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Josh O’Connor starred in Challengers. Amazon MGM Studios film. Working for an Amazon film or tv show may be an advantage because Amazon know who you are, they're hired you before. I don't know if it's a significant advantage because Eon can cast whoever they want but I'm guessing Amazon may prefer an actor they've worked with.
Here's a clip of Josh O’Connor in Challengers:
If this isn't false modesty he says he doesn't see himself as Bond. YouTube short on him playing Bond:
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/h9zOdYtHpVY
I think a better response would be "well you never know." Or "it's nice suggesting me as the next Bond." But his response doesn't strike me he's right for the part. But I guess things can change. The financial incentive is huge, right! I think the fame and money would tempt many actors to reconsider. 😉
That sounds a bit like John Gardner's Licence Renewed too. Interestingly, its working title was Meltdown.
He's an odd one for me. I wouldn't be appalled if he became the next James Bond, but I'm not fully seeing it right now. He doesn't strike me as a leading man type, more of a character actor or sidekick.
His looks are more villainous than hero. Also, that YouTube clip suggests he's possibly not interested in the role, the comment from Zendaya about 'not knowing me' could suggest they've discussed the role whilst filming and Josh has ruled himself out.
Time will tell.
This is a man who favourite hobbies include ceramics and scrapbooking. If Amazon is worried about Bond potentially becoming a figure that modern audiences find to extreme, then there's no one better to be able too smooth those worries. If you watch his interviews he's the most disarming, relaxed, amiable young man you're ever likely to see, and everyone seems to love him as an actor. The fact that he has a relationship with Amazon is just the icing on the cake. I think there's a real chance he will be one of the ones to screentest for the role, when the time comes.
Yeah, he looks cute at best. He is not Bond material.
Well, I always thought Dominic West could play Bond and he ended playing Prince Charles in The Crown.
I've never heard anyone say King Charles is cute.
Yeah. I also thought Dominic West at some point, was rumoured to screen test as Bond in Casino Royale. He also looks like McLusky's Bond, because of how raw and rugged he (West) looks.
He looks like a James Purefoy's brother.
Funny, I think James Purefoy was also considered for Casino Royale or so.
I think it might have only been a rumour, but one I liked a lot back then.
I really wish we now had the pool of actors we had back in 2005 for a potential Bond: Dominic West, James Purefoy, Jason Isaacs... I'm glad we got Craig, but there were so many interesting names floating around.
Yeah, very right.
I think Wilson said 200 candidates were at one point considered in early stages. No idea how many auditioned. To be fair as well I think Sam Worthington and Goran Visnjic auditioned (and the former is a pretty unmemorable actor in my opinion, and the latter seemingly couldn’t even do a British accent of some sort. I’ll personally take some of the lot around nowadays. I like Dominic West, but Purefoy is pretty unmemorable in my opinion. Issacs is a really good actor but I’m not sure if he’s Bond for me, and I don’t think any could have done what Craig did in the role).
His character could have been played in at least three different ways - colder, warmer, more flawed etc. But the guy did nothing with it. It was literally nothing. One dimensional. I guess he was fine, but there was nothing natural feeling about his performance in my opinion. I was actually surprised, and I’d had these criticisms about him beforehand.
He’s really not a bad actor, but I’m sorry to say I don’t think there’s anything interesting about his performances. The worst thing you can be is unmemorable (not even boring - unmemorable). It’s not his voice or his pouting that gets me, but his flatness as an actor. I’d be shocked if he was cast as Bond.
and Nicholas Hoult?
I thought he was good. I’m not quite seeing Bond even in that performance (there’s just not quite that level of intensity or gravitas for me, or quite the right vibe). But I rate him highly as an actor.
This is what I find about him every time, yes: he's not actually bad (aside from the pouting) but when you think about what opportunities the script affords him and what other actors could do with the same roles, it kind of becomes clear how weak he is and how much he throws away. I would probably even say that Cavill actually brings a bit more to his roles, even.
Bond is, ultimately, not a massively fascinating character on the page and requires a very good movie actor to bring a bit more life and personality to the part and make it sing, and on the most part Eon have managed to pick actors who can do that. Johnson is not that guy.
Yes, you need an interesting actor. Ok, they have to have intensity, screen presence, and some form of dark or rugged good looks and all that Bondian stuff, but ultimately they also have to have something to them as an actor. I know not all the Bond actors have been of consistent reputation or acting quality, but all made relatively interesting acting decisions in the role and most prior had some wonderful performances under their belt. ATJ is just…. flat. So agreed.
It’s really annoying for Nosferatu. I can imagine so many other actors doing so much more with that role.
And yes, I’d also say Cavill, despite his limited ability and even screen presence, is much more interesting and charismatic.
Have you seen challengers?
Yes. I didn’t like it much unfortunately but I could appreciate it. I personally think a better indication of O’Connor as Bond is in God’s Own Country and Only You. But I didn’t like him much in Challengers and didn’t quite get that seductive or intense quality Bond needs. But I think he’s a talented actor.