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  • ImpertinentGoonImpertinentGoon Everybody needs a hobby.
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    He's a bit of a Brosnan, isn't he? Probably not going to win any major acting awards (apart from his 2015 Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock, of course), but seems to fill the role he's asked to play.
    For me - again like Brosnan - he's a bit too beautiful for the role, but that's a very weird criticism to have, really. If you look at him and someone said "That's James Bond" most people probably wouldn't doubt it for a second.
  • 007HallY007HallY
    edited April 28 Posts: 5,083
    I get a Clive Owen impression off of James personally. He’s a good actor but there’s something a bit ‘ordinary’ about him which I don’t think is a good quality in Bond. The sort of thing where in theory you could argue he could do it, but in practice I don’t think he quite has the charisma or gravitas for it. But honestly, I’d give him the benefit of the doubt if he were cast.
  • DEKE_RIVERSDEKE_RIVERS
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    AnotherZorinStooge wrote: »
    talos7 wrote: »
    There are far more complimentary photos of him without stubble

    I’m curious, are you not a fan?
    007ClassicBondFan wrote: »
    Jordo007 wrote: »
    battleshipgreygt wrote: »
    I go back and forth and try to learn a bit about and watch performances of the names that are being suggested but I just keep coming back to Theo James.

    I wasn’t really keen on him until I saw The Gentlemen. I thought his energy would be more like Brosnan or Cavil, which would bore me to death but frequently throughout that show he reminded me of Timothy Dalton but with a bit more of a contemporary cool-factor/sex appeal

    I think Theo James would be a great choice personally, he's on a Range Rover advert that's on all the time in the UK.

    My only reservation with Theo James is what does he look like without his beard/heavy stubble?

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    He looks like a boyband member.

    Well, It's better than looking like a hobbit.
  • AnotherZorinStoogeAnotherZorinStooge Bramhall (Irish)
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    Nope. Still too pretty, boybandish and a bit Gareth Southgate.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    Hardly….

    And he’s not going to get any younger looking.

    I think there are certain people who will only be satisfied with the selection of an actor who is “ non-traditional “ , out of left field and maybe even “ quirky “ .

  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Are you guys just talking about looks again?

    I don't really care what he looks like as long as he's a good-looking fella; I would prefer a slightly more interesting actor in terms of talent to Theo, but he's not terrible so I wouldn't exactly boycott it if he were chosen and there are certainly worse choices.

  • AnotherZorinStoogeAnotherZorinStooge Bramhall (Irish)
    edited April 28 Posts: 193
    talos7 wrote: »
    Hardly….

    And he’s not going to get any younger looking.

    I think there are certain people who will only be satisfied with the selection of an actor who is “ non-traditional “ , out of left field and maybe even “ quirky “ .

    A cgi hologram of Roger Moore dubbed by Nikki van der Zyl.

    Job done.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    mtm wrote: »
    Are you guys just talking about looks again?

    I don't really care what he looks like as long as he's a good-looking fella; I would prefer a slightly more interesting actor in terms of talent to Theo, but he's not terrible so I wouldn't exactly boycott it if he were chosen and there are certainly worse choices.

    Looks aside…
    Outside of “ The Gentlemen “ I can’t say that I’ve seen anything else in which he’s appeared; but based on that lone performance he is more than capable of playing Bond.
  • 007HallY007HallY
    edited April 28 Posts: 5,083
    I’m not sure if I’d call Theo James a traditional Bond candidate necessarily. He’s not super left field or anything but he’s not quite a Henry Cavill either.

    Anyway, I just can’t see him turning heads as he walks into a casino in a tux. He’s just a bit… well, ordinary as I said before. Not to say he’s a bad actor (far from it) and he’s a good looking guy. But whenever I see him in those car ads or even in The Gentleman doing vaguely Bondian stuff I get more a sense he’s pretending rather than authentically playing that sort of character. It might be his natural presence as an actor, or it may well be he’s not an overly interesting actor in general (more effective than a stand out). It’s why I said he gives me Clive Owen vibes - even when he was doing a Bond pastiche in Pink Panther 2 something about it didn’t quite feel authentic. I think a Bond actor has to really inhabit the part to the point the character’s witticisms, confidence, swagger, and sex appeal just kinda fit them like a glove. It’s certainly something that Brosnan and Craig did so well.

    But I’m happy to be proven wrong if he’s picked. Honestly.
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    007HallY wrote: »
    I’m not sure if I’d call Theo James a traditional Bond candidate necessarily. He’s not super left field or anything but he’s not quite a Henry Cavill either.

    Anyway, I just can’t see him turning heads as he walks into a casino in a tux. He’s just a bit… well, ordinary as I said before. Not to say he’s a bad actor (far from it) and he’s a good looking guy. But whenever I see him in those car ads or even in The Gentleman doing vaguely Bondian stuff I get more a sense he’s pretending rather than authentically playing that sort of character. It might be his natural presence as an actor, or it may well be he’s not an overly interesting actor in general (more effective than a stand out). It’s why I said he gives me Clive Owen vibes - even when he was doing a Bond pastiche in Pink Panther 2 something about it didn’t quite feel authentic. I think a Bond actor has to really inhabit the part to the point the character’s witticisms, confidence, swagger, and sex appeal just kinda fit them like a glove. It’s certainly something that Brosnan and Craig did so well.

    But I’m happy to be proven wrong if he’s picked. Honestly.

    That's pretty much my feeling for every actor suggested if I'm not adamantly against them: I'm happy to be proven wrong.
  • 007HallY007HallY
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    Ludovico wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    I’m not sure if I’d call Theo James a traditional Bond candidate necessarily. He’s not super left field or anything but he’s not quite a Henry Cavill either.

    Anyway, I just can’t see him turning heads as he walks into a casino in a tux. He’s just a bit… well, ordinary as I said before. Not to say he’s a bad actor (far from it) and he’s a good looking guy. But whenever I see him in those car ads or even in The Gentleman doing vaguely Bondian stuff I get more a sense he’s pretending rather than authentically playing that sort of character. It might be his natural presence as an actor, or it may well be he’s not an overly interesting actor in general (more effective than a stand out). It’s why I said he gives me Clive Owen vibes - even when he was doing a Bond pastiche in Pink Panther 2 something about it didn’t quite feel authentic. I think a Bond actor has to really inhabit the part to the point the character’s witticisms, confidence, swagger, and sex appeal just kinda fit them like a glove. It’s certainly something that Brosnan and Craig did so well.

    But I’m happy to be proven wrong if he’s picked. Honestly.

    That's pretty much my feeling for every actor suggested if I'm not adamantly against them: I'm happy to be proven wrong.

    Oh, I think the best thing is to be proven wrong about any given actor! I’d love to be impressed by a Theo James Bond and be proven completely wrong about my gut instinct.
  • DEKE_RIVERSDEKE_RIVERS
    Posts: 1,856
    007HallY wrote: »
    I’m not sure if I’d call Theo James a traditional Bond candidate necessarily. He’s not super left field or anything but he’s not quite a Henry Cavill either.

    Anyway, I just can’t see him turning heads as he walks into a casino in a tux. He’s just a bit… well, ordinary as I said before. Not to say he’s a bad actor (far from it) and he’s a good looking guy. But whenever I see him in those car ads or even in The Gentleman doing vaguely Bondian stuff I get more a sense he’s pretending rather than authentically playing that sort of character. It might be his natural presence as an actor, or it may well be he’s not an overly interesting actor in general (more effective than a stand out). It’s why I said he gives me Clive Owen vibes - even when he was doing a Bond pastiche in Pink Panther 2 something about it didn’t quite feel authentic. I think a Bond actor has to really inhabit the part to the point the character’s witticisms, confidence, swagger, and sex appeal just kinda fit them like a glove. It’s certainly something that Brosnan and Craig did so well.

    But I’m happy to be proven wrong if he’s picked. Honestly.

    He needs to go to the gym. It worked for Craig.
  • 007HallY007HallY
    edited April 28 Posts: 5,083
    DEKE_RIVERS wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    I’m not sure if I’d call Theo James a traditional Bond candidate necessarily. He’s not super left field or anything but he’s not quite a Henry Cavill either.

    Anyway, I just can’t see him turning heads as he walks into a casino in a tux. He’s just a bit… well, ordinary as I said before. Not to say he’s a bad actor (far from it) and he’s a good looking guy. But whenever I see him in those car ads or even in The Gentleman doing vaguely Bondian stuff I get more a sense he’s pretending rather than authentically playing that sort of character. It might be his natural presence as an actor, or it may well be he’s not an overly interesting actor in general (more effective than a stand out). It’s why I said he gives me Clive Owen vibes - even when he was doing a Bond pastiche in Pink Panther 2 something about it didn’t quite feel authentic. I think a Bond actor has to really inhabit the part to the point the character’s witticisms, confidence, swagger, and sex appeal just kinda fit them like a glove. It’s certainly something that Brosnan and Craig did so well.

    But I’m happy to be proven wrong if he’s picked. Honestly.

    He needs to go to the gym. It worked for Craig.

    There was definitely something about Craig as an actor even before Bond - something quite striking about his looks and screen presence. The gym just refined and prepared him for that side of the role. As it will any actor.
  • talos7talos7 New Orleans
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    His performance in “ The Gentlemen “ was excellent and his physique is more than appropriate for the role..

    As we were watching “ The Gentlemen “ my girlfriend was quite impressed and absolutely agrees that he could make an excellent Bond .

    Women love this guy

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  • dewiparrydewiparry
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    No one measures up.
  • DEKE_RIVERSDEKE_RIVERS
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    A walk down memory lane...
  • LudovicoLudovico
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    007HallY wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    I’m not sure if I’d call Theo James a traditional Bond candidate necessarily. He’s not super left field or anything but he’s not quite a Henry Cavill either.

    Anyway, I just can’t see him turning heads as he walks into a casino in a tux. He’s just a bit… well, ordinary as I said before. Not to say he’s a bad actor (far from it) and he’s a good looking guy. But whenever I see him in those car ads or even in The Gentleman doing vaguely Bondian stuff I get more a sense he’s pretending rather than authentically playing that sort of character. It might be his natural presence as an actor, or it may well be he’s not an overly interesting actor in general (more effective than a stand out). It’s why I said he gives me Clive Owen vibes - even when he was doing a Bond pastiche in Pink Panther 2 something about it didn’t quite feel authentic. I think a Bond actor has to really inhabit the part to the point the character’s witticisms, confidence, swagger, and sex appeal just kinda fit them like a glove. It’s certainly something that Brosnan and Craig did so well.

    But I’m happy to be proven wrong if he’s picked. Honestly.

    That's pretty much my feeling for every actor suggested if I'm not adamantly against them: I'm happy to be proven wrong.

    Oh, I think the best thing is to be proven wrong about any given actor! I’d love to be impressed by a Theo James Bond and be proven completely wrong about my gut instinct.

    Depends: I don't like when I think an actor will be great in a role and I'm proven wrong.
  • 007HallY007HallY
    Posts: 5,083
    Ludovico wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    Ludovico wrote: »
    007HallY wrote: »
    I’m not sure if I’d call Theo James a traditional Bond candidate necessarily. He’s not super left field or anything but he’s not quite a Henry Cavill either.

    Anyway, I just can’t see him turning heads as he walks into a casino in a tux. He’s just a bit… well, ordinary as I said before. Not to say he’s a bad actor (far from it) and he’s a good looking guy. But whenever I see him in those car ads or even in The Gentleman doing vaguely Bondian stuff I get more a sense he’s pretending rather than authentically playing that sort of character. It might be his natural presence as an actor, or it may well be he’s not an overly interesting actor in general (more effective than a stand out). It’s why I said he gives me Clive Owen vibes - even when he was doing a Bond pastiche in Pink Panther 2 something about it didn’t quite feel authentic. I think a Bond actor has to really inhabit the part to the point the character’s witticisms, confidence, swagger, and sex appeal just kinda fit them like a glove. It’s certainly something that Brosnan and Craig did so well.

    But I’m happy to be proven wrong if he’s picked. Honestly.

    That's pretty much my feeling for every actor suggested if I'm not adamantly against them: I'm happy to be proven wrong.

    Oh, I think the best thing is to be proven wrong about any given actor! I’d love to be impressed by a Theo James Bond and be proven completely wrong about my gut instinct.

    Depends: I don't like when I think an actor will be great in a role and I'm proven wrong.

    Good point. I guess the way of putting it is I think it's always good to be proven wrong about my negative instincts towards an actor.
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