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Henry Cavill still wanting to play Bond

LofqvistLofqvist
edited September 2012 in News Posts: 56
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/TheAlexLynch/news/?a=66712

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  • Master_DaharkMaster_Dahark
    edited September 2012 Posts: 4,813
    I could swear we've had this thread before, but I guess it must be a million years old so whatevs.

    Good to hear he's still interested as he's one of my top likely picks for the next Bond actor (unless they go with an unknown)

    Superman or not, Cavill would make a great Bond
    *even though he would be the first Bond actor younger than me and I'll be eternally jealous.....
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    Posts: 12,837
    I think he'd do great.
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    Posts: 13,356
    From April 2011, no less:

    http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/429/
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
    Posts: 11,139
    Yeah, never gonna happen now.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
    Posts: 12,526
    Would have to see more of his movies before i could offer an opinion? Assuming Dan does 5 movies? Cavill would be then late 30's? So the potential is there? But recasting is a while off yet i think? Especially with Writer deals already struck for Bond 24 and 25. That suggests to me the length of DC's tenure?
  • thelivingroyalethelivingroyale
    edited September 2012 Posts: 12,837
    I can't see Craig doing more than 4 or 5, but if Superman is a big hit then he might not be able to do it anyway.
  • Master_DaharkMaster_Dahark
    edited September 2012 Posts: 4,813
    RogueAgent wrote:
    Would have to see more of his movies before i could offer an opinion? Assuming Dan does 5 movies? Cavill would be then late 30's? So the potential is there? But recasting is a while off yet i think? Especially with Writer deals already struck for Bond 24 and 25. That suggests to me the length of DC's tenure?

    You forgot to put a question mark. ;)

    Trust me though, Cavill is the MAN.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
    Posts: 12,526
    Master_Dahark wrote:
    RogueAgent wrote:
    Would have to see more of his movies before i could offer an opinion? Assuming Dan does 5 movies? Cavill would be then late 30's? So the potential is there? But recasting is a while off yet i think? Especially with Writer deals already struck for Bond 24 and 25. That suggests to me the length of DC's tenure?

    You forgot to put a question mark. ;)

    lol! Thought i would cover all the bases? ;)
  • jaguar007jaguar007
    Posts: 638
    I doubt Cavhill will ever be Bond. I think he was Campbell's choice, not Broccoli's.
  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    Isn't he a bit wooden?
  • Master_DaharkMaster_Dahark
    edited September 2012 Posts: 4,813
    This is an older shot (he's more rugged now) from a photoshoot- but it's very reminiscent of Octopussy

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    This is him most recent though. Definite Bond-Potential

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  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    I remember seeing him in a Woody Allen flick and thinking he was comically posh. Like a stereotype of a posh English boy.
  • Master_DaharkMaster_Dahark
    Posts: 4,813
    Not anymore :-bd


    But Casino Royale would have been way too early for him
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    edited September 2012 Posts: 41,007
    If 'Man of Steel' sets off and he manages to become bigger than he is now, then Cavill will never step into the shoes of James Bond.
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
    Posts: 5,634
    Not even thirty years of age. A bit too young for me. I'd ideally like a Bond actor between 35-45 for the part, although Lazenby did make his debut in '69 about the same age as Cavill

    Doesn't look quite right for the Bond part either. It's just something, I look at the man and tell myself he's maybe not appropriate. I don't know much about him either, except that he's a fairly well established British actor, but for any reason above, just not someone I'd like to see as James Bond. At least not for the immediate future, maybe in a few years, when he's older, he may have grown on me
  • TheWizardOfIceTheWizardOfIce 'One of the Internet's more toxic individuals'
    Posts: 9,117
    Baltimore_007 wrote:
    Not even thirty years of age. A bit too young for me. I'd ideally like a Bond actor between 35-45 for the part, although Lazenby did make his debut in '69 about the same age as Cavill

    Doesn't look quite right for the Bond part either. It's just something, I look at the man and tell myself he's maybe not appropriate. I don't know much about him either, except that he's a fairly well established British actor, but for any reason above, just not someone I'd like to see as James Bond. At least not for the immediate future, maybe in a few years, when he's older, he may have grown on me

    I agree. I just find myself utterly underwhelmed at the prospect of him as Bond.
  • GetafixGetafix
    Posts: 11,425
    I have only seen him in one film and he was v young. Doesn't seem to have any edge. Bit bland. But you never know.
  • Creasy47Creasy47 In Cuba with Natalya.Moderator
    Posts: 41,007
    Getafix wrote:
    I have only seen him in one film and he was v young. Doesn't seem to have any edge. Bit bland. But you never know.

    Check out 'Immortals.' He was the opposite of bland in that, and he's incredibly furious when his action scenes hit the screen.
  • forgotmyusernameforgotmyusername
    Posts: 2,782
    The reality setting of Batman has been the flavour of the last 6 or 7 years in movie making.

    However, has there been an upturn again with the Avengers with a more comical style? Man of Steel has the flavour of Batman, now HC might be asking the question is it about 3 years too late?

    Has he got cold feet, does he know the movie (although well made and will be critically received) will not be welcomed with open arms from the fans?

    Either way, I thought the last Superman was quite good and funny enough that style of Superman might be now in vogue.

    Choop my tuta.
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
    Posts: 11,139
    SR offered nothing new. Same old Lex Luthor doing his usual nonsense ands to top it off, they gave superman a kid! I mean wtf!? Sure the kid was refreshingly not annoying but it just felt like a massive dump.

    Anyway, Cavil would have made a fantastic Bond and quite frankly his age wasn't a problem. I know guys in their early to mid 20s who work for the secret service and Cavil also has that hybrid Dalton/Brosnan look about him face-wise. Massive missed opportunity there but we do gave Craig for which I am eternally grateful.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    edited September 2012 Posts: 28,694
    SR had a lot of problems, some that I have mentioned already. The kid plot line was interesting, but not presented well.

    *Kid throws piano*

    "Wow...what did you-did you just...HOW EVER DID YOU THROW THAT PIANO?! THERE IS NO WAY YOU ARE THE SON OF SUPERMAN, THE ONLY PERSON I KNOW OF WHO CAN DO THAT. NO, YOUR FATHER HAS TO BE SOMEONE ELSE..."

    *SCENE annnnnnnd eye-roll*

    For a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Lois, you are pretty thick...
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