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Having said that, the voice isn't distinctive (Dance showed him up) and he's lacking charisma (imho).
I see a bit of Dalton in him (not just looks, but the darkness of a possible portrayal). As we know, Dalton didn't go down too well at the box office.
The point I'm really trying to get across to people is that there is a way of making depth apparent without constantly putting Bond under a microscope, like I feel the Craig era does. That's what true subtlety is, after all. Making something clear not through direct appraisal, but through distorting the other elements and trusting the audience to reach the obvious conclusion. And if they don't, then little is lost because the story itself is entertaining in its own right.
A Bond actor doesn't need to play serious in order to have depth, if you follow me. Someone in the position of Bond would have grown callous over time, so it makes sense that they would develop a kind of gallows humour, and a machiavellian outlook. Bond's primary concern isn't a sense of fairness, or decency but remaining this side of the grave for as long as possible. When we talk about being likable, the desire to stay alive is one everyone understands fully. If the story made it clear that Bond has come to this morality because it is the only one that works in this business, I think people would accept it and go along for the ride. And by "the story making it clear" I don't mean two characters sitting down and psychoanalysising each other for ten minutes - that's taking a sledgehammer to a walnut. I mean make it clear the kind of life Bond leads through the course of the story, so that by the end people understand the character of Bond and why he is the way he is without anything having to be addressed directly.
@Mendes4Lyfe, I get your point about the character and agree. Where I have a problem is whether Turner can portray those qualities in a likeable enough fashion for a global audience (something that Moore and Connery could do with ease). I see a bit of Dalton in him as I said, which troubles me. Too dark perhaps for the average joe, even if more realistic.
Never thought I'd read this in a million years. Dalton was a more capable actor than Turner and he could not sell his darker Bond. Circumstances would make it easier for Turner as we are now used to darker stories and heroes even outside the Bond franchise. But Turner himself might be a harder sell. I don't think he's got the acting skills to be a darker Bond.
I'm sure Turner could bring something different despite not being in Dalton's league as an actor (one doesn't need to be in order to pull off Bond), but will it be likeable to the masses? As I said in my initial post on the subject, I don't know if he has the range either, but that's a different discussion.
I always thought of Dalton as a inhibited and private individual, not able to hold court like Connery and Moore could with reporters - whereas Aidan is a very gregarious soul. I don't deny there's a resemblance though. I just think Turner is more cheeky and playful, like you say. It doesn't hurt to have that dark streak, either.
I mean that Turner reminded someone of Dalton!
I see it!
Good for you, Aidan.
And that could be one of the major hurdles for Turner. Whilst a relative unknown is often cast. It's possible that EON and the studio will want an actor who is at least known in the US market.
Roger Moore known in US
Timothy Dalton less well known in US
Pierce Brosnan known in US
Daniel Craig less well known in US
See the pattern.
He'd have to do something with his accent as well. "My name's Bond. James Bond so it is. Top of the mornin' to ya."
I cannot see Turner Bond happening.
It's not a surprise to note that the least popular Bond actor (I'm talking general public), Timothy Dalton, also, arguably, had the least charisma.
After the generally popular Craig era, they need an actor (whether well known, or not), who will explode off the screens, making us (temporarily), forget about what came before.
Do you know why they didn't they cast any of them once Denzel signed on? I would have thought working with him would have been a privilege.
I never saw Clive Owen as Bond. Not once. I always thought he looked too haggard for the role.
I think that at the time, and in, the BMW short films he had a great look for Bond.