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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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I get why some have Callum picked as a good possible next Bond, what with his height, his age, and the varied parts in quality productions that he's been getting. I get that there is a buzz around him, and that plenty of people find him attractive. …
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I think part of the issue is that it can take a fair amount of time for an actor to develop qualities like gravitas, acting credibility, and that mature look that we're looking for in Bond. I remember when Cillian Murphy was younger and his name cam…
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The worrying thing about Craig's era is that it has relied too much on character development and personal revelations, and these things become disastrous in a long-running series like the Bond films. If you can't make good standalone Bond films wher…
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GadgetMan wrote: » I think the recent delays can be linked to EON now looking over their shoulders a lot....lately. And also the decision to serialize Craig's era, coz you have to be careful putting the script together, so it connects with the las…
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I don't think there is a candidate mentioned I wouldn't give a chance to. I'm always ready to give the next guy a decent chance to win me over. There is a concept that would keep from watching a new Bond film, though, and that is the code name th…
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JeremyBondon wrote: » Somehow I have the feeling you have been roaming around these boards far longer than your account tells me. I won't make furter comments about it, but it raises my eyebrow (again). I've been lurking here for a while, pro…
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Denbigh wrote: » Nearly every suggestion on this page has been compared to Turner in some shape or form as if he is somehow James Bond by default. Well, I don't think it will be Turner. As I've said before, he just doesn't fit with Eon's 'c…
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suavejmf wrote: » Totally snobbery, but the type of snobbery Fleming included in his books in his descriptions of people. Exactly. From Russia with Love: "Red wine with fish. Well, that should have told me something." He is a bit of a sn…
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I think O'Connell tends to come across as more of a squaddie than an officer, though I've never seen him try an upper-middle-class public school type of character. It might work for him, or it might not - some actors take easily to accents, and some…
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I'll say he was better in Treadstone than I expected him to be from past film roles. He didn't have a lot of competition, though... how do you take such a fun concept and make it so dull? Perhaps they took notes from Spectre?
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suavejmf wrote: » If producers really do cast an actor just to be different/ to make a statement etc. That in itself would be wrong. Idris Elba apparently said himself (if he were cast), he wouldn’t want to be seen as ‘the black James Bond’. …
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Thunderfinger wrote: » sandbagger1 wrote: » I watched the Marvel show The Gifted where he was one of the leads, and he was neither bad nor good. Much like Luke Pasqualino, he's the right height and good looking (and I like him well enough in t…
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I watched the Marvel show The Gifted where he was one of the leads, and he was neither bad nor good. Much like Luke Pasqualino, he's the right height and good looking (and I like him well enough in things I've seen), but the fact he is vaguely non-…
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