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1.) Tom Cullen-37 and 6'1
2.) Nicolous Hoult-32 and 6'3
3.) Tom Bateman-6'2 and 33
4.) Regea Jean-Page-5'11 and 34
5.) Richard Madden-5'10 and 36
I left my favorite Aidan Turner out of this list because he is 39 right on the line.
I also left out my favorite darkhouse for the role Ben Starr because he is so unknown (he was on Jamestown and in Survivor with Pierce Brosnan) that his age and height are not listed anywhere I can find.
I agree with this. One of those guys who seems to be best when they are in a supporting role. No bad thing, of course - many have great careers doing that sort of thing. But it's not what you need for Bond.
Now would be a good time to mention that under 40 and at least 5'10 is the exact criteria for my famous next Bond list on IMDB. And all of those names are on there.
Great list. A few standouts to me are Sean Teale and Tom Forbes who looks very Conneryesque in the photo you have there.
There are a few I've never heard of on there need to check those out.
Excellant work.
Yes, I'd never seen it before- I was watching it on a plane and had no idea Cranston died in it. I tried pressing on with on it after the lead switched to Taylor-Johnson but had to switch it off because he was so bad. I can't believe they killed him off: I'm sort of surprised that test audiences didn't tell them how bad a decision it was.
Yeah I think that's certainly who they'll be looking at, but I also think it doesn't necessarily mean that's who they'll go for. If they see someone a little older and think he's brilliant, they'll go for him.
Oh yes, it comes from Random Hunch.
It'll be good in one way, it'll allow the general audience time to see Bond after Craig and give the new man a clean slate
Given the ending of NTTD though, you don't want Bond's demise lingering over the general audiences mind for too long as audiences are more fickle these days. The longer Bond is off screen the more the characters relevance will be questioned
I couldn't agree more. Under 40 is a general guideline, but the actor most qualified will get the role.
For CR I remember Eon initially announcing they were looking for someone between 28-32 for Bond's origin story. Instead they chose a then 37 year old Craig.
The next Bond will be whoever is right for the next film, and can also carry on the series' legacy for a decade or so.
If it's good then I would also add Tom Sturridge as a contender
It's a sign of the times.....
Here's the trailer for The Invitation. And Thomas Doherty looks, well, like young James Bond... He first appears at 43 seconds into the trailer.
Good candidate, but the fangs might be a problem.
I think Thomas Doherty would be good as James Bond. I've always thought so.
I know he's been mentioned before. He definitely has that Connery look, I'd have to see him in more but he's a good suggestion
I like the look of 'England' in that trailer :D
Hey, I say dark horse for a reason, and I get the , justified, skepticism; but I see something in him that goes beyond his more flamboyant antics. If I’m right, his performance in the upcoming “ Don't Worry Darling” bill be an eye opener.
Remember, the most beautiful diamond was once an unlikely lump of coal.
Harry Styles as the next Bond title track artist!!!
Obviously, the wish is the father of the thought (is that a saying in English?), but I think if they manage to put out a positive, young, adrenaline-packed next film the long time since Bond has been that could play in it's favour. They'll do their usual thing of going back to Fleming and going back to Connery and Gen Z will do their usual thing of rediscovering cool stuff from decades past and acting as if they were the first people to know about it (see Kate Bush via Stranger Things for example) and all will be well in Bond world.
Now that I think of it, maybe the move this time would be to shout about going back to Moore. Not my personal favourite Bonds, but people obviously love them, 80s nostalgia has taken over from the 60s nostalgia of the 2010s (again, see Stranger Things and Top Gun) and if those films are one thing, they are fun.
Edit: And to graft this observation onto the actual topic of the thread: I think Hoult would be the man to do the go back to Moore thing. He's a good dramatic actor, but he's also capable and willing to do silly stuff and sell it well.
I saw many people considering Moore as the worst one.
That's why Dalton's two films came into renaissance today, I'm keep seeing people that wants the next Bond to be like The Living Daylights, because it struck the balance.
I don't think people would have likely to accept the campiness and cheesiness of the Moore Era again.
The problem with harkening back to the 80s Bond films in this tactic is that while there are some noteworthy films in there, it's not exactly the most tonally consistent or distinctive of Bond eras. Are they going to evoke the lightheartedness of Moore generally, or the more low key aspects of FYEO or OP. You also have LTK and TLD in there too which are quite different films.
Basically, I don't think there's all that much nostalgia to mine from that time in Bond history. At least not for younger viewers. That's why many of the callbacks from the Craig era tend to come from the 60s Bond movies.
Again, it's difficult using/referencing the 80s Bond movies to get younger viewers on board because Bond was not a youthful product in the 80s anyway. I like a lot of the Bond films from that time, but they didn't exactly capture the zeitgeist of the decade in the same way Kate Bush's music did, or the original Top Gun. Many of Moore's later Bond films look and feel a bit dated to casual movie goers. Same with LTK quite frankly.
I'm sure something more lighthearted, fantastical and escapist in on the table for Bond 26, but I hope they don't try and evoke the campiness, aesthetics or plot elements from the later Moore era.