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If I had seen that bearded hippie at the premiere of OHMSS in '69, I'd probably have been very afraid of what the film would give me. And then the film would swiftly set me at ease. ;-)
But I've recently watched Jamie Dornan in three films and/or series:
The Fall
Belfast
The Tourist
I imagine he may be too old for James Bond, but I think he'd be a solid choice. Oozes masculinity and broody likability. But he can play subtle, thoughtful and vulnerable. He appears to have a nice, athletic frame, and he does shine in every scene I've watched of him.
In The Fall, it's a complex character study of a serial killer, hiding behind the facade of a loving husband and father.
In Belfast, he plays everything beautifully and subtly as the character Pa. He truly represented fatherhood in this, worrying about his family and looking at a better life for them...
And in The Tourist, he plays a desperate man, piecing together the mystery of who he is (he's a character who was attacked and wakes up with amnesia; he finds himself, an Irishman, in the desolate Australian outback)....
Three, very different roles, but I love his energy and he goes all in (The Fall was really well written and directed, but Anderson (a performer I usually enjoy), was so bloody annoying with her whispering depiction of an investigating officer, that if it wasn't for Dornan's magnetic performance, I'd have probably turned it off).
He seemingly shies away from bigger projects with huge exposure (reading a recent article, he explains that the 50 Shades films did his head in, and that kind of attention turned him off), so it sounds like Bond wouldn't suit his lifestyle, but if chosen I'm more than positive he'd bring the goods...
Yeah. I agree....Dornan's a really good actor. It all depends on EON these days. Actors in their 40s, should still be considered like Moore, Dalton & Brosnan.
Indeed. Someone should do a montage of Bond actors pre Bond in their best disheveled look. Tom Waldek would do a brilliant trailer of it. Does anyone remember Thomas? His trailers were the best! Miss them.
If we’re looking at ‘Baby Bond’ candidates (<35), my top 3 would be:
1. Lowden (he would also have the option of giving us a Scottish accent)
2. Egerton (Kingsman may have destroyed his chances but surely after Black Bird, he deserves to be in the mix)
3. Dirisu
If Eon could churn out 3 movies in a 9-10 year timeframe (and we are looking at candidates >35), my top 3 would be:
1. Dornan
2. Fassbender
3. Jack Huston
My top 3 ‘Dear Lord No’ candidates would be:
1. ATJ (his smug look can only be the result of someone who is happily constipated)
2. Keoghan (short arsed, one trick pony character actor - maybe a Nick Nack 2.0, at best)
3. Mescal (the Milky Bar Kid with facial hair)
"Yo, meshypushy! You'll love me in the role!"
;))
I think it's more the actor who's smug and full of himself and that's off-putting for many people, including myself.
Bond isn't street smug, like dufus above
😩 please Barbara don't do this to us
Whilst Brosnan and Moore could both be accused of being overtly confident (bordering on smarmy) in the role, personally, I found their takes likeable (and neither to be off-putting personally, when not in character). ATJ just always appears to have that ‘resting smug face’ going on.
There’s a fine line between confident / suave and asshole.
I just cannot warm to the guy. Horses for courses, of course.
If EON were to cast him and then blow him to smithereens with a hail of rockets at the end of Bond 26 in a gratuitous manner (The World is not Snuff?) - maybe that would get my ass to the cinema.
You've nailed it mate
I'm pleased people are talking about Callum Turner. I saw him in a TV show three years ago and stuck £10 on him at 16-1. Not life changing, but I had a sneaky feeling at the time that he would be a very good off the wall option, just like Craig had been.
Now his profile is alot higher, so who knows?
I've not seen ATJ acting in anything but I have seen him as himself in the clip below and he comes across as smug and arrogant:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0jEmZRwFwQ8
I’m torn between whether that backflip is impressive or if the video (not necessarily ATJ) is cringey. I couldn’t do that to be fair…
Anyway, as for ATJ’s ‘smugness’, it’s arguably just as irrelevant as any other non-Bondian quality that the previous actors had offscreen (and they’ve all had their share). All that matters is how he approaches the role if he auditions. For me personally, it’s a case where I’ve simply found he lacks that edge/memorability in some of his roles, but honestly if he were announced as the next Bond I’d happily give him the benefit of the doubt.
If Elordi was even considered, probably not now. Can't be choking people you don't like in the real world. Curious to see this develop
I don’t get it, and seemingly never will.
Perhaps it'll come with age for most of them
These guys keep forgetting that. What can you do? 😔
I can do what I was born to do. It's time to get out of first gear!
And I’m sure we’re all behind you @DewiWynBond
If you do get the part, will you still post here?
I’d imagine the exposure would be quite extreme.