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I have read all Flemings books over 20 x each. As Bondjames correctly says they are extremly sexist/ misogynist (a reflection of the times). "Women are for recreation only, not for serious work etc etc".
Back on topic.....John Gavin had a contract for DAF and James Brolin nearly got octopussy. Brolins screen test was awful, wooden and with an American accent...."James Baaand....Yoguuurt". Terrible.
If the future '2nd choice' to replace Craig is anywhere near as good then we have nothing to worry about.
Having said that, I feel DC has upped the bar considerably, in so far as what caliber of actor you need to be to be considered for the role. For the better.
Ditto for Indiana Jones ...just prefer American for this icon.
These characters are treasured by their countries of origin ..think for national pride let's cast an actor from the character's country.
Problem is, no American actor can ever nail an English accent.
Another reasonable suggestion for 007 was Liam Neeson. He was considered in the 90's by Kevin McClory I believe.
Bale was excellent, but his accent was 90% perfect. Cavill perhaps 95% perfect. Yet, they did not sound truly ALL-american to me, as opposed to Michael Keaton or Chris Reeve in the same parts. Those guys just SOUNDED perfect for the parts, because they were über-American actors.
As a Brit, I'd still prefer US actors for Bat/Superman, and a Brit for 007... call me old fashioned.
I agree wholeheartedly, in principle.
However, I think there are far more better UK actors for dramatic roles than US ones (I'm not sure why, but maybe the theatrical system/heritage in the UK produces more of them per capita) and so if push came to shove, I'd take a better British actor for an iconic American role over a bad American actor, although ideally I'd prefer a good American actor in the role.
Hollywood is saturated with Brits and Aussies right now, so I guess the chances of one of them landing such a part is simply far bigger now than it would have been in the 70's/80's/90's ...
Really, you cannot watch a mainstream movie these days without it featuring some young up-and-commer from Stoke on Trent or smth...
I agree.
What I think everyone is trying to avoid is another debacle/fiasco/tragedy like Hayden Christensen (and I realize he's Canadian).
The Brits are normally up to the job. The Aussies not so much (eg. Worthington or that walking brick known as Courtney). Crowe has the goods though, as does Blanchett.
As a non-native speaker I wouldn't notice if an accent wasn't 100%, but I'm not sure how much I'd care anyway. Either not that much... or maybe my mindset concerning accents would be different if I had grown-up in an environment where accents are considered important and I would care...
I've also wondered why that is. I don't really know the theatrical system and all that, but some actors come from outside of it as well.
I'm only familiar with Hayden Christensen's name, and some vague negative association people refer to, but I don't think I've ever actually seen him anything... at least not that I remember, so could you very briefly say what the fiasco was?
As for the Aussies, c'mon... no need to give them a bad name just because Worthington and Courtney are, well, maybe not very versatile or exciting to watch. ;) A lot of great actors from that part of the world. Crowe and Blanchett are indeed fantastic. Ledger was. Guy Pearce, Joel Edgerton. Hugh Jackman isn't bad. And so on.
I agree. Too old as well (42, and 43 later this year).
The tragedy in question was Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels (in the 2nd and 3rd films).
Well, I never seem 'SPY' nor plan to.
Guy older than Jude, and yet nobody complaint about that...
Hmm. Interesting, even if speculation.
You earlier comment was about "dramatic roles" and now only about accent and stuff - was that what you meant before as well, not the rest of acting?
I kinda assumed that might have been the role you were referring to, but what was the tragedy bit there in relation to this convo? I mean did it have something to do with his accent or about him not being American?
And I should probably clarify that my comment about Australian actors was about their acting in general (which I interpreted was your comment about those couple of guys as well), not specifically about accent stuff.
The tragedy was the horrendous (imho) dramatic acting. Terrible is not the word. I brought it up because he was a 'non-Brit' cast in an important dramatic role in a major franchise and he was a total bust (and North American, if not American). Compared to the similarly British and Aussie cast in the LTR trilogy that came out around the same time, the difference is clear. A small example of this:
No, I was referring to Aussies as being a mixed bag compared to Brits. I used Courtney and Worthington because they are overrated and overexposed in relation to their expertise, imho. Sure, there are good Australian actors as well, as you named.
To be fair, you can't really blame the kid. Luca's writing is complete garbage.
There you have it. Great explanation =D>