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Why ? He is not a good actor ?
Tom hardy ? No he will be good as a vilain but he isn't charming and elegant enough to be bond. he is to "bad boy" for that for me
Yes , you're right ! But me i'afraid when i see people who wants Hiddleston , Turner , Hardy , ElBa to be Bond ... They are to famous and sometime not charismatic enough , the next actor is more unknow
Yeah ! an actor like O'Loughlin ( i know , you don't want him to 007 ) is not famous and not in the media article so he can't be. But actor who are in article are sure to never be bond... And for you Craig will return ? Because i don't understand why he is not confirmed if NYTimes says that it's a "done deal"
I've suggested a couple of names before, but they still don't tick as perfect for Bond. I did endorse for Clive Owen once (quite a lot, in fact) but he's too old now. I also suggested Chris Vance who appeared in the second episode of Season 7 of Hawaii Five-0 as a Bond-like secret agent character as well as starring in his own TV Series, Transporter: The Series but he still comes off as too soft for Bond.
I'm not too fond of Craig's return. I won't be disappointed if he returns, but I won't care if he doesn't. As long as they deliver us a great Bond film with right and intact tools that doesn't spark controversy and distaste, I'll be satisfied with whoever plays Bond as long as he's greatly suitable for the role.
You don't think it's strange that Craig is not confirmed yet ?
I tired of that ,
I hope to have a confirmation soon and that is the end of this mistery.
yes , if craig's return is a "done deal" we must have the confirmation , Tired of not knowing
My own personal short list all seem unlikely too.
Henry Cavill, because he already portrays a major franchise character.
Michael Fassbender, because he is perhaps a little too old to get multiple films from.
Richard Madden because of his relatively small physical stature.
Exactly!!! Excellent point. For instance, I think Frank Langella is an excellent actor, but I wouldn't consider him for Bond. This is pretty much how I feel about most of the names tossed around this thread. Everyone mentioned here or in the press including Hardy, Turner, Elba, Jamie Bell, etc, etc I'd REALLY have to be won over by to prove that man was 007.
Some, like Turner I can kind of see more than others, but NONE immediately seem remotely like Bond to me.
Funny enough, Craig actually did seem like a good candidate to me the moment I heard his name bandied about in '05. In spite of his blond hair etc.
He was only serviceable in Bastille Day for the purposes of Idris Elba constantly insulting him and teaching him the facts of life. Especially that "pinky promise" scene... Elba effortlessly wins that scene! :))
He was great as Robb Stark. Give him a sword, a beard and a character that has to avenge someone's death and he's more than capable. But yes as James Bond I'm not sure.
I much preferred 2005 so far, although it's maybe confirmation bias. I was skeptical about Craig but there were other names (mainly rumoured) that were very interesting: James Purefoy, Dominic West, Jason Isaacs. Heck even Henry Caville had not made his name as a beige actor yet! So he looked like he could have potential in the future. Now the names brought forward are either too old, too youthful looking or too incapable of acting.
Woah!
Like I saif it's maybe confirmation bias. I was skeptical about Craig. But even when he was cast I remembered that he'd been in Elizabeth and the whole casting had been fantastic. That doesn't make for a good James Bond mind you but at least he was a solid actor and of the right age. In any case there were lots of interesting names brought forward.
I see Willow the Dwarf.
Height is an absolute must with me for 007 (at least the average UK of 5 ft 10 in). Height was important to Fleming and Cubby (the founders of the vision). Agreed, In terms of appearance, for me he needs to come across as manly, good looking and having genuine sex appeal. I've never heard a woman say that being short is a sexy trait in a man or a Bond! Bond is also a white character as created by Fleming.
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Idris Elba's agent phones Idris.
"Hey, Id, you still interested in playing James Bond?"
"No, not interested anymore. Don't you remember? I'm in a new sci-fi epic franchise called The Dark Tower! Lots of sequels to make. I won't have time to play James Bond."
"Fair enough. Bye."
Monday August 7th 2017:
Idris Elba's agent receives a phone call. It's from his client, Idris.
"Don't suppose there's any chance I can still play Bond? I got a feeling I might have time after all!"
:P