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  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
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    FWIW, as an American, I have never had an issue with Sean Bean's accent.
  • dewiparrydewiparry
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    Know yourself; know Bond.
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
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    Alfie Allen
    I think this fella will be talked about as a potential Bond soon, not that he'd be my choice. He's the lead actor in a new TV series called Atomic, it's coming out at the end of this month.

    He's 38, been in Game Of Thrones, John Wick and interestingly he was a lead in the first series Steven Knight's series SAS Rogue Heroes.
    Might be one to keep an eye on
  • sandbagger1sandbagger1 Sussex
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    He’s 5’9. That’s the same height as me, and I think it’s a little too small to be Bond convincingly. I just think there are better Bond contenders out there.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    sandbagger1 wrote: »
    He’s 5’9. That’s the same height as me, and I think it’s a little too small to be Bond convincingly. I just think there are better Bond contenders out there.

    I don’t want to see him cast as Bond, but I think legitimately, Craig is, at the most, 5’9”
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited August 17 Posts: 18,828
    Venutius wrote: »
    At least Craig can and did do a really good 'received pronunciation' accent that suited Bond. Whenever Sean Bean tries to do anything other than a Sheffield accent, he just sounds like someone trying desperately not to do a Sheffield accent! Or maybe it's only obvious to other Sheffielders, I dunno. Mind you, there has actually been a James Bond from Sheffield:

    https://www.thestar.co.uk/news/crime/sheffield-man-named-james-bond-triggers-armed-response-after-carrying-bb-gun-into-busy-office-building-4110554

    No I agree, I’m only a soft Southerner, but his GE accent did sound very unnatural and forced to me too.
    talos7 wrote: »
    sandbagger1 wrote: »
    He’s 5’9. That’s the same height as me, and I think it’s a little too small to be Bond convincingly. I just think there are better Bond contenders out there.

    I don’t want to see him cast as Bond, but I think legitimately, Craig is, at the most, 5’9”

    Based on seeing him in person? I have on a couple of occasions, he struck me as taller than that.
  • peterpeter Toronto
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    talos7 wrote: »
    sandbagger1 wrote: »
    He’s 5’9. That’s the same height as me, and I think it’s a little too small to be Bond convincingly. I just think there are better Bond contenders out there.

    I don’t want to see him cast as Bond, but I think legitimately, Craig is, at the most, 5’9”

    My girls call me Shawty and Short-King.

    I stand at an intimidating 5'9.

    I've seen Craig front row in MacBeth, stood mere feet from him at TIFF, and saw him in Brooklyn last December.

    He's definitely not my height.

    He's definitely not more than two inches taller than me.

    I'd estimate he's 5'10.5.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    Always thought Sean Bean in GE was doing a bad impression of Derek Nimmo!!
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
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    sandbagger1 wrote: »
    He’s 5’9. That’s the same height as me, and I think it’s a little too small to be Bond convincingly. I just think there are better Bond contenders out there.

    I don't want him as Bond either mate, but I think he could get linked to the role after Atomic is released

    If you're British, aged between 25 and 45, in a half decent series or film you get linked with Bond
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