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[bond_girl_double07]

I love Hugh Jackman, but not for Bond.. too rough around the edges..

[Santa]

I love Hugh Jackman, but not for Bond.. too rough around the edges..

Ahh, interesting. I'd say he's not rough enough around the edges.

[dinovelvet]

What the hell, a Hugh Jackman as Bond thread? Have I time warped back to 2004?!

[Johnboy007]

Clive Owen is definatally teh nex James Bond.

He wull totelly pwn, 2.

[Garth007]

Hugh Jackman could make a good bond,but I'm thinking that the next bond actor after Daniel Craig will be a New actor never herd of before. A upriseing actor. but then again maybe not.

[LadySylvia]

[quote]If she ended the Brosnan era with some class, she would of gotten alot more respect.[/quote]With the casting of Craig and the CASINO ROYALE production, Babs has just about earned my respect. Now let's see if she can maintain it. Hey . . . even her dad and Harry Saltzman screwed it up every now and then.


[quote] I like Matt Damon as an actor and writer but he is too short (looking in case he's 6'3") to be an action star. And he's a product of Hollywood pop casting for the Broune role.[/quote]


And I believe that Damon turned into a very credible action star - Hollywood pop casting or not. And if you're going to complain about his height, one might as well complain about Craig's height and demand that a new actor be cast for BOND 22. And we know that is not going to happen.

[quote]Sadly, it appears that many would rather have James Bland - someone like, say, Julian McMahon, who may be vastly inferior as an actor but at least Looks Like Bond

Edited by LadySylvia, 31 July 2007 - 04:57 AM.

[RazorBlade]

Dinovelvet said that this thread was an anti-DC, anti-CR whinefest in disgust. Well the cover's been blown. Now, where's the wine? I'm thristy.

[Robertsmiller]

Christian Bale is a much better choice than Jackman, and he'll only be 38 in 2012.

Maybe he could convince the producers into bringing Nolan (OHMSS is one of his favorite movies) in for a Bond movie.

Bale/Nolan=Best Movie ever. TDK is going to be better than Bond 22, having them attached to a Bond film would be the tops.

[Agent 76]

Christian Bale as 007? Cool

He would be an excelent choice!

[ArlingtonBeech]

I think Jackman would certainly fit the cookie cutter mold that has been cast for Bond. However, as other posters have pointed out, Babs nixed him...for what I believe she described as Jackman being "too fey."

Right now I think the challenge is to follow up with a script that is at least as good as Casino Royale and let Craig do his thing. I'm hoping he decides to do at least a two movie extension for a total of five. He is BY FAR the BEST ACTOR to assume the role and definitely the best Bond since Connery...who knows...if he winds up with a total body of work which includes five Bonds, people may very well have Sean ranked at number two.

Counting to three...OK lightening didn't strike me...I thought the last sentence may have been blasphemous.

Personally, I am not opposed to the idea of Jackman as Bond...I'm sure he'd be a good one. The thing is, right now we have a GREAT one. I'd like to see them have him go as long as he wishes. And if he wishes to leave after the three...well, I think they should make him an offer he can't refuse.

Time will tell.

[DamnCoffee]

too rough around the edges..

Ah yes! But so is Daniel, and we all know how well he turned out.

[VisualStatic]

Ok, If you're still hung up on that DC doens't "look" like Bond, personally, your shallow opinions are not worth commenting on.

The reboot thing will back fire after a few films, because it won't make sense, as soon as they return to moneypenny, q, etc back to normal business. They should of set Casino in the 60s! where it belonged!

I hate to point out the obvious, but CR was set in the 50s. Go read a book.

MGW said it best, Bond is a series of series. Each actor portrays Bond during a specific era.(how hard is this it comprehend?) So yes in 40 years, they may restart it all over again. How is that wrong? They have a new fresh look, that to me is far better then went before.

Stop living in the past, live in the present.
I found CR to be one of the best Bond's ever, regardless of how DAD did at the box office. And no, box office success to me doesn't mean its a good movie. The view of the OP on CR is the same view I had on DAD, a snoozer.

Oh, and when DC was announced as the next Bond, I wasn't on the band wagon. But I was very willing to wait till CR came out before I passed judgment.

DC is Bond, and I look forward to B22.

[Turn]

Ok, If you're still hung up on that DC doens't "look" like Bond, personally, your shallow opinions are not worth commenting on.

The reboot thing will back fire after a few films, because it won't make sense, as soon as they return to moneypenny, q, etc back to normal business. They should of set Casino in the 60s! where it belonged!

I hate to point out the obvious, but CR was set in the 50s. Go read a book.

MGW said it best, Bond is a series of series. Each actor portrays Bond during a specific era.(how hard is this it comprehend?) So yes in 40 years, they may restart it all over again. How is that wrong? They have a new fresh look, that to me is far better then went before.

Stop living in the past, live in the present.
I found CR to be one of the best Bond's ever, regardless of how DAD did at the box office. And no, box office success to me doesn't mean its a good movie. The view of the OP on CR is the same view I had on DAD, a snoozer.

Oh, and when DC was announced as the next Bond, I wasn't on the band wagon. But I was very willing to wait till CR came out before I passed judgment.

DC is Bond, and I look forward to B22.

Yeah, I agree. I don't even care about the future of Bond past the Daniel Craig era because of what CR gave us and the potential for other quality future Bond films starring Craig. It even kind of makes me wary of a Craig or even a Christian Bale, who seems to be everybody's golden boy. Craig will be a very hard act to follow.

[DamnCoffee]

Ok, If you're still hung up on that DC doens't "look" like Bond, personally, your shallow opinions are not worth commenting on.

I wasn't being shallow in the slightest. Craig is a brilliant Bond, and yes he is rough round the edges, like Flemings Bond. and thats what I like about him. All Bond Girl Said that Jackman was rough around the edges, so is Craig and when Casino Royale was released, he was an immediate hit. So yes, I do think Hugh Jackman would be good as Bond.

[VisualStatic]

Ok, If you're still hung up on that DC doens't "look" like Bond, personally, your shallow opinions are not worth commenting on.

I wasn't being shallow in the slightest. Craig is a brilliant Bond, and yes he is rough round the edges, like Flemings Bond. and thats what I like about him. All Bond Girl Said that Jackman was rough around the edges, so is Craig and when Casino Royale was released, he was an immediate hit. So yes, I do think Hugh Jackman would be good as Bond.

Mharkin.. I don't believe I was referring to you or Bond Girl, or about the idea of DC being rough around the edges, that's one of the reasons he works so well as Bond.

I was referring to the group of people who still complain about DC being blond and not the right height.

As for whether Hugh would be a good Bond, I don't know. Only way to tell is to see him in a Bond movie, then judge. But at this point it is probably never going to happen.

[RazorBlade]

I agree with Babs, too fey. Maybe Jackman would be a great villian? I think so.

[OmarB]

I just can't take Hugh seriously. Sure he's Wolverine but even in that role he was not nearly as harsh as I expected him to be. In any case, I'm with the rest who don't like that dumb grin of his.

Oh, and I'm all for Christian Bale being Bond someday too.

[Skudor]

Jackman in 2012 - doesn't sound too bad to me. I think he'd make a perfectly decent James Bond. Not so much based on him in things like that awful vampired and werewolf movie he did or this wolverine stuff, but more based on his smaller movies like Scoop. He's got plenty of screen presence and has decent acting chops. If eon want's to go back to something more traditional after Craig then Jackman would be the obvious choice.

As to the odds of that happening, I'd say they are pretty slim. I expect they'll picke a lesser known actor.

[DaveBond21]

I love Hugh Jackman, but not for Bond.. too rough around the edges..

Ahh, interesting. I'd say he's not rough enough around the edges.

Yes, Barbara Brocolli agrees, and has said Jackman is too much of a pretty boy and not masculine enough to be Bond.

[Fiery-Bond]

I am a huge fan of Hugh Jackman, but I just can't see him as James Bond. Like a few others have said, he is Wolverine, and although that's a rough and tough character, not unlike Bond, Jackman wouldn't suit 007.

Jackman is very tough, a great actor and an Aussie... but he isn't Bond.

[Zorin Industries]

Wrong actor.

Wrong look.

Wrong age.

Wrong fans.

[whaleman]

Personally, I can't see Jackman making a good 007. I just can't see it.

[HH007]

I'm also not big on the idea of Jackman as Bond. He's a talented dude and everything, but I just don't think he'd make much of a Bond.

[Publius]

If Craig lives out his new contract (it is one, right?), push that back to 2016. Jackman would be 48 then. I don't see it happening. My guess is that they'll find someone who's a complete unknown nowadays instead.

[007Bond]

Christian Bale...




"My number's on the card..."

[RazorBlade]

With everyone so against Jackman, the contraian in me comes out and...

I'm in favor of it.

[JimmyBond]

Perhaps this is in bad taste, but here's a few of SeanValen00V's views back before CR came out:

Now don't get me wrong, I don't mind seeing Craig as Bond...

I personally find Craig a brave choice...

He might be a good bond...

Just saying

[Emma]

No thanks.

The thing is before I saw CR, Jackman was my number one choice to replace Brosnan. However after seeing CR, I realised that there was no way he could have played Bond (in CR) without having me laughing or hating him. Once again let me reiterate had anyone else did what Daniel Craig did in CR I would have thought 'what a jerk'.

Jackman might be passable if they go back to the light hearted stuff which Brosnan did. But otherwise no, he just does not have the gravitas.

Personally I'm really hoping that Christian Bale or Karl Urban takes over after Craig.

[007Bond]

Karl Urban takes over after Craig.

Urban as 007 ?


Sorry, I don't understand how he could be James Bond. But as an henchman...thanks to BOurne, he could be terrific of course.

[Emma]

Karl Urban takes over after Craig.

Urban as 007 ?


Sorry, I don't understand how he could be James Bond. But as an henchman...thanks to BOurne, he could be terrific of course.

Then I'm guessing that you've never seen him act.