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Works for me.
Good question, @Jordo007
But it’s not straying from convention if the man, no matter his tone of skin, or hair colour, or whatever, maintains what Bond is:
King and Country before himself.
Style.
Class.
Alpha male.
Physically driven (quite frankly, Sope breaks the necks of any candidates— inside of a minute);
High-level sex appeal.
Charismatic and charming.
So casting Sope wouldn’t be betraying the attributes of James Bond. Convention is still in place, but with a new external package (which happens every time they re-cast)!
And @talos7 is certainly not a bigot/racist. The man gives thoughtful replies and posts. He likes what he likes and has never been disrespectful of others. Talos never has to explain his perspectives since he’s always clear (and comes nowhere close to anything negative or toxic (unless you’re looking for a fight 👊, 😂!! Have you seen how this guy takes care of himself?!?! 💪!)).
I am missing a joke, I am sure, about Sope Dirisu secretly being American...?
As for Ewan Mitchell...you are joking about the "cruel mouth", yes ? He could play the Joker with no makeup or prosthetics, given that mouth.
I know. Superficial. Mean. But Bond should be handsome, yes ?
These are basically exactly my thoughts on the matter as well. I don't believe Bond's skin colour to be inextricably linked to the character in the way the characteristics you list are. It's obviously okay to prefer a white actor in the role, but it can still be James Bond if they don't.
I must admit I feel very similar to @talos7 on this but I can see why Sope is capturing the imagination. He's got a lot of presence in Gangs Of London, and I'd sooner him get the role than Elba or Page.
"King and Country before himself" ???
I refer you, please, to Bond at the river with Ms. Trench at the beginning of FRWL, and Bond with the Lady-on-the-Yacht whose life had been so dull until that moment when Bond, well, dropped in.
Of course, those delays were at the request - spoken explicitly (Sylvia) or with her eyes (Yacht Lady) - of the ladies. One could say, then, that those ladies were part of the "Country" (Yacht Lady near Gibraltar ? Umm...yeah, I just decided she's British) which Bond, err, serves before himself, by, you know, servicing members of the country. Indeed. What Bond does for King and Country ! (YOLT, arguably another moment)
100% agree. I might say a 5-6 on the scale, personally, but that just be my preference; not really enamoured with any of the suggestions put forth so far
What would you have thought if the suggestion was Craig before he got the job? I know I probably wouldn't have been sold on the idea.
Sometimes I think it's really hard to envision the actor as Bond until they eventually don the tux and show they are the part.
And how high was his profile, specifically to the general public? Although he was a successful actor, I think it would have been fairly low.
Agreed look I think it’s safe to say the actor won’t be that much of a reinvention for 007 he will likely be male mid to late 30’s British.
As for who I want James Norton looks the part and the fan trailer I saw has me convinced…
Will it be him who knows but that is who my money is on for what it’s worth
Why doesn't this idiot get banned? The only thing you do is troll. If I would have been admin I would have banned your silly a** a long time ago.
@MajorDSmythe You however are the man. On point!
You're right, I probably wouldn't have been sold on him either!
100% true on your second point.
Appreciated. I don't think any of them will get it, mind.
It was a great promo shot. But I was still worried. After all, any good professional photographer can make a flattering picture.
Yeah, perfectly understandable. Great shot it was though.
Then, when he was officially cast I decided to keep an open mind and felt they at least got a good actor for the part. Soon afterwards I checked out Layer Cake and knew he could make for a good Bond, I was further convinced after watching Munich.
Yes. It did calmed my worries somehow.
For me this one was much, much better and had me relieved.
I’m with you; the second picture nails it. The shorter haircut is cleaner and more masculine.
Well I join you. I don't think the fuzz on his face helps nor that he looks a bit worried in the first one, which I imagine he probably was, but that second one he's stone-cold Bond, and the short hair is an extension of that.
Dalton’s hair was problematic, too fluffy. Unfortunately that carried over to Brosnan in Goldeneye.
Wasn't that because he was undercover as a gangster or something though? Are you thinking about the Isthmus casino scenes?