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[Seannery]

Sean Connery was recently interviewed and said he would love to be a Bond villian and Samuel L. Jackson also has said the same thing. I think both would be great villians. How about everyone else? Would Eon go for such high profile villians? They haven't in the past--maybe Sony would be all for it. Who else would be a great villian for Bond 21?

[Qwerty]

[center]Samuel L Jackson Back to top #3 Mister Asterix Mister Asterix Commodore RNVR The Admiralty 15519 posts Location:38.6902N - 89.9816W Posted 17 February 2005 - 08:31 PM Um... Sam, my friend, you were in xXx. That may have just scratched your name of the possible Bond cast list. Back to top #4 Qwerty Qwerty Commander RNVR Commanding Officers 85605 posts Location:New York / Pennsylvania Posted 17 February 2005 - 08:36 PM Sorry Seannery, didn't see your topic before. I merged mine into yours. Back to top #5 Turn Turn Commander Veterans 6837 posts Location:Ohio Posted 17 February 2005 - 09:13 PM I don't think I'll ever buy the Connery as Bond villain rumors. As for Sam Jackson, sign that man up now. He's one of those actors who almost always improves any project he's in. Back to top #6 Righty007 Righty007 Discharged. Veterans Reserve 13051 posts Location:Station CLE - Cleveland Posted 17 February 2005 - 09:16 PM I hope he is able to play a villain in the future. Back to top #7 Qwerty Qwerty Commander RNVR Commanding Officers 85605 posts Location:New York / Pennsylvania Posted 17 February 2005 - 09:23 PM I'd be interested in seeing him in a film, perhaps as a smaller henchman or a reclusive like villain, such as Stromberg. Back to top #8 HawkEye007 HawkEye007 Sub-Lieutenant Crew 358 posts Location:North Carolina Posted 17 February 2005 - 09:27 PM Samuel L. Jackson as a villain would be awesome. However, knowing EON they might hire him to play Felix or something crazy like that. But he does have the mark of a good physical villain. If he was the main bad guy, there could be a nice throw down between him and Clive or Hugh or whoever it is. I'm not so sure about Connery being a villain. I don't think EON or some of the fans would go for it. I say dump Judi Dench and hire Sir Sean to be M! Back to top #9 DLibrasnow DLibrasnow Commander Enlisting 16568 posts Location:Washington D.C.. USA Posted 17 February 2005 - 09:30 PM Would Eon go for such high profile villians?  They haven't in the past- Christopher Walken was well known when A View To A Kill was made and other high profile actors have played the parts of villains before as recently as Sean Bean in GoldenEye. I can think of numerous examples - Christopher Lee, Louis Jourdan, Michael Lonsdale, Curt Jurgens. Some of thse may not have been as big in the US market, but overseas they were huge. Jourdan was once voted as "the sexiest man alive." Back to top #10 Qwerty Qwerty Commander RNVR Commanding Officers 85605 posts Location:New York / Pennsylvania Posted 17 February 2005 - 09:31 PM Samuel L. Jackson as a villain would be awesome.  However, knowing EON they might hire him to play Felix or something crazy like that.  But he does have the mark of a good physical villain.  If he was the main bad guy, there could be a nice throw down between him and Clive or Hugh or whoever it is. I'm not so sure about Connery being a villain.  I don't think EON or some of the fans would go for it.  I say dump Judi Dench and hire Sir Sean to be M! Just don't have Connery be in the next Bond film at all or any other after that...ever. Back to top #11 Prav_007 Prav_007 Lieutenant Crew 800 posts Posted 17 February 2005 - 09:41 PM I would love to see Sammy J in a Bond film, I personally saw him in San Francisco back in 2001 for the shooting of the film "Twisted", I got his attention outside the Tosca cafe by yelling "Hey Sammy!". Yea, that wasn't a good day for me, nor was it for Sammy. (That was such a bad movie!!) Even though he lacks exclusivity, he's a great actor. Back to top #12 SPECTRE ASSASSIN SPECTRE ASSASSIN Commander Veterans 4247 posts Location:S.P.E.C.T.R.E Island, California Posted 17 February 2005 - 09:47 PM Sam Jackson is an amazing actor, and if the script was right, I think he'll make a fine villian. More interestingly, if they did a remake of "Live and Let Die", Jackson will make the perfect Dr. Kanaga/Mr. Big. Back to top #13 Seannery Seannery Commander Veterans 3440 posts Posted 17 February 2005 - 09:49 PM [quote name='DLibrasnow' date='17 February 2005 - 22:30'][quote name='Seannery' date='17 February 2005 - 15:08'] Would Eon go for such high profile villians? Back to top #14 Tarl_Cabot Tarl_Cabot Commander Veterans 10505 posts Location:The Galaxy of Pleasure Posted 17 February 2005 - 10:41 PM I think he'd be a good villian. I loved his "Mr. Glass" role in Unbreakable, very Bond villian-ish. Back to top #15 Double-Oh-Zero Double-Oh-Zero Commander Veterans 3167 posts Location:Ottawa, Ontario (via Brantford) Posted 17 February 2005 - 10:41 PM Well, he got his wish when he was banging on about being in a Star Wars movie, didn't he? I wouldn't mind seeing him as a villain. Actually, I'd love it. Would be fitting with the whole xXx thing he's got going. Back to top #16 GreggAllinson GreggAllinson Sub-Lieutenant Crew 286 posts Posted 17 February 2005 - 10:58 PM Around 1996, I heard a rumour that Connery wanted to play a Bond villain, but would only accept the role if it was "really evil" (and, of course, EON backed a truck full of money into his driveway). Ever since then, I've just had a vision of Connery sticking his own hand into a tank of pirahnas and laughing maniacally as they eat his hand. No idea why that struck me as "really evil", but there you go. My best friend from high school has jokingly suggested Connery should be the villain in the next Bond film, with Lazenby, Moore, and Dalton (and now, I suppose, Brosnan) as his henchmen. As for Samuel L. Jackson, you just can't go wrong with that guy. Hell, make him the new Moneypenny for all I care- if he wants to be in a Bond flick, let him. Edited by GreggAllinson, 17 February 2005 - 11:00 PM. Back to top #17 Mister Asterix Mister Asterix Commodore RNVR The Admiralty 15519 posts Location:38.6902N - 89.9816W Posted 17 February 2005 - 11:14 PM If he is in a Bond film, why not have him play Le Chiffre in Casino Royale? Back to top #18 Bondian Bondian Commander Veterans 8019 posts Location:Soufend-On-Sea, Mate. England. UK. Posted 17 February 2005 - 11:19 PM If he is in a Bond film, why not have him play Le Chiffre in Casino Royale? Sounds cool to me. Back to top #19 licensetostudy licensetostudy Sub-Lieutenant Crew 266 posts Location:Los Angeles Posted 17 February 2005 - 11:45 PM "I'd love to kick some 007 butt. Gimme that opportunity." Well if Quintin Tarrantino got his chance to direct a Bond movie, Samual L. would definitely get his chance to do some Bond butt kickin. Edited by licensetostudy, 17 February 2005 - 11:51 PM. Back to top #20 scaramanga scaramanga Commander RNR Veterans Reserve 1089 posts Posted 18 February 2005 - 01:09 AM More interestingly, if they did a remake of "Live and Let Die", Jackson will make the perfect Dr. Kanaga/Mr. Big. I was thinking along them lines myself. If Bond 21 is Casino Royale, then why not have Bond 22 based on LALD, albeit with a diferent title but staying closer to the book. Jackson would make a perfect Buonaparte Ignace Gallia. Maybe instead of SMERSH you could have the same new organisation Le Chiffre works for in Bond 21/CR. Back to top #21 Agent 76 Agent 76 Commander Veterans 7080 posts Location:Portugal Posted 18 February 2005 - 01:34 AM I think Samuel L Jackson would be a terrific villain, in a good plot of course, that would also explore his abilities. He's a great actor BTW. Back to top #22 TheSaint TheSaint Commander RNR Veterans Reserve 3067 posts Location:Bronx,NY Posted 18 February 2005 - 03:07 AM Similar to the way that Liz Hurley won't be considered due to Austin Powers, I think Samuel being in xXx has screwed up his chances. Back to top #23 Qwerty Qwerty Commander RNVR Commanding Officers 85605 posts Location:New York / Pennsylvania Posted 18 February 2005 - 03:17 AM "I'd love to kick some 007 butt. Gimme that opportunity." Well if Quintin Tarrantino got his chance to direct a Bond movie, Samual L. would definitely get his chance to do some Bond butt kickin. LOL! Good point licencetostudy. Back to top #24 hrabb04 hrabb04 Lt. Commander Veterans 1706 posts Posted 18 February 2005 - 02:23 PM Why don't they be unconventional and cast him as LeChiffre? That would really blow your minds, wouldn't it? Back to top #25 SPECTRE ASSASSIN SPECTRE ASSASSIN Commander Veterans 4247 posts Location:S.P.E.C.T.R.E Island, California Posted 18 February 2005 - 09:59 PM Similar to the way that Liz Hurley won't be considered due to Austin Powers, I think Samuel being in xXx has screwed up his chances. Yes, I concur. Back to top #26 Donovan Donovan Lieutenant Crew 974 posts Posted 20 February 2005 - 08:04 PM Sam Jackson is an amazing actor, and if the script was right, I think he'll make a fine villian. More interestingly, if they did a remake of "Live and Let Die", Jackson will make the perfect Dr. Kanaga/Mr. Big. I can see it now: BOND My name is.... MR. BIG NAMES IS FOR TOMBSTONES, M*TH*R #@&*%$!!!!! ::BANG! BANG! BANG!:: The End, James Bond will NOT return. Back to top #27 Blender Blender Midshipman Crew 39 posts Posted 22 February 2005 - 09:20 PM Where did you hear that EON offered Connery a part as a bad guy? What film? I think they were so angry at him then that they wouldn't have approached him. Back to top #28 Forever007 Forever007 Sub-Lieutenant Crew 469 posts Posted 25 February 2005 - 08:40 PM I love Samuel L. Jackson's work and find him to be very entertaining. He would make a terrific main villian or henchman. Back to top #29 Pussfeller Pussfeller Commander Veterans 4089 posts Location:Washington, D.C. Posted 27 February 2005 - 06:34 PM Why don't they be unconventional and cast him as LeChiffre?  That would really blow your minds, wouldn't it? They could just turn the character into a Haitian. Back to top #30 hrabb04 hrabb04 Lt. Commander Veterans 1706 posts Posted 27 February 2005 - 06:40 PM Or he could play a 00 agent who recommends as to whether or not Bond gets to be a 00. Because Bond is the Chosen One. The One Who Will Bring Balance to the 00 Section. Back to top Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next Back to Bond 26 & Beyond Reply to quoted posts     Clear

[Mister Asterix]

Um... Sam, my friend, you were in xXx. That may have just scratched your name of the possible Bond cast list.

[Qwerty]

Sorry Seannery, didn't see your topic before. I merged mine into yours.

[Turn]

I don't think I'll ever buy the Connery as Bond villain rumors. As for Sam Jackson, sign that man up now. He's one of those actors who almost always improves any project he's in.

[Righty007]

I hope he is able to play a villain in the future.

[Qwerty]

I'd be interested in seeing him in a film, perhaps as a smaller henchman or a reclusive like villain, such as Stromberg.

[HawkEye007]

Samuel L. Jackson as a villain would be awesome. However, knowing EON they might hire him to play Felix or something crazy like that. But he does have the mark of a good physical villain. If he was the main bad guy, there could be a nice throw down between him and Clive or Hugh or whoever it is.

I'm not so sure about Connery being a villain. I don't think EON or some of the fans would go for it. I say dump Judi Dench and hire Sir Sean to be M!

[DLibrasnow]

Would Eon go for such high profile villians?  They haven't in the past-

Christopher Walken was well known when A View To A Kill was made and other high profile actors have played the parts of villains before as recently as Sean Bean in GoldenEye.

I can think of numerous examples - Christopher Lee, Louis Jourdan, Michael Lonsdale, Curt Jurgens. Some of thse may not have been as big in the US market, but overseas they were huge. Jourdan was once voted as "the sexiest man alive."

[Qwerty]

Samuel L. Jackson as a villain would be awesome.  However, knowing EON they might hire him to play Felix or something crazy like that.  But he does have the mark of a good physical villain.  If he was the main bad guy, there could be a nice throw down between him and Clive or Hugh or whoever it is.

I'm not so sure about Connery being a villain.  I don't think EON or some of the fans would go for it.  I say dump Judi Dench and hire Sir Sean to be M!

Just don't have Connery be in the next Bond film at all or any other after that...ever.

[Prav_007]

I would love to see Sammy J in a Bond film, I personally saw him in San Francisco back in 2001 for the shooting of the film "Twisted", I got his attention outside the Tosca cafe by yelling "Hey Sammy!". Yea, that wasn't a good day for me, nor was it for Sammy. (That was such a bad movie!!)

Even though he lacks exclusivity, he's a great actor.

[SPECTRE ASSASSIN]

Sam Jackson is an amazing actor, and if the script was right, I think he'll make a fine villian.

More interestingly, if they did a remake of "Live and Let Die", Jackson will make the perfect Dr. Kanaga/Mr. Big.

[Seannery]

[quote name='DLibrasnow' date='17 February 2005 - 22:30'][quote name='Seannery' date='17 February 2005 - 15:08'] Would Eon go for such high profile villians?

[Tarl_Cabot]

I think he'd be a good villian. I loved his "Mr. Glass" role in Unbreakable, very Bond villian-ish.

[Double-Oh-Zero]

Well, he got his wish when he was banging on about being in a Star Wars movie, didn't he?

I wouldn't mind seeing him as a villain. Actually, I'd love it. Would be fitting with the whole xXx thing he's got going.

[GreggAllinson]

Around 1996, I heard a rumour that Connery wanted to play a Bond villain, but would only accept the role if it was "really evil" (and, of course, EON backed a truck full of money into his driveway). Ever since then, I've just had a vision of Connery sticking his own hand into a tank of pirahnas and laughing maniacally as they eat his hand. No idea why that struck me as "really evil", but there you go.

My best friend from high school has jokingly suggested Connery should be the villain in the next Bond film, with Lazenby, Moore, and Dalton (and now, I suppose, Brosnan) as his henchmen.

As for Samuel L. Jackson, you just can't go wrong with that guy. Hell, make him the new Moneypenny for all I care- if he wants to be in a Bond flick, let him.

Edited by GreggAllinson, 17 February 2005 - 11:00 PM.

[Mister Asterix]

If he is in a Bond film, why not have him play Le Chiffre in Casino Royale?

[Bondian]

If he is in a Bond film, why not have him play Le Chiffre in Casino Royale?

Sounds cool to me.

[licensetostudy]

"I'd love to kick some 007 butt. Gimme that opportunity."



Well if Quintin Tarrantino got his chance to direct a Bond movie, Samual L. would definitely get his chance to do some Bond butt kickin.

Edited by licensetostudy, 17 February 2005 - 11:51 PM.

[scaramanga]

More interestingly, if they did a remake of "Live and Let Die", Jackson will make the perfect Dr. Kanaga/Mr. Big.

I was thinking along them lines myself. If Bond 21 is Casino Royale, then why not have Bond 22 based on LALD, albeit with a diferent title but staying closer to the book. Jackson would make a perfect Buonaparte Ignace Gallia. Maybe instead of SMERSH you could have the same new organisation Le Chiffre works for in Bond 21/CR.

[Agent 76]

I think Samuel L Jackson would be a terrific villain, in a good plot of course, that would also explore his abilities.

He's a great actor BTW.

[TheSaint]

Similar to the way that Liz Hurley won't be considered due to Austin Powers, I think Samuel being in xXx has screwed up his chances.

[Qwerty]

"I'd love to kick some 007 butt. Gimme that opportunity."



Well if Quintin Tarrantino got his chance to direct a Bond movie, Samual L. would definitely get his chance to do some Bond butt kickin.

LOL! Good point licencetostudy.

[hrabb04]

Why don't they be unconventional and cast him as LeChiffre? That would really blow your minds, wouldn't it?

[SPECTRE ASSASSIN]

Similar to the way that Liz Hurley won't be considered due to Austin Powers, I think Samuel being in xXx has screwed up his chances.

Yes, I concur.

[Donovan]

Sam Jackson is an amazing actor, and if the script was right, I think he'll make a fine villian.

More interestingly, if they did a remake of "Live and Let Die", Jackson will make the perfect Dr. Kanaga/Mr. Big.

I can see it now:

BOND
My name is....

MR. BIG
NAMES IS FOR TOMBSTONES, M*TH*R #@&*%$!!!!!

::BANG! BANG! BANG!::

The End, James Bond will NOT return.

[Blender]

Where did you hear that EON offered Connery a part as a bad guy? What film?

I think they were so angry at him then that they wouldn't have approached him.

[Forever007]

I love Samuel L. Jackson's work and find him to be very entertaining. He would make a terrific main villian or henchman.

[Pussfeller]

Why don't they be unconventional and cast him as LeChiffre?  That would really blow your minds, wouldn't it?

They could just turn the character into a Haitian.

[hrabb04]

Or he could play a 00 agent who recommends as to whether or not Bond gets to be a 00. Because Bond is the Chosen One. The One Who Will Bring Balance to the 00 Section.