    Surely it was to suggest that a white actor could play a black character role and vice versa?

    Probably - hasn't the conversation on this thread moved on from a comment I made days ago?! I think I was actually joking about the idea of Idris Elba playing Bond - guess no one got the joke ...

    Well, as you referred back to it yourself only over an hour ago I assumed commenting on now it was fair game, old chap. Seems I was mistaken. By what (unwritten) rules are we to discuss this matter?

    Erm .. someone else did old chap. It was a JOKE!!!! Let me repeate JOKE - i was taking mick out of the notion of Idris Elba playing Bond IT WAS A JOKE

    AGAIN IT WAS A JOKE!!!

    Ah, I see. I will laugh now then.

    Hahahaha ... I don't get it.
  • barryt007barryt007
    edited May 2017 Posts: 19,339
    And on it goes...................

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  • LudovicoLudovico
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    @bondjames I would like her to be mentioned again, not forgotten. A passing mention would be enough.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    ALERT! Turner's cut his hair. What could this mean? ;)


    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4499476/Aidan-Turner-smokes-cig-looks-worlds-away-Poldark.html
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    He needs men's wardrobe. ;)

    Even the girl is better dressed than he is.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    talos7 wrote: »
    ALERT! Turner's cut his hair. What could this mean? ;)


    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4499476/Aidan-Turner-smokes-cig-looks-worlds-away-Poldark.html

    No one better tell me that guy isn't perfect for Bond.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    Actually it looks like something Daniel would wear, but the tee shirt would be tighter.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Never said Daniel has appealing choice of clothes. But, that's them. ;)
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    Nope
  • Risico007Risico007
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    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    talos7 wrote: »
    ALERT! Turner's cut his hair. What could this mean? ;)


    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4499476/Aidan-Turner-smokes-cig-looks-worlds-away-Poldark.html

    No one better tell me that guy isn't perfect for Bond.

    He would be a horrible bond
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Risico007 wrote: »
    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    talos7 wrote: »
    ALERT! Turner's cut his hair. What could this mean? ;)


    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4499476/Aidan-Turner-smokes-cig-looks-worlds-away-Poldark.html

    No one better tell me that guy isn't perfect for Bond.

    He would be a horrible bond
    As would Hardy. ;)
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Hardy would be 100 times better than Turner.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Hardy would be 100 times better than Turner.

    By your estimation.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited May 2017 Posts: 23,883
    Ludovico wrote: »
    @bondjames I would like her to be mentioned again, not forgotten. A passing mention would be enough.
    I absolutely agree. Just a cursory mention is all that's needed.
    talos7 wrote: »
    ALERT! Turner's cut his hair. What could this mean? ;)

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4499476/Aidan-Turner-smokes-cig-looks-worlds-away-Poldark.html
    I'm afraid I'm not seeing any Bond here. All I see is some chap who was in need of a trim, and who finally got round to it.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    He kind of looked like Jimmy Fallon in that shot.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    I posted in jest but actually do support Turner and think he would be a fine Bond.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    I'm not endorsing him but I wouldn't oppose to his casting, either. You never know what he might bring. Let's all remember everyone was skeptical about Craig.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited May 2017 Posts: 15,696
    Is that Aidan Turner's casual, normal-life look? If so, I have only one answer:

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  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    I'm not endorsing him but I wouldn't oppose to his casting, either. You never know what he might bring. Let's all remember everyone was skeptical about Craig.

    I always rooted for Craig, as well as Dalton. The one I was skeptic about was Brosnan, and he turned out even worse than I imagined.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    ClarkDevlin wrote: »
    I'm not endorsing him but I wouldn't oppose to his casting, either. You never know what he might bring. Let's all remember everyone was skeptical about Craig.

    I always rooted for Craig, as well as Dalton. The one I was skeptic about was Brosnan, and he turned out even worse than I imagined.
    You're from another dimension, Doctor. ;)
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    DaltonCraig007 wrote: »
    Is that Aidan Turner's casual, normal-life look? If so, I have only one answer:

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    Yes, he would work great as a follow up to Brosnan, I imagine they would have similar styles. Although not exactly the same, of course.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited May 2017 Posts: 15,696
    Actually I meant Brosnan wipes the floor with Turner look-wise. Honestly, whatever you think of Brosnan's acting skills, at least he looks pretty damn good. 99% of the candidates I've seen mentioned in this thread may be super talented actors (and I have to admit a lot of them I've never seen any of their filmography), but a huge portion of them don't look even remotely like James Bond.

    If we followed the simple rule that any actor who needs a beard to look manly/Bondian, that would remove a lot of actors that have no business being Bond. I swear I will go crazy the next time someone mentions Jack Huston as Bond for that very reason.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    DaltonCraig007 wrote: »
    Actually I meant Brosnan wipes the floor with Turner look-wise. Honestly, whatever you think of Brosnan's acting skills, at least he looks pretty damn good. 99% of the candidates I've seen mentioned in this thread may be super talented actors (and I have to admit a lot of them I've never seen any of their filmography), but a huge portion of them don't look even remotely like James Bond.

    If we followed the simple rule that any actor who needs a beard to look manly/Bondian, that would remove a lot of actors that have no business being Bond. I swear I will go crazy the next time someone mentions Jack Huston as Bond for that very reason.
    You never speak the wrong words, @DaltonCraig007. :D
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    Brosnan and Turner are both Irish, both jet black hair, same height and both had a hit TV show. Just like after Dalton, there will be a move from the serious to the campy. Turner is the perfect fit after Craig. They're both plebiscite Bond's, what I'm trying to say.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    Turner has zero leading star status in movies, at this moment in time. This is why he won't be Bond.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    If judged on a vast amount of his candid photos, Some would declare Daniel Craig unfit to portray Bond.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    edited May 2017 Posts: 8,187
    DaltonCraig007 wrote: »
    Turner has zero leading star status in movies, at this moment in time.

    Yes, rather like Connery when he got the part. Who says they need to hire a known film actor?
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    edited May 2017 Posts: 8,187
    talos7 wrote: »
    If judged on a vast amount of his candid photos, Some would declare Daniel Craig unfit to portray Bond.

    Not only that, but how many had seen him before he got the role? same with all the actors besides maybe Moore. EON like hiring diamonds in the rough and transforming them, rather than "off the hook" talents.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited May 2017 Posts: 15,696
    talos7 wrote: »
    If judged on a vast amount of his candid photos, Some would declare Daniel Craig unfit to portray Bond.

    True, but if we take @Mendes4Lyfe's word that Bond 25 is coming in November 2019, that would mean 'Layer Cake' with Daniel Craig would come out in October 2017. And that film put Craig on the map as a leading star. Judging from Turner's IMDB, page, he has literally nothing remotely similar that can showcase Hollywood producers to cast him as the lead role in $150+ million blockbusters. Without such status, he won't be Bond #7, or Craig does Bond 25 anyway and Turner will be too old for Bond 26.

    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    talos7 wrote: »
    If judged on a vast amount of his candid photos, Some would declare Daniel Craig unfit to portray Bond.

    Not only that, but how many had seen him before he got the role? same with all the actors besides maybe Moore. EON like hiring diamonds in the rough and transforming them, rather than "off the hook" talents.

    Craig made Layer Cake before Bond. Turner has done nothing comparable. Craig was a very balsy casting by EON, but he had (potential) leading star status thanks to that film. Turner, or any actor you can name, won't ever get cast in a major ongoing franchise if he can't prove he could carry a major film production.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    They have been drawn to actors who are known but too well known; that way he "becomes" James Bond.
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