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I'm not attacking you're opinion. If that's how you read it, I apologise.
Ive seen the Tarzan trailer and latter a few clips of True Blood and he looks like could have pulled that off but agin i know it's impossible.
Not a spinoff but we need a new spy succesful franchise identical to Bond so more actors could get cast in it.
Bond is the most coveted role for any british actor and i feel bad that actors who are not British can't try to audition so why not making a similar to Bond but for any actor from any country.
We give him a new name and we get a glamourous and stylish spy franchise.
We just give him a different music and entrance but everything else exactly like Bond.
A spy who recives his missions is handsome travels to the best places gets all the hot girls qnd always dresses up well.
You guys get the idea.
Its too bad Man from Uncle didn't succed at the box office it could have been the Bond similar to all the actors who are not eligible for the original Bond.
Who could be a good Mrs. Peel? That's the real question. I loved Rebecca Ferguson in MI, but she's already got the role in that franchise. Her upcoming co-star in The Girl on a Train, Emily Blunt, would nail it.
Steed? I'd say Hiddleston if he doesn't get Bond.
Never wtched the avengers but if they can make it the next great Spy stylish franchise then they should go for it.
Honestly, the guy just took to the Bond role, yet again, to sing to Her Majesty. If he didn't really want to be associated with the role any more, DC has the power to say thanks, but no thanks, I will say Happy B-day to Liz as Daniel Craig and not 007.
The guy ain't done with this role.
At this stage, since there is no distribution deal for MGM and there is still an incumbent actor, the most likely scenario taking place is that those actors being mentioned in the media for the role are part of the usual media hoopla that starts up whenever there is uncertainty with the future of the Bond franchise. We've seen this happen with actors before and they, which is wise to some degree, use the attention to bolster their public profile.
I have never seen or read anywhere anything about Turner 'answering questions' about being Bond. That's Hiddleston and Elba you're thinking of. The only time I've ever seen someone mention Bond to him, he politely brushed it aside. It is true that actors that stir the pot in this regard eliminate themselves from the running. That's why Turner is so likely, he's the only one not doing it.
At this point, he's no more likely than anyone else because there is no vacancy for the role.
Of course not, but this thread is called 'who should/could be a Bond actor' so I don't think speculation regarding a possible Bond actor is off limits.
I don't understand how Elba and Hiddleston are still supposedly serious contenders, despite their constant courting of the press, while a guy who has never even mentioned Bond is already out of the running because 'he's got the media behind him.'
I think the only name that we can be absolutely sure will be on EON's shortlist if they need to begin recasting the role here in the upcoming weeks/months is Rupert Friend. Both he and Henry Cavill did well in the casting process leading up to Casino Royale, impressing certain people within EON and Sony. Cavill most likely will be out of it due to Justice League, but Friend will most likely be on the list, assuming Debbie McWilliams returns as casting director.
Do you have a bug hidden in Babara's fruit bowl or something? So Elba, Hiddleston and Turner are nothing but hot air, but Rupert Friend is a serious contender? How can you possibly claim to know such things. All these assumptions you're making just seem utterly baseless. Just because EON typically don't cast obvious choices doesn't mean that one of the many names being tossed around in the headlines hasn't caught EON's attention. And Rupert Friend being in the running in 2006 does not immediately qualify him in 2015. Not every decision EON made in 2006 should be considered the rulebook on how EON chooses a new Bond. It's entirely possible that EON's priorities have changed considerably since then. I would say that Craig got the job partially because EON wanted to cast against the cleancut, leading man persona of Brosnan/Moore. After Craig's rather tubulent time with the press these last few years, it seems feasible that EON would look for a more media friendly replacement.
They've shown time and time again that they generally don't go in for the more famous offerings on the Bond "circuit" so to speak. Elba and Hiddleston are big names. As I've already stated, Elba is not a serious contender because he's too old. Do you really think that someone who would only be able to make two films before the age of 50 is a serious contender? Hiddleston's star is on the rise and, by the time EON gets around to casting, will probably have priced himself out of EON's range by the time Craig hangs it up. Turner, of the three, is the one with the best chance of getting the role.
Friend has already been confirmed to have given a solid reading for the part in 2006 and impressed Debbie McWilliams, EON's casting director. If you actually read what I posted, I never said he'd get the part. The only thing I said was he's about the only name that we can safely assume will actually be on the list (the list the last time out was rumored to have topped 250+). Doesn't mean he'll get the part, doesn't mean he'll get far along in the process this time, just means he'll be considered.
Believe it or not, I've been following the Bond franchise for a while now, and there are patterns in how they operate. Could the patterns end up not working in the future? Yes, but until that actually happens, you have to assume that EON will continue to follow the patterns they usually follow. If assuming EON will continue to follow their previous practices makes me full of hot air or "utterly baseless", then that's fine.
Very true. If that were the case, then we'd have to start looking at actors in a younger age bracket than we're used to in order to find the next Bond. I think the 'discussion' here, though, is assuming that a search is currently underway or will be getting underway once the MGM distribution business is settled. Not that that's a given, of course. Craig very well could be back for the next one.
Anyway, I still personnaly believe that Turner is the most likely name out there at the moment. He truly is a star on the rise, but unlike Hiddles, he hasn't established himself in Hollywood yet, so he can't command that high price tag. He's exactly the right age, right look (especially as a contrast to stocky, blonde, aging Craig), and has handled the press attention admirably. I can see why EON were so eager to fly him out for talks last month.
Now, the idea of them breaking with a previously established pattern, as they would be in the case put forward in this argument, is more like a coin flip than the other.
Turner might be too old already. I believe the next Bond is currently around 28/27 years old. Turner is already 33 so he's passed the age limit by 5 years.
Turner will be 34/35 during filming on B25. I don't really see that as too old. Its younger than the last 4 Bonds were when they started. Of course, if Craig returns its a different matter. But that's besides the point. This is a purely speculative thread, so I'm working on the assumption that Craig won't return, as that is in line with the nature of thread title.
38 years old is way too told to start as Bond with the projected gaps between films.
I think most people want Craig to return purely for sentimental reasons. They just want their favourite Bond back in the suit. If you look at DAF/AVTAK I don't think this is a good idea. It's quite often the case that a new actor is what's needed to get EON back firing on all cylinders creatively again.
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Hmm. Well, he looks better than a lot of the other suggestions. I prefer Turner, though.