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[rafterman]

gotta agree, never an American, a woman or a non-caucasian...

[Jim]

Xenobia (27 Mar, 2002 06:56 p.m.):

I think it is fair to say though, that an American actor playing Bond will probably be coached to go with what I have heard called the Ox/Cam accent or the BBC voice. That seems to suit Bond pretty well.

-- Xen

If Bond had only been played by Roger Moore, perhaps. The others don't have received pronounciation, or BBC English, or Ox/Cam or Cam/Ox or any of that sort of rubbish. None of them sound alike. All of them play a British man. A multiplicity of voices, and none of them alike.

Interesting, that.

[Sanchez]

1. Timmy Mallett('nuff said).
2. David Mellor(although I'm quite certain he thinks he could be better at it than anyone else).
3. Graham Pyman(although I'm quite certain he thinks he could do a better job than anyone else, AND he'd tell everyone how to do things right!).
4. Noel Edmonds(because they'd have him shave his beard).
5. Elvis Presley(because he's dead).

[Sanchez]

Error

[Hardyboy]

Cuba Gooding Jr. or Roger Moore's son. If Roger suggests someone to play Bond, ignore it.

[Tedley King]

Not to be racist, but I don't think an American should do it, they should stick it to being someone who was born and bred in the UK. I couldn't say someone should or shouldn't as such because more than likely my opinion won't mean that at the end of the day my choice will be the next Bond.

But truthfully, the Brit I think should do it is me... King, Tedley King.

[White Persian]

O.K., narrowing it down to actors of the appropriate gender, hue and ethnicity (in other words, theoretically feasible casting) I wouldn't want to see Hugh Grant -too goofy. It'd be like Fleming written by P.G. Wodehouse.

Ewan McGregor is simply much too short.

Rupert Everett is physically fine, but I doubt that he'd be prepared to play it straight, in any sense of the word.

Richard E. Grant. Much as I like him, he's too offbeat looking.

Any of the McGanns. Again, they just don't look right, and Paul's also too short.

Jude Law-too pretty.

Ioan Gruffuydd- too hard to spell.

[Xenobia]

[quote]Jim (27 Mar, 2002 08:35 p.m.):
[quote]Xenobia (27 Mar, 2002 06:56 p.m.):

If Bond had only been played by Roger Moore, perhaps. The others don't have received pronounciation, or BBC English, or Ox/Cam or Cam/Ox or any of that sort of rubbish. None of them sound alike. All of them play a British man. A multiplicity of voices, and none of them alike.

Interesting, that.[/quote]

Yes...that is interesting...the multiplicity of voices, which gives me creedance for two points:

1) An American actor with a good coach can find a suitable voice for himself and the role.

2) James Bond is a code name for five men who have acted as 007. When they retire, they get a new name and a new life.

-- Xen

[Mouse]

Yeardley Smith

[ThomasCrown76]

Chris Tucker

Can you understand the words coming out of my mouth?!

[rafterman]

oh I forgot to add one-me

[Blofeld's Cat]

DANIEL DYKES.

CBN would lose an excellent Editor but the forums would be intolerable.

Mind you, if he did become Bond, we'd get the inside scoop every time.

If he'd still remember us, that is.

[Victor Zokas]

David Beckham

[Xenobia]

Egads! Chris Tucker? *shivers* Not even Jackie Chan playing the bad guy could save that idea.

And David Beckham????? What a nightmare! Who wants Posh as a Bond girl?
*more shivers*

-- Xen

[Joyce Carrington]

Russel Crowe
Will Smith

[Blofeld's Cat]

Mr. C.G. Image!

[Blue Eyes]

Heh, I just cam ein here to say I hope no one says me and look...

Originally posted by Blofeld's Cat
DANIEL DYKES.

CBN would lose an excellent Editor but the forums would be intolerable.

Mind you, if he did become Bond, we'd get the inside scoop every time.

If he'd still remember us, that is.

But I'll forgive you BC, cause you said it for all the right reasons.

And yes, I would remember you! I'd still be around posting and probably writing articles etc... You'll just have to find my alias

[MicroGlobe One]

Hugh Grant. Russel Crowe. Mel Gibson.

[General Koskov]

Originally posted by Tedley King
Not to be racist, but I don't think an American should do it, they should stick it to being someone who was born and bred in the UK.  I couldn't say someone should or shouldn't as such because more than likely my opinion won't mean that at the end of the day my choice will be the next Bond.

But truthfully, the Brit I think should do it is me... King, Tedley King.

Are they a race now?!?! Where was I?

[General Koskov]

Okay, I think I asked this before, but could a Canadien play Bond? Because we're a part of the Empire, too, just that we have nearly-American accents (except for some Ontarians and Newfoundlanders). I'm specifically asking those who vehemenantly disagree with an American playing Bond (like myself).

[Tanger]

George Clooney

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[Tedley King]

Everyone except me

[Mr Trump]

I don't think an american actor should play Bond because I feel that the Bond movies have always been a place were British actors that have never been famous in America have a chance to hit the big screen in a big movie which very few british TV actors get the oppertunity to do.

[00Kevin]

never a yank, that's why Speilburg didn't get to do a bond film, It's like a pride of england of sorts.
Becks (he'd blow up argentina in everyfilm!)
Bob Saget (you yanks should recognize him rather well.

[Xenobia]

Double Oh my God Kevin! What made you think of Bob Saget? That's just scary...

But keeping on the scary line:

Tom Barringer
Matt Lauer
Brian Williams
Bill O'Reilly

-- Xenobia

[Desslar]

What's wrong with non-caucasians?? I don't see how race has anything to do with the Bond character. As long as the person's British, does it really matter?

[Mister Asterix]

Originally posted by Desslar
What's wrong with non-caucasians??  I don't see how race has anything to do with the Bond character.  As long as the person's British, does it really matter?

Should you put a non-caucasian into the role of James Bond than you are breaking the continuity of the series. You are admitting that some of the events of previous films did not happen to this man, most notably the events of Live and Let Die. I personally want to feel that the series stands as a whole, a non-caucasian would destroy that. However, I'll think it's fine for a non-caucasian to play James Bond the day they cast a white man to play Shaft.

[Double-Oh-Zero]

I've thought about it, and here's my list of who shouldn't play Bond:

Steven Seagal-just too much of a big action star to pull off being a good spy.

Val Kilmer-I dunno what it is, but almost every movie he goes into ends up doing bad at the box office. He made Moore's character in The Saint look bad, so I hear. I hope he wouldn't do the same to another Moore character.

Brendan Fraser-he sort of looks the part, but does comedies or action films about mummies better.

John Travolta-he'd most likely be too old.

Vin Diesel-he'd most likely be too bald.

And if you want to stay on the scary line...
Al Roker.

[Desslar]

Originally posted by Mister Asterix


Should you put a non-caucasian into the role of James Bond than you are breaking the continuity of the series. You are admitting that some of the events of previous films did not happen to this man, most notably the events of  Live and Let Die. I personally want to feel that the series stands as a whole, a non-caucasian would  destroy that. However, I'll think it's fine for a non-caucasian to play James Bond the day they cast a white man to play Shaft.

Well, you are correct if we are really to believe that, for instance, a 31 year old Connery and 58 year old Moore are the same person. I think each Bond in the series is really his own person. Sure they all display Bond mannerisms, but it's hard to imagine they are all the same person. So there might as well be a non-caucasian Bond, as long as he can do the mannerisms as well as the others.

As for Shaft, his racial indentity is important to the character because he often challenges discrimination. Bond couldn't care less about race issues, so his racial makeup doesn't have the same importance.

I can't think of any non-caucasian British actors offhand, but I guess that just goes to show they don't get enough major roles.

[Blofeld's Cat]

Originally posted by Desslar
I can't think of any non-caucasian British actors offhand, but I guess that just goes to show they don't get enough major roles.

There is Colin Salmon.