Who should/could be a Bond actor?

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  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    Venutius wrote: »
    Yes, tbh Hoult is another one where I find it easier to picture him as The Saint than Bond. Like bondywondy says, Hoult has plenty of suave charm - but maybe lacking the weight and gravitas that Bond should (IMO) have?

    Like Moore?
  • buddyoldchapbuddyoldchap Formerly known as JeremyBondon
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    Hoult has the screen presence of a wet blanket. Literally one big yawn fest Juror #2, mostly due to him. Like ATJ highly unremarkable.
  • VenutiusVenutius Yorkshire
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    talos7 wrote: »
    Venutius wrote: »
    Yes, tbh Hoult is another one where I find it easier to picture him as The Saint than Bond. Like bondywondy says, Hoult has plenty of suave charm - but maybe lacking the weight and gravitas that Bond should (IMO) have?

    Like Moore?
    Yes, tbh. I do still watch the Sir Rog films and I do enjoy them for what they are, but they're my least favourite by far and I wouldn't want a return to that style or to a Bond actor with that kind of light touch. I know some of us do want that, and it wouldn't stop me watching if that's the way the films went, but it's not what I'm hoping for, personally.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    And I love Moore’s , gentleman spy , Bond.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    We haven't seen a gentlemen Spy Bond in a long time. It would be good to see that again, just like a new femme fatale or more of the down to earth Bond girl who doesn't work for the treasury to assist agents or the daughter of an enemy agent.
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    Every actor brings their own touch to the role. Bond’s a character with all those sides to him anyway - a gentlemanly streak along with a cruelty, that mix of humour and darkness etc. I don’t think we’ll ever get another Moore in the same way we’ll never get another Craig, but I’m fine with a slightly different Bond, whatever that’ll be.
  • VenutiusVenutius Yorkshire
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    Yes, indeed. I was a Connery man with a side of Dalton until CR. Something about Craig's Bond spoke to me personally and resonated in a way that none of the others had. But the way that different elements of the character are brought out by different actors and eras, each of them appealing to us in different ways, is one of the great things about the series, no?
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
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    How many people had Craig on their Bond bingo card in early 2005?
  • VenutiusVenutius Yorkshire
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    Not me - and I knew who Dan was from years of British tv and indie films. I thought he was the best young actor we'd got, but nothing about him said Bond to me. I thought that James Bond looked like Adrian Paul! So much so, that had I seen a photo of Paul and Craig together, I'd've thought that Adrian was Bond and Dan was Red Grant. Yet Dan proved to be my favourite Bond before my first viewing of CR was over. Lesson learned - that's why I'm not going to judge the new guy until I've actually seen Bond 26.
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    I remember one outraged fan stating , on seeing Craig first, "Oh my God, he looks like Boris Becker!" 😂
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    Mathis1 wrote: »
    I remember one outraged fan stating , on seeing Craig first, "Oh my God, he looks like Boris Becker!" 😂

    My mum said Jeremy Kyle 😂 😂
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    Bearing in mind I haven't seen any of his acting, only interviews, If I had to pick one word to describe Josh O'Connor it would be affable. He seems very laid back and easygoing, everyone seems to love him. Since I'm not very enthused by the current options and Aidan Turner will likely be too old (if he isn't already), I'll go with O'Connor as my pick for the next Bond.
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    Just watched Margot at the Wedding and found myself mesmerized by Ciarán Hinds—he has that ineffable quality that could have made him a great James Bond. It got me wondering if he was ever considered for the role back in the ’90s. He had the gravitas, the charisma, and that slightly rugged allure that’s vital for the part. Imagine a Bond with a hint of poetic depth—Hinds would’ve brought that in spades.

    A quick IMDb dive revealed that Hinds is playing the older version of Jacob Elordi’s character in the upcoming Narrow Road to the Deep North. That caught my attention because, while Elordi’s still a bit untested, this project seems tailor-made to showcase his range. Plus, it nudged me toward realizing that Elordi might just edge out Harris Dickinson as my current pick for the next Bond—though it’s close.

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  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    Something about O’Connor in this photo just catches my attention. I can’t really put my finger on it but that cold detachment conveyed in his expression just oozes Bond to me. The cigarette is also bringing out some imagery from Fleming as well. I think he’d be a solid pick.

    Agreed the guy has got something. Hes almost the opposite to Craig, laid back and unbothered. Gives me Lazenby vibes, strangely.

    Anyone else team O'Connor?
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    @Pierce2Daniel for me Hinds should have played a villain, either Blofeld or a Blofeld like character. Now he's getting old for that.
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    Eddie redmayne is a decent choice he is ok in day of the jackal
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    If the objective is to soften Bond's image and make him seem less hostile with the generation in their 20's now, then casting someone like Josh O'Connor (or really anyone) who is more mild mannered and warm, and has success in a film like Challengers (which gen z loved) would be a great start. Its similar to how they hired Dalton the producers made sure to put him in a love story to soften some of those hard edges the public might percieve as off-putting.
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
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    I’ve just been watching Rivals with Aidan Turner. I think he’s really quite good in it. Certainly has enough acting talent to be a potential Bond.
    He is of course nearing the cut off to play 007, but I’d say he still has time. He looks good.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    I want the next Bond to be a lover before a fighter, and to address his relationship with women and sex in a modern context. That would be refreshing, as I don't think the Craig really addresses that side, than just skirts around it. I think there's a lot of material to explore in a Bond that uses sex almost as another vice, and starts out slightly toxic, and that is his journey or story arc over the course of his tenure. Again, not front and centre, but layered into the background, I think there's a lot of story to be had there.
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
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    I will never take Elordi seriously. He will look like a teenager until he looks too old. He will always look ungainly with his proportions. He's not Bond. Nowhere close.

    O'Conner, talent-wise, career-wise, demeanor, is much more what I want from a Bond actor. Though he isn't perfect for it either, but in a way that would make it interesting and not just heartthrob bullshit.
    Risico007 wrote: »
    Eddie redmayne is a decent choice he is ok in day of the jackal

    That show was terrible and him in it as well. He is so far from Bond it's not funny in my book. What a wimp, totally failed to sell me he could kill. I thought the wife was like, a fake out, the acting was so bad.
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    A hearthrob bullshit is fine. Better than an ugly dude.
    Being handsome is the best weapon the next actor can have.

    The issue is that Elordi is not handsome enough.
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    Bond needs to be attractive to both men and women, move convincingly in a world of elegance, and be a kick-ass bad guy. Not afraid to get a bit of blood and dirt on the tux. That's how Craig was introduced to us. Bruised, battered, bloody, and even dead for a few moments. Don't need a posh boy or a gentleman-type. Just someone who exudes danger and with a bit more humorous flair than Craig.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    CrabKey wrote: »
    someone who exudes danger and with a bit more humorous flair than Craig.

    Yep.
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
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    Get Aidan Turner for a 2027 debut.
    Have a strict trilogy of films released over a nine year timeline. That would make him 44 on debut and 53 when he finishes. More of a believable age to be a Commander in the Navy, and still young enough to still be playing Bond when he finishes.
    Three films only over nine years. It’s possible.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    I want the next Bond to be a lover before a fighter, and to address his relationship with women and sex in a modern context. That would be refreshing, as I don't think the Craig really addresses that side, than just skirts around it. I think there's a lot of material to explore in a Bond that uses sex almost as another vice, and starts out slightly toxic, and that is his journey or story arc over the course of his tenure. Again, not front and centre, but layered into the background, I think there's a lot of story to be had there.

    Think about the potential of this, what better time for an adaptation of Moonraker with Gala Brand? It's one of the last great Fleming stories left, with a great ending for Bond in the modern age, to be left high and dry by the Bond girl and is mystified by it. I think that would have people leaving the cinema with loads to discuss and digest. That's a somewhat personal stake, which doesn't involve Bond cradling a dead friend, or going rogue/into hiding.
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    I want the next Bond to be a lover before a fighter, and to address his relationship with women and sex in a modern context. That would be refreshing, as I don't think the Craig really addresses that side, than just skirts around it. I think there's a lot of material to explore in a Bond that uses sex almost as another vice, and starts out slightly toxic, and that is his journey or story arc over the course of his tenure. Again, not front and centre, but layered into the background, I think there's a lot of story to be had there.

    Think about the potential of this, what better time for an adaptation of Moonraker with Gala Brand? It's one of the last great Fleming stories left, with a great ending for Bond in the modern age, to be left high and dry by the Bond girl and is mystified by it. I think that would have people leaving the cinema with loads to discuss and digest. That's a somewhat personal stake, which doesn't involve Bond cradling a dead friend, or going rogue/into hiding.

    MR has been adapted over and over again. Or rather elements of it.
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    Instead of adapting MR elements over and over, would love to see it adapted as written. With private space companies these days, it would be easy to create an updated version instead of what we got.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    CrabKey wrote: »
    Instead of adapting MR elements over and over, would love to see it adapted as written. With private space companies these days, it would be easy to create an updated version instead of what we got.

    The thing is that the novel as written has no space element to it at all. That was the invention of Eon when they came to adapt the novel many years later. Moonraker the novel was solely concerned with a ICBM type missile honing in on London.
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    Dragonpol wrote: »
    CrabKey wrote: »
    Instead of adapting MR elements over and over, would love to see it adapted as written. With private space companies these days, it would be easy to create an updated version instead of what we got.

    The thing is that the novel as written has no space element to it at all. That was the invention of Eon when they came to adapt the novel many years later. Moonraker the novel was solely concerned with a ICBM type missile honing in on London.

    Exactly. A private space company could do exactly what Drax had in mind.
  • Mendes4LyfeMendes4Lyfe The long road ahead
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    CrabKey wrote: »
    Dragonpol wrote: »
    CrabKey wrote: »
    Instead of adapting MR elements over and over, would love to see it adapted as written. With private space companies these days, it would be easy to create an updated version instead of what we got.

    The thing is that the novel as written has no space element to it at all. That was the invention of Eon when they came to adapt the novel many years later. Moonraker the novel was solely concerned with a ICBM type missile honing in on London.

    Exactly. A private space company could do exactly what Drax had in mind.

    The story Is ripe for adaptation.
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