You couldn't have Eccleston, He was The Doctor and dammit, there's only so many British Icons that one man can be!MaxChaos said:
I'm going to go with Jude Law as well. He exudes one thing Daniel Craig never had; charm!
Question of the Day, April 23, 2010
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I'm going to go with Jude Law as well. He exudes one thing Daniel Craig never had; charm!
Why in Christ's name are all the options American?
The day I see a Yank playing 007 is the day I lose faith in humanity.
If it was up to me I'd retcon the series and faithfully recreate the novels, i.e. set them in the 1950's with 15 (or even 18) Certificates and have a totally unknown actor play Bond. Get rid of the ridiculously unrealistic gadgets and the stupid one-liners, do that films as Fleming would have wanted to see them, with Bond as a misogynist, posh-boy sociopath who read too many Boy's Own Imperial adventure stories while at Eton.
You might have to skip Casino Royale though, since the plot of the 2006 version was pretty close to the book.
Edit: Christian Bale doesn't count as British anymore.
The day I see a Yank playing 007 is the day I lose faith in humanity.
If it was up to me I'd retcon the series and faithfully recreate the novels, i.e. set them in the 1950's with 15 (or even 18) Certificates and have a totally unknown actor play Bond. Get rid of the ridiculously unrealistic gadgets and the stupid one-liners, do that films as Fleming would have wanted to see them, with Bond as a misogynist, posh-boy sociopath who read too many Boy's Own Imperial adventure stories while at Eton.
You might have to skip Casino Royale though, since the plot of the 2006 version was pretty close to the book.
Edit: Christian Bale doesn't count as British anymore.
OK, I didn't realise Worthington was an Aussie, but remember what happened last time an Australian played the part...Nerf Ninja said:
As for Bale, he's American as far as I'm concerned.
Every time I see Christian Bale I think of American Psyco (even when he is batman). He brings a ruthless intensity to a buisness suite that would look good in the next Bond. Sam Worthington does a better honest gruff hero which doesn't realy fit the Bond archtype, and I don't think Will Smith can do a convincing British accent.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Worthington
Sam Worthington was born in England and is describe by wikipedia as an Australian. The only yank on that list is Will SmithDok Zombie said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Worthington
You guys are aware that Bond is a BRITISH Secret Agent? As such, the actual poll would read more like...
David Tennant [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0855039/]
Paterson Joseph [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0430667/] (almost got it last time, too!)
Neil Jackson [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1337982/] (Yes he was a bad guy, so sue me - he'd be an awesome Bond)
Peter Serafinowicz [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0784818/]
...And so on.
Personally, I'd love to see Dylan Moran do it, with Bill Bailey as Q and Chris O'Dowd as M. I'm well aware that two of these three are Irish. I'm almost as certain that it would be amazing after the utter boredome Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig have put me through.
M : "This is your mission Bond... We need booze, and fags, and for you to stop the ultranationalists before they blow up space! To help you, Q has come up with some new inventions..."
Q : "Now listen closely, Bond, I have a box that runs on pixie dust. Open it, and it will sing a gentle lullaby to cause your enemies to drift off to sleep. Here is a giant KitKat, I'm sure you can find a use for it in the field, and here is a CD of Chris de Burgh's hits. If you play it loud enough, you will cause your enemies to vomit uncontrollably."
Bond : "Great, that's great, fine fine fine. Can I just have some biscuits!?"
David Tennant [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0855039/]
Paterson Joseph [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0430667/] (almost got it last time, too!)
Neil Jackson [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1337982/] (Yes he was a bad guy, so sue me - he'd be an awesome Bond)
Peter Serafinowicz [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0784818/]
...And so on.
Personally, I'd love to see Dylan Moran do it, with Bill Bailey as Q and Chris O'Dowd as M. I'm well aware that two of these three are Irish. I'm almost as certain that it would be amazing after the utter boredome Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig have put me through.
M : "This is your mission Bond... We need booze, and fags, and for you to stop the ultranationalists before they blow up space! To help you, Q has come up with some new inventions..."
Q : "Now listen closely, Bond, I have a box that runs on pixie dust. Open it, and it will sing a gentle lullaby to cause your enemies to drift off to sleep. Here is a giant KitKat, I'm sure you can find a use for it in the field, and here is a CD of Chris de Burgh's hits. If you play it loud enough, you will cause your enemies to vomit uncontrollably."
Bond : "Great, that's great, fine fine fine. Can I just have some biscuits!?"
I think it would be a shame if Quantum of Solace was Daniel Craig's last Bond film as it was far weaker than the incredible Casino Royale.
If they did decide to change I still think Clive Owen would be perfect as no other British actors spring to mind.
If they did decide to change I still think Clive Owen would be perfect as no other British actors spring to mind.
CONTROVERSY AHEAD!
Connery and Moore ruined what Bond should have been, not that I'm saying I don't like the 60's films, I grew up with them, but Moore had to try and top Connery's portrayal by being more "suave" and spout more stupid punny one-liners making the 70's films an absolute joke. (Ignoring Lazenby for obvious reasons) we then have Timothy Dalton, and probably the two films closest to the books thus far. The first Bond film with a 15 certificate showed Bond as a more realistic portrayal of an MI6 Agent, plus he was a complete bastard, just like in Fleming's novels. Then we have Brosnan and in my opinion, the best Bond film of them all: Goldeneye. Basically setting up Bond as a post-imperial posh boy, totally out of his depth since the Berlin Wall came down. (Also Sean Bean is the best villain in almost any film). Brosnan plays a ruthless, jaded Bond who isn't afraid to shoot an unarmed woman at point blank range if it will serve the mission (The World Is Not Enough).
Then they ruined it with Madonna and Invisible cars.
I loved the Craig films, and Casino Royale was the closest to the books in terms of plot, although Bond was back to being a bit of a goody two-shoes... But still hard as nails, can you imagine Moore being tied naked to a chair and having his bollocks tortured, and still looking like a hard bastard?
Connery and Moore ruined what Bond should have been, not that I'm saying I don't like the 60's films, I grew up with them, but Moore had to try and top Connery's portrayal by being more "suave" and spout more stupid punny one-liners making the 70's films an absolute joke. (Ignoring Lazenby for obvious reasons) we then have Timothy Dalton, and probably the two films closest to the books thus far. The first Bond film with a 15 certificate showed Bond as a more realistic portrayal of an MI6 Agent, plus he was a complete bastard, just like in Fleming's novels. Then we have Brosnan and in my opinion, the best Bond film of them all: Goldeneye. Basically setting up Bond as a post-imperial posh boy, totally out of his depth since the Berlin Wall came down. (Also Sean Bean is the best villain in almost any film). Brosnan plays a ruthless, jaded Bond who isn't afraid to shoot an unarmed woman at point blank range if it will serve the mission (The World Is Not Enough).
Then they ruined it with Madonna and Invisible cars.
I loved the Craig films, and Casino Royale was the closest to the books in terms of plot, although Bond was back to being a bit of a goody two-shoes... But still hard as nails, can you imagine Moore being tied naked to a chair and having his bollocks tortured, and still looking like a hard bastard?
If there was a black Bond I'd want it to be George Harris.coldshadow said:
Edit: Oh yeah, Daniel Craig is in this film... Coincidence!
You sir, a genius. I second this motion so very much. He was awesome in Battlestar Galactica.Demon ID said:If Ryan Reynolds didn't want to do it, i'm going to go suggest Jamie Bamber. Soley because I love Battlestar Galactica and I want everyone in that to have lots of money.
Indeed he was awesome, if anyone deserves fame it's him and I think bond would do that for him.Wakefield said:You sir, a genius. I second this motion so very much. He was awesome in Battlestar Galactica.Demon ID said:If Ryan Reynolds didn't want to do it, i'm going to go suggest Jamie Bamber. Soley because I love Battlestar Galactica and I want everyone in that to have lots of money.
