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Style and set wise it looks promising. Thanks @Mendes4Lyfe
He doesn’t look British??
There is a scene in the film Gorky Park in which William Hurt holds Brian Dennehy at gunpoint. It reminded me a great deal of the hotel room scene between Bond and Pushkin in The Living Daylights. Hurt had a certain Bondian (and Daltonesque) quality. A handsome, elegant man, with a reserved, slightly dark touch. Not British, but among the Americans I'm sure there would have been way worse choices to play Bond.
He didn’t look Mediterranean though. Just dark haired. IMO.
Unnecessary and snide political dig that really doesn't belong in this thread. Why posters feel the need to do this defeats me.
I've seen Cavill in a lot of interviews and he always comes across as polite and respectful. Where this "horrible person" comes from I really don't know.
Anyway, cast Callum Turner he'd be great.
He's quite vile....
Sorry, Henry. You should be on the A-list.....I hope he can pull off a comeback. Perhaps he has already with Witcher which I hear is popular
I'm swaying towards Nicholas Hoult anyway.The guy has serious potential....this guy looks far more interesting.
My top choice is still Jamie Dornan
You might want to reconsider something. But yeah Lily Collins eyes are indeed beautiful ;)
I just don't see it with Hoult. Hardly any masculinity within his fibers, a little twinkish even.
My thoughts exactly.
I tend to agree....Hoult seems too baby-faced and polite at the moment. Remember he is only 30. By the time they start casting the next Bond, he will mature and hopefully get some grit and weather a little....what I think is agreeable is his potential. Though I concede currently he isn't there yet.
An actor we have seen a for a while in films and who has yet to really have a mainstream breakout hit despite being positioned as a Hollywood leading man is Armie Hammer. Now, Hammer is American - with Russian ancestry - but Cubby did think an American could play Bond.
Hammer was a frontrunner for the Batman role during the most recent casting bout. Perhaps if they do decide to go down the American path, he could be an intriguing proposition. If he was raised in England, he'd probably be high on a lot of people's lists...also he's only 33
Also, whilst I'm not enthuastic about Oxbridge toffs playing Bond (I prefer the rougher portrayals by Connery and Craig), I think Jonah Hauer-King has some potential.
Someone not in the toff mould is Harris Dickinson. Who I think will get a lot of attention from Bond fans once the Kingsman film opens (if it ever opens). He'll probably skyrocket in the betting odds shortly after.
If they were open to going for an American, I'd go for Christopher Abbott. He's 34. He's a really good actor, and could definitely come across British if the accent was good enough. I actually thought he was British at first.
His CV.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2636108/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
Since 2015 Turner has starred in the very popular show, Poldark. A rating's winner for sure. However this has not transferred to the all important US and Asian markets.
Add to this a very scattered amount of film appearances. A rather unmemorable role in the Hobbit trilogy, and lead roles in two forgettable movies.
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot and Love Is Blind neither of which raised his profile or garnered any real critical attention.
Whilst popular with a select market, his overall CV is lacking in the all important transition from TV to film. That's not to say he can't land the role. But at this stage of his career, it seems very unlikely.
That's the whole point though @Benny . To not be too famous. He's made his mark sufficiently I'd wager. Most people on the planet have seen him in 'something'. That's the thing, if he would be cast and people read in which films/ series he has starred in, they'd go 'oh that bloke!' Whether it be vague or fresh in memory. Actually he is quite comparable to most of the previous Bonds fame/ CV wise, pre Bond.
Give him a few years and a chance to bulk a bit - he'll be perfect.
That's what I think. The usual three film contract with the option for a fourth. If the films are made in a timely manner (like the Brosnan films) then perhaps Bond #7 will continue onward. If a longer duration between films continue, then I seriously doubt the next Bond will make it past three films.
Three films between ten or twelve years doesn't seem to bad either. Obviously we'd want more films in a timeframe like that, but I'd be surprised if that happens.
I've been quite the pessimist lately, due to the current gap. However, I could see Eon aiming for three year spaces for the next actor. His third and possibly final film debuting 6 years after his first.
But, like most things of late, much remains unclear...