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[Dustin]

Great find, thanks for digging this up and sharing it. It's a definite plus to hear there is going to be movement at the Bond front in the near future. And that it's the winning team intending to make that movement.

[Guy Haines]

Not anything definitive - but still interesting:
 
Today, SPECTRE has its German premiere in Berlin.  During the press conference Barbara Broccoli asked the reporters whether Daniel Craig had told them about his future as Bond.  When a reporter replied that Craig had explicitly just told him that he wanted to stay in the role, Broccoli said: "Good.  I want him to remain Bond, too."
 
Asked about BOND 25 she said that they would meet in a few months to talk about which story they want to tell next.
 
http://www.mediabiz....Blitz&uid=56939

If confirmed that is welcome news.

[Vauxhall]

Great find, thanks for digging this up and sharing it. It's a definite plus to hear there is going to be movement at the Bond front in the near future. And that it's the winning team intending to make that movement.

Indeed. Don't think I would be brave enough to ask the BOND 25 question so soon. Glad someone has.

[Odd Jobbies]

Rupert Friend

 

Cavill more so IMO

[JohnnyWalker]

Cavill more so IMO

I figure you'll see whoever you prefer. I see a resemblance to Craig.

[Vauxhall]

Interesting scar in that picture...

[Hockey Mask]

The 155 Best Candidates to Become the Next James Bond

http://time.com/4096...s-bond-spectre/

Edited by 00Hockey Mask, 02 November 2015 - 11:25 PM.

[Vauxhall]

The 155 Best Candidates to Become the Next James Bond

http://time.com/4096...s-bond-spectre/

 

155, and Rupert Friend nowhere to be seen!

[hoagy]

Interesting find !  It might intentionally have some jokes within it, but the entirety of it -- if any of it were meant sincerely -- is ridiculous and outrageous, dubious, grievous and devious !  ...with nodes and apologies to Jackie Chiles...

[Frankie]

It's a joke article.

[Irrigator]

With Craig returning for Bond 25, It's probably save to say that we will not see a new actor playing Bond until at least 2020 (although 2022 would be a safer bet). This means that anyone over 35 is already getting a bit too old. This leaves us with Rupert Friend (34), Henry Cavill (32), Chris Hemsworth (32), Charlie Hunnam (35), Jack Huston (32), Ben Barnes (34), Tom Hiddleston (34), Richard Madden (29), Aidan Turner (32), Dan Stevens (33), Jamie Bell (29), Sam Claflin (29), Theo James (30), Tom Hughes (29), Alex Pettyfer (25) and Robert Pattinson (29). And of course loads of up-and-coming actors we don't even know yet.

 

With most of these actors it's still too early to judge whether they will have the right look in 5 to 7 years time. But an actor that I personally like is Richard Madden (see picture below) who co-starred in this years hit 'Cinderella' and will play a CIA agent alongside Idris Elba in next years action film 'Bastille Day'. Still the most likely candidates remain Henry Cavill and Rupert Friend.

 

 

[solace]

Like Connery?

tom hardy

[Irrigator]

Like Connery?

tom hardy

 

Too old by the time Craig calls it quits and too big a star already.

[sunset]

I just saw Spectre at a prescreening.  I liked it, but it is a mixed bag of some highs and lows.  Daniel Craig was good, but he did not have that same "it factor" as in Casino Royale.  I think he will most likely be done.  I tried to picture many of the possible Bonds in this topic, but I did not come to any One actor I would prefer.  I hope the next Bond is much like Craig - in being the Bond in Casino Royale.  Spectre had many unbelievable parts.  I think Craig must have felt he was being forced to be in a comical era Bond movie.  The next Bond will surprise most of us - maybe.  I hope my brother Bond fans will like like the movie.  I cringed at a few points.  The ejector seat in the new Aston Martin was almost like Pierce surfing on a Blue Screen, in his last outing.  Thank you to Daniel Craig for helping save the Bond movies.  The King is dead - God save the "next" King!

[Agent 76]

[Irrigator]

I can get onboard with that. Although Friend seems like a more interesting actor, I just don't feel he has the charisma Cavill has. Hopefully he won't be too expensive and people can see him as both Superman and Bond. I certainly can.

[tdalton]

Cavill isn't going to be Bond.  EON is not going to share him with WB and DC. 

[sharpshooter]

Cavill isn't going to be Bond.  EON is not going to share him with WB and DC. 

Agreed. I wouldn't want him, anyway. I prefer your choice of Rupert Friend.

[tdalton]

Cavill isn't going to be Bond.  EON is not going to share him with WB and DC.

Agreed. I wouldn't want him, anyway. I prefer your choice of Rupert Friend.

I wouldn't want him either. I've never understood the appeal, to be honest. Even if that weren't the case and he was my top choice, it wouldn't change the fact that he's not going to get the gig. He's in the midst of a huge multi-film contract to play Superman. They may be searching for the new Bond as early as next year or, at the latest, three years from now, when he'll still be tied up with various Man of Steel and Justice League sequels.

Friend, on the other hand, I find to be an infinitely more interesting choice. Going by the article posted on this site a long time back, he gave a great reading for the part for Casino Royale. I also seem to recall coming across an article with someone close to the Bond production saying that he cam close to getting the job at one point during the process. It would seem at the very least that he'll be on some kind of shortlist, much like Dalton and Brosnan were prior to them actually being cast in the role.

[Agent 76]

Cavill isn't going to be Bond.  EON is not going to share him with WB and DC. 

Probably, yes.

 

My shortlist still includes Dan Stevens and Rupert Friend

[Vauxhall]

Out of interest, I looked at the latest bookmaker odds for the next Bond. They are so far off probable reality, it's quite funny. Only about a quarter of the names on the list are even vaguely credible.

Also, Friend fans - he's still out at 66/1. Worth a cheeky tenner...

[Harmsway]

Cavill's turn in MAN FROM UNCLE sold me on the idea of Cavill being Bond. He's very charismatic in that film.

[Vauxhall]

If there was a list, and I guess there's nothing official now, as we're probably at least four years away from a new Bond, I think some of the names below probably feature. I've knocked together a list of possibles, but not included anyone who will be over the age of 45, or younger than their early 30s, in the next 3-4 years.

Tom Hardy
Aidan Turner
Rupert Friend
Henry Cavill
Michael Fassbender
Dan Stevens
Luke Evans
Kit Harington
Ben Barnes
Tom Hiddleston
Jamie Dornan
Dominic Cooper
Charlie Hunnam
Richard Madden
Chris Hemsworth
Matthew Goode
Rafe Spall

There's only a handful there that I'd actually like though.

[Frankie]

Cavill's turn in MAN FROM UNCLE sold me on the idea of Cavill being Bond. He's very charismatic in that film.

EON will NOT have a James Bond who has been Napoleon Solo. If the Superman franchise did not kill any Bond chances for Cavill playing another (fairly) well-known spy did.

[screamingmoonrock]

I am a big advocate of Rupert Friend, and I urge everybody on this board to check him out in Homeland.  

 

Friend's performance as Peter Quinn is pure Fleming's Bond, the guy is straight out of the novels.

 

Dare I say it, he is more Fleming's tortured, cold, cynical, conflicted and loner Bond than Daniel Craig's portrayal.

[Harmsway]

Cavill's turn in MAN FROM UNCLE sold me on the idea of Cavill being Bond. He's very charismatic in that film.

EON will NOT have a James Bond who has been Napoleon Solo. If the Superman franchise did not kill any Bond chances for Cavill playing another (fairly) well-known spy did.

Nonsense. Hardly anyone saw UNCLE.

[tdalton]

I don't think that U.N.C.L.E will have much bearing on Cavill's 007 prospects once they start the search for the new Bond in the next 1-4 years. Superman, on the other hand, will be what keeps him from getting it. The schedule for that, now that they're going for the cinematic universe for DC like they have for Marvel, plus what being involved with that will do for Cavill's asking price, will almost certainly keep him from succeeding Craig.

[Harmsway]

Yes, DC will keep Cavill out of the running. Unless, that is, their superhero universe plans don't pan out.

[Irrigator]

If there was a list, and I guess there's nothing official now, as we're probably at least four years away from a new Bond, I think some of the names below probably feature. I've knocked together a list of possibles, but not included anyone who will be over the age of 45, or younger than their early 30s, in the next 3-4 years.
Tom Hardy
Aidan Turner
Rupert Friend
Henry Cavill
Michael Fassbender
Dan Stevens
Luke Evans
Kit Harington
Ben Barnes
Tom Hiddleston
Jamie Dornan
Dominic Cooper
Charlie Hunnam
Richard Madden
Chris Hemsworth
Matthew Goode
Rafe Spall
There's only a handful there that I'd actually like though.

Bond 25 wont start shooting until at least three years from now. Anyone who will be 40 by then I doubt will play Bond, so this rules out Tom Hardy, Michael Fassbender and Dominic Cooper. The first two will probably decline a three picture deal anyway since they're already stars.

Edited by Irrigator, 10 November 2015 - 07:42 PM.

[Vauxhall]

I agree they're unlikely to commit to a full deal, and I doubt it will be any of those three. I could just about see EON going for someone 42 or 43 - but I know that's pushing the upper limit, and late 30s is more likely.