Barbara Broccoli says the search for the next James Bond will start next year!!! PART FOUR

Posted by Lorie Orum on Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Theo James?

Idris Elba?

Henry Cavill? Too wooden?

Continue the discussion here.

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by Anonymousreply 339August 12, 2022 5:02 AM

Shouldn’t the headline be “this year?”

by Anonymousreply 2May 25, 2022 6:15 AM

From the below-linked Time Traveler's Wife thread although not linked to any source:

[quote] Theo James has been reportedly confirmed as the new James Bond, replacing Daniel Craig from the highly coveted role, according to The Portly Gazelle. James reportedly held a press conference of Sunday to confirm rumors that he will be playing the role of Agent 007 for three installment of the popular franchise.

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by Anonymousreply 5May 26, 2022 5:05 AM

The Theo James rumour is bullshit.

The role has definitely not been cast yet.

He may be in the running, but Brigerton's Jonathan Bailey most definitely is.

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by Anonymousreply 7May 26, 2022 6:31 AM

Most people don't realise that while Barbara and her brother Michael have final say, and they do their own searches, the No1 woman in the hunt is little known outside the industry – she's Debbie McWilliams, who has cast ALL the Bond films since Roger Moore days.

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by Anonymousreply 8May 26, 2022 6:35 AM

The devil works hard, but Theo James' publicist apparently works harder.

by Anonymousreply 9May 26, 2022 8:11 AM

James has a bunch of idolizing female stans online who think he walks on water. They were reactivated like zombies when he appeared in PBS' Sanditon and are "active" on twitter. They are amusing to watch defending him as he defends his character in Time Traveling Dude grooming his wife since she was 6.

The reviews of Time Traveler's Wife are deadly. The viewership dismal as well. I guess they're hoping the kinkier aspects will draw in more viewers.

by Anonymousreply 10May 26, 2022 2:44 PM

OP- We need to have a discussion about that ODD name Broccoli.

Who wants to be named after a cruciferous vegetable?

by Anonymousreply 11May 26, 2022 2:51 PM

The makers of Sanditon should have secured his services for more than one season. His character, the romantic lead, was awkwardly written out in an off-screen death between seasons.

by Anonymousreply 12May 26, 2022 3:34 PM

Dear Barbara Broccoli--Do you REALLY think anyone the fuck CARES????

by Anonymousreply 13May 26, 2022 5:57 PM

What an brilliant observation after 1812 posts.

by Anonymousreply 14May 26, 2022 6:05 PM

Regarding r11: is Broccoli a common, or uncommon, name in Italy? Barbara's father Albert Romolo Broccoli, the original producer of the Bond films, was the son of an Italian immigrant, Giovanni Broccoli.

by Anonymousreply 15May 26, 2022 7:08 PM

The Time Traveler's Wife looks execrable and if that was James's audition for Bond, it'll do him about as much good as Hiddleston's audition in "The Night Manager."

by Anonymousreply 16May 26, 2022 10:35 PM

R16, what about my awesome "I ❤️ TS" photoshoot? That helped, right?

by Anonymousreply 17May 26, 2022 10:43 PM

[quote] The makers of Sanditon should have secured his services for more than one season.

He could have returned. They don't always have contracts that extend beyond the first series and none of the other returning stars had contracts. I think I read that once it initially got cancelled that cancelled any of the extended contracts plus the pandemic interfered.

But he was obviously a major part of the story and they had to totally rewrite it when he refused to return. I liked how they handled his absence. They even offered to work around his HBO schedule to finish the narrative. I suspect he thought the higher profile, PR & money from HBO over a PBS Masterpiece project was more to his liking and career. The writers said that they could handle his absence but had the female star not returned they couldn't have continued.

Turns out the continued Sanditon story is better than the first season. In truth his character was too abusive and OTT - as if the directors gave him too much free reign rather than do their job directing an actor who needed direction.

The Time Traveler's Wife is a misogynist mess of a story written by a weird author who claims she modeled the female character after herself and a sexist writer (Steven Moffat) who has been rationalizing grooming the little girl into the woman the Time Traveler wants her to be in the future - a woman totally into him in every way and willing to spend her life waiting on his returns - and robbing her of any free will. It's very disturbing .

by Anonymousreply 18May 26, 2022 11:04 PM

I didn't think a handsome actor could have less charisma than dead-eyed Jamie Dornan but here's Theo James coming to prove me wrong.

by Anonymousreply 19May 26, 2022 11:41 PM

Yes, he’s like someone who was ways told he was handsome; accepted it as a given; and never felt the need to develop. A remarkably impassive shop-dummy face.

by Anonymousreply 20May 27, 2022 12:40 AM

[quote] They even offered to work around his HBO schedule to finish the narrative.

Well isn’t that special?

by Anonymousreply 21May 27, 2022 12:51 AM

From one of the Time Traveler’s Wife threads:

[quote] So there’s going to be a non-white James Bond? Finally.

Progress.

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by Anonymousreply 22May 27, 2022 1:16 AM

Nah, that's just said to keep the chattering wokies on-side.

That's the very last thing the asian market would want.

by Anonymousreply 23May 27, 2022 1:42 AM

[quote] Yes, he’s like someone who was ways told he was handsome; accepted it as a given; and never felt the need to develop

Yes that's how he strikes me. I've known many men like that. Except he wasn't until he got his teeth fixed. Not as bad as Tom Cruise but definitely not leading man teeth.

Personally I thought Jamie Dornan was good as a serial killer. Haven't seen Belfast yet.

by Anonymousreply 24May 27, 2022 1:53 AM

I quite liked Dornan in Wild Mountain Thyme, an otherwise very uneven rom-com.

by Anonymousreply 25May 27, 2022 2:01 AM

[quote] That's the very last thing the asian market would want.

What thing wouldn’t they want?

by Anonymousreply 26May 27, 2022 2:06 AM

Hemsworth is proving too expensive & non committal in negotiation and favour is settling back on Madden.

They'll likely announce in July.

by Anonymousreply 27May 27, 2022 5:42 AM

If it’s Theo, I’m looking forward to his casting being a diversity breakthrough.

by Anonymousreply 30May 27, 2022 10:20 PM

[quote]If it’s Theo, I’m looking forward to his casting being a diversity breakthrough.

We can only hope for Gabourey Sidibe!

by Anonymousreply 31May 28, 2022 2:17 AM

James Bond will not have any diversity breakthrough for at least another 2 or 3 incarnations.

by Anonymousreply 32May 28, 2022 3:14 AM

[QUOTE] Hemsworth is proving too expensive & non committal in negotiation and favour is settling back on Madden. They'll likely announce in July.

Stop pretending to be an industry insider, you numbskull. Why would they want an Australian Bond?

by Anonymousreply 34May 28, 2022 12:49 PM

Killjoy R34. It would have been fun to lead it on a bit from its basement bedroom.

by Anonymousreply 35May 28, 2022 12:54 PM

I can’t imagine who would turn down Bond .. talk about big and easy money.

by Anonymousreply 36May 28, 2022 1:03 PM

[quote] Why would they want an Australian Bond?

I have no idea.

by Anonymousreply 37May 28, 2022 2:39 PM

I’m not surprised to hear that Hemsworth is reluctant. He’s already got his franchise money. Bond is not “easy money.”

by Anonymousreply 38May 28, 2022 3:19 PM

[quote] Bond is not easy money.

It would be for some pretty actor who can't really act.

by Anonymousreply 40May 28, 2022 3:50 PM

Excellent, R39. I hadn’t thought of him.

by Anonymousreply 41May 28, 2022 3:59 PM

Irons really looks like his dad.

by Anonymousreply 42May 28, 2022 4:04 PM

But he doesn't have his dad's talent

by Anonymousreply 43May 28, 2022 6:11 PM

[quote] But he doesn't have his dad's talent

You have no idea.

by Anonymousreply 44May 28, 2022 6:55 PM

This is why Jack Lowden and Jonathan Bailey are both good candidates. They look the part and they can both act.

by Anonymousreply 45May 28, 2022 8:04 PM

Jonathan Bailey is goofy looking. He's a jughead. I don't care how tall he is, he is built like an elf. Not a lithe elegant elf either.

by Anonymousreply 46May 28, 2022 8:13 PM

I've got a discount coupon for Zenni Optical that you can have, R46. You clearly need it more than I do.

by Anonymousreply 47May 28, 2022 8:15 PM

^^^ To each his own. He is not that attractive to me. He's juts goofy cute. Not many cute.

by Anonymousreply 48May 28, 2022 8:19 PM

If out Jonathan Bailey can get the part, why not closeted Henry Cavill?

by Anonymousreply 50May 28, 2022 9:18 PM

Harry Styles is 28 now so if they wait much longer he will inevitably be in the running.

by Anonymousreply 51May 29, 2022 9:23 AM

Harry Styles tattoos have disqualified him. Barbara hates tattoos.

by Anonymousreply 52May 29, 2022 11:05 AM

From the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds thread, how about Ethan Peck, who plays Spock on SNW? He has a great body that would look fantastic in Bond's impeccably tailored clothing.

by Anonymousreply 53May 29, 2022 11:57 AM

I much prefer J Bailey over H Cavill.

by Anonymousreply 54May 29, 2022 12:26 PM

r53, Ethan Peck is American. Absolutely no way will an American be cast as Bond.

by Anonymousreply 55May 29, 2022 1:10 PM

Given his dad, you'd have to imagine Irons would be on their radar.

by Anonymousreply 56May 29, 2022 1:51 PM

Jonathan Bailey? Really??

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by Anonymousreply 58May 29, 2022 8:04 PM

Rupert Everett has the talent and charisma, not to mention the dashing good looks.

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by Anonymousreply 60June 12, 2022 6:46 PM

R60, that picture is 20 years old at least.

by Anonymousreply 61June 12, 2022 6:47 PM

Stop trying to make Idris happen.

by Anonymousreply 62June 12, 2022 6:51 PM

Joel Kinnaman is Swedish, Rupert Everett over 60 years old

by Anonymousreply 63June 12, 2022 8:28 PM

So? Who said the actor can’t be Swedish?

by Anonymousreply 64June 12, 2022 8:33 PM

R61, A trained actor can play ANY age.

by Anonymousreply 65June 12, 2022 8:45 PM

Maybe Rupert can just identify as 30 to get the role.

by Anonymousreply 67June 12, 2022 9:06 PM

Rupert is in the running. I know that for a fact!

by Anonymousreply 68June 12, 2022 9:12 PM

I loved Henry cavil but something about him lately has been giving me a Chris Pratt vibe. I absolutely can not stand Chris Pratt. So I hope this feeling I have blows over.

by Anonymousreply 69June 12, 2022 9:13 PM

A trained actor can play any age. Cool! Can't wait to see Glenn Close as Lolita and Sir Anthony Hopkins as Huckleberry Finn

by Anonymousreply 70June 12, 2022 9:41 PM

Please R68, DO NOT try to impersonate me!

The article is correct with regard to Madden.

I would discount Hemsworth now. Too much prevarication, not to mention expense.

Madden is your guy.

A Scot returns to the Bond role.

by Anonymousreply 71June 13, 2022 12:54 AM

Why is this woman named after a vegetable?

by Anonymousreply 72June 13, 2022 1:56 AM

Maybe her Italian ancestors specialized in broccoli farming.

by Anonymousreply 73June 13, 2022 3:32 AM

Broccoli serves her Bond with cheese.

by Anonymousreply 74June 13, 2022 2:16 PM

What about Ben Hardy?

Yes, he's ridiculously pretty, with probably the best skin of anyone, male or female, in Hollywood, but Daniel Craig was also quite soft when first given the role.

by Anonymousreply 75June 14, 2022 4:19 PM

I don't think Craig was "soft" when he was first given the role. He was best known in the US for playing a malevolent character in The Road to Perdition and his immediate prior films to being cast as Bond were as taciturn characters in films like Enduring Love and Munich.

Ben Hardy definitely has a glorious body, but I've yet to see him play a character with a hard edge.

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by Anonymousreply 76June 14, 2022 4:24 PM

Ben Hardy’s face is too round.

by Anonymousreply 77June 14, 2022 4:24 PM

No such thing as too pretty

by Anonymousreply 79June 14, 2022 4:40 PM

r80, he's an English actor who got his start on the soap EastEnders, then appeared in the movies X-Men: Apocalypse and Bohemian Rhapsody (as drummer Roger Taylor). He showed of all of his magnificent body in a silly erotic thriller on Amazon Prime called The Voyeurs.

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by Anonymousreply 81June 14, 2022 6:18 PM

Clive Owen could still pull it off.

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by Anonymousreply 82June 14, 2022 7:38 PM

R82, he'll be 60 by the time the next one is released

by Anonymousreply 83June 14, 2022 7:49 PM

A lot of these suggestions are just too boyish. James Bond is a suave rake. No one is going to believe that from a Ben Hardy baby face.

by Anonymousreply 84June 15, 2022 12:45 AM

Ben Hardy is still appearing in nearly every episode of EastEnders and has revealed a nastier side to his character Peter Beale in recent years. He could easily play a menacing Bond and has stunning fierce blue eyes.

If you want to check him out, he also played Roger Waters in Bohemian Rhapsody.

by Anonymousreply 85June 22, 2022 1:45 AM

I meant Roger Taylor not Waters lol

by Anonymousreply 86June 22, 2022 1:48 AM

Theo James has a great body. At the end of Sanditon Season 1 Episode 2 he walks naked out of the sea and you get an extended view of his ass. Very nice and not a single tattoo in sight. He's the right age too - early 30s.

by Anonymousreply 87June 22, 2022 2:24 AM

Theo James is naked all the time in the Time Traveler’s Wife. I find him a dull actor.

by Anonymousreply 89June 22, 2022 5:52 AM

Luke Evans can play Bond.

by Anonymousreply 90June 22, 2022 6:03 AM

Edward Holcroft and Aidan Turner both look like possums. You can fix a lot of facial imperfections, but you can't fix looking like a possum.

by Anonymousreply 91June 22, 2022 7:29 AM

Elliott Page. Thread closed.

by Anonymousreply 93June 22, 2022 10:04 PM

This topic always comes up and they keep the same dude.

by Anonymousreply 94June 23, 2022 3:03 AM

The Rock would be perfect.

He'd kick some cockney ass.

by Anonymousreply 95June 23, 2022 3:30 AM

Harry Styles is in the running again.

by Anonymousreply 96June 23, 2022 10:36 PM

If Harry does well in his two upcoming films, he could definitely be in the running if they want to go young. Would he want it, though? It’s a big commitment of time. He probably makes a lot of money touring.

by Anonymousreply 98June 23, 2022 11:07 PM

What are you Harry fans huffing? He has the body of a pubescent boy and looks juvenile in everything he does.

by Anonymousreply 99June 23, 2022 11:10 PM

I am NOT one of his FANS.

However, I was a Larry shipper; a Larry believer, if you will.

by Anonymousreply 100June 23, 2022 11:24 PM

Tom Hardy is the obvious choice.

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by Anonymousreply 101June 24, 2022 1:59 PM

If Tom Hardy gets the role, you just know Charlize Theron is gonna have a meltdown the size of the Pacific.

by Anonymousreply 102June 24, 2022 2:03 PM

[quote] If Tom Hardy gets the role, you just know Charlize Theron is gonna have a meltdown the size of the Pacific.

Can you explain this to those of us who don't follow Hollywood gossip?

by Anonymousreply 103June 24, 2022 2:27 PM

Hardy is 44. I think they will go younger.

by Anonymousreply 105June 24, 2022 4:19 PM

They're going to cast a black actor so as to be seen as inclusive. The film will tank and said actor will be the 00s version of George Lazenby- a footnote in Bond history.

by Anonymousreply 106June 24, 2022 7:37 PM

Do we call her Dame Broccoli now?

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by Anonymousreply 107June 24, 2022 9:10 PM

No. CBE does not come with the title Knight/Dame. They’ll need to be promoted.

by Anonymousreply 108June 24, 2022 9:48 PM

[QUOTE] Harry Styles has the body of a pre pubescent boy.

Oh, really? You must be a 400lb lard monster if you think this body belongs to a 12-year-old.

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by Anonymousreply 109June 25, 2022 8:12 AM

Styles is 28 and would be 30 when they start filming, but I think his face is too familiar. The actor can't be more iconic than the character and Styles is a household name these days.

by Anonymousreply 110June 25, 2022 8:14 AM

So if Madden were to get the gig, what happens to Froy boy...?

by Anonymousreply 111June 25, 2022 9:17 AM

Exactly what happened to him when Madden had an international Disney/Marvel premiere while they were together: nothing.

by Anonymousreply 112June 25, 2022 9:57 AM

A bisexual Bond is very 2022. Gen Z would love. Madden has the black hair, blue eyes and edge of menace. At 35 he's exactly the right age.

by Anonymousreply 113June 25, 2022 4:42 PM

If Bond is popular worldwide then it won't be Bi or anything too out there.

Would a retro Bond work? Like a 1950s Bond but with cool advanced tricks and devices? I'd like that. The women would all look great in 1950s fashions.

by Anonymousreply 114June 25, 2022 5:19 PM

Retro would limit their ability to sell product placements.

by Anonymousreply 115June 25, 2022 7:12 PM

R115, no they would be part of the innovations and gadgets Bond gets to use.

it would also start another fashion revolution to beautiful 50s style clothing.

I've thought of everything. Bond has to be a real manly man with a great butt and the Bond heroine/villainess has to have real big boobs.

by Anonymousreply 116June 25, 2022 8:53 PM

[quote] Exactly what happened to him when Madden had an international Disney/Marvel premiere while they were together: nothing.

I suppose that depends on what Froy's doing. He was working at the time, so he wasn't going to be around anyway. When he's not working, Froy is literally attached to Richard's hip 24/7. That's not going to work for Broccoli and company.

[quote] Madden has the black hair, blue eyes and edge of menace. At 35 he's exactly the right age.

According to various gossip sites, Broccoli wants to go much younger.

by Anonymousreply 117June 26, 2022 5:09 AM

'Much younger than 35'? Like 20?

by Anonymousreply 118June 28, 2022 7:09 AM

[Quote] Broccoli wants to go much younger.

Hero Pamela Tiffin younger?

by Anonymousreply 119June 28, 2022 7:31 AM

He was excellent in Peaky Blinders. I didn’t even recognize him.

by Anonymousreply 121June 28, 2022 7:40 AM

Are we pretending Sam Claflin still looks like that?

by Anonymousreply 122June 28, 2022 7:40 AM

He still looks good. That hair is unflattering.

by Anonymousreply 124June 28, 2022 7:47 AM

It's not just the hair, hon.

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by Anonymousreply 125June 28, 2022 7:51 AM

Talk of having a younger Bond is nonsense.

Although I think it is settled, Henry Cavill is back in the picture for some reason.

Perhaps he is now the fallback.

I don't know the context but will likely know what it's all about next week after the meeting.

by Anonymousreply 126June 28, 2022 8:29 AM

I don't see them going for a lightweight after Daniel Craig. And no matter how many protein farts Henry Cavill puts out into the atmosphere, he remains a lightweight "talent."

by Anonymousreply 127June 28, 2022 8:32 AM

[quote] Talk of having a younger Bond is nonsense.

Well, it's as much nonsense as your own claims. At this point, it's all standard gossip without any real proof (unless you can provide some).

by Anonymousreply 128June 28, 2022 10:57 AM

Sam Claflin is barely recognizable these days.

by Anonymousreply 129June 29, 2022 1:50 AM

They're still looking. They have no candidate, no script, etc. - it's going to be a while.

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by Anonymousreply 130June 29, 2022 5:47 PM

Maybe they should have figured out what happens next BEFORE they killed him off.

by Anonymousreply 131June 29, 2022 5:57 PM

You people just don't get James Bond. Go away and discuss Thor, that's more like you.

by Anonymousreply 132June 29, 2022 5:58 PM

Harry Styles & Austin Butler will be in their early 30s in another two years so maybe they'll end up battling it out. Styles is pretty athletic and has already done stunts like flying on a wire from a helicopter so he'd relish the physical aspect of Bond. He can drive sports cars, a Harley, do back flips, run fast and is a strong swimmer. Plus he has the right muscular physique and the striking large green eyes...and he's a middle class Brit.

by Anonymousreply 133June 30, 2022 12:53 PM

My dad is in his 70s and typical of traditional, long term Bond fans. When Craig was cast Dad wasn't impressed and said he looked more like a typical Bond villain than Bond himself.

"Bond shouldn't look Germanic,' he grumbled.

by Anonymousreply 135June 30, 2022 12:56 PM

Muscular? Styles is a waif.

by Anonymousreply 136June 30, 2022 12:57 PM

Austin Butler? LOL. No one will believe him as a Brit

by Anonymousreply 137June 30, 2022 4:27 PM

Styles is a twink. Bond is NOT a twink.

by Anonymousreply 138June 30, 2022 7:10 PM

People don't seem to understand that the appeal of James Bond has always been aspirational. Men want to be him, women want to hook up with him. The Craig Bond films pulled off Bond being a womanizer without being exploitative and sexist and without making the love interests and female characters one dimensional so it can certainly be done. But he can't look like some kid you used to babysit for that is suddenly all grown up and making you feel old. That's what a lot of these suggestions are giving.

by Anonymousreply 139June 30, 2022 7:45 PM

Styles hasn't been a twink for years.

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by Anonymousreply 140July 1, 2022 2:54 AM

He doesn't have a really good body

by Anonymousreply 141July 1, 2022 2:55 AM

Anyone who thinks Styles at R140 is a 'waif' just gave themselves away as an obese 300 lb-er.

by Anonymousreply 142July 1, 2022 2:55 AM

Harry is nowhere near 400 pounds.

by Anonymousreply 145July 1, 2022 3:03 AM

Madden now has 2 years to ditch Froy before filming begins.

Froy will be too old for Madden by then, anyway.

by Anonymousreply 146July 1, 2022 3:08 AM

[quote] Madden now has 2 years to ditch Froy before filming begins.

By then (and for as long as it's taking), Madden will probably be too old for Bond.

by Anonymousreply 147July 3, 2022 1:23 PM

Madden will only be 37 in two years.

by Anonymousreply 148July 3, 2022 2:22 PM

Madden doesn't want it. He would not consent to be papped with twinks if he did.

by Anonymousreply 149July 3, 2022 2:27 PM

Madden has dated hot women for long enough that the public consider him a bisexual, not the simpering Kinsey 6 you guys make him out to be. The traditional Bond audience won't reject him like they would a black Bond or a female Bond, and the under 40s LOVE him...and they're the ones the Bond franchise need to appeal to now, as Boomers and Gen X start dying out.

by Anonymousreply 150July 3, 2022 2:35 PM

You live in a fantasy world, r150.

by Anonymousreply 152July 3, 2022 2:41 PM

Madden and Styles might be too committed to Marvel to be Bond.

by Anonymousreply 153July 3, 2022 9:14 PM

Look for young actors who played second lead best friends or villains to be considered for the next Bond. No stars will be cast as 007.

by Anonymousreply 154July 3, 2022 9:55 PM

"As Boomers and Gen X start dying out" bitch the youngest members of Gen X are only 42, I know this is DL where anything over 30 is basically a fossil, but can you be a dear and not lump us in with the people pushing 80 just yet?

And Madden looks like he's 46, not 36, so I still think he doesn't look the part.

by Anonymousreply 155July 3, 2022 10:24 PM

Charles Dera is what Bond should look like.

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by Anonymousreply 156July 3, 2022 10:42 PM

R156 do you mean the Sean Cody parody of James Bomd?

by Anonymousreply 157July 3, 2022 10:47 PM

Not aware of that R157. Link?

by Anonymousreply 158July 3, 2022 10:49 PM

How many more years will it take to choose someone? why are they dragging this out?

by Anonymousreply 159July 3, 2022 10:52 PM

R158... it's a joke. The guy you posted would look ridiculous as James Bond.

by Anonymousreply 160July 3, 2022 11:05 PM

Austin Butler is their latest candidate.

by Anonymousreply 161July 6, 2022 2:36 PM

It will be Joe Alwyn. It was just announced that he and Taylor Swift are engaged to be married. She has a HUGE fanbase. And they are loyal to her. If he gets Bond, all her fans will be there. And they cover a very wide demographic. If not Joe than Rege' Jean Paige. Period. All this "seaching" is tedious. Oh. I just finished binging on Condor. It's a reimagining of the old Redford movie 3 Days of the Condor. It's a political thriller, and Max Irons played the lead. He was good.He was OK. And the TV seies itself was good. They wrung out 2 seasons of it. But it definitely tells me Max is not a good idea for Bond. He totally lacks the rough edged machismo of Bond. He'd easily be overshadowed.

by Anonymousreply 162July 6, 2022 2:57 PM

Hasn't Max Irons already made Lifetime movies?

by Anonymousreply 163July 6, 2022 3:52 PM

I love Jack Lowden...but he's Robin. Batman's Robin. He is tough and scrappy and he is sidekick material on the big screen. I honestly believe he would be a huge success on the small screen. He's definitely TV.

by Anonymousreply 165July 6, 2022 4:38 PM

It won't be Joe Alywn. He's too tepid - a milksop without any of the fire and menace of Bond. The connection with Taybore Swift is emasculating, not exciting.

by Anonymousreply 166July 6, 2022 10:41 PM

[QUOTE] If he gets Bond, all her fans will be there. And they cover a very wide demographic.

Hmm, no. A lot of her fans are Gaylors and think she's a lesbian.

by Anonymousreply 167July 6, 2022 10:43 PM

Joe Alwyn isn't even popular with Swifties and he's gotten terrible reviews for that tepid TV show he's on right now. Widely cited as the weak link and he's playing against near teenagers. it's not going to be him. Jack Lowden would be GREAT.

by Anonymousreply 168July 6, 2022 11:38 PM

Think of all the running and jumping and physicality of the role, and think of the fact that Bond is not conventionally handsome, but he is sexy, and he also has that quality of being watchful. Like, you can see the wheels turning. He's not chatty. So I think to predict who it might be, you have to first build the framework by developing a profile of who Bond is. And lord knows we now have decades of Bonds to draw from. He's edgy, and can be menacing, but he is also charming, suave, quick, and mentally sharp.

by Anonymousreply 169July 7, 2022 2:26 PM

Madden fits that profile but I don't think they'll go for a Marvel superhero.

by Anonymousreply 171July 9, 2022 12:19 PM

Marvel superhero?

Eternals bombed and they wont do a sequel. Madden is free of the superhero typecast.

He can safely do Bond.

by Anonymousreply 172July 9, 2022 12:40 PM

Madden is living is truth. G. Wilson and Broccolli won't have it.

by Anonymousreply 173July 9, 2022 12:45 PM

Yeah, a glass closet is SO "living one's truth"...

by Anonymousreply 175July 9, 2022 2:17 PM

As far as the Bond producers are concerned, he is.

by Anonymousreply 176July 9, 2022 2:21 PM

The Bond producers aren't going to put up with that shit, and we all know it. If he gets the gig, that glass closet will be remodeled into a thick mahogany.

by Anonymousreply 177July 9, 2022 2:25 PM

You think Froy will be a sacrificial lamb?

by Anonymousreply 178July 9, 2022 2:28 PM

Actors put there careers before anything.

If a D grade twink has to be tossed overboard, he'll do it without a moments hesitation.

You can't blame him. It's an iconic role. he'd be nuts to give it away for some toyboy that'll he dispose of anyway after age 25.

by Anonymousreply 179July 9, 2022 2:31 PM

Well, IMO they gotta make some kind of move to stay relevant. So either they appeal to a younger audience blatantly, or they go ethnic, or they go Gay. That's it. That's the formula.

by Anonymousreply 180July 9, 2022 2:39 PM

[Quote] Actors put there careers before anything.

Why does he allow himself to be papped with them, then?

by Anonymousreply 181July 9, 2022 2:43 PM

Madden is a damned good actor. I saw him in Bodyguard and a couple of other things and he can bring it. If they chose him, and he has to play a womanizer he will be fine.

But here's the thing. IMO the world is due for a Gay action hero. So someone is going to get on that bus and make a lot of money. Let's be the DL producers. Who is out in the open who can play Bond or someone like him in a spy thriller movie.

by Anonymousreply 182July 9, 2022 2:43 PM

I want an out gay man playing an iconic action character as much as the next queen...but c'mon, it will not be Bond. Even if they cast a gay actor, that actor's closet will be locked indefinitely.

They will not go gay, or "ethnic". They will definitely go younger, per the rumors.

by Anonymousreply 184July 9, 2022 3:16 PM

[QUOTE] Who is out in the open who can play Bond or someone like him in a spy thriller movie.

The Bridgerton guy.

Brandon Flynn

Olly from Years & Years.

David Dawson

Fat Sam Smith

by Anonymousreply 185July 9, 2022 4:48 PM

R183, I love Ben but he's like 60

by Anonymousreply 187July 9, 2022 7:07 PM

I think Liam Neeson is more than 60.

by Anonymousreply 188July 9, 2022 7:08 PM

It's not going to be Jonathan Bailey if the rumor currently going around that he's signed on as a lead in a new gay Netflix series is true.

by Anonymousreply 189July 10, 2022 6:48 AM

They're happy with closet case Madden but ONLY if he doesn't make any more Marvel films. He has it all:

Gen Z/millennial appeal because he's bi but doesn't make a song and dance about it and has dated hot women as well as Brandon and Froylard.

Gen X/Boomer appeal because he looks the part exactly - macho, muscular, black hair, blue eyes, menacing but hot.

He's only 35 now so could have a good ten year run before he gets too old.

by Anonymousreply 190July 10, 2022 4:38 PM

Daniel Craig's career most more interesting pre Bond. No one with a good career should be angling for the role. The actor is boxed in by the role.

by Anonymousreply 191July 10, 2022 4:41 PM

*career was more interesting

by Anonymousreply 192July 10, 2022 4:42 PM

They paid him $100 million for his last film. And produced his Macbeth on Broadway.

by Anonymousreply 193July 10, 2022 4:45 PM

He also did Betrayal. But none of those have done much for him.

by Anonymousreply 194July 10, 2022 4:48 PM

[quote] Gen Z/millennial appeal because he's bi but doesn't make a song and dance about it and has dated hot women as well as Brandon and Froylard.

This is not common knowledge amongst the general public though. It's really only fangirls (not in denial) and gay male fans on the internet that are even aware of any of this. Also, nobody really knows if he is bi or gay, but folks keep going back to the bi thing like it's gospel truth. And "not making a song and dance about it" isn't really all that respectable.

[quote] Gen X/Boomer appeal because he looks the part exactly - macho, muscular, black hair, blue eyes, menacing but hot.

He doesn't really come off as "macho" or "menacing" though. His own fans don't even describe him that way. Also, the black hair is a dye.

[quote] He's only 35 now so could have a good ten year run before he gets too old.

He's 36 now, and by the time they even get around to making these films (considering how long it's taking them), he's going to be closer to 40 before the first one even comes out.

by Anonymousreply 195July 11, 2022 7:20 AM

What I found interesting about their choice of Daniel Craig, is that he had been around for a while. He wasn't some hot "new" thing. I like Rege Jean Page but he is the "hot right now " guy, IMO. So this makes me think Broccoli and company may take a good look at Tom Hardy. He certainly fits the Craig mold. But then again, that may be exactly why they don't choose him. Chiwetel Ejiofor and Daniel Oyelowo are long shots but possible if they want to have a Bllack Bond.

by Anonymousreply 196July 11, 2022 3:20 PM

The longer they wait the more you can rule out guys like Tom Hardy, Daniel Oyelowo, Chiwetel Ejiofir. They are well into their 40s already

by Anonymousreply 197July 11, 2022 6:51 PM

It's David. David Oyelowo. Jeeez.

by Anonymousreply 198July 11, 2022 8:03 PM

[QUOTE] he's going to be closer to 40 before the first one even comes out.

Which is fine. Fleming's Bond IS 40.

by Anonymousreply 199July 11, 2022 11:23 PM

R199, no, he's supposed to be in his 30s

by Anonymousreply 200July 11, 2022 11:28 PM

After Daniel Craig, I don't think Richard Madden's grizzled looks will be an impediment.

by Anonymousreply 201July 11, 2022 11:37 PM

[quote] Which is fine. Fleming's Bond IS 40.

[quote] After Daniel Craig, I don't think Richard Madden's grizzled looks will be an impediment.

Not if there is any truth to the rumors, that they want to go younger, with a new angle, to make it relevant to a new generation. Guess we'll see...

by Anonymousreply 202July 12, 2022 6:43 AM

I personally don't believe that rumor is true, but YMMV. At this point the list of people who haven't been suggested or rumored for the role is probably shorter.

by Anonymousreply 203July 13, 2022 12:39 AM

"They want to go younger".

Essentially to cater to Gen Y's? The most fickle group of them all? You've got to be kidding.

If it aint broke, don't fix it is the maxim.

by Anonymousreply 204July 13, 2022 12:45 AM

What the fuck is Gen Y? I doubt the guy they cast will be under 25 or so

by Anonymousreply 205July 13, 2022 12:46 AM

I think Madden would be great, but he’ll be too old by the time filming ever starts, and since they’re going to “re-invent” Bond, you know that means a minority.

by Anonymousreply 206July 13, 2022 12:56 AM

Gen Y is millennials, many of whom are in their late 30s and early 40s now... you mean Gen Z, most of whom are in their 20s and late teens. I don't know any 26-year-old who's into James Bond, and these films tend to skew older, so I don't know how that strategy will pay off if it's true.

by Anonymousreply 207July 13, 2022 2:20 AM

[quote] Essentially to cater to Gen Y's? The most fickle group of them all? You've got to be kidding. If it aint broke, don't fix it is the maxim.

[quote] and these films tend to skew older, so I don't know how that strategy will pay off if it's true.

All entertainment franchises have to find a way to appeal to newer, younger audiences or eventually they die out. The old-school core Bond audience is aging out, so naturally they have to find a way to make it appeal to newer demographics.

Obviously veering too far off the classic foundation probably wouldn't fare well, and they don't need to. But every so often, yes, you have to freshen it up. Taking classic Bond and making him just a bit younger is a no-brainer (if they decide to go that way). Not as if the franchise hasn't every so slightly reinvented itself before.

by Anonymousreply 208July 13, 2022 4:17 AM

Far more likely to go Asian than Black.

by Anonymousreply 209July 13, 2022 5:48 AM

A bit younger is early 30s, not early to mid 20s (Gen Z). At this point they're not going to make anyone happy when they finally announce it!

by Anonymousreply 210July 13, 2022 6:38 AM

Will it be Henry Golding?

by Anonymousreply 211July 13, 2022 6:42 AM

R211 Henry was one of my earlier picks. But I've gone off him since then. Still. How come no one mentions Luke Evans. Because he is NOT too old and he has that rough, decandent look, he's a good actor and devastatingly handsome. He can convey Menace too.

by Anonymousreply 212July 13, 2022 11:22 PM

Love Luke Evans. But I think he's a bit too old now

by Anonymousreply 213July 14, 2022 12:07 AM

Luke Evans doesn't look a day over 53.

by Anonymousreply 214July 14, 2022 1:16 AM

Any updates on who the front runners are? Deuxmoi mentioned someone was leading the pack a while back, but it wasn't Madden.

by Anonymousreply 215July 30, 2022 8:46 PM

Do you really think they'll pick a gay actor?

by Anonymousreply 216July 30, 2022 9:01 PM

No way. They won't even pick an actor who has any gay rumors.

by Anonymousreply 217July 31, 2022 5:00 AM

I am so fucking sick of this bull shit. I am actually past caring. It was fun to speculate and gossip, but I find it all very tiresome now. I have moved on. Someone please tell Barbara Broccoli to shit or get off the pot. We are over it.

by Anonymousreply 218July 31, 2022 5:08 AM

Broccoli said this probably won't start filming for a couple years. You can rule out Idris Elba. He'll be like 90 by then

by Anonymousreply 219July 31, 2022 6:14 AM

R219 Then you can probably rule out Madden, or anyone above 34/35 at that point.

by Anonymousreply 220August 1, 2022 6:53 AM

Is anyone else starting to think they're waiting for the cultural tides to shift so they can go ahead and cast another straight 30-something white guy without having to deal with the headache of a Twitter backlash? Because there's no other logical reason why they're going to wait 5+ years to simply announce casting.

by Anonymousreply 221August 1, 2022 8:09 PM

R221, because they don't even know what direction they're going in yet for the new one. There's no twitter "backlash" for casting a role as white when it was always cast that way to begin with. You just sound like you want to complain about "wokeness" or whatever

by Anonymousreply 222August 1, 2022 8:12 PM

Wrong, R222. I would have no problem with them casting someone not white, not straight, etc. I'm actually on the Jonathan Bailey train for this role. But I'm also on Twitter and there are plenty of people with tens of thousands of followers whose entire brand is screaming about how every single casting decision ever is just not enough and the very conservative owners of this IP are probably being overly cautious.

by Anonymousreply 223August 1, 2022 11:06 PM

Ten of thousands of people? No. Most "woke" people don't even care about James Bond, anyway

by Anonymousreply 224August 2, 2022 2:21 AM

You underestimate what Twitter rage addicts will "care" about if it gives them outrage fodder.

They've had YEARS to decide this - there is no logical reason why they're still completely empty handed other than they want to be.

by Anonymousreply 225August 2, 2022 5:48 AM

I wonder if Barbara Broccoli is just tired of it all and wants to just sit back and enjoy her money. If an announcement isn't made soon, and given MGM is now owned by Amazon, I wonder if she'll soon feel pressure to make a decision. That's where I fear a misstep in casting; the Broccolis have carefully crafted the James Bond franchise for 60 years now; having corporate -- especially Amazon -- come in to make decisions could be bad news for the franchise.

by Anonymousreply 226August 2, 2022 2:08 PM

Twitter rage addicts? LOL. The biggest rage addicts I know of are Republicans who bitch about "woke" shit all day. Same people who want to remove LGBT books from libraries

by Anonymousreply 227August 2, 2022 3:10 PM

These endless "announcements." Barbara Broccoli has milked this thing to DEATH. Barbara, no one cares at this point.

by Anonymousreply 228August 2, 2022 3:36 PM

Exactly -- just pick somebody already and go enjoy your money!

by Anonymousreply 229August 2, 2022 8:03 PM

Girl, Woke Twitter classifies Bond as COPAGANDA and thinks it should be cancelled completely, along with any actor who's agreed to star as Bond. But Barbara's choice is actually Timothee Chalamet. He's going to muscle up for the role. They want Gen Z on board at any cost.

by Anonymousreply 230August 7, 2022 2:49 AM

LOL. "Woke Twitter" doesn't really care about James Bond and Timothee Chalamet isn't getting anywhere near the role

by Anonymousreply 231August 7, 2022 3:06 AM

Harry Styles, with Timmy as the villain. Shawn Mendes will try to audition to be a Bond girl, but won't get it.

by Anonymousreply 232August 7, 2022 3:07 AM

Let Bond end. It has no sense of fun any more. The Daniel Craig Bonds were successful as action thrillers but had the tendency to be leaden. Not a droll moment to be had.

by Anonymousreply 233August 7, 2022 3:11 AM

Harry Styles is the obvious answer if they want to bring in a new audience. He is Gen Z friendly while still being Alpha and masculine, with a deep voice. He's very athletic and did most of his own stunts for Dunkirk and he has the dark hair, defined facial bones and light eyes.

by Anonymousreply 234August 7, 2022 3:38 AM

Harry styles is more likely to play a leprechaun in a cheap horror film.

He looks nothing like a sauve and cultured man.

by Anonymousreply 235August 7, 2022 3:46 AM

What, we aren't going to have a female minority Bond?

by Anonymousreply 236August 7, 2022 5:02 AM

[quote] What, we aren't going to have a female minority Bond?

[quote] But Barbara's choice is actually Timothee Chalamet.

by Anonymousreply 237August 7, 2022 5:03 AM

R237 Harry can play the villain and trap 00-Timmy in a revamped version of the Excessive Machine from Barbarella. Timmy can show us his OO-face for a bit and then overload the Machine because he's such a needy bottom.

by Anonymousreply 238August 7, 2022 5:13 AM

The villain could be based on Ziggy Stardust. Lulu could sing the theme tune.

by Anonymousreply 239August 7, 2022 5:15 AM

R234, straight men do not see him as masculine or alpha

by Anonymousreply 240August 7, 2022 2:42 PM

Harry is actually more than acceptable to straight men his age.

by Anonymousreply 241August 7, 2022 2:44 PM

Not really. 99% of his fans are girls

by Anonymousreply 242August 7, 2022 2:54 PM

It'll be Madden or Cavill.

Stop with the BS about it being some Gen Z or black or latino or female.

STOP IT!

by Anonymousreply 243August 7, 2022 2:58 PM

It'll be Timmy but he'll be a transman - much to the joy of the villain. "Full of surprises, Mr Bond!" Fortunately Mr. Styles is a cunning linguist.

by Anonymousreply 244August 7, 2022 3:14 PM

It won't be Cavill. He done got old.

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by Anonymousreply 245August 7, 2022 3:20 PM

Cavill needs to stop bulking. Bond looks good in suits and musclemen do not.

He would also need a lot of lessons in "hetero male" appeal and having chemistry with a woman on screen.

by Anonymousreply 246August 7, 2022 3:30 PM

I really hope if they continue with Bond, it’s with someone over 40. Younger people today seem to be lacking in lightness…they have zero sense of humor, particularly about themselves. You really need someone who gives off the sense of understanding how absurd the world is….someone who can do “bemused.”

by Anonymousreply 247August 7, 2022 3:37 PM

R247 is an old grump who isn't funny at all. And doesn't know what bemused means

by Anonymousreply 248August 7, 2022 3:46 PM

Michael Fassbender...already 45, such a shame because he is a good actor and has that edge.

I like Cavill enough in Superman and the retro Man from UNCLE but sadly, he's a stiff.

by Anonymousreply 249August 7, 2022 4:27 PM

I love Fassbender! He'd make a brilliant Bond. 45 is fine. If he can get three films out it works. he'd be 47 for the next Bond, then 49, then 51-52. What ever. It works.[

by Anonymousreply 250August 7, 2022 6:50 PM

r250, given the increasing gaps between Bond films during the Craig era, Fassbender would be 48 when his first film comes out, then 53 for the second one, then 59 for the third one.

Nope, they need to get somebody in their early-mid 30s.

by Anonymousreply 251August 7, 2022 8:39 PM

I have to wonder if it t ook so long because they had trouble with stories and scripts?

by Anonymousreply 252August 7, 2022 9:04 PM

Harry is a twink. Bond is not a twink. He is a man, baby. A real man.

by Anonymousreply 253August 7, 2022 9:24 PM

Since the things have become one long commercial for "post" imperialism, it probably takes a lot of think tank doc reading and govt propagandist/psych manipulation oversight to decide on what will be featured to implant subconscious attitudes in the public. Add on the marketing Dept with their demographic stuff and there you go.

This is why everything is by committee now.

by Anonymousreply 254August 7, 2022 9:26 PM

Roger Moore was kinda twinky, at least bodily.

by Anonymousreply 255August 7, 2022 9:37 PM

Compared to Harry Styles, Roger Moore was Hercules.

by Anonymousreply 256August 7, 2022 9:48 PM

R255, You know by today's standards, guys like Cary Grant are twinky. Cary Grant only looked good in a tux.

by Anonymousreply 257August 8, 2022 7:45 PM

Cary Grant wasn't twinky. Do you know what twinky means?

by Anonymousreply 258August 9, 2022 12:54 AM

Latest: the next Bond has to be under 40 ("late 30s") and 5ft 10 or taller. So Idris, Cavill, Cillian and others are out. Rene Page, Edward Norton and Madden still favourites.

by Anonymousreply 259August 9, 2022 1:01 AM

A source told the Daily Star on Monday (08,08.22) Eon Productions want a “fresh faced” star given Craig filmed his farewell ‘No Time To Die’ aged 51.

They added bringing in an actor in their “late 30s” will allow him to stay in the role for at least a decade or potentially three films.

The source claims filming on the next movie may start in winter 2023, but Craig’s successor will not be be unveiled until next autumn at the earliest.

The Eon Productions under 40s casting “rule” means bookies’ and fan favourites such as Idris Elba, 49, Henry Cavill, 39, and Tom Hardy, 44, will be ruled out.

Regé-Jean Page, 34, Richard Madden, 36, and James Norton, 37, are now in pole position.

The alleged 5ft 10 height requirement also rules out Taron Egerton, John Boyega and Kit Harington.

by Anonymousreply 261August 9, 2022 1:06 AM

Henry is pushing 40. People are delusional if they think it is going to be him, especially if they still won’t be filming for a few more years. Hell, they don’t even have a script. They’re going to want someone still on their 30’s when filming begins so that they can stick with the actor for at least three movies.

by Anonymousreply 262August 9, 2022 1:11 AM

It's probably going to be Rege Jean Page who's 34 and 5ft 11. Madden is only 5ft 9.

by Anonymousreply 263August 9, 2022 1:21 AM

It wont be Rege Jean Page.

Bond is Caucasian.

by Anonymousreply 264August 9, 2022 1:23 AM

Maybe James Norton. 37, 6 foot. Blue eyes. Has that English gentleman look.

by Anonymousreply 265August 9, 2022 1:26 AM

Nah, it's going to be ME!

by Anonymousreply 267August 9, 2022 1:31 AM

The Insider said it will be Madden and I tend to believe that will be the case.

by Anonymousreply 270August 9, 2022 1:48 AM

But Madden is committed to Marvel, and he isn't 5ft 10 or over. He's 5ft 9 and doesn't look tall.

by Anonymousreply 271August 9, 2022 1:52 AM

Jacob Elordi is about 100 foot tall.

So Styles is out of the running as he's still only 28.

by Anonymousreply 272August 9, 2022 1:53 AM

Craig isn't tall. I don't think it will be Madden, simply because of his personal life.

by Anonymousreply 273August 9, 2022 1:54 AM

Jack Lowden is pretty tall, I think

by Anonymousreply 274August 9, 2022 2:05 AM

Put Madden in some shoes with extra heels and, hey presto, 5'10!

by Anonymousreply 275August 9, 2022 2:11 AM

Madden can borrow my elevator shoes

by Anonymousreply 276August 9, 2022 2:17 AM

James Norton is too prep-school poncy boy, even as a grown man.

Too sensitive looking. An artist, a professor. Not a laconic killer, nor a lady killer.

by Anonymousreply 277August 9, 2022 2:29 AM

Taylor Swift at R278 please exit this thread immediately.

by Anonymousreply 279August 9, 2022 6:58 AM

[quote] Cavill needs to stop bulking. Bond looks good in suits and musclemen do not.

Exactly. When Cavill wears a suit they tend to be ill fitting resulting in Henry looking blocky/boxy.

by Anonymousreply 280August 9, 2022 6:59 AM

Timmy would make a good Bond villain stroking a hairless cat (or he could also play the hairless cat).

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by Anonymousreply 281August 9, 2022 7:01 AM

According to gossip hag Deuxmoi and CDAN's Enty, the leader at present is Regé-Jean Page.

by Anonymousreply 282August 9, 2022 8:16 AM

RJP would suggest that all female costars for the next decade will be women of color.

by Anonymousreply 283August 9, 2022 10:50 AM

R281 Timmy stroking his pussy would certainly make an impression in a movie. Instead of Jaws, his henchman could be called Dong - for his deadly mechanical cock.

by Anonymousreply 284August 9, 2022 12:26 PM

So have they abandoned the origins of the story, that Bond was a war time secret agent?

The reason Fleming created a rather typical looking British bloke is because he wasn't supposed to stand out so he could do his job without too much notice. As in blend in. Not too handsome, not too physically perfect, nothing exotic. Just blendable. The fact that he wasn't model-pretty made the exploits more exciting. Especially for the reader/viewer. Granted the films made him more handsome.

If he were younger, then I think Michael Fassbender would have been perfect. And he can act. Though I'm not sure that's really necessary with the newer more action-oriented scripts.

by Anonymousreply 285August 9, 2022 4:02 PM

RJP can't act to save his life. If they are looking at a person of color please look at Chiwetel Ejiofor, or David Oyelowo .

by Anonymousreply 286August 9, 2022 4:13 PM

R282, if "Enty" said it then it's probably not true

by Anonymousreply 287August 9, 2022 4:21 PM

Why are you hoes believing Deuxmoi? She's never predicted anything correctly.

by Anonymousreply 289August 9, 2022 10:14 PM

Deuxmo is an industry plant these days and gets a lot correctly because it's fed directly to her by publicists.

by Anonymousreply 290August 10, 2022 2:06 AM

I would think that Regé-Jean Page's stock has gone down after his ho-hum performance in [bold]The Gray Man[/bold].

by Anonymousreply 291August 10, 2022 6:38 AM

R291 was thinking the same thing - if that was his Bond audition, it was a huge flop. He had no chemistry with Ana De Armas even - who was a "Bond Girl" in a way in "No Time to Die" and had loads of chemistry with Daniel Craig. He was wooden and boring and it was a death knell for his Bond chances IMO.

by Anonymousreply 292August 10, 2022 6:53 AM

Theo James always seems too sinister. I have seen him in romantic scenes with Michelle Dockery, Shailene Woodley and Rose Williams and each love scene came off as a potential assault. He just has that energy. And he seems totally normal in interviews so I’m not casting aspersions on his character.

by Anonymousreply 293August 10, 2022 7:08 AM

He has NO energy, you mean. He makes Jamie Dornan look wildly charismatic by comparison.

by Anonymousreply 294August 10, 2022 7:28 AM

Dornan wouldn't be a bad choice but no to Hoult and his hare lip.

by Anonymousreply 296August 10, 2022 12:14 PM

Theo is short. Jamie Dornan is short. I think he's taller than THeo, tho. I like Nicholas Hoult. Good idea. He an Joe Alwyn did well in that period movie with Rachel Weisz and Olivia Coleman and Emma Stone. I agree abourt RJP. No talent. PRetty face, nice body, but he is one dimensional and he will only get worse. They say sometimes an actors grows into a part, but he doesn't. He ought to take the money and run. Because Henry Cavill can out act him...and that's not a compliment to Henry.

by Anonymousreply 297August 10, 2022 3:23 PM

Please God/Goddess, not Nicholas Hoult. He's blandly ugly and can only play camp villains.

by Anonymousreply 298August 10, 2022 3:36 PM

Jamie Dornan is not short at all

by Anonymousreply 299August 10, 2022 4:05 PM

I want Jamie Dornan . There I said it.

by Anonymousreply 300August 10, 2022 4:43 PM

Jamie Dornan claims to be both 5'11" and 6' depending on the source. Theo James claims to be 6'. Men are notorious for lying about their measurements as well know all too well here.

Dornan would be an interesting choice. I thought he was quite convincing as a conflicted but essentially sociopathic serial killer. He also seems comfortable in his own skin off screen. James, for all his physical prettiness, is just not a good actor. He seems too up tight and incapable of giving natural and convincing portrayals for the most part. That unnatural, sort of trying-too-hard demeanor can be seen even in interviews. Is he like that in real life?

Dornan is 40 - is that too old? James is almost 37. Both would look pretty in suits and out of them.

by Anonymousreply 301August 10, 2022 5:15 PM

What about that Normal People guy? He doesn't turn my head but he has some acting buzz at least.

by Anonymousreply 302August 10, 2022 6:33 PM

I still say Liam Hemsworth.

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by Anonymousreply 303August 10, 2022 6:59 PM

Liam is even less talented than Henry Cavill

by Anonymousreply 304August 10, 2022 7:16 PM

Paul Mescal does not have any action acting chops at all.

[quote]Theo James claims to be 6'.

Here he is standing near Sope Dirisu, who is actually 6'1". You be the judge if the apparent 5" height difference is all due to camera angles.

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by Anonymousreply 305August 10, 2022 11:27 PM

All his closeting, scrubbing, PR stunts and fake girlfriends for nothing...... 😆

"Outlander’s Sam Heughan ‘ruled out’ as next Bond over strict requirements":

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by Anonymousreply 306August 10, 2022 11:38 PM

Heughan is 54?! Man that’s a miracle.

by Anonymousreply 307August 10, 2022 11:42 PM

Oops. Craig is 54. Heughan is 42. Still. . . .

by Anonymousreply 308August 10, 2022 11:43 PM

Didn't Heughan and Richard Madden go riding?

by Anonymousreply 309August 10, 2022 11:45 PM

I’d like to see a teenage Bond.

by Anonymousreply 310August 10, 2022 11:51 PM

A teenage Bond who doesn’t look like a thumb.

by Anonymousreply 312August 10, 2022 11:54 PM

Can that Hero Fiennes Tiffin act at all?

by Anonymousreply 313August 10, 2022 11:55 PM

I can see the poster now: “Hero Beauregard Faulkner Fiennes Tiffin is James Bond”

by Anonymousreply 314August 11, 2022 12:00 AM

She was too old for Yentl!!!

by Anonymousreply 315August 11, 2022 12:01 AM

A younger Bond? They can do wonders with digital technology these days.

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by Anonymousreply 316August 11, 2022 12:29 AM

William Franklyn Miller is very pretty but he can't act for toffee.

by Anonymousreply 317August 11, 2022 12:35 AM

[quote]Can that Hero Fiennes Tiffin act at all?

LMAO!!!!!!!!!

by Anonymousreply 318August 11, 2022 12:39 AM

Now I'm imagining a Bond version of Muppet Babies.

by Anonymousreply 319August 11, 2022 12:41 AM

Oliver Jackson-Cohen? I did a Ctrl+F search of the thread and found no mentions of him.

I bet Barbs is positively glued to this thread.

by Anonymousreply 320August 11, 2022 12:49 AM

I don't think OJC is interested in bearding.

by Anonymousreply 321August 11, 2022 12:52 AM

I cannot believe Sope Dirisu is only 31. He looks so much older.

by Anonymousreply 322August 11, 2022 2:02 AM

I like him a lot and think he fits the bill and can act, but OJC is too small-time for Bond right now. And probably too Jewish, and throw in that he's probably gay/bi and mostly known for villain roles and I think he's a dark horse at best.

But then if Richard Madden hasn't been tossed out of the running...

by Anonymousreply 323August 11, 2022 2:02 AM

Incredible that Sope Dirisu (who is probably one of the best actors mentioned on this thread) is YOUNGER than both OJC and RJP. Those deep nasolabial folds will do you in every time!

by Anonymousreply 324August 11, 2022 2:04 AM

Dornan is 5ft 11.

Just watching the Tudors for the first time and Cavill is stunning in that. He destroyed his face by bulking up to play Superman.

by Anonymousreply 325August 11, 2022 5:00 PM

I wonder if Cavill would still have full hair if he hadn't gone the gymboy route. Juicing can lead to hair loss, right?

by Anonymousreply 326August 11, 2022 5:01 PM

Who is the He's Short Troll? Dornan is 5ft 11 and Theo James is six foot tall.

by Anonymousreply 327August 11, 2022 5:02 PM

Will the Sam Heughan Troll please fuck off back to their own thread. Nobody wants to hear your hysteria about bearding contracts here.

I think Jonathan Reys Meyers would have been a good Bond in his early 30s.

by Anonymousreply 328August 11, 2022 5:06 PM

You can never trust the numbers on PR sites. Dornan has also been listed as 6'

I say we invite them over for a measuring up party.

by Anonymousreply 329August 11, 2022 6:35 PM

R304 The beard makes him look like Jeremy Sisto.

by Anonymousreply 330August 12, 2022 1:14 AM

R330 I am not that poster but I absolutely see it!

by Anonymousreply 331August 12, 2022 1:16 AM

[quote] Liam is even less talented than Henry Cavill

He does comedy well, and can be quite charming. He has talent.

by Anonymousreply 332August 12, 2022 1:18 AM

Henry's quite funny too, but looking like that, he isn't given many opportunities to show it off. But he gives pretty good deadpan on "The Witcher."

by Anonymousreply 333August 12, 2022 1:21 AM

Henry also excels at making funn of faggy voices, expressions etc.

by Anonymousreply 334August 12, 2022 1:24 AM

Like OJC and Ben Barnes, Henry just hasn't found the right girl!

by Anonymousreply 335August 12, 2022 1:26 AM

Does Henry not have a chess playing girlfriend (or "girl, friend")?

by Anonymousreply 336August 12, 2022 1:41 AM

He's had a lot of girlfriends for short periods of time but can't seem to find one to settle down with. Sad.

by Anonymousreply 337August 12, 2022 1:44 AM

I'm auditioning for the horny thug of the villain.

by Anonymousreply 339August 12, 2022 5:02 AM

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