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No chance of a film, so you may be right.
Yep! Completely agree. So they better deliver some outstanding NEW merchandise? NOT another DB5!!!
This is a retro question, but does anyone here know, when Roger Moore was chosen as Bond, if it was a slam dunk decision, or if the producers went through a period of deciding? Just watching TV reruns of The Saint now and wondered.
I know I've read something about the casting about Moore, but can't remember any details – or whether it was a slam dunk decision or not. Some members here might know more, but wasn't Moore a name they considered long before he got the part?
Michael Billington was put on a retainer should Moore’s contract talks stall, ready to step in. In fact Billington was always in the shadows throughout Moore’s entire tenure, waiting in the wings right up to FYEO. So, it could’ve easily been Michael Billington instead of Moore.
I think the American accent made his voice seem higher, but I'll admit his actual British voice isn't on the lower end of the spectrum :D I still think he could be a good James Bond, and I'm interested to see what he does in Kingsman, because that would be a good time to subtly audition ;)
"7 Actors Who Should Be the Next James Bond — IndieWire Critics Survey"
The critics are, of course, Z-listers.
The 7 actors:
Idris Elba (too old!)
Henry Golding (is his accent right?)
Daniel Kaluuya (not handsome enough)
Shazad Latif (meh)
Dev Patel (not suave enough)
Robert Pattinson (I doubt he's interested)
Colin Salmon (too old again!)
Largely pointless list given that Bond is a white Character................
The 7 pointless suggestions:
Idris Elba - No, Bond is not Black.
Henry Golding - No, Bond is not Oriental.
Daniel Kaluuya - No, Bond is not Black.
Shazad Latif - The worst yet.....Bond is not Arab.
Dev Patel - Even worse......No, Bond is not Indian or Pakistani. Is this a joke??? It has to be???
Robert Pattinson - Wooden actor.
Colin Salmon - No, Bond is not Black.
This is a ludicrous list and has one purpose, to be provocative.
If (in some very strange sets of circumstances) it was down to these seven actors, I'd definitely choose Colin Salmon, regardless of age or skin colour.
Thanks for the info! A TMWTGG '68 starring Moore could have been interesting.
Salmon is a good actor, but he's 56, which is too old. Were I forced at gunpoint to select someone from that list, it would either be Pattinson (who showed he was a good actor in Good Time) or Golding, who is half-British, looks good in a tux, and could hopefully pull off the accent. But I haven't seen Crazy Rich Asians, so I defer to those who have and beg to differ.
But Bond isn’t half Chinese? It’s just a silly suggestion in a meaningless article. There are plenty of talented British actors who look like Flemings character, a white British male, who have the accent. No need to ‘pull off’ anything. I understand that the general public/ average cinema go’er/ non Brits don’t really care about the heritage of Flemings creation, but I’m surprised quite a few knowledgable and passionate Bond fans dont seem to.
Of course he's too old. In a bizarre situation where it's down to these actors however, I'd rather have a 56 year old Salmon than Pattinson etc.
True.
Well no, I don't care if a 21st century James Bond isn't white. Bond's core identity is that of a British male, and nowadays Britishness doesn't mean whiteness. If we casting a Bond for a period adaptation of Fleming's books, he would certainly need to be white. But if the story is taking place in the 21st century, the race doesn't matter as long as it's one found in the UK. If the actor is British, male, and looks simultaneously tough and good in a tux, then he's a contender.
We've had an Irishman who sounded like he lived in the mid Atlantic play Bond so why not Golding or Dev Patel?
Because we learn from mistakes? ;-)
“That should keep you in curry for a few weeks”.......because Bond is a white Brit......”It’s like following a cue ball.....good cover Bond.....white face in Harlem.” Golding is more Oddjob or Lt Hip than Bond.
I think Golding could pull off Colonel Sun.
Laz and Brozza couldn't be less British really. I suspect Laz hates the Brits (like most Aussies) and Brosnan has spoken openly about how odd it was for him as an Irishman to be playing a Brit on screen.
Dev Patel and Golding are arguably (not sure there's actually much of an argument) more British than either Laz or Brozza.
Patel is sadly rather underused. He showed he can really act in Lion and I had been expecting to see more of him. Bond is perhaps a stretch but it's a shame there isn't more colour blind casting in the movies. There's often no reason a particular character has to be a specific race - would be good if casting directors approached theirs jobs from this perspective.
It's not a question of 'beeing' British as an actor, it's about looking and acting like one. It's about believeability, and I guess both Laz and Bros pulled that off. Bond is the kind of Brit that basically doesn't exist anymore. So either they keep him in the vein of what he was/ is supposed to be allthough in reality few Brits still are like that, or they let him change with the times. Personally I don't really like the latter option because you Always lose something of the essence of the character. In my country they re-made 'Yes, Minister into a modern-day version, including modern-day office-dress for civil servants and use of language. It doesn't work, it's not funny. Even though 'Yes, Minister' has been an extremely good guide for me on how to work with civil servants.