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Who should/could be a Bond actor?

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  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    edited July 2020 Posts: 5,131
    GadgetMan wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    GadgetMan wrote: »
    I just revisited Braveheart, and I think Mel Gibson's Scottish accent wasn't that bad, even if it's not impeccable....at least he gave it a go. What surprised me was how Director Kevin Reynolds allowed Kevin Costner play Robinhood with an American accent, even if Costner is a great actor.

    Who knows what kind of accent Robin Hood had anyway? The language has evolved quite a bit since then.

    Yeah, Definitely not American Lol. I don't know...You knows?....Maybe he spoke a bit of Gaelic as well.

    That was laughable. No attempt whatsoever at trying to be even a tad authentic, playing a Nottingham based Lord with a blatant American accent. The American accent didn’t even exist then!!!

    Christian Slater as Will Scarlet was even more pathetic.
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    edited July 2020 Posts: 5,131
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Kevin Costner as Robin Hood was terrible. His accent as well as his portrayal. The whole film was a mess in fact. Robert Downey Jr as Holmes was not much better. Seriously, I find Americans playing Brits as offensive and stupid as whitewashing. You could call it Americanwashing.


    I just call it pointless or bad acting. But I get your point...both examples were laughable, I agree.

    Downey JR as Sherlock Holmes was utter tripe. Total miscasting.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    We have both a Robin Hood thread and a Sherlock Holmes thread.
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
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    Yes, let's get back to pitching Aidan Turner! ;)
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
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    NickTwentyTwo wrote: »
    Yes, let's get back to pitching Aidan Turner! ;)
    Callum* ;)
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
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    NickTwentyTwo wrote: »
    Yes, let's get back to pitching Aidan Turner! ;)

    No problem. Agreed. His attempts at an English accent are excellent!
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    We have both a Robin Hood thread and a Sherlock Holmes thread.

    I know, but the idea of casting an American as Bond comes back from time to time. We have in other films examples of how it turns out.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    suavejmf wrote: »
    NickTwentyTwo wrote: »
    Yes, let's get back to pitching Aidan Turner! ;)

    No problem. Agreed. His attempts at an English accent are excellent!

    I don't think that can be possible, all foreigners are unable to do it I've been told.
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    edited July 2020 Posts: 5,131
    mtm wrote: »
    suavejmf wrote: »
    NickTwentyTwo wrote: »
    Yes, let's get back to pitching Aidan Turner! ;)

    No problem. Agreed. His attempts at an English accent are excellent!

    I don't think that can be possible, all foreigners are unable to do it I've been told.

    Troll.......Yawn.
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    edited July 2020 Posts: 5,131
    Ludovico wrote: »
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    We have both a Robin Hood thread and a Sherlock Holmes thread.

    I know, but the idea of casting an American as Bond comes back from time to time. We have in other films examples of how it turns out.

    Exactly right. +1.
  • GadgetManGadgetMan Lagos, Nigeria
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    Considering how much Barbara adores Craig, he could easily suggest an actor to replace him. I think Brosnan suggested fellow Irishman Colin Farrell back in 2004. Albeit, not exactly to Barbara.....I think he just said it out loud. But it could be different with Craig....I don't know, but maybe he might suggest a fellow British actor for Barbara.
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
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    I think knowing Craig as we do, I think he'd not want to have a say. He'd want to leave to it to Barbara.
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
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    GadgetMan wrote: »
    Considering how much Barbara adores Craig, he could easily suggest an actor to replace him. I think Brosnan suggested fellow Irishman Colin Farrell back in 2004. Albeit, not exactly to Barbara.....I think he just said it out loud. But it could be different with Craig....I don't know, but maybe he might suggest a fellow British actor for Barbara.

    Farrell wasn’t a bad call to be fair. Could have been interesting.
  • UnivexUnivex
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    Check out the homage to Ian Fleming in Total Recall, him reading The Spy who loved me whilst traveling on the fall.

    But no, I'd hate Farrell in the role.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    I think Brosnan was being a little sarcastic when he suggested Farrell. He also suggested Daniel Radcliffe.

    Frankly I'm quite glad Craig's response to who should replace him is usually:
    "I don't give a sh*t".

  • DenbighDenbigh UK
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    Is there a reason they never got them all together? At least as many as they could get when Moore was alive.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited July 2020 Posts: 16,383
    Denbigh wrote: »
    Is there a reason they never got them all together? At least as many as they could get when Moore was alive.

    Well they did the BAFTA thing. Connery was shooting his last film at the time I think (but probably wouldn't have come anyway!)

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    And there was the Ian Fleming centenary thing (which I went to! :) )
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  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
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    ToTheRight wrote: »
    I think Brosnan was being a little sarcastic when he suggested Farrell. He also suggested Daniel Radcliffe.

    Frankly I'm quite glad Craig's response to who should replace him is usually:
    "I don't give a sh*t".

    Ah right. Yes, if Brosnan suggested Radcliffe as well thats pretty obvious sarcasm! Ha ha.

    If that’s Craig’s response to the question it’s a little trite as usual. But I’m also glad he doesn’t want to be involved....leave it to the experts as it were.
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
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    Weren't there rumours he was going to stay on as some kind of producer after he's done playing the role?
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    NickTwentyTwo wrote: »
    Weren't there rumours he was going to stay on as some kind of producer after he's done playing the role?

    I thought that was fan speculation. My feeling is Craig will move on with his life after NTTD is released and the hype dies down.
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
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    ToTheRight wrote: »
    NickTwentyTwo wrote: »
    Weren't there rumours he was going to stay on as some kind of producer after he's done playing the role?

    I thought that was fan speculation. My feeling is Craig will move on with his life after NTTD is released and the hype dies down.

    You're probably right.
  • Risico007Risico007
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    https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.radiotimes.com/news/film/2020-07-05/sam-heughan-next-james-bond-poll/amp/
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
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    These top ten lists really haven't changed in 10 years.
  • peterpeter Toronto
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    The top 10 fan favourites for the next James Bond, as voted for by fans in our poll (radiotimes), are:

    Sam Heughan (30 per cent)
    Tom Hardy (14 per cent)
    Henry Cavill (11 per cent)
    Idris Elba (10 per cent)
    Tom Hiddleston (five per cent)
    Richard Madden (four per cent)
    Michael Fassbender (three per cent)
    Aidan Turner (three per cent)
    Cillian Murphy (three per cent)
    James Norton (three per cent)

    Turner at 3%?????? Wha-wha-wha-ah????????
  • GerardGerard
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    What, no Luke Evans ?
  • DenbighDenbigh UK
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    And then we cut to 2089, and these names are still being mentioned in Top 10 lists haha :D
  • JeremyBondonJeremyBondon Seeking out odd jobs with Oddjob @Tangier
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    peter wrote: »
    The top 10 fan favourites for the next James Bond, as voted for by fans in our poll (radiotimes), are:

    Sam Heughan (30 per cent)
    Tom Hardy (14 per cent)
    Henry Cavill (11 per cent)
    Idris Elba (10 per cent)
    Tom Hiddleston (five per cent)
    Richard Madden (four per cent)
    Michael Fassbender (three per cent)
    Aidan Turner (three per cent)
    Cillian Murphy (three per cent)
    James Norton (three per cent)

    Turner at 3%?????? Wha-wha-wha-ah????????

    Those are Bond 'noobs', we are elite. I'd like to think ;)
  • GadgetManGadgetMan Lagos, Nigeria
    edited July 2020 Posts: 4,247
    I don't know, maybe there's a reason she doesn't do Cameos. But I think Barbara is as beautiful as the next Bond girl. Maybe she's sort of camera-shy or reticent, coz playing something like Bond's Doctor or Therapist, would have been Cool....I know she's a bit older now, Maybe she should have done some cameos with Brosnan's Bond, and some with Craig's Bond.
  • DewiWynBondDewiWynBond
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    GadgetMan wrote: »
    I don't know, maybe there's a reason she doesn't do Cameos. But I think Barbara is as beautiful as the next Bond girl. Maybe she's sort of camera-shy or reticent, coz playing something like Bond's Doctor or Therapist, would have been Cool....I know she's a bit older now, Maybe she should have done some cameos with Brosnan's Bond, and some with Craig's Bond.

    Is she even Bond's type? She is very beautiful.
  • DewiWynBondDewiWynBond
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    It's going to be well into next year before they announce the departure of Craig. Timing it to get more disc sales given that there will be new box sets released. Then a gap for the hype, then another hype gap after they choose a new guy. These lists will be extinct by then.
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