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Sean not only was an imposing physical specimen but a pretty fair actor---and he projected a malevolence not seen since Mitchum (I've always considered him the Brit version, actually).
So, does anyone fit that bill?
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and have Bond be female?
Cetaele (aka Bob)
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..I would have thought Mel Gibson would make a good bond...but not anymore. Frankly, I like the Bourne series with Matt Damon a lot better than the Bond movies.
Cetaele (aka Bob)
Hollywood has become so "pussified" over the last few years.There are no actors like Mitchum, Lancaster, Douglas, Wayne, Eastwood, out there anymore.
Spacey (Drs. Lisp), however, back up your impression.
Hey, in your list of tough guys, you left off some REALLY tough guys: Bogart, Wayne, McQueen (overcome a bad name!), Brando, DeNiro, Nicholson, Penn. Anyone of those guys would be ok watching my back in a rough dock bar.
Up and coming actors seem more like tv stars: pretty, uncomplicated, predicatable, bland, wimpy.
If that's what you're looking for, then Jason Stratham, from Snatch, the Transporter, and the Italian Job (Handsom Rob) He's a bit too grizzly, and balding, to be a really good Bond, but otherwise perfect. Might be an excellent villan, if someone exactly like him hadn't been the bad guy in the last four or five films.For someone a bit younger, how about Jack Davenport, from the Talented Mr. Ripley, Pirates of the Carribean, and a bunch of British films?
/*Music is subjective. Sound is not.*/
After seeing him in Batman -- he's tall, he has almost the right accent (Irish), and he can do the tuxedo and suave thing (see Schindler's List). And he is certainly an opposing figure who can do the larger than the life shtick.It is stupid to have young actors in this role because with all the things james bond can do -- you'd have to be 40 to be able to have learned it all.
For a slighter version -- Ralph Fiennes.
...with Angelina Jolie on the dark side, and...Julia Roberts as Miss Moneypenny would be something!Of course, Peter Jackson or, at least James Cameron, should be directing...
Regards
BF
The girls we agree on, however...
Liam Neeson, now that's a man to play a tough assassin.
Cutesy like "The Saint" and the current pretty boy are all about humor which the book character decidedly was not.
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I know, I know, wrong accent. But the low, gutteral voice would be perfect.
Grins
But not campy--no more campy than the originals, at least. I think that'd give the franchise a nice boost.Clive Owen might work in that case. Make Scarlett Johansson a Bond girl....
I've also heard Ioan Gruffudd (gorgeous but too young) and a few other Brit actors bandied about.I'd like to see a retro, classy, ultra cool Bond again.
Grins
You should dispense with that silly mucho macho man syndrome. Most actual good spies did not look anything like Sean, they were very pale and unimposing individuals, who did not stand out. The British famour Four, Klaus Fuchs, etc, all looked more like Woody Allen.
an assassin. As such, Connery fits the image perfectly. The guys you're thinking of would never been ranking navy officers, as was Bond.
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He has the body type and from his form with NY Motel desk clerks, plenty of malevolence :~)
Cheers,
John K
Too bad he'll be in jail and miss the filming.
He IS famous after all. Sorry, sarcasm. Has any famous person (other than Martha Stewart) done any time for their crime?
...based on my attorney friends' tales, throwing a phone normally doesn't result in jail time...for anyone.I'm not condoning Rusty's bad behavior, I'm just saying we don't need to be letting pro criminals out of jail and puting hot-headed movie stars into jail.
My post was mainly for fun.
Huh? What happened?
He threw a telephone at a hotel employee whan he couldn't get through to his wife back in Australia. There is a civil suit and a criminal one which could result in up to seven yesrs in prison for assault.
Where you can get seven years for "throwing a telephone" & nothing for years as a mafia boss. Truely an astounding place. So many great things and so much nonsense all on one little strip of sod.
-Bill
He was staying at some hotel in NY, he asked the desk clerk or concierge or someone to get him a number in Australia. There were problems with the international call, he got pissed off and threw the phone at the clerk, clocking him in the head. He's already been arraigned and discharged on bail. He needs to spend a few quality months in Rikers, IMHO.
/*Music is subjective. Sound is not.*/
Does he *have* to be British?Viggo Mortensen would be a good choice. He's got a passable British accent, my wife likes his looks, he's a manly man, and a pretty good actor.
Filling the British requirement, probably Clive Owen. Maybe a bit on the old side, but Bond should be showing his age by now, anyways.
/*Music is subjective. Sound is not.*/
Well, he does not have to be England, as long as he from the British isles (United Kingdom). Connery is from Scotland, Pierce Brosnan from Ireland, Timothy Dalton from Wales, and Lazenby from Australia. Only Roger Moore was British. I think the folks across the pond regard Bond as their property. Mortensen would be out. From what I read, it is not a fait accompli that Brosnan will not return. I suspect they will meet his demands, and he will be back for another film or two.Clive Owen has the look and darker personality, but I am not sure he would wear well for more than one or two films. Jude Law has been mentioned. He has the lighter side of Bond, more of a Moore type, but not sure about the physical presence. Crowe is a little too gritty for me. Crowe is a little like a bull in a china shop. Not enough grace. Too rough around the edges.
was my choice as well. Also, he has a hairpiece, just like the original!
Re: hairpiece.
Well . . .the original didn't have one originally, though even in Dr. No it was obvious one would soon be required.Speaking of Sean, man oh man, the fight he is in re: renovations in his NYC duplex. The tales about his behaviour would curl your hair. Of course, they are nothing new . . . we've been hearing the same kinds of reports about him for over 10 years now.
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