DieselDaisy Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Jemma Bond, 007, a nymphomaniacal alcoholic with a License to Kill. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Archer Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 (edited) Though I've always appreciated Connery, I think that Moore was a great Bond. Suaveness trumping Physicality in this case and I think that he was Fleming's original choice. Brosnan brought back a little bit of Moore when he played the role, and added some emotional complexity to the character, but he should have really got the role much, much earlier. All through Remington Steele, you couldn't but help think that he should have been doing something much better and bigger. I agree that by the end, the Brosnan era scripts were just terrible. Craig is just a little too wooden, but he was good in Casino Royale and fantastic in Skyfall and though it's not all his fault, Spectre was indeed terrible and QoS is simply the worst thing ever, right next to License to Kill, which brings me to Dalton. I think that while he was a great Rassilon, and a good Julius Caeser, he was probably more convincing as Flash Gordon than Bond. Lazenby, well...I think that his one off was a good movie but he really wasn't cutout to be a great Bond. Now, of all the choices in the Universe - why Hiddleston? Every time the audience sees him in a tuxedo, they are going to imagine him in that horned helmet and that green cloak and wonder why he's holding a martini in his hand instead of a Chitauri scepter. Superman would probably make for the best looking and physical Bond of them all, and he wasn't half bad as Napoleon Solo, but the guy isn't the greatest actor around, not that you need to be one, to play Bond. But it would certainly help. As for Idris Elba as Bond, things are really starting to get ridiculous here. Will he replace Jackie Chan in Police Story 3 next, or play Mad Max? As for a woman Bond, good grief, when will this end. Thor is now a Woman, which is incredible enough but enough of the gender bending already. I think that there is only one really great choice and that is - Michael Fassbender. Great actor. He was superb at channeling Connery's Bond as Magneto. Ever since Inglorious Basterds, I thought he'd be great at playing 007. I think he would bring both a certain animal charisma and suaveness to the role, while continuing the arc of an emotionally conflicted and tortured Bond, who manages to hold his problems in check with steely determination and efficiency. On the downside, he may lack Cavill's physicality or Hiddleston's talent for humor, but I think that overall, he is just the best fit for Bond. Edited May 25, 2016 by The Archer Edited for tense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoSoRose Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 A female bond? No way that is a credible rumor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 2 hours ago, ZoSoRose said: A female bond? No way that is a credible rumor It's not really a rumor, just a bunch of PC nutters lobbying for it on Twitter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyTron Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 This is why Moore is my favourite Bond: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 We are not going to get a female Bond. We will get a black Bond before we get a female Bond. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 A black midget dwarf lesbian with missing limbs. You've heard it here first. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Do you really want to see a scenario where they merely chuck wads of cash at a disgruntled Craig who sullenly has to come back because the money is too great? It would be reminiscent of the final two Connerys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 4 hours ago, DieselDaisy said: Do you really want to see a scenario where they merely chuck wads of cash at a disgruntled Craig who sullenly has to come back because the money is too great? It would be reminiscent of the final two Connerys. The thing with Craig is that I don't think he'd actually sleepwalk through his performance like Connery did. He'd still give it his all because he knows the lasting impression is what is left on the screen. He takes the acting itself too seriously to do any less. Connery was already a grumpy old man by the time he was like 35. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLegend Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 13 hours ago, Georgy Zhukov said: We are not going to get a female Bond. We will get a black Bond before we get a female Bond. What about a Asian lady boy Bond? Everyone would be happy then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 34 minutes ago, AtariLegend said: What about a Asian lady boy Bond? Everyone would be happy then. Thunderballs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post James Bond Posted May 25, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2016 When Alicia Vikander was announced as Lara Croft in the upcoming reboot, the best comment I saw on Facebook was "Idris Elba should be the next Lara Croft." While clearly in jest, that about sums up this whole Bond situation. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Last night on the Late Show, Colbert said he supports a female Bond, because he wants to have Bond guys with names like Rod Hardmore or Kenny Lingus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 They must be watching Turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR DOOM Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 Fassbender is a dude, I think he'd be great. I'm not that keen on Daniel Craig's Bond to be honest, I also think Bond movies set in the present don't work too well. They should set them all in the 60's-80's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Słash Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 So Loki in talks to be the next bond? http://screenrant.com/tom-hiddleston-james-bond-25-talks/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted May 28, 2016 Share Posted May 28, 2016 Jamie Bell is too young. I can see him doing it in ten years. I know they've been throwing the "Young Bond" idea around for years. I think Hiddleston fits the role better. Bell's voice is a little high. He would sound whinier than Brosnan if he shouts. Hiddleston fits the role better than any name that has been thrown out in the media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bond Posted May 29, 2016 Author Share Posted May 29, 2016 Hiddleston is certainly the best of the rumoured picks so far. I'd be totally fine with him as Bond. Apparently he was in some pretty serious talks. If casting him helps get the next film on the move that much sooner then I'm all for it. A big "lol" to all the idiots commenting on the trending Hiddleston articles on Facebook saying it's too safe a choice and they should pick Idris Elba or Gillian whatshername. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 5 hours ago, Georgy Zhukov said: Jamie Bell is too young. I can see him doing it in ten years. I know they've been throwing the "Young Bond" idea around for years. I think Hiddleston fits the role better. Bell's voice is a little high. He would sound whinier than Brosnan if he shouts. Hiddleston fits the role better than any name that has been thrown out in the media. Jamie Bell, a Geordie Bond? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyman Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Mendes is officially out, according to himself. Where have we heard that one before? This time I tend to believe him, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Słash Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 Fassbender would be the best choice after Pierce Bronson. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 5 hours ago, Slash787 said: Fassbender would be the best choice after Pierce Bronson. Brosnan isn't even an option - he's way too old to come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Słash Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 18 minutes ago, Powerage5 said: Brosnan isn't even an option - he's way too old to come back. He is not that old, with make up and coloring his hair, he can look younger, he just has that bond personality. Stallone is 70, but still he is doing action movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 1 hour ago, Slash787 said: He is not that old, with make up and coloring his hair, he can look younger, he just has that bond personality. Stallone is 70, but still he is doing action movies. It's irrelevant how old Stallone is, 64 is too old for Bond. I'm not just talking about the physical aspect, it gets fucking creepy seeing a guy that old hitting on young women. See: For Your Eyes Only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy Zhukov Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 The 30 year age gap was pushing it. He looked old as hell in A View to a Kill. In 5 years he aged like 20 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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