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why not?
they need to make him bond right now even if Craig wants to return in 5 years.
Sold! Have to check it out. Even though he might not be my preferred choice for Bond, Hiddleston is a really good actor, with The Night Manager being my favourite role of his.
...that also makes me think how good Hugh Laurie could be as a villain.
Yes, I agree on Laurie. He was tremendous in The Night Manager. He was able to project fear and menace with just a look. Quite impressive.
Who would have thought when he was the silly prince in Blackadder?
Yes, who would!
It kinda makes a case against those who say that one actor might not be Bond material because he's too skinny, or to young looking or whatever. Few years later, and different range of acting credits and you might have a guy who'll do well in a Bond film!
Do I really have to remind people, that a less committed actor would have delayed production for half a year after the leg injury? So please remain fair.
I feel Hiddleston is laughably bland in The Night Manager. If anything his most Bondian turn is in High-Rise – where he channels nonchalant elegance and Kong where he poses with a machine gun for 120 minutes.
Luke Evans is a great looking choice – but in a post Craig world, he’s a tiny bit uninspired. He’s too perfect and sorta reminds me of Julian McMahon (remember him from 2005?). He just seems to affable a choice.
Like McMahon, Evans seems a little too similar to Pierce Brosnan/safe for my liking….
I’m going to keep banging the drum for an edgier choice:
If they wanted to go young than Jack O’Connell has that dangerous and reckless energy that I find so interesting. He reminds me of Tom Hardy. He has that fearless bad boy streak to him that would make his Bond a deadly bloke:
Also, I saw Charlie Hunnam in a few interviews and he seems to have something there….not quite sure if he’s another bland forgettable Sam Worthington/Henry Cavill type yet or not. Someone to keep an eye on:
He will grow one throughout the film
Sonny Crockett had designer stubble. The current trend is full beards. Totally different. But yes its not a trend in into..unlike many of friends.
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Aidan Turner looks decent enough. I can see him fitting a picture template of James Bond.
However, his acting was less than convincing to me. There doesn't appear to be the subtle range that I would want in a Bond actor and more importantly, it seems like he would have to exaggerate to convey certain Bondian characteristics (like Brosnan had to). His primary expression in the film was a Toby Stephens like 'snarl' (ironic, given that Stephens is in the film too).
He's ok I suppose, but doesn't quite stand out. There was no 'wow' factor. Charles Dance, even at 70, had far more on screen charisma and eclipsed him in their scenes together.
Having said that, he does do mischievous and playful quite well, and better than Craig. He also conveys arrogance nicely. I'm just not sure if he could do all that while appearing likeable enough.
Totally agreed. Mischievous sums it up brilliantly. That's were Bond has to go from here. carry over the darkness of the Craig era but mix in a bit of the irreverence and irony of Brosnan.
As far as subtlety goes, I'm not sure it's essential. That mischievous seems to be the most authentic aspect of his performance. It's just like Moore was a joker in real life, and that came through in his Bond. When Roger delivers those one liners, it comes naturally not because he rehearsed them really well, but because it came naturally to him, whereas no matter how good an actor Craig is he will never sound natural with some of his deliveries, because it does not reflect his true self.
Indeed, the writing is key. Maybe they could explore the idea that someone in Bond's position wouldn't be that likable. It's more realistic, if you thinK about it, than the ultra-sympathetic Craig interpretation, where we learn about the family history. It would be a way of carrying over that grittiness, by making Bond a bit of a b$%$rd, but someone you're invited to play along with instead of feel sorry for. I'm reminded of Moore in LALD and TMWTGG.
Just lacking a bit of standout charisma imho.