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Daniel Craig sure wasn't the lead in Road to Perdition, and yet in every single scene he's in he steals the show, holding his own against the likes of Paul Newman and Tom Hanks.
Hardy disappears every time DiCaprio or even Murphy or Gordon-Levitt are on screen in Inception or in The Revenant.
Hardy is a good character actor. But has no star power.
Even Clive Owen had more star power and screen presence, and easily shared the screen with Julia Roberts or Cate Blanchett. And was the lead in one of the best films in the last two decades - Children of Men. What film did Hardy star that had that kind of billing and relied on his screen presence? Venom? Please...
And before you say it, Fury Road was Theron's film. Hardy is no Gibson, I tell you that. Don't believe me? Check the posters.
Tom Hardy is good for small character actor films, ensemble films, or as a secondary.
He's the most overrated actor of his generation, IMO. At best, he's sort of an Oliver Reed kind of actor. But no better.
Craig can steal an entire scene just by squinting. He has a cool dangerous presence of a big jungle cat. Hardy is a thug with a baby mouth and a muculent hair and attitude.
Nolan may like him, but I doubt he'd ever have him as his lead. He just can't pull it off.
As part of an ensemble like in Tinker Taylor? Sure. As a lead? No, never.
Craig just has to sing "Papa was a Rolling Stone" and he steals every scene from Bana in Munich. That is McQueen kind of charisma, who just had to rattle a cartridge close to his ear to steal a scene from Yul Brynner in the Magnificent Seven.
Hardy who?
I’m not criticizing your comment, it just reminded me of how I felt about him in the role. 🤙🏼
I agree with most here, but I do like Hardy a lot. IMO he was the only really good thing about TDKR, which is a film I like a lot (mostly just because of the scenes with him). I thought he was better in The Revenant than DiCaprio was, but maybe that's controversial. His Oscar there was clearly a "lifetime achievement" award. I think my stock in him has declined a little as he hasn't done much except post about Jiu Jitsu on Instagram, and taken an exceptionally strange turn in "Capone" (haven't seen it though).
He's not Bond for me, for sure.
Not to go against the overall sentiment here that Hardy is certainly not a good fit for James Bond, but he was absolutely superb in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and held his own in a number of lengthy scenes opposite a fantastic Gary Oldman and conveyed a lot in a short space of time. Comparitively but relevantly, he also managed to do the same while sitting across from James Gandolfini in The Drop - an actor whose face would likely appear beside "screen presence" in a book on film definitions if one existed. He's certainly capable, but my issue is that he has seemingly become a bit lazy.
Nah I don't think that's an issue. He gets plenty of work, he's a star, I wouldn't care how tall he is.
Agreed. The original Mad Max films were far superior. Mel Gibson - Another actor who was considered in the past that was far too short. Not to mention he is Australian.
As @talos7 said as Bane, his performance was good but although he bulked up and they placed him in huge platform shoes, his relatively small size was too apparent at times; it took away from the character. Totally agree.
I haven't seen The Revenant but I've read several people say Hardy gives the better performance, and many would say he steals every scene in Inception.
Just shows how opinions differ. I thought Di Caprio had far more star quality and charisma in both those films. He is a true old fashioned Hollywood star with first class acting ability to match.
The only thing stopping Aaron is his voice, but that's easily dealt with...
...although Callum, Callum has it all haha :D
EDIT: This was Taylor-Johnson in the Tenet trailer looking pretty cool. Someone edited it to make him clearer.
Same here. And yes, of course, that long post was just an opinion.
Agreed
its why I want Craig to be offered the house and given a 6th film in 2022...titled The Hildebrand Rarity... oh what dreams I have
Lol, Our opinions on who has potential as the next Bond could not be further apart; I can see where the same dynamic could play out between EON and whatever Studio with which they're dealing. casting 007 is not an easy task.
...but again, while I can disagree and say I don't see it or vice-versa, anyone has a shot at playing this role honestly because until that person actually gets the part, it's hard to realistically and truly say they couldn't - unless they stray too far from who and what the character is, and I wouldn't say that of either of our personal choices...
...unless one of your choices is Idris Elba haha :D
+1.
I don't think giving another Bond movie for Craig is a good idea, but given the rather uninspiring pool of potential successors, it might be the better idea.
On a side note, Tom Hardy is like Clive Owen: I never saw the appeal of him as Bond.
Tom Hiddleston - Could combine the toughness of Craig’s Bond with a tad more ‘public School boy’ in the style of Roger Moore. Reference ‘The Night Manager’.
I like Hiddleston but I am sure I am the only one
You're not. I used to. But then came the Swift t-shirt :)
He's not tough at all. He's wet. Watch him pretending to be an SAS type in that Kong movie and laugh.
Perhaps he could pull it off, but even I am tougher than him.
My cat is tougher than him. He just looks like he's pretending all the time, even in that photo above.
And action man/physical presence/brooding is something he just can't do. I find him rather hilarious when he tries it to be honest.
This is him pretending to be an SAS man:
Oh dear :D He looks like a stiff wind would blow him over, that's not SAS.
Yes, it is. Sissy Army Squadron.