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DoctorNo wrote: » Skyfall and fresh start is an oxymoron. It was a dead end. CR was the fresh start. EON has no idea what they want to do or should do from one film to the next... and they have no faith in their main character, proven time and a…
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Dalton was in his element in the serious, dramatic scenes, but never seemed relaxed, which meant that the lighter scenes didn't work for him so well. Moore was the opposite. Licence to Kill's focus on the dramatic really worked for Dalton's Bond, an…
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I'm probably one of the older posters here. My mother took me to see The Spy Who Loved Me at the cinema when it first came out, and that was the first Bond I remember seeing. The Persuaders was one of my favourite shows at the time so I already like…
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Try watching him in Marvel's The Punisher TV series. Or Season 1 of Westworld. I like him, but I think he might be getting too old now. He's also a bit slight (not that he couldn't pile on the muscle).
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I still don't believe Hardy has been cast as Bond - he's certainly in the right heavyweight actor class that I think they want, but he's a little too old, he's a little too loose-cannon, and regardless of the actor, I'm not convinced that they would…
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"Not" is the general consensus.
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Timothy Olyphant would be a good Felix Leiter in the vein of Jack Lord, imo.
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He was apparently the star of Quiller, a short-lived spy TV series based on the same books The Quiller Memorandum was adapted from, but I've not seen that (and with most of the episodes having been destroyed by the BBC, I imagine I'll have little ch…
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GadgetMan wrote: » Richard Burton would have been a Bond in the same vein as Dalton and Craig. As would Michael Jayston, who played Peter Guillam in the BBC's adaptation of le Carré's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, and has a terrific voice. …
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mtm wrote: » Herr_Stockmann wrote: » Among these candidates, and based on his look on this picture, I quite like Ben Aldridge; he probably lacks a sufficient recognition to draw attention to his profile, but, based on his performance in Pennyw…
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Oliver Jackson-Cohen, who I have mentioned as a possible candidate (though he wouldn't be my choice), is 6'3". Tom Bateman, again someone I've mentioned but don't favour, is 6'2". Tom Hopper, who was mentioned as a candidate in one of the magazine a…
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suavejmf wrote: » I still think 43 year Michael Fassbender could be a great Bond. Fassbender has managed to balance dramatic roles in smaller films with huge blockbusters, much like Craig. While Bond doesn’t necessarily need an actor with as…
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Torgeirtrap wrote: » According to Wikipedia, Turner (Callum that is), grew up in Chelsea…? A council estate in Chelsea.
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Torgeirtrap wrote: » Isn't it likely that a future Bond actor is from a middle-class or posh background anyway? I get the impression that most actors (certainly British) breaking through these days, are not from working class backgrounds. W…
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suavejmf wrote: » But just because one is from a rough or poor background. Why does this make them tougher/ more ruthless in a military sense. This.
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My late mother was from a poor working class family, but she went to grammar school. If you were considered smart enough they let you in.
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I just find him a bit bland. I don't really think he's got that 'serious actor' status that I feel Eon will be looking for, either. Could be wrong though, it's difficult to guess what factors are important to the producers.
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Hiddleston comes across as quite posh, as does Bond.
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I really like him. I've never seen a performance from him that I thought was subpar, and I think he's got bags of charisma. I also think he'd take Bond back to his public school roots, which wouldn't be a bad thing, to my mind. Unfortunately I th…
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The issue is not that he dated Taylor Swift, it's why he dated her. He is/was rumoured to be gay. The high-publicity Swift romance was seen as a cynical attempt by Hiddleston (and the famously ambitious Swift) to work the media and kill the rumour. …
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Aidan Turner Sam Claflin Nicholas Hoult Richard Madden Henry Cavill Tom Bateman Jack Lowden Jack Bannon Tom Hughes Ben Aldridge Tom Cullen James Norton Jack Huston Callum Turner Aaron Taylor-Johnson Mark Rowley Gwilym Lee Sam Heugha…
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mtm wrote: » talos7 wrote: » I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, the biggest missed opportunity of the franchise was not getting Hugh Jackman. He can be as charming and light as Moore and as physical and intense as Craig; not many acto…
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Not something like Batman, which is of comparable prestige, but a role in a Hunger Games-esque trilogy, say, or supporting role in the Mission:Impossible films perhaps. Not turning down a lead in Star Wars or a Marvel starring role.
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Okay, here's a question: how good an indicator is a Bond candidate's upcoming film list as to whether he has a shot at the role. I mean, would an actor leave himself free of long-term commitments if he felt he might get the part? Or would Eon simply…
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Dan Stevens Henry Cavill Tom Hiddleston Aidan Turner Nicholas Hoult
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Pierce2Daniel wrote: » Sensible does not work!! People said the same when Craig was cast, 'he looks more like a villain, etc'. In fact, even Debbie McWilliams in the 'Becoming Bond' documentary on the CR DVD said as much. It was Barbara who saw …
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I don't know. He was an average actor (and seemed really quite dull next to Peter Wingfield's Methos), but he had some very decent martial arts skills which really helped sell the role. I remember Jason Isaacs turning up in an early episode, too, an…
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That Connery look is a major asset, imo. It reminds me of Adrian Paul, who I always suspected of getting the Highlander:The Series lead because of his resemblance to Connery.
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Yes, he is one of the youngest. I think he's helped by looking quite mature for his age. If he's sticking to US TV (I don't know where he's based, but I'm guessing the US), there are some top-quality shows being made - there are arguably more qualit…
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I think Aldridge is handsome, but kind of blandly handsome, if that makes sense. I only remember him from the pilot episode of Pennyworth, and he didn't make much impact. Looking at his filmography, he needs a role that will get him noticed (and bet…
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