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Few more years of acting experience under his belt. He could be primed to take the role in 2025
He’s too youthful, and will be in the future, similar to Turner.
With how long Bond 26 is going to take to produce even the actors were suggesting now might be aged out and how do you judge twenty-year-old on whether they'll be a good Bond in x-number of years. It's an impossible game.
I jest of course ;)! He's a good actor but maybe I do see too much of King Charles in him thanks to The Crown. However, he's only 32 which seems to put him in a good age range given the articles that come out over the last few days.
As an added bonus, he could also sing the theme tune @NickTwentyTwo ;)
Sounds more like he'd be suitable to play Q :D
Olivia Wilde could be the Bond girl! Chris Pine the villain?
I actually think West could have been a great Bond. In an alternate universe he is one of the few, with James Purefoy and Jason Isaacs, I could have imagined him instead of Craig. I still think they went for the best choice, mind you, but I would have taken Dominic West over Clive Owen or that guy from Avatar in a heartbeat.
:D :D
I think he basically plays a 007-style character in The Tuxedo..?
Yes, he does. He was very debonair in it.
That said, I'm always sceptical of considering actors who have played Bond-esque roles that are essentially meant to be parodies, or even if played straight draw heavily upon the popular culture depiction of a 'James Bond type spy'. Any actor approaching the role of Bond has to do something different with it, all while still recognisably embodying the character. In that sense the only thing the producers had to go with Issacs was an impression of Bond, not a role in which his potential to play the character was authentically showcased. Hence, I can very much see why he wasn't considered.
I think there's a chance that he wouldn't have been up for it- his career has always seemed like he goes for the more interesting stuff.
I was actually going to add, Brosnan's tenure wouldn't have helped in that regard! I think there was a sense that they wanted a different type of Bond anyway. Issacs is a great actor, but even if he was considered in an alternate universe he likely wouldn't have played Bond like he did his character in The Tuxedo. I haven't personally seen any other role by him that strikes me as Bondian, and if anything I see more potential in him as a villain. I certainly can't see him playing the type of Bond Craig did in CR.
I mean, in theory playing Bond isn't a case of only a handful of actors (or in any era, one specific actor) being 'the chosen one' but more a situation where the right actor has to fit the right Bond, and beyond that fit the right time frame for that Bond to succeed best in. So perhaps it's just a case where he wasn't the right man.
I never saw Dominic West as a better fit than Elba who was the true star of The Wire.
Just keep adding to it as you see fit.
Oh man, isn't it nice just to be able to have a friendly chat in this thread now? :)
All is fine as long as no mods are involved.
My main memory of Golding is in Last Christmas - one of the silliest Romantic Comedies I think I've ever seen. I'm not even quite sure why it was even made. He's charming in it, actually much better cast than Emilia Clarke is in her role. I'm not sure if I get Bond from him though.
That said I'm surprised he's been mentioned as much as he has been in the press for the role (not too much, but more than others).