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I don't think any could have done what Craig did either, but I think they seemed like interesting and valuable candidates for the role. Purefoy was great as Mark Anthony in Rome, although not sure what happened to him afterwards.
He mentions Bond in this clip
https://youtube.com/shorts/h9zOdYtHpVY?si=tKcrB7eJZwxfGLye
Thats no bad thing, surely? ;)
Oh, sure. I love Lazenby's Bond. I'm one of the few who enjoy him in OHMSS. His everyday man demeanor, made the ski sequence more suspenseful.
Me too, brother. There's a scene in Challengers where Oconnor is on a date, and sees Zendaya walk past and gets distracted and it reminded me of Laz juggling the women at Blofelds Clinic.
Oh, is that right? I'm yet to see the film, though. But yeah, O'Connor's got something.
Yeah, sure.
Not sure how keen he seemed about the role in that clip. But to be fair it's not quite as definitive as some of the things Aidan Turner or Theo James have said in the past, so it's not really an indication of much. But I can see a situation with many actors where they simply wouldn't want to do it. It's a big commitment after all.
What say you @Benny
Who are you referring to?
James Purefoy, like Chris Pine and Regé-Jean Page after him. All got announced as the new Saint at some point.
They don’t have to follow a story arc, just three films starting in 2027/28 and ending around 2036/37.
It’s unlikely, but it would be a safe option.
If not Turner, I’d be happy with Theo James, Tom Hughes, Nicholas Hoult or Connor Swindells.
Nicholas Hoult gets my vote.
Interesting, in reviews of the film he has gotten overwhelmingly praise
I'm no fan of Cavill, but unlike Turner, he's at least he's a good-looking cardboard cutout.
Cavill looks like your average chippendale, so if that's your thing @echo that's cool. Turner actually looks like he could be Bond. Big difference.
Nothing against either of them, but I think when it comes time to audition EON will be looking elsewhere.
That's interesting as I think Cavill has the charisma of a plank of wood. Turner on the other hand has heaps of it and then some. Also, Turner plays the game and plays it well.
I think neither are outstanding in the charisma department.
I keep seeing the term 'plank of wood' ...and that reminds me to do more planks. They're more of an endurance feat than an exercise.
Neither are for me. Turner is a better actor, but I think Cavill's more a movie star. I don't know what game Turner would be playing here, but I don't think he cares about Bond or big Hollywood roles to be honest.
Turner's an odd one for me because I think he has something about him. Just not a lot. It just seems to come out better when he's put front and centre in smaller scale tv stuff. Even then I'm not sure anything he's done has gotten me in the gut or wowed me. When he's put in something like the Hobbit he's a bit forgettable for me, even if it is a smaller part.
I dunno, I think in tandem with all that Bondian stuff like masculinity, confidence, and sex appeal, there needs to be something that keeps you watching that actor. Some way they've interpreted the part that brings something unique to it. Probably doesn't answer the question, but they can be intangible qualities.