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[Bon-san]

I haven't read the magazine, but I nicked this passage from another Bond website:

'Clive Owen was interviewed for the June 2005 issue of Cosmopolitan (UK). As usual, the interviewer's questions eventually turned to the topic of James Bond:

You keep getting tipped as the new James Bond. How does that feel?
"I have no problems being associated with James Bond. All I have to do is wait for someone to bring it up and I say, `No, it`s all rumor,` because that's all it's ever been."

OK, so if you could be any action hero, which one would it be?
[Laughing] "James Bond 007. I have always wanted to be James Bond. I'll pour it all out right now. Why won't they offer it to me?"'


I've always thought he wanted it.

Interesting days, these.

[Skudor]

Did the article mention any odd facial expressions?

[Taro Todoroki]

That puts a new twist on everything.

[Loomis]

Well, that's it then. He's definitely Bond.

[Skudor]

I'll enjoy reading all the speculation that will follow below!

[spynovelfan]

Does kind of depend on how he said it - sounds like serious irony to me.

Can't work out your smilies, Loomis.

[Pussfeller]

It sounds like he was being facetious, but who knows? Owen isn't like the average showbiz type. He tends to be (consciously) deceptively honest. I wouldn't be at all surprised if he did want to be Bond, and has simply been stating the facts. Maybe he hasn't been approached. Maybe no one has been approached. The "Why haven't they offered it to me?" bit is seriously sarcastic, but look at it this way: If he had been offered it and had turned it down, why would he say something like that?

This doesn't really give us any new information one way or the other. Some of us are going to remain convinced that he's just being coy, and some are going to remain convinced that he's being sarcastic because he doesn't want the role. I'm sure he's being deliberately ambiguous.

[Skudor]

Does kind of depend on how he said it - sounds like serious irony to me.

Can't work out your smilies, Loomis.

I think he's sitting on the fence

[Loomis]

I think Owen should be Bond, but won't be Bond. I imagine that he was asked (offered the role, I mean), but turned it down (and that the same is true of Jackman). I reckon the Bond of CASINO ROYALE will be someone like Brosnan, Gruffudd or McMahon (Craig seems out of the picture). Probably Brosnan. I mean, Judi Dench did say it would be Broz, so who am I to doubt her? (Okay, I believe there was some sort of denial by Sony re: her Brosnan claim, but it was the kind of denial that actually denied absolutely nothing at all and more than left wide open the possibility of Brosnan being back in negotiations.)

Pure guesswork on my part, mind you.

And, yes, I think Owen sounds as sarcastic as heck in that interview.

[Bond_Bishop]

I agree with Loomis. Owen should be but won't be Bond.

[Agent 76]

Sure he's Bond....not.

[trumanlodge89]

i think they should get lazenby to do one more. it seems just as far fetched as clive these days doesnt it?

and as soon as the furor on clive dies down, he seems to be trying to fan the flames.


or he is james bond. who knows at this point?

[Mister Asterix]

Making the assumption he was serious, Clive just went up a notch on my next Bond list.

[K1Bond007]

.... ? I don't think anyone has been offered the role or I don't think anyone has been offered the role that we know of. All we ever hear is that so-and-so wants to play Bond.. or so-and-son would make a good Bond and then the rumors begin. Seems to me that we never hear so-and-so has screen tested for Bond. Even Brosnan who was a shoe-in after Dalton screen tested.

Then again maybe they have and haven't said anything.

edit: In either case, I'm hoping as an extra featurette on the DVD that they show people's auditions.

Edited by K1Bond007, 20 May 2005 - 04:09 PM.

[fatima]

Maybe he's just being honest, as was Daniel Craig a few days ago. His name is in the mix along with a handful of other actors but SONY/EON haven't reached a final decision and/or not approached anybody with a firm offer.

[tdalton]

Anyone considered the fact that he's probably just yanking everyone's chain again just like he did during the Sin City interview? He's doing what he's done this entire search for a new Bond, making his hardcore fans think that he's going to be the next Bond only to have some news come out a week or two later that contradicts that statement and pulls the rug out from his die hard fans. I'm starting to lose respect for the man a little bit, as he is clearly treating his "Owen for Bond" supporters with a great deal of disrespect.

He should be thankful for all of the Bond speculation. Without it, I never would have bought and watched Closer. Without it, I wouldn't have downloaded those BMW movies, which, let's face it, were not that great except for Owen's obvious "audition" for Bond. Without the speculation, not nearly as many people would have gone to see Sin City. He knows this, and he's mocking all of those people who went to see him perform because of their love of the Bond franchise, and he is just riding this to make himself look as cool as possible, no matter who he ticks off in the process. As I've said, I have lost a great deal of respect for Clive Owen. I still want to see him as Bond, but my enthusiasm for that is much less than it has been in the past.

Edited by tdalton, 20 May 2005 - 05:30 PM.

[Janus Assassin]

I put this on the forums last night and it was erased WTF?

[Turn]

Consider a couple of things here:

1. We've had so many stories from sources as solid as Variety lately that were either wrong or typos or something not completely right.

2. This is the June issue, assuming it's out now and since Brosnan was announced in June of '94, maybe, just maybe, Owen is tipping his hand, thinking it may not be any harm considering all the other names being floated and it's so close to the announcement date.

At least he did say he was glad to be associated with Bond, something I don't think he's said in any past interview.

[Seannery]

This sounds tongue in cheek and if serious straight up it says he hasn't been offered Bond. Either way it certainly doesn't say he's Bond--unless we start getting into Owenology again.

[tdalton]

I wish Clive would just go back to what he usually does when he's asked about Bond and keep his mouth shut. If he doesn't want the role, then fine, but he shouldn't be out there deliberately setting his hard core fans (which I'm no longer one of, even though I still think he's the best guy for the job) up for a huge letdown while he laughs at them behind closed doors.

[Loomis]

Yeah, he does seem a bit of a tease, and I wish he'd stop doing it (unless, of course, he's only doing it because he is the new Bond ). It's as though he's determined to milk these rumours for all they're worth, and won't firmly say "No" when asked about Bond since he enjoys being linked with the role too much to be able to bring himself to put them to rest once and for all.

After all, it must be very flattering for an actor to be thought of as a perfect choice for Bond.... and to be regarded, as Owen is, as the "Bond in waiting" by many must be even more flattering - after all, it means people think you're incredibly handsome and sexually attractive. Perhaps Owen gets a kick out of being considered the perfect James Bond (and, therefore, the perfect male).

[doublenoughtspy]

I agree Loomis - it is something nice to be associated with. Conan O Brian pointed that out to Owen as well - and Owen agreed.

Maybe Clive saw what an uproar his comment of "I'm going to be very busy" caused - and he figured that if he says "I want to be Bond" the coverage will be off the charts!

[Taitinger blanc de blancs]

lets face it , anyone, yours truly included, and anyone using this forum would say they would like to be james bond. brosnan admitted sitting in a darkened movie house and dreaming of being james bond. And yet, that does not mean he would actually want the part. His star is rising fast and he is getting a plethora of offers. Any actor that wants it has to want it bad enough to go a three picture deal. Clive and Hugh probably would not do that. Its probably going to be someone who needs the career boost. Who fits that outline? Any suggestions?

Edited by Taitinger blanc de blancs, 20 May 2005 - 08:44 PM.

[00-FAN008]

OK, so if you could be any action hero, which one would it be?
[Laughing] "James Bond 007. I have always wanted to be James Bond. I'll pour it all out right now. Why won't they offer it to me?"'

Everyone wants to be James Bond. But still, I'm quite suprised he admitted that.

[Loomis]

Its probably going to be someone who needs the career boost.  Who fits that outline? Any suggestions?

Hmmm.... well, I guess the careers of Gruffudd and McMahon may do well out of FANTASTIC FOUR, and Craig looks set for an upcoming Spielberg film. Not saying those guys are megastars, or even on the verge of becoming huge, but they may not "need" Bond all that much. Who's left, then? Jack Davenport, perhaps, and Dominic West. Purefoy, maybe. But all those actors seem far more likely than people like Owen, Jackman and Bale.

[David Schofield]

You know what I'm going to say.

Owen now gives an even bigger glue to his desire/inclintaion to do Bond than at the Sin City premiere.

Methinks an announcement is not far away. Is it, Mr Wilson?

[Loomis]

Posted by Lady Rose in the thread "Wilson: October 19, 2006":

"I think (Owen is) out of the running.I was reading last night that he is to start filming a movie in February 2006 ( cant remember which one at the moment)."



ETA: Going by an article in today's Today's Telegraph Magazine (the Saturday mag of The Daily Telegraph), it looks as though Owen will be, as he said a while back, "very busy" - so much so that we won't be seeing him in CASINO ROYALE.

It seems he will be working solidly for at least a year, which means he might not be ready to don a tuxedo any time soon, despite the recent headline in OK! magazine that I flourish before him: 'The name could be Bond for this chiselled Chancer'. He laughs. So has he been asked? 'No, never. And in any case, I've got three films lined up, all really interesting with great directors. So I'm booked out.'

So, then, it would appear that Owen DEFINITELY won't be Bond. Not only is he going to be too busy for CASINO ROYALE, but one infers that he'd much rather make "really interesting" films with "great directors" than don 007's tux. Can't blame him, I suppose.

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[David Schofield]

Posted by Lady Rose in the thread "Wilson: October 19, 2006":

"I think (Owen is) out of the running.I was reading last night that he is to start filming a movie in February 2006 ( cant remember which one at the moment)."



ETA: Going by an article in today's Today's Telegraph Magazine (the Saturday mag of The Daily Telegraph), it looks as though Owen will be, as he said a while back, "very busy" - so much so that we won't be seeing him in CASINO ROYALE.

It seems he will be working solidly for at least a year, which means he might not be ready to don a tuxedo any time soon, despite the recent headline in OK! magazine that I flourish before him: 'The name could be Bond for this chiselled Chancer'. He laughs. So has he been asked? 'No, never. And in any case, I've got three films lined up, all really interesting with great directors. So I'm booked out.'

So, then, it would appear that Owen DEFINITELY won't be Bond. Not only is he going to be too busy for CASINO ROYALE, but one infers that he'd much rather make "really interesting" films with "great directors" than don 007's tux. Can't blame him, I suppose.

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Doesn't fit, though, with the "nudge, wink" 'make me an offer' does it?

As in "I know I'm fully booked for 2006 but make me an offer anyway so I can say I'm too busy".

Owen will be Bond. Forget the rest.

[Loomis]

Well, here's a bit of ammunition for you, David: note that Owen says he has three films lined up, but I thought we knew only of two: Spike Lee's INSIDE MAN and CHILDREN OF MEN. Could it be that the third one is CASINO ROYALE? After all, maybe Martin Campbell, who directed BEYOND BORDERS, is a great director in Owen's eyes.

But, nah, he won't be Bond. He's made it clear enough now. I think we'd better forget about Owen.

[David Schofield]

Well, here's a bit of ammunition for you, David: note that Owen says he has three films lined up, but I thought we knew only of two: Spike Lee's INSIDE MAN and CHILDREN OF MEN. Could it be that the third one is CASINO ROYALE? After all, maybe Martin Campbell, who directed BEYOND BORDERS, is a great director in Owen's eyes.

But, nah, he won't be Bond. He's made it clear enough now. I think we'd better forget about Owen.

Loom, Owen will be Bond.

Or would EON prefer Gruffud, Purefoy, Craig, a knackered un-loved Brozza?

A quote, I think, from you're favourite Bond movie; "Make your choice".