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[Qwerty]

Anthony Hopkins? I could see him as a Largo type villain. Cool, sophisticated and ruthless.

Yes, good choice! Check out 007art.free.fr for some cool pictures of him in Bond-villain type roles!

[Le G]

Anthony Hopkins definitely! I would like to se him ply Le Chiffre in Casino Royale a character that I think is the perfect villain for the next Bond movie. And I also agree that he could ply it a bit like a Largo character.

I think that with Le Chiffre and Casino Royale, there is a change to make the story pleases bout fans of the old movies and the new.

As henchmen I would like to Catherine Zeta Jones as assassin that is an expert on knifes.

[M_Balje]

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[Q-Zar]

I read some of the propositions, and what I'd say :

Ian McCellen as a retired 00 agent. He has the charm and sophistication to play an elderly 007. With his parts in Lord Of The Rings and X-Men, he could bring more audience to the movie, and he's not the kind of actor who would disappoint you I think.

As a henchman, I stick with Ray Liotta. After seeing him in Turbulence, he's got "psycho" written all over him
Of course, he would have to be a "special" henchman, not just a psycho, but someone with a gimmick

[Agent 76]

Anthony Hopkins!

[SirHillary]

Gary Oldman would be a good choice. He's already played a few eccentric villans. Both comedic and nasty (see 'Leon' or 'Fifth Element' for examples). Dangerous and camp...in keeping with most of the Bond villans in the film series.

[JCH]

Gary Oldman would be a good choice. He's already played a few eccentric villans. Both comedic and nasty (see 'Leon' or 'Fifth Element' for examples). Dangerous and camp...in keeping with most of the Bond villans in the film series.

Gary Oldman makes a wonderful villain. He has played a terrorist (Air Force One), a bit of a weasley villain (Lost in Space), and can do numerous accents. Based on his versatility, he would make a great European villain.

I personally think Anthony Hopkins would be a great villain in the Largo mold. He too is extremly versatile. He would be a nice return to the tradition of Largo, Blofeld (a la OHMSS), or even Hugo Drax.

So far, all of the Brosnan movies (save TND) have had a younger villain who was Bond's physical equal. It would be nice for a change to have an older, more dignified mastervillain pulling the strings behind the scenes. And if you wanted to introduce a recurring villain, this would eb the best way to do it.

[Bon-san]

George Lazenby. I think he'd make the best villain in a looong time.

[Von Hammerstein]

If Pierce Brosnan comes back for one last outing as Bond (who really knows ,the rumors are coming from both directions now) then I still say Timothy Dalton would make a great Bond villian his hard edge and glaring visage would make a villain to be remembered along with Goldfinger and Blofeld.

If Brosnan has walked into the gunbarrel for the last time in DAD then the villian shouldn't overshadow whoever is going to don the tuxedo and shoulder holster next.

I submit the following names some of which have been already mentioned:

Daniel Benzali: a very good character actor, able to play the armchair villian in the stainless steel lair with great aplomb.

Victor Garber: Yeah he's Sidney Bristow's dad but he can play evil like no one else.

Sam Neill: A former Bond prospect himself, Neill played a stylishly cultured, suave villian in a recent TV movie, I kept thinking how smoothly he could say "Farewell, Mister Bond."

Samuel L Jackson: As I mentioned elsewhere on this thread, Sammy L might be too expensive and might be ostracized by EON for being the "M" type character in the xXx series, but he is possibly the most versatile actor in Hollywood today, from Swat Sgts, to genetic engineers, to
underworld thugs, to Jedi Knights and even Shaft himself, you always believe Jackson's characters. And he can cool and mean and the same time.

Willem Dafoe: I wasn't sure about him, since he's played villians plenty including the Green Golbin but after seeing the trailer for Everything Or Nothing, his voice characterization of Nicolai Diavolo was chilling and perfectly Bondian. Not a bad choice at all.

Ralf Moeller: A former body builder turned actor ala Da Arnuld, has played Conan in a shortlived TV series and recently played the chief henchman in the Scorpion King. A retrun to the heavily accented villians of old. "Gud-Bye, Mis-ter Bund!"

And finally if Brosnan is truly out and the folks at EON/MGM have chosed Hugh Jackman to sip the shaken not stirred martini's for the next three pictures, then the choice for villian is obvious:

Patrick Stewart.

[Qwerty]

Willem Dafoe: I wasn't sure about him, since he's played villians plenty including the Green Golbin but after seeing the trailer for Everything Or Nothing, his voice characterization of Nicolai Diavolo was chilling and perfectly Bondian. Not a bad choice at all.

Yes, SpiderMan was the most recent film I saw that featured him in it, and I thought he was excellent. I think he would make a fine 'fanatic' type Bond villain, perhaps to the tune or Christopher Walken's insane Max Zorin.

[Agent 76]

Derek Jacobi

[booyeah_]

Willem Dafoe: I wasn't sure about him, since he's played villians plenty including the Green Golbin but after seeing the trailer for Everything Or Nothing, his voice characterization of  Nicolai Diavolo was chilling and perfectly Bondian. Not a bad choice at all.

Yes, SpiderMan was the most recent film I saw that featured him in it, and I thought he was excellent. I think he would make a fine 'fanatic' type Bond villain, perhaps to the tune or Christopher Walken's insane Max Zorin.

Not a fan of Spider-Man but the few lines I saw Dafoe performing in the Everything Or Nothing trailer were awesome. He's a good actor who'd make a memorable villain possibly one of the best if given good material.

[OO6]

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Willem Dafoe: I wasn't sure about him, since he's played villians plenty including the Green Golbin but after seeing the trailer for Everything Or Nothing, his voice characterization of

[B007GLE]

One thing I feel for certain is that the villain should not be an Englishman.

Fleming's Bond was defending England from foreig villains. Lately as a bow to political correctness the villains have mostly been Englishmen. Brosnans Bond has faced in order: An English spy/traitor; an English media mogul; A half English female oil mogul, and; an English Lord who's really a Korean once you take away the DNA therapy.

Give Bond an enemy with an accent. I'm all for an evil Frenchman. There are enough of those in the world couldn't Bond fight one? My apologies to all the good Frenchmen out there. I'm not talking about both of you.

Even though Michael Lonsdale was a French actor I don't think Bond has fought a main villain who is French. Don't say the cross-dresser fromthe Thunderball pre- titles sequence, he was a minor villain.

[Bond Bug]

TOM HANKS

He may not be willing to do it, but if I was producing a Bond movie, I'd throw another 25 million at it if it meant Tom Hanks could spare two weeks be the villian. He'd be worth every penny as you'd add a bit of wieght to the series and you'd be sure that the next movie would outgross the previous Bond.

I'd have Hanks playing to type, a nice guy who everyone loves, a very public, respected and infuential businessman, but with interests in dangerous new sciences that can threaten the planet and a temper that can turn him in an instant into a cold-blooded killer.

[TB65]

I think JAWS should return. I know he's in the new game Everything Or Nothing. But he should reprise his role in the films. What happened after Moonraker?

[Q-Zar]

He lived happily ever after with the Swiss girl and they raised a beautiful family of steel-toothed babies

[Solex Agitator]

I vote for HELEN MIRREN! I think she would be a terrific villain. She is a fine actor with a full and sensual range. I think she would be terrific.

[Von Hammerstein]

Ooh! Helen Mirren, good one. Always wanted Bond to face strong female villian who wouldn't be suckered by his charms. Sort of an evil "M". I always remember and episode of The Man From UNCLE where the villain was a wealthy woman with several daughters, she was referred to simply as "Mommy" very evil and disturbing at the same time. Her interrogation of Ilya Kuryakin was chilling.

[MrDraco]

hey, yeah what ever did happen to jaws... i mean he had the swiss girl that looks like my ex-g/f...but..hey...what happened?

[Evil Doctor Cheese]

I would die if I found out I was cast as a villain. But then again, who wouldn't?

This is the thing.... it doesn't matter who plays the bad guy... P&W can't write villains for toffee. They should be the ones to worry about getting the jobs!!!

[Evil Doctor Cheese]

Ooh! Helen Mirren, good one. Always wanted Bond to face strong female villian who wouldn't be suckered by his charms. Sort of an evil "M". I always remember and episode of The Man From UNCLE where the villain was a wealthy woman with several daughters, she was referred to simply as "Mommy" very evil and disturbing at the same time. Her interrogation of Ilya Kuryakin was chilling.

Maggie Smith would be good!

[Evil Doctor Cheese]

I've never understood why they don't plan ahead on Bond movies, weaving avillian or (the return of...) an organisation over the new movies. or a small love interest who becomes invlauable in the next film. That's why people came back for more in Connery's day IMO... it's a bit of continuity for me that i like.

Like meeting a small villian one movie and revealing his boss in the next but two seperate missions.

[Max Zorin]

TOM HANKS

Excellent choice. Becase the thing about Bond villains - and in fact, most movie villains - is that the audience is supposed to love them as much as they hate them. The villain is the character you're supposed to secretly root for - and I think Hanks could easily pull this off.

[SeaNNy-T.]

they need a mexican villian for no reason at all

[Max Zorin]

Also, to add to my previous post, here's some more capable actors to mull over:

Micheal Chiklis (The Shield)

James Gandolfini (The Sopranos)

Jim Broadbent (Moulin Rouge)

Daniel Day-Lewis (Gangs of New York)

Kevin Bacon (Mystic River)

John C. Reilly (Chicago) (He'd make a good henchman)

Aaron Eckhart (Payback)

Jon Favreau (Made) (Another good henchman)

Vince Vaughn (Domestic Disturbance)

Paul Giamattie (American Splendour)

Johnny Depp (Once Upon a Time in Mexico)

John Turturro (Secret Window)

If I think of anymore, I'll toss them out too.

[Agent 76]

Vladimir Kulich:

[Von Hammerstein]

Vladimir Kulich:

Don"t know about his acting skills but he's got that "Mad Monk Rasputin/Russian Archvillain look" down cold.

[Agent 76]

John Travolta would be a good villain.