Who should/could be a Bond actor?

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  • DenbighDenbigh UK
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    Yeah as much as we and a lot of audiences love him, I think it needs to be freshened up again to get everyone interested again. So much has happened in the 14 years Craig has been Bond that they need to make that change for the next film.
  • edited September 2020 Posts: 533
    I don't know who should be the next Bond. Perhaps the Bond franchise should finally end. We have 58 years and 25 movies to enjoy.
  • JeremyBondonJeremyBondon Seeking out odd jobs with Oddjob @Tangier
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    DRush76 wrote: »
    I don't know who should be the next Bond. Perhaps the Bond franchise should finally end. We have 58 years and 25 movies to enjoy.

    I'd prefer that over seeing the legacy being hijacked by woke storylines etc. I'll never surrender to it, that much is clear.
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
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    DRush76 wrote: »
    I don't know who should be the next Bond. Perhaps the Bond franchise should finally end. We have 58 years and 25 movies to enjoy.

    I'd prefer that over seeing the legacy being hijacked by woke storylines etc. I'll never surrender to it, that much is clear.

    Me too. Some of the suggestions in the media are so anti-Bond.

    I’d like another faithful Fleming adaption like Casino Royale (2006) to usher a new actor into the role. That film updated Bond without being too PC and woke.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Arf! :D
    Which Bond films have been too 'woke' (I never use that word myself) for you?
  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
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    suavejmf wrote: »
    Risico007 wrote: »

    Congrats to Liam for getting the role.
    Irish eyes are smiling............. :)>-

    He was in a Miami Vice episode with that title!

    Really,what year was that ?
  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
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    suavejmf wrote: »
    Univex wrote: »
    All this talk about an older Bond, plus all the new Craig pictures, plus the fact that the man has been on the role for 14 years, which makes nostalgia already possible, makes me really, really want another film from Daniel Craig. Can you imagine? 6 films for the 6th Bond, who got to star in Bond26. The numerology at list lines up, lol

    Lets face it, no one is better suited for the next one as this one:

    VQsIBm8.jpg

    I think Eon (especially the besotted Barbara) will try or keep trying to get him back for one more.

    Why wouldn’t they....no brainer.

    He's too expensive now as movie budgets will decrease massively.
  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
    edited September 2020 Posts: 2,341
    They overpaid DC for NTTD because of Babs crazy obsession with him.
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    edited September 2020 Posts: 5,131
    mtm wrote: »
    Arf! :D
    Which Bond films have been too 'woke' (I never use that word myself) for you?

    None so far. But there is a danger they could become such, but hopefully Eon will continue to do a good job.

    I only found out what ‘woke’ meant about 6 months ago. Terrible word.
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    edited September 2020 Posts: 5,131
    suavejmf wrote: »
    Risico007 wrote: »

    Congrats to Liam for getting the role.
    Irish eyes are smiling............. :)>-

    He was in a Miami Vice episode with that title!

    Really,what year was that ?

    1986. Season 3, episode 1.

    It was actually called ‘When Irish eyes are crying’.
  • BennyBenny In the shadowsAdministrator, Moderator
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    @007InAction use the edit function. Posting three posts in a row (and quoting yourself) is seen as spamming.
    Thanks.
  • 007InAction007InAction Australia
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    Benny wrote: »
    @007InAction use the edit function. Posting three posts in a row (and quoting yourself) is seen as spamming.
    Thanks.

    Ok Benny.
  • Posts: 9,730
    I get the Aidan turner crowd as there was a tv actor I so desperately wanted for 007

    Adrian Paul... god I hate how the highlander series is so dormant now
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    Risico007 wrote: »
    I get the Aidan turner crowd as there was a tv actor I so desperately wanted for 007

    Adrian Paul... god I hate how the highlander series is so dormant now

    I loved the highlander series, and I was an Adrian Paul fan, and I thought he looked a lot like Connery. But at the time another TV actor was Bond, and to be fair, I was a big, huge, Brosnan fan :)
  • MSL49MSL49 Finland
    edited September 2020 Posts: 395
    Turner has al the tools. Give him a screentest.
  • Posts: 9,730
    MSL49 wrote: »
    Turner has al the tools. Give him a screentest.

    I agree I think he would make a great Connor MacLeod
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    edited September 2020 Posts: 5,131
    MSL49 wrote: »
    Turner has al the tools. Give him a screentest.

    Agreed.

    On another note, I wonder if this is true;

    As revealed in the book Christian Bale: “The Inside Story of the Darkest Batman, Bale’s performance in American Psycho caught the attention of Bond producer Barbara Broccoli. Pierce Brosnan was still playing James Bond at the time, with The World Is Not Enough being released that year, but producers knew they had to start looking for a replacement, and Christian Bale was on their list.

    According to the book, Broccoli said the role “would be Christian’s for the asking”, but he wasn’t really interested in it, as he wasn’t into committing to a franchise that was “very British”, and even thought James Bond represented “every despicable stereotype about England and British actors”, and he had “already played a serial killer”. The role ended up going to Daniel Craig, and the rest is history”.
  • JeremyBondonJeremyBondon Seeking out odd jobs with Oddjob @Tangier
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    suavejmf wrote: »
    MSL49 wrote: »
    Turner has al the tools. Give him a screentest.

    Agreed.

    On another note, I wonder if this is true;

    As revealed in the book Christian Bale: “The Inside Story of the Darkest Batman, Bale’s performance in American Psycho caught the attention of Bond producer Barbara Broccoli. Pierce Brosnan was still playing James Bond at the time, with The World Is Not Enough being released that year, but producers knew they had to start looking for a replacement, and Christian Bale was on their list.

    According to the book, Broccoli said the role “would be Christian’s for the asking”, but he wasn’t really interested in it, as he wasn’t into committing to a franchise that was “very British”, and even thought James Bond represented “every despicable stereotype about England and British actors”, and he had “already played a serial killer”. The role ended up going to Daniel Craig, and the rest is history”.

    Bale sounds like a whiny little baby, stuck up galore. But we already knew that from the meltdown on the Terminator set. Brilliant actor, but a bit of a diva.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited September 2020 Posts: 14,861
    I think just because someone doesn't like something which you happen to like, it doesn't make them a 'whiny baby', it just means that different people have different opinions.

    And it does show that all of these people we're picking might not even want to do it! We know Cavill does, at least! :)
  • MSL49MSL49 Finland
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    suavejmf wrote: »
    MSL49 wrote: »
    Turner has al the tools. Give him a screentest.

    Agreed.

    On another note, I wonder if this is true;

    As revealed in the book Christian Bale: “The Inside Story of the Darkest Batman, Bale’s performance in American Psycho caught the attention of Bond producer Barbara Broccoli. Pierce Brosnan was still playing James Bond at the time, with The World Is Not Enough being released that year, but producers knew they had to start looking for a replacement, and Christian Bale was on their list.

    According to the book, Broccoli said the role “would be Christian’s for the asking”, but he wasn’t really interested in it, as he wasn’t into committing to a franchise that was “very British”, and even thought James Bond represented “every despicable stereotype about England and British actors”, and he had “already played a serial killer”. The role ended up going to Daniel Craig, and the rest is history”.

    I think it is but at the same time Bale's Batman is my absolutely favourite.
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    That’s a mouthful from someone who played Batman. Bond isn’t any more shameful than that.
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
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    mtm wrote: »
    I think just because someone doesn't like something which you happen to like, it doesn't make them a 'whiny baby', it just means that different people have different opinions.

    And it does show that all of these people we're picking might not even want to do it! We know Cavill does, at least! :)

    Our Sam Neill conversation springs to mind - he did the screen test on advice from his agent but he didn't really want to, apparently! Actors are a strange breed.
  • edited September 2020 Posts: 6,665
    We must consider that, although James Bond 007 was always a bit of a prime steak in showbusiness, it wasn't until Daniel Craig came along with his A list directors (Well, Sam Mendes, and his crowd, like Deakins and Newman) and awards (32 for the 4 films so far), that the brand took another layer of shine.

    For many, I feel, it's still embarrassing to confess their love for the franchise (if they have any love to begin with). It's a bit like serious authors admitting they like to read Fleming. When I say Kingsley Amis wrote one, they all raise their proverbial eyebrows. Now, imagine if Kazuo Ishiguro started writing Bond novels and scripts (heavens forbid, but you get the gist). Right? That's what happened to the brand, film wise. Another layer of shine, I'd say.

    So, hearing those words come out of Sam Neil or Christian Bale isn't exactly shocking to me. And I do understand where they're coming from.

    Even for us fans, I've often found it easier for people to say they're Trekkies or Star War aficionados, or Tarantino fans, or even Mission Impossible fans, or whatever, than to say they're Bond fans. That, at least, was my experience growing up. Back in the day, if one said one was a Bond fan, people would make fun of it and start making poses. And man, was that annoying! Personally, my fandom was something I kept for myself for decades as if social shame came from it.

    So yeah, I guess if you're a "serious" actor, you'd think twice about committing to something like Bond. And Craig did. He really did. And I will forever thank him for the overall quality he brought to the franchise.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited September 2020 Posts: 14,861
    mtm wrote: »
    I think just because someone doesn't like something which you happen to like, it doesn't make them a 'whiny baby', it just means that different people have different opinions.

    And it does show that all of these people we're picking might not even want to do it! We know Cavill does, at least! :)

    Our Sam Neill conversation springs to mind - he did the screen test on advice from his agent but he didn't really want to, apparently! Actors are a strange breed.

    Is that right? I haven't heard that before. It's fair enough though- it's not like he's had a terrible career without Bond.
    I don't think it's strange: there are certainly drawbacks to taking it on, and if the character doesn't interest you then there's no massive appeal.
  • MSL49MSL49 Finland
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    Cavill fit's in that Dalton mould, test's and get's the role year's later.
  • WillyGalore_ReduxWillyGalore_Redux I like my beer cold, my TV loud and my homosexuals flaaaaaaming
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    MSL49 wrote: »
    Cavill fit's in that Dalton mould, test's and get's the role year's later.

    Except Dalton can act.
  • DrClatterhandDrClatterhand United Kingdom
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    Univex wrote: »
    We must consider that, although James Bond 007 was always a bit of a prime steak in showbusiness, it wasn't until Daniel Craig came along with his A list directors (Well, Sam Mendes, and his crowd, like Deakins and Newman) and awards (32 for the 4 films so far), that the brand took another layer of shine.

    For many, I feel, it's still embarrassing to confess their love for the franchise (if they have any love to begin with). It's a bit like serious authors admitting they like to read Fleming. When I say Kingsley Amis wrote one, they all raise their proverbial eyebrows. Now, imagine if Kazuo Ishiguro started writing Bond novels and scripts (heavens forbid, but you get the gist). Right? That's what happened to the brand, film wise. Another layer of shine, I'd say.

    So, hearing those words come out of Sam Neil or Christian Bale isn't exactly shocking to me. And I do understand where they're coming from.

    Even for us fans, I've often found it easier for people to say they're Trekkies or Star War aficionados, or Tarantino fans, or even Mission Impossible fans, or whatever, than to say they're Bond fans. That, at least, was my experience growing up. Back in the day, if one said one was a Bond fan, people would make fun of it and start making poses. And man, was that annoying! Personally, my fandom was something I kept for myself for decades as if social shame came from it.

    So yeah, I guess if you're a "serious" actor, you'd think twice about committing to something like Bond. And Craig did. He really did. And I will forever thank him for the overall quality he brought to the franchise.

    Absolutely right. This is also why Henry Cavill will not be Bond. Bond has been elevated to another level in the Craig era. It would be regressive to cast Cavill (or someone of his ilk). If Bond were still about in-house production teams and journeyman directors, then yes, Cavill would be in with a chance. Same with Aidan Turner. Casting the next Bond is going to be more difficult than ever.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    MSL49 wrote: »
    Cavill fit's in that Dalton mould, test's and get's the role year's later.

    I think he's a bit more Brosnan to be honest. Looks the part but is unlikely to bring much new to it. Except I think Brosnan did have a decent amount of movie star charisma, which I haven't seen Cavill display yet.
  • ResurrectionResurrection Kolkata, India
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    Univex wrote: »
    We must consider that, although James Bond 007 was always a bit of a prime steak in showbusiness, it wasn't until Daniel Craig came along with his A list directors (Well, Sam Mendes, and his crowd, like Deakins and Newman) and awards (32 for the 4 films so far), that the brand took another layer of shine.

    For many, I feel, it's still embarrassing to confess their love for the franchise (if they have any love to begin with). It's a bit like serious authors admitting they like to read Fleming. When I say Kingsley Amis wrote one, they all raise their proverbial eyebrows. Now, imagine if Kazuo Ishiguro started writing Bond novels and scripts (heavens forbid, but you get the gist). Right? That's what happened to the brand, film wise. Another layer of shine, I'd say.

    So, hearing those words come out of Sam Neil or Christian Bale isn't exactly shocking to me. And I do understand where they're coming from.

    Even for us fans, I've often found it easier for people to say they're Trekkies or Star War aficionados, or Tarantino fans, or even Mission Impossible fans, or whatever, than to say they're Bond fans. That, at least, was my experience growing up. Back in the day, if one said one was a Bond fan, people would make fun of it and start making poses. And man, was that annoying! Personally, my fandom was something I kept for myself for decades as if social shame came from it.

    So yeah, I guess if you're a "serious" actor, you'd think twice about committing to something like Bond. And Craig did. He really did. And I will forever thank him for the overall quality he brought to the franchise.

    Sadly, this was my experience when i became bond fan 10 years back, people used to give me poses and sung bond theme as well, really annoying.
  • MSL49MSL49 Finland
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    mtm wrote: »
    MSL49 wrote: »
    Cavill fit's in that Dalton mould, test's and get's the role year's later.

    I think he's a bit more Brosnan to be honest. Looks the part but is unlikely to bring much new to it. Except I think Brosnan did have a decent amount of movie star charisma, which I haven't seen Cavill display yet.

    Is that bad thing after Craig?
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