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There is one, I posted it in this thread a while ago. Or rather it wasn’t from his full-on test but what looked like a script reading on videotape: he wasn’t in costume or anything.
I agree.
I remember Michael Caine saying most actor screen-tests show a bit of fear. Not quite an accurate representation of how the performance will come off in the film. Christopher Reeve's Superman screen-tests are a great example of the potential seen in the test, which was obviously more developed for the final film.
I'd love to see Brosnan's TLD test.
He's edgy, cool, byronic, moody, intense and all other superlatives. You'd have the perfect Bond for the 2020's with Pattinson. This poster perfectly symbolises the modern and cool approach that a Pattinson reign could usher in...
I do appreciate that Pattinson may be out due to having accepted the Batman role. However, the other name I always gravitate towards is Cillian Murphy. There's something so aloof and cool about him (plus, he's an incredible actor). As if he knows he's the smartest man in the room. He's so nonchalant. He's also not an entirely expected name. Which makes him more exciting.
If I can't have either Pattinson or Murphy, then I'll take Timothee Chalamet. This is my position now, but it's dependent on new movies coming next year and a host of new names we have yet to discuss. Chalamet is the new Daniel Day Lewis. Someone who could have been Bond back in the 1990s. Just imagine if they cast him in goldeneye! Crikey...That would have been impressive.
Agreed.
Albeit Gavin’s screen test is the one I want to see the most, it must have been great if he was signed.
Of course, a great deal does not come through in still images. With Sean Connery's passing, I am reminded of how the producers were impressed with how he moved. Big, tall guy but moved like a panther. Connery had studied a great deal and it included movement. I recall that Moore himself observed that he did not look good when running, but with the tonal shift he carried the day. (His fight for the "charm" in TMWTGG is a GREAT contained space fight !) This time around, I think they'll want someone not only ready for the tonal shift but also athletic in a variety of ways, including running.
No need to apologize for Hemsworth, he’s a viable, strong candidate. Obviously others feel differently.
I can also see a case made for the other Tom (Hardy) slipping into the tux but I fear he'll more closely emulate his predecessor, although I'm sure he would inject some much needed humor in his interpretation, something that was sorely lacking from Craig's Bourne... em, Bond.
IMO Hiddleston is the right man to finally give us a modern Bond that also retains the classic elements that made the character so beloved in the first place.
There's no way they'll cast him, though, for a variety of reasons.
Love Hardy, and wouldn't be disappointed if they cast him, but to me he doesn't have the look either. He'd do a fantastic job though, and I agree, would be similar to Craig's run.
They tested his Father and it was total crap. Playing Bond as an American. Madness.
The Night Manager is one of the best BBC dramas I’ve ever seen. Highly recommended. Hiddleston is excellent in it.
But they still tested American.
Jackson-Cohen definitely has the "right" height and body build, at 6'3", and he even has a haircut similar to Connery's in Darby O'Gill. And he would fit the profile EON tends to love when they hire a new actor, with a few good supporting turns or even cast as the antagonist in some productions, but nothing really high-profile that would make him be anything else than the "new Bond" in the minds of the audience.
Then, he hasn't so far played much action, and he could be not really convincing in that particular range, but the guy would much likely be a contender for the part;
It is great (and as I've said before, is a loose remake of Licence To Kill) but although Hiddleston is a decent enough lead I think he shows he's not Bond material in it.
I think he is a screentest material.
I've been championing for him ever since Bly Manor. Right voice, good presence, that wicked smile Connery had. Just give him that haircut, and not a ridiculous modern spiky thing, which makes his head long and weird. And keep it a tad on the darker shade, as it should. He'd be perfect in the role.
True. But hopefully they learned from their lesson.
I need to watch that. Seems like a decent shout from what you are saying.
I’ve seen him in ‘The Invisible Man’, but he was playing an American.
I agree with both @MSL49 and @Univex. Outside of Aidan Turner and Henry Cavill, I think Oliver Jackson-Cohen is the best alternative suggestion that I've seen so far. He deserves to be on the contenders list, IMHO.
I'd even go as far as saying I prefer him to Turner now. But he has to be styled the appropriate way. None of that modern spiked hairs with skinny suits. He needs to get his 50s/60s groove on. That hair from Bly Manor and some clean cut Saville Row single breasted navy blue suits with black oxfords, and knitted ties will do. Still, i find that my list is changing a bit in its order. Hoult, Jackson-Cohen, Turner. But to be fair, I’d be happy with any of the three.
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