Who should/could be a Bond actor?

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  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    True, and when ITV did the Double Oh Heaven season (in what, about 1998?) where they played every single Bond film in order for the first time, it was a bit of an event. The films had obviously been back for several years by then and it had all been wrapped into 'Cool Britannia' and all that, and even though that was over by then, Bond remained popular.
  • FatherValentineFatherValentine England
    Posts: 737
    Yes, I think Bond was made cool during the Britpop/Cool Britannia vibe of the late 90s. Brosnan was much more popular than Dalton, and that helped. I think things have been different since.

    Although it has to be said there was an almost desperate clamour for people to diss Craig's Bond around the time of QoS - I had loads of people tell me it was a Bourne rip off etc.

    Anyone remember that image in Total Film that they got an artist to draw up? It showed Bourne standing over Daniel Craig's Bond, with Bourne holding a rolled up newspaper or what ever he uses in the film, and Craig cowering and in tears from what I remember. Absolutely horrible image, and also hilarious given how terrible the Bourne series became (all the Treadstone agents are on weird super strength pills, and he retires to become a bare knuckle fighter lol. What a po faced joke that series was overall).

    That was the last time I bought that magazine. Haven't seen the image since, so may be remembering it slightly wrong.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 14,861
    Yes, I think Bond was made cool during the Britpop/Cool Britannia vibe of the late 90s. Brosnan was much more popular than Dalton, and that helped. I think things have been different since.

    Yes, Roger staying too long meant that Bond's image suffered (although I loved Roger!), and although Grace Jones and Duran Duran probably did help in the short term, it wasn't a long term gain. Daylights nearly reinvigorated it, but I think Dalton just didn't really work for audiences and so it never really got cool again, and just whimpered away (as much as a successful blockbuster film can, of course! It's all a matter of relativity).
    Although it has to be said there was an almost desperate clamour for people to diss Craig's Bond around the time of QoS - I had loads of people tell me it was a Bourne rip off etc.

    I don't recall that, but I guess that would have been reaction to the film just not being very good rather than a Craig kickback per se. I think they did incredibly well with Skyfall to bounce back after that.
    Anyone remember that image in Total Film that they got an artist to draw up? It showed Bourne standing over Daniel Craig's Bond, with Bourne holding a rolled up newspaper or what ever he uses in the film, and Craig cowering and in tears from what I remember. Absolutely horrible image, and also hilarious given how terrible the Bourne series became (all the Treadstone agents are on weird super strength pills, and he retires to become a bare knuckle fighter lol. What a po faced joke that series was overall).

    That was the last time I bought that magazine. Haven't seen the image since, so may be remembering it slightly wrong.

    I'm afraid I was only ever an occasional TF reader: I do remember they guessed the last line of TWINE though, which impressed me!
    I loved the Bourne series, I think they're great pieces of work, but they do seem to have lost their impact a bit- they've not dated well. Which I'm very surprised by- I haven't revisited them in a long time now.
  • DeathToSpies84DeathToSpies84 Haydock, England
    Posts: 254
    Yes, I think Bond was made cool during the Britpop/Cool Britannia vibe of the late 90s. Brosnan was much more popular than Dalton, and that helped. I think things have been different since.

    Although it has to be said there was an almost desperate clamour for people to diss Craig's Bond around the time of QoS - I had loads of people tell me it was a Bourne rip off etc.

    Anyone remember that image in Total Film that they got an artist to draw up? It showed Bourne standing over Daniel Craig's Bond, with Bourne holding a rolled up newspaper or what ever he uses in the film, and Craig cowering and in tears from what I remember. Absolutely horrible image, and also hilarious given how terrible the Bourne series became (all the Treadstone agents are on weird super strength pills, and he retires to become a bare knuckle fighter lol. What a po faced joke that series was overall).

    That was the last time I bought that magazine. Haven't seen the image since, so may be remembering it slightly wrong.

    I used to read Total Film until the magazine became a little dull. I miss the days when they delivered quality reviews and always had some great countdowns.
  • Posts: 17,241
    Like @Denbigh I'm also quite isolated as far as being a Bond fan goes. I've yet to meet a person who actually takes any interest in the films beyond just being popcorn flicks you watch at the cinema, and that's it. Some of my friends took a liking to Brosnan's Bond, but after Craig became Bond they didn't really bother about the films anymore.
  • Posts: 14,799
    I'm also pretty much alone as a Bond fan in my immediate surroundings. I've noticed something about non Bond fans around me: they have very little knowledge of Bond, lots of misconceptions and they have a completely superficial vision of the series. For them, casting Hugh Grant, Robbie Williams or Ewan McGregor at the time they were rumoured would have made perfect sense. Or a woman. And Bond could be a codename for all they care.
  • Posts: 15,785
    I have come across a few people who will only watch the Craig films as they were led to believe anything before Craig was cheesy, outdated and awful.
    In addition they won't watch any movie made before they were born.
    Those few people tend to firmly believe Bond is a codename and that the gunbarrel is a camera lens aperture.
  • MSL49MSL49 Finland
    edited September 2020 Posts: 395
    When Bond film is on screen (small or big) my brother is on the audience.
  • sandbagger1sandbagger1 Sussex
    Posts: 686
    I'm probably one of the older posters here. My mother took me to see The Spy Who Loved Me at the cinema when it first came out, and that was the first Bond I remember seeing. The Persuaders was one of my favourite shows at the time so I already liked Moore, and I loved the gadgets - I got the Lotus sub-car for Christmas that year. The Carley Simon-sung theme was a hit back then too. Still, I wasn't crazy about Bond - I was more into Sci-fi and super-heroes, so Star Wars and Marvel comics were my big passions. I don't remember kids back in those days having much of an opinion on 007 one way or the other.

    I remember For Your Eyes Only came out around the same time as Raiders of the Lost Ark and we had to choose which film we would see as a family outing - I chose Raiders because it was by George Lucas, and of course Raiders turned out to be an all-time classic; though FYEO was a good time at the cinema when I did see it, it didn't compare to Raiders (imo at least). By that point the Bond films were a friendly staple at the movies, out every two years or so, and always a good time, but never something as special as a Star Wars or Indiana Jones. And of course they were always shown on TV every Bank Holliday, and with only three channels this meant absolutely everybody had seen all but the most recent Bond films. Usually more than once.

    I remember Moore's advancing age became something of a joke - everybody knew he had stayed in the role too long. We were all waiting for him to leave the job to someone else. Dalton failed to generate much excitement, however. My dad, always a fan of spy books by Deighton or le Carré, thought the Bond films too silly to watch.

    I remember being underwhelmed by The Living Daylights (still find it weak, tbh), and I remember that though I really liked Licence to Kill (and it's still one of my favourites), generally the opinion was that Dalton lacked the cool laid back charm of Moore in his heyday - I definitely remember a friend saying that Dalton wasn't cool and that Moore was far better. Must have been about eighteen at the time.

    Brosnan taking over the role brought a lot of excitement back, and of course he had that laid back comic timing that Moore had. I thought Goldeneye was good, I thought Brosnan was good, but I wished the Bond films would get more serious and grounded (I hated the laser beam watch in Goldeneye). By this time I was much more into spy stories than I was as a kid, but comparing a Brosnan Bond film to miniseries such as Tinker, Tailor or Edge of Darkness did them no favours. I felt each Brosnan Bond got steadily more forgettable - I remember walking out of TWINE after the credits with the friend I always went to see 007 films with, and having absolutely nothing to talk about - straight afterwards, and I couldn't think of anything notable about the film. By DAD my friend was spouting the stupid codename nonsense, evidently something he read in one of the movie magazines - I pointed out how stupid it was, but damn, how quickly a stupid idea spreads!

    All this time I had been very much a casual Bond fan, not ever having bought any of the films on vhs or dvd (they were on all the time, after all). Then Casino Royale came out, and Bond, the hero, was actually exciting. Not just the film, but 007 himself was a much cooler, stronger character. I bought myself the dvd as soon as it was out. It wasn't just Craig that made it good, though - the writing was simply much better than anything in years. My father was ill at the time and never recovered his health, But the little he saw of CR (it was the scene on the train where Bond first meets Vesper) actually made him comment that the dialogue was really good, which was not something I ever thought I'd hear him say about a Bond film.

    I think I bought the Connery box-set when I saw it on sale not so long after seeing CR - they still hold up pretty well for me (well, DAF not so much). Definitely the Craig era has given the 007 franchise credibility that it had lacked for a while. Spectre, however, was horrible - dull and stupid, which is a disaster imo. I am more worried about the writing and direction the new films will take, than whichever actor they choose - obviously I want it to be someone I'd like, but with good writing even an average actor or a miscast actor should be able to muddle through, but clueless writing and bad creative choices will scupper this ship dead in the water, imo.

    I'm very much in the camp that says you don't want to chase trends, when in doubt you should get back to Fleming as much as possible. No stupid mythology-making plot twists (I am your arch-nemesis AND your brother!), no trying to give Bond a life-changing character arc every film, just concentrate on plots that hang together, concentrate on making the fight-scenes tighter and better, modernise intelligently when necessary. The core Bond concept should still be viable. If you have lost faith in the validity of the character then you should walk away. Start a new franchise rather than changing the old one out of all recognition.

    Anyway, sorry for the wall of text, guys.
  • peterpeter Toronto
    Posts: 8,254
    I'm probably one of the older posters here. My mother took me to see The Spy Who Loved Me at the cinema when it first came out, and that was the first Bond I remember seeing. The Persuaders was one of my favourite shows at the time so I already liked Moore, and I loved the gadgets - I got the Lotus sub-car for Christmas that year. The Carley Simon-sung theme was a hit back then too. Still, I wasn't crazy about Bond - I was more into Sci-fi and super-heroes, so Star Wars and Marvel comics were my big passions. I don't remember kids back in those days having much of an opinion on 007 one way or the other.

    I remember For Your Eyes Only came out around the same time as Raiders of the Lost Ark and we had to choose which film we would see as a family outing - I chose Raiders because it was by George Lucas, and of course Raiders turned out to be an all-time classic; though FYEO was a good time at the cinema when I did see it, it didn't compare to Raiders (imo at least). By that point the Bond films were a friendly staple at the movies, out every two years or so, and always a good time, but never something as special as a Star Wars or Indiana Jones. And of course they were always shown on TV every Bank Holliday, and with only three channels this meant absolutely everybody had seen all but the most recent Bond films. Usually more than once.

    I remember Moore's advancing age became something of a joke - everybody knew he had stayed in the role too long. We were all waiting for him to leave the job to someone else. Dalton failed to generate much excitement, however. My dad, always a fan of spy books by Deighton or le Carré, thought the Bond films too silly to watch.

    I remember being underwhelmed by The Living Daylights (still find it weak, tbh), and I remember that though I really liked Licence to Kill (and it's still one of my favourites), generally the opinion was that Dalton lacked the cool laid back charm of Moore in his heyday - I definitely remember a friend saying that Dalton wasn't cool and that Moore was far better. Must have been about eighteen at the time.

    Brosnan taking over the role brought a lot of excitement back, and of course he had that laid back comic timing that Moore had. I thought Goldeneye was good, I thought Brosnan was good, but I wished the Bond films would get more serious and grounded (I hated the laser beam watch in Goldeneye). By this time I was much more into spy stories than I was as a kid, but comparing a Brosnan Bond film to miniseries such as Tinker, Tailor or Edge of Darkness did them no favours. I felt each Brosnan Bond got steadily more forgettable - I remember walking out of TWINE after the credits with the friend I always went to see 007 films with, and having absolutely nothing to talk about - straight afterwards, and I couldn't think of anything notable about the film. By DAD my friend was spouting the stupid codename nonsense, evidently something he read in one of the movie magazines - I pointed out how stupid it was, but damn, how quickly a stupid idea spreads!

    All this time I had been very much a casual Bond fan, not ever having bought any of the films on vhs or dvd (they were on all the time, after all). Then Casino Royale came out, and Bond, the hero, was actually exciting. Not just the film, but 007 himself was a much cooler, stronger character. I bought myself the dvd as soon as it was out. It wasn't just Craig that made it good, though - the writing was simply much better than anything in years. My father was ill at the time and never recovered his health, But the little he saw of CR (it was the scene on the train where Bond first meets Vesper) actually made him comment that the dialogue was really good, which was not something I ever thought I'd hear him say about a Bond film.

    I think I bought the Connery box-set when I saw it on sale not so long after seeing CR - they still hold up pretty well for me (well, DAF not so much). Definitely the Craig era has given the 007 franchise credibility that it had lacked for a while. Spectre, however, was horrible - dull and stupid, which is a disaster imo. I am more worried about the writing and direction the new films will take, than whichever actor they choose - obviously I want it to be someone I'd like, but with good writing even an average actor or a miscast actor should be able to muddle through, but clueless writing and bad creative choices will scupper this ship dead in the water, imo.

    I'm very much in the camp that says you don't want to chase trends, when in doubt you should get back to Fleming as much as possible. No stupid mythology-making plot twists (I am your arch-nemesis AND your brother!), no trying to give Bond a life-changing character arc every film, just concentrate on plots that hang together, concentrate on making the fight-scenes tighter and better, modernise intelligently when necessary. The core Bond concept should still be viable. If you have lost faith in the validity of the character then you should walk away. Start a new franchise rather than changing the old one out of all recognition.

    Anyway, sorry for the wall of text, guys.

    No apologies necessary @sandbagger1 ... that was an enjoyable read of what your journey was to becoming the Bond fan you are today. Thanks for sharing.
  • MSL49MSL49 Finland
    Posts: 395
    What if Brosnan had played Bond in Daylight's, he was Cubby's first choice at the time.
  • MSL49 wrote: »
    What if Brosnan had played Bond in Daylight's, he was Cubby's first choice at the time.

    Dalton was Cubby's first choice actually.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 14,861
    That's debatable, and I think the official account of events has been massaged slightly! :)
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    edited September 2020 Posts: 13,882
    Does is matter who was first? Connery wasn’t first choice, far from it.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 14,861
    I think Eon thinks it matters, which I do think is interesting, but it doesn't matter hugely to me.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    Posts: 13,882
    I don't see why they would think it matters, given that most, if not all of the 6 actors, weren't first choice.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 14,861
    Me neither, but it always seems important to paint Dalton as no.1 even if that doesn't always seem to add up.
  • DeathToSpies84DeathToSpies84 Haydock, England
    Posts: 254
    I'm probably one of the older posters here. My mother took me to see The Spy Who Loved Me at the cinema when it first came out, and that was the first Bond I remember seeing. The Persuaders was one of my favourite shows at the time so I already liked Moore, and I loved the gadgets - I got the Lotus sub-car for Christmas that year. The Carley Simon-sung theme was a hit back then too. Still, I wasn't crazy about Bond - I was more into Sci-fi and super-heroes, so Star Wars and Marvel comics were my big passions. I don't remember kids back in those days having much of an opinion on 007 one way or the other.

    I remember For Your Eyes Only came out around the same time as Raiders of the Lost Ark and we had to choose which film we would see as a family outing - I chose Raiders because it was by George Lucas, and of course Raiders turned out to be an all-time classic; though FYEO was a good time at the cinema when I did see it, it didn't compare to Raiders (imo at least). By that point the Bond films were a friendly staple at the movies, out every two years or so, and always a good time, but never something as special as a Star Wars or Indiana Jones. And of course they were always shown on TV every Bank Holliday, and with only three channels this meant absolutely everybody had seen all but the most recent Bond films. Usually more than once.

    I remember Moore's advancing age became something of a joke - everybody knew he had stayed in the role too long. We were all waiting for him to leave the job to someone else. Dalton failed to generate much excitement, however. My dad, always a fan of spy books by Deighton or le Carré, thought the Bond films too silly to watch.

    I remember being underwhelmed by The Living Daylights (still find it weak, tbh), and I remember that though I really liked Licence to Kill (and it's still one of my favourites), generally the opinion was that Dalton lacked the cool laid back charm of Moore in his heyday - I definitely remember a friend saying that Dalton wasn't cool and that Moore was far better. Must have been about eighteen at the time.

    Brosnan taking over the role brought a lot of excitement back, and of course he had that laid back comic timing that Moore had. I thought Goldeneye was good, I thought Brosnan was good, but I wished the Bond films would get more serious and grounded (I hated the laser beam watch in Goldeneye). By this time I was much more into spy stories than I was as a kid, but comparing a Brosnan Bond film to miniseries such as Tinker, Tailor or Edge of Darkness did them no favours. I felt each Brosnan Bond got steadily more forgettable - I remember walking out of TWINE after the credits with the friend I always went to see 007 films with, and having absolutely nothing to talk about - straight afterwards, and I couldn't think of anything notable about the film. By DAD my friend was spouting the stupid codename nonsense, evidently something he read in one of the movie magazines - I pointed out how stupid it was, but damn, how quickly a stupid idea spreads!

    All this time I had been very much a casual Bond fan, not ever having bought any of the films on vhs or dvd (they were on all the time, after all). Then Casino Royale came out, and Bond, the hero, was actually exciting. Not just the film, but 007 himself was a much cooler, stronger character. I bought myself the dvd as soon as it was out. It wasn't just Craig that made it good, though - the writing was simply much better than anything in years. My father was ill at the time and never recovered his health, But the little he saw of CR (it was the scene on the train where Bond first meets Vesper) actually made him comment that the dialogue was really good, which was not something I ever thought I'd hear him say about a Bond film.

    I think I bought the Connery box-set when I saw it on sale not so long after seeing CR - they still hold up pretty well for me (well, DAF not so much). Definitely the Craig era has given the 007 franchise credibility that it had lacked for a while. Spectre, however, was horrible - dull and stupid, which is a disaster imo. I am more worried about the writing and direction the new films will take, than whichever actor they choose - obviously I want it to be someone I'd like, but with good writing even an average actor or a miscast actor should be able to muddle through, but clueless writing and bad creative choices will scupper this ship dead in the water, imo.

    I'm very much in the camp that says you don't want to chase trends, when in doubt you should get back to Fleming as much as possible. No stupid mythology-making plot twists (I am your arch-nemesis AND your brother!), no trying to give Bond a life-changing character arc every film, just concentrate on plots that hang together, concentrate on making the fight-scenes tighter and better, modernise intelligently when necessary. The core Bond concept should still be viable. If you have lost faith in the validity of the character then you should walk away. Start a new franchise rather than changing the old one out of all recognition.

    Anyway, sorry for the wall of text, guys.

    Only difference is that Moore’s Bond didn’t look threatening with a gun in his hand, while Dalton’s Bond genuinely looked like he would kill without hesitation.
  • DeathToSpies84DeathToSpies84 Haydock, England
    Posts: 254
    MSL49 wrote: »
    What if Brosnan had played Bond in Daylight's, he was Cubby's first choice at the time.

    Dalton was sought out way earlier than Brosnan. He allegedly turned down OHMSS because he was in his early twenties at the time and wanted to wait for the right moment. He then was approached for FYEO when Moore was unwilling to return, then Moore changes his mind. And Brosnan was the original choice for TLD until his Remington Steele contract caused him to step down, allowing Dalton to bag the role.
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
    Posts: 2,482
    @DeathToSpies84 I agree mate, I always think that when I watch Dalton's Bond, he's very convincing with a gun which is a huge part of the character
  • DeathToSpies84DeathToSpies84 Haydock, England
    Posts: 254
    Jordo007 wrote: »
    @DeathToSpies84 I agree mate, I always think that when I watch Dalton's Bond, he's very convincing with a gun which is a huge part of the character

    To me, Moore just felt a little smug when pointing a gun at someone, even if he had his serious moments. Dalton holding Pushkin at gunpoint and stripping his mistress to distract a goon in TLD was something even I don’t think Moore could of pulled off.
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
    Posts: 2,482
    Jordo007 wrote: »
    @DeathToSpies84 I agree mate, I always think that when I watch Dalton's Bond, he's very convincing with a gun which is a huge part of the character

    To me, Moore just felt a little smug when pointing a gun at someone, even if he had his serious moments. Dalton holding Pushkin at gunpoint and stripping his mistress to distract a goon in TLD was something even I don’t think Moore could of pulled off.

    That's my favourite Dalton Bond moment, he just is James Bond in that moment. He's so convincing and assured. It makes you realise that Bond will do anything to get the job done and he's a ruthless killer. It's probably one of my favourite moments of the series
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 14,861
    Although he doesn't ruthlessly kill anyone there: quite the opposite in fact! :)
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    Posts: 8,009
    Jordo007 wrote: »
    Jordo007 wrote: »
    @DeathToSpies84 I agree mate, I always think that when I watch Dalton's Bond, he's very convincing with a gun which is a huge part of the character

    To me, Moore just felt a little smug when pointing a gun at someone, even if he had his serious moments. Dalton holding Pushkin at gunpoint and stripping his mistress to distract a goon in TLD was something even I don’t think Moore could of pulled off.

    That's my favourite Dalton Bond moment, he just is James Bond in that moment. He's so convincing and assured. It makes you realise that Bond will do anything to get the job done and he's a ruthless killer. It's probably one of my favourite moments of the series

    One of my favourite Bond scenes, too. And agreed about Moore, though I still enjoy him in the role.
  • peterpeter Toronto
    Posts: 8,254
    Jordo007 wrote: »
    Jordo007 wrote: »
    @DeathToSpies84 I agree mate, I always think that when I watch Dalton's Bond, he's very convincing with a gun which is a huge part of the character

    To me, Moore just felt a little smug when pointing a gun at someone, even if he had his serious moments. Dalton holding Pushkin at gunpoint and stripping his mistress to distract a goon in TLD was something even I don’t think Moore could of pulled off.

    That's my favourite Dalton Bond moment, he just is James Bond in that moment. He's so convincing and assured. It makes you realise that Bond will do anything to get the job done and he's a ruthless killer. It's probably one of my favourite moments of the series

    One of my favourite Bond scenes, too. And agreed about Moore, though I still enjoy him in the role.

    Very much agreed. Not just a great Dalton scene, where he's at his very best, but a great Bond scene, period.

    (In my opinion, I just don't think Moore could ever have pulled off something like that, not even close (and I too enjoy Moore, no knock against him. His portrayal had limits into how dark he'd allow it to go, and kicking Locque off a cliff seemed to be that limit)).
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 14,861
    I could imagine him playing it much smoother, less frantic. Like Pushkin walks in the door and Bond is sat at a table behind the door, his gun pointed casually at Pushkin.
  • sandbagger1sandbagger1 Sussex
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    Dalton was in his element in the serious, dramatic scenes, but never seemed relaxed, which meant that the lighter scenes didn't work for him so well. Moore was the opposite. Licence to Kill's focus on the dramatic really worked for Dalton's Bond, and I'm guessing that the producers deliberately went in that direction because it suited him so well. And of course that took the franchise back closer to Fleming's Bond, which was the direction Dalton had wanted anyway. It's just a shame the film did so poorly in the States, because I felt they were beginning to hit their stride with Dalton.

    I watched High-Rise again the other day. That's a film with three actors who have been linked to the Bond role in the press at one stage or another: Hiddleston, Evans, and Purefoy. All very different presences on-screen.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited September 2020 Posts: 14,861
    Dalton was in his element in the serious, dramatic scenes, but never seemed relaxed, which meant that the lighter scenes didn't work for him so well.

    And I think that's why in general his Bond didn't hit the mark for people: for better or worse Bond has moved beyond Fleming and the audience expect certain things from 007, and one of those is suaveness and cool and confidence. And by being on edge and slightly frantic, Dalton seemed on the edge of nervousness, and that's not the swaggering, super-cool Bond people expect. Bond is in control. Now, he doesn't have to be that all the time: even Moore's Bond got scared and rattled from time to time, but you do need a sense that in general Bond thinks he's got the biggest balls in the room. Most of the moments we love and which make us smile from the Bond films involve him being cool and swaggery. Would Dalton's Bond have popped that grape into his mouth in Derval's room in Thunderball?

    Craig went serious with his Bond, but his Bond had the huge self-belief that Dalton's Bond missed- and CR even made us question whether his huge self-confidence was a fault of his character and misplaced which was a brave place to go, but it was crucially still there, so he still felt like James Bond 007 next to Connery and Moore.
    Now it may well be that John Glen is to blame for Dalton's Bond missing that swagger as a director is supposed to guide the performances, but nevertheless I think it's an aspect which really damaged his portrayal.
  • MSL49MSL49 Finland
    edited September 2020 Posts: 395
    Was Purefoy still on the list last time around?
  • Posts: 14,799
    MSL49 wrote: »
    Was Purefoy still on the list last time around?

    He was certainly rumored. Ex aequo with Jason Isaacs he was my first choice to succeed Brosnan, until Craig was cast.
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