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[tdalton]

I think their plans would have to tank considerably for Cavill to be in the running between next year and four years from now. Batman v Superman is going to make a ton of money for WB and Justice League will make a ton too, setting them up for at least the chance to sustain a bad film or two as they move forward. It may not end up working out in the long term, but I think that, even if it's a disaster right out of the gate, they'll at least limp forward with it for long enough to keep Cavill away from 007.

[Vauxhall]

Excellent avatar, tdalton!

[x007AceOfSpades]

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

Although he isn't my top choice to play Bond, I agree with you, he did sell me on him being Bond.

 

Shame the film didn't do so well, I was pleasantly surprised by it.

[Irrigator]

If I'm perfectly honest, I don't think any of the rumored candidates are really interesting. When Craig was first announced, I really didn't get it. But besides being a good actor, I do think one element is truly essential to playing Bond; a really good commanding voice. Craig has it, but none of the current 'replacements' sound like Bond.

 

The best voice imho belongs to Henry Cavill, although I agree he's a longshot since DC kinda owns him at the point. Rupert Friend is interesting, but I still have a hard time seeing him as Bond, basically because of his voice (+ he reminds me of Orlando Bloom). Maybe if he buffs up a bit (like Craig did for Casino Royale) I might be convinced, but now he still strikes me as too boyish.

 

I wonder if EON is completely sold on either of them or are looking at actors we're not even considering. Craig came out of nowhere, so maybe they will surprise us once more.

[tdalton]

Craig didn't really strike all that many as ideal Bond material, but the work that he put into it before shooting Casino Royale got him there for a lot of people. Whoever gets the part next will probably face a similar task, as a lot of people won't be willing to accept the new guy after how successful Craig has been.

[Irrigator]

True, but Craig was really a surprising choice though. A real departure from previous Bond actors. Now that we know that EON will also consider blonde actors (or any other hair color for that matter) and actors who have a much rougher look than Brosnan and Dalton, I kinda feel like most of the actors between the ages of 30 and 40 have been discussed already. But maybe we are forgetting someone. I rather hope so, since I'm not sold on any of these candidates.

[hoagy]

This thread misses the point.  Some Bond fans would rather speculate on who's to be the next Bond than enjoy the current one.  Therefore, this thread should not be about who people would like to see as the next Bond, but who they'd like to see as the Bond AFTER that next one.

[Vauxhall]

This thread misses the point. Some Bond fans would rather speculate on who's to be the next Bond than enjoy the current one. Therefore, this thread should not be about who people would like to see as the next Bond, but who they'd like to see as the Bond AFTER that next one.

We'll all be ready to speculate about 65-year-old Daniel Craig returning by then.

[SecretAgentFan]

I still have a hard time seeing him as Bond, basically because of his voice (+ he reminds me of Orlando Bloom). Maybe if he buffs up a bit (like Craig did for Casino Royale) I might be convinced, but now he still strikes me as too boyish.

 

His voice definitely irks me, too.  Compare him with Craig, Brosnan, Dalton, Moore and Connery - and he does sound like Mickey Mouse.

[Frankie]

 

I still have a hard time seeing him as Bond, basically because of his voice (+ he reminds me of Orlando Bloom). Maybe if he buffs up a bit (like Craig did for Casino Royale) I might be convinced, but now he still strikes me as too boyish.

 

His voice definitely irks me, too.  Compare him with Craig, Brosnan, Dalton, Moore and Connery - and he does sound like Mickey Mouse.

 

Brosnan's voice was too high. The rest, I agree with you.

[tdalton]

He sounds fine.  Brosnan's voice isn't one that particularly strikes fear in people either, but that wasn't something that had an impact on his performances as Bond.

[Irrigator]

An interesting list. Not mindblowing, but a lot more credible than the bookmakers list

 

As for Rupert Friend, here's an interview where he compares Hitman to James Bond. Still not sold on the voice.: 

Edited by Irrigator, 15 November 2015 - 12:51 AM.

[Hockey Mask]

I think just about every Bond replacement lost the job to their predecessor the last go around. Any idea which actors were up for the role against Craig?

Edit: Clive Owen!

Edited by 00Hockey Mask, 15 November 2015 - 03:41 AM.

[tdalton]

I think just about every Bond replacement lost the job to their predecessor the last go around. Any idea which actors were up for the role against Craig?

Edit: Clive Owen!

An article from CBn back in the days leading up to Casino Royale has a list of several candidates who were confirmed to have been up for the role:

http://commanderbond...-been-bond.html

Among them:
Gerard Butler
Henry Cavill
Rupert Friend
Julian McMahon
Alex O'Loughlin
Karl Urban
Goran Visnjic
Dominic West
Sam Worthington

There were others as well in the article, but these are the more recognizable ones.

[Hockey Mask]

Thanks for the list. I'd bet our man is somewhere in the list

[tdalton]

No problem.

If I recall correctly, several of them were championed more heavily by Martin Campbell than EON (Goran Visnjic being a prime example), so we can probably exclude them from contention. Others are now well into their forties and approaching fifty (McMahon, Scott, West) and can probably be excluded for that reason as well.

[Tarl_Cabot]

Craig should do 4 more and become Liam Neeson-like old but deadly 007(unlike Moore's old but just too old 007). 

[dtuba]

Joseph Fiennes would be too old to don the Walther at this point, but it would be kind of funny to see him bossed around by his big brother.

 

Not that I actually want to see him as Bond (he's way too pretty).

[Professor Pi]

If Craig's not coming back for Bond 25, then I'd like Michael Fassbender.  With X-Men winding down and Steve Jobs flopping, he'll be up for it.

 

But if Bond 7 is going to start in Bond 26, then I vote for Luke Evans.

 

Wold have liked to have seen Sam Neil do a few Bonds back in the day, and Clive Owens in 2004.  Those ships have sailed.

[Orion]

If Craig's not coming back for Bond 25, then I'd like Michael Fassbender.  With X-Men winding down and Steve Jobs flopping, he'll be up for it.

 

But if Bond 7 is going to start in Bond 26, then I vote for Luke Evans.

 

Wold have liked to have seen Sam Neil do a few Bonds back in the day, and Clive Owens in 2004.  Those ships have sailed.

Both him and McAvoy have already extended their X-men contracts past the next one, but Fassbender would be up for it no matter how well his career was going, has said so on numerous occasions.

[Surrie]

http://screenrant.co...sting/?view=all

 

Have a look at this 'article' on Screenrant.com - perhaps some more credible and lesser known actors that the ones currently floating around. I have to admit, I do like the sound of Richard Madden or even Luke Evans.

[Odd Jobbies]

http://screenrant.co...sting/?view=all

 

Have a look at this 'article' on Screenrant.com - perhaps some more credible and lesser known actors that the ones currently floating around. I have to admit, I do like the sound of Richard Madden or even Luke Evans.

 

Only O'Connell and Stevens really have what it takes on that list.

 

Hardy and Fassbender too, but i doubt they'd do it, and will be too old if Craig does B25.

[Surrie]

I think Hardy and Fassbender have cast themselves out of the role - both have taken on large Hollywood movies and it's hard to come back from those...

[Odd Jobbies]

Imo i don't see the x-men franchise as a big hurdle  - i'm sure Fassbender wouldn't let it get in the way if he wanted the Bond role. From the audience pov Magneto is far from an iconic role and wouldn't be difficult to forget, unlike Cavil's predicament with Superman - just as iconic as Bond in the public imagination.

 

Hardy has suggested he'd want the role. In one particular interview i saw he refrained from talking it up 'because the people that say they want it never get it.' However, i think if push came to shove he'd decide it a little fool'hardy' to do Bond and therefore lose out on the many potential oscar winning roles surely coming his way; type casting and schedule have done this for Craig (his loss, our gain).

[tdalton]

I don't think that Hardy would lose out on much if he were to take the role.  He's already established himself with critics, at least those in the US, who would be voting for such awards.  He's also already made a solid name for himself, to the point that he gets thrown in with other well established names on these lists that we see every few years.  Craig hadn't reached that point yet when he became Bond, and a lot of people (again, speaking mostly about the US since I gather that people in the UK had at least heard of him to some degree) had no idea who he was.

 

The only thing that Hardy would lose out on would be actual time in the schedule.  I think the kind of offers that he likes would still come in.  Whether or not he'd have a chance to take them is another thing, though.

 

I think all of that is rather moot, though.  Hardy wouldn't be a particularly good choice for Bond.  Good actor, yes, but not right for Bond.

[Odd Jobbies]

Hardy being already established is my point - he'd be crazy to take it now that he's getting the cream of the roles out there (imo he's the best actor working right now). Craig, being as you said far less established had far less to lose.

 

Also, i wasn't suggesting that Oscar voters would judge his other roles more harshly if Hardy were Bond (though that is debatable), but that he'd simply not get those roles - partly due to the epic, rolling Bond schedule and partly because some roles wouldn't go to him because filmmakers fear it's difficult for the audience to see an actor currently playing Bond as anything other than Bond. It's a lot of baggage and it follows them post Bond too; even Connery didn't really get past it until middle age had changed his look sufficiently away from his Bond days, so that he could be cast in 'mentor', or 'senior' roles - giving him the chance to finally 're-brand' himself.

[KB 007]

This guy please.

Edited by KB 007, 10 December 2015 - 12:46 AM.

[Walecs]

Looks good to me. Who is he?

[sunset]

Here is another possibility, and I do not recall his name being mentioned before.  Nicholas Hoult, he is a very good British actor.  He is almost 6' 3" and only 26 years old now. 

 

He has shown a great range of skills, and in a few years would be a good age to take over from DC.

 

 

 

[Mr. Arlington Beech]

He sounds fine.  Brosnan's voice isn't one that particularly strikes fear in people either, but that wasn't something that had an impact on his performances as Bond.

For me, it did have a negative impact in his performance as Bond, and it seems that I’m not the one who thinks the same here about Brosnan. Besides, an element like a commanding tone of voice it’s something not that obvious to point out as i.e. a visual feature like the height, but surely it could have a stronger influence (a psychological one, I would dare to say) in how you perceived the personality of a character.