Who should/could be a Bond actor?

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  • Posts: 9,786
    2 things

    1. how did 666 go by without a reference to the antichrist and Sam neil

    2. Henry Cavill seems to fit the cinematic version ala Moore and Brosnan
  • MSL49MSL49 Finland
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    Is Cavill still Superman?
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    Risico007 wrote: »
    2 things

    1. how did 666 go by without a reference to the antichrist and Sam neil

    2. Henry Cavill seems to fit the cinematic version ala Moore and Brosnan

    Oh, Sam Neill is here somewhere. I'm sure of it.

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  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    MSL49 wrote: »
    Is Cavill still Superman?

    That seems to be a bit up in the air :)
  • Posts: 6,677
    mtm wrote: »
    MSL49 wrote: »
    Is Cavill still Superman?

    That seems to be a bit up in the air :)

    ah, good one ;)
  • Posts: 718
    Cavill for three, four, maybe five films? I'd be super bored after two.
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
    edited July 2020 Posts: 5,869
    Cavill will almost definitely be back as Superman in some capacity, and he's also The Witcher.
  • ResurrectionResurrection Kolkata, India
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    Cavill had his audition.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Cavill had his audition.

    True, but then you could say Brosnan had his in '86.
  • DrClatterhandDrClatterhand United Kingdom
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    Please not Cavill. Please. It would be such a backwards step. It's like replacing Laurence Olivier with Tommy Wiseau.
  • George_KaplanGeorge_Kaplan Not a red herring
    edited July 2020 Posts: 567
    Cavill probably most looks the part, but his acting is very Lazenbyesque.
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    edited July 2020 Posts: 5,131
    Cavill had his audition.

    https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-05-15/tom-hiddleston-looks-set-for-bond-role-as-bookies-suspend-odds/

    Talking of auditions, Hiddleston in the ‘Night Manager’ is still the most Bondian performance I’ve seen on the small screen in the last few years.

    In my opinion his Bond would be a cross between Moore (Gentleman persona) and Craig.
  • GadgetManGadgetMan Lagos, Nigeria
    edited July 2020 Posts: 4,247
    suavejmf wrote: »
    Cavill had his audition.

    https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-05-15/tom-hiddleston-looks-set-for-bond-role-as-bookies-suspend-odds/

    Talking of auditions, Hiddleston in the ‘Night Manager’ is still the most Bondian performance I’ve seen on the small screen in the last few years.

    In my opinion his Bond would be a cross between Moore (Gentleman persona) and Craig.

    I couldn't agree more....Hiddleston is another actor I can easily envisage as Bond in my sleep. He's easily classic Bond material....Shame, it's not looking like he'll get it. Just imagine Hiddleston ordering a Martini in a Tux....Wow!
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
    edited July 2020 Posts: 5,869
    Nope. To me, Hiddleston in the role would be flat and uninspired. Also Hiddleston has this special quality of making me dislike any character he’s playing cause the character always come across as self absorbed, or even just a bit of a dick. I know James Bond has certain qualities like this, but not enough enough to make you dislike the character.

    It’s the same with Elba. Both of these actors have a certain amount of ego that I don’t want to be nourished by this role.
  • ResurrectionResurrection Kolkata, India
    edited July 2020 Posts: 2,541
    suavejmf wrote: »
    Cavill had his audition.

    https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-05-15/tom-hiddleston-looks-set-for-bond-role-as-bookies-suspend-odds/

    Talking of auditions, Hiddleston in the ‘Night Manager’ is still the most Bondian performance I’ve seen on the small screen in the last few years.

    In my opinion his Bond would be a cross between Moore (Gentleman persona) and Craig.

    He might need to bulk up first. Too slim for bond, even more than Lazenby.
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    edited July 2020 Posts: 5,131
    suavejmf wrote: »
    Cavill had his audition.

    https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-05-15/tom-hiddleston-looks-set-for-bond-role-as-bookies-suspend-odds/

    Talking of auditions, Hiddleston in the ‘Night Manager’ is still the most Bondian performance I’ve seen on the small screen in the last few years.

    In my opinion his Bond would be a cross between Moore (Gentleman persona) and Craig.

    He might need to bulk up first. Too slim for bond, even more than Lazenby.

    He looks slim. But it’s deceptive. He’s 6ft 2in. In The Night Manager he’s pretty muscular (there’s a beach scene) and owns the ex military persona.
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    edited July 2020 Posts: 5,131
    Denbigh wrote: »
    Nope. To me, Hiddleston in the role would be flat and uninspired. Also Hiddleston has this special quality of making me dislike any character he’s playing cause the character always come across as self absorbed, or even just a bit of a dick. I know James Bond has certain qualities like this, but not enough enough to make you dislike the character.

    It’s the same with Elba. Both of these actors have a certain amount of ego that I don’t want to be nourished by this role.


    I like this about Hiddleston, plus he has the public school boy toff element. I’d say he was an English gent in The Night Manager though.
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
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    suavejmf wrote: »
    Denbigh wrote: »
    Nope. To me, Hiddleston in the role would be flat and uninspired. Also Hiddleston has this special quality of making me dislike any character he’s playing cause the character always come across as self absorbed, or even just a bit of a dick. I know James Bond has certain qualities like this, but not enough enough to make you dislike the character.

    It’s the same with Elba. Both of these actors have a certain amount of ego that I don’t want to be nourished by this role.
    I like this about Hiddleston, plus he has the public school boy toff element. I’d say he was an English gent in The Night Manager though.
    But I find there's a huge difference between playing someone with a huge ego and being someone with a huge ego, and I want to be able to like the actor whose playing the lead in my favourite film franchise haha :D
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    edited July 2020 Posts: 5,131
    Denbigh wrote: »
    suavejmf wrote: »
    Denbigh wrote: »
    Nope. To me, Hiddleston in the role would be flat and uninspired. Also Hiddleston has this special quality of making me dislike any character he’s playing cause the character always come across as self absorbed, or even just a bit of a dick. I know James Bond has certain qualities like this, but not enough enough to make you dislike the character.

    It’s the same with Elba. Both of these actors have a certain amount of ego that I don’t want to be nourished by this role.
    I like this about Hiddleston, plus he has the public school boy toff element. I’d say he was an English gent in The Night Manager though.
    But I find there's a huge difference between playing someone with a huge ego and being someone with a huge ego, and I want to be able to like the actor whose playing the lead in my favourite film franchise haha :D

    I see what you mean.

    Both is fine by me. Look at Connery....he had both. As long as someone can back it up.....I don’t have a problem with it personally.

    Connery’s my favourite Bond. But he’s no saint in real life...allegedly very flawed.
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    edited July 2020 Posts: 5,131
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  • FatherValentineFatherValentine England
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    Problem with Hiddleston is I favour the Cubby approach - take a bit of rough and make them posh, rather than take a posh boy and try to rough them up. With Hiddleston it would be the latter approach. Plus I don't want a Bond who is worse looking than me.
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
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    Problem with Hiddleston is I favour the Cubby approach - take a bit of rough and make them posh, rather than take a posh boy and try to rough them up. With Hiddleston it would be the latter approach. Plus I don't want a Bond who is worse looking than me.

    Roger Moore??? From a working class background, but had the persona of a posh boy throughout his career.
  • ResurrectionResurrection Kolkata, India
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    Problem with Hiddleston is I favour the Cubby approach - take a bit of rough and make them posh, rather than take a posh boy and try to rough them up. With Hiddleston it would be the latter approach. Plus I don't want a Bond who is worse looking than me.
    Exactly.
  • FatherValentineFatherValentine England
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    suavejmf wrote: »
    Problem with Hiddleston is I favour the Cubby approach - take a bit of rough and make them posh, rather than take a posh boy and try to rough them up. With Hiddleston it would be the latter approach. Plus I don't want a Bond who is worse looking than me.

    Roger Moore??? From a working class background, but had the persona of a posh boy throughout his career.

    As Bond I also saw him as clearly an ex military type (plus does a good job in The Wild Geese too). His character is unemotional about violence. Never came across as limp wristed to me.
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
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    Problem with Hiddleston is I favour the Cubby approach - take a bit of rough and make them posh, rather than take a posh boy and try to rough them up. With Hiddleston it would be the latter approach. Plus I don't want a Bond who is worse looking than me.
    Exactly.

    I take your point. Agreed.

    But that wasn’t the case with Moore.
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
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    Problem with Hiddleston is I favour the Cubby approach - take a bit of rough and make them posh, rather than take a posh boy and try to rough them up. With Hiddleston it would be the latter approach. Plus I don't want a Bond who is worse looking than me.

    I agree with this. I'm not sold on Hiddleston for this reason; I find him too lightweight of a presence sometimes. I did like him in The Night Manager, but while he wore nice suits and shagged pretty ladies, I didn't see Bond when I watched it. I'm not sure what it is that is putting me off him because on paper, he is a good candidate. Perhaps it's his voice, his general tone of speaking that could be described as a tad effeminate. I don't know!
  • ResurrectionResurrection Kolkata, India
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    suavejmf wrote: »
    Problem with Hiddleston is I favour the Cubby approach - take a bit of rough and make them posh, rather than take a posh boy and try to rough them up. With Hiddleston it would be the latter approach. Plus I don't want a Bond who is worse looking than me.
    Exactly.

    I take your point. Agreed.

    But that wasn’t the case with Moore.

    Agree about Moore but he is right as well, just because Moore wasn't doesn't mean we shouldn't look for rough type. A lot of people says that bond had changed drastically as Craig is blonde so we should change him however we want. In my opinion we should look for someone as close as Timothy as i always thought he is better version of the book bond (he ain't exactly bond from the books but atleast closer than others) .
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    We must also keep in mind that Moore came in a particular context : in the public eye Bond was almost exclusively associated with Connery, they had not accepted Lazenby as successor and it was possible that they'd accept nobody else than Sir Sean for the role. Had the third Bond actor been rejected, that could have been the end of the franchise. So they went for a famous actor, not an unknown, and someone who already had his fanbase. The circumstances now are very different. Also, given the way the cinema industry has been affected by COVID-19, it is unlikely that a new Bond will be cast any time soon.
  • edited July 2020 Posts: 4,400
    Another name that I recently discovered is Australian actor, Jacob Elordi. His most promient credit to date is Euphoria with Zendaya but he has a role in the upcoming Adrian Lyne film Deep Water (with Ana De Armas).

    He looks like a star in the making...

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  • George_KaplanGeorge_Kaplan Not a red herring
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    Moore was working class? Didn't he go to grammar school?
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