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Connery: 6'2"
Lazenby 6' even
Moore 6'1 3/4"
Dalton 6'1"
Brosnan 6'1 1/4"
Craig 5'10" and that may well be the limit
You can skip Barry Nelson though he was 5'11 1/2", and Peter Sellers at 5'8" (did not really portray Bond -- was Evelyn Tremble), but David Niven did play Bond and was considered by the Bond film producers before Connery, and was 5'11 1/4".
Taller guys can be solidly built and not lool "stocky." Not solid enough, and then they're not credible for various aspects of the role. Bond in the novels is tall and thin, not very heavy, but solid enough to be brutal. I know, I know -- Tom Cruise is shorter and does well in the Mission: Impossible films. Bruce Lee was small but could beat nearly anyone else, but that is not the point. Bond should be tall and handsome. Per the books, "with a hint of cruelty." Not a hint -- or more -- of looking worrisome, upset, or unconfident
Sam Claflin and James Norton are be discussion before.
Sam Claflin (Uk)
https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/982890/James-Bond-25-Daniel-Craig-next-Bond-Sam-Claflin-Adrift-Tom-Hardy-James-Norton
James Norton
Include footage with actor who play Waldo in NTTD.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-7951205/James-Norton-dons-007-tux-amidst-rumours-hell-playing-new-James-Bond.html
https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/982890/James-Bond-25-Daniel-Craig-next-Bond-Sam-Claflin-Adrift-Tom-Hardy-James-Norton
https://www.manners.nl/nieuwe-james-bond/ (Dutch) Translation: https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=nl&sl=nl&tl=en&u=https://www.manners.nl/nieuwe-james-bond/ (English)
Tom Bateman (UK):
Steve Lund is from Canada.
Jack Derge (UK)
It doesn’t matter how tall an actor is if they aren’t British IMO.
But I agree, a Bond actor needs to be 5ft 10in plus.
Yeah, I've heard he towers over everybody on set. He's really tall. Which is interesting because I never thought that showed on screen. And I'm a huge fan, as far as I'm concerned, he's an underrated giant ;)
Not to be an contrarian but he was one of the weakest parts of Tenet in my opinion. He just lacks impact and I also struggle with his diction - he like Hardy has a tendency to mumble their lines. And, that's got nothing to do with my failing hearing!!! LolZ
Yep, I saw him on stage and I was very surprised how big he is- it really doesn't come across on film, perhaps because of his build- he doesn't look as broad as someone like Sean or Roger.
Which I think perhaps shows that height isn't really all that important, it doesn't even show sometimes.
The guy from ‘Dorian Gray’. I thought that when I watched that film many years ago.
But I haven’t seen him in anything for years.
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He could sing the next song but no.
I like him, but I think he might be getting too old now. He's also a bit slight (not that he couldn't pile on the muscle).
Oh gosh Dorian Gray was terrible! No wonder you haven't seen him in years. He's getting a bit old now, in any case I can't see him as Bond.
I didn't think much of him before I saw him in The Punisher; he was quite good in that.
I quite liked it. Not exactly a faithful adaption, but entertaining. Colin Firth was good in it too.
I know he's 39. Which would be limit to become Bond right now (other considerations notwithstanding), but in four or five years (at the earliest) would be a tad old.
True. Around 35 would be ideal, now.
Yeah, not a faithful adaptation of Oscar Wilde's mystery book, but I liked it. I felt Barnes was good as Gray and Yes! Firth stole the show. Also a nice score by Charlie Mole. And Maryam d'abo is in it as well.
His screams when Castle dragged his mutilated face down the glass still chills the blood.
I did not mention it, but OF COURSE he must be British ! Those stories of the producers in the 70s considering John Gavin [though he was trained in the studio system and seems to have gotten the Mid-Atlantic speech training], James Brolin and even Burt Reynolds make me cringe and cramp every time I see them, and I've seen all those stories a number of times.
As for working with an actor who's older already -- such as Idris Elba, who is built, tall, looks more handsome than ever, but is 48 this month, is holding up exceedingly well, but in over 10-13 years is bound to show some change -- how about working quickly on two or even three films, to be released over a longer period ? That was done rather recently in the Lord of the Rings series and the Harry Potter series. One might think it was done for Kill Bill Vols. 1 and 2, but I understand the original intention was for a single movie, so I don't think they intentionally used the make-em-quick-at-the-same-time and then do post-production and release them over time technique. The problem with this idea is that, for many years, the producers don't seem to have one script ahead of time, much less two or three.
Something I do find interesting these days is that many actors -- including big, famous ones who already are well-known for serious dramatic films -- are not series-shy or commitment-phobic.
I thought it was laughably bad. Cheap horror thriller.
Yeah. It isn't exactly groundbreaking or a lavish production. It's just a simple and fun film. And I really like Charlie Mole's score.
It's fun if you haven't read the novel or don't like it. It's one of my favourite novels so...
Yeah, I'm not deeply into the novel...a bit of here and there.
Also, though I do acknowledge is a little more 'out there' but Harry Styles has become a very buzzworthy actor. He's booked two big projects for next year. He's probably too big a name to be Bond. But he was considered for Han Solo. So perhaps it's not that crazy a suggestion. He's filming a Bond-esque music video in Italy at the moment....He has a look of a young Leonardo DiCaprio.