Alice Eve?

SkyfallenSkyfallen Posts: 10MI6 Agent
edited June 2015 in The James Bond Films
She would have been a great Miss Moneypenny
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  • Gassy ManGassy Man USAPosts: 2,972MI6 Agent
    She doesn't look smart or sweet? More like a porn star.
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,924MI6 Agent
    Don't let BL see those Pictures, your'll set his Pacemaker into overload :))
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I like Naomie, :x and after all GM, I wouldn't know what a porn star looks like, :))
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  • SkyfallenSkyfallen Posts: 10MI6 Agent
    Gassy Man wrote:
    She doesn't look smart or sweet? More like a porn star.
    She is an alumni of Oxford and played a doctor in Star Trek Into Darkness.
  • Gassy ManGassy Man USAPosts: 2,972MI6 Agent
    dom__d wrote:
    Gassy Man wrote:
    She doesn't look smart or sweet? More like a porn star.
    She is an alumni of Oxford and played a doctor in Star Trek Into Darkness.
    Yeah, the recent Star Trek movies are awful. I tried to watch that one and just turned it off. BTW, a porn star here just passed the California Bar exam, so an academic pedigree, assuming it was earned rather than bought, doesn't change anything: http://abovethelaw.com/2014/12/porn-star-passes-most-difficult-bar-exam-in-the-country/.

    I think the producers made the right choice in Naomi Harris.
  • Gassy ManGassy Man USAPosts: 2,972MI6 Agent
    I like Naomie, :x and after all GM, I wouldn't know what a porn star looks like, :))
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  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,417Chief of Staff
    The answer to your question is - why not ?

    Why do you think that Alice Eve should have been chosen instead ?
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  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,774MI6 Agent
    Don't let BL see those Pictures, your'll set his Pacemaker into overload :))

    Lol! Nice one Capt Scarlet!

    Alice Eve looks a lot like the lovely lady who plays the hotel receptionist in the Bahamas in CR-06. Although she did a decent job of playing Dr Marcus (baps and all) in Star Trek - Age of Recycling, she lacks something as far as MPenny is concerned. Can't place it, but I just feel it wouldn't work.
    Naomie Harris has a cheeky playfulness and vitality that was present even when she was a teenager in The 1990's version of the tomorrow people! I am not being pervy, she is only a year younger than me. I refer to her take on M's aide as "EMP," because she provides an energy, vitality and sharp wit that is engaging and fun. Also she is good with a gun, as seen in the big shoot up enquiry scene in SF. Good to see Mallory / M is a dab hand with a pistol too. Ms Harris is A worthy addition alongside Samantha Bond, Caroline Bliss and of course the legendary and much missed Lois Maxwell. Here's hoping her association with Eon on Bond is a long one.

    As an aside, watching Downton Abbey is always good, but when Ms Bond appears as Lady Rosamund
    (Esp in scenes with Dame Maggie as the Dower Countess,) you know you are on to a winner!
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  • SkyfallenSkyfallen Posts: 10MI6 Agent
    Sir Miles wrote:
    The answer to your question is - why not ?

    Why do you think that Alice Eve should have been chosen instead ?

    I absolutely agree that Naomie Harris did a fine job in Skyfall. Skyfall was great but a few scenes definitely should have been cut out. I think that the subplot of her being a field agent and then later becoming a secretary was an unnecessary addition. Traditionally, Miss Moneypenny only has a brief scene each film. That being said, the implied sexual relations between her and Bond takes away from the movie (the great part about her character is the banter/flirting between her and Bond creates sexual tension but they never actually hookup). This changes her role in the movies for the future. Instead of her appearing briefly in Spectre, she will most likely have the same amount of screen time as she did in Skyfall (she was a part of the main cast on stage during the official announcement). If not, then the writers will have essentially downgraded her role into a glorified cameo reminding viewers of a past encounter between her and Bond, and not having a new character arc. While Naomie Harris is definitely more believable as a field agent than Alice Eve will ever be, Alice Eve would have had better chemistry with Daniel Craig showing up in her one scene each film. She is better at being witty and charming, as the character has always been. Nothing from her character is expected in terms of development which would help the movie from being bloated with unnecessary subplots. Given the writers choice of the storyline, the producers did right by choosing Naomie Harris. Originally however, I think that they should have changed the script and kept Miss Moneypenny the way she always has been. Alice Eve would have been great in that regard.
  • Ens007Ens007 EnglandPosts: 863MI6 Agent
    I thought the on-screen chemistry between NH & DC was excellent in Skyfall.

    IMO she brings plenty to the party & will give Bond a run for his money (so to speak), bringing a nice touch back to the films.

    Only downside is that she really reminds me of my ex wife! :))
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    :)) Hopefully your ex will now see you as Daniel Craig ? ;)
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  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    Ens007 wrote:
    I thought the on-screen chemistry between NH & DC was excellent in Skyfall.

    I agree! We can't know for sure how Alice Eve or anyone else would have done in the part, but what we do know is that Ms. Harris did just fine. -{
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  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,417Chief of Staff
    I think the Miss Moneypenny storyline from Skyfall was a great addition...it brings an extra layer to the character...and I very much doubt she will be given the same screen time in SPECTRE...but, well..I won't add anything more as its a spoiler...
    There was no proof of a 'hook up' between Bond & Moneypenny - so the sexual tension is still in place...

    Naomi Harris is great as Moneypenny...I look forward to seeing more of her in SPECTRE -{
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  • Mr MartiniMr Martini That nice house in the sky.Posts: 2,698MI6 Agent
    Gassy Man wrote:
    She doesn't look smart or sweet? More like a porn star.

    She takes great dictation though.
    Some people would complain even if you hang them with a new rope
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    Sir Miles wrote:
    Naomi Harris is great as Moneypenny...I look forward to seeing more of her in SPECTRE

    Same here. {[]
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  • Gassy ManGassy Man USAPosts: 2,972MI6 Agent
    Mr Martini wrote:
    Gassy Man wrote:
    She doesn't look smart or sweet? More like a porn star.

    She takes great dictation though.
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    And I second the notion that Naomi Harris did a fine job.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I too heard that Porn star had some big knockers ........ But she
    Ignored them and carried on with her studies. ;) on presenting
    Her CV, she was told it would take some licking ....... To get it
    In to shape. :))
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  • Virgil37Virgil37 Posts: 1,212MI6 Agent
    Naomi Harris was the perfect cast for a XXI century Moneypenny. Alice Eve is too voluptuous, it wouldn't be believable that Bond doesn't want to have sex with her after the little innuendos. Harris is sexy, but more girl next door type.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    You must have some beautiful, sexy neighbours ! :))
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    You must have some beautiful, sexy neighbours ! :))

    Yep! And I'm pretty sure Bond wanted to have sex with Harris's Moneypenny! Good thing she had a razor at his neck! :))
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I think Bond respected her far too much as a colleague and friend to
    Ever violate the inner bond of trust that existed in .......
    ....... No wait. You're right he did want to have sexy, sex ! :))
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Virgil37Virgil37 Posts: 1,212MI6 Agent
    You must have some beautiful, sexy neighbours ! :))

    Yep! And I'm pretty sure Bond wanted to have sex with Harris's Moneypenny! Good thing she had a razor at his neck! :))

    I'm quite sure Bond did in fact have sex with her. However, they hadn't been formally introduced, and the context was not a cold office.
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,061MI6 Agent
    Sir Miles wrote:
    Naomi Harris is great as Moneypenny...I look forward to seeing more of her in SPECTRE -{
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  • chrisno1chrisno1 LondonPosts: 3,177MI6 Agent
    Alice Eve is a lovely actress, but the poster who said she'd be too voluptuous is spot on. For our 21st Century Bond we needed a 21st Century looking secretary. I'm in and out of offices all the time and most of them occupy the same look of professionalism that Naomi Harris does. Remember they're generally called Personal Assistants these days! The idea of a Mad Men style secretary has long gone.
    The comments made about Moneypenny's role however are more interesting. I too wasn't over happy with the way her relationship with 007 was interpreted for Skyfall. I felt it was too obvious, lacking subtlety and humour, and it was ultimately completely unnecessary to the plot. Any woman / man character could have filled for her scenes without the slightest change in the narrative. All that suggestive shaving was about as erotic as a kick in the teeth and could easily have been binned. I agree, the change in their friendship opens the doors for more Moneypenny and less of the 'second' girl [the victim] and that may not be good thing.
  • superadosuperado Regent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,651MI6 Agent
    Alice Eve would make a good Mary Goodnight IMO
    "...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
  • chrisisallchrisisall Western Mass, USAPosts: 9,061MI6 Agent
    superado wrote:
    Alice Eve would make a good Mary Goodnight IMO
    +1 -{
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  • Number24Number24 NorwayPosts: 21,702MI6 Agent
    Gassy Man wrote:
    She doesn't look smart or sweet? More like a porn star.

    I disagree. While I like Naomi, I think Alice Eve looks smart and sweet.
  • Gassy ManGassy Man USAPosts: 2,972MI6 Agent
    That's fine, of course. To me, she looks catty, untrustworthy, more devious than smart. But to each their own. I think she'd be better playing a seductress who tries to manipulate Bond.
  • broadshoulderbroadshoulder Acton, London, UKPosts: 1,363MI6 Agent
    Number24 wrote:
    Gassy Man wrote:
    She doesn't look smart or sweet? More like a porn star.

    I disagree. While I like Naomi, I think Alice Eve looks smart and sweet.

    The key to Moneypenny is likeability. She must trade quips with 007 but there mustn't be any competitive edge there. They must both work as a team.

    And Naomi Harries has that in bucketloads - as does Q
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  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,239MI6 Agent
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