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Prefer a British actor. An America can play a Brit BUT Bond is an icon. The actor playing has to "be" Bond. Better that actor be British.
Still i think Bond has to be British or Irish and thats it.
but hey that's why i was proposing a Bond similar( almost identical) franchise so other actors from other nationalities could play them.
Bond is a character many actors wished could play, i even feel American actors wished to play Bond so why not creating a franchise for them.
@Bondjames You once suggested The avengers but why not giving another try to The man from Uncle.
It was a fun spy flick reminding us the days of Brosnan, it was just released at the wrong time when all the big well knwon franchises were released that's why it failed.
But try it again In February or March and could get a much better reception it has potential and needs a few improvements here and there but over all it was a great idea it just requires a slightly better execution.
But why not both The man from UNCLE again and The Avengers ( though it could get confused with the marvel superheroes franchise)
I think they should get on with the sequel and set it in New York. Give it more of an espionage feel and delve into New York high society (where Thrush operatives perhaps reside). That's more like the tv series and could catch on.
The Avengers & The New Avengers were quite popular globally as tv shows but you have a point about the name now having been taken & perhaps made more famous by the Marvel characters. Still, no harm, they can just call it 'Steed' or 'Steed & Peel'.
If you've not seen them, I recommend going straight & only to Season 5 (which is in colour and has Mrs. Peel) as well as the entire New Avengers (which I'm waiting for them to release on blu ray).
I didn't mind the film to be that stylish or in Europe but more afraid of showing Solo and his womanizing nature on full display.
I don't mean an R rated film but a few more scenes and conquests could have worked. Its funny but seems like guy ritchie was afraid of doing love scenes in a PG- 13 flick.
anyway my idea for the idea to try again.
make Gaby a MoneyPenny type of character that means just 5 minutes at the beginning before Solo and Illyia recive their mission from Weberly.
Solo would get like 2 conquests per film while Illyia just one love interest
Both go to their mission meet the girls, save the world and film end up with a love scene. We first Illyia with his girlfriend at the time to latter go to Solo and each film could change.
One closes with Illyia and the next with Solo and we go and on for 50 years of the franchise like Bond but even better because if it succeeds each 10 years two new actors would get the coveted roles of Kuryakin and Solo.
They should perhaps have just launched into the Man From Uncle missions directly rather than wasting time on back stories that no body cared about. That's a problem with a lot of franchises these days. Just get on with it why don't you.
If I may add, I think a lot of it also has to do with the actors. Both Cavill and Hammer didn't surpass the originals or make the characters their own. It reminds me a lot of the new Star Trek movies. The new guys just seem like they're pantomining the originals rather than actually inhabiting the characters wholly.
So I wouldn't mind a reboot with a different name.
I'm all for getting someone absolutely nobody expects, someone way out of left field and off everyone's radar, while at the same time being a brilliant choice.
I don't think the actors were bad actually were pretty good.
maybe instead of Armie Hammer i would have gotten Alexander Skarsgard. he is incredibly handsome, has a great personality and could pass as a Russian, though i need to see his ability with accents.
He has no problem with the American from what ive seen in True Blood, will see how he does the British on The legend of Tarzan.
But i agree with you too much back story, maybe going straight to the action and the mission could have helped the film.
I don't need it to be dark and gritty thats what Bond is doing now, lets keep this light hearted just get some girls for Solo and one for Kuryakin in each film.
Gosling is Canadian. I don't see why an Australian can be considered, but not a Canadian. Barbra even said herself she'd be open to a Canadian actor to play Bond.
Yes, Gosling is and good point. I wasn't specifically referring to Gosling but just any American actor.
So an Australian makes sense.
But a Canadian actor? Has Canada been British?
That BB would cast a Canadian worries me a great lot because then she'll probably cast anybody.
And Justin Bieber is Canadian!!! So beware :))
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_colonization_of_the_Americas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Australia_(1788%E2%80%931850)
That took less than 20 seconds to look up.
Well, he does have the same initials.
Sorry but what?! Are we talking about the same two actors??
Dalton is a top-class, stage trained actor, one of the most underrated of his generation. Clive Owen is a decent tv and film actor who has had a few very good performances where good scripts were involved.
Please (re-)watch 'King Arthur' and then watch 'The Lion In Winter' and you will see what I'm on about...
Turner just too Irish for me. And I'm not taking the mickey... :D
I've seen them both. Same results as before.
In that case I'm afraid you are beyond helping, there is nothing more I can do for you, my friend ;)
No worries, friend. Not everything is for everyone. ;)
You're not alone with that assessment. He would have been awful.
Double O boring: Licence to snooze.
Hahar... :> yes, a valuable lesson. Never take things too seriously (unless it's football or Scotch...).
Ah right, yes, your right. But no because he Canadian then. I do rate him as an actor though.....Drive, The Place Beyond the Pines, Crazy Stupid Love, Gangsta Squad, All Good Things....even...The Note Book...all good.
Yes he wasn't and he said he wasn't interested.
I wasn t approached by Jessica Alba either, and I am not interested.
Same point, made in a different way.