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[Iceskater101]

Benedict Cumberbatch would be a cool choice.

[007jamesbond]

Daniel Day Lewis and Benedict Cumberbatch combo! 

 

Villain and henchman 

[Odd Jobbies]

Benedict Cumberbatch would be a cool choice.

Maybe in several years time, since he's the big bad of Star Trek for the time being.

 

Daniel Day Lewis and Benedict Cumberbatch combo! 

 

Villain and henchman 

I've been mooting him here for years - how good would that be. Doubt very much he'd ever do it - far too picky.

 

He'd also have made a great Bond. Perhaps if they ever film Pearson's biography of Bond, then Daniel could play him in his dotage...

[Grard Bond]

Unfortenately he is death for a couple of years now, but I always thought Ricardo Montalban would have been a great Bond villian, in the line of Christopher Lees' Scaramanga.

 

Also someone like Terence Stamp or Henry Silva would be great.

[Odd Jobbies]

Unfortenately he is death for a couple of years now, but I always thought Ricardo Montalban would have been a great Bond villian, in the line of Christopher Lees' Scaramanga.

So, that's Montalban as Scaramanga, beside Herve Villechaize as Nick Nack..... Fantasy Island, anyone ?

[MooreDalton]

Christoph Waltz as Blofeld.

 

EON get on it.

[DamnCoffee]

Christoph Waltz as Blofeld.

 

EON get on it.

 

 

Now there's a fantastic idea. Daniel Day Lewis would be great as well, but he seems far too famous now. Saying that though, I really wouldn't mind Tilda Swinton. She'd be a fantastic villainess. Anyone seen We Need To Talk About Kevin? Definitely one of her best performances. 

[007jamesbond]

Daniel Day Lewis only choose certain movies as he do a lot for research and prep beforehand, would a Bond villain be something that need a lot to prepare for? I see think he could be a villain as Bond franchise has gotten many big names actors 

[Vauxhall]

I wouldn't be surprised at all if EON are trying to craft a character for Christoph Waltz, and then aim to pursue him. He seems exactly the sort of actor they'd be targeting for BOND 24.

 

Daniel Day-Lewis would probably be a step too far though!

[DamnCoffee]

The more I think about it, the more I think Waltz would make a fantastic villain. However, I don't see him doing it. Believe me, I would love him to do it, but that may ruin his relationship with Tarantino. They both have a very close friendship, and we all know Tarantino's thoughts on Craig Bond. I can imagine Tarantino seeing it as some dramatic act of betrayal. First they steal Casino Royale from him, now they steal his star. Saying that though, it's just a job at the end of the day. 

[007jamesbond]

what kind of villain could Waltz played? powerful businessman? politician? a mastermind of terror? blofeld? 

[Odd Jobbies]

Waltz could be good, but his great performances are so far only with Tarantino directing.

 

For example, anyone seen the awful movie Green Hornet?  Waltz is very mediocre as the film's main villain.

 

And what's more, Green Hornet was directed by our very own Bond supremo Martin Campbell. That tells me that Campbell and Waltz have little chemistry. Campbell's a very good jobbing director, but i'm guessing Waltz needs someone with more invested in the story, such as writer/director Tarantino, so they can improvise a little and in particular bounce off one another as they work.

 

I mean no disrespect to Campbell, but it takes different strokes for different folks to engage their mojos and i fear that unless they have an inspired director (maybe Mendes could fit the bill), then Waltz could turn in another by-number Green Hornet villain.

 

In my fantasy world it would work out for Waltz if Tarantino wrote the screenplay (2 screenplay Oscars under his belt now) and Mendes directed, with Tarantino playing an active role in re-writes. You could say this'll never happen - most probably won't - but the late Tony Scott's direction of Tarantino's script for True Romance gave us an absolute classic.

[JohnnyWalker]

Campbell directed Green Lantern.

[FOX MULDER]

John Malkovich was born to reboot Blofeld.

Edited by FOX MULDER, 27 February 2013 - 10:18 PM.

[Grard Bond]

Unfortenately he is death for a couple of years now, but I always thought Ricardo Montalban would have been a great Bond villian, in the line of Christopher Lees' Scaramanga.

So, that's Montalban as Scaramanga, beside Herve Villechaize as Nick Nack..... Fantasy Island, anyone ?

Hahaha... I completely forgot about that, but you're right!

What I meant was that Montalban had a great presence, some kind of cool and with a little arrogance. He was great as a Columbo villian/murderer and in Star Trek: the wrath of Kahn.

[007jamesbond]

Helen Mirren or Tom Wilkinson might be a good choice.......I see Wilkinoson as a high level politician and Mirren as rich person who is the CEO of a company 

[FutureJamesBond]

Earlier on I posted a picture of Ben Barnes. That was the wrong picture, he doesn't look very villainous at all. Here is a better picture.

[x007AceOfSpades]

Lately I've been pondering the idea of Jason Clarke as a villain.

[Odd Jobbies]

Campbell directed Green Lantern.

Doh!  Thanks for pointing that out, Hornet was Gondry. But the point remains the same - Waltz was very average, despite being amazing in both Tarantino movies, so he's not a sure fire bet to be good. Just depends on who's directing him and the quality of the dialogue.

 

Btw, Lantern was pretty dire too.

 

Unfortenately he is death for a couple of years now, but I always thought Ricardo Montalban would have been a great Bond villian, in the line of Christopher Lees' Scaramanga.

So, that's Montalban as Scaramanga, beside Herve Villechaize as Nick Nack..... Fantasy Island, anyone ?

Hahaha... I completely forgot about that, but you're right!

What I meant was that Montalban had a great presence, some kind of cool and with a little arrogance. He was great as a Columbo villian/murderer and in Star Trek: the wrath of Kahn.

Absolutely, joking aside, Montalban would've been a fantastically narcissistic ego-maniacal villain.

[FutureJamesBond]

I think Marion Cotillard would also be good. Perhaps an ex-lover of Bond?

[Grard Bond]

Hum... no, not after first in Batman, now in a Bondmovie as a kind of double crossing villianess.

[tdalton]

Hum... no, not after first in Batman, now in a Bondmovie as a kind of double crossing villianess.

 

Absolutely agreed.  Adding to that, she didn't even turn in a good performance in The Dark Knight Rises (a film that I thoroughly enjoyed, but her character and performance did detract from it a bit), so I can't say that I'd be excited for her to take on a similar role in a Bond film.

 

Preferably, I'd like to see a female villain who is athletic and who can match or even beat Bond in hand-to-hand combat. 

[Grard Bond]

 I don't know in what for condition they are in these days, but women like Sarah Douglas, Sharon Stone and Kate O' Mara maybe could be great as the villianess.

[x007AceOfSpades]

Hum... no, not after first in Batman, now in a Bondmovie as a kind of double crossing villianess.

 

Absolutely agreed.  Adding to that, she didn't even turn in a good performance in The Dark Knight Rises (a film that I thoroughly enjoyed, but her character and performance did detract from it a bit), so I can't say that I'd be excited for her to take on a similar role in a Bond film.

 

Preferably, I'd like to see a female villain who is athletic and who can match or even beat Bond in hand-to-hand combat. 

 

I agree tdalton. Gina Carano as a Bond Villain? I'd like that

[DamnCoffee]

I think Marion Cotillard would also be good. Perhaps an ex-lover of Bond?

 

I disagree completely. Cotillard is a terrible actress, and was one of the weakest aspects of The Dark Knight Rises. 

 

I. personally, wouldn't mind either Kevin Spacey or Tilda Swinton. Both fantastic actors in their own right. They'd make cracking Bond villains. Especially the latter. If we ever had a female villain, Swinton would be the one I'd go for. 

[coco1997]

I disagree completely. Cotillard is a terrible actress

Her Oscar for Best Actress in La Vie en Rose says otherwise.

I can't quite explain Cotillard's lackluster performance in TDKR but to describe her as a 'terrible' actress is misguided.

[007jamesbond]

Gary Oldman would be a good villain.........he was good as a russian terrorist in air force one 

[x007AceOfSpades]

I disagree completely. Cotillard is a terrible actress

Her Oscar for Best Actress in La Vie en Rose says otherwise.

I can't quite explain Cotillard's lackluster performance in TDKR but to describe her as a 'terrible' actress is misguided.

 

It is possible to be a terrible actress and win an Oscar. I only enjoyed her in one film, 'Public Enemies', everything else, couldn't stomach her performances.

[lechero]

 

I agree tdalton. Gina Carano as a Bond Villain? I'd like that

 

Don't see how that would work considering her limitations as an actress, but as a Bond girl/henchwoman I'd certainly welcome her.

 

And I don't get the hate for Cotillard. Sure, her last scene in TDKR was poor and Nolan should have gotten a better take, but I don't really see how her overall performance was lacking. Anyway, if you doubt her acting chops, just check out De roulle et d'os (Rust and Bone) and you might reconsider.

 

I myself have been warming to the idea of Colin Firth for the villainous role in Bond 24/25. 

Edited by lechero, 11 March 2013 - 01:08 AM.

[tdalton]

 

I agree tdalton. Gina Carano as a Bond Villain? I'd like that

 

Don't see how that would work considering her limitations as an actress, but as a Bond girl/henchwoman I'd certainly welcome her.

 

I think it would work if the character was written in a way that emphasized her physicality  to a greater extent than the dramatic aspects that the Craig era villains have had going for them.  She could even be off screen for some of the time, in a similar fashion to the way that Silva appears in less than half of Skyfall.  She shows up early, beats down Bond, and then exits for a bit.

 

Another, probably better, angle to take it would be for her to be a Red Grant type character who is basically a glorified henchman who is really a co-lead villain in the film.  The way that I had proposed to use Carano in another thread would for her to be a Largo-esque villain, who leads her team and actually gets her hands dirty, but also has a higher authority overseeing her moves.  Both ideas could work and be done in a way that plays to her strengths as an actress while keeping the attention away from her limitations.  I think that if she could carry the film Haywire on her shoulders, then she should be able to step into the part of a Bond villain and work within the confines of a more ensemble cast than what she had to work with on Haywire (that cast was impressive, but it was set up in a way that it was basically she beats up one movie star, and then another steps up for her to beat up, and that repeated itself on down the line).