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That's not strictly true. I forget the name of the program, but I caught an episode of a series where Jon Hamm portrayed an older version of Daniel Radcliffe's character, and he absolutely nailed an English accent.
Also John Lithgow was excellent as Winston Churchill in The Crown.
That being said, I would never wish to see an American as Bond.
Agree on this. Cavill and Turner are the obvious choices.
You Turner fans take wishful thinking to new levels, what a complete load of bollocks.
I'm pretty sure they haven't locked anyone down for the role yet.
Desperation or what?
It's not to say he won't be Bond but thinking he has the role already, you set yourself up for ridicule.
All of said candidates will be too old by the time they start to think about it seriously.
You see, NTTD will make a lot of money. A lot. They'll feel no need to come back in a hurry.
So, I wish what @JeremyBondon said was true. But I know that we have a long wait ahead of us. If you thought 5 or so years were torture, be prepared to suffer.
Unless...Craig changes his mind after NTTD is critically acclaimed and makes a ton of money, and comes back for Bond26.
Of all those names, I think only Hardy, Fassbender and McGregor would be a fit.
Around 6 is my bet. Could be more.
BTW, I'm sick of all the usual suspects proposed to be Bond. So I'd rather wait, say, a decade, and have a 40 something Bond take up the mantle and do solo, non continuous films, two years or three apart from each other.
But that's just me. They'll probably choose a 30 something new gen PC pleaser guy that will make us miss Craig like hell.
It would be a really bad casting for me to miss Craig like hell… :-P
I wouldn't be surprised if we're in for a long wait until the role is recast – then another year or so before the first film of the new era. Like you, my bet would be a six-year gap, but it wouldn't surprise me if it takes even longer.
Yep, that's exactly my bet.
Hey, Craig is not my fav Bond by far, so I get what you mean, but these have such good films of a brilliant new era, that I have to say that for me he's Bond, he has earned it with blood and sweat and top notch acting for most of the time. And I like the guy, his tastes and efforts are second to none. That being said, I'm very much afraid of their next choice. So much so, that I'd prefer Craig to do another one. The way the market and people and general are today, today's values and agendas make me very afraid of what's to come. I'll be very surprised if they choose an almost canonical, Flemingesque actor to play Bond again. I guess we'll have to wait (a lot) and see.
And another thing. My favourite Bond actor is Connery, but I can only stand him as Bond in 4 of his films. Next comes Dalton, and I only like one of his two efforts. Lazenby did the best Bond film, but I have no love for him. Brosnan went downhill after his first. I like Moore because he's Moore. Now Daniel, I can't say I hate one of his films. They all have their merits. And although he still doesn't look like Bond to me, he dressed the best, has brilliant presence and charisma, and understands what Bond is all about. I guess the only thing that's still a detractor for me is his Blonde hair (hey, I'm shallow that way). That aside, he very much is Bond, and a brilliant one at that.
I'm of the opposite opinion when it comes to Craig and his films (and not the guy – he looks like a guy you'd want to have beers with) – I haven't really enjoyed any of his film to the full, so I'm actually very curious about what comes next. I think I prefer that uncertainty of how the next actor will be over Craig doing another one.
That being said, I'm not very optimistic about what kind of actor they will pick. I definitely want an actor that very much looks the part (as in closer in looks to Brosnan for example, than Craig), an actor that's also taller than Craig, and one that will give me that "Bond feeling" again. I haven't had that since 2002. But few actors in the right age group would make me excited. There are some with potential, but it's not like they'll be the right choice necessary.
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@Univex and agree with @Torgeirtrap
I certainly hope they get their sh*t together sooner than that. I like Craig in general as an actor but he still isn't Bond to me. What Connery had in spades, not to forget Moore and Brosnan to a degree, is wit and charisma, in a British type of way. Especially Connery. This to me is what Bond sets apart from other 'action heroes'. Craig just doesn't have it. Looks and personality wise he resembles a Russian KGB agent much more to me and for that reason I am longing for a new actor, stat. Craig had his run and didn't even really bother in Spectre anymore. Collecting checks it seems and huge ones at that. I want fresh blood, hungry and eager to 'be Bond'.
Enter Turner. The man has the acting chops, the face/body, wit, charisma, the voice and... The mystery. Also not very known worldwide. Ymmv.
If the quantity continues to diminish at the rate they're going, it would take approximately 30 years from now just to get 4 more films counting NTTD.
I'm calculating around 2028 for B26, 2039 for B27 and finally 2049 for B28.
God bless that man (Cubby). Legend.
But we're in good hands with Babs and co., I believe.
I'm utterly gutted Jerzy Bonbon
We shall see, old chap.
@Mendes4Lyfe my forever brother in arms. I can do nothing but concur.
Guy should shave, then, and cut his hair more ofter now that Poldark is over.
I liked him in The Man who killed Hitler and then the Bigfoot. Looked Bondian enough, and acted very very well.
Just seen Layer Cake again. Must say, Craig was tiny then, so skinny, yet stylish. And I remember that the first thing who got me sold was his voice. That narration from the start. He had this deep muggy stylish voice. Turner has different voices, his Irish natural one is a bit high pitched, his english accent one is brilliantly low.
But I guess there'll be plenty of other candidates by the time they decide on Bond26. And their choice will have a lot to do with the story they'll want to tell. I doubt they know what narrative they'll want to use.
Now at the moment Barbara may absolutely have no one one in mind for the role, in which case the next incarnation of Bond is more than likely to be some time off. But, if there is someone who she is really keen on, as she was with Daniel, and he is in his mid 30’s to his early 40’’s things may move more quickly. Then again, she may have someone in mind who needs a bit more time to mature, in that case, we nave another long gap between films.
My prediction, 5 years from the release of NTTD.
Perfect age for the role, If you ask me. But we better start preparing for some shocking piece of casting, non canonical. Then, if all goes well, we'll be safely embraced by our controlled expectations ;)
I said it before and I'll say it again: while I don't think it's a good idea at all for Daniel Craig to do Bond 26, I would not be surprised if he did. In which case any of the potential Bond actors mention in this thread and elsewhere would be history, suggestions to be put in the same baskets as Robbie Williams or Mel Gibson as potential Bond actors.
Please no more Craig after this.
I'd throw Clive Owen in there as well.
I wouldn't mind Craig back for another.
However it would probably shoehorn a personal/emotional story arc that picks up from the events of NTTD.
Craig is several years older than me.
At this rate, by the time the next Bond is cast, I'll be old enough to be his grandfather.