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A pale Vampire?? Not Bondian at all IMO.
Yeah he's just bang average. If they got him to do it he'd be fine, it wouldn't be a disaster, but he'd not be great. And the other, more interesting, choices have that potential. He's already failed to get it once.
He did once play a vampire, yes, but he's capable of other roles. I think he's got a very 50's look.
I agree with you on Cavill.
But with regards to Pattinson, he still looks like a Vampire in that photo.
I’d take Cavill over Pattinson any day.
There are actors that I really like and will watch anything that they star in, say Cary Grant, Leo Di Caprio, Daniel Craig, Roger Moore, Hugh Grant etc.
But personally, I don’t really like Pattinson. It’s a personal opinion, but I don’t think he’s a Bond, nor an actor I enjoy watching on screen.
It's horses for courses though, isn't it? Put someone from the RSC in Hollyoaks and they would be dreadful.
Ever laughed at De Niro in a comedy? He's abysmal when doing a comedy turn. He's actually far funnier when playing it straight in a Scorsese film. But when he is in the genre of comedy it really doesn't suit him.
I don't think Bond needs an RSC type or a method type. It needs someone to play James Bond, that's all. It's not that hard a role to play as long as you can look right. One of the reasons so many names crop up on these boards is because so many fit the basic core mould.
And the plaudits for Craig's acting ability, as well as his performances as Bond, are way, way over the top. He's good, but massively overrated.
Maybe the series needs a few films that are surface level. Because this constant mining for more drama in the Craig films has resulted in leaden, dull, and sometimes excruciating narratives. It all feels very awkward in my opinion.
It has been an infuriating last 12 years being a Bond fan, that's for sure.
Thanks.
I think Craig would have been better served by letting him cut loose and do a just one straightforward Bond action thriller among his five films, with no personal stuff to deal with.
Anyway, he's certainly not irreplaceable.
Looks are a big part, though. The James Bond character doesn't require a great deal of range, but does require an audience to believe that they could occasionally kill professional assassins with their bare hands AND be very attractive to a wide range of women. If you really don't care what the actor looks like, there is a British actor who is young, well regarded, has acted alongside Tom Hardy and Leonardo DiCaprio, and is 6' 3'' - Will Poulter. Good actor, doesn't look like my idea of Bond. That's not to say I would turn him away from an audition, but he's not someone who jumps out at me as being right for the part.
PS IF DC had not got the role and you saw him today in Tesco, how many people would say "he would make a great James Bond?" and yet, he just IS James Bond.
Pattinson lacks the swagger, looks and acting prowess IMO.
For example, Cavill is not the best actor, but he does have screen presence, looks and swagger.
But we need an actor with it all.
He’s a plank of wood.
Terrible actor.
One good outcome of the delay then IMO.
Cillian Murphy was good in Anthropoid. Dornan was passable IMO. Not bad, simply serviceable.
I like Cavill he is in my top 5 along with Hardy Hiddleston Fassbender and either Hemsworth or Murphy depending on what day of the week it is
Like o have said multiple times I am sadly the stereotypical blockbuster American so your British play stars have passed me by and the only time I watch historical dramas take place in the 1960’s and are of my wife’s choosing (she loves the psychedelic era I do too)
You made that? Nice work.
That made me laugh mate!! ‘Blockbuster American!’ Ha ha ha.
Is Brosnan your favourite Bond by any chance?
+1 on this, although seems like I like Craig more than you do, which is fine. ;) This is why I believe we don't know the name of the guy who'll replace Craig, for this reason and also the amount of time I believe there will be between B25 and B26. They won't have to be the next Brando.
Too much time elapsed due to legal wranglings.
I think 3 movie deal is minimum for new Bond actor.
He actually signed for a three movie deal, but limited in time and ultimately expired when Goldeneye was about to go into production.