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Sam Mendes said it best, Bond isn’t a democracy. It’ll be cast based on the vision of the producers, rather than on what would get the least backlash on this site. I just hope it’s someone with presence, who can bring something new to it. If they manage that and stick him in a GE/CR esque reinvention then I’m sure I’ll be happy.
I believe MGW has been quoted as saying; "every time we set out to make a new From Russia With Love, but we always end up with another Thunderball".
I like that actually. At least some thread through the next set of films. Subtle being a key point, but one that I think would make the films more interesting and give the audiences something "comfortable" or eager to see in the next one.
The only thing I really do NOT want is a full reboot back to a true rookie 007 or a remake of Casino Royale. Fresh story, 007 agent already has a few missions under his belt. I definitely want Fukunaga back, not just because of his very skillful direction in NTTD, but also because he is versatile and can rise to the challenge of making Bond 26 a great Bond film, with us caring about the character, but not the same tone or heavier psychological delving we got with Daniel Craig's Bond. I love Craig's Bond, but I hope the next set are different enough, but fun and exciting. I do think Fukunaga is versatile enough to do that. And he seems to set himself challenges to go in different directions. I really want Sandgren back; especially if Fukunaga is back. They were a superb team.
Well we have our 7th actor
I wish this was true
Also, the story is from 2020, so isn’t relevant. And with his Marvel contract and price range, I’d say he’s unlikely to fit EONs budget.
Here my top 3 picks
1 Henry Cavill
2 Chris Hemsworth
3 Charlie Hunnam.
Chris Hemsworth and Henry Cavill I like them because they both would Be similar takes on Pierce Brosnan who is my favorite Bond.
Charlie Hunnam I think he is the middle ground between Craig and Brosnan. Let’s say if we Brosnan fans and Craig fans had to negotiate to choose a bond we’d come to the conclusion of choosing Charlie Hunnam.
Suave and elegant but has the athletic body of Craig and has that rough edge Craig fans loved.
I think Antony Starr could have been Bond but he's 45 now.
I also think the Danish actor, Ulrich Thomsen, who plays Proctor on Banshee, could make an interesting Bond villain .
My hunch is Bond 7 will come from left field, be 'relativly' unknown to a wider audience and take us fans by surprise.
He was indeed on the shortlist back in 2005.
Interesting thought: I can certainly see Fleming agreeing with that as they looked quite similar! (I realise they were distantly related).
He is in the boys tv show.
Where he co-stars with Karl Urban, who was funnily enough also up for Bond at the same time as Starr in 2005.
Excellent show, by the way. But I'm not seeing it. I know Starr as Homelander, and perhaps my perception of him is now tainted with regards to Bond. Same for Urban, who I absolutely love in pretty much everything, but can't see as anyone other than Bones anymore (and a true mirror image of DeForest Kelly, by the way.)
That's interesting: I don't seem him as only McCoy at all, I think he still does loads of things brilliantly. Yeah, I'm not sure I quite see them as Bond either, but I guess it was good they explored lots of interesting candidates and didn't limit their search- I want them to be looking at people I can't quite see as Bond. Hopefully they'll be doing the same this time.
Urban is a good lead so may have made a good fist of it, but The Boys does show that he's perhaps not in possession of the most convincing English accent, so maybe it's for the best! :D
Don't know about the reliability of this article and I don't know much about Tom Hopper, but I do remember thinking he could be considered a candidate for Bond when I saw him in Game of Thrones. Don't know why, but it did cross my mind.
A bit of a gorilla isn’t he?
(For those who’ve seen The Umbrella Academy ;) )
I haven't seen it in anything else than GoT. Or at least I haven't noticed him in anything else. I'm going to ask the same question I ask about many if them: can he look manly clean shaved?
Also: is 6'4'' actually too tall for Bond? It would give him credibility in the action scenes (he already works out - I once suggested him to be cast as Captain Britain if Marvel were to ever adapt that character), but he'd really stand out in a crowd.
Having said that, if he gets an audition and aces it, why not?
Edit: I see he's down as the lead in two upcoming films, plus he's support in the upcoming Resident Evil: Racoon City, so perhaps he is gaining credibility?
I'd tend to say 6'4 is maybe a tad too tall. Also at 36, he might be a bit old when the next movie is released, especially if they keep the gap that long between films. That said, if nothing else it's refreshing to see a proper unknown being mentioned and allegedly having a fair chance.
Question: when was Craig first publicly mentioned as a contender? When did we learn the EON was considering him?
He’s too manly, lol, and too tall. A beast. And I haven’t seen anything from him that informed me on his acting skills. He’s bland. James Bland? ;) He was Sam Heughan’s partner in that awful SAS film and he disappeared every time Sam was on screen.
In terms of blandness, surely he can't be any worse than James Norton, whose often been mentioned as a potential Bond. I'm not convinced, but at least it's an unexpected name. Hopefully more lesser known actors will be mentioned in the future. I find it more interesting to speculate on them than Tom Hardy, Henry Cavill and Aidan Turner.
Yeah I remember him being in Robin Hood and Doctor Who and lots of other bit part bits and varying from fine to quite bad- I expect he's improved since then but I think he's another Sam Heaugan type who looks vaguely right but isn't a star.
A few months before he was announced.
Anybody has a link to the earliest(ish) mention of his name in the news?
Nobody can be good in BBC's Robin Hood. Nobody. However talented. When Guy of Gisbourne is more handsome, more charismatic, more commanding, more everything than your Robin, you know you have serious issues.
Talking of Guy of Gisborne, you've touched a sore spot here ;) It has been 15 years, and he has done his share of spy/action series in Strike Back and Berlin Station, but I still regret not getting Richard Armitage as Bond:
That's a good quote. It's hard--but not impossible--to cut back on the stunts and spectacle.
Odds are that B26 will be a good film. Look at DN, OHMSS, LALD, TLD, GE, and CR. I like those odds.
I think Taron Edgerton could’ve played a good lighter Bond, if he hadn’t been cast in Kingsman. I have been wondering lately if that’s the sort of direction they’ll go in after Craig. Less assassin, more gentleman.