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[luciusgore]

I thought Jude Law might work. He is willing to star in crappy films ("Alfie") and obviously wants to make commercial movies. He looks like Bond. It would work if it's true:

http://www.ajb007.co...php?topic=23364

Did anyone watch Leno lately? Have they seen this?

[Bon-san]

So in reading the posts on AJB, it appears the reference to Law as Bond was merely to set up "Never Say Nanny Again" as the punchline of a joke.

Right?

[mccartney007]

Right, Bon-san.

Jay said "Pierce Bronson" got a phone call saying he wasn't going to be asked back.

[Bond_Bishop]

Never Say Nanny Again, huhuh LOL. Very funny I think there are other actors than Jude Law which would fit more as Bond. But it would be interesting to see him in the role.

[luciusgore]

He practically is James Bond in real life. Surely James Bond would shag his nanny. I think he should get the job!

[Bon-san]

He practically is James Bond in real life. Surely James Bond would shag his nanny. I think he should get the job!

Well, he's on the short side, and he comes off as a bit of a dandy on occasion.

But there are certainly worse candidates.

[luciusgore]

He practically is James Bond in real life. Surely James Bond would shag his nanny. I think he should get the job!

Well, he's on the short side, and he comes off as a bit of a dandy on occasion.

But there are certainly worse candidates.

Bros is a dandy too. Law would work. Certainly Clive Owen would have been the ultimate but that's not happening.

[WC]

Jude Law as Bond???

And people say Julian McMahon is too "metrosexual" for Bond. Jude Law would be even worse. Can you imagine him saying any of those classic lines from the Sean Connery era, in his slightly effeminate voice?:

"You swim like a man!"

"My dear, you don't think it gave me any pleasure do you?"

"You look fit, Nash!"

I think it would put a new spin on those lines!

[Agent 76]

He practically is James Bond in real life. Surely James Bond would shag his nanny. I think he should get the job!

But there are certainly worse candidates.

I have to agree with you on this. I've seen worse choices for the role.



He fits the young Bond teory.

[Pussfeller]

I agree that he would be too effeminate, although he might be a decent Bond in the Roger Moore mould. I 'd be happier with O'Lachlan or Cavill, though.

[luciusgore]

Jude Law as Bond???

And people say Julian McMahon is too "metrosexual" for Bond. Jude Law would be even worse. Can you imagine him saying any of those classic lines from the Sean Connery era, in his slightly effeminate voice?:

"You swim like a man!"

"My dear, you don't think it gave me any pleasure do you?"

"You look fit, Nash!"

I think it would put a new spin on those lines!

Law is way better than McMahon, who is metrosexual and creepy. Law is good leading man material.

[WC]

Jude Law as Bond???

And people say Julian McMahon is too "metrosexual" for Bond. Jude Law would be even worse. Can you imagine him saying any of those classic lines from the Sean Connery era, in his slightly effeminate voice?:

"You swim like a man!"

"My dear, you don't think it gave me any pleasure do you?"

"You look fit, Nash!"

I think it would put a new spin on those lines!

Law is way better than McMahon, who is metrosexual and creepy. Law is good leading man material.

But you can't say that McMahon is metrosexual, as if Law isn't. He's often cited as a very blatant example of a metrosexual. It's like the pot calling the kettle black.

Do you really want Law saying some something similar to those lines above? In Law's mouth, "You look fit, Nash" sounds more like he's checking him out himself.

[SecretAgent007]

I didn't see or rather hear that joke on Leno, but when I was listening to the radio on the way home yesterday, the news person said that the Bond producers had called Bros and told him he would no longer be Bond. Must have been from that Leno think and they screwed it up. Just like all of the other rumors. That's why I don't really buy anything the press has to say about the new Bond.

[hcmv007]

He was always my first choice, but I read in a ninterview where he said he would not play Bond, but rather star in movies he produces himself. Besides, it's not as if he would have to act, his lifestyle sreams Bond.

[Turn]

Jude Law as James Bond? Never. I always cringe when anybody links him with the role.

The only things he has going for him that would link him with Bond are he's British and women love him. It pretty much ends there. Brosnan and Moore, who appear the least physically threatening Bonds, at least had qualities that you could see as Bond before they got the role. Law doesn't.

He has those creepy eyes, a slight frame and no hint of being a physical threat at all. It reminds me in a way of how much I dislike suggestions of Ewan McGregor and Hugh Grant as potential Bonds. The difference there is I can imagine those guy being a bit more intimidating and some potential for physicality.

[Pussycat]

Jude Law as James Bond? Never. I always cringe when anybody links him with the role.

The only things he has going for him that would link him with Bond are he's British and women love him. It pretty much ends there. Brosnan and Moore, who appear the least physically threatening Bonds, at least had qualities that you could see as Bond before they got the role. Law doesn't.

He has those creepy eyes, a slight frame and no hint of being a physical threat at all. It reminds me in a way of how much I dislike suggestions of Ewan McGregor and Hugh Grant as potential Bonds. The difference there is I can imagine those guy being a bit more intimidating and some potential for physicality.

I agree completely. I have never seen a trace of Bond in Law. I have never understood why people even suggest him outside of the fact he's British and can act.

[Pussfeller]

I agree completely.  I have never seen a trace of Bond in Law. I have never understood why people even suggest him outside of the fact he's British and can act.

Apparently, that's enough to get a rumour started. Just look at Ewan Stewart.

[luciusgore]

[quote name='Pussfeller' date='20 August 2005 - 14:11'][quote name='Pussycat' date='20 August 2005 - 12:03']I agree completely.

[Agent007.5]

I don't like Jude Law, the only good movie he was in was Sky Captain and the World of the Tomorrow. Hopefully, it's not true that he's the next 007.

[f1realtor]

Jude Law is more bond girl material than bond himself. j/k

[TortillaFactory]

Being perfectly sensible to the objections to Mr. Law, I still favor him. Why? Because I watched Sky Captain and I felt like he was a hero. That's all. He didn't really appear "slight" in that - maybe they put some shoulderpads in the trenchcoat, eh?

Most importantly, sex appeal. He oozes it. To the point of nausea sometimes, but he can (and does) tone it down. (Besides, didn't the nanny describe him as a "masterful" lover? Art imitates life? Eh? Eh? C'mon, back me on this.)

Oh, and he can act too.

That said, he'll never get the role, especially not these days. He's too much of a liability.

[Mr. Somerset]

I think Law was once up for Superman. So I'm not surprised to see this rubbish again. Although I'd pick him over any of the "final four"...Goran included, he's about as much 007 as Ron Howard.
However, I do like his work.

[ComplimentsOfSharky]

Bros is a dandy too.

Not nearly as much as Jude Law.

Edited by ComplimentsOfSharky, 21 August 2005 - 12:54 PM.

[TortillaFactory]

I think Law was once up for Superman.

To paraphrase Stewie from Family Guy: "Yes! Well! It's fun to pretend! I'm just going to go throw up about something else now...!"

Seriously, just, no.

Of course, they were talking about Nicolas Cage as Superman, too, so...ugly rumors, all of them.

Eesh.

Besides Superman needs to be American, same way Bond needs to be British. The main problem with Jude, other than the "OMG PLEASE NO EW!" factor, is his distinctive appearance. You'd still recognize him even if he put on glasses with a Charlie Chaplin nose-and-moustache. Same with Cage, I think, particularly in view of the fact that he could turn his head sideways and fit it through a mail-slot.

he's about as much 007 as Ron Howard.

This made me laugh because a) a character I invision as Ron Howard plays a prominent role in my Bond story, and b ) I think it's a bit of hyperbole, especially since Jude's actually good-looking, and also not a redhead.

Edited by TortillaFactory, 21 August 2005 - 05:47 PM.

[WC]

Most importantly, sex appeal.  He oozes it.  To the point of nausea sometimes, but he can (and does) tone it down.  (Besides, didn't the nanny describe him as a "masterful" lover?  Art imitates life?  Eh?  Eh?  C'mon, back me on this.)

Sex appeal? Only in the sense of "sex" being part of the word "MetroSEXual". Law is really the epitome of it, and it's not merely my own opinion. Whenever there are articles about the Metrosexual phenomenon, Law is always cited as the typical example. Not difficult to see why.

And one so-called heroic character in Sky Captain doesn't make up for all the other metrosexual performances he's made in his acting career.

[TortillaFactory]

Sex appeal? Only in the sense of "sex" being part of the word "MetroSEXual". Law is really the epitome of it, and it's not merely my own opinion. Whenever there are articles about the Metrosexual phenomenon, Law is always cited as the typical example. Not difficult to see why.

Oh, and I suppose Bond isn't just the tiniest bit metro, with the washing and the grooming and the polishing and the impeccable clothes? Not to downplay his masculine aura or anything. I'm just sayin'.

And one so-called heroic character in Sky Captain doesn't make up for all the other metrosexual performances he's made in his acting career.

Like?

I'm thinking, and I'm coming up at a loss. Cold Mountain? Enemy at the Gates? The Talented Mr. Ripley? Road to Perdition? So he was a gay playboy in Wilde about ten years ago; does that disqualify him or something? The only semi-metro performance I can think of is Alfie, because he wore a pink shirt, mostly. But since that movie clearly sucks on all levels, it's not really a resounding argument.

Sounds as if you're judging him based on appearance more than anything, which is fine, but don't hate him because he's beautiful.

[WC]

Sex appeal? Only in the sense of "sex" being part of the word "MetroSEXual". Law is really the epitome of it, and it's not merely my own opinion. Whenever there are articles about the Metrosexual phenomenon, Law is always cited as the typical example. Not difficult to see why.

Oh, and I suppose Bond isn't just the tiniest bit metro, with the washing and the grooming and the polishing and the impeccable clothes? Not to downplay his masculine aura or anything. I'm just sayin'.

And one so-called heroic character in Sky Captain doesn't make up for all the other metrosexual performances he's made in his acting career.

Like?

I'm thinking, and I'm coming up at a loss. Cold Mountain? Enemy at the Gates? The Talented Mr. Ripley? Road to Perdition? So he was a gay playboy in Wilde about ten years ago; does that disqualify him or something? The only semi-metro performance I can think of is Alfie, because he wore a pink shirt, mostly. But since that movie clearly sucks on all levels, it's not really a resounding argument.

Sounds as if you're judging him based on appearance more than anything, which is fine, but don't hate him because he's beautiful.

Actually, The Talented Mr Ripley WAS one of his Metro performances, and really, so are mostly all his others. Let's not forget films like AI, with his Gigolo Joe (another metro character if we ever saw one). Or I heart Huckabees or Closer.

It's not simply his appearance, although that is a large factor. I'll come back to that in a second. First it's also his voice, which also sounds rather effeminate and not deep enough. As I said above - imagine him saying some of these classic Bond lines. His voice puts a rather different spin on them.

Secondly, he's not tall enough and far too skinny - even skinnier than Brosnan, who himself was a rather dandy Bond. It's gone from Sean Connery, who could pick up sofas to bash the villains with (eg in YOLT) to Brosnan, whose opponents were considerably smaller, and then to Jude Law?? If Q gives him another one of these brief cases like in FRWL, he'll probably need the Bond girl to help him carry it. And who will opponents be? Beanpole geeks from a Mr Muscle commercial?

Third, his performances ARE rather metro. There's always something never quite rugged or completely masculine about them, even in all the films you list, but especially one like Ripley. It's that slightly effeminate quality that is somewhat creepy and unsettling.

Then, getting back to his appearance (and here I'm referring purely to facial appearance as I believe I've already covered his slight build and height). He makes dandy Brosnan look completely rugged by comparison - Law's facial structure and deep set eyes are too androgenous and too smooth to be Bond.

As for Bond being Metro - well, Connery definitely wasn't. There's another term used for men that take care of themselves but don't overly preen and fuss over themselves, and don't seem like they would prefer to spend time shopping for the sake of shopping itself. The Daily Telegraph newspaper had an article about it, and used the term "Ubersexual". It describes a different type which lists someone like George Clooney, but which both Connery and Bond himself could easily fall into, but quite clearly the likes of Jude Law wouldn't. The link to the article is here:

http://www.telegraph...xlivingtop.html

There's nothing to do with hating Jude Law here. I just don't see or find ANYTHING remotely Bond-like about him. If anything, Bond needs to be, as that article above describes, Ubersexual, not Metrosexual, the latter category of which Law virtually epitomises.