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Rupert Penrys-Jones discusses losing out to Toby Stephens

NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
edited May 2012 in Actors Posts: 7,570
Did anyone hear Ruper Penrys-Jones interviewed on Radio 2 (UK) on Saturday morning? He told host Graham Norton that he had lost out the role of a Bond villain a few years ago.

Norton asked him which one and he was genuinely unsure of the film but he did know who got the role. Toby Stephens!

Someone obviously clued Norton up and the host mentioned 'Die Another Day' as being the film.

Although Rupert wasn't sure of the film title he remembered that the villain was an Asian who had his features altered to a caucasian. Then he made a curious mistake and added that the villain 'wept blood'. Now how would the actor have been so vague about the film but somehow manage to add a small detail about the villain from Casino Royale? Unless he went up for both roles?

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  • NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
    Posts: 7,570
    Listen at 1:45:30 when the interview switches to Rupert as Bond.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b01hj9vg
  • HASEROTHASEROT has returned like the tedious inevitability of an unloved season---
    Posts: 4,399
    well... as the script was constantly changing - maybe that was the original "side effect" for Col. Moon after the gene therapy transformation.... instead, it was later changed to insomnia... and the producers/writers liked that idea of weeping blood, that they held it over for Casino Royale...

    who knows.... maybe he just got mixed up lol.
  • forgotmyusernameforgotmyusername
    edited May 2012 Posts: 2,782
    he's playing silly buggers. He knows full well what he went up for. My mate is an actor and he still remembers every casting he's ever been for.

    And of course, Wurpert has always made it known that he wanted the Bond role...

    http://blog.naver.com/PostView.nhn?blogId=hjkim191&logNo=50016932553&parentCategoryNo=2&viewDate=&currentPage=1&listtype=0


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  • NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
    Posts: 7,570
    HASEROT wrote:
    well... as the script was constantly changing - maybe that was the original "side effect" for Col. Moon after the gene therapy transformation.... instead, it was later changed to insomnia... and the producers/writers liked that idea of weeping blood, that they held it over for Casino Royale...

    who knows.... maybe he just got mixed up lol.

    There's a potential explanation I never considered

    And @forgotmyusername, I must admit it seemed strange to me that an actor occassionally touted as a potential Bond would be so vague about the Bond films, especially ones he has auditioned for.
  • darren_blacksmithdarren_blacksmith
    edited May 2012 Posts: 678
    He couldn't have been any worse than Toby Stephens, yet if he can't even be bothered to remember clearly what the film was, then quite frankly he didn't deserve it!
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited May 2012 Posts: 15,690
    darren_blacksmith wrote:
    He couldn't have been any worse than Toby Stephens, yet if he can't even be bothered to remember clearly what the film was, then quite frankly he didn't deserve it!

    maybe he is vague on purpuse ! honestly I don't believe an actor couldn't remember which role he was approached for in such high-profile franchise like Bond !!
  • NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
    Posts: 7,570
    The world isn't ready for a blonde Bond :^o
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited May 2012 Posts: 15,690
    NicNac wrote:
    The world isn't ready for a blonde Bond :^o

    I prefer Adam Carter to Tom Quinn :)
  • SaintMarkSaintMark
    Posts: 7,653
    Ruper Penrys-Jones should be the next Saint imho. O:-)
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    edited May 2012 Posts: 13,350
    I doubt anyone could have made that role any better. Maybe Penrys-Jones can get something in the future or more likely, his time has passed. Rather a villain, than Bond though, is what I'd want.
  • NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
    Posts: 7,570
    Well they discussed The Saint (@SaintMark ;) ) and it looks likely that he has a chance at that, and it would certainly suit him.
  • forgotmyusernameforgotmyusername
    Posts: 2,782
    NicNac wrote:
    Well they discussed The Saint (@SaintMark ;) ) and it looks likely that he has a chance at that, and it would certainly suit him.

    Good shout - he has a bit of Moore about him. Funny ears though.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
    Posts: 12,506
    I like RPJ alot. I enjoyed him in Spooks and Whitechapel. I could see him as a fellow MI6 agent but not as Bond.
  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
    edited May 2012 Posts: 4,443
    We meet again Mr White..

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    I ''Never Left'' look.

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    Mabey a good choose for The Man from U.N.C.L.E. movie.

    He is 2 years younger then DC and is now the age when Brosnan started in Goldeneye.

    The moost ''Gustav Graves'' looking pictures i found:

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    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS2qEtO2ac3mC-EfJYVpfm8mKnwERM04sFDL19WIfHsipvDIbGm
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