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  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Master_Dahark wrote:
    I only meant he should be Batman instead of Bond

    Oh, okay. Now I understand. He has a good Bruce Wayne look about him, that's for sure.
  • JBFan626JBFan626
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    Getafix wrote:
    Volante wrote:
    Despite being a huge fan of Mad Men and of him, I'd hate to have Hamm as Bond. It would just feel weird for me. Despite him seeming like an ideal fit with his looks; I just don't think it would work. Maybe it's just me.

    yeah, it's just you.

    Wait, aren't you in agreement? :-/

    I also believe an American actor in general is not a good idea. Sure the crossover from British to American works for Batman and Superman. But Bond is so distinctly British. I say no for Jon Hamm.

    Lazenby, despite being Australian, at least grew up under the Empire, so he still counts.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    edited June 2012 Posts: 28,694
    JBFan626 wrote:
    Getafix wrote:
    Volante wrote:
    Despite being a huge fan of Mad Men and of him, I'd hate to have Hamm as Bond. It would just feel weird for me. Despite him seeming like an ideal fit with his looks; I just don't think it would work. Maybe it's just me.

    yeah, it's just you.

    Wait, aren't you in agreement? :-/

    I also believe an American actor in general is not a good idea. Sure the crossover from British to American works for Batman and Superman. But Bond is so distinctly British. I say no for Jon Hamm.

    Lazenby, despite being Australian, at least grew up under the Empire, so he still counts.

    And Sherlock Holmes.
  • GetafixGetafix
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    JBFan626 wrote:
    Getafix wrote:
    Volante wrote:
    Despite being a huge fan of Mad Men and of him, I'd hate to have Hamm as Bond. It would just feel weird for me. Despite him seeming like an ideal fit with his looks; I just don't think it would work. Maybe it's just me.

    yeah, it's just you.

    Wait, aren't you in agreement? :-/

    I posted that because the plonker had made his post straight after mine where I'd said exactly the same thing.

  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    edited June 2012 Posts: 12,837
    Maybe we should make a deal with the Americans. One of them can play Bond if they admit that "soccer" is called football.

    Seriously though, if we'd only had English people play Bond I'd be against it. But we've had a Scott (they even changed the book character because of this), an Ozzie, a Welshman and an Irishman play Bond. So if an American can get the accent right (and I mean right), then I say go ahead.

    As for this guy, well I've never seen Mad Men so I'm not sure. He looks the part though.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
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    chuck007 wrote:
    MajorDSmythe wrote:
    I find Hamm to be too... American looking, if that makes sense. It's as if he's got that all American hero look. Might be good for Superman, but totally wrong for Bond. He may be a good actor, but then i've never seen him in anything.

    can you define american looking please Major? because in my asian eyes all white actors both side of atlantics (US - UK) seems there is no difference between both country especially actors/actresses from those two nations often cross boundary to play characters different from their " country of origin" ex Cavill play Superman, Robert D play Sherlock holmes, or hugh laurie play american doctors...

    It's that.. sort of sqaure jawed classic hero look. It's not that all american actors have it, just that Hamm does.
  • VolanteVolante
    edited June 2012 Posts: 774
    Getafix wrote:
    JBFan626 wrote:
    Getafix wrote:
    Volante wrote:
    Despite being a huge fan of Mad Men and of him, I'd hate to have Hamm as Bond. It would just feel weird for me. Despite him seeming like an ideal fit with his looks; I just don't think it would work. Maybe it's just me.

    yeah, it's just you.

    Wait, aren't you in agreement? :-/

    I posted that because the plonker had made his post straight after mine where I'd said exactly the same thing.

    I agreed with you. Next time I'll be sure to acknowledge that you share the same opinions as me.
  • VolanteVolante
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    http://celebrity.uk.msn.com/exclusives/joey-essex-i-want-to-be-the-new-james-bond

    Please, no. Sick of these people saying things like this.
  • MajorDSmytheMajorDSmythe "I tolerate this century, but I don't enjoy it."Moderator
    edited June 2012 Posts: 13,978
    Volante wrote:
    http://celebrity.uk.msn.com/exclusives/joey-essex-i-want-to-be-the-new-james-bond

    Please, no. Sick of these people saying things like this.


    And I want to learn to dance, build a time machine to travel back to 1940 and dance beneath the stars with Ginger Rogers, but that aint gonna happen.
  • Master_DaharkMaster_Dahark
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    Who the hell is that guy? Seems about as logical as ME getting an interview wanting to be Bond....
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    Joey Essex plays in the awful soap drama 'The Only Way is Essex'..... not way do I want such idiot as Bond.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    edited June 2012 Posts: 12,837
    Master_Dahark wrote:
    Who the hell is that guy? Seems about as logical as ME getting an interview wanting to be Bond....

    Him and his mates are the most annoying idiots on the planet.

    I still have PTSD from that time I accidentally changed the channel and The Only Way Is Essex was on. That show will make you lose faith in humanity.
  • SandySandy Somewhere in Europe
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    Volante wrote:
    http://celebrity.uk.msn.com/exclusives/joey-essex-i-want-to-be-the-new-james-bond

    Please, no. Sick of these people saying things like this.

    =)) I made the mistake of reading a few lines of the interview. I should have read the other posts before.

    Excerpt, so that others don't feel like reading the interview:
    So, apart from your successful TV career, what else do you want to achieve?
    I wanna be a Hollywood actor. I want to be in the new James Bond film... as the main character.

    As James Bond?!
    Yeah! I like Daniel Craig, all the James Bond films are good.
    thelivingroyale wrote:
    Master_Dahark wrote:
    Who the hell is that guy? Seems about as logical as ME getting an interview wanting to be Bond....

    Him and his mates are the most annoying idiots on the planet.

    I still have PTSD from that time I accidentally changed the channel and The Only Way Is Essex was on. That show will make you lose faith in humanity.

    I honestly believe you, he looks like that kind of material.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    @thelivingroyale we should have a vote : do you prefer 'The Only Way is Essex' or 'EastEnders' ? :))
  • mikro666mikro666
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    hi as a long standing member of the james bond appreciation society and knowing that sean connery was the best and pierce brosnan came a joint fav actor for 007 my suggestion and forecast is jason isaacs. he has done some good great and not so great stuff but seeing him in the new role of a cop in the series awake he has that certain something sean had take a look and you will see

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Jason_Isaacs_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/220px-Jason_Isaacs_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg

    bond..........james bond
  • VolanteVolante
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    mikro666 wrote:
    hi as a long standing member of the james bond appreciation society and knowing that sean connery was the best and pierce brosnan came a joint fav actor for 007 my suggestion and forecast is jason isaacs. he has done some good great and not so great stuff but seeing him in the new role of a cop in the series awake he has that certain something sean had take a look and you will see

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Jason_Isaacs_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/220px-Jason_Isaacs_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg

    bond..........james bond

    He might be a bit old for the role if Craig goes again for another couple of films.
  • VolanteVolante
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    http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/news/a392307/james-bond-director-henry-cavill-could-be-a-future-007.html

    "Martin Campbell has said that Henry Cavill could potentially play James Bond in the future." Article then goes over how he nearly got the part back in 2005.

    I have a Google News section for James Bond, it seems like every second day there's a new actor wanting to be or being touted as the next James Bond.
  • TheBondFanTheBondFan
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    If only Jason Isaacs was younger... :-<
  • Master_DaharkMaster_Dahark
    edited July 2012 Posts: 4,813
    I was having a slow Saturday off today, and I just happened to notice 'Immortals' has just been added to Netflix, so I checked it out (just to see the new Superman actor)

    I had mentioned before how I could definitely see the potential of Henry Cavill as Bond one day, but I never really had strong feelings either way. My opinion was simply based on the few times I had seen him, which was here and there on The Tudors, pushing 5 years ago.

    Well, now that I've seen him in Immortals- fresh from 2011, I now completely support the casting of him as Bond one day! You could argue that he was too 'pretty boy' before, but he has grown out of that already, and will only get better 5-10 years down the road!

    <center>Before
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    Now
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    See what I mean?

    You may consider me officially on the 'Cavill for Bond #7' bandwagon now!

    I think the only thing that could stand in the way is Superman at this point-- but hey, getting to play Superman isn't exactly a bad thing after all ;)
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    edited July 2012 Posts: 12,837
    Cavill could be a great Bond, it's sad that he's playing Superman now because that makes me think it won't happen.
    DaltonCraig007 wrote:
    @thelivingroyale we should have a vote : do you prefer 'The Only Way is Essex' or 'EastEnders' ? :))

    Eastenders is crap, despressing, unrealistic and unbeliveably sh*t, but at least, unlike The Only Way Is Essex, it admits that it's all not real.
  • Master_DaharkMaster_Dahark
    edited July 2012 Posts: 4,813
    Luds wrote:
    If he could speak English a bit better... Jean Dujardin.
    LOL I could totally picture Moore's Bond doing something like this:

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  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
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    ^Haha that's so brilliant!
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    Volante wrote:
    mikro666 wrote:
    hi as a long standing member of the james bond appreciation society and knowing that sean connery was the best and pierce brosnan came a joint fav actor for 007 my suggestion and forecast is jason isaacs. he has done some good great and not so great stuff but seeing him in the new role of a cop in the series awake he has that certain something sean had take a look and you will see

    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Jason_Isaacs_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg/220px-Jason_Isaacs_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg

    bond..........james bond

    He might be a bit old for the role if Craig goes again for another couple of films.

    He'd be about 51 in 2014. Assuming Craig has resigned by then, which is far from certain at this point, he'd already been a trifle too old IMO.

  • X3MSonicXX3MSonicX https://www.behance.net/gallery/86760163/Fa-Posteres-de-007-No-Time-To-Die
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    Hugh Laurie.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    edited August 2012 Posts: 12,837
    Not sure if he's been suggested before, but Scott Adkins.

    He has the right look, he's British, seems to be a decent actor from what I've seen him in and he's good in action scenes (trained fighter in real life). He's in his mid to late 30s, so he shouldn't be too old by the time Craig retires. And, even though he has done some big films, he's not too famous.

    http://www.imdb.com/media/rm676103680/nm0012078

    http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2203893504/nm0012078

    http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3109863168/nm0012078

    Seems perfect for Bond.
  • X3MSonicXX3MSonicX https://www.behance.net/gallery/86760163/Fa-Posteres-de-007-No-Time-To-Die
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    thelivingroyale wrote:
    Not sure if he's been suggested before, but Scott Adkins.

    He has the right look, he's British, seems to be a decent actor from what I've seen him in and he's good in action scenes (trained fighter in real life). He's in his mid to late 30s, so he shouldn't be too old by the time Craig retires. And, even though he has done some big films, he's not too famous.

    http://www.imdb.com/media/rm676103680/nm0012078

    http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2203893504/nm0012078

    http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3109863168/nm0012078

    Seems perfect for Bond.

    What movies he did? i'd like to watch one of them.
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
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    @X3MSonicX He's done a few, but I've seen him in Ninja and in Assassination Games.

    He was also in a Jackie Chan film I saw called The Medallion but he was just a henchman in that.

    And he's in Expendables 2 this summer.
  • X3MSonicXX3MSonicX https://www.behance.net/gallery/86760163/Fa-Posteres-de-007-No-Time-To-Die
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    thelivingroyale wrote:
    @X3MSonicX He's done a few, but I've seen him in Ninja and in Assassination Games.

    He was also in a Jackie Chan film I saw called The Medallion but he was just a henchman in that.

    And he's in Expendables 2 this summer.

    Oh, Thanks. Nice, I'll see him at Expendables 2.
  • FromCanadaWithLoveFromCanadaWithLove Canada
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    I'm still convinced that Ryan Gosling would do an awesome job. Plus, he's Canadian.

  • battleshipgreygtbattleshipgreygt
    edited August 2012 Posts: 1,220
    I truly belive that Tom Hardy could pick up where Craig left off and not miss a beat. I really think he'd be a fantastic Bond although I'd imagine his portrayal to be very similar to Craig, which some may not like.

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