Who should/could be a Bond actor?

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  • ShardlakeShardlake Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
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    I’ve been thinking, Rishi Sunak would’ve made a great Bond if he was an actor. But alas, he is just a great politician.

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    This is satire is it, brilliant politician



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  • DenbighDenbigh UK
    edited March 2021 Posts: 5,834
    echo wrote: »
    Presuming NTTD gets released this year or next, Bond 26 is probably at least three years off.

    So which British actors are in their late 20s?
    Of that grouping I'd take Sean Teale.
    I agree, I think its the most likely option if we had to choose. I don't think any of the others minus Fionn Whitehead in the distant future, will ever be considered.
  • edited March 2021 Posts: 175
    echo wrote: »
    Presuming NTTD gets released this year or next, Bond 26 is probably at least three years off.

    So which British actors are in their late 20s?
    Having actually had a quick look, the only actors that have been mentioned here for 007 that are under 30 (and that I remember) are

    Sean Teale
    Douglas Booth
    Fionn Whitehead
    Harry Styles
    Tom Holland
    Timothée Chalamet

    Of that grouping I'd take Sean Teale.

    There are a whole bunch that are in their early thirties (Nicholas Hoult, Callum Turner, Jack O'Connell, Tom Bateman, Regé-Jean Page etc), but not that many still in their twenties.


    One that I mentioned a few months ago is Jack Bannon, who is 29 (though he turns 30 later this month). I think he's someone that could age into the role:

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    Leo Suter, who is 27, is another that I've mentioned before. He doesn't have much of a resume though, he's probably too low profile to be considered at this point.

    Edit: Oh yeah, Jamie Blackley, who is 29, is also a name that has been mentioned.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited March 2021 Posts: 17,727
    Shardlake wrote: »
    I’ve been thinking, Rishi Sunak would’ve made a great Bond if he was an actor. But alas, he is just a great politician.

    :)) :)) :))

    This is satire is it, brilliant politician



    :)) :)) :))

    Yes, of course. I'd forgotten that only Labour Chancellors had any economic or political credibility. Now that really is satire and Pythonesque to boot. In any event, I think Mr Sunak will be much more interested in the race to be the next UK prime minister after Boris Johnson than in the race to be the next James Bond. All modern British politicians since at least the age of Wilson have to be actors on the political stage to a greater or lesser extent but you have to draw the line somewhere.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited March 2021 Posts: 14,861
    Here's Sam Heughan bringing up Bond in an interview, because it's a good way to promote your film, isn't it? :)
    https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a35760811/sam-heughan-interview-james-bond/

    "We didn’t bring up James Bond. Sam Heughan did. For the record: he’s flattered, interested, coy and sceptical, in roughly that order. His new film does feel like a none-too-subtle hint that he could be comfortable behind the wheel of an Aston though."

    Oh look, here he is mentioning it again :)
    https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1407556/James-Bond-auditions-Outlander-Sam-Heughan-Casino-Royale-Daniel-Craig

    Turns out he auditioned for Casino Royale; I don't think I knew that before.
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    He must have been about three years old when he auditioned for CR.
    Kidding aside, I probably wouldn't mind Heughan as Bond just based on his style.
    I can see the potential. I still hope we're not looking at another half decade before the next film, though.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    ToTheRight wrote: »
    He must have been about three years old when he auditioned for CR.

    I guess it shows that, as well as Cavill, they were looking at actors in their 20s as that probably suited the script a little better.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    Not the best, not the worst, Heughan would warrant another screentest.
  • sandbagger1sandbagger1 Sussex
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    I quite like him, but I think he's a little too old and his resumé is a little underwhelming - Outlander is popular and has won him some awards, but he's another Aidan Turner in that he's done a popular TV show but doesn't have such an impressive film background. If they were going to go into production in a few months time I think he'd be in with a shot, but I don't think a new film is on the horizon anytime soon.

    At the moment I'd say Nicholas Hoult is the guy to beat because of his youth, extensive background in film and TV, and simply the fact that a studio thought he might be the guy to lead the next Batman franchise;

    Henry Cavill, if they decide they want a high-profile name, are willing to compromise on acting performance (he's okay, but not someone who going to get nominated for awards), and are ready to shoot within two years;

    Regé-Jean Page, if they decide that Bond being played by an actor of colour is a priority, which might compensate for not having the CV of the above two guys.
    https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1406752/Rege-Jean-Page-Bond-hopes-Bridgerton-star-netflix-movie-Ryan-Reynolds-Dungeons-Dragons

    Of course, coming out of lockdown, who knows how different their approach might be to the franchise? Would they pay a bigger name for a one-off if they needed a sure-fire hit to get the money flowing again? Or go for a much smaller movie with a low-profile lead? Two films shot back-to-back? I'd hate to be making the decisions regarding the next film in the current climate.

  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    edited March 2021 Posts: 7,888
    Prior to Bond, Roger Moore was primarily known for his TV roles, stage, screen , television, an actor’s background has little relevance .

    With that said, Hoult is a strong choice.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    talos7 wrote: »
    Prior to Bond, Roger Moore was primarily known for his TV roles, stage, screen , television, an actor’s background has little relevance .

    I think they will need to have shown they can take the lead in a movie. Moore had done a couple of films by then, as well as just coming off The Persuaders where he held the screen easily alongside Tony Curtis.


    I see Jack O'Connell is playing Paddy Mayne in the new BBC series about the birth of the SAS. Should be a great show, and I could imagine a few suggestions for him after that as Mayne was a bit of a hardman (quite a live wire too!).
  • ImpertinentGoonImpertinentGoon Everybody needs a hobby.
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    mtm wrote: »
    I see Jack O'Connell is playing Paddy Mayne in the new BBC series about the birth of the SAS. Should be a great show, and I could imagine a few suggestions for him after that as Mayne was a bit of a hardman (quite a live wire too!).
    Lieutenant Colonel Robert Blair "Paddy" Mayne, DSO & Three Bars (11 January 1915 – 14 December 1955) was a British Army soldier from Newtownards, capped for Ireland and the British Lions at rugby union, lawyer, amateur boxer and a founding member of the Special Air Service (SAS).
    Damn, they surely built them different back then!

    This will certainly boost O'Connell, although I still can't get past his physical disadvantages. I know we've discussed this up and down and it absolutely shouldn't be the only criterion, but he is just a tad too short (and blond) for Bond for me. I would love to see him in a Bond film though, even if he threatens to over-power whomever they choose for Bond.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited March 2021 Posts: 14,861
    mtm wrote: »
    I see Jack O'Connell is playing Paddy Mayne in the new BBC series about the birth of the SAS. Should be a great show, and I could imagine a few suggestions for him after that as Mayne was a bit of a hardman (quite a live wire too!).
    Lieutenant Colonel Robert Blair "Paddy" Mayne, DSO & Three Bars (11 January 1915 – 14 December 1955) was a British Army soldier from Newtownards, capped for Ireland and the British Lions at rugby union, lawyer, amateur boxer and a founding member of the Special Air Service (SAS).
    Damn, they surely built them different back then!

    Yeah, did you see the Ben MacIntyre documentary series on this subject? The drama is based on his book, and Mayne was clearly quite the character, to put it mildly. I reckon Richard Harris would have been the perfect Paddy Mayne.
    It's full of fascinating stories though, it should be quite a show when it comes on.
    This will certainly boost O'Connell, although I still can't get past his physical disadvantages.

    Yeah I don't want to get into that.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    5’8” is just shy of the minimum for Bond, which Craig made by a hair. There has to be a cut off .
  • There's a simple barometer for whether any given actor is a worthy candidate. Imagine whether they'd look convincing seducing the likes of Diana Rigg, Maud Adams, Berenice Marlohe and Monica Bellucci, and how they would share the screen opposite Robert Shaw, Telly Savalas, Christopher Lee, Robert Davi and Mads Mikkelsen, to give a few examples.

    RIght now, I'm struggling to do that with many of the names mentioned.
  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
    edited March 2021 Posts: 8,009
    There's a simple barometer for whether any given actor is a worthy candidate. Imagine whether they'd look convincing seducing the likes of Diana Rigg, Maud Adams, Berenice Marlohe and Monica Bellucci, and how they would share the screen opposite Robert Shaw, Telly Savalas, Christopher Lee, Robert Davi and Mads Mikkelsen, to give a few examples.

    RIght now, I'm struggling to do that with many of the names mentioned.

    Yeah, that's a good point. I'm not all that bothered by a couple of inches higher or shorter - but if you do cast someone shorter than the norm, it could possibly have a knock-on effect in terms of who else they cast (certainly for the leading ladies), as they will want to make their leading man look as good as possible.

    That's nothing new in Hollywood, of course. But I doubt they'd want to restrict themselves too much, regardless. That said, who knows what EON are thinking going forward.
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
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    Great comment @GeneralGogol completely agree
    No offence to Hoult fans here but he doesn't seem tough enough to me (if he was cast anytime soon) he looks like a baby and he's early 30's. I think it will be jarring for the audience to go from Daniel to Hoult because it's like one extreme to the other. Unless they were going for quite dramatic shift in tone.
    He is a great suggestion though, maybe in a few years he'll grow into the leading man role
  • ImpertinentGoonImpertinentGoon Everybody needs a hobby.
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    There's a simple barometer for whether any given actor is a worthy candidate. Imagine whether they'd look convincing seducing the likes of Diana Rigg, Maud Adams, Berenice Marlohe and Monica Bellucci, and how they would share the screen opposite Robert Shaw, Telly Savalas, Christopher Lee, Robert Davi and Mads Mikkelsen, to give a few examples.

    RIght now, I'm struggling to do that with many of the names mentioned.

    While I don't disagree, I am wondering if people felt that way about Craig circa 2002. This is an honest question, as I was too young and generally not aware of the discussion at that time.
    What I am trying to get at is that there is a certain something the role gives the actor. The actor of course has to bring a lot, but actually stepping into the role does something that is impossible to see beforehand.
    After all, I am of the opinion that Eon hasn't had a bad Bond yet. Did they just make 6 good decisions or does the role elevate the actor? Probably a little bit of both. Lazenby to me comes the closest to it, but he is saved by everything around him in OHMSS being absolutely fantastic.
  • There's a simple barometer for whether any given actor is a worthy candidate. Imagine whether they'd look convincing seducing the likes of Diana Rigg, Maud Adams, Berenice Marlohe and Monica Bellucci, and how they would share the screen opposite Robert Shaw, Telly Savalas, Christopher Lee, Robert Davi and Mads Mikkelsen, to give a few examples.

    RIght now, I'm struggling to do that with many of the names mentioned.

    While I don't disagree, I am wondering if people felt that way about Craig circa 2002. This is an honest question, as I was too young and generally not aware of the discussion at that time.
    What I am trying to get at is that there is a certain something the role gives the actor. The actor of course has to bring a lot, but actually stepping into the role does something that is impossible to see beforehand.
    After all, I am of the opinion that Eon hasn't had a bad Bond yet. Did they just make 6 good decisions or does the role elevate the actor? Probably a little bit of both. Lazenby to me comes the closest to it, but he is saved by everything around him in OHMSS being absolutely fantastic.

    Very good points here. Also helps that the first films for nearly all Bonds are some of the biggest critical successes in the series.

    With respect to Craig, in 2002 he was holding his own against Tom Hanks and Paul Newman in Road to Perdition, but otherwise had his "Bondian" roles in Layer Cake and Munich a few years ahead of him.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited March 2021 Posts: 14,861
    I watched a bit of his Channel 4 mini series Sword of Honour from 2001 recently (it’s on All 4) where he’s a soldier in WW2 and it does almost feel like it’s staring you in the face sometimes! :) In hindsight he does seem a natural choice for Bond but I certainly didn’t spot it at the time.
  • sandbagger1sandbagger1 Sussex
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    Sword of Honour was the main place I knew him from. I thought he was a great actor, but just didn't look like my idea of Bond.
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
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    talos7 wrote: »
    5’8” is just shy of the minimum for Bond, which Craig made by a hair. There has to be a cut off .

    5ft 8in is way shy for Bond, it’s short.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
    edited March 2021 Posts: 7,888
    suavejmf wrote: »
    talos7 wrote: »
    5’8” is just shy of the minimum for Bond, which Craig made by a hair. There has to be a cut off .

    5ft 8in is way shy for Bond, it’s short.

    I was being tactful ; 5’10” is the minimum .
    If you think about it, that’s not a big difference but it’s actually huge. Lol.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited March 2021 Posts: 14,861
    Well I watched SAS Red Notice: Sam Heughan's off the list :) Nothing really going on there.

    I guess it doesn't help the film is so poor, but Andy Serkis is the only one giving a decent performance in it.
    That said, Tom Wilkinson and Anne Reid both have cameos, and I've no idea why.
  • ImpertinentGoonImpertinentGoon Everybody needs a hobby.
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  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Well I'm sure you're right! I hope it didn't take too long out of Ms Reid's day though! :)
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
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    So I found this deleted scene from Emma with Callum Turner...

  • CraigMooreOHMSSCraigMooreOHMSS Dublin, Ireland
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    Denbigh wrote: »
    So I found this deleted scene from Emma with Callum Turner...


    Hmmm.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    You are either delusional or a visionary; time will tell. 😉
  • QsCatQsCat London
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    Denbigh wrote: »
    So I found this deleted scene from Emma with Callum Turner...


    What are you suggesting?
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