Your choice for James Bond

Captain Stern · 05-18-2004, 07:44 PM

Pierce Brosnan seem's to be stepping down from the role after the next film, and there are many names floating around as to who might replace him, not least among them Orlando Bloom...

Personally, I think Orlando's too girly looking to be Bond, and I feel the same way about Jude Law, who's also been rumoured for the part.

For a long time Clive Owen seemed a dead cert, especially when, apparently, Pierce reccomended him to the producers and the producer of Goldeneye mentioned him favourably in an interview. After watching him in Croupier tonight I think he'd be perfect for the role. Like Sean Connery he actually looks like what I'd imagine a lady killer to be.

Anyway, he'd be my choice. Who would you like to be the next Bond?

gimli7410 · 05-18-2004, 07:50 PM

if its orlando then the bond series has gone to hell, a far out suggestion for me would maybe be johnny depp only because he can play basically any role. i could see him as a bond but barely. i would probably go with cilve owen as a for sure

Beruthiel's cat · 05-19-2004, 01:07 PM

Colin Farrell's name has also been bandied about.

Please!!! Say it ain't so!!!

(Not my vision of Bond at all. James Bond with a uninbrow...blech!!!)

Ooooh!!! Any votes for Viggo Mortensen??? (I know he's not British, but does that matter, really???)

brownjenkins · 05-19-2004, 01:13 PM

i think the bond thing has been pretty lame for a while... i'd rather see them go the comic route these days, since that's basically what it is, though unintentionally, i think

how about will farrel?

hectorberlioz · 05-19-2004, 01:21 PM

or maybe Jack Black?

I heard some rumors about Ewan Mcgregor bieng interviewed, but apperantly he didnt want the role (thank goodness!)

Beruthiel's cat · 05-19-2004, 01:28 PM

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Originally posted by brownjenkins
i think the bond thing has been pretty lame for a while... i'd rather see them go the comic route these days, since that's basically what it is, though unintentionally, i think

how about will farrel?

Bond movies have always been "camp." That's by design. They aren't really made to be taken seriously.

Will Farrel...that would take Bond to the "beyond camp" level. (A far better choice than Colin Farrell....)

Millane · 05-20-2004, 01:14 AM

More interested in who will direct it, COME ON QUENTIN!!!!

hate to see Orlando Bloom do it, im not sure who would fit it, but Colin Farrel at least has some acting ability

Captain Stern · 05-20-2004, 03:47 AM

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Originally posted by Beruthiel's cat
[B]Bond movies have always been "camp." That's by design. They aren't really made to be taken seriously.

The early Bond movies weren't camp at all, and the books certainly aren't.

***Jonathan*** · 05-20-2004, 04:23 AM

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Originally posted by Millane
More interested in who will direct it, COME ON QUENTIN!!!!
hate to see Orlando Bloom do it, im not sure who would fit it, but Colin Farrel at least has some acting ability

Yeah, I read Quentin Tarantino was hoping he could direct the next Bond movie. He wants to direct a remake of Ian Fleming's original 007 story 'Casino Royale', with Brosnan as Bond and Thurman (Tarantino's muse

) as the Bond girl.

As for who should take over after Brosnan - I was thinking since Bond has been played by a Scotsman, an Australian, an Englishman, a Welshman and an Irishman - wouldn't it be fitting with an actor from, say New Zealand?

I heard Russel Crowe might become the next Bond, and he's from NZ. He's a bit old though, a younger person like Colin Farrel would probably be better.

Draken · 05-20-2004, 07:28 AM

A Tarantino Bond film? Hmmm be really radical and give it to Merchant-Ivory. I could imagine the script:

"M": Jolly good to see you again Mr Bond! And how was India?
JB: Quite agreeable. I gave your regards to the Choudhury's.
"M": Splendid! Do they still have that little place in the hills?
JB: Indeed. And they were marvellous hosts. Mrs Choudhury plays an excellent game of gin-rummy, I have to say.
"M": Ah yes dear old Franny! And what of Mr Choudhury, how is he?
JB: Ah...he's dead.
"M": Dead?
JB: Yes, I killed him. Turned out he was a double agent.
"M": Oh what a dashed shame! Poor Franny must have been upset.
JB: Well, indeed. It quite put her off her hand of whist at the time. Still, she rallied round and won the rubber in the end.
"M": Ah that's the spirit! No sense letting things like these upset you.
JB: Quite. More tea?

Grey_Wolf · 05-20-2004, 08:21 AM

A Bond movie needs an actor with the necessary style to do the part. So I think Daniel Day-Lewis would do nicely, don't you?

Millane · 05-20-2004, 08:37 AM

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Originally posted by Grey_Wolf
A Bond movie needs an actor with the necessary style to do the part. So I think Daniel Day-Lewis would do nicely, don't you?

absolutely

DDL is a perfect choice, but i think there going for the young Bond... he perfected his delivery with Gangs you see this knife, you see it, im gunna teach you to speak english with this ****ing knife

imagine a Bond movie, directed by Tarantino, starring DDL as Bond and having Uma

perfect

Grey_Wolf · 05-20-2004, 12:28 PM

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Originally posted by Millane
absolutely DDL is a perfect choice, but i think there going for the young Bond... he perfected his delivery with Gangs you see this knife, you see it, im gunna teach you to speak english with this ****ing knife
imagine a Bond movie, directed by Tarantino, starring DDL as Bond and having Uma perfect

That would be neat.

gimli7410 · 05-21-2004, 01:36 PM

i read somewhere that brosnan wants hugh jackman to be the next bond, he wouldnt sound too bad, not too old not too young and he can act sophisticated and ****

Falagar · 05-21-2004, 02:28 PM

Hugh could pull it off, I think...perhaps even do a decent job. But it'll never be the same anymore...lacks the feeling.

gimli7410 · 05-21-2004, 02:54 PM

yea i have never been a huge fan of the newer james bond but i havent seen the old ones,im hoping to see the ones with sean connery and roger moore

Beruthiel's cat · 05-21-2004, 03:07 PM

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Originally posted by gimli7410
i read somewhere that brosnan wants hugh jackman to be the next bond

Oh, yes. I could live with that. Hugh Jackman. Yessssss!!!

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yea i have never been a huge fan of the newer james bond but i havent seen the old ones,im hoping to see the ones with sean connery and roger moore

My brother was an extra in one of the Roger Moore films -- "The Man With the Golden Gun." He was living in Bangkok at the time. He and a friend did it for a lark.

Captain Stern · 05-22-2004, 07:37 PM

Funny you should mention Quentin Tarrantino, because Sean Connery said this a while ago:

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Connery, who stars as King Arthur in the current First Knight, says that his favorite Bond film remains From Russia With Love.
His critique: "It's a real story. It has interesting characters." According to Connery, the Bond movies lost their way with "all this space stuff." Connery has his own remedy for resuscitating the spy series: "I suggested that they get director Quentin Tarantino (Pulp Fiction) and get an original script by him. That would have a different slant."

Another interesting quote of Connery's:

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" Timothy Dalton never got a handle on the role. He took it seriously in the wrong way." The secret? "The person who plays Bond has to be dangerous. If there isn't a sense of threat, you can't be cool."

I think Hugh Jackman could pull off 'threatening', and Clive Owen even more so, but I don''t think I could ever feel threatened by Ewan McGregor, Orlando Bloom, Colin Farrel, Johnny Depp and the rest.

In case you're wondering where I'm getting all these tid-bits:

http://www.klast.net/bond/

Andúril · 05-23-2004, 12:51 PM

I'd prefer someone along the lines of Timothy Dalton.

Anglorfin · 05-23-2004, 09:16 PM

Hugh Jackman sounds the best to me sofar.

As for directors I have nothing against Quentin Tarantino but I wouldn't want to see Thurman as a Bond girl, at least not in the next film.

05-18-2004, 07:44 PM	#1
Captain Stern Elven Warrior Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 319	Your choice for James Bond Pierce Brosnan seem's to be stepping down from the role after the next film, and there are many names floating around as to who might replace him, not least among them Orlando Bloom... Personally, I think Orlando's too girly looking to be Bond, and I feel the same way about Jude Law, who's also been rumoured for the part. For a long time Clive Owen seemed a dead cert, especially when, apparently, Pierce reccomended him to the producers and the producer of Goldeneye mentioned him favourably in an interview. After watching him in Croupier tonight I think he'd be perfect for the role. Like Sean Connery he actually looks like what I'd imagine a lady killer to be. Anyway, he'd be my choice. Who would you like to be the next Bond? __________________ Then hate overcame Fëanor's fear, and he cursed Melkor and bade him be gone, saying 'Get thee gone from my gate, thou jail-crow of Mandos!' And he shut the doors of his house in the face of the mightiest of all dwellers in Eä.

05-18-2004, 07:50 PM	#2
gimli7410 the dumb stoner canuck Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: canada Posts: 2,542	if its orlando then the bond series has gone to hell, a far out suggestion for me would maybe be johnny depp only because he can play basically any role. i could see him as a bond but barely. i would probably go with cilve owen as a for sure __________________ -"Down with the system"-Serj tankian of system of a down -“Humans have been on the earth for millions of years, yet we don’t believe man began thinking until he started building walls. And what good have these walls ever done us?”-Serj tankian of soad -"stupid people do stupid things"-Serj tankian of soad "Trying is the first step to failure" Homer Simpson "It isn't going to be easy"-jerseydevil "only the good die young" I AM CANADIAN If the people lead, the leaders will follow.

05-19-2004, 01:07 PM	#3
Beruthiel's cat mystical divinity of Unashamed Felinity Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New York's beautiful North Coast -- we're all mad here!!! Posts: 635	Colin Farrell's name has also been bandied about. Please!!! Say it ain't so!!! (Not my vision of Bond at all. James Bond with a uninbrow...blech!!!) Ooooh!!! Any votes for Viggo Mortensen??? (I know he's not British, but does that matter, really???) __________________ "Never try to out-stubborn a cat!" -- R. Heinlein ~~~~~~~~~ "But I don't want to be among mad people, " Alice remarked. "Oh, but you can't help that," said the Cat; "We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad." "How do you know I'm mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn't have come here." ~~ Lewis Carroll ~~~~~~~~~~~ Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana... Last edited by Beruthiel's cat : 05-19-2004 at 01:09 PM.

05-19-2004, 01:13 PM	#4
brownjenkins Advocatus Diaboli Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Reality Posts: 3,767	i think the bond thing has been pretty lame for a while... i'd rather see them go the comic route these days, since that's basically what it is, though unintentionally, i think how about will farrel? __________________ Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash and I'm delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever.

05-19-2004, 01:21 PM	#5
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	or maybe Jack Black? I heard some rumors about Ewan Mcgregor bieng interviewed, but apperantly he didnt want the role (thank goodness!) __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

05-20-2004, 01:14 AM	#7
Millane The Dude Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: at the altar of my ego Posts: 1,685	More interested in who will direct it, COME ON QUENTIN!!!! hate to see Orlando Bloom do it, im not sure who would fit it, but Colin Farrel at least has some acting ability __________________ Ill heal your wounds, ill set you free,

05-20-2004, 07:28 AM	#10
Draken Elf Lord Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Durham, England Posts: 694	A Tarantino Bond film? Hmmm be really radical and give it to Merchant-Ivory. I could imagine the script: "M": Jolly good to see you again Mr Bond! And how was India? JB: Quite agreeable. I gave your regards to the Choudhury's. "M": Splendid! Do they still have that little place in the hills? JB: Indeed. And they were marvellous hosts. Mrs Choudhury plays an excellent game of gin-rummy, I have to say. "M": Ah yes dear old Franny! And what of Mr Choudhury, how is he? JB: Ah...he's dead. "M": Dead? JB: Yes, I killed him. Turned out he was a double agent. "M": Oh what a dashed shame! Poor Franny must have been upset. JB: Well, indeed. It quite put her off her hand of whist at the time. Still, she rallied round and won the rubber in the end. "M": Ah that's the spirit! No sense letting things like these upset you. JB: Quite. More tea? __________________ I'm beset by self-doubt ....or am I?

05-20-2004, 08:21 AM	#11
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	A Bond movie needs an actor with the necessary style to do the part. So I think Daniel Day-Lewis would do nicely, don't you?

05-21-2004, 01:36 PM	#14
gimli7410 the dumb stoner canuck Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: canada Posts: 2,542	i read somewhere that brosnan wants hugh jackman to be the next bond, he wouldnt sound too bad, not too old not too young and he can act sophisticated and **** __________________ -"Down with the system"-Serj tankian of system of a down -“Humans have been on the earth for millions of years, yet we don’t believe man began thinking until he started building walls. And what good have these walls ever done us?”-Serj tankian of soad -"stupid people do stupid things"-Serj tankian of soad "Trying is the first step to failure" Homer Simpson "It isn't going to be easy"-jerseydevil "only the good die young" I AM CANADIAN If the people lead, the leaders will follow.

05-21-2004, 02:28 PM	#15
Falagar Death of Mooters and [Entmoot] Internal Affairs Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 2,870	Hugh could pull it off, I think...perhaps even do a decent job. But it'll never be the same anymore...lacks the feeling. __________________ Fëanor - Innocence incarnated Still, Aikanáro 'till the Last battle. Last edited by Falagar : 05-21-2004 at 03:00 PM.

05-21-2004, 02:54 PM	#16
gimli7410 the dumb stoner canuck Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: canada Posts: 2,542	yea i have never been a huge fan of the newer james bond but i havent seen the old ones,im hoping to see the ones with sean connery and roger moore __________________ -"Down with the system"-Serj tankian of system of a down -“Humans have been on the earth for millions of years, yet we don’t believe man began thinking until he started building walls. And what good have these walls ever done us?”-Serj tankian of soad -"stupid people do stupid things"-Serj tankian of soad "Trying is the first step to failure" Homer Simpson "It isn't going to be easy"-jerseydevil "only the good die young" I AM CANADIAN If the people lead, the leaders will follow. Last edited by gimli7410 : 05-21-2004 at 02:55 PM.

05-23-2004, 12:51 PM	#19
Andúril The Original Corruptor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,881	I'd prefer someone along the lines of Timothy Dalton.

05-23-2004, 09:16 PM	#20
Anglorfin Alasailon Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: college Posts: 861	Hugh Jackman sounds the best to me sofar. As for directors I have nothing against Quentin Tarantino but I wouldn't want to see Thurman as a Bond girl, at least not in the next film. __________________ "and then this hobbit was walking, and then this elf jumped out of a bush and totally flipped out on him while wailing on his guitar." "Anglorfin was tall and straight; his hair was of shining gold, his face fair and young and fearless and full of anger; his eyes were bright and keen, and his voice like music; on his brow sat wisdom, and in his hand was great skill."

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