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There are plenty of terrific candidates for the role. Including this woman:
What do you hope to achieve by posting this?
It's flaming if anything. As @jake24 said, give it a rest.
Well said
What films should I watch to change this opinion?
I have visions of another QoS style villain i.e. forgettable!
Just check out when he says, "I'm a fan of mischief" and the stare soon after:
The remake of Papillon.
I see him as all brain, but no brawl. He's got as much punch as Boris in Goldeneye.
Oh my he is too good can't wait to see him in bond25 , as he said and I quote "I am a fan".
Nop, he's got ten times the presence and charisma that Alan Cumming has. Cummings didn't even manage to keep a tv show afloat. Instinct was awful and so was he as a main character. Now, Mr. Robot is groundbreaking to say the least, and the screen lights up with every weird intervention by Mr. Malek.
That being said, I wouldn't be caught dead watching the remake of Papillon. I'm too much of a fan of Mr. Mcqueen and Mr. Hoffman, and of the original.
You are comparing actors, I was comparing characters.
Ok, but in that regard, I was taking range. And Cumming doesn't have range to play anything other than a geeky character, like Boris. He couldn't be menacing and convey danger if he wanted to. That's actually why Boris works as a character.
Malek, on the other hand, has punch, as you say. Punch, here, as strength of presence, not physical menace, of course. In that regard, Cumming and Malek brawling would be a difficult fight to predict ;) lol Quite right on that front, @Zedidk.
I'll give Malek the benefit of the doubt, but I've always thought of him as a young kid with those innocent eyes he has. Nothing sinister-looking about him at all.
There is something creepy and off-centre about him which I think they will exploit well.
The big bads of old weren't exactly that much of a physical presence anyway, it was the power they yielded. I mean Drax or Stromberg were no match for Bond neither was Goldfinger, Largo any of the Blofeld's for that matter.
It was about what they had at their disposal and their intellect.
Why does Bond have to have fisticuffs with Malek very possible villain anyway? Even if he did, Greene routine with the Axe was quite sadistic despite him having no chance physically matching Bond.
Villains don't have to be able to beat the good guy, can you imagine a punch up between Jake Gittes and Noah Cross, Jake would flaw Cross in no time but that isn't the point and Cross is one of the greatest and most abominable villains in cinema history, they don't all have to be Darth Vader.
Malek will be an intelligent but most definitely psychotic villain like Greene was but he'll have people at his disposal to do his bidding.
So all this Malek doesn't look threatening is a moot point, if he exudes a creepiness and has brilliant mind I'll be happy with his interpretation.
Look we haven't a clue what to expect and it's bloody exciting if you ask me, so who knows what kind of villain he's playing.
Him and I have many things in common. Malek for the brain villain! :)
I just hope Eon use his talent to the full and inject some decent character movement into the film. This is the real issue.
That's the thing I like most about Malek. He doesn't scream 'Bond villain'.
However there is something about his look and acting that makes him unpredictable and surprising. You're not sure what he's going to do. There's something in his eyes and body movement. I think he's a very good actor, and if he's cast will look forward to see what he brings.
I hadn’t realized Malek was an American. I always thought he was British for some reason.
Yes, agree with all of this. There's something very unsettling about Malek. I could certainly see him pulling off the legs of an insect, and treating human beings in the exact same fashion.
Since 2006's 'Night at the Museum' where he had a small role as an egyptian pharao with a thick british accent, I thought so, too.
Alright, I'm calling it. Rami and Sami Malek as Jack and Seraffimo Spang.