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#1 Qwerty

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Posted 11 December 2004 - 05:17 AM

The book was created in 1958, so any actor of actress who lived then and up to the present is game for casting. Remember that you are making a relatively loyal adaption of the novel.

Some characters to consider:
  • James Bond
  • Honey Ryder
  • Quarrel
  • Dr. No
  • M


#2 Max Zorin

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Posted 14 December 2004 - 03:51 AM

Just quickly off the top of my head, in a 1958 version...

Cary Grant as Bond
Boris Karloff as Dr. No

Actually, I think the movie was perfectly casted...reading the novel it's very easy to match the characters to their movie counterparts.

#3 Qwerty

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Posted 25 January 2005 - 04:09 AM

Interesting choices Max. Grant as Bond could work quite well, especially around the time when he starred in North By Northwest.

#4 Station Domino

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Posted 26 January 2005 - 02:07 AM

This a hard one Qwerty but I'll give it a shot.

Bond- Ray Milland (Dial M for Murder)

Honey Rider- Marilyn Monroe

Quarrel- Sidney Portier

Dr. No- Burt Lancaster

M- Spencer Tracy

#5 Qwerty

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Posted 26 January 2005 - 02:45 AM

Hey, very interesting choice for Bond, Station Domino. I can see your logic as I own Dial M.

#6 SPECTRE ASSASSIN

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Posted 26 January 2005 - 03:20 AM

Bond: Clark Gable
Honey: Bridgette Bardot
Quarrel: Louis Gossett
Dr. No: Peter Lorre
M: Orson Welles

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Posted 26 January 2005 - 11:12 AM

I cast denise richards as honey ryder :)

#8 Qwerty

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Posted 26 January 2005 - 02:21 PM

I cast denise richards as honey ryder  :)

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Alright, now the others? :)

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Posted 26 January 2005 - 03:56 PM

The film version is perfectly cast, so how about this:

what if the first Bond film of Moore, Dalton and Brosnan was Dr. No?

Dr, No 1973

Bond: Roger Moore
Honey: Barbara Bouchet
Dr. No: Christopher Lee
Quarrell: Godfrey Cambridge
M: Bernard Lee

Dr. No: 1987

Bond: Dalton
Honey: Bo Derek
Dr. No: John Lone
Quarrell: Bill Cosby (more of a combination of the characters Quarrell and Leiter.)
M: Michael Gambon

Dr. No: 1995

Bond: Brosnan
Honey: Elle MacPherson
Dr. No: I forget his name but the guy who played Zao, Rick...damn I cant' remember!
Quarrell: Bernie Mac
M: Dame Judi Dench

#10 Station Domino

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Posted 28 January 2005 - 01:46 AM

Some alternatives to my original list

James Bond- Sir Alec Guinness

Dr. No- Vincent Price