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[Bond_Bishop]

I think Jack Davenport would be the perfect choice

[Cesari]

I put my vote on Christian Bale who is my second choice after Adrian Paul.
A pity Adrian Paul is not on the list.
In 1995 when they chose Brosnan, Paul was is the final list of three people.
Not bad at all!!

[Agent 76]

I would very much like to see Ewan McGregor in the role , I think he's perfect for the role.

[Seannery]

I put my vote on Christian Bale who is my second choice after Adrian Paul.
A pity Adrian Paul is not on the list.
In 1995 when they chose Brosnan, Paul was is the final list of three people.
Not bad at all!!

Yes Cesari I heard that too--in fact he was suppose to have ended the runner-up in the end and that if negotiations went bad with Pierce he may have ended up as Bond.

[Pussycat]

I can't remember if it was at a convention Q & A or if I read his quote in an interview in a magazine somewhere, ( I'm thinking magazine) but I remember the number....Adrian Paul was asked about going out for Bond and he said he had been called back and auditioned...hmm....let's see....7 times!

He was among the final ones when Pierce got it. He was told then he was too young.

And it's rumored that he was asked to talk to producers again when it wasn't certain if Pierce would come back a couple of years ago.

As much as some are convinced he doesn't stand a chance....the fact is the producers don't share that opinion.

[Agent 76]

As much as some are convinced he doesn't stand a chance....the fact is the producers don't share that opinion.

thank god! I'm tired of Pierce.

[Qwerty]

I can't remember if it was at a convention Q & A or if I read his quote in an interview in a magazine somewhere, ( I'm thinking magazine) but I remember the number....Adrian Paul was asked about going out for Bond and he said he had been called back and auditioned...hmm....let's see....7 times!

I wonder if it has to be taken into account how many times the other contenders auditioned also. I never knew the extent of Paul's relation with Bond.

[kovit123]

Please, let the EON Producers pick Hugh Jackman as 007.

[Qwerty]

Please, let the EON Producers pick Hugh Jackman as 007.

That's what I am hoping for also.

[kovit123]

Thanks Qwerty.

[Qwerty]

Thanks Qwerty.

Nor do I have a problem with some of the other choices, also. Jackman just seems to be my fav currently.

[Harmsway]

The more I think about it, the more I think that Hugh Jackman is the right choice for the role from a financial standpoint. Sure, Clive Owen would provide a nice fanboy choice, but I doubt the public would warm up to him, just like they failed to warm up to Dalton.

Jackman, on the other hand, has real charisma. He's got quite the screen presence and attractiveness to pull off the Bond role. He also has a dark side that I really like.

I have a feeling he'd give us a more Connery-style 007. He'd move away from the touchy-feely stuff that Brosnan introduced and come back to the macho, tough-guy side of Bond. When he wants to, he can look as deadly, if not more deadly, than any Bond who has come before.

[Qwerty]

I have a feeling he'd give us a more Connery-style 007. He'd move away from the touchy-feely stuff that Brosnan introduced and come back to the macho, tough-guy side of Bond. When he wants to, he can look as deadly, if not more deadly, than any Bond who has come before.

I'd be interested to see if he could be as deadly as Dalton was in some of his scenes as James Bond. Wonder if he would read up on Fleming, and that sort.

[Harmsway]

I have a feeling he'd give us a more Connery-style 007. He'd move away from the touchy-feely stuff that Brosnan introduced and come back to the macho, tough-guy side of Bond. When he wants to, he can look as deadly, if not more deadly, than any Bond who has come before.

I'd be interested to see if he could be as deadly as Dalton was in some of his scenes as James Bond. Wonder if he would read up on Fleming, and that sort.

I think he very well could be (judging from his performance as Wolverine) and he'd be able to the humor - something Dalton couldn't. I don't know if he'd read Fleming or not.

[Qwerty]

I have a feeling he'd give us a more Connery-style 007. He'd move away from the touchy-feely stuff that Brosnan introduced and come back to the macho, tough-guy side of Bond. When he wants to, he can look as deadly, if not more deadly, than any Bond who has come before.

I'd be interested to see if he could be as deadly as Dalton was in some of his scenes as James Bond. Wonder if he would read up on Fleming, and that sort.

I think he very well could be (judging from his performance as Wolverine) and he'd be able to the humor - something Dalton couldn't. I don't know if he'd read Fleming or not.

Yeah, kind of seems like a good mix. Humor and the customary deadly style of Connery.

[Harmsway]

I have a feeling he'd give us a more Connery-style 007. He'd move away from the touchy-feely stuff that Brosnan introduced and come back to the macho, tough-guy side of Bond. When he wants to, he can look as deadly, if not more deadly, than any Bond who has come before.

I'd be interested to see if he could be as deadly as Dalton was in some of his scenes as James Bond. Wonder if he would read up on Fleming, and that sort.

I think he very well could be (judging from his performance as Wolverine) and he'd be able to the humor - something Dalton couldn't. I don't know if he'd read Fleming or not.

Yeah, kind of seems like a good mix. Humor and the customary deadly style of Connery.

Definitely. I tend to think he'd be more Connery pt. II than Brosnan pt. II. Brosnan had his own distinctive sensitivity that I think Jackman would shun in favor of the Connery macho-ness.

[Qwerty]

I have a feeling he'd give us a more Connery-style 007. He'd move away from the touchy-feely stuff that Brosnan introduced and come back to the macho, tough-guy side of Bond. When he wants to, he can look as deadly, if not more deadly, than any Bond who has come before.

I'd be interested to see if he could be as deadly as Dalton was in some of his scenes as James Bond. Wonder if he would read up on Fleming, and that sort.

I think he very well could be (judging from his performance as Wolverine) and he'd be able to the humor - something Dalton couldn't. I don't know if he'd read Fleming or not.

Yeah, kind of seems like a good mix. Humor and the customary deadly style of Connery.

Definitely. I tend to think he'd be more Connery pt. II than Brosnan pt. II. Brosnan had his own distinctive sensitivity that I think Jackman would shun in favor of the Connery macho-ness.

Yes. That's what I think could make him a very successful Bond.

[SPECTRE ASSASSIN]

Well, right now I'm having a parlysis between picking Owen and Jackman. Owen seems more darker, ala Dalton. I've seem him act in King Arthur and I must say I was very impressed in his performance. He has the acting chops, and has Fleming's literary Bond dead-on. What part nationality is he, Welsh, British?

But if the producers want the series go to a more broader, larger audience, go with Jackman. He's the actor to bring more movie tickets. So what if he's Austrailian? Forget the past about George Lazenby. He wasn't a box-office star then. He has everything to become Bond.

[Qwerty]

Well, right now I'm having a parlysis between picking Owen and Jackman. Owen seems more darker, ala Dalton. I've seem him act in King Arthur and I must say I was very impressed in his performance. He has the acting chops, and has Fleming's literary Bond dead-on. What part nationality is he, Welsh, British?

I believe Clive Owen is British.

[SPECTRE ASSASSIN]

Well, right now I'm having a parlysis between picking Owen and Jackman. Owen seems more darker, ala Dalton. I've seem him act in King Arthur and I must say I was very impressed in his performance. He has the acting chops, and has Fleming's literary Bond dead-on. What part nationality is he, Welsh, British?

I believe Clive Owen is British.

There you go then.

I dislike all the other candiates some of you have mentioned. Ewan McGregor? Good actor, but no James Bond. Chrisian Bale, one of my favorite actors, but I can't see him as Bond. Robbie Williams? (shoot me!! )

[Qwerty]

Robbie Williams? (shoot me!! )

I don't know why that name has popped up those times, other than the usual rumor grind. Let the man stick with singing, which he is good at.

But Bond? Honestly.

[quiller]

What part nationality is he, Welsh, British?

o.k! here we go. settle down at the back. (qwerty! don't do that!)
now great britain(the united kingdom) is, in fact made up of two countries(scotland andengland),a princiality(wales), and of course northern ireland(lets not even start on that one) what i think s.a may have been saying when he said he thought owen was british was that he is english.one can be both british and welsh. a common enough mistak amongst colonial types. one has to be indulgent of them sometimes.

[Qwerty]

What part nationality is he, Welsh, British?

o.k! here we go. settle down at the back. (qwerty! don't do that!)

Ah, well Spectre Assassin mentioned both Welsh and British in his question. I knew Owen was British so that's the one I replied.

[SPECTRE ASSASSIN]

What part nationality is he, Welsh, British?

o.k! here we go. settle down at the back. (qwerty! don't do that!)
now great britain(the united kingdom) is, in fact made up of two countries(scotland andengland),a princiality(wales), and of course northern ireland(lets not even start on that one) what i think s.a may have been saying when he said he thought owen was british was that he is english.one can be both british and welsh. a common enough mistak amongst colonial types. one has to be indulgent of them sometimes.

thanks for clearing that up, quiller. I was asking that question since I read that Clive Owen was Welsh, and didn't understand the context of his nationality.

[Daltonfan]

It seems that Clive Owen was born in Coventry, England. However "Owen" is a welsh name, so maybe that's where the confusion came in. Usually it's just safer to go with "British".

[Moonraker]

Bond can be black. What he can't be is American.

You got your statement backwords. It should be, Bond can be American. What he can't be is black. The only black bond should be is bruises on his body. If he is black in the next one, whats the excuse? James Bond pulled a Michael Jackson in reverse. Its disgusting just to think of it and if that even happens James Bond is dead to me.

PS: I don't mean to be racist but I really don't like that idea. Also I think Colin Salamon is great actor and is good as the character he is.

[quiller]

Usually it's just safer to go with "British".

true! true!

[Qwerty]

If a future James Bond was to ever be black, Colin Salmon might be my vote. I'm usually against the idea of having such MI6 characters return as different ones, but he really seems to be the best contender. Even Brosnan noted him.

[Agent 76]

the next James Bond is:


James Purefoy

[Qwerty]

the next James Bond is:


James Purefoy

I thought you wanted McGregor or Paul?