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He's not the worst by any means though.
Admittedly it’s not bad, especially for a Texan which must be very hard.
You want Fionn Whitehead and not Chalamet? You're just trying to wind me up now...
I am probably getting ahead of myself though with trying to talk about Bond 8 haha :D
Don't joke.
Chalemet may be a fantastic actor for his age but absolutely nothing about him puts you in mind of James bond.
He is a younger, skinnier, less Alpha male American version of Tom Hiddleston at best when thinking of Bond. If we want someone who makes young goth girls or instagrammers excited then great but no thanks for James Bond. (Note - my opinion only!)
Yeah, not bad....although, the guy I would have wanted as Q is already taken by another Spy Franchise, I think he would have been wonderful----Simon Pegg.
Or maybe they bring back Major Boothroyd and look for a suitable actor to play him.
Yes these names can do accent's but none of them are bond candidates, is it? If there is any american actor who can do British accent flawlessly, then we should seriously consider him but none comes to mind yet.
Maybe Felix, if not?
That lad can pop off. He is dark, handsome, looks like he keeps a million secrets, and a menacing look behind those cold, gray eyes. Perfect physically for Bond.
He even has a scar on his lips!
In fact, I was even shocked that he was American because for the longest time I only knew him from Gladiator where he was very convincing as Roman royalty.
I agree. Even then I would still want a Brit actor.
Thank you for you answer, @Pierce2Daniel.
Sure.
Me too.
On another note, Chalamet's accent in The King was so poor, so was every attempt at an english accent by John Lithgow, being it on Cliffhanger or The Crown.
Plummer is Canadian and if I'm not wrong has some British relatives and had a fairly extensive career in the UK as a thespian.
This entire thread has been people trashing someone's suggestion for being ridiculous, and then proposing their own even more bonkers casting choices in return.
"I'm right, and everyone else is wrong! How can they not know??" ;)
Haha. Listen, I have repeatedly throughout this thread said I understand people's objections to Chalamet. But then they just come out with suggestions that are just as left field. I'm baffled!
But Pheonix and Whitehead are just as 'out there' as Chalamet for their own reasons, in my opinion. But hey, I'm just amused, so don't want to get into a row over it.
I will confess that I know virtually nothing about Chalamet, only what he looks like based on the photos posted here; but I do see something in him , an intensity and stoic quality.
He's not ready now; he looks too young, needs a bit of quality weight, and of course a better haircut. the fact is he doesn't have to be ready now; as I posted previously, a traffic signal doesn't have to be green when you're a block away, only when you get to the intersection. 5 years to mature will benefit him greatly, and his appearance is likely to change considerably...for the better.
Accent aside, how is his voice?
I think Christopher Plummer might have made a decent Bond post-Connery in spite of being Canadian rather than from the U.K.
Well, in The King, which I am basing my entire opinion on, he plays Henry V. So he puts on an upper class English accent. Maybe it is too posh for the movie Bond we know. But then again, so is Fassbender's English accent, and people don't seem to have too much of an issue with him potentially being Bond.
I would urge anyone to ignore the photos you see of Chalamet with his dappy haircut. I agree if you see him with his floppy hair on the red carpet the suggestion he could be Bond is ludicrous. Watch him in The King, and then give him 5-10 years, and I think it is more than plausible that he could play a version of Bond. The Henry V he plays in that film has all the ruthless qualities of a young Bond. With the film tailored to his strengths, it could work. But look, it's just an opinion.