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That's because he was a martial artist. The guy wasn't even an actor. Sammo Hung would/could murder anyone that's ever been cast in a Bond film but that doesn't mean we need an actor of his size cast inn the lead role just because they CAN actually kick ass.
Why haven't I thought of Sammo Hung as Bond before? #makeithappen
To late for Mark Strong as Bond? :D
To be serious, though, I totally agree. If a potential Bond actor have "the look", as well as the acting skills required (and of course the right amount of screen magnetism - as mentioned by @bondjames), then the lack of hair isn't something a wig can't solve.
Reading Dr. No I wouldn't call it 'modern' standard. In the novel, for over a week all Bond does is getting fit, running, swimming, exercises, only to be interrupted by hardening his skin to the sunlight and food and sleep.
I think the exercise regiment as described in several of Fleming's book could be recognized at the time as being what one would do to remain fit.
But we have come along way from the 50s and 60s. Our fitness programs are very thorough and are based on the science of the body. Many athletes, soldiers, and "gym rats" are far more sophisticated now than even ten years ago.
Gyms like Equinox have introduced super-compensation training to the average person who wants to get fit (this programming is how the modern athlete trains).
So I imagine, future Bonds will continue looking more and athletic (and this is not to say muscle-bound super-men).
you are indeed missing the underlying message: Bond goes through a very thorough training (one that would be very challanging for even modern athletes) and thus the idea of Bond looking 'over trained' is quite ridiculous. Of course modern training is based on advanced sience, but even when Fleming wrote Dr. No he envisaged a man going to the limits of human possibilities.
I agree, and also think if Fleming were here today, his creation would be going through the rigorous physical tests that we demand. Therefore I think Craig, and the Bonds that will follow, will continue to look and be more athletic than Moore, Dalton, Brosnan (and even to a degree, Lazenby).
Yes, what was his name? Hilarious.
When the first trailer came out for CR he posted videos of himself delivering the lines and claiming he did them better.
Wasn't there a YouTuber who did the same thing around 2005?
https://www.mi6community.com/discussion/3175/mi6-community-poll-could-i-be-james-bond
Ah, yes the infamous Buttons! Please @QBranch, I was supping on a cup of tea, when I clicked that thread. One should have warnings about these things!
"A little. But I won't consider myself to be in trouble until I start weeping tea."
I think much is dependent on the tone the franchise adopts after Craig leaves. With Brosnan there was a definite sense that they had tried the “edgy and dangerous” route and now wanted someone more fun, charming and suave than Dalton. The opposite was the case in 2005. They wanted someone younger, rougher and a little more iconoclastic.
I think Eon will rebrand again when they reboot.
A more entertaining Bond:
I think much of the fan community want a return to the old Bond pictures which were designed purely to entertain (personally, I like the rougher and more subversive Craig films and hope they continue down this road with the next actor). The Craig era has been full of gloom and portent and I think Eon may move towards making more “fluffy” films. There was certainly a feeling in 2005 that reboots needed to be “gritty” and “dark”. Now with the Marvel films ruling the critics and box-office alike, I can see Eon wanting to follow the tone set by those films and make something a tad lighter.
Who could play this type of Bond? Probably not someone like Daniel Craig. In turn, the more edgy choices probably wouldn’t be considered (no Tom Hardy, Jack O’Connell, Idris Elba, etc) and perhaps names like Henry Cavill, Tom Hiddleston or James Norton would be more apt (boring white guys).
The only actor we know Barbara has on her list currently is Jack Huston (Baz Bambigboye reported he was under consideration in 2017) – however, I’m sure there are plenty of other people on her list.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-4299532/BAZ-BAMIGBOYE-ponders-play-007.html
He seems to suit this archetype more than the “dark” or “gritty” Bond. Personally, I think he’s a little bland.
The other name suggested by Baz is Sam Claflin – though this seems more of a personal choice from Baz himself. He also fails to inspire too much confidence in me.
I feel in a risk-adverse studio system, we won’t get another Daniel Craig-esque piece of casting. Someone more agreeable will play the role next time out.
He has a very soft voice, though. Have a feeling that will be commented upon if he gets the role. Decent actor, though.
True his voice is quite soft but that really shouldn't be a problem when it comes to playing bond
Bond_fan I believe.
He had posts on YouTube, but sadly removed them after he was severely ridiculed.
Happy times.
He is one hell of an actor!
That's the sort of thing actors can have training to fix.
I didn't want to say his name, in case it brought him back, like Candyman. But yes, that was him.
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You asked "who could play this type of Bond?" I.e lighter and designed purely to entertain, but then you left out the prime candidate.
Aidan Turner fits that bill so perfectly, it's seems like the only way he won't be become the next James Bond, IMO, is if Nolan prefers to cast from his own pool of actors, Tom Hardy for instance.
The question was asked on the Facebook page ForBondFansOnly whether Turner would make a good next Bond.
The answer seemed to be a resounding...
I was just looking at some photos of Craig in Tomb Raider. He was 32-33 when he made that, and in terms of presence, he was already cut out for Bond. I don't get that from some of the potential names mentioned here. They grow beards to look masculine but they have the distinct smell of "pretty-boy-ness." Jack O'Connell might (might) some day develop into a decent candidate for Bond, as he conveys some sense of danger, but right now he still mainly a brat. He looks like he is eager to become a man, which is good, but Bond has to be a man already. Aidan Turner has no doubt a more Bondian quality to him, but I still have my reservations about him. As I said, it appears some of these guys have to grow beards to look masculine enough, which makes me a bit nervous. Luke Bracey has a good look to him. I thought he was adequate in The November Man (save for one particularly bad moment) and much better in Hacksaw Ridge. But I'm not convinced either. Maybe all these people are just too young. Two actors I've noticed that have presence and Bondian looks (but whose casting is by now totally out of the question) are Michael Fassbender and Jon Hamm (I know I'm not the first to mention them).
So who would I cast? I don't have a clue. I know who I wouldn't cast and for the most part, I'd rather avoid speculating about who they should cast, and leave that to EON, who appear to know what they're doing.
As for the type of Bond the next Bond should be, I hope we go back to one with a lighter touch (once again, this is different from having presence-- Moore and Brosnan were lighter and had presence). I'm not convinced they wouldn't be willing to go for a Craig-style Bond because it would be 'risky.' We just had a very successful Craig-style Bond: Daniel Craig. It would be within the realm of reason to get someone like him, since the public has embraced his type of Bond. But then again, it would also make sense to go in a different direction, not only to avoid comparisons with Craig, but to shake things up. So it's a bit of a grey area. Anyway, I would definitely prefer the next Bond to be less brooding and intense than Craig.