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Like both Dalts and The Brozzer once were, Purefoy is the biggest loser of recent years when it comes to Bond. As you say, he's surely missed out now, but had he been cast instead of Brosnan in '94 or in the place of Craig in '06, he surely would've done a decent job (I was pulling for him after The Brozzer left, but, hey, I'm happy with Craig now ;) ).
Having said all of that, he did admit in an interview that he once had a Bond audition and messed it up, so who knows...? :p
And, rightly or wrongly, I do find his letter box-like mouth annoyingly distracting... :p
When the time comes to replace Daniel Craig, I believe that EON should seek a slightly younger actor, who could/would commit to Bond for a long stint in the role.
Of those mentioned so far Henry Cavill is a likely bet.
Having been a close contender (?final 2?) when Craig was cast.
Matthew Goode and Alex O'loughlin would be two actors I believe could fill OO7's shoes.
How do you figure? He's 31 at the moment.
Looks like a right plonker.
Certainly think Fassbender is the man everyone is going to be talking about for the next few years. But I think by the time DC steps down he'll be either too big a star already or too old.
Would be interesting to have a part German Bond. He looks like he could be half Scottish and half Swiss.
Too much of a pretty boy IMO. Fassbenders the man.
I knew he auditioned for Bond, but I had never heard him speak about the audition. Bit of a shame really, as he can be a bit of a charmer. Just look at this, he's talking about a sword, and she (the interviewer) is like putty in his hands:
And that's one example of when I disagree with Mark Kermode, I actually enjoyed Ironclad.
Okay, everyone give me their honest answer about this. A lot of people say they saw this photo and thought that Fassbender *must* be Bond at some point - but is it the actor or the setting? If you take ANY actor and subsitute him in this photo wearing the same suit and sitting at that desk he would look "very Bond" - assuming that a Goldfinger-type suit makes someone look like Bond! To me it's similar to saying "You know, I never agreed with an American as Bond but Jon Hamm would be great!" just because he stars in a series set in the 60s...
I happen think Tom Hardy is far too short to play Bond and Fassbender slips into his Irish accent too easily (See X-Men Origins).
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Cavill fits that scenario.
But he's Superman now so I guess we'll see. You could also argue he's a bit pretty-boy still-- but let's see how he looks in 10 years. Though to be fair, the pics I've seen on this thread are pretty boy. Some of the recent shots of Superman- he's pretty rugged and tough looking.
I'm no fortune teller- but if it ends up that Cavill takes over one day I certainly wouldn't be shocked
I agree. Wasn't Dalton a prime canidate for the job five times before he accepted it???? Then again Cubby seemed to admire him.
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It's easy to dismiss Radcliffe right off the bat because he's Harry Potter, but if Craig taught me anything, it's 'don't judge a book by its cover'. I hated Craig before I gave him a chance, and on Casino Royale's opening day, he had won me over before the PTS was even over!
Me personally, I've never seen any of the Harry Potter movies, but from what I gather, he's a very good actor, both in film and on the stage. I want to see 'Woman in Black' when it comes out.
Plus, he's only, what-- 21? For the purposes of this forum, if we're looking for guys when Craig is done (or the next guy is done), then we should be including guys around Radcliffe's age
Daniel Craig has taught me to keep an open mind; 15 more years and Radcliffe may very well have Bond written on him!
That's actually a very valid point! It doesn't necessarily change my opinion of Fassbender per se, but it definitely slaps some sense into me to not just blindly hop on the Bond Bandwagon whenever an actor shows up in a nice suit! lol
The funny thing about First Class is that before it came out, the director flat out said he was making it as if it were a Bond movie (sorry I don't have a link), so most of the audience may have been in that mind-set anyway!
And how true-- many particular scenes have a very 'Bond look' about them-- and they're all including Fassbender! The above scene in the office, the bar, and sneaking around in a wetsuit.
Not me- I had never heard of him prior. And maybe that's what we need for the next Bond as well! I do hope Craig does 5 or 6 movies though. If they're serious about him 'beating Moore's record' and doing 8 movies, then they better start making them faster. But then again, the quality would easily suffer. Nope, 5 or 6 would be great for me.
Wow! I feel like I wrote a damn book up there- just looking back at what I wrote, it's obvious I have no clue where they will go with the next Bond actor! lol
We can only speculate. For the next Bond, I still stand by Cavill or Fassbender-- unless they can find a new actor who suits the role
As for past Bonds, I had a great vision-- I was watching The 4th Protocol (1987) because I wanted to picture Brosnan in The Living Daylights/ Licence to Kill era. Plus it's a good movie too ;)
But unexpectedly, I found myself noticing Michael Caine! There might not be ONE person on this forum who agrees with me-- but I'm not kidding: Michael Caine would have made a GREAT Bond!
Not in 1987 mind you, because he was already in his 50's, but circa 1970? I would have LOVED to see him do one or two!
In 4th Protocol, Caine plays a very Bond like character (albeit more realistic)
There's lots of scenes in the movie that are very 'Bond', most notably the scene in the briefing office when he's arguing with the Director (played by Julian Glover!)
Here he is from the 70's-- looks like maybe from 'Get Carter'. Maybe a different hairdo and there you go
No one. Not before Layer Cake atleast... and even then he wasn't the main favorite.
I was never on here years ago but I think he sort of came out of the blue. I only knew him from our friends in the north (british TV show), and that shitty tomb raider film. I'd never heard anyone reccomend him anyway. Still, I'm proud to say that I never judged him about how he looked when he was cast and waited until CR to judge him. I think that if bond has changed so much over the years, and has never really looked much like the book character, then why should hair (or skin while I'm ranting) colour matter???
On topic, idris elbra for the next bond!!!! I dont think henry cavill should do it. Fassbender would be ok, or hugh jackman. I also wouldn't mind a younger actor who isn't that well known.
And p.s
What about Michael Caine in skyfall? He may have made a great Q! Haha
He was phenomenal in the Bond spoof series, OSS 117... With Berenice Bejo no less!
Any Bond fan should watch the first flick, he's identical to a young Connery.