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Kraven the Hunter was a huge footballing own goal for ATJ. Unfortunately it was one of those films no actor wants on their resume. It was savaged by film critics and film goers. Also tanked hard at the box office. Has it killed off his chances of playing Bond? Probably not, but post Kraven my guess is had Eon remained producers they would have had major doubt casting ATJ.
Oh, Bond actors have starred in some pretty bad flops prior to being cast (Brosnan was in a Razzie nominated film just before GE, Dalton had Sexette, and Craig had a few duds). I think it's just a case where if they want ATJ and believe he's the right man (which is questionable) then they'll pursue him and perhaps even fight for him. A single bad film doesn't define an actor.
Harris Dickerson is 29 so if they do consider an actor with a multi film run, I don't think they'll want an actor that will age out too soon. ATJ and Turner would be around 37 when they start filming and while they definitely look younger than they are, do they want to push an actor of that age into their mid to late 40s by the time they finish a potential film run? Personally, I like either Theo James or Richard Madden but both would be early 40s by the time filming starts. Heck, James is already 40. So that might rule out those two on the principle of age.
I wish we had a Connery clone in which he was the perfect age. I mean I cannot believe he was 31-32 in DN.
Wow I just looked him up. Are we sure that Sean didn't have another child in his 60s? Is he even being considered? That is a spitting image
Yeah. Doherty really looks like Connery...way too much! I don't know if he's being considered, though. But you knows...
I haven't seen the first two, but I did see Bullet Train. He was capable in it, but for me he was like Daniel Craig in Road to Perdition: the guy playing next to a bigger name (Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt). Not a bad place to be for an actor, but not really something that makes you known by the wider public.
Interestingly, Tom Brittney took over the lead role in Grantchester after James Norton, who's also been mentioned several times in this thread. Both did alright in that series I think, but I've not seen Brittney in anything else. To me I think he kind of look like he could be Henry Cavill's younger brother!
Yes, I'm beginning to wonder if there's a lot more to Brittney than the nice vicar in that cosy series. We know that he was one of the front runners for Superman and allegedly James Gunn has named him as one of his favourite actors. Can James Gunn be a Grantchester fan? This has led to speculation that Brittney could be cast as the DCU's Batman.
I think his role in The Westies as a tough gangster may show if he's got the chops for Bond.
I agree… If Adrian Paul had had the acting ability of Daniel Craig he would have been the perfect Bond.; Craig with Paul’s range would not have gotten an initial interview.
Again: yes, I doubt he'd've even have been on the radar, tbh.
I suppose maybe he’s the Aidan Turner or Clive Owen of his time in terms of Bond. Weird to me though. Really don’t see it even from pictures…
But being a Connery lookalike almost makes you guaranteed not to get it, regardless of how good you are.
Honestly though, if he had the charisma and swagger in his roles I’d say audition him at this stage… it’s tricky gauging him just from photos… but he doesn’t seem to have much going for him in terms of performance from what you guys say. I’m just not seeing this guy as having the ideal Bond look… maybe an adequate Bond look with the right actor, but nothing to aspire to.
I did think he looked the part, though.
https://x.com/discussingfilm/status/1955692369250070921
That's very interesting, thank you; it's a bit murky to try and figure out where they're getting that from, but the actor is so obscure that I tend to believe it.
The most interesting part really is that they're testing actors (although it's unclear when this happened I guess); not entirely surprising I suppose, but heartening to know it's actually happening.
But these guys do?
Really?
It's in the mag issue that's printed, so THR have likely known about it for at least a few days/weeks.
His Insta shows him very fit and much slimmer than that THR pic currently.
I know nothing about him and thought the picture on the left was for a Valentine Zukovsky origin story
Oh good, the eighth choice for Bond has supposedly auditioned. Incidentally If he becomes Bond I’ll happily be wrong!
I guess… sort of…. I guess Paul has a Connery look there with the lighting… but then again I think Craig and Moore look different to Connery… meh…
It’s tricky to say as so much of Connery’s look is connected for me with his Bond performance (ie. The wry smile of his duck’s mouth, the way his way too thick eyebrows move with the intonation of his lines etc). I really don’t think you can look at a picture if an actor and decide on that alone how suited they are to a role. I see way more Bondian personality from Callum Turner, but only because I’ve seen the voice and face move from the photograph!