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[crashdrive]

I thought you wanted McGregor or Paul?

Well, Purefoy is definately an improvement over those choices. Adrian Paul has never done anything memorable outside if the Highlander franchise and McGregor is too short, too boyish, too independent and all wrong.

[Qwerty]

I thought you wanted McGregor or Paul? 

Well, Purefoy is definately an improvement over those choices. Adrian Paul has never done anything memorable outside if the Highlander franchise and McGregor is too short, too boyish, too independent and all wrong.

While I'm not too crazy either over Adrian Paul or McGregor, I can't say that Purefoy seems like a much better choice over them either. They all seem rather fair to me. But yes, give then the choice of the three I'd pick Purefoy.

[Blofeld's Cat]

I'm not intertested in speculating who the next Bond will be (I'll be happy with whoever gets picked), but I do take note of what others feel who could/should be Bond #6.

Until now I've had a lukewarm reaction to Clive Owen being Bond only because I've never seen him in anything (or even just looking like Bond material) that told me" yes, he could definitely be Bond," but when I saw him interviewed about King Arthur on the red carpet by E! the other day I dropped everything and said "wow, he certainly could be Bond!"

It's the first time I've seen him look the part of Bond and he wasn't even acting.

[Moomoo]

I put it to every Bond fan there is no ideal replacement. I've mentioned this a few times but I don't believe there is one actor out there like Brosnan. That's why we have all these names put forward.

Blofold's cat, watch some clips of Owen as Arthur and see how uninspired his acting is. Then you will see he is not suitable to play Bond. He has no star-quality. He is lacking charisma.

Delay Bond 21 until we find the right man. That's what I say.

Moomoo

[Agent 76]

Delay Bond 21 until we find the right man. That's what I say.

maybe the best option to go with...

[Qwerty]

Delay Bond 21 until we find the right man. That's what I say.

I think they have enough contenders out there to choose, or maybe they're looking at some lesser known stars that we haven't picked up yet.

There is only so much waiting and delaying that can occur.

[Moomoo]

I'd be curious to know whether MGM or Sony would ever consider someone in the Lazenby mould? Let's say Eon audition some ex model who really looks like the movie Bond, and say his audition is really impressive, would MGM or Sony consider him? I doubt they'd risk making a 150 dollar Bond film with an unknown in the lead. It's an interesting question.

A complete unknown former model/unknown actor as Bond or the safe, more commercial Hugh Jackman?

I guess it would always be Jackman but you never know...

Moomoo

[Qwerty]

I'd be curious to know whether MGM or Sony would ever consider someone in the Lazenby mould? Let's say Eon audition some ex model who really looks like the movie Bond, and say his audition is really impressive, would MGM or Sony consider him? I doubt they'd risk making a 150 dollar Bond film with an unknown in the lead. It's an interesting question.

A complete unknown former model/unknown actor as Bond or the safe, more commercial Hugh Jackman?

I guess it would always be Jackman but you never know...

Moomoo

That is indeed something I have wondered. While I think the chances of them doing it were much greater before, I do not see it as a ruled out possibility, but one that I think they'd put a lot of consideration into.

I could see them going with a slightly lesser known actor than a complete unknown more.

[Moomoo]

The Spider-man films are a fine example of a less well-known actor taking the lead role. I can easily imagine an A list actor like Leonardo Dicaprio playing Peter Parker, but Columbia went with Tobey Maguire, who wasn't a big name star. So it's not impossible to imagine a less-known actor playing Bond. A complete unknown in the Lazenby mould might be less realistic, but if it happened in 1969 then it could happen again.

Mooomoo

[Qwerty]

The Spider-man films are a fine example of a less well-known actor taking the lead role. I can easily imagine an A list actor like Leonardo Dicaprio playing Peter Parker, but Columbia went with Tobey Maguire, who wasn't a big name star. So it's not impossible to imagine a less-known actor playing Bond. A complete unknown in the Lazenby mould might be less realistic, but if it happened in 1969 then it could happen again.

Mooomoo

That I can see, yes. Maguire did some films before Spiderman and Spiderman 2, but of course, the Spiderman series has been where he's been soaring. If they found an actor like that for the next James Bond, then it could possibly work. (Although you never know how the public would accept him now) But those kind of actors have better shots than unknowns, IMO.

[crashdrive]

There's a difference between an established actor like Tobey Maguire and an unknown actor. Maguire may not have been a familiar name, but he was a familiar face to many. Especially with critics. Problem is that there are hardly any actors who both are established and fit the mold. I count only four: Hugh Jackman, Gerard Butler, Clive Owen and Christian Bale. The rest of the candidates out there are either too unknown or just not right for it. I'd be very surprised if someone like James Purefoy would end up with the part.

[Qwerty]

Problem is that there are hardly any actors who both are established and fit the mold. I count only four: Hugh Jackman, Gerard Butler, Clive Owen and Christian Bale. The rest of the candidates out there are either too unknown or just not right for it.

You're probably correct. Although in the case of Clive Owen and Gerald Butler, I'd say both of those two, while not unknown, are lesser esstablished and known names that Jackman and Bale. Who knows what will happen to fan acknowledgement of Bale after, which looks to be quite a hit possibly, Batman Begins in 2005.

[Blofeld's Cat]

Blofold's cat, watch some clips of Owen as Arthur and see how uninspired his acting is. Then you will see he is not suitable to play Bond. He has no star-quality. He is lacking charisma.

Possibly, but to be really fair to Clive the whole of King Arthur as a movie is pretty uninspiring.

[Jmart007]

Sorry if I am not adding anything new to the current discussion taking place (I skimmed), but I just got back from seeing King Arthur. Before I saw this movie I was about 95% in favor of Jackman becoming the new Bond. Now that I have seen King Arthur (And even though Arthur and Bond are completely different films) I am sold on Owen. I think he has the looks and the charisma to be Bond, and I don't think the action scenes would be a problem. One scene in particular for some reason sold me, and that was the love scene between Arthur and Gunievere (Sp?). That scene alone seemed to come straight out of a Bond film.

Also, I remember the argument before that if Owen got the role, it would probably be a Dalton type of movie. After seeing this movie, I think he could probably handle being a Bond that is a cross between Moore and Connery, serious yet not completely dark. In other words, he needs more of a sense of humor than Dalton's Bond had. Owen would just need the right script. I think the perfect type of Bond movie for him would've been Tomorrow Never Dies. That's the kind of Bond movies he could make and that would be fine with me.

As for Owen as a box office draw, I don't think that would really matter. I mean it is a Bond movie after all, and with the exception of License to Kill because of heavy box office opposition, Bond has always been a big draw no matter who played the role.

I still am a fan for Jackman getting the role, but I would place him now in second. Owen is my number one choice now.

Just my 2 cents.

Edited by Jmart007, 19 July 2004 - 04:06 AM.

[Qwerty]

As for Owen as a box office draw, I don't think that would really matter. I mean it is a Bond movie after all, and with the exception of License to Kill because of heavy box office opposition, Bond has always been a big draw no matter who played the role.

I still am a fan for Jackman getting the role, but I would place him now in second. Owen is my number one choice now.

What is interesting though is that Clive Owen does not seem to think he'll be wanting the role anytime soon. Be interesting to hear some new comments by Jackman on that point.

[MillesGloriosus]

My vote is for Guy Pearse!

[Phenix]

Hugh Jackman

[007th Heaven]

I recently saw Joseph Fiennes in a movie and suddenly realized that he is the right age and could pull off playing Bond. Better than his brother Ralph Fiennes. Has Joe ever been considered by anyone else?

[Mister Asterix]

I recently saw Joseph Fiennes in a movie and suddenly realized that he is the right age and could pull off playing Bond. Better than his brother Ralph Fiennes. Has Joe ever been considered by anyone else?

[mra]Welcome to CBn, 007th.

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[AMWebby]

I voted for Colin Salmon as he's the only one in the list who looks the part (ignoring skin colour) and has a suitably British (not English, Bond was a Scot after all) mien. But, having looked at photographs of Colin West, I have to say he does have the Hoagy Carmichael look mentioned in the novels. I haven't seem him act though so don't know if he could pull off the mean and moody aspects of the character as he looks a touch (and only a touch) too pretty boy.

[H.M.Servant]

One "contender" I haven't heard much about is Greg Wise.
Brittish actor most notable for sense en sensibility and married to Emma Thompson (But I don't think we should hold that against him)
He also played a secret agent (agent one) in Johnny English.
Born in 1966 so he is 38/39 (maybe too old?)
He could be a short term Bond like Timmothy Dalton (which could be a good option at this moment IMO)


Greg Wise

[H.M.Servant]

and Jack Davenport is he still a contender?
He was in the series Coupling and in the movie The Bunker
He friends with John Cleese (ButI don't think we should hold that against him)
He was born in 1973 so he's 31/32



Jack Davenport

[Blofeld's Cat]

Jack Davenport has come into contention in a big way recently but only after this poll was created, hence no listing.

As for Greg Wise, he has been put forward in the forums before, but I can't remember any media talking Bond about him.

[Qwerty]

and Jack Davenport is he still a contender?
He was in the series Coupling and in the movie The Bunker
He friends with John Cleese (ButI don't think we should hold that against him)
He was born in 1973 so he's 31/32



Jack Davenport

Personally, I've seen on quite a few forums and news/rumor articles his name popping up often enough to take notice.

[Rogue007]

(Hey all, new to the forums, but I've always come here to quench my Bond needs).

Personally, I'd like Sean Bean or Viggo Mortensen to try out the part of Bond. The average movie goer would be utterly confused if Bean were to take up the role of Bond, since he was already the "bad guy". But I seriously think he'd do rather well in the part.

Viggo Mortensen really showed his worth in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and I think, given five, six more years, he'd be at the perfect age to play Bond. But no one tops Pierce Brosnan or Sean Connery.

[Blofeld's Cat]

(Hey all, new to the forums, but I've always come here to quench my Bond needs).

Thanks for the endorsement and welcome to CBn, Rogue007.

Personally, I'd like Sean Bean or Viggo Mortensen to try out the part of Bond.

Viggo is my personal choice for the next Felix Leiter - if there's ever to be another role for the character in the movies.

[Qwerty]

(Hey all, new to the forums, but I've always come here to quench my Bond needs).

Personally, I'd like Sean Bean or Viggo Mortensen to try out the part of Bond. The average movie goer would be utterly confused if Bean were to take up the role of Bond, since he was already the "bad guy". But I seriously think he'd do rather well in the part.

Viggo Mortensen really showed his worth in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and I think, given five, six more years, he'd be at the perfect age to play Bond. But no one tops Pierce Brosnan or Sean Connery.

Welcome to the CBn forums! Mortensen is an interesting idea, I can certainly see him doing another 'dark side' of Bond. I would want to see how he would handle Bond style action sequences though.

[narrows101]

Sorry if this has been posted since I am new to this board, but since I am a huge Hugh Jackman fan I thought I would fill people in on his activities for the past year or two since I saw some posts about why his schedule seemed clear (I think it was earlier in this thread).

Hugh took a year off from films and was busy doing "The Boy from Oz" on Broadway from October 16, 2003 through September 12, 2004 (plus rehearsals and previews before that). He went right into that after filming Van Helsing. He was the toast of Broadway and won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical - everyone knew he would win, it was no surprise. He took a show that the critics drubbed (except for Hugh's performance which they all praised to high heaven) and made it a hit - the show recouped it's money before it closed and the only reason it closed was because they could not get a replacement for Hugh. Hugh never missed a show and when he took a vacation (which was rare) the show did not go on. Some scalpers were getting $1500 a ticket for his last show. I saw the show four times and he was FABULOUS. There were reports that directors were lined up, trying to get projects for Hugh to star in, just by seeing The Boy from Oz. He has such charisma - he would make a fabulous Bond and I believe even non-Bond fans would see the movie just to see him. For those that don't know, Hugh has a background in musicials - he played Curly in "Oklahoma" in London, Gaston in "Beauty & the Beast" in Australia and Joe Gillis in "Sunset Blvd." in Australia and was either nominated or won awards for all of those. (He should sing the Bond theme song!) That's why there were no movie listings for him - he was busy on Broadway. He is now on a well-deserved vacation, but he is scheduled to start filming Darren Aronofsky's "The Fountain" in November with Rachel Weisz from The Mummy movies (which is supposed to film through February). There's a rumor that he will headline at Steve Wynn's new hotel in Las Vegas sometime after it opens in late April, and currently, although nothing is signed yet, X-Men 3 is supposed to start filming in June for a May 2006 release and the producer has stated she would never do an X-Men without Hugh. Then there is talk of a "Wolverine" spin-off in development (the Marvel comics website has a tentative release date for that of 2007). And he is talks to do an animated feature called "Flushed Away" where he will voice the lead character. Plus he has a CD coming out, probably in the spring.

So there you have it - pretty much Hugh's schedule from 2003 to the present.

[Pal]

After watching GF today, I realized that no actor besides Sean Connery has actually been "cool". Despite Dalton being my favorite Bond, not even he was cool like Sean. I personally would like to see the return of a "cool" James Bond, not a wimpy one like Brosnan. Out of all the candidates, I see only Gerard Butler and Adrian Paul having that "coolness" to them. Maybe it is just me.lol.

[Qwerty]

Sorry if this has been posted since I am new to this board, but since I am a huge Hugh Jackman fan I thought I would fill people in on his activities for the past year or two since I saw some posts about why his schedule seemed clear (I think it was earlier in this thread).

Hugh took a year off from films and was busy doing "The Boy from Oz" on Broadway from October 16, 2003 through September 12, 2004 (plus rehearsals and previews before that). He went right into that after filming Van Helsing. He was the toast of Broadway and won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical - everyone knew he would win, it was no surprise. He took a show that the critics drubbed (except for Hugh's performance which they all praised to high heaven) and made it a hit - the show recouped it's money before it closed and the only reason it closed was because they could not get a replacement for Hugh. Hugh never missed a show and when he took a vacation (which was rare) the show did not go on. Some scalpers were getting $1500 a ticket for his last show.  I saw the show four times and he was FABULOUS. There were reports that directors were lined up, trying to get projects for Hugh to star in, just by seeing The Boy from Oz. He has such charisma - he would make a fabulous Bond and I believe even non-Bond fans would see the movie just to see him. For those that don't know, Hugh has a background in musicials - he played Curly in "Oklahoma" in London, Gaston in "Beauty & the Beast" in Australia and Joe Gillis in "Sunset Blvd." in Australia and was either nominated or won awards for all of those. (He should sing the Bond theme song!) That's why there were no movie listings for him - he was busy on Broadway. He is now on a well-deserved vacation, but he is scheduled to start filming Darren Aronofsky's "The Fountain" in November with Rachel Weisz from The Mummy movies (which is supposed to film through February). There's a rumor that he will headline at Steve Wynn's new hotel in Las Vegas sometime after it opens in late April, and currently, although nothing is signed yet, X-Men 3 is supposed to start filming in June for a May 2006 release and the producer has stated she would never do an X-Men without Hugh. Then there is talk of a "Wolverine" spin-off in development (the Marvel comics website has a tentative release date for that of 2007). And he is talks to do an animated feature called "Flushed Away" where he will voice the lead character. Plus he has a CD coming out, probably in the spring.

So there you have it - pretty much Hugh's schedule from 2003 to the present.

Welcome to the CBn forums!

I'll be interested to see how it continues along with Jackman.