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[Janus Assassin]

Yep, Elektra King was more of the villian than Renard was.

[Qwerty]

I quite agree.

[Janus Assassin]

You happen to read the thing I said about Willem Dafoe?, I'm tryin to get some feedback on it

[Qwerty]

Yes, I've always liked him alot as an actor. Interesting idea.

[Goldfinger007]

Stellan Skarsgaard

[Qwerty]

Not the first if you count Elektra, or Rosa Klebb in From Russia With Love.

Yes but they weren't the central baddies.

I beg to differ. Regarding SPECTRE, you could call Dr. No the main villain in Dr. No, Largo in Thunderball, and thus, Klebb in From Russia With Love.

According to The James Bond Dossier also I think, she is.

[Bond Bug]

Not the first if you count Elektra, or Rosa Klebb in From Russia With Love.

Yes but they weren't the central baddies.

I beg to differ. Regarding SPECTRE, you could call Dr. No the main villain in Dr. No, Largo in Thunderball, and thus, Klebb in From Russia With Love.

She was just a heavy.

Edited by Bond Bug, 25 September 2004 - 09:29 AM.

[Qwerty]

I disagree. Who do you claim was the main villain in From Russia With Love and Thunderball?

[Gabe Vieira]

Saying that SPECTRE was the central baddie in thise films is like saying M is the main character of the Bond universe because James Bond works for him/ her. The villain is whoever is taking action to execute their plan.

And yes, Stellan Skarsgaard would be a great choice for a Bond villain.

[Qwerty]

Saying that SPECTRE was the central baddie in thise films is like saying M is the main character of the Bond universe because James Bond works for him/ her. The villain is whoever is taking action to execute their plan.

In a way, yes.

It's Klebb for From Russia With Love, working for Blofeld, as such as the others.

[Buck]

Has Alan Rickman (Harry Potter, Die Hard, Robin Hood) been mentioned as a villain?


Buck

[ChrisWalken]

Stellan Skarsgaard

Yes, Stellan would be a good choice.

[Goldfinger007]

It was already mentioned here and I also think that Udo Kier would be a perfect Bond villain or henchmen... he look menacing enough...

[WC]

How about Malcolm McDowell as the villain? He was a very sinister villain in Star Trek: Generations. Another ex-Star Trek actor (apart from Patrick Stewart) who would've been good, but I don't know if he's still alive, is Ricardo Montalban (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan). When he was younger (in the 1980s) he would have been a very sophisticated and formidable villain.

[HawkEye007]

Even though Rosa Klebb was the main villain so to speak in From Russia With Love, what about Red Grant? He actually had the fight with Bond and initiated all of the cat and mouse games they were playing. Still, Klebb was the mastermind behind it all.

For a Bond 21 villain, Malcom Mcdowell, Udo Kier, and Stellan Skarsgard would all make fine bad guys. Now since Sony owns MGM, and they also own the rights to Blofeld and Spectre, how bout bringing them back? They could easily work a story claiming that the Blofeld Roger Moore dropped down the smoke stack in FYEO was actually a body double left over from DAF, and the real Blofeld has been in hiding plotting Spectre's return to global terrorism and world domination all along?!?!?

[WC]

I would like to see Blofeld return. And it is very fortunate that Sony of all companies bought MGM, so now there is that very definite possibility of reusing Blofeld. If he did return, it needs a serious actor like Patrick Stewart in the role, so that it doesn't simply look like a Dr Evil clone. He might even consider ditching the Nehru suit to distance himself from Dr Evil. How do people feel about that?

[HawkEye007]

Yeah ditch the high collar gray suit. Have him dress to the nines like 007, like a succesful international bussinessman or something to that effect. What about the white cat and the eye disfigurement ala Donald Pleasance? Or do with go with bald like Telly Savalas if Patrick Stewart is being discussed for the part.

[WC]

I'd still like the white cat and the scar as it is something iconic about Blofeld. But since he didn't have a scar in OHMSS or DAF, he could get away without it. But the white persian cat is a must. As long as Patrick Stewart plays it more seriously, even with a scar, it won't seem like Dr Evil. Stewart could even wear a tuxedo instead of the Nehru suit. He'd definitely be the best Bond villain (both character and actor) in a long time.

[HawkEye007]

Maybe for story elements and styling the scar should be dropped. Bond has been under the illusion that Blofeld has been dead since FYEO, maybe Ernst got surgery and had it removed, that way Bond doesn't recognize him, and maybe 007 even meets him before his true identity is revealed. How is that for a twist? Or maybe, he had that horrible gene therapy stuff from DAD, and is different person all together! A bit of a stretch and a bit cheesy too. Yeah Patrick Stewart would get my vote for Blofeld. With the new direction Bond movies are rumored to be taking, a serious actor playing one of the major villains would be perfect.

[007th Heaven]

I want to see a female Bond villain next time around .....
Somebody get Eartha Kitt on the phone!

[Janus Assassin]

I think as a henchman Jason Statham would be good as Nigel Bloch (the henchman from AUF) after playing the game, I thought that he would fit the role nicely.

[Jack Bauer]

Statham is just a great actor all around. He could get into some great chase scenes, since a bunch of his films have him being the driver. I'd have no problem with that.

And Blofeld in a tux? Are you mad? That's like taking Bond out of his tux, and putting him in a t-shirt and jeans. Blofeld needs his Nehru.

[Qwerty]

One wonders what sort of villain figure Damian Falco will be in Bond 21.

[Skudor]

I would like to see Blofeld return. And it is very fortunate that Sony of all companies bought MGM, so now there is that very definite possibility of reusing Blofeld. If he did return, it needs a serious actor like Patrick Stewart in the role, so that it doesn't simply look like a Dr Evil clone. He might even consider ditching the Nehru suit to distance himself from Dr Evil. How do people feel about that?

Patrick Stewart as Blofeld - that really would work. Brilliant idea. He would be a great villain either way. I've not been particularly impressed with the most recent villains. They all seemed pathetic somehow. Nothing like Drax or Stromberg.

[Skudor]

Regarding the 'who was the villain' debate... Blofeld was only a background figure in FRWL and TB (faceless). The villains were Largo and ... SPECTRE. I would argue that the villain structure in FRWL doesn't really fit the traditional mold of Villain+Henchman. There's Blofeld (nr 1), Klebb (in charge of the operation), Kronberg (the brains behind the plan). Grant is the Henchman. In YOLT, OHMSS and DAF Blofeld became the main villain, rather than a periferal Super Villain, with the traditional sidekicks.

[Sir Charles]

What I would love to see:
Blofeld's reemergance into the current world. Think of it: He somehow bursts into the public scene, having done something fantastic that somehow "erases" his past crimes. He is now out in the open, but Bond can't touch him (which ticks him off). M and MI6 seriously mis-trust him, but he has been granted a full parden by parliment, many of whom do not know of his heinious deeds. In fact, most of the world would be unaware of what Blofeld had tried to do years before, his plots known only to those involved with the Secret Service, CIA and KGB). Bond would know he was up to something but could not do a thing until Blofeld makes his move. Bond is keeps a close eye on his arch-nemesis as he is assigned to some seemingly unrelated case (which, of course, turns out to be related to Blofeld's scheme). Blofeld (naturally) tips his hand and Bond moves in, almost too late to thwart Blofeld's latest (hopefully greatest) scheme. In the end, Blofeld would finally (and spectaularly) die, paving the way for the Bond series to continue.

[weejay]

As we know about the villian.
One of the villians (maybe henchman) will be played by Gunnar Sch

[bebopfoot]

Some actors I think would be good Bond villains are Steve Buscemi, Kelsey Grammer, Christopher Lloyd, Elias Koteas, Vincent D'Onofrio, John Stamos, and Topher Grace. Some are more likely than others, but all are good actors.

[Skudor]

Anthony Hopkins

[Qwerty]

I would like to see Blofeld return. And it is very fortunate that Sony of all companies bought MGM, so now there is that very definite possibility of reusing Blofeld. If he did return, it needs a serious actor like Patrick Stewart in the role, so that it doesn't simply look like a Dr Evil clone. He might even consider ditching the Nehru suit to distance himself from Dr Evil. How do people feel about that?

Patrick Stewart as Blofeld - that really would work. Brilliant idea. He would be a great villain either way. I've not been particularly impressed with the most recent villains. They all seemed pathetic somehow. Nothing like Drax or Stromberg.

Some of them have been pretty good, Carver is my favorite. I'd like to see another Drax/Stromberg type though.