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[Jim]

Overqualified.

[Guy Haines]

I can "boast", if you can call it that, something worse than Daniel Craig being the first Bond younger than me. Ralph Fiennes is the first M younger than me! Guess it's time to get out the old zimmer frame!

[Jim]

I think you win, not that you want to.

 

Am clinging onto still being younger than the latest villain. They have more fun, anyway.

[Guy Haines]

I am younger than Christoph Waltz, though Javier Bardem was younger, by a year than Daniel Craig. Which always made the line about Silva's Hong Kong days a bit odd, for me - "86 to 97". Did this mean Silva started working for Station H in his teens? Then again computer hacking is often a young person's game.

 

Yes, I probably win. Before John Glenn's spaceflight, before Marilyn's tragic suicide, before the Cuban missile crisis, before the release of the film "Dr No", yours truly came into the world!

[Agent 76]

Tom Cullen certainly looks the part. He's ruggedly handsome, dark, and tall. He's 29 now, so he'll be in his early thirties when Craig leaves the role. (He already looks mature enough to be Bond.) And he has a solid acting background with about a decade of credits in film, stage, and TV. If Cullen isn't on EON's list, he should be.

 

good suggestion

[x007AceOfSpades]

Doubtful Cavill gets it, especially with Superman taking off and WB/DC's own Cinematic universe. I'm sure they'll consider him, but that's as far as I see it going.

[MadeleineSwann]

[Admiral Messervey]

And Cavill would have been even more miscast had Campbell gotten his way.  Cavill would have been just 22 when Casino Royale began filming and would have turned 23 during the film's production.  That's easily a decade and a half too young to play Bond.

 

Not to mention the exact age Dalton was when Cubby approached him the first time around (for OHMSS)

Edited by Admiral Messervey, 20 January 2015 - 04:02 PM.

[JCRendle]

 

And Cavill would have been even more miscast had Campbell gotten his way.  Cavill would have been just 22 when Casino Royale began filming and would have turned 23 during the film's production.  That's easily a decade and a half too young to play Bond.

 

Not to mention the exact age Dalton was when Cubby approached him the first time around (for OHMSS)

 

 

But Dalton himself said he was too young at that point.

 

WOW WOW WOW!

 

And Cavill would have been even more miscast had Campbell gotten his way.  Cavill would have been just 22 when Casino Royale began filming and would have turned 23 during the film's production.  That's easily a decade and a half too young to play Bond.

 
Not to mention the exact age Dalton was when Cubby approached him the first time around (for OHMSS)

Yeah, Timothy was (still) very underrated as "007"...

 

 

Agreed, but his tenure as Bond is more appreciated now, I've noticed he's being seen in a much better light among fans and general movie goers alike.

[Odd Jobbies]

 

 

And Cavill would have been even more miscast had Campbell gotten his way.  Cavill would have been just 22 when Casino Royale began filming and would have turned 23 during the film's production.  That's easily a decade and a half too young to play Bond.

 

Not to mention the exact age Dalton was when Cubby approached him the first time around (for OHMSS)

 

 

But Dalton himself said he was too young at that point.

 

My guess is that he's not really saying that he was too young to play the character, but instead that at 22 he had his whole career ahead of him and didn't want to be shackled to a multi-picture deal and risk being typecast thereafter. If the actor is right for the part and willing to sign up at just 22, then make movies about a 22 year old Bond.

Edited by Odd Jobbies, 21 January 2015 - 12:28 PM.

[Vauxhall]

The producers probably have an idea of the sort of people they'll be looking at after Craig, but I doubt they've drawn up a proper list yet. When they do get around to it, at a guess they'd boil down about 15-20 to a final shortlist of 5, who might screen test for the role.

[JCRendle]

The producers probably have an idea of the sort of people they'll be looking at after Craig, but I doubt they've drawn up a proper list yet. When they do get around to it, at a guess they'd boil down about 15-20 to a final shortlist of 5, who might screen test for the role.

And the producers are Barbara Broccoli & Michael G Wilson...?

Yes, daughter and stepson of Albert R. "Cubby" Broccoli.

[Vauxhall]

The suggestion would have to be signed off by the studio before it's fully approved, but the decision will largely rest with those two, yes.

[JCRendle]

Eon also have casting directors, who I believe would help them with the long list, short list and audition stages. Debbie McWilliams, for example, has worked with Eon since For Your Eyes Only, and is involved with SPECTRE currently.

 

Here's an interview with her from QoS:-

 

[JCRendle]

Initially 200 names were considered (BBC News report)

Producer Michael G Wilson said the film-makers considered more than 200 actors from around the world over two years before settling on Craig.

From Wikipedia

Croatian actor Goran Višnjić auditioned for the role the same day as Craig, but was reportedly unable to master a British accent. New Zealander Karl Urban was considered, but was unable to make the screen test due to filming commitments. According to Martin Campbell, Henry Cavill was the only actor in serious contention for the role, but at 22 years old, was considered too young. Sam Worthington was also considered.

In May 2005 Daniel Craig announced that MGM and producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli had assured him that he would get the role of Bond, and Matthew Vaughn told reporters that MGM offered him the opportunity to direct, but Eon Productions at that point had not approached either of them. A year beforehand, Craig rejected the offer, as he felt the series had descended into formula: only when he read the script did he become interested. Craig read all of Fleming's novels to prepare for the part, and cited Mossad and British Secret Service agents who served as advisors on the set of Munich as inspiring because, "Bond has just come out of the service and he's a killer. [...] You can see it in their eyes, you know immediately: oh, hello, he's a killer. There's a look. These guys walk into a room and very subtly they check the perimeters for an exit. That's the sort of thing I wanted."

 

[tdalton]

Again, Google is an outstanding resource:

 

A CBn article from several years ago:

The Men Who Could Have Been Bond

[Odd Jobbies]

Again, Google is an outstanding resource:

 

A CBn article from several years ago:

The Men Who Could Have Been Bond

Thanks for that link - this thread somehow passed me by, but it's fascinating reading.

 

One name that really stands out to me is Antony Starr. At the time i hadn't heard of him (i doubt many had), but now he's doing terrific work in the outstanding Michael Ball Cinemax series Banshee. His performance is a masterclass in brooding menace and unpredictable temperament. That's exactly the direction they've gone in with Bond so, as the article says i'm sure Eon were indeed very impressed with his reading. If Craig had said no he'd be my second choice.

Born in '75 he's unfortunately a little too over the hill now - a shame. Still, check out Banshee from ep1 - it's great stuff.

 

Cinemax are good hiring potential Bonds - they also make the bags-of-fun global shoot'em up Strike Back starring potential Bond 7 Sullivan Stapleton (born in '77 so he's in with a shout!).

Edited by Odd Jobbies, 22 January 2015 - 08:57 PM.

[Call Billy Bob]

There appears to be someone talking to themselves in here...

[JCRendle]

What you guys think, is Henry too famous to play BOND in the near future (early 2020s)...?

 

Henry Cavill? I think the Man of Steel films rule him out. After Batman Vs. Superman, it looks like they're going to be doing a two part Justice League movie, as well as stand alone Superman films - much like the Marvel film universe - I think he'll be tied in for a while and when he does hang up the cape, I doubt he'd want to tie himself into another long term contract.

[JCRendle]

Rupert is "HITMAN", is he too famous to play BOND in the near future (2021)...?

 

The Hitman film shouldn't rule him out, it depends on how it goes. Timothy Olyphant played the character previously and it didn't make raise his profile that much - It could be seen as a sort of screentest for Bond.

[tdalton]

 

Rupert is "HITMAN", is he too famous to play BOND in the near future (2021)...?

 

The Hitman film shouldn't rule him out, it depends on how it goes. Timothy Olyphant played the character previously and it didn't make raise his profile that much - It could be seen as a sort of screentest for Bond.

 

 

I wouldn't be surprised if that, between Agent 47 and Homeland, that he might have those in mind as a "screentest" of sorts for Bond, much like Layer Cake was (although unknown to him at the time) for Craig.

[JCRendle]

Rupert is "HITMAN", is he too famous to play BOND in the near future (2021)...?

The Hitman film shouldn't rule him out, it depends on how it goes. Timothy Olyphant played the character previously and it didn't make raise his profile that much - It could be seen as a sort of screentest for Bond.

He made screentest for CASINO ROYALE back in 05, he was 23 or 24 back then (only 2 year older than Henry)...

I know, I've read the list too. If he were to go for the role again he would have to audition and screentest again for Eon, what I meant was Hitman would be a good way for producers to gauge how well he handles the type of role and what audiences reaction to him could be - I don't mean they'd use it as a literal screentest.

[Call Billy Bob]

Tom Cullen IS Pierces son (32 years younger)... ;-)

I'm sorry, but WTF?

[JCRendle]

They could go for a complete unknown, someone who catches their eye from a TV or theatre role - someone who hasn't been suggested anywhere on this list. Don't forget, Craig hasn't left the role yet - we don't know when the role will be recast, there are many up and coming actors just waiting to impress.

[tdalton]

This has become exhausting.

[JCRendle]

Tom Cullen IS Pierces son (32 years younger)... ;-)

I'm sorry, but WTF?

[Call Billy Bob]

 

 

Tom Cullen IS Pierces son (32 years younger)... ;-)

I'm sorry, but WTF?

 

 

I still play this, as a matter of fact 

[Jim]

Not sure you needed to shout that.

[Jim]

 

Not sure you needed to shout that.

Craig was miscast, next actor is not (Cullen) ...

 

So you said.

 

Several times already.

[Jim]

BOND 26 TITLE: "THE PROPERTY OF A LADY".
7 BOND ACTOR: TOM CULLEN.

 

Anything else?