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[Blofeld's Cat]

I agree. Omar Epps, from "House, M.D." would be a good choice if you want Bond to get an afro-american sidekick.

I'd much prefer House himself, Hugh Lawrie.

[tdalton]

I agree. Omar Epps, from "House, M.D." would be a good choice if you want Bond to get an afro-american sidekick.

I'd much prefer House himself, Hugh Lawrie.

I think that Hugh Lawrie would be a good Felix Leiter as well. I've got him somewhere in the top 5.

[SecretAgentFan]

I love Hugh Laurie

[Polynikes]

For me, the best option for Felix Leiter is still Gary Sinise:




Not a bad call.

I can't think of anyone better right now...

I was thinking along the lines of Matthew Fox who plays Jack in ABC's "Lost":

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0289142/

But I think Gary Sinise is better.

[Blofeld's Cat]

I agree. Omar Epps, from "House, M.D." would be a good choice if you want Bond to get an afro-american sidekick.

I'd much prefer House himself, Hugh Lawrie.

I think that Hugh Lawrie would be a good Felix Leiter as well. I've got him somewhere in the top 5.

You may very well be the one who lead me up the Lawrie as Leiter path, tdalton.

[Agent Spriggan Ominae]

IMO the best actor for the role of Leiter is Willem Dafoe. He's perfect and kind of mkes me think of Jack Lord.

[malaysian_bond]

For me, the best option for Felix Leiter is still Gary Sinise:




Not a bad call.

I can't think of anyone better right now...


But I think Gary Sinise is better.

Yeah, he's a cool actor. You seen him in CSI: New York and he'll deliver his best performance ever.

[belvedere]

And Dafoe and Craig have the same skin complexion, too...

[Polynikes]

Willem Dafoe would be a bad choice to play Leiter.

He's way too ugly and creepy to be a good guy...

[double-O-Durg]

dafoe isn't American enough for Leiter, hes described as a blonde Texan by Fleming - so really i think that Josh Lucas would be a good choice but hes too high profile so i think that Joel Gretsch would be the best option. Thats assuming Leiter is in the film and not dropped in favour of an expanded Mathis/M.

[BlackFelix]

I don't know if this has been mentioned before.....


Why not have Paul Walker as Felix Lieter! He's definitly got a harder edged look about him, and he has tons of appeal with the ladies. Though, people may complain there's too much of Craig and not enough of Walker, lol!

[malaysian_bond]

I don't know if this has been mentioned before.....


Why not have Paul Walker as Felix Lieter! He's definitly got a harder edged look about him, and he has tons of appeal with the ladies. Though, people may complain there's too much of Craig and not enough of Walker, lol!

Paul Walker can't act for goodness sake.

[BlackFelix]

The Felix lieter role isn't exactly hamlet.

[malaysian_bond]

The Felix lieter role isn't exactly hamlet.

It isn't exactly Robocop either.

[Agent Spriggan Ominae]

Its a little sad that Dafoe is typecasted as villians all the time(although he does make a fantastic villian). He has played several roles where he was a type of cop/detective and even a CIA operative in Clear and Present Danger. He is a brilliant actor and it would be nice to see him in a supporting good guy role.

[Number 6]

Originally posted by Jaelle
M can be changed easily, that's just a new person coming up in the ranks with the same code name, male or female, black or white, doesn't matter.

...The days of 007 reflecting "Once when M & I were in Tokyo, we had an interesting experience." are over, as are the good-ol-boy revelling with the likes of Kerim Bey & Leiter (Goldfinger vintage). Today, M is a woman; Wade wants Bond's opinion of a tattoo on his backside; and the sexual aggressiveness comes from Jinx rather than Bond. Bond is a more passive character today than his previous incarnations. imo of course...

I couldn't agree more, Blox. He has come across as emasculating at times...

[Qwerty]

Its a little sad that Dafoe is typecasted as villians all the time(although he does make a fantastic villian). He has played several roles where he was a type of cop/detective and even a CIA operative in Clear and Present Danger. He is a brilliant actor and it would be nice to see him in a supporting good guy role.

Welcome to CBn, Agent.

[Agent Spriggan Ominae]

Its a little sad that Dafoe is typecasted as villians all the time(although he does make a fantastic villian). He has played several roles where he was a type of cop/detective and even a CIA operative in Clear and Present Danger. He is a brilliant actor and it would be nice to see him in a supporting good guy role.

Welcome to CBn, Agent.

Thanks for the warm welcome!

[Marc-Ange]

This is gonna seem like a big deal to others, but the perfect actor for Felix would be Matthew McConaughey. Why, well he fits the description of Felix from the Fleming novels almost perfectly. That Texan accent is just right. The biggest star of the movie should be Bond, so his role should be REALLY limited!

[dinovelvet]

This is gonna seem like a big deal to others, but the perfect actor for Felix would be Matthew McConaughey.  Why, well he fits the description of Felix from the Fleming novels almost perfectly.  That Texan accent is just right.  The biggest star of the movie should be Bond, so his role should be REALLY limited!

McConaughey is not going to go from doing leading man roles to playing a fifth billed supporting character in someone else's franchise. Neither are Paul Walker, Josh Lucas, or about 90% of all the other suggestions put forward in this thread. Assuming Leiter is even in the film in the first place, it isn't going to be a star playing him.
And while we're here, its probably time for another plug for former Alias star Michael Vartan, who is in the perfect position of not being too famous for the role, but recognizable enough to not be a total unknown. (He is currently filming an Aussie movie called Rogue, co-starring...Sam Worthington. Small world?)

[tdalton]

[quote name='dinovelvet' date='9 January 2006 - 21:50'][quote name='Marc-Ange' date='8 January 2006 - 10:15']This is gonna seem like a big deal to others, but the perfect actor for Felix would be Matthew McConaughey.

[Hitchcock Bond]

How about Matt Dillon for the role of the American agent. He could play this similar to Jack Lord in Dr No. Whether this would be Leiter, and forgetting about losing his leg in LTK or another American agent is anyone's guess. He has taken supporting roles recently and may be tempted if the script is good.

[Agent 76]

Bruce Campbell

[Leon]

Casper Van Dien reminds me strongly of Jack Lord

[dinovelvet]

How about Matt Dillon for the role of the American agent.  He could play this similar to Jack Lord in Dr No.  Whether this would be Leiter, and forgetting about losing his leg in LTK or another American agent is anyone's guess.  He has taken supporting roles recently and may be tempted if the script is good.

Yeah Matt Dillon would be a good choice. He's been doing the supporting/ensemble roles lately so he isn't too big for the gig; he's also getting Oscar buzz as a best supporting actor candidate for Crash. Plus his Crash director Paul Haggis could put in a good word for him

[Blofeld's Cat]

How about Matt Frewer?

[Stax]

I think I mentioned him in another choice: Robert Patrick. He was in THE X-FILES, T2 and WALK THE LINE (as Johnny Cash's dad). Reliable, veteran character actor who would add an edge to the role without overwhelming Bond. Recognizable but not a huge star.

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[Fro]

I definitely think Felix Leiter should return. It's one of the biggest mistakes in the films that he's never had the presence he's had in the books.

It needs to be a good actor but not a huge A-list star with a similar age to Craig (35-40). And he definitely needs to be signed to a multi-film deal. Heck, if he overshadows Bond and people love him, make a spinoff movie. If people at EON think the first name is too "old" change it to Alex Leiter or something.

This ought to be the one of the first times the two meet and Leiter ought to be fully healthy.

As far as continuity goes, there have to be at least alternate universes for the different Bond films just due to age.

Connery --> Lazenbery--> Connery --> Moore (all roughly the same age... 50-80s Bond)

Dalton --> Bronsan (80s-00s Bond)

Craig (00-?? Bond)

Therefore I have no problem with doing somewhat of a reboot and ignoring what happens in LTK.

[Agent 76]

Woody Harrelson

[Qwerty]

[quote name='dinovelvet' date='12 January 2006 - 14:47'][quote name='Hitchcock Bond' date='11 January 2006 - 07:36']How about Matt Dillon for the role of the American agent.