Who should/could be a Bond actor?

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  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited October 2021 Posts: 16,416
    He seems to be wearing chef's overalls :)
    And he really needs to not do the 'adjusting the cuffs' pose; there's nothing more affected in my book.
    Mallory wrote: »
    Here’s a question which I am sure will open a pandora’s box of answers, but if the actor next cast as Bond is caucasian, will they be barraged by the press over “why you and not a black british, asian british etc actor”. For me it seems EON are in a bit of a corner regardless of who they chose due to the discussion around the issue that has been generated, and will continue to be.

    Yes, I think you're probably right. I don't think it will be constant but that question will be asked a few times.
  • JeremyBondonJeremyBondon Seeking out odd jobs with Oddjob @Tangier
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    Page could either be trans or a power bottom, perhaps both. Who other than p2d would like to see this guy as Bond? The woke brigade? Actually gents, in this day and age I have not much hope for Fleming his Bond, true Bond. Bond may as well stay dead. Cherish the films and memories we have. Actually, I wouldn't mind come to think of it, now Amazon is in the mix. We're never getting Connery back anyway.
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    Don't get depressed, @JeremyBondon, my dear friend. I too agree with you, on all accounts.

    Anyway, this guy is available ;) Why wouldn't they want this guy?

  • DenbighDenbigh UK
    edited October 2021 Posts: 5,970
    EDIT: I can't be bothered.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
    edited October 2021 Posts: 12,480
    Based merely on photos, Rene-Jean Page does absolutely nothing for me.
    Denbigh wrote: »
    I'm personally still on the Callum Turner or Sam Claflin train. Callum is actually starring in Masters of the Air, with Cary Fukunaga directing the first three episodes, and they've been hanging out quite a bit recently.

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    Aiden Turner, no.

    If Sam Claflin is the bottom photo, okay - he has potential for me. I need to see more of him. Anybody have any clips?
  • JeremyBondonJeremyBondon Seeking out odd jobs with Oddjob @Tangier
    edited October 2021 Posts: 1,318
    Based merely on photos, Rene-Jean Page does absolutely nothing for me.
    Denbigh wrote: »
    I'm personally still on the Callum Turner or Sam Claflin train. Callum is actually starring in Masters of the Air, with Cary Fukunaga directing the first three episodes, and they've been hanging out quite a bit recently.

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    Aiden Turner, no.

    If Sam Claflin is the bottom photo, okay - he has potential for me. I need to see more of him. Anybody have any clips?

    I fully concur, no to Aiden Turner.


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    Univex wrote: »
    Don't get depressed, @JeremyBondon, my dear friend. I too agree with you, on all accounts.

    It's quite difficult to not get depressed regarding Bond in this day and age. Let's go back to the swinging 60s please.
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    Speaking of Rege-Jean Page: Found a guy named Jonathan Bailey on the cast list of "Bridgerton". Has anyone seen him in the show or any other movie/series?
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    https://m.imdb.com/name/nm1395602/

    I just googled British actors and saw this guy he looks good
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited October 2021 Posts: 16,416
    Kojak007 wrote: »
    Speaking of Rege-Jean Page: Found a guy named Jonathan Bailey on the cast list of "Bridgerton". Has anyone seen him in the show or any other movie/series?

    Yes he's popped up in lots of things, I think I remember him in Dr Who. I wouldn't have put him down for Bond especially.
    Denbigh wrote: »
    EDIT: I can't be bothered.

    Yes I agree, it's really not worth feeding them.
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    mtm wrote: »
    Yes I agree, it's really not worth feeding them.

    wow
  • HildebrandRarityHildebrandRarity Centre international d'assistance aux personnes déplacées, Paris, France
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    The guy who WILL be Bond #7 is definitely some guy we haven't already gushed about in the previous 800 pages.

    Come on, thinking outside the box, not trying to hire someone who looks like Connery or Moore, is the very thing that allowed the franchise to work in the last 15 years. Few people in 2005 would have regarded Craig as a contender, yet he turned out to be one of the best actors to play Bond. He was definitely not what people had in mind when they were thinking of Bond, the tall silhouette, the classical beauty, the elegance, yet, starting with the PTS from Casino Royale, he was riveting and he redefined what we could expect from the character.

    Most of our picks here are for people who seem in line with what Bond has been in all his previous characterizations. The right pick for the part will be someone who can bring something special to the character.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited October 2021 Posts: 16,416
    The guy who WILL be Bond #7 is definitely some guy we haven't already gushed about in the previous 800 pages.

    Come on, thinking outside the box, not trying to hire someone who looks like Connery or Moore, is the very thing that allowed the franchise to work in the last 15 years. Few people in 2005 would have regarded Craig as a contender, yet he turned out to be one of the best actors to play Bond. He was definitely not what people had in mind when they were thinking of Bond, the tall silhouette, the classical beauty, the elegance, yet, starting with the PTS from Casino Royale, he was riveting and he redefined what we could expect from the character.

    Most of our picks here are for people who seem in line with what Bond has been in all his previous characterizations. The right pick for the part will be someone who can bring something special to the character.

    I'm still struck by what Ms Broccoli said about seeing Craig walk down a corridor in the film Elizabeth: that that swagger and presence caught her eye immediately. And I think it's someone who presents that similar big screen confidence we'd have to be looking out for, but I haven't spotted them yet, it's true.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    Univex wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    Yes I agree, it's really not worth feeding them.

    wow

    Wow indeed, how condescending and a misplaced sense of superiority.

  • echoecho 007 in New York
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    Why not go with a relative unknown, do proper auditions, bit like with Connery.

    PS: Did you know Flemming didn't like the idea of Connery until he met him?

    Well, Fleming was a snob...
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited October 2021 Posts: 16,416
    echo wrote: »
    Why not go with a relative unknown, do proper auditions, bit like with Connery.

    PS: Did you know Flemming didn't like the idea of Connery until he met him?

    Well, Fleming was a snob...

    And yet he was also so very keen to get Bond adapted to the screen I doubt he'd have actually objected to anyone :D He let Bond be an American after all! :)
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    I am sure glad it is not up to me to choose the next Bond actor! Dan is the toughest act to follow since Connery, and they have to get it right. The family business is on the line.

    At least we can take comfort in the fact that tey have done it before and struck gold. I am very intrigued to see what they'll do. I suppose this will prove whether Babs was lucky in choosing Craig, or whether she really has a sixth sense when it comes to spotting a suitable Bond actor.
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    mtm wrote: »
    The guy who WILL be Bond #7 is definitely some guy we haven't already gushed about in the previous 800 pages.

    Come on, thinking outside the box, not trying to hire someone who looks like Connery or Moore, is the very thing that allowed the franchise to work in the last 15 years. Few people in 2005 would have regarded Craig as a contender, yet he turned out to be one of the best actors to play Bond. He was definitely not what people had in mind when they were thinking of Bond, the tall silhouette, the classical beauty, the elegance, yet, starting with the PTS from Casino Royale, he was riveting and he redefined what we could expect from the character.

    Most of our picks here are for people who seem in line with what Bond has been in all his previous characterizations. The right pick for the part will be someone who can bring something special to the character.

    I'm still struck by what Ms Broccoli said about seeing Craig walk down a corridor in the film Elizabeth: that that swagger and presence caught her eye immediately. And I think it's someone who presents that similar big screen confidence we'd have to be looking out for, but I haven't spotted them yet, it's true.

    Elizabeth? I thought it was Layer Cake.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 16,416
    Ludovico wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    The guy who WILL be Bond #7 is definitely some guy we haven't already gushed about in the previous 800 pages.

    Come on, thinking outside the box, not trying to hire someone who looks like Connery or Moore, is the very thing that allowed the franchise to work in the last 15 years. Few people in 2005 would have regarded Craig as a contender, yet he turned out to be one of the best actors to play Bond. He was definitely not what people had in mind when they were thinking of Bond, the tall silhouette, the classical beauty, the elegance, yet, starting with the PTS from Casino Royale, he was riveting and he redefined what we could expect from the character.

    Most of our picks here are for people who seem in line with what Bond has been in all his previous characterizations. The right pick for the part will be someone who can bring something special to the character.

    I'm still struck by what Ms Broccoli said about seeing Craig walk down a corridor in the film Elizabeth: that that swagger and presence caught her eye immediately. And I think it's someone who presents that similar big screen confidence we'd have to be looking out for, but I haven't spotted them yet, it's true.

    Elizabeth? I thought it was Layer Cake.

    She says it was Elizabeth in the Being James Bond doco, although I’m sure Layer Cake did confirm it for them.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    Layer Cake was the perfect launch for Daniel towards Bond.
  • JeremyBondonJeremyBondon Seeking out odd jobs with Oddjob @Tangier
    edited October 2021 Posts: 1,318
    Univex wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    Yes I agree, it's really not worth feeding them.

    wow
    talos7 wrote: »
    Univex wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    Yes I agree, it's really not worth feeding them.

    wow

    Wow indeed, how condescending and a misplaced sense of superiority.

    Aren't both denbigh and (especially) mtm one of the least liked members on here? He(?) clashes with other members and even mods on nearly every page. If it were up to me I'd permban him into oblivion. Better to ignore them however, saves your cortisol levels.
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
    Posts: 5,970
    Ignore what @JeremyBondon? Other members getting pissed off about people making stupid comments that use trans and gay people as an insult just because you don’t like a certain actor?
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited October 2021 Posts: 16,416
    Denbigh wrote: »
    Ignore what @JeremyBondon? Other members getting pissed off about people making stupid comments that use trans and gay people as an insult just because you don’t like a certain actor?

    Yep, I thought that was disgusting too. I’m not going to get baited into an argument about it no matter how much they try, nor do I feel I have to defend myself for finding it repulsive.
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    Univex wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    Yes I agree, it's really not worth feeding them.

    wow
    talos7 wrote: »
    Univex wrote: »
    mtm wrote: »
    Yes I agree, it's really not worth feeding them.

    wow

    Wow indeed, how condescending and a misplaced sense of superiority.

    Aren't both denbigh and (especially) mtm one of the least liked members on here? He(?) clashes with other members and even mods on nearly every page. If it were up to me I'd permban him into oblivion. Better to ignore them however, saves your cortisol levels.


    You certainly don't come across as very likeable yourself...
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited October 2021 Posts: 16,416
    Layer Cake was the perfect launch for Daniel towards Bond.

    It was indeed. Although Ms Broccoli had seen it in him from other roles, I must admit that without Layer Cake I don’t think I’d have been as confident beforehand (although there was a WW2 drama he did on Channel 4 which I hadn’t seen previously and that’s a good Bond audition- was it an Evelyn Waugh adaptation? Arkangel too, but by that time he pretty much was Bond anyway)
    In a way I wonder if Layer Cake was actually a moment where they got worried: if they’d seen Bond potential in him before that they may have been concerned that Layer Cake revealed it to everyone else and he’d get snapped up as a star of other big action thrillers before they could nab him. Did they ditch Brosnan while it was still in production in 2004 to make sure they could get Craig in time maybe?
  • JeremyBondonJeremyBondon Seeking out odd jobs with Oddjob @Tangier
    edited October 2021 Posts: 1,318
    Denbigh wrote: »
    Ignore what @JeremyBondon? Other members getting pissed off about people making stupid comments that use trans and gay people as an insult just because you don’t like a certain actor?
    mtm wrote: »
    Denbigh wrote: »
    Ignore what @JeremyBondon? Other members getting pissed off about people making stupid comments that use trans and gay people as an insult just because you don’t like a certain actor?

    Yep, I thought that was disgusting too. I’m not getting into an argument about it, nor do I feel I have to defend myself for finding it repulsive.

    How is it stupid if I am merely stating the obvious, most people think it I just say it, not afraid to state the obvious. P2D seems to be trolling with all his extremely feminine looking propositions to be play Bond. The guy is almost begging for criticism. Bond is a complete 180 from his "vision", let alone the idiotic ideas Bond should become black or female. I am sick and tired, like many people on here, of you lot with your constant virtue signalling. Bond is a literary character, straight, white, alpha and a symbol for hundreds of millions likeminded men around the world. Masculinity. Oh what a dirty word nowadays, let's slide the word toxic in front of it. Much better!

    Posts like for example p2d makes all the time are pure bait and yes I will bite after a while. Others like yourselves mock others (myself incl) for their propositions all the time. The irony. At the end of the day it's all fun and games, but your hypocritical virtue signalling is what makes it toxic.
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
    edited October 2021 Posts: 5,970
    I’m not virtue signalling whatsoever, what I am doing is pointing out that using trans and terms related to gay people as a way to basically insult an actor whose just wearing a shirt that you find “feminine” is stupid and unnecessarily offensive. The funny thing is is that I’m not even a personal fan of the idea of Jean-Page as James Bond, for my own reasons, but what I don’t like even more is whether someone looks gay or not being treated as a negative. Who the actor has sex with in his spare time, or how “effeminate” the actor usually is, should have no bearings. It’s acting.
  • Jordo007Jordo007 Merseyside
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    I'm not sure were Bond 26 is heading after watching NTTD, I hope I'm wrong but I think we're in for a big change this time

    No offence to most of these actors suggested but they look too pretty/glossy, one of my favourite things about Daniel's interpretation is that he is more rugged. Which in my mind works for the character than looking like a model
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    An actor in the Hugh Jackman mold would be perfect, one who is equally deft with the light and intense material. I’ve always said that Jackman would have been an outstanding Bond; he has the charm of Moore and can be more brutal than Craig.
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    talos7 wrote: »
    An actor in the Hugh Jackman mold would be perfect, one who is equally deft with the light and intense material. I’ve always said that Jackman would have been an outstanding Bond; he has the charm of Moore and can be more brutal than Craig.

    I’ve always said that as well. Jackman was a missed opportunity.
  • 00Heaven00Heaven Home
    edited October 2021 Posts: 575
    Someone suggested Rege to me and I couldn't get through a 4 minute segment clip of him in Bridgerton. There was something just a little too smarmy about him and I cringed. A lot. He's not my type either. He's just a little bit too nice looking for me.

    My personal choice would be Madden but there's a danger that casting him could be perceived as trying to fit into Craig's mould and that's not good either. He's also strongly rumoured to be gay, so while I have no issue with it (and I assume Babs wouldn't either) whether they think it would have an outcome or not could be a little bit of a sticking point for them. While Madden's absolutely gorgeous (to me anyway), he is as you say, a little short but then you could argue Craig (who to me is absolutely gorgeous too - you could say I like the rough types!) is also a little short and it never did him any harm.

    And I'm aware this will come off as very much a woman's perspective but hopefully it shows the other side of the coin... It comes back to the old adage of "women want to sleep with him, men want to be him..." But, for me... Some of the suggestions in this thread are a little baby faced rather than "handsome" whether conventionally or unconventionally. I know that's not really the be all and end all when it comes to casting a Bond... But just give me a man I can look at where I could say I would quite easily sleep with him. It doesn't have to be that extremely baby faced good looking guy... But he has to be able to look confident, give off that alpha male, dominant vibe while also keeping himself mysterious and emotionally unavailable. It's the bad boy fantasy that we have (and one that some women unfortunately never seem to get out of).

    As for suggestions, I have none really to throw into the ring. Back when Spectre came out I thought Dan Stevens could realistically have a crack at it. That's also a ship that's sailed. Personally, I hope they go for someone that's "is hot but not hot conventionally" but also has the good acting chops to go with it. I'd love for them to go with someone relatively unknown.
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