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Either he was greedy or they didn't have many actors to choose from back then!
Tarzan, Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers were also regarded as trashier roles back then--the films starring those characters were B-movies or serials cranked out by the studios and held in low regard. Ditto for films with Bond precursors like the Saint, back when he was played by George Sanders and his brother Tom Conway.
The James Bond films were notable giving (what Hollywood regarded as) B-movie material an A movie treatment. The same thing happened with Star Wars (posh Buck Rogers) and Indiana Jones (posh serial fodder). The increasing prominence and respect given to these films also meant that their stars took on more importance. So an actor who plays a legacy character today has to work harder to make the role his own. An actor who plays multiple legacy characters at the same time has to work harder. That's a roundabout way of saying Cavill probably won't get a crack at Bond until he's done with Superman.
at 1:53
I'm wondering if the trouble DC has been having with their movies might actually be a liability for Cavill as a Bond contender. And he hasn't been exactly praised for Superman.
"I think Bond would be a really fun role. It’s British, it’s cool. I think that now that I have my Mission: Impossible badge we can do real stunts and really amp it up as well." Mission: Impossible, like Bond before it, relies heavily on the 'wow' factor of new stunts, done for real and Tom Cruise, who plays Ethan Hunt in the series, is intent on doing as much as possible.
Whilst some might think it far-fetched that Superman could seamlessly transition into Bond, in fact, in his early 20s Cavill auditioned for a role in the James Bond franchise as a replacement for Pierce Brosnan. The part ultimately went to the older and more established actor, Daniel Craig, but never say never! After all, Brosnan and Timothy Dalton before him both had to turn down the part before being welcomed back more than a decade later.
Cavill has added that whilst his higher-profile parts have all be in the action/adventure genre, he's not opposed to branching out. "I’m up for any genre it’s just the scripts have to be good and that’s important to me", he said.
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And here i thought he's only in it for thr money :-?
Moore didn't even know they'd considered him, so he didn't get to screen test, Brosnan couldn't get out of a contract. Dalton is a bit different, but there's different versions of his story. Though I'm sure none of this is relevant to you.
This is somewhat irrelevant. The character is the draw not the actor when it comes to Bond.
True, but it might show how much people like him, previous Bonds didn't have those sorts of opportunities, I don't think.
Apparently he did a couple. This one has good quality:
He just has the perfect look about him (when slimmed down)
But he also has a natural cool confidence and suaveness about him that half the suggestions on here couldn't act even if their life depended on it
You are correct none of it is relevant because none of it changes the accuracy of what I posted.
For any number of reasons Eon has been willing to revisit an actor who had been previously considered.
It does change the accuracy though, when the things you have said are misleading. That's all I have to say about this as you tend to say the same thing to everyone who disagrees with you (or corrects you).
As far as misleading, not a bit, possibly you’re projecting.
This is on point and to the point:
For any number of reasons Eon has been willing to revisit an actor who had been previously considered
Lets enjoy it while it lasts
(for that gif alone i would give him the job)
I do !!!!!
;)
Not quite on Rog's level, but getting there!
Well, the most important thing though is
A clever move and excellent timing to 'pull it out of the bag' as it seems he has done,with Craig on his way out,and Cavill still being only 35 until next May.
He is getting plaudits everywhere.