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  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
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    Jon Snow and Robb Stark are both too short. Jaime Lannister is Danish. So no I can't think of anyone. I'd take Tyrion Lannister over Idris Elba as 007 anyday though....;)
  • Risico007Risico007
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    I know a lot of people joke about gosling but honestly if he could pull off the accent I would be fine with him being our first Canadian bond
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
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    suavejmf wrote: »
    Jon Snow and Robb Stark are both too short. Jaime Lannister is Danish. So no I can't think of anyone. I'd take Tyrion Lannister over Idris Elba as 007 anyday though....;)

    It's this sort of short sightedness that doesn't help EoN in finding the talent it so desperately needs. Nikolaj Coster-Waldau is a very good actor and was excellent in Headhunters, giving a number of Bond vibes in that film and is excellent in GoT. When GoT first aired I thought he was English but I'm any case he's 46 so that rules him out. The point is, EoN need to move away from their outdated traditions when it comes to talent and start considering people where appropriate. Furthermore, I sincerely hope Purvis and Wade aren't attached to Bond 25. If they are, well, good luck EoN.
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    edited January 2017 Posts: 5,131
    I disagree. EON need to firmly stick with their British traditions when it comes to talent and only consider white British or Commonwealth actors. Fleming knows best and the iconic character/ fictional national treasure needs to stay the same. Foreign actors can't pull off the accent (and we Brits can see through the fake accents with ease). I will never alter my views on this matter.
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
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    Fleming knows best? Fleming is dead.

    Foreign actors can't pull off the accent? Well that's just being intellectualy dishonest; and what accent exactly? Have you really listened to all 6 actors? They sound invariably different. Brosnan didn't even sound British to me. I think you're grossly underestimating the craft of acting and being able to inhabit a role. The talent is most certainly out there but EoN just need to be bothered to look. It's funny, it's always the writing that is the fundamental blueprint to any film and some of the best Bond films had their screenplays written by Americans. British and Commonwealth only actors and directors, especially for the latter is absurd. Outside of CR, the movies have been circling the drain of subpar and mediocrity. Shit needs to change.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited January 2017 Posts: 15,715
    Remove Sean Connery from the 1960's and bring him to 2017. If it were the same Sean Connery - same height, age, weight, looks, voice, same everything - but he'd be American (or some other European nationality (Dane? Swede?), and could pull of the same Scottish accent he has in this universe, would you rule him out?
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    Nevah...

    He can be from Trinidad and Tobago for all I care, if it's Connery bring him on.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    And if it s a cgi Bond, it must be British cgi.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    And if it s a cgi Bond, it must be British cgi.
    Wins!
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    Having given this more thought, I don't care where he's from personally, as long as he can act the part. I'd prefer a Brit, but really I'd be ok with someone from somewhere else.

    I don't understand this suggestion that he should be from the Commonwealth though? Just because someone is from the Commonwealth doesn't mean that they can act the part. Moreover, some of the major 'white' Commonwealth countries (such as Australia and Canada) have been a magnet for immigrants from all over the world for most of their lifetimes as independent entities.

    So it's quite possible that we could have a Polish descended Commonwealth citizen as Bond based on this rationale, and I don't see how that would be any different from having a Polish citizen as Bond.
  • HarmonyRocketsHarmonyRockets
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    Some actors from Game of Thrones within the right age range:

    Alfie Allen
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    Richard Madden
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    Michiel Huisman
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    Harry Lloyd
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    Kit Harrington
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    Joe Dempsie
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  • MurdockMurdock The minus world
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    No to all of those. :-&
  • bondsumbondsum
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    That Harry Lloyd is the great-great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens, did you know? He's also another Etonian which should please those that think "posh" is the way to go for the next Bond. On the plus side he is 6 foot. Though I'm still sticking with Turner, the actor that no-one can remember from The Hobbit and who lacks charisma.
  • mcdonbbmcdonbb deep in the Heart of Texas
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    suavejmf wrote: »
    I disagree. EON need to firmly stick with their British traditions when it comes to talent and only consider white British or Commonwealth actors. Fleming knows best and the iconic character/ fictional national treasure needs to stay the same. Foreign actors can't pull off the accent (and we Brits can see through the fake accents with ease). I will never alter my views on this matter.

    This Texan agrees. (Grandfather English if that counts :D)
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
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    HarmonyRockets wrote: »
    Some actors from Game of Thrones within the right age range:

    Harry Lloyd
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    Thanks for posting the photos. Lloyd looks best out of this bunch, at least from these photos.
    bondsum wrote: »
    That Harry Lloyd is the great-great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens, did you know? He's also another Etonian which should please those that think "posh" is the way to go for the next Bond. On the plus side he is 6 foot
    These are all solid attributes and a good heritage. He has some potential.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Good God! All of the choices are totally utterly awful!
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    Everything that is a part of bloody Game Of A Lame Excuse For Softporn Thrones should automatically get disqualified for ever coming near a Bond film!
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    Any actor who needs a friggin beard to look manly (looking at you Kit Harrington and Jamie Dorman) are disqualified instantly.
  • ClarkDevlinClarkDevlin Martinis, Girls and Guns
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    Please no underwear model for Bond.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
    edited January 2017 Posts: 15,715
    I know Brosnan gets a lot of flak on these forums, but I am sure even the most anti-Brosnan members here ( @bondjames, @Getafix, @Thunderfinger) would chose Brosnan against most of these 'candidates of the week'. Apart from a select few (Fassbender? Hiddleston?) who have some kind of fanbase here, Brosnan just towers over 99% of all actors mentioned on this thread. Brozza may not have been the greatest of actors, but at least he had the looks and charisma. Some of these suggestions here (especially Game of Thrones actors) are just woeful. Baby faced Brosnan in the 1980's looks 20 years older than some of these early-30's years old candidates.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
    edited January 2017 Posts: 9,020
    @bondjames is anti-Brosnan?!?

    if so, then with eloquence, charm and wit.

    As for @Thunderfinger , everybody knows he secretly loves Brosnan as much as I love Justin Bieber.
    @Getafix is a true Daltonite. He is forgiven therefore.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    @BondJasonBond006 I know he likes GE a lot, but I think he's not overly pleased with the 3 other Brosnan films. ;)
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited January 2017 Posts: 23,883
    To be clear, I'm not anti-Brosnan.

    I think he had what it took to do a much better job than he did, and his era was far less than it could have been as a result. I don't blame it entirely on the scripts, and I agree with his retroactive assessment of his tenure. He never really got a handle on the character, as he later confessed.

    I enjoy GE (love it actually), TND (the first half is as good as it gets) & even DAD (as a laugh).

    It's TWINE and his performance in it that I really dislike.
  • DaltonCraig007DaltonCraig007 They say, "Evil prevails when good men fail to act." What they ought to say is, "Evil prevails."
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    Sorry to have included you then, @bondjames. ;) I was just trying to make a point over some of these candidates of the week.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    yes that Softporn fraction should get locked away from Bond as far as possible.
  • bondjamesbondjames You were expecting someone else?
    edited January 2017 Posts: 23,883
    No problem @DaltonCraig007, I got your point. I admit that Brosnan is the one actor who has been most memorable (to me) outside of his Bond work (perhaps with the exception of GE). Even though Connery had some great films later in his career, I still prefer his Bond work to other films he has made. Same goes for Moore, Dalton and Craig (to date). I don't even know what Laz has done outside of Bond.

    Regarding the GoT actors: I brought up that show earlier on this page for a reason. It's really a well acted show with great characterizations. Given Bab's penchant for depth, I think that is the kind of show she will be mining for future talent, either as Bond or as a supporting cast member. There are quite a few Bond alumni on it as well.
  • NicNacNicNac Administrator, Moderator
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    Pictures tell only half the story.

    Any of these could be Bond but they have to be able to light the screen up and carry a massive film on their shoulders. If they have that 'presence' then they will become attractive to the masses in the blink of an eye.

    Bruce Willis wasn't traditionally handsome, and that goes for many actors all the way back to Humphrey Bogart. But what they had was screen presence.

    Our next Bond is out there, and it could easily be any of the people I've seen in these pages.
  • BondJasonBond006BondJasonBond006 on fb and ajb
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    Yes. Aidan Turner.
  • barryt007barryt007
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    BondJasonBond006 wrote: »
    Yes. Aidan Turner.

    Oh God not again.....

  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    DaltonCraig007 wrote: »
    Any actor who needs a friggin beard to look manly (looking at you Kit Harrington and Jamie Dorman) are disqualified instantly.

    EXACTLY!!! Which is my major problem with just about EVERY potential Bond actor mentioned.
    Where, in Fleming's FRWL Bond description is 007 described as wearing a beard or any facial hair? For f***'s sake even Santa Claus now would probably be a contender if he weren't past the age limit!
    I simply will not accept a Bond who looks like he belongs in a cheesy '90's boy band a'la Backstreet Boys.
    Somehow, I doubt Babs will either when she actually does replace Craig.
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