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[Qwerty]

Welcome to CommanderBond.net.

I really don't know what to say on the case of Colin Salmon. I wonder how much credibility and how much they (Eon) are looking at him as 007.

[TortillaFactory]

Yes, Bond ought to change, but not too much. The producers should take into account the failure of the new Alfie and learn from it. Namely: change the character too much, and the premise of the story falls apart. Fleming did a wonderful job with Casino Royale and there's no need to overhaul it, except to make it modern if they insist on doing so. I wouldn't object, however, to a return to Bond's home decade.

Chances are, the new Bond will be a relative unknown. Most of the others have been. Roger and Pierce had cult-classic TV roles, Dalton was essentially a nobody, and Sean wasn't much worth writing home about. To put a famous actor into Bond's shoes is to overshadow the character with a pre-fabricated persona. Uncool.

[Seannery]

Don't know really if he was ever a candidate for James Bond though he expressed public enthusiasm for the role BUT we can now rule out one potential candidate for sure as 007. Ewan McGregor just signed for a movie that begins filming very early 2006 during Bond filming. He will not be 007.


As time goes on and if we don't hear an 007 announcement soon--McGregor will probably be the first of a number of potential Bonds eliminated as a possibility as they get films that interfere with the Bond filming.

[H.M.Servant]

We'll does one person agree with me?

No I don't think so.

IMO I think it would be a stupid move to make Bond black. James Bond is white.
I don't want to see a black James Bond. Just like I wouldn't want to see a black Sherlock Holmes. Or a black Hamlet.

Just like most Shaft fans wouldn't want to see a white guy play Shaft.

I could care less about a black Kojak though...

[Forever007]

It will never happen so why do we waste time debating it?

[gadgetfusion]

By all of the information, we know that the next Bond has to:

Be British
Be in his mid or low 20s
Be able to have suave
Be able to do stunts and action stuff
Be able to look good in Bond's suit
Be partially unknown
Have not denied any possibilites of playing Bond (such as rumors)

Who could be Bond, based on the info above?

Edited by gadgetfusion, 03 June 2005 - 11:22 AM.

[SecretAgentFan]

[quote name='gadgetfusion' date='3 June 2005 - 11:19']By all of the information, we know that the next Bond has to:

Sorry, gadgetfusion, but your criteria are wishful thinking


Be British (really? look at the recent rumors...)
Be in his mid or low 20s (well...)
Be able to have suave (damn right!)
Be able to do stunts and action stuff (well, he must be younger than Moore in AVTAK)
Be able to look good in Bond's suit (naturally)
Be partially unknown (really?)
Have not denied any possibilites of playing Bond (such as rumors) (come on, everybody

[Qwerty]

Topic merged.

[gadgetfusion]

He doesn't have to be British.

Recent rumors say that the producers want a young, unknown Bond. As young as his low or mid 20s.

If someone denies the rumors, let's believe them.

Possibilities:

Goran Visnjic
Matthew Goode
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers

[KB 007]

Gadgetfusion, the next Bond doesn't have to be a low or mid 20's actor. There is a rumor that they are considering some actor(s) in the low-20's.

The next Bond doesn't HAVE to be in his low 20's, and lets pray to God that he isn't.

And who ever said that the next Bond has to be at least partially unknown? Where are you getting this?

[rogermoore007]

the Bond actor has to be 52....and that leaves only one candidate...

Edited by rogermoore007, 04 June 2005 - 11:42 PM.

[Qwerty]

The next Bond doesn't HAVE to be in his low 20's, and lets pray to God that he isn't.

I'll second that.

[H.M.Servant]

I'll third that...err you know what I mean

[rogermoore007]

Fourth

[Qwerty]

the Bond actor has to be 52....and that leaves only one candidate...

http://imdb.com/BornInYear?1953

[Jaws0178]

Okay, lets drop the criteria further. Okay, the next Bond actor has to be age 52, born in my birth month (may) on the same day as one of my ex-girlfriends (16th), born in County Louth, Ireland, loaned his voice to at least two James Bond video games, played an 80's thief turned private eye, the love interst of Sally Fields, and in a remake of an art heist type film which the title was his characters name, AND been in at least two movies based on classic literature. Now, any ideas?

Todd

Edited by Jaws0178, 06 June 2005 - 04:54 AM.

[Skudor]

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The next Bond doesn't HAVE to be in his low 20's, and lets pray to God that he isn't.

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Absoeffinglutely.

[Pussycat]

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The next Bond doesn't HAVE to be in his low 20's, and lets pray to God that he isn't.

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Absoeffinglutely.

Joining right in on that wish! I really can't abide the thought of a 20 something Bond ( not in the true Bond film!) Make a television series with a young Bond and I'd tune in out of interest and respect for Bond, but please....not in the actual BOND FILM.

And I think the next Bond was born on May 29th and has a way with any sword...and I mean ANY sword! LOL

[rogermoore007]

the Bond actor has to be 52....and that leaves only one candidate...

http://imdb.com/BornInYear?1953

Very funny Qwerty , but from that list, only one name says Bond...

http://imdb.com/name/nm0000112/

Edited by rogermoore007, 06 June 2005 - 05:08 PM.

[spynovelfan]

the Bond actor has to be 52....and that leaves only one candidate...

http://imdb.com/BornInYear?1953

Very funny Qwerty , but from that list, only one name says Bond...

Ron Jeremy?

[trumanlodge89]

Pat Benetar?

[Bon-san]

This is the slowest Bond news week in many days. (Probably means something big's imminent. But I just jinxed it by saying that, so....)

Feel free to post anything sensational here, all the better to stir it up.

[Qwerty]

Sorry Bon-san, but with the overflow of Casino Royale threads lately, some as such must be merged with the already going ones.

[Bon-san]

Doh! My thread's been merged!

[Qwerty]

Sorry.

[Forever007]

Aren't we do some formal annoucement based on what EON said in that press conference a couple months back? As horrible as it is to be dragged along without any hint to who EON is REALLY considering for Bond, we ARE closer to an announcement without a doubt. What makes this so damn frustrating is this IS the first "internet Bond" where there is so much more debate that brings so many of us together. I could be wrong but I do not believe there was anything like this back when Brosnan was selected since the internet was still growing. As for me, I'm just happy there IS so much to chat about regarding Bond rather than picking up a newspaper and seeing who became Bond (Dalton). Just think of the mad flurry of debate that will follow EON's eventual selection...

Edited by Forever007, 07 June 2005 - 04:42 PM.

[Skudor]

Aren't we do some formal annoucement based on what EON said in that press conference a couple months back?  As horrible as it is to be dragged along without any hint to who EON is REALLY considering for Bond, we ARE closer to an announcement without a doubt.  What makes this so damn frustrating is this IS the first "internet Bond" where there is so much more debate that brings so many of us together.  I could be wrong but I do not believe there was anything like this back when Brosnan was selected since the internet was still growing. As for me, I'm just happy there IS so much to chat about regarding Bond rather than picking up a newspaper and seeing who became Bond (Dalton). Just think of the mad flurry of debate that will follow EON's eventual selection...

When was it that Campbell is due to wrap up Zorro? We won't hear anything until after that.

[rogermoore007]

the Bond actor has to be 52....and that leaves only one candidate...

http://imdb.com/BornInYear?1953

Very funny Qwerty , but from that list, only one name says Bond...

Ron Jeremy?

I was actually thinking more along the lines of the legendary and yet pitifully unfunny Dennis Miller...

BTW, I also noticed that Vijay Amritraj (Octopussy actor/pro tennis player) was born in 1953--and that's your bit of Bond trivia for the day

[Qwerty]

Pat Benetar?

LOL.

[007 Agent]

Right height, not a bad actor, looks more the part than Owen or Barrowman, not famous. Perhaps not the ideal age if Eon wants younger Bond but I think Clive could be a credible older Bond. I've always thought he was the only English actor out there that really looked the part.

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