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[Blonde Bond]

P. Diddy , Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson , 50 Cent, Eminem and what-you-got rappers, former show wrestlers and the likes.

Not that there's anything wrong with The Rock. But he's american and should be the next big action star alá Stallone / Schwarzenegger and the likes. Not Bond.

[doubler83]

Not that there's anything wrong with The Rock. But he's american and should be the next big action star alá Stallone / Schwarzenegger and the likes.

Agreed. Instead, he's doing cute Disney films.

Dwayne, what are you doing?!

[dinovelvet]

Not that there's anything wrong with The Rock. But he's american and should be the next big action star alá Stallone / Schwarzenegger and the likes.

Agreed. Instead, he's doing cute Disney films.

Dwayne, what are you doing?!

I wouldn't mind Dwayne playing a henchman, after all his uncle was the goon who fought Connery in Osato's office in YOLT. As long as they don't let him be goofy, he's physically imposing enough to be a credible henchman who could have a great fight scene with Bond. I'd like to see a classic Oddjob/Jaws style opponent where Bond is completely outmatched and has to think on his feet to survive.

[Judo chop]

There’s no one they could hire for the part that would cause me to boycott a new Bond film. They could only mutilate the character so egregiously with the writing that I wouldn’t even recognize it as being a James Bond film. (See the ‘what would you think of a female/gay/gangster Bond?’ thread.)

Certainly there are hypothetical choices out there (strictly hypothetical which will never be realized) that would confuse/pissmeoff to no end, but I’ll give any actor a chance. Hell, even after I decide an actor never really deserved a chance, I still give him chances.

006: “For Bond, Judo?”

JC: “Damn right!”

[Germanlady]

so I'll do what I expected to do already, just go back to watching dvds of the ones I do like.

What a clever idea. Stick to it.

[Agent 76]

Hugh Grant

[Gabriel]

The day Julian Clary, Graham Norton or Billy Piper get cast as Bond, I'll give up!

[The Richmond Spy]

P. Diddy , Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson , 50 Cent, Eminem and what-you-got rappers, former show wrestlers and the likes.

Not that there's anything wrong with The Rock. But he's american and should be the next big action star alá Stallone / Schwarzenegger and the likes. Not Bond.

I'm going to have to.....disagree with you there and say that I think 50 Cent could pull it off.

Or let's just say that a 50 Cent James Bond would be too hard to resistant viewing.

[BamesJond007]

If they ever hired someone to play Bond that wasn't English(like how they almost went with Bert Reynolds for Diamonds Are Forever in '71) i would be super mad and i think it would be hard for me to feel comfortable watching it...

[SecretAgentFan]

Bond surely must remain a British spy. But with Hugh Laurie doing an excellent American accent, why not give an American actor with a perfect British accent a chance? If he is right for the role?

[007Bond007]

Brad Pit would stop me from seeing a bond movie and Clooney.

If they ever hired someone to play Bond that wasn't English(like how they almost went with Bert Reynolds for Diamonds Are Forever in '71) i would be super mad and i think it would be hard for me to feel comfortable watching it...

My thoughts exactly.

[jaguar007]

If they ever hired someone to play Bond that wasn't English(like how they almost went with Bert Reynolds for Diamonds Are Forever in '71) i would be super mad and i think it would be hard for me to feel comfortable watching it...

So you have trouble watching Connery (Scottish), Lazenby (Australian), Dalton (Welsh) and Brosnan (Irish). Moore and Craig are actually the only English Bonds.

[Ravenstone]

It depends. There's lots of actors I wouldn't want to see play Bond, but they may have a place in a Bond film. For example - Johnny Depp - Not Bond, but would be interesting playing another character.

I really would hate to see Tom Cruise, but that's just because I don't like Cruise. As for anyone else, well, they couldn't be any worse than Madonna, could they?

If they brought back Connery or Moore to play M, I think that might spoil things a bit. Then again, it might be interesting to see. But what's interesting from a fan perspective isn't always what's best for the franchise, really. One must think of the bigger picture.

For England, after all

[BlackFire]

Ugh, if they make Young Bond movies I would stop seeing Bond movies.

As for actor, I don't have any on my mind; Except from the others some people is being talking about.

[BamesJond007]

If they ever hired someone to play Bond that wasn't English(like how they almost went with Bert Reynolds for Diamonds Are Forever in '71) i would be super mad and i think it would be hard for me to feel comfortable watching it...

So you have trouble watching Connery (Scottish), Lazenby (Australian), Dalton (Welsh) and Brosnan (Irish). Moore and Craig are actually the only English Bonds.

Nah, i don't have a problem watching them because their accents are similar enough. Im American and i would hate an American accented Bond.

[Aris007]

Steven Seagal or Jean-Claude Van Damme!

[ImTheMoneypenny]

For me really, I learned my lesson not being sure about Daniel Craig. I was so wrong on that one as he's incredible as Bond and made me fall madly in love with 007 all over again. And I feel like I missed out a good deal because my parents didn't like Dalton so we couldn't see the films. So I don't think there's an actor (cast as Bond that is) that would stop me from seeing the movie as long as he's from the UK.

[dodge]

Vin Diesel.

[sharpshooter]

It would take someone pretty atrocious to stop me from seing a new Bond movie.

[Dangerous Liaison]

It would take someone as ridiculous as Dave Collier or that John Cena wrestler kid to make me boycott the film.

BUT, a while back when people were singing praises about Clive Owen jumping into the role, I was cringing. It would not stop me from seeing the film but his presence would be much more than just a tad irksome in my favorite film franchise. I would also shed a tear if Jude Law was in the role… his whole ‘lifeless stare’ I hate, and as a woman, I find him appallingly unattractive. Same with James McAvoy.

As for Bong girls, if I see Jolie or Zeta Jones in the role I’ll wait till it comes out on DVD. I refuse to pay money to see them on the big screen in Bond. I can watch Jolie in anything else, but just not Bond... please just not Bond...

[BlackFire]

Good point there, Dangerous Liaison. For girls, Lindsay Lohan as a Bond girl would suck!! I mean she's hot and that, but please not in Bond.

[Joey Bond]

Yeah I think there is a bigger chance an actress as a Bond girl would stop one from seeing a Bond film rather than a Bond actor.

Cameron Diaz comes to mind.

[ImTheMoneypenny]

As for Bong girls, if I see Jolie or Zeta Jones in the role I’ll wait till it comes out on DVD. I refuse to pay money to see them on the big screen in Bond. I can watch Jolie in anything else, but just not Bond... please just not Bond...

Definitely I'd have a second thought if they went with the likes of Jolie, Lohan, or Paris Hilton, well basically the majority of American actresses. No thanks!

Halle Berry was the reason I refused to see DAD. Maybe if she hadn't boasted they were spinning her character off I'd have gone. The focus should have been on Bond, and it wasn't, it was on her character and I couldn't get past it. Not that she's a terrible actress or anything, the hype around her was a turn off.

Remember that horrifying Olsen twins rumour? I lost a couple nights' worth of sleep over that one! Okay maybe not, but still gives me the shivers!

[BlackFire]

Damn! good point there ImThemMoneypenny. Do you guys imagine the Olsen twins as Scarlett and Poppy!? No!!!

[Elvenstar]

Gerard Butler and Shia LaBeauf (spelling?)

[AgentBentley]

Definitely no American actor wanted as Bond.
I've got nothing against American actors as such, but Bond is supposed to be British. Irish and Downunder actors can pull it off, not North Americans.

[TheREAL008]

Definitely no American actor wanted as Bond.
I've got nothing against American actors as such, but Bond is supposed to be British. Irish and Downunder actors can pull it off, not North Americans.

Actually, I'd only want a Scots/British actor to play Bond, not that I'm biased, but it's a matter of heritage and pride for me.

[ImTheMoneypenny]

Damn! good point there ImThemMoneypenny. Do you guys imagine the Olsen twins as Scarlett and Poppy!? No!!!

Oh yeah that was a tense couple days for me when that rumour hit! Those two, man I couldn't even contemplate something so scary as them anywhere near a Bond set!

[pgram]

I suppose Richard Kiel, if he sat in front of me in the cinema...

[Iceheart]

Definitely no American actor wanted as Bond.
I've got nothing against American actors as such, but Bond is supposed to be British. Irish and Downunder actors can pull it off, not North Americans.

Actually, I'd only want a Scots/British actor to play Bond, not that I'm biased, but it's a matter of heritage and pride for me.

yeah - definately
im australian but i still dont like the idea of an australian playing bond - that job should be kept for a british or scottish gentleman.
and yes - i would definately be annoyed if an american got the role as 007 of the British secret service!

Iceheart