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[Pal]

It seems that only Hugh Jackman and Clive Owen are the only ones people talk about anymore. I think it is time to get Gerard Butler's name back into the running. He is just as credible as being James Bond as either of the 2 previously mentioned and I know that he has a lot of fans out there because he was quite a fan favorite back a few months ago. So I'm throwing Gerard Butler's name back into the hat and I hope he can get his fan base back.

[Pussycat]

I agree with you about Owen and Jackman, they seem to be the talk by most, but I'm still here, quietly cheering on Adrian Paul. I just have momentary lapses of quiet so I don't irritate those who hate the idea. He is still the best idea and man for the job in my opinion. I'd love to see AP do a Bond!

I don't know about Butler, not having seen him in many things, but I won't shout NO WAY to him out of politeness.

Most of the candidates have something going for them that might suggest Bond, except for the ridiculous names being tossed about ( I won't list them, the true Bond fan knows which ones are in no fashion Bond potential) but Adrian Paul has what I consider everything it takes to be a fantastic Bond.

[Spoon]

Pal, I am with you. My #1 option is for Brosnan to do one more film and for Jack Davenport to then take over. But if Pierce isn't back for #21, Davenport will be too young... so in that case, Butler is my man. I think the idea that it's Jackman vs. Owen has basically been fabricated by the fanbase from whole cloth. For various reasons, I don't think either one is a terribly realistic candidate, so naturally I certainly don't believe that one or the other is "bound" to be chosen.

Butler is the best, most realistic choice. He's not too famous to worry about the limitations Bond would place on his ability to do other roles. But he's not an unknown either. I would like the next Bond to reel off a really long string of films, and at the age of 35, he can do that. He's been perfectly clear that he wants the role. He's certainly in terrific shape and can plausibly kick your butt:



But he can be charming too. He's "movie-Bond" good-looking. And I like the Scottish accent.

Edited by Spoon, 12 September 2004 - 10:36 PM.

[M_Balje]

He is my number 4 choose after Owen,Northam & Jackman
Since 31 August iam the owner of Tomb Raider 2 dvd,soon i going to look.

I buy the dvd somewhere else for

[Arrant]

I'm a definite fan of Butler as a replacement for Brosnan. I mentioned him a while back in the "Low Budget Bond 21" thread but no one seemed to pick up on him.

I agree that he has all the qualities of the other two front runners with the added bonus of that wonderfull soft scot's accent.

It's probably the accent, but he does remind me of Connery.

He survived Tonb Raider 2, unscathed and has a couple of films coming out soon that "may?" raise his profile a little.

A low budget British romantic comedy "Dear Frankie".

and of course "Phantom of the Opera".

He could just be the dark horse that surprises everyone.

[Bon-san]

I like him a lot for Bond, if/when Pierce is well and truly gone. My only question is re his height? I couldn't tell if he was tall enough in Tomb Raider 2.

Edited by Bon-san, 09 September 2004 - 02:00 PM.

[Arrant]

I did a bit checking and his fan sites have him down as 6' 2". ( that said, most fan sites seem to have all male stars, bar Tom Cruise, as 6' 2".)

Small fact I was unaware of, (from a fan site). He has already been in a Bond film. Apparently he had a tiny role as an Able Seaman aboard the HMS Devonshire in TND.

[Bond_Bishop]

But he has already been in a Bond movie, he has a cameo in TND. He is good but no Bond.

[Loomis]

But he has already been in a Bond movie, he has a cameo in TND.

Why would that matter, especially as his part was so small (fnarr)? Walter Gotell played some SPECTRE functionary in FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE before playing General Gogol, while Maud Adams was Andrea before she was Octopussy, Joe Don Baker was a baddie in THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS prior to being Jack Wade, etc.

Anyway, I think Butler would be an "okay" choice for Bond, but nothing to really write home about - I'd much prefer Owen or Jackman.

[Pal]

While my favortie to be James Bond is Adrian Paul, I still beleive Butler could/can be just as good as any actor who is being scouted to be Bond or any actor who was Bond. There really isn't anything wrong with a Scotish accent. It's actually one of my favorites but I'm sure he could tone it down the way Connery did and he may be able to hide it as well. Either way, he is in my big 3 pics for Bond. Adrian Paul, Gerard Butler, Clive Owen. Is there anybody out there who can do some fan picture with Butler as Bond? It would be interesting to see what he looks like in that sense.

[Pal]

At the risk of sounding like Moomoo, I just noticed that I look somewhat like Gerard Butler. More or less from the nose up. The exceptions being that my hair is a little lighter, my eyes are a darker blue, I'm only 6'1", not 6'2", and his body frame is bigger than mine. I won't put pictures of myself on this site but its just fun to know that i have a slight resemblance to a Bond Candidate. But considering I don't act or that I'm Canadian and not British, I guess I'll never be Bond. Although, I'm clearly what the next Bond should look like.

[Qwerty]

But he has already been in a Bond movie, he has a cameo in TND. He is good but no Bond.

Oh, I don't think that matters a whole lot, does it? Just being a small cameo. On topic though, he's not my first or second choice.

[Goldfinger007]

He looks more like a villian than James Bond...

[Qwerty]

But he has already been in a Bond movie, he has a cameo in TND.

Why would that matter, especially as his part was so small (fnarr)? Walter Gotell played some SPECTRE functionary in FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE before playing General Gogol, while Maud Adams was Andrea before she was Octopussy, Joe Don Baker was a baddie in THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS prior to being Jack Wade, etc.

Anyway, I think Butler would be an "okay" choice for Bond, but nothing to really write home about - I'd much prefer Owen or Jackman.

Ah, Loomis says it best here. And with such a small role, hardly many would notice.

[BONDFINESSE 007]

well i only have two choices and the first is butler and the second is davenport-

Butler would make a very nice james bond

[Von Hammerstein]

Spoon,
That picture from TR2 you posted is from the scene that sold me on Butler as 007. When he dropped down from the caged ceiling after doing upside down push-ups I gasped and said out loud "My God, it's James Bond." Then he spoke a perfectly acceptable Scots brogue very reminiscent of Connery and deal was sealed. I've liked some of the other suggestions, especially Julian McMahon and Dougray Scott, but Butler would be one I'd prefer over all. Let's hope that Phantom Of The Opera doesn't push him too far into superstardom and out of EON's price range.

[Arrant]

That was the exact same moment I thought " Hello, a possible Bond there "!

I'm becoming aware of a trend in my preferences for Bond actors.

Whilst I still feel that Brosnan is entitled to a farewell performance, I hope his eventual replacement is slightly less suave, and looks more like he has TRAINED with the SAS rather than DINED with them.

Also I would prefer the actor to be Scottish, or at least Gaelic.

It's partially from being a big fan of the novels ( wherein Bond is half Scot's) and partially from growing up during the Connery era.

I think this is why I have such an aversion to a Cockney Barrow Boy, or a Son of a Sheep Farmer portraying Bond.

As much fun as the movies were, I was never convinced by Moore as Bond. He was just too much of an English gentleman.

Getting the Scot's and the Irish to do the dirty work of the English stretches back to Napoleonic times and still rings true today.

For me it's one more run through for PB (Irish)
followed by, on current form, either Dougray Scott or Gerard James (Scot's)

I await the slings and arrows.

[Spoon]

Is Gerard James related to Scott Dougray?

I do feel Bond should be British, period. I don't know why they seem to be set on an Australian this time around. It is nothing against that fine nation. But we are talking about one of the great characters in the history of British fiction. He should be played by a Brit, and you can't tell me there is no one in the entire nation who can do it. (Jackman's parents are English, so he squeaks by.)

Within the UK, I think I do have a slight preference towards the Scots since it does harken back to Connery and to the books. That's just a slight preference though.