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[Santa]

Apart from all the tongue-in-cheek suggestions, like John Cena etc., there is a dark-haired British actor of the right age who has a certain quantity of internet fans desperate for him to be Bond. His name is Paul Blackthorne and I can see why people think he has the right look and stuff but I find him unwatchable. Something about him is freakishly annoying. He is the anti-sexy. When Justin brought sexy back, this bloke immediately took it away again. Is it his eardrum-mangling sibilance? Is it that he looks as if he doesn't brush his teeth? I don't know, but whenever I see him in anything (and he's not exactly a big name so that doesn't happen often, but even a trailer is enough) I want to throw sharp, heavy things at the screen. It's quite a strange hatred but I have no control over it. I'm sure he'll never realistically be up for Bond, but if he were, there's no way I could watch the film. I would volunteer to spend the two hours of the film plucking out my pubic hairs with rusty tweezers instead.

[quantumofsolace]

this is what i wrote in another thread:

If a black actor auditions and is the best at being like Bond, and is the right age, and has or can do a British accent, then there's no problem. I don't think that it would hurt ticket sales. Snipes and Murphy have been huge action stars and I always thought that Washington would have made a good Bond if he could do the accent



Race doesn't bother me. Sexuality does. The sexuality of the actor doesn't but I wouldn't want Bond to be anything other than straight.
Back to the question:
Pierce Brosnan. Too pretty, wrong accent and a light voice.If he ran at me with that snarl I'd stick my leg out and watch the ponce fall over and squirm. Yes, I did watch the films but I awaited the day when he was gone. But now he has gone I can appreciate that he helped the franchise during a difficult time.
In the past:
Lewis Collins. Too oilly
Sam Neill. Too ordinary

In general,I would watch any actor play Bond if they portrayed the original character with respect.

[DLibrasnow]

George Clooney. That guy really irks me.

[Jose]

While no actor could actually stop me from seeing a Bond movie (unless they actually made an effort to keep me from going to the movie theater), I would really be uncomfortable with Shia LaBeouf in a Bond movie. He's all right but in a Bond movie... no thanks.

[dodge]

Harvey Keitel.

[booyeah_]

Orlando Bloom, I couldn't watch it. He is annoying, doesn't have the look and is one of the worst well-known actors in film history.

[gkgyver]

I kindly point towards this:

http://debrief.comma...showtopic=52072

[dogtherock]

Daniel Craig almost stopped me. As long as they don't cast a black Bond. And please don't think of me as racist for saying that. It just shouldnt happen.

[Double-O-Nine]

Keanu Reeves......

"Dude.....the names....uh....uh....uh BOND, ya thats it, James Bond!"

Could be worse ...

Nicolas Cage: "Hey man, I'm James Bond."

More worse than this?:

George Clooney : " My name is James Bond , what else?"

[Born_again_Bond]

For 23 and 24 any other actor apart from DC - after that, I might be open for another..

I'm with you on this one. If they replaced Daniel Craig now, before the end of his run, it would be a disappointment.

That would probably put me off seeing it in the cinema. I'd wait for the DVD probably.

[D. Bond]

Zac Efron
Orlando Bloom
Robert Pattinson
Daniel Radcliffe
Shia LaBeouf
...I can go on and on...

Any actor out there that looks more pretty boy than a British Secret Service Operative does not need to be Bond and would make me turn away from the franchise. Although I always thought Jude Law is the spittin' image of what Ian Fleming's James Bond looked like(In My Opinion). The thing is he made it a point that he doesn't want to be hired for pretty boy roles anymore and for that he has my respect and does not fall into that category! Jude Law as Bond would be sweet!

Edited by D. Bond, 08 December 2008 - 06:05 AM.

[danielcraigisjamesbond007]

Shia LeBeouf

[Quantumofsolace007]

Well, it would have to be an actor, not an actress; and basically any actor who was non-white would be a game changer for me. He'd also have to be reasonably tall and without physical handicap (like, for example, being a midget). It seems ridiculous to even have to mention this, but I remember media commentators suggesting that when Bond came back from exile after LTK, that he should re-emerge as as "she", or as a black man. I have no interest in seeing the role rewritten that dramatically to the point where the fundamental, core essence of who Bond is is sacrificed for political expediency and correctness.

I agre 100%

[Syndicate]

Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs (Will destroy James Bond forever and make Fleming turn in his grave for sure, and even destroy Eon and ruin Michael G. Wilson's career)

Adam Sandler

Eddie Murphy

Christian Bale

Ice Cube

Paul Walker

Shia LaBeouf (Does not fit the Bond role or the James Bond hair cut, and destroy the role altogether)

Chris Tucker(Will destroy James Bond forever)

Colin Farrell(A ok actor, Bond is really not for him at all, must stay away)

George Clooney(good actor but does not fit the James Bond role or the hair cut at
all, could destroy the role)

Nicolas Cage (A good actor, and keep doing what his doing now. But stay away from Bond)

Kiefer Sutherland (A good actor, but stay away from the James Bond role)

Edited by Syndicate, 13 December 2008 - 07:51 AM.

[Donovan Mayne-Nicholls]

An American playing Bond or an "ethnic" Bond for that matter.

[__7]

George Clooney, Tim Robbins, Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon...

I think you see where I'm going with this.

[Athena007]

Anyone wanting to discuss the Christian Bale Blow Up can redirect themselves to this thread: http://debrief.comma...showtopic=53193 (split from this topic)

As for any actor who would stop me from seeing a Bond film. I can't think of one. I mean I'm a Bond fan first... so any actor, though I may be more happy with certain actors as opposed to others, is not going to hinder my enjoyment of the film/franchise.

(now if Angelina Jolie was cast as a Bond Girl... I don't know if I could condone that... but that's a different story, lol)

[Commander Shaun]

I couldn't say that any actor would stop me from watching James Bond...

[Single-O-Seven]

George Clooney, Tim Robbins, Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon...

I think you see where I'm going with this.

So almost everybody from Team America: World Police? Matt Damon!

[Daddy Bond]

If it were a true Bond movie, I would see the movie regardless of the actor. However, there are a few that would diminish my enjoyment of it just by their presence in the movie. These might include:

1. Sean Penn (I've never seen a single Sean Penn movie - except maybe Taps - he was in that I believe)
2. So and so
3. What's his name (you can see how important these last two actors are - I can't even remember their name).

[Vauxhall]

Why do you feel Sean Penn diminish your enjoyment of a movie if you haven't really seen him in anything? Obviously he couldn't be Bond himself, but I think he's a terrific actor and could do very well in a support role.

(All of this is theoretical admittedly, as Penn wouldn't go anywhere near the franchise!)

[Jim]

The six-year-old who played Joseph in my daughter's Nativity play.

He was crap.

[Daddy Bond]

Why do you feel Sean Penn diminish your enjoyment of a movie if you haven't really seen him in anything? Obviously he couldn't be Bond himself, but I think he's a terrific actor and could do very well in a support role.

(All of this is theoretical admittedly, as Penn wouldn't go anywhere near the franchise!)

He irritates me politically.
So does So-and-So and What's His Name (in case you were curious as to why I wouldn't want to see them in a Bond film either).

[plankattack]

Matt Damon.

(I apologise if that easy and cheap joke can be found buried deep in the recesses of this thread).

[tdalton]

Why do you feel Sean Penn diminish your enjoyment of a movie if you haven't really seen him in anything? Obviously he couldn't be Bond himself, but I think he's a terrific actor and could do very well in a support role.

(All of this is theoretical admittedly, as Penn wouldn't go anywhere near the franchise!)

I would be all in favor of seeing Sean Penn on board for a Bond film. I can only imagine how great it would be to have someone of Penn's quality as a villain facing off against Craig's Bond. Perhaps Penn as a Scaramanga-type character in a more faithful adaptation of Fleming's The Man With the Golden Gun.

[AgentBentley]

Eddy Murphy. Vin Diesel. Any B-movie action star a la Steven Seagal. Anybody from Friends or from Sex and the City.

[Cilogy]

I think we need only people who can pull off a good accent.

No Americans please!


Also, I've heard people say that Daniel Radcliffe might do it when he gets older. Complete bull[censored].

[Santa]

I think we need only people who can pull off a good accent.

That lets out Pierce Brosnan then.

That would put me off. I think I'd have to watch any Bond film, because it's Bond, but if Brozza were to come back as Bond I might have to take a fair amount of Valium to be able to watch it.

[DAN LIGHTER]

I also would always go and see a Bond film. Just so long as they keep him British and true to his roots. Otherwise its not Bond is it!

[Aris007]

Agrred! We don't go to the cinema to watch a certain actor, but because we're Bond fans!And that's what it counts!