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Who should/could be a Bond actor?

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  • dewiparrydewiparry
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    If there's duplicate Bonds, we must be on the wrong timeline.
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
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    I do wonder if the producers have one person in mind, like EON did with Craig and willing to wait for that person, or if they're more open minded like the producers were with TLD?
  • echoecho 007 in New York
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    I don't think they were especially open-minded with TLD. Brosnan had it in the bag, until he didn't.
  • DEKE_RIVERSDEKE_RIVERS
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    echo wrote: »
    I don't think they were especially open-minded with TLD. Brosnan had it in the bag, until he didn't.

    They could have waited for him or adjusted the shooting schedule.
  • 007ClassicBondFan007ClassicBondFan
    Posts: 2,700
    echo wrote: »
    I don't think they were especially open-minded with TLD. Brosnan had it in the bag, until he didn't.

    I think Dalton was on their radar first but Brosnan was offered the contract first.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    Posts: 9,323
    007ClassicBondFan wrote: »
    echo wrote: »
    I don't think they were especially open-minded with TLD. Brosnan had it in the bag, until he didn't.

    I think Dalton was on their radar first but Brosnan was offered the contract first.

    It's Ironic that the "buddies turned enemies" device was reused for both their starting movies.
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
    Posts: 2,913
    echo wrote: »
    I don't think they were especially open-minded with TLD. Brosnan had it in the bag, until he didn't.

    Did he? I thought it was nailed on in 94 mate. I don't Pierce even reshot his screentest
  • VenutiusVenutius Yorkshire
    edited October 21 Posts: 3,373
    Yes, it looks like there was no need to re-do it. In Nobody Does It Better, Jeff Kleeman of MGM/UA said that while EON wanted Dalton to keep the role for what became GF, Tim 'was never in the picture' as far as the studio was concerned: 'The thing that was making us excited about making a Bond movie didn't include him.' Kleeman said that Cubby, BB and MGW argued Dalton's case and 'It got pretty heated. We were at loggerheads. Then Cubby, who had a walking stick, raised it and lightly tapped it on the ground. Everybody stopped and turned to Cubby. Cubby said 'Lets go with Pierce' and that was that.'
  • echoecho 007 in New York
    Posts: 7,017
    DEKE_RIVERS wrote: »
    echo wrote: »
    I don't think they were especially open-minded with TLD. Brosnan had it in the bag, until he didn't.

    They could have waited for him or adjusted the shooting schedule.

    No. It was a different time with a much clearer delineation between film and TV. Brosnan was stuck in his TV contract, and Cubby didn't want his Bond concurrently on TV.
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