Can A New Bond Take Over From Craig?

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  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,420Chief of Staff
    Of course - re castings happen all the time in big franchises. If people couldn't handle a drastic change, do you think people would want Elba as Bond?

    Not sure if it wasn't the media who wanted Idris Elba. The Bond fans wern't so sure. He's getting fed up about being quizzed by the press...

    Nope...not the press...but it was the press that mis-quoted a story and then all this silliness started 8-)
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  • Lady IceLady Ice Posts: 279MI6 Agent
    Aidan Turner the star of Poldark, could make a good 007.

    Great pick. He's been in some stuff but nothing big and he's eye candy so we could get back to Bond being sexy rather than looking weathered.
  • bondgirl321bondgirl321 Posts: 5MI6 Agent
    It looks like there are a lot of great opinions out there! I'm doing some research for a school project on who should play the next James Bond and compiling results through a survey. Please take this quick 5-10 minute survey to provide your opinion! Thanks, Jen (bondgirl321) :)

    https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5DSK6BD
  • HatThrowingHenchmanHatThrowingHenchman Russia With LovePosts: 1,834MI6 Agent
    It looks like there are a lot of great opinions out there! I'm doing some research for a school project on who should play the next James Bond and compiling results through a survey. Please take this quick 5-10 minute survey to provide your opinion! Thanks, Jen (bondgirl321) :)

    https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5DSK6BD

    are you actually a Bond fan yourself or just "using" this forum?
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  • bondgirl321bondgirl321 Posts: 5MI6 Agent
    I'm a bond fan! I'm also a business grad student, and when we were assigned a research project where we could pick our topic I chose this! I decided to do research as if I'm presenting to Warner Brothers with my research findings and recommendations on who should play the next James Bond based on the findings. I'm excited about this project!
  • HatThrowingHenchmanHatThrowingHenchman Russia With LovePosts: 1,834MI6 Agent
    then you picked a great topic -{
    but who came up with women for the nect actor? :))
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  • bondgirl321bondgirl321 Posts: 5MI6 Agent
    Haha, I expected some negative response to that. Just wanted to throw some in there to get reactions!
    then you picked a great topic -{
    but who came up with women for the nect actor? :))
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,709MI6 Agent
    edited November 2015
    I've just finished the survey, and I liked most of it. But the suggestions for the next Bond actor was far too ..... imaginative.
    Just to make it clear: I have absoltely nothing against female action stars, I wish there were more of them. But this is not just a any action franchise, but James Bond. Bond has been around since the 1950's. There is a limit to how much one can change while he still remains Bond. Some changes are inevitable or even positive, but most people would agree changing the gender of Bond is unthinkable. Of the candidates you listed I would say 2-3 have a chance of becoming Bond (Tom Hiddleston, Michael Fassbender, Hardy).
    I think your list would have been far more realistic with more names such as Clive Standen, Sam Heughan, Rupert Friend, Barry Sloane etc. Actors who are not world famous movie stars, male, fairly traditional Bond look, British, athletic and in their late twenties or thirties.
  • bondgirl321bondgirl321 Posts: 5MI6 Agent
    That's really great feedback! I appreciate you taking the time to take the survey and add your comments here! -jen
  • HatThrowingHenchmanHatThrowingHenchman Russia With LovePosts: 1,834MI6 Agent
    well, "James" already implies a male actor, so I never understood female suggestions :)
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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,709MI6 Agent
    edited November 2015
    I would say likely candidates will have this in common: (I may be wrong, but I don't think so ...)
    - male
    - British, Australian or from NZ
    - Between 25 and 45 years old
    - Taller than 5' 11''
    - Has not been on the cover of major movie magazines

    Aidan Turner (of Poldark) and Luke Evans on the other hand, might be contenders.
  • TylerTyler Posts: 184MI6 Agent
    Henry Cavill
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  • ChriscoopChriscoop Belize Posts: 10,449MI6 Agent
    Id like DC to do one more, I really can't think of anyone else at the moment, but we simply can't have a black James Bond! Its not possible! we can have a black 007 on the basis that James bond retires/resigns and the 007 number becomes vacant.
    It was either that.....or the priesthood
  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,709MI6 Agent
    I just found this photo of Aidan Turner with short hair and in a tux. Discuss .....


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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,709MI6 Agent
    And a GIF


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  • JagJag Posts: 1,167MI6 Agent
    I completed the survey. I would love to see a female Bond, but no-one on the proposed list looked suitable. I voted for Elba, simply because the remaining male actors on the list looked like Bond to me either.
  • osrisosris Posts: 558MI6 Agent
    Number24 wrote:
    And a GIF


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    He gets my vote. He has the look of the Bond in the books as stipulated by Fleming (i.e. a better-looking version of Hoagy Carmichael). He also has a good physique—not too muscular. He also has a slight Timothy Dalton look about him.
  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,988Quartermasters
    osris wrote:
    Number24 wrote:
    And a GIF


    tumblr_ny2nroRIYD1srpvwao5_400.gif

    He gets my vote. He has the look of the Bond in the books as stipulated by Fleming (i.e. a better-looking version of Hoagy Carmichael). He also has a good physique—not too muscular. He also has a slight Timothy Dalton look about him.

    I know nothing about his roles or his acting, but he looks right ;)
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    He reminds me of a young Me. ;)
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  • DutchfingerDutchfinger Holland With LovePosts: 1,240MI6 Agent
    Searched for a thread to talk about the possible next Bond.
    I'm in the camp of the fans hoping for Craig to return for Bond 25 (and even in Bond 26 for that matter.)

    But I defenitely have to say, after seeing the Man from U.N.C.L.E, Henry Cavill is now defenitely my favorite contender to follow up Craig! He looks good, he can be very funny, charming and while his role in that movie was very tongue and cheek, I think he could pull of the dangerous more serious side as well, if he wanted too.

    Easily favor him a lot above Edris Elba.
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  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,061MI6 Agent
    I agree Cavil would be good. I didn't used to think so but he's grown on me.
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
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  • LoeffelholzLoeffelholz The United States, With LovePosts: 8,988Quartermasters
    I've been a Cavill booster since CR...but I don't think one actor will be Superman, Napoleon Solo...AND James Bond :# I think he would be excellent...but alas, IMO that ship has sailed.
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  • zaphod99zaphod99 Posts: 1,415MI6 Agent
    He reminds me of a young Me. ;)

    He reminds me of me now only shorter :))
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  • zaphod99zaphod99 Posts: 1,415MI6 Agent
    I've been a Cavill booster since CR...but I don't think one actor will be Superman, Napoleon Solo...AND James Bond :# I think he would be excellent...but alas, IMO that ship has sailed.

    I can't believe that I'm saying this but his too much of a pretty boy
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  • eric7064eric7064 USAPosts: 343MI6 Agent
    Yeah they wont cast him because he is already Superman.
  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,596MI6 Agent
    zaphod99 wrote:
    I've been a Cavill booster since CR...but I don't think one actor will be Superman, Napoleon Solo...AND James Bond :# I think he would be excellent...but alas, IMO that ship has sailed.

    I can't believe that I'm saying this but his too much of a pretty boy

    He's definitely a pretty boy, but he's also too muscular. That was a problem I had with him as Solo. Muscular guys don't look good in suits.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I get people saying the same about me, it's
    Quite hurtfull really. I do wish I wasn't as pretty ! :D
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Sorry said it twice.
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,061MI6 Agent
    Matt S wrote:
    zaphod99 wrote:
    I've been a Cavill booster since CR...but I don't think one actor will be Superman, Napoleon Solo...AND James Bond :# I think he would be excellent...but alas, IMO that ship has sailed.

    I can't believe that I'm saying this but his too much of a pretty boy

    He's definitely a pretty boy, but he's also too muscular. That was a problem I had with him as Solo. Muscular guys don't look good in suits.
    The muscular thing goes away pretty fast if it needs to. But during UNCLE he was right about to do the Supe-Bat thing.
    Dalton & Connery rule. Brozz was cool.
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  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,596MI6 Agent
    Sorry said it twice.

    That's okay. I understand some things need to be repeated. ;)
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