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Quite an interesting thought, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen him in a non-comedic role, but maybe.
Those who want Bond to smoke, would surely get their wish granted.
Again, while I don't think he's the right choice, I'd look at ATJ's performances in Nocturnal Animals and pretty much most other films he's done over the past few years (Tenet, Godzilla, Anna Karenina). The guy is not only pretty good with different accents but he has an ability to adjust his voice, intonation, tone, pitch etc. to the character he's playing. He's an accomplished actor. I just don't think the actor's voice makes much difference really. If they can't adapt themselves to the role effectively and consistently they won't get it.
A fair and well written summary of ATJ’s attributes @007HallY . He wouldn’t be my first choice. Or make my list of potentials.
That being said, I didn’t have Daniel Craig on my list for Bond #6. So I’m happy to be surprised.
Thanks. Even if he's not my preferred choice I rate him highly as an actor. I suspect we'll get more of a chameleon-like actor for the next Bond regardless: more of a Timothy Dalton than a Roger Moore or Sean Connery, regardless of their interpretation.
I don't know him as an actor. So I assess him with what I have. I think he might have the right look.
I get that, insofar as that can be used to indicate who's a potential Bond (can be deceptive though - Henry Cavill has the charisma and acting ability of an action figure, and yet the press constantly tout him as a contender precisely because he looks like an action figure).
Funny, I think Cavill's skin looks like plastic. He'd play a great Ken in a Barbie film.
Lol, he would make a great Ken.
Haha. A part of me feels bad whenever I give my opinions on Cavill's acting ability and screen precense. He genuinely seems like a nice guy in interviews (he could be a ba*tard for all I know, but this is how he comes across). Ah well.
Put him in the gym for 6 months, give him a good hairstyle and we could have something. Possibly.
Yes! Great actor but not Bond.
Yeah I suggested Sam Riley a while back and got a bit of push back on it. In retrospect, I think I was a bit off - it was mainly because I enjoyed SS-GB that he stood out to me. Looks wise, he's unconventional (no more than Craig is though, really). The talk of the voice aspect in recent pages made him pop back into my mind though, as he's got a good one. I think his very pale skin and almost vampiric features make him more suitable for a henchman, maybe. Or another Double-O.
I wish Cavill was better than he is. But he didn't grow in the actor he could have been.
Exactly how I felt about Adrian Paul. He had a great look and physicality and was really good as Duncan McCloud but ultimately was an average, limited, actor.
He's not even that untalented per say (ok, he's far from the best actor in the world but he's good enough for specific roles). It's just that compared to someone like Daniel Craig he lacks that wider acting range and screen presence. I'm just not drawn to him when I watch him. It's the sort of thing that immediately disqualifies you from Bond, even if you're handsome or look good in a tuxedo. Doesn't help that his acting can be a touch wooden.
I can always sense that he is “ acting “ and contemplating every line that he recites.
I sometimes get Joey from Friends vibes off of him in that sense, haha.
Yeah I don't think he's untalented either: he has played the lead in several big movies and you can't do that if you're totally rubbish, but I don't think he has the can't-take-your-eyes-off-him extra factor that I'd want in a Bond.
Completely agree. He's certainly a case where the most obvious choice for Bond isn't necessarily the best one. I think he was generally praised for his role in Mission Impossible and I liked him in that, but in a post Craig Bond era though I think the next Bond needs more acting chops than ever before. I don't think Brosnan or Lazenby would fare quite as well as they did if their younger selves were transposed onto this era. That's why I've said I suspect the next Bond actor will be more of a character actor along the lines of Dalton.
Bradley Freegard. 39 and Welsh.
But we need a little something else, something extra, for Bond.
I think Brosnan would do okay because he has a film star's charisma , and that still works today (for him too). Honestly I don't think Dalton would work as Bond today, any more than he did at the time, because the charisma and star presence is the bare minimum. If you can add great acting on top then that's even better, but Bond needs a star.