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[Lady Templar]

In a recent interview (May 24) Roger has again mentioned his eldest son would be perfect as Bond...

Your son Geoffrey has been suggested as the new Bond.

"I think he would be wonderful. And then he could keep me."

[BondNumber7]

Yeah, we could have Geoffrey Moore as the next 007 and Roger as M. A new Moore era, which would make DLibrasnow quite happy.

[SPECTRE ASSASSIN]

I have no idea what he looks like...

...perhaps a picture might help, Lady Templar?

[Qwerty]

In a recent interview (May 24) Roger has again mentioned his eldest son would be perfect as Bond...

Your son Geoffrey has been suggested as the new Bond.

"I think he would be wonderful. And then he could keep me."

A very interesting idea, but if this comes to more than just a mention by Roger Moore, it could be interesting! I tried searching for some pictures of him, but really couldn't find any. I'd like to see how he'd look for the role.

[Lady Templar]

Yes, will post a photo of Roger together with his son. I've read he has already asked Cubby Broccoli to take his son as Bond a long time ago. and it's not the first time he's suggesting him on interviews. Geoffrey himself has confirmed he would also be thrilled.

[quiller]

moore jnr looksawfuly like euro trash to me. iv'e noticed this story surface a few times in the past years. usually when jnr needs publicity for busness

[Lady Templar]

Here is Geoffrey with Roger at "Hush", Geoffrey's restaurant in London.

[Qwerty]

Ah, thanks for the picture Lady Templar! He does look good in that picture and could be shaped up to possibly be James Bond. I would want to see some of his acting first.

[SPECTRE ASSASSIN]

Here is Geoffrey with Roger at "Hush", Geoffrey's restaurant in London.

Really? That's him?

He defintely has the looks of James Bond, I must say

And yes Qwerty, I also want to know can he act?

That's the most important thing.

[Qwerty]

And yes Qwerty, I also want to know can he act?

That's the most important thing.

It'd be nice to see him in a role like in Spymaker, just to get an idea.

[BondNumber7]

Here is Geoffrey with Roger at "Hush", Geoffrey's restaurant in London.

Thanks for the picture Lady Templar. Geoffrey Moore looks like he could play Bond, and even looks a little like Hugh Jackman. Unlike Jackman however, GM doesn't have that pretty boy face.

[Qwerty]

Geoffrey Moore looks like he could play Bond, and even looks a little like Hugh Jackman. Unlike Jackman however, GM doesn't have that pretty boy face.

I think so too, he has a good hairstyle for that picture, kind of seems like Pierce Brosnan's in GoldenEye. Looks like a interesting Bond contender I'd say.

[Lady Templar]

Here is a more recent photo of Geoffrey. It was at the opening of his newest restaurant called "Shumi", also in London, on October 2003. The other one was taken a few years ago.

[SPECTRE ASSASSIN]

whoa! By the looks of this recent picture, he looks 10 years older then the previous one!

[Qwerty]

He does look better in the first one though I think, very nice pictures Lady Templar!

[SPECTRE ASSASSIN]

In the first picture, Geoffrey kinda looks like James Purefoy, another Bond contender.

[Qwerty]

I'd say he looks slightly like Jackman in the first picture.

[BondNumber7]

I say he looks more like his dad in the newest picture. It would be strange to have another Bond who looks like a previous one.

[Qwerty]

I say he looks more like his dad in the newest picture. It would be strange to have another Bond who looks like a previous one.

That might be pretty interesting though, kind of cool perhaps.

[TheSaint]

While I would love to see Geoffrey try his hand as Bond, he'd probably have a better shot at playing Simon Templar.

[Johnboy007]

Something not quite right with him.

[SimplyMoore]

I would like to see Geoffrey as the new Bond, because I sort of like this idea of keeping it "All in the family". But I also like Hugh Jackman a lot. And he reminds me of Geoffrey. I'd be happy to either one of these men as new Bond.

[TheSaint]

Something not quite right with him.

Can you be a bit more specific, JohnBoy?

[Von Hammerstein]

Having suggested Jason Connery for the role and having seen a picture of Sir Roger's son, I can say this. If he can act, sign him up. (Although I always remember the story Roger Moore told back in the old day on The Merv Griffin Show, about his first summer stock acting job and director told him. "You're not very good Rog, but you are good-looking. Smile a lot!)

[Lady Templar]

I'll play the devil's advocate.

I think one of the question could be: does a famous surname like MOORE is enough to become an actor and a star?

Sure Geoffrey is good-looking but many actors are too. Sure Geoffrey has played in 2 movies but they were unfortunatelly for him 2 third-rate films ("Hard Hunted", 1992 and "Fit To Kill", 1993) both directed by Andy Sidaris who is far too be a great director... Both films were directly available on video.

Deborah has played a small role in the newest Bond and it was a great idea. Maybe Geoffrey could have also a role - perhaps more important - in the next Bond movie which will be another nice wink to Roger.

Now Roger has also said last year Cuba Gooding Jr. should take over the role of James Bond. Then he said Ewan McGegor would be also perfect.

Roger is a marvellous, proud and loving father; this is what he told CNN on November 2002 about e.g. Bond and DAD: "(...) my own daughter, my own little darling daughter Deborah is in one scene, which is sort of continuing the Moore tradition. I also have another Moore and I have more films. I have a son Christian who is running a company now in Hollywood, and I hope is going to keep his father in his old age. (...) I think my son Geoffrey, who runs a very successful restaurant in London and really should be acting, should be the next Bond. And then he will look after me as well."

As for Geoffrey, he told The Gardian also in 2002: "I would grab the opportunity to do a test when Pierce Brosnan moves on".

So, let's Geoffrey doing his test, and if he's the best, keeping the job and the Moore tradition alive. It would be a beautiful story...

[quiller]

JNR LOOKS NITHING LIKE HJ, HJ LOOKS LIKE A YOUNG CLINT EASTWOOD. JNR LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY WHO HAD SURGERY TO LOK RM. BUT WENT TO A DISCOUNT SURGEON. AND THEN STAYEYED OUT IN THE SUN FOR TOO LONG. LIKE ABOUT 13 YEARS. SO THERE.
i'M NOT KEEN!

[4 Ur Eyez Only]

I would LOVE to have Geoffrey Moore as 007!! anything is better then Pierce! BUT to be honest I think I & allot of us who haven't liked any of Pierce's 007 films will realize that it is NOT all him it is Cubby's Kids, firing old school 007 workers after Cubby died.

BUT I'd love to have a second generation 007

[SimplyMoore]

Having suggested Jason Connery for the role and having seen a picture of Sir Roger's son, I can say this. If he can act, sign him up. (Although I always remember the story Roger Moore told back in the old day on The Merv Griffin Show, about his first summer stock acting job and director told him. "You're not very good Rog, but you are good-looking. Smile a lot!)

I saw Jason Connery in a movie once with Michael Caine, "Bullet to Beijing". I noticed his last name and immediately thought of his father, though I failed to see the resemblance. To me personally Geoffrey Moore has a more Bondian look.
I also agree with 4 Ur Eyez Only about Pierce. I liked him in other movies, but he doesn't do anything to me as Bond. His 007 movies are good and he looks good, well, most of the time, but his sense of humour seems a bit strained to me. What do you think about Pierce's Bond humour?

[Von Hammerstein]

I like Pierce and I think he combines the best features of two of best Bonds, Connery and Moore. Pierce can be tough, ruthless like Connery. (I always thought the scenes where Roger had to smack around a woman were strained, Rog was too much of an English gentleman to do such a dastardly thing.) Pierce pulls it off nicely, he lets you glimpse the dark side of a man who has a license to kill. But I also think Pierce can quip and play light like Moore. (unlike Dalton, who was great Bond every other respect) Watch GoldenEye and TWINE's precredit sequence for evidence. However I think lately Pierce hasn't been given many good quip/humorous lines. Thanks to P&W. Roger's humor sometimes went too far into the realm of comedy. It was delicate balance.

[SimplyMoore]

What sometimes irritated me about Roger's Bond movies was not Roger's sense of humour, because I always enjoy seeing him make jokes, but how some scenes in his movies were ruined by sound effects, etc., like in TMWTGG the car stunt, or in AVTAK "California girls" during the chase. Those things were out of place. But it wasn't Roger's fault because he didn't write these details in.
For this era Pierce was a good choice to play Bond, but unlike Roger he is not looking as young as Roger did at his age,and I am sure that after the next Bond he'll have to say his goodbuys and they'll need to find someone else. Sometimes I think that Bond is no longer even Bond. You can't bring back the good old days with Lois Maxwell and Bernard Lee. I miss those guys. It's just not the same without them. Dalton was fine for his time too, serious and a bit evil looking, but I like him as an actor. Still not the same. I am hoping that maybe if Geoffrey Moore was hired to be the next Bond just his name and relation to Roger could bring the feel of the old times back.