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Fassbender's Bond

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  • ShardlakeShardlake Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    edited August 2011 Posts: 4,043
    Erm, Mr. Actor would you like to be Bond and thus cement your name for the end of time in cinematic history. Nah I'll just keep on doing Jane Austen, playing mixed up Nazis, crap hitmen and playing with magnets thank you very much.


    Are you even aware how ridiculous how such comments sounds. I'm sure the likes of Gary Oldman, Ralph Fiennes and Christian Bale would have had so much more successful careers if they'd played Bond.

    Fassbenders filmography already is more impressive than Craig's, he's shown it is possible to balance heavier material with with more commercial output something Craig is yet to do, Flashback of a Fool?

    Craig is yet to have a bonifide hit outside of Bond, Cowboys is classsed as a flop, it's likely DC's biggest hit period will be Tintin and that is only a supporting role. I one of his biggest advocates but his choices of roles have been unfortunate and none of his theatrical choices have so far showed the talent he really is, I'm hoping Fincher gets the performance outside of Bond that will show people what a great talent he is and he just isn't good running and looking mean and punching people, CR and to some degree QOS showed elements of what a class act he is but nothing outside of that has shown him really on fire.

    Fassbender is contrast has been pretty incredible on the big screen and is soon to be see as Carl Jung alongside Viggo Mortensens Freud in Cronenberg's Dangerous Method amongst many other roles coming up in fact read his IMBD page and try and tell me he needs Bond to get his career going. It makes me laugh that people can come out with such crap without even looking at the facts.

    Fassbender is attached to Prometheus which no doubt will be one of the big films next summer as well as working with Steve Mcqueen again after their 1st collaboration the blistering Hunger on Shame due early next year. Michael Fassbender is already a star and no he does not need the role of 007 to define him, I just hope Daniel Craig can notch up such an impressive theatrical CV in his life time.
  • forgotmyusernameforgotmyusername
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    No you misunderstood wrapped up in your own research greatness. The point is how could any any actor turn down Bond? He may be flava of the month for the next two or three years but as as an actor you'd have to be pretty much stupid to turn Bond down.

    Assbender has a look and style that no doubt directors and producers like right now and will sign him up for future films but what if he falls out of vogue?

    An actors shelf life is very short, and if someone gives you the golden ticket to play an icon in cinematic history you've got take it haven't you? His performance for 30mins in x-men made me think of a Connery Bond and that is gold dust sorry god dust, and that should be bottled and signed up by EON asap.

    I can only think of Clint Eastwood and Sean Connery as the last proper Hollywood stars. I thought Clooney would be up there but he isn't there yet. Very few actors stay the commercial and critical course.

  • Char35tChar35t
    Posts: 289
    I want DC to do at least 3 more movies...
  • thelordflasheartthelordflasheart
    Posts: 1,370
    The point is how could any any actor turn down Bond?
    It may seem unbelievable to us, but not every guy would jump at the chance to "be Bond". Some actors worry that they'll be typecast and will lose interesting roles in the future - roles that they would find more fulfilling than the money and fame they would get as Bond. It's not like all actors think the same way about everything; they have their own motives, desires, fears, and preferences just like people in any other profession.

  • ShardlakeShardlake Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Posts: 4,043
    The point is how could any any actor turn down Bond?
    It may seem unbelievable to us, but not every guy would jump at the chance to "be Bond". Some actors worry that they'll be typecast and will lose interesting roles in the future - roles that they would find more fulfilling than the money and fame they would get as Bond. It's not like all actors think the same way about everything; they have their own motives, desires, fears, and preferences just like people in any other profession.

    His name is not assbender grow up! Bond is not the beginning and end of acting infact previous Bonds have not been able to become detached from the role and have found it a stone round their neck where audience are not able to seperate them from the role.

    Craig is known by most for his Bond persona and joe public does not know his dramatic background having only probably been introduced to him through Layer Cake.
    Don't think being Bond is a golden ticket, Connery is forever trying to shake the stigma of being 007 despite the riches it bought.

    I'm sure without Bond Fassbender will thrive it's only over excited fan boys who saw him in X-men and most likely just discovered him think his next obvious step is 007.

    I'll give you Eastwood a very talented actor and director but Connery most of his output has been embarassing for decades and he clearly gets the movie star tag for Bond and small amount of his filmography, Eastwood is in another class and has played a number of iconic characters, Sean has only managed one.

  • forgotmyusernameforgotmyusername
    edited September 2011 Posts: 2,782
    assbender assbender assbdender assbender na na na nah na nah

    Connery is a star no matter what tripe he turned up in. That's what a star means. Yeah Sean has only managed one major role but what a one it is and the reason that we all spend hours a week on this fan boy site.

    And give him a bit more credit...The Man who would be King, The Hill, Marnie, Highlander, The Name of the Rose, Indiana Jones, The Untouchables, The Hunt for Red October etc....he should have done The Matrix and The Lord of the Rings. The Man is a true star and legend.

    In terms of looking for the next Bond, we always do it, don't you? You've never caught yourself thinking ummmm he'd make a good Bond.

    And this thread is about Assbender being Bond, so it's logical that we discuss why we think Assbender would make a great Bond. I want Ass in Bond 24.



  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
    Posts: 5,745
    Quentin Tarantino should make his own Bond film. He's probably the only way Fassbender would DEFINITELY do it.*

    Like, not by Eon, but basically his own production of Bond, like NSNA.

    Would be totally awesome. He apparently even asked Broccoli once if he could and didn't even get a response -_- But a Tarantino spy flick would be heaven. SSSPECIALLY with Fassbender.

    *I'm not saying Fassbender wouldn't do it for EON, fyi
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    edited September 2011 Posts: 28,694
    Erm, Mr. Actor would you like to be Bond and thus cement your name for the end of time in cinematic history. Nah I'll just keep on doing Jane Austen, playing mixed up Nazis, crap hitmen and playing with magnets thank you very much.

    Oh please. Getting the acting job of playing Bond isn't good for business If you are trying to be a star. In Connery's case the work outshines anything else you've done, in Lazenby's case it's one of the few things your name is widely known because of. Brosnan's reputation was even hankered from playing Bond. A big disappointment to fans alike. Not only for those dangers but there is also the worry of being typecasted at every turn. It's definitely a risky career move.
  • forgotmyusernameforgotmyusername
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    i rather be type cast as Bond than grow a moustache and do B-Movies like a certain 'I don't want to be typecaste' Mr.Owen.

    Any way as we're both not actors we don't know the motivation behind their reasoning. One of my mates just finished a successful TV series and has turned down movie roles because he likes the stage - go figure.


    But I still think you're insane to turn Bond down. I think Assbender would jump at the chance.

  • ShardlakeShardlake Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    edited September 2011 Posts: 4,043
    Fassbender has just recently won best actor at the Venice Film festival for Shame, I guess he still needs to be Bond to be successful, he certainly isn't flavour of the month, I guarantee he'll be round for years to come, directors are going to be beating down his door to get them in their films, outside of Bond Fass has undoubtedly eclipsed Daniel Craig's cinematic career already, I do hope Dan blows us all away in Tattoo, if anyone can do it Fincher can.
  • forgotmyusernameforgotmyusername
    Posts: 2,782
    Forget it now as he's being signed up for wait for it another reboot yawn yawn yawn....and it's Robocop. I feel sick.
  • shadowonthesunshadowonthesun Banned
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    How about Fassbender as Blofeld, if not Bond? He was a young Magneto in FIRST CLASS, so I could see him as a middle-aged Blofeld.
  • forgotmyusernameforgotmyusername
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  • tqbtqb
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    Here is a new trailer for Haywire. Fassbender is in the beginning doing some action.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    ^ Awesome trailer! ^

    It looks like an entertaining film, and I do love Soderbergh.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    For me, I really want Craig in at least TWO more Bond films. Seriously. Get him the right scripts and there is no way this would not be an interesting and exciting ride as Bond.
    He is definitely young enough for 2 more films if they keep their act straight (producers) and get the films moving along closer together.
    Craig is an excellent Bond and I do not want his time to be over with Bond 23. And this coming from a huge Bond fan who had major doubts about him before seeing him in Casino Royale.
  • TopGearJB007TopGearJB007
    Posts: 624
    A German Bond? I don't think so.
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 15,129
    If Craig as hinted in the press conference for Skyfall stays on for Bond 24, then I'd say Fassbenders chances of becoming Bond would be slim. Assuming Bond 24 went into production in 2014, with Bond 25 in 2016. Then Michael Fassbender would be 39.
    And maybe it's just me, but he already looks older than his 34 years. He's younger than me!
  • lecherolechero
    Posts: 161
    He's also one of the frontrunners for the Robocop reboot. So, there's yet another franchise he'll be attached to.
  • SAMSAM
    Posts: 107
    Though I have not seen X - Men: First Class yet, incidently looks better than previous X Men movies,

    I have seen Inglourious and a number of Michael Fassbender movies including 300 and there is no question that he is a special talent.

    The man has proved a sensation with critics worldwide for his performances in the much anticipated A Dangerous Method and Shame.

    I believe Fassbender is around 30 years old and once Daniel Craig (An excellent James Bond) steps down, he would be the outstanding choice to play the 7th 007.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
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    Fassbender is 34 and may well be too old when the time comes.
  • JWESTBROOKJWESTBROOK
    Posts: 5,745
    He'd be around Dalton's age, wouldn't he?
  • forgotmyusernameforgotmyusername
    Posts: 2,782
    and only 30.5 years older than my daughter.
  • forgotmyusernameforgotmyusername
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  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,159
    I myself nurture some hope that Craig will do two more after SK, instead of merely one. After that, I don't know for Fassbender.
  • ShardlakeShardlake Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Posts: 4,043
    Seeing Shame tomorrow night at the Leeds film festival, looking forward to this Steve McQueen's Shame also starring Fass was incredibly sobering and powerful, on all accounts Shame isn't a walk in the park.

    Of course he's a special talent and as I've said many times before he doesn't need 007 to successful already has a more acclaim than Craig!
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    Seeing Shame tomorrow night at the Leeds film festival, looking forward to this Steve McQueen's Shame also starring Fass was incredibly sobering and powerful, on all accounts Shame isn't a walk in the park.

    Of course he's a special talent and as I've said many times before he doesn't need 007 to successful already has a more acclaim than Craig!
    I don't think he has more acclaim that Craig at all. I think people get that misconception because Dan is a private man. I respect that.
  • ShardlakeShardlake Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Posts: 4,043
    Seeing Shame tomorrow night at the Leeds film festival, looking forward to this Steve McQueen's Shame also starring Fass was incredibly sobering and powerful, on all accounts Shame isn't a walk in the park.

    Of course he's a special talent and as I've said many times before he doesn't need 007 to successful already has a more acclaim than Craig!
    I don't think he has more acclaim that Craig at all. I think people get that misconception because Dan is a private man. I respect that.
    I'm not talking about column spaces in the tabloids I'm talking about acclaim for his work, Craig was indeed far raved about for performances before Bond but now he just seems to be making all the wrong choices, I hope Tattoo is the turnaround.

    Fassbender on the other hand has just won the best actor at the Venice Film Festival and previous to that has won other acclaim for his roles, he chooses his work a lot more carefully and balances his commercial with his more art house choices.

    Don't get me wrong I was and still am a big advocate of DC but I'm hoping to see something from his as incendiary as Geordie Peacock in Our Friends In The North. I hope Fincher can coax a performance out of him that will put all the naysayers to sleep and he'll get a role which really shows off his talents.

    For the record Shame was simply stunning and Fassbender's performance is his finest yet.

  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    Seeing Shame tomorrow night at the Leeds film festival, looking forward to this Steve McQueen's Shame also starring Fass was incredibly sobering and powerful, on all accounts Shame isn't a walk in the park.

    Of course he's a special talent and as I've said many times before he doesn't need 007 to successful already has a more acclaim than Craig!
    I don't think he has more acclaim that Craig at all. I think people get that misconception because Dan is a private man. I respect that.
    I'm not talking about column spaces in the tabloids I'm talking about acclaim for his work, Craig was indeed far raved about for performances before Bond but now he just seems to be making all the wrong choices, I hope Tattoo is the turnaround.

    Fassbender on the other hand has just won the best actor at the Venice Film Festival and previous to that has won other acclaim for his roles, he chooses his work a lot more carefully and balances his commercial with his more art house choices.

    Don't get me wrong I was and still am a big advocate of DC but I'm hoping to see something from his as incendiary as Geordie Peacock in Our Friends In The North. I hope Fincher can coax a performance out of him that will put all the naysayers to sleep and he'll get a role which really shows off his talents.

    For the record Shame was simply stunning and Fassbender's performance is his finest yet.

    I think Dan has shown plenty of his talent in his work. He brought feeling and emotion to Bond again, and does a darn good job at it. And he chooses to star in the films he does to challenge himself and do something different from what he has already done no matter if it flops or not. I respect that in him too. I'd rather challenge myself and branch out as an actor then get acclaim for the same roles year in, year out and not challenge myself as an actor. I hope Dan keeps doing what he is doing. I'll watch anything he is in at this point.
  • 002002
    Posts: 581
    im sorry but the only bond film that Craig did was Casino Royale and that 5 years ago...ever since Qantum of Solace (and including all the video games- QOS, Blood Stone and the goldeneye remake) Daniel Craig's Bond is an non-emotional, non charasmatic or indeed likeable Bond which is why unless Skyfall is like a classic bond film like a brosnan or Dalton it will fail and we will have another QOS failure which will lead to another hiatus
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