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Who should be a Bond girl?

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  • DragonpolDragonpol The Crazy World of David Dragonpol
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    dewiparry wrote: »
    Just want to mention I'm ready to start whenever she is.

    If she's going to be Jane Bond she won't need a man. She can (of course) do it all on her own. ;)
  • sandbagger1sandbagger1 Sussex
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    Mallory wrote: »
    I don't get the appeal of Sweeney - well, I do, in that she is young, blonde, and has a notable figure. But acting wise, everything I have seen her in has been relatively uninteresting. Her glossy eyed, monotone delivery doesn't do much, and she doesn't have that much of a box office success as a leading lady. Outside of Anyone but You, I'd struggle to point to something which has been successful with her in it, let alone because she was in it.

    Maybe I'm in the minority, but there are loads of much better choices than her.

    I’m not enamoured of her either, but she was in big tv shows like Euphoria and The White Lotus. She is a rising star that seems to appeal to the younger demographic. It’s possible that Amazon might prize name recognition to the Gen Z demo over anything else.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
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    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    Sydney Sweeney is perfect for a comedic Bond girl role, sort of like Christmas Jones done right. Plus she's absolutely stunning. :x

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/10/27/sydney-sweeney-next-james-bond/

    I'd rather see Sweeney in the proposed remake of 'Barbarella ' by your friend Edgar Wright! 🙂
  • dewiparrydewiparry
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    dewiparry wrote: »
    Just want to mention I'm ready to start whenever she is.

    If she's going to be Jane Bond she won't need a man. She can (of course) do it all on her own. ;)

    Someone's got to hold the Aston door open.
  • DragonpolDragonpol The Crazy World of David Dragonpol
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    dewiparry wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    dewiparry wrote: »
    Just want to mention I'm ready to start whenever she is.

    If she's going to be Jane Bond she won't need a man. She can (of course) do it all on her own. ;)

    Someone's got to hold the Aston door open.

    Well, that's true. Who says men are obsolete? :D
  • dewiparrydewiparry
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    Also champagne pouring. We're still in demand! And that's two scenes sorted
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    David Michods new movie about the female boxer Christie Martin stars Sydney Sweeney, and there's already awards season buzz for her performance.
  • FrankXavierFrankXavier
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    Sweeney is such a generic choice for the Bond girl. Just like casting Zendaya or Florence Pugh. These are actors you already see everywhere. I hope Villeneuve and the casting director's choices are a bit more adventurous like BR2049 -- Ana de Armas, Mackenzie Davis and Sylvia Hoeks were scene stealers in their respective roles and they weren't huge stars at that moment.
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    I absolutely don't get the appeal to Sidney Sweeney, haven't seen a more boring and, tbh, plain old unatractive girl get so much praise in years. She ticks the 'beautiful' boxes as much as any AI girl does. She has nothing and is as un-Fleming-esque as possible.
  • FoxRoxFoxRox
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    I also don't get the Sweeney craze.
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
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    Emma Mackey would be an interesting choice to me.

    Sweeney is a good looking girl, but I don’t think she has a huge range. Depends on the film they make.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
    edited October 30 Posts: 9,373
    Benny wrote: »
    Emma Mackey would be an interesting choice to me.

    Sweeney is a good looking girl, but I don’t think she has a huge range. Depends on the film they make.

    Exactly if it's a homegrown American gal in the Christmas Jones or Tanya Roberts mode, then she would be perfect.

    Something I've noticed is how all the Bond girls are played so seriously nowadays.
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
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    Emma Mackey is French by birth, but might be considered English in her acting background.
    She’s also appeared in US productions so is multi talented.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    Box office clout has never been a prerequisite for Bond Girls (or the Bond actors), so that shouldn't stop Sydney Sweeney being cast. I'd prefer to see Anya Taylor-Joy as a Bond Girl, but I wouldn't complain if it went to Sydney Sweeney.
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    Benny wrote: »
    Emma Mackey would be an interesting choice to me.

    Sweeney is a good looking girl, but I don’t think she has a huge range. Depends on the film they make.

    I don't get how yoiu can put those tow in the same category. Emma Mackey would be an amazing choice. She can act, she's actually gorgeous.......
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
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    CommanderRoss wrote: »
    Benny wrote: »
    Emma Mackey would be an interesting choice to me.

    Sweeney is a good looking girl, but I don’t think she has a huge range. Depends on the film they make.

    I don't get how yoiu can put those tow in the same category. Emma Mackey would be an amazing choice. She can act, she's actually gorgeous.......

    They’re both gorgeous…but one of them could play a credible Bond girl.
    Thanks for the vote of confidence mate.
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    Benny wrote: »
    CommanderRoss wrote: »
    Benny wrote: »
    Emma Mackey would be an interesting choice to me.

    Sweeney is a good looking girl, but I don’t think she has a huge range. Depends on the film they make.

    I don't get how yoiu can put those tow in the same category. Emma Mackey would be an amazing choice. She can act, she's actually gorgeous.......

    They’re both gorgeous…but one of them could play a credible Bond girl.
    Thanks for the vote of confidence mate.

    hahaha no problem, I just strongly disagree on Sweeny beeing gorgeous. Thankfully, tastes differ. ;-)
  • dewiparrydewiparry
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    Opinions aside - great casting depends on chemistry.
  • GerardGerard
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    A trip on YouTube made me discover Joey King, in a few extracts of her movie The Princess, including her final fight with Olga Kurylenko. As an action girl, she's not half bad.

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  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    according to screenrant Jeff Bezos is very interested in seeing Sydney Sweeney in the Bond movie, apparently they are friends and she attended his wedding. Also her statements appear odd like she knows more than she is letting on, but that doesn't necessarily mean she is in talks for the film.
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    Mendes4Lyfe wrote: »
    according to screenrant Jeff Bezos is very interested in seeing Sydney Sweeney in the Bond movie, apparently they are friends and she attended his wedding. Also her statements appear odd like she knows more than she is letting on, but that doesn't necessarily mean she is in talks for the film.

    Wil lhe play the villain? Just to make it realistic?
  • George_KaplanGeorge_Kaplan
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    Perhaps, given the recent controversy, she should be cast as a genetically engineered superwoman.
  • dewiparrydewiparry
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    Good fighter
  • MSL49MSL49 Finland
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    FrankXavier wrote: »
    Sweeney is such a generic choice for the Bond girl. Just like casting Zendaya or Florence Pugh. These are actors you already see everywhere. I hope Villeneuve and the casting director's choices are a bit more adventurous like BR2049 -- Ana de Armas, Mackenzie Davis and Sylvia Hoeks were scene stealers in their respective roles and they weren't huge stars at that moment.

    I liked Davis in Dark Fate she has talent.
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
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    Celeste Dalla Porta, Italian, age 27 (28 at Christmas)

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    I saw a trailer for a film (Parthenope) she was in and she just struck me as a Bond girl that Bond might fall for, if they were aiming to cast a younger Bond. I've not seen the film, but she holds her own with a great actor like Gary Oldman according to reviews, although she's not been in a lot of films.

    I could see her like a Monica Bellucci / Eva Green kind of Bond girl that gets under our new Bond's skin. If Bellucci had been cast as Paris in TND for example.
  • DaltonforyouDaltonforyou The Daltonator
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    I agree, Celeste would be a good pick. She has a certain mystique you find in some of the best Bond girls.

    Sweeney would also be nice, particularly if they'd ever get back to America.
  • sandbagger1sandbagger1 Sussex
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