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  • M_BlaiseM_Blaise
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    Univex wrote: »
    Get that man the job, or he'll be as wasted as Clive Owen was back in the day. Just look at that angry face. Just don't forget to give him a shave and a haircut.

    It was never possible to waste Clive Owen, there was nothing to waste.
  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    M_Blaise wrote: »
    Univex wrote: »
    Get that man the job, or he'll be as wasted as Clive Owen was back in the day. Just look at that angry face. Just don't forget to give him a shave and a haircut.

    It was never possible to waste Clive Owen, there was nothing to waste.

    he has possibly the dullest voice and delivery of any actor ever
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    Roadphill wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    I'm looking forward to the show. 5ft 10 (Madden's height) potentially excludes some taller actresses (like Debicki) and even actors as villains, which is something I'd like them to avoid.

    @bondjames It is a solid series so far, with an absolutely killer opening scene in the first episode. There are some narrative inconsistencies, but they may actually be plot points they return to at a later date.

    Madden actually does have reasonable 'Bond chops' in this, but as you said, he is rather diminutive. That presents a major problem.
    I'm very much looking forward to it @Roadphill, and must check out Line of Duty as well.

    Here is the latest photo of Madden standing next to Luke Evans and Tom Hiddleston - it's from last night at the GQ awards. Chadwick Boseman, Jeff Goldblum and David Haye are the others in the photo. Even accounting for camera angles (Hiddleston is a couple of inches taller than Boseman but doesn't look it in the photo), height will be an issue.
    sw1GU2w.jpg
    Now imagine him next to someone like Debicki.
    doubleoego wrote: »
    JamesBondKenya wrote: »
    doubleoego wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Getafix wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Getafix wrote: »
    Hardy is too old to ever be cast as Bond. It's like the discussion about Elba. Academic only.

    Might as well be discussing whether Jason Isaacs would make a good Bond. I'd have preferred him over Brosnan, that's for sure.

    Jason Isaacs would have been a great Bond in his prime.

    Could Bond ever be Jewish though - would the Fleming purists approve?

    It's not exactly written in his face. Unless Bond goes full frontal nudity, Bond won't be Jewish if a Jew plays him. That's also why I've got no problem with a homosexual actor playing Bond.

    Just putting this out there but it's not just Jewish men that are circumcised.

    Yeah but the character of bond isn’t circumsized

    I'm sure you've got plenty of proof.
    I can just see this hitting the media circuit soon enough. "Should the next Bond be cut?"
  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    he looks like a midget. Evans is cool - I like him
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited September 2018 Posts: 23,883
    Getafix wrote: »
    he looks like a midget. Evans is cool - I like him
    He's reportedly Craig's height. 5ft 10. They should go taller next time imho.

    Evans has a certain style.
  • bondsumbondsum
    edited September 2018 Posts: 3,333
    Ludovico wrote: »
    JamesBondKenya wrote: »
    doubleoego wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Getafix wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Getafix wrote: »
    Hardy is too old to ever be cast as Bond. It's like the discussion about Elba. Academic only.

    Might as well be discussing whether Jason Isaacs would make a good Bond. I'd have preferred him over Brosnan, that's for sure.

    Jason Isaacs would have been a great Bond in his prime.

    Could Bond ever be Jewish though - would the Fleming purists approve?

    It's not exactly written in his face. Unless Bond goes full frontal nudity, Bond won't be Jewish if a Jew plays him. That's also why I've got no problem with a homosexual actor playing Bond.

    Just putting this out there but it's not just Jewish men that are circumcised.

    Yeah but the character of bond isn’t circumsized

    We don't know that. Lots of Christians are.

    As was Roger Moore in real life. He discusses it in his autobiography My Word is My Bond.

    I have to admit that the photo lineup with Madden puts the kibosh on him being adequately tall enough for Bond. Oh well, back to Turner as my main candidate then.
  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    bondjames wrote: »
    Getafix wrote: »
    he looks like a midget. Evans is cool - I like him
    He's reportedly Craig's height. 5ft 10. They should go taller next time imho.

    Evans has a certain style.

    Not saying for Bond necessarily. But he has a good presence - you notice him. I thought his character in the Hobbit or whatever it was, was very well played - lots of ambiguity.
  • fanbond123fanbond123
    edited September 2018 Posts: 1,661
    Torgeirtrap wrote

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    pierce has really grown into his looks. a great face.

    Grown into his looks? Is that a euphemism for "old age?" ;)

    This is what Pierce used to look like:

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    He certainly didn't need to grow into his looks! I doubt he's ever looked more handsome.

    Let's face it - there's no younger British actor that looks as good as Pierce did back in his prime! Sure, it's a slightly superficial observation, there's more to Bond than his face, but Brosnan played Bond, he's one of the 'chosen six', so it's not unreasonable to compare future Bond actors with past ones.

    Future Bond actor advert:

    Bond actor wanted. Reasonable height. Acting ability helps. Doesn't need to be too good looking. Just enough to make Barbara Broccoli go "ooh, I like a bit of rough!"

    :P





  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    I disagree. I think he looks better and cooler now than he did as a young man.

    Connery looked great in his 20s and then went through a difficult patch before emerging rejuvenated in older age.

    Rog looked great in his younger and middle years and then lost it in later life. In terms of looks, that is.

    Brozza has aged well is what I'm saying. And I personally think his face is more 'interesting' and characterful now.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    Getafix wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    Getafix wrote: »
    he looks like a midget. Evans is cool - I like him
    He's reportedly Craig's height. 5ft 10. They should go taller next time imho.

    Evans has a certain style.

    Not saying for Bond necessarily. But he has a good presence - you notice him. I thought his character in the Hobbit or whatever it was, was very well played - lots of ambiguity.
    I didn't even remember he was in The Hobbit. Now that you mention it, I do vaguely recall his presence. I'm not the biggest fan of his acting, but the guy has a decent rugged look.
    fanbond123 wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote

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    pierce has really grown into his looks. a great face.

    Grown into his face? Is that a euphemism for "old age?" ;)

    This is what Pierce used to look like:

    vlcsnap-2018-09-06-13h02m34s443.png

    He certainly didn't need to grow into that face! I doubt he's ever looked more handsome.

    Let's face it - there's no younger British actor that looks as good as Pierce did back in his prime! Sure, it's a slightly superficial observation, there's more to Bond than his face, but Brosnan played Bond, he's one of the 'chosen six', so it's not unreasonable to compare future Bond actors with past ones.

    Future Bond actor advert:

    Bond actor wanted. Reasonable height. Acting ability helps. Doesn't need to be too good looking. Just enough to make Barbara Broccoli go "ooh, I like a bit of rough!"

    :P
    Brosnan was always a very good looking fella. That was never his problem. I prefer young Pierce frankly. He had an edge in all the 80s shows I've seen of him, and particularly The Noble House and The Fourth Protocol. Much as I like Dalton these days, I think Brosnan would have nailed it had he been cast after Moore.
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 15,114
    M_Blaise wrote: »
    Univex wrote: »
    Get that man the job, or he'll be as wasted as Clive Owen was back in the day. Just look at that angry face. Just don't forget to give him a shave and a haircut.

    It was never possible to waste Clive Owen, there was nothing to waste.

    I never understood the appeal of Owen.

    @bondjames why would Bond's height narrow the casting choice of villains? Surely villains, whether brutish enforcers or Main villains can be taller than him.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited September 2018 Posts: 23,883
    Ludovico wrote: »
    M_Blaise wrote: »
    Univex wrote: »
    Get that man the job, or he'll be as wasted as Clive Owen was back in the day. Just look at that angry face. Just don't forget to give him a shave and a haircut.

    It was never possible to waste Clive Owen, there was nothing to waste.

    I never understood the appeal of Owen.

    @bondjames why would Bond's height narrow the casting choice of villains? Surely villains, whether brutish enforcers or Main villains can be taller than him.
    Technically it shouldn't @Ludovico, but a lead actor's ego may preclude taller villains, and furthermore EON may not want him to look like a midget next to them during photo shoots and the like.

    Haven't all Craig's villains been approximately the same height, slightly taller or slightly shorter than him? It can't be a coincidence after 4 films. I'm pretty sure the same has applied to other actors in the past. Let's see with B25 - I bet you the same holds true. It will impact the Bond girls for sure.
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 15,114
    bondjames wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    M_Blaise wrote: »
    Univex wrote: »
    Get that man the job, or he'll be as wasted as Clive Owen was back in the day. Just look at that angry face. Just don't forget to give him a shave and a haircut.

    It was never possible to waste Clive Owen, there was nothing to waste.

    I never understood the appeal of Owen.

    @bondjames why would Bond's height narrow the casting choice of villains? Surely villains, whether brutish enforcers or Main villains can be taller than him.
    Technically it shouldn't @Ludovico, but a lead actor's ego may preclude taller villains, and furthermore EON may not want him to look like a midget next to them during photo shoots and the like.

    Haven't all Craig's villains been approximately the same height, slightly taller or slightly shorter than him? It can't be a coincidence after 4 films. I'm pretty sure the same has applied to other actors in the past. Let's see with B25 - I bet you the same holds true. It will impact the Bond girls for sure.

    I think Bond villains should be superior to Bond. In intellect for the main villain and in strength for the main henchman. Or both if the main villain is a capable fighter. So I don't mind at all a taller villain. Or a taller M.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
    Posts: 17,753
    Getafix wrote: »
    he looks like a midget. Evans is cool - I like him
    Looks like he shares Bonds preference for tailored suits:
  • mattjoesmattjoes Julie T. and the M.G.'s
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    barryt007 wrote: »
    Aiden Turner is acting in the theatre at the moment :

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    Aidan Turner
    is
    MAX PAYNE 3
  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
    Posts: 16,351
    So Turner is playing young John McClane?
  • RoadphillRoadphill United Kingdom
    Posts: 984
    bondjames wrote: »
    Roadphill wrote: »
    bondjames wrote: »
    I'm looking forward to the show. 5ft 10 (Madden's height) potentially excludes some taller actresses (like Debicki) and even actors as villains, which is something I'd like them to avoid.

    @bondjames It is a solid series so far, with an absolutely killer opening scene in the first episode. There are some narrative inconsistencies, but they may actually be plot points they return to at a later date.

    Madden actually does have reasonable 'Bond chops' in this, but as you said, he is rather diminutive. That presents a major problem.
    I'm very much looking forward to it @Roadphill, and must check out Line of Duty as well.

    Here is the latest photo of Madden standing next to Luke Evans and Tom Hiddleston - it's from last night at the GQ awards. Chadwick Boseman, Jeff Goldblum and David Haye are the others in the photo. Even accounting for camera angles (Hiddleston is a couple of inches taller than Boseman but doesn't look it in the photo), height will be an issue.
    sw1GU2w.jpg
    Now imagine him next to someone like Debicki.
    doubleoego wrote: »
    JamesBondKenya wrote: »
    doubleoego wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Getafix wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Getafix wrote: »
    Hardy is too old to ever be cast as Bond. It's like the discussion about Elba. Academic only.

    Might as well be discussing whether Jason Isaacs would make a good Bond. I'd have preferred him over Brosnan, that's for sure.

    Jason Isaacs would have been a great Bond in his prime.

    Could Bond ever be Jewish though - would the Fleming purists approve?

    It's not exactly written in his face. Unless Bond goes full frontal nudity, Bond won't be Jewish if a Jew plays him. That's also why I've got no problem with a homosexual actor playing Bond.

    Just putting this out there but it's not just Jewish men that are circumcised.

    Yeah but the character of bond isn’t circumsized

    I'm sure you've got plenty of proof.
    I can just see this hitting the media circuit soon enough. "Should the next Bond be cut?"

    My goodness he does look small.
  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    has been shrunk in photoshop?
  • barryt007barryt007
    Posts: 19,339
    According to Celebheights.com he is just under 5'10".
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    It could just be camera angles in that shot above. Here is one of Hiddleston and Goldblum from the same evening, and the difference isn't as pronounced as above. Maybe the first three were standing on some kind of platform.
    lbIKjBv.jpg

    Bottom line though is this guy isn't the biggest. I saw him in Bastille Day aka The Take and he was noticeably smaller than Elba, who is about the same height as the taller fellas in that photo above.
  • manovermanover uk
    Posts: 170
    Yes he is 5 9 to 5 10...depending on footwear..


  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
    edited September 2018 Posts: 17,753
    Guys, looking at that group photo on the previous page, and the discussion regarding heigh; isn't it bloody obvious this guy is our next Bond?

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  • barryt007barryt007
    Posts: 19,339
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    Guys, looking at that group photo on the previous page, and the discussion regarding heigh; isn't it bloody obvious this guy is our next Bond?
    PekcDTt.jpg

    Well he was this ,so his height is perfect :

    the_tall_guy.jpg
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
    Posts: 17,753
    barryt007 wrote: »
    Torgeirtrap wrote: »
    Guys, looking at that group photo on the previous page, and the discussion regarding heigh; isn't it bloody obvious this guy is our next Bond?
    PekcDTt.jpg

    Well he was this ,so his height is perfect :

    the_tall_guy.jpg

    Haha, good point!
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    Goldblum is a legend. One of a kind. He's a bit of a freak too. Eccentric. From a couple of nights ago.

  • barryt007barryt007
    Posts: 19,339
    His eccentricity is why he was so brilliant in Thor: Ragnarok !!
  • bondsumbondsum
    Posts: 3,333
    For all the jibes Turner seems to get for sporting too much manly face-furniture, Hiddles doesn’t look what one would call very Bond-like with his beard and flowing golden locks. Just sayin.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    Posts: 23,883
    bondsum wrote: »
    For all the jibes Turner seems to get for sporting too much manly face-furniture, Hiddles doesn’t look what one would call very Bond-like with his beard and flowing golden locks. Just sayin.
    He's been sort of incognito with that look while hanging out under the radar in London for the past year. As you surmised earlier, he's probably reinventing himself.
  • TorgeirtrapTorgeirtrap
    Posts: 17,753
    bondjames wrote: »
    Goldblum is a legend. One of a kind. He's a bit of a freak too. Eccentric. From a couple of nights ago.


    Haha! Goldblum must be any talk-show host's dream guest :))
  • LudovicoLudovico
    Posts: 15,114
    Madden might be a bit short but acting wise so far he's the best suggestion imo. And while I don't find his face very Bondian he looks more like Bond than a lot of actors mentioned now and in the past as possible contenders.
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