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James Page mentioned it in the comments. I've edited the title.. It was admittedly misleading.
Title amended. Apologies as I am on a cell phone and too excited right now
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"Dennis” is about a bodybuilder that hasn`t got a social life with friends or even a girlfriend because he`s huge and considered a freak. In the “Dennis” movie, Kim Kold as the bodybuilder named Dennis who lives with his mother, and it seems that she doesn`t let him have a life because of his father who left them..
He could definitely be the henchman perfect for Bond 24.
Patrick Chesnais http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0156228/
Gibson Frazier http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0292579/
Sean Patrick Reilly http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0717746/
Alexander Asefa http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3276023/
James Northcote http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3485153/
Nicola Devico Mamone http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1987298/
Marcelo Tubert http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0875641/
Thomas Darchinger http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0201022/
Dietrich Siegl http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006556/
Richard Armitage http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0035514/
Kevin Mains http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3262824/
Actres from my sugestion i think can be Henchwoman for villian or Ally.
Andrea Riseborough http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2057859/
Elena Beuca http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2979363/
Amy Hunter http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005034/
Nadia Farès http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0268626/
Leelee Sobieski http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005447/
Alma S. Grey http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2526497/
Rachel Skarsten http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0803896/
Samantha Lockwood http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1626125/
Do Thi Hai Yen http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0229498/
María Valverde http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1482999/
Audrey Marnay http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1081826/
Tiffany Lonsdale http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3941557/
Jennifer Lothrop http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1293475/
Tamsin Egerton http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0989182/
Olivia Newman http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3229507/
can't see the movie now but walk watch it later. Sounds actually like an interesting film, regardless of the possibility of having Kold in a Bond movie.
Place-holder name, people! They don't actually give character names in casting calls.
The casting description seems a bit vague but still, how they talk about wanting another Jaws, Oddjob type has me excited. It's good that they say they're looking at a sports background too. There's quite a few boxers I think could make good Bond henchmen.
None of the news so far about Bond 24 had really thrilled me (I don't really care about snow/skiing), but this did. This henchman news is the best news about Bond 24 so far imo.
I think it's important they give the henchman some sort of gimmick, something to make him stand out. Look at Stamper, they got another big blonde Red Grant type but that was if. There was nothing different about him, he was dull. All the best henchman have gimmicks (Oddjobs hat, Jaws' teeth, Onnatop killing people with her thighs and getting turned on by killing people, etc). They need a gimmick to help them stand out and to make them memorable. Just getting another big guy won't do.
I'm excited now. Since they're having a more traditional henchman, maybe they're going to go all out and give DC his big, classic Bond film? When I say classic, I don't just mean a really good film (Craig has two of those already). What I mean is a film with all the traditional Bond ingredients (gadgets, henchman, etc), a film that follows the Bond blueprint completely and really nails it (like GF, TSWLM, TLD and GE). 2015 can't come soon enough.
*I guess you could count Renard but as you think he's the main villain for most of the movie, I think henchman is a bit of a low title for him. I'd say he's the secondary villain, or one of the main villains (along with Elektra), not a henchman.
Yeah he's not an actor but most of the time the henchman hardly says anything (or in some cases doesn't speak at all) anyway and they said they were looking at people from a sports background.
EON, if you're reading this, give him a ring.
EDIT: Just looked it up and he's actually done one or two acting gigs too so chances are he'd be up for it. Make this happen EON! Please! If you do this then I'll have faith in you no matter what, even if you bring back Lee Tamahori or Marc Forster for Bond 25 :P
I saw "Dennis"; it was a wonderful movie. Kold would make a great henchman. I think he played a heavy, no pun intended, in one of the Fast and furious films. He had a fight scene with "The Rock", Dwayne Johnson.
Second this! It doesn't get any bigger and bader than Valuev. this guy really looks like he has been bred to be a menaces' incarnation.
Plus it's about time Craig had a proper challenge. In pretty much every fight scene in Dans Bond films, he's been bigger, stronger and tougher than his opponent.
I think it's time we had another henchman that could easily twat Bond. Someone who Bond can't take in a fight and has to actually use his wits to defeat (think Bond electrocuting Oddjob, or using the magnet against Jaws).
Nikolai is perfect for this. He's actually a real fighter and he's over a foot taller than Daniel Craig. He's huge (they didn't call him the Russian Giant for nothing), he looks really menacing and he could easily batter Bond.
I'd like it if he didn't speak though. I think there's something creepy about the way Jaws and (especially) Oddjob are conpletely silent.
Well, quite a few boxing fans would argue that fact. His "technique" consisted solely on standing in the middle of the ring while letting his arms fall down on his opponent. But again, he looks like he could have survived Tchernobyl and should give Craig something to sink his teeth in!
Patrice never spoke. I don't think they should pull that "trait" again so soon.
Absolutely agreed. This the silent menace thing is wearing thin.
I'm a Rog lover, I love the blatant iconography of the era, Jaws etc. It defines a big facet of Bond canon, but with Craig?
The worst bits of SF were when Mendes got nostalgic, the DB5 etc. Count me unconvinced on the idea of 'creating' an icon. The audience create icons when they take them to heart. They aren't just made, like an airfix kit.
I agree, but doubt that a henchman will have pages of dialog. If a non-English speaking actor is right for the role, they can learn the needed dialog.
CR was a nice change of pace but I'm actually glad that they're moving back towards more old school Bond now. Skyfall started this by introducing Q and MP, adding more humour, etc. And now it looks like they're carrying on in this direction with Bond 24, and I'm glad.
Someone else who I think would be a good henchman is Danny Trejo.
Fair enough, I can see where you're coming from. He was slow, his punching power wasn't great and like you said his technique was poor (although I think he's acknowledged that in interviews and he did work on improving his technique towards the end of his career).
However, saying he wasn't a real boxer is unfair. He had good stamina, good endurance and a decent left jab. Plus we're criticising him now but he had a good long career. He was undefeated for most of his (almost 20 year long, 50 odd fight) pro career (and he only lost twice), he won the WBA world heavyweight title and not only was he never knocked out, wasn't he (I might be wrong here) never knocked down throughout his career?
Sure he's not on the same level as say Wlad Kitschco and a lot of the hype around him was mainly down to his size but he was a decent boxer imo.
I think the problem with Patrice was not that he doesn't speak but because there's literally nothing interesting about him.
The silent and menacing idea worked with Jaws and Oddjob because their actions spoke for them and because they both had memorable gimmicks.
What did Patrice do? He shot an art dealer and he had two bland fights with Bond. Nothing as memorable as Oddjob crushing a golf ball, killing Tilly, beheading the statue, etc. And what was Patrice's gimmick, what did he have to make him stand out? Nothing. He was just a regular boring assassin, more of a plot device than a character.
The silent menacing idea can really work well if done right (look at Oddjob and Jaws), and I suggested it because Nikolai Valuev (who I was suggesting for the henchman role) can't really speak English.
That said, I wish that they'd do something a bit different and make such a character a female. Seeing Bond square off against a beautiful woman who could also surpass him in physicality and hand-to-hand combat would make for an interesting dynamic.