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But is very very short though. Hardly a Bond.
All true. But the Bond actor has to have the correct voice and an authentic accent.
If they’d have dubbed Lazenby completely he may have been a better Bond. As his Auzzie accent/ fake English accent, was his Achilles heel.
But as has been said, when the time comes, it'll come down to the screen test and EON.
Which is actually my avatar here...
hypnotizing me will not cause me to want Aidan Turner
That's cool, didn't know you like Turner!
As for Hoult, sorry gents I just can't see it. Tall men with tiny heads cannot be trusted... ;)
P.s.: baby noses too
He’s more Boyzone than Bond IMO.
Aidan Turner, yes, screen test material, plus he looks like he’s been through puberty.
I could however, possibly see him playing Jack Tripper in a big screen THREE'S COMPANY re-boot.
Perhaps typical short men syndrome called overcompensation?
Never saw anything in (this) Turner, @Denbigh. Is there any particular films/shows you could point me to that have you so convinced? It seems he's at the top of your pile. Would be good to try to see it from your point of view.
Hardy’s too short too though.
-1 ;)
Personally I thought he was alright in The Capture but not really outstanding. I think they were hoping it was going to be another Bodyguard but it wasn't quite, and Richard Madden did do a stronger turn in that.
I am not sure I find him good looking enough. He's clearly attractive and handsome in a way, but not movie star handsome. A bit too geeky. I actually found him to come across better in a BBC breakfast interview than in the film clips I looked at.
Personally I would say no. But thanks for responding with his work, @Denbigh. I'd put him out of my top 5 options, and probably hovering near the number 10 mark. But certainly not totally out of the running!
It does make sense.
My argument, which I have made on here several times, is that I truly believe EON to be in an absolute mess and a ruinous state, and potentially on the precipice of there being no more Bond films at all. So my preferred route out of it would be to pick a 'safe pair of hands' to see us through two or three quick films to get the series back on track of regular releases. Preferably Fassbender. After that, EON can then pick a riskier choice from a position of strength.
I would prefer that than waiting another 5 years until the 'perfect' choice turns up.
Of course, the best possible outcome would be for them to pick someone who turns out to be brilliant in the role but who nobody could accuse of being 'fan casting' or too obvious a choice. But how likely is that?
The closest analogy I can come up with is you have a football team on the verge of relegation from the Premier League. The Chairman can take a punt on a young new innovative manager to get them out of trouble, or they can turn to Sam Allardyce or Steve Bruce - safe pairs hands who you know will do a decent, but possibly unexciting job.
All of this thinking is based on my fear that after NTTD we won't have another film for years.
Your post echoes my feelings. I really want Eon to get back to a regular schedule post Craig. I don't think it's necessary to always try and be too risky. Risks are fine, but if one departs too much from an established Bondian formula you might as well rename the character and turn the film into something else.
Also, if Eon keeps randomly making films, the series could eventually go the route of the Indiana Jones films in which fans wait more than a decade to see a sequel. Same with Die Hard. It could fizzle out altogether.
Yep. Exactly.
Callum Turner looks more Prince Charles than Bond to me. He looks a tad geeky.
He played a soldier very effectively. As MSL says, he’ll be on the list.