Who should/could be a Bond actor?

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  • RC7RC7
    edited August 2015 Posts: 10,512
    Brosnan knocks Cavill into a cocked hat when it comes to charisma. One can knock his Bond all they want, but he has it, and not a lot of people do. On top of that he also eats Cavill alive in the acting stakes. Henry seems like a nice bloke, but is dull as dishwater. Brosnan has spunk.
  • Lancaster007Lancaster007 Shrublands Health Clinic, England
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    @RC7, I too don't get the love for Cavill, just don't see him as Bond. Had the misfortune to see MoS and aside from being a terrible film I thought Cavill was totally charisma-less and had a very limited acting range.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    Dan Stevens looking the part, even if the fit of his tux is a bit off.

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  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
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    Blue like the Sky fall tux..
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
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    Great suit but it's a sloppy fit for him.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    doubleoego wrote: »
    Great suit but it's a sloppy fit for him.

    It doesn't look tailor-made but then Stevens probably can't just spend a few thousand pounds just to have a perfect tux. Or he doesn't want to. I respect that.

    Once Brioni or whoever will tailor-make a suit for Stevens if he gets to play Bond, he will look bloody marvelous.
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
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    He doesn't need to spend a lot to have a tailor or his local dry cleaner make the necessary adjustments for the suit to fit better. He could easily spend under £30 to get it done.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    doubleoego wrote: »
    He doesn't need to spend a lot to have a tailor or his local dry cleaner make the necessary adjustments for the suit to fit better. He could easily spend under £30 to get it done.

    Must be nice to live outside the Swiss island of high prices...I would have to pay at least 150 Swiss Francs (or Euro's) to get that done.
    But back to the point, you are right of course, doesn't have to be a designer's suit to fit.
    Maybe Stevens isn't comfortable wearing such things anyway, he may be a lumberjack sort of guy in private
    :))
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    I wonder how it must feel like to know that you are in a very good position to become James Bond once the current actor quits in the next 5 years or so.
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    How widely is he talked about as a next Bond? I mean outside these pages?
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    Getafix wrote: »
    How widely is he talked about as a next Bond? I mean outside these pages?

    Dan Stevens was mentioned as the journalists favourite for the role in the Dailymail (UK)
    He was mention in some German-language articles as well, all during the last 6 weeks I think.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    doubleoego wrote: »
    Well you can all rule out Hardy being the next Bond, he's staring in his own secret agent movie series

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    http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/470413-tom-hardy-vertigo-adaptation-100-bullets

    Terrific news. The comic book series is a good one. Hardly a "secret agent series", though.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    I wonder if actors who are purported to be on the shortlist for Bond, some of whom who have even screen-tested, such as Cavill, contact EON to test the waters as to the likelihood of eventually being cast as 007. Would Cavill have taken the part in U.N.C.L.E if he was assured that he was the next Bond? Will taking this part eliminate Hardy?
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    I doubt it. You wait for the call I reckon rather than actively seeking it. Although Laz dos do it the other way.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    To be more specific, this question would apply to those who have been contacted, as in the case of Cavill.
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    I think Ed Skrein has the look to be Bond, plus he has a bit of grit to him. He looks like a bit more of a sexy and rugged Jamie Dornan.

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    However, personally, I'm so fed up of seeing middle-aged white guys being cast in movie franchises. I think it's time an ethic actor took on the Bond role. Bond is one of the longest lasting and more enduring film characters, it would be a revolutionary move if the producers decided to cast an ethic actor. Plus it would be truly ahead of the curve and something genuinely interesting and overdue.

    Aside from Idris (who is perfect for the role), the only other black actor I think has it to be Bond was Denzel Washington back in 1995. However, the world clearly wasn't ready for a black James Bond then.

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    We need to find the Denzel equivalent of 2020 when DC leaves the role. At the moment I don't know who that is.

    Maybe John Boyega:

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  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
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    He's wearing a belt with a dinner suit! Pass! ;)
  • SzonanaSzonana Mexico
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    I think Ed Skrein has the look to be Bond, plus he has a bit of grit to him. He looks like a bit more of a sexy and rugged Jamie Dornan.

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    However, personally, I'm so fed up of seeing middle-aged white guys being cast in movie franchises. I think it's time an ethic actor took on the Bond role. Bond is one of the longest lasting and more enduring film characters, it would be a revolutionary move if the producers decided to cast an ethic actor. Plus it would be truly ahead of the curve and something genuinely interesting and overdue.

    Aside from Idris (who is perfect for the role), the only other black actor I think has it to be Bond was Denzel Washington back in 1995. However, the world clearly wasn't ready for a black James Bond then.

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    We need to find the Denzel equivalent of 2020 when DC leaves the role. At the moment I don't know who that is.

    Maybe John Boyega:

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    I liked Ed skrein very very much, at least from the pictures you posted here.
    Its an in between Pierce and Daniel.
    You should cast the next bond film

  • dominicgreenedominicgreene The Eternal QOS Defender
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    Maybe John Boyega:

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  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    :D
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    Maybe John Boyega:

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    :)) My wife just saw Boyega's picture and asked me to whom that interesting bulge belongs
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    The world is still not ready for an American James Bond. neither am I. As for Idris Elba, all skin colour aside, I don't see him as Bond. He's too old now anyway.
  • echoecho 007 in New York
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    The notion of an American James Bond is terrible (and I'm American).

    Cavill is good-looking but boring.

    I like the idea of an unknown.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    Does anybody know if Lewis Collins was ever considered as James Bond and if not why?
    I think he would have been bloody awesome.

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  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
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    Does anybody know if
    Lewis Collins was ever considered as James Bond and if not why?
    I think he would have been bloody awesome.

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    Yes I think he was and even tested with Cubby... but I don't they were seeking that type of Bond at that time. I could be wrong though.
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
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    Does anybody know if Lewis Collins was ever considered as James Bond and if not why?
    I think he would have been bloody awesome.

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    I think he would've been an excellent successor to Roger Moore's Bond in the late 80's.
    According to Wikipedia...
    In 1982 he auditioned for the role of James Bond, but his audition with the producer Cubby Broccoli did not go well and he was rejected as being "too aggressive". Collins regarded this in hindsight as a key missed opportunity in his career
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    In 1982, Collins auditioned to take over from Roger Moore (the actor went on to make several more films before being placed by Timothy Dalton) though his try-out was deemed "too aggressive," according to the Daily Mail.

    "I was in Albert R Broccoli's office for five minutes, but it was really over for me in seconds," he reportedly said. "He's expecting another Connery to walk through the door and there are few of them around."
    With Dalton considered one of the least successful actors to tackle the role, many would suggest that Broccoli made a mistake, including creator of The Professionals Brian Clements.

    "I thought he would have made a marvellous Bond," he told the BBC. "He was tough and he could fight, he looked good, he was handsome and he had this nice sense of humour.

    "I knew he had auditioned [for James Bond] and I think they were wrong not to take him up."


    Watching 'Who Dares Wins' http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083941/?ref_=nv_sr_6
    You get a sense of what Collins Bond could've been like. As much as I like Tim Dalton and love TLD, I think Lewis Collins as James Bond is one of the greatest missed opportunities in cinema.


  • edited August 2015 Posts: 11,189
    You forget Brosnan @doubleoego

    he is the most lethal of them all, and he is the one that never blinked an eye when killing his enemies.

    He does. When he kills Oromov he blinks when he fires the machine gun.

    Brosnan comes off as likeable in interviews but sometimes also a bit awkward and uncomfortable.

    My favourite one of his is in the EON documentary when he's acting out the moment he got the phone call from his agent:

    "This is top secret...you can't tell anyone"
    "I won't tell anyone (mouths "I'm James Bond" off camera)
    "I won't tell a soul...ok goodbye"

    :))
  • Posts: 15,124
    Lewis Collins as James Bond might have worked, although maybe his style was too early for his time (like Dalton). When they say too agressive, does it means too agressive in character or did he seemed too eager for Broccoli?

    My personal great Bond that never was, and probably was never considered, is Ray Lonnen, who played Willie Cain in The Sandbaggers.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
    edited August 2015 Posts: 9,020
    Lewis Collins would have been the Daniel Craig of the 80's.
    Just imagine he would have played Bond from OP to LTK.
    And I'm saying this as a great Dalton fan!!

    Just recently bought the first 3 The Professional Blu-ray Boxes and watching them.
    Collins would have been perfect.
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