View Full Version : Who will be the next James Bond?


Callan
06-07-2004, 09:33:PM
Yeah I just heard on the news that he has been voted the new James Bond.

What do you think of this, who do you reckon should be the next 'Bond'?

I find it interesting because I have seen every Bond move since Dr. No.

He could do it well I think. He is a good actor I believe, all of the movies I have seen him in he has played the part well...

Huroo!

Glorious
06-07-2004, 09:39:PM
gets my vote for sure :)

PhiLLer
06-07-2004, 10:15:PM
Defenitely the best actor who could play Bond!
Now I just hope they make a decent Bond movie because the recent ones have been utter crap, bring back the Bond style movies from the days of Connery, Moore or Brosnan's first Bond movie (Goldeneye).

Callan
06-07-2004, 11:25:PM
I thought the new one was alright, except for the utter bullsh!t in the movie.

Older ones are just great.

Goldeneye was like the turning point, then they just started getting repeditive and went down hill big time.

Rochester Rhino
06-07-2004, 11:47:PM
Here is a picture
http://i.ivillage.co.uk/uk_en/a_ukpix/celebrity/hugh-jackman186.jpg

IceBlu
07-07-2004, 12:38:AM
phew for a second i thought it was Hugh Grant :crazyboy:




Great choice ! Glad its not Robbie Williams :rolleyes:

Daz
07-07-2004, 02:27:AM
Van Helsing/Wolverine turns James Bond (H)

Ebonix
07-07-2004, 02:30:AM
Hes in allot of films lately. Especially with him being rumoured to be Snake when the Live Metal gear Solid movie comes out.

Anyway, all for him being Bond, I never really like Brosnan

Hakeem
07-07-2004, 03:49:AM
better him than King Arthur's Clive Oeen (Y)

and he's ok, hope they make the new ones like the old ones from Sir Connery.
Brosnan's GoldenEYe is class but after that they all suck. even the opening songs suck (N)

and hopefully the rumors of Brtiney and Jessica Simpson being Bond Girls in the next movie are not true :| :(

RochesterFC1013
07-07-2004, 03:52:AM
i feel hugh jackman could play a great james bond:rockman: hope he is chosen to play bond

Seggie8
07-07-2004, 04:38:AM
same here..he's perfect for it :)

koishki
07-07-2004, 04:55:AM
what channel did you hear it on? Im glad its him

hanek45
07-07-2004, 06:24:AM
eghh..
(Y)(Y)(N)

Davilton
07-07-2004, 06:28:AM
Damn, I thought Hugh Jarss had been chosen. :(

Larry
07-07-2004, 06:32:AM
Originally posted by IceBlu
phew for a second i thought it was Hugh Grant :crazyboy:

Me too (H)

Is this effective for the next bond or the movie after that?

$teauA
07-07-2004, 07:21:AM
Originally posted by Larry
Me too (H)

Is this effective for the next bond or the movie after that?

Haha me too :D, I was like WTF.

Same question.

RVN
07-07-2004, 08:14:AM
pierce brosnan and sean connery are the best bonds for me but i would like to see hugh jackman as the next bond

Run DMB
07-07-2004, 08:22:AM
They would've picked me but I couldn't get the accent right so they went to their 2nd choice. (H)

:rolleyes: :p

Hans
07-07-2004, 08:30:AM
Man, I always wanted Ralph Fiennes to be the next Bond.
http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/columbia_pictures/enough/ralph_fiennes/enoughpre2.jpg

Lean
07-07-2004, 08:30:AM
I liked Brosnan a lot as Bond, but Jackman looks like the perfect replacement.

Spider-Man84
07-07-2004, 12:32:PM
Yeah he was listed as one of the possible candidates for it now that Brosnan is done with his 007 role. A good replacement on paper, but lets see how he does in the movies....

Andrew
07-07-2004, 12:38:PM
Imagine Robbie Williams as Bond :( :rolleyes:

Hugh Jackman will play Bond very nicely IMO

Seb
07-07-2004, 01:32:PM
What about Mr Bean. :|(Y)

I think Hugh Jackman will suit the job prefectly. The first person that came to mind when i first saw this thread was Hugh Grant.
Thank god its Jackman.

Jacky
07-07-2004, 04:56:PM
Originally posted by IceBlu
phew for a second i thought it was Hugh Grant :crazyboy:




LOL... it would be funny if it really is hugh grant... :rofl: wth... ahhaha


yup hugh jackman is pretty cool to play bond

PhiLLer
07-07-2004, 06:22:PM
Originally posted by Hans
Man, I always wanted Ralph Fiennes to be the next Bond.
http://us.ent4.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/columbia_pictures/enough/ralph_fiennes/enoughpre2.jpg

This is a man who's name is Ralph but for some reason pronounced Reaph and you want him to be Bond?:crazyboy:

gagiz
07-07-2004, 08:09:PM
LMAO

Glorious
08-07-2004, 12:55:AM
if spears and simpson are bond girls.......I will never watch the movie even if Jackman is in it.

god, it is Jackman overload, he needs a rest! lol

Thelonious
08-07-2004, 08:38:AM
Id like to see Colin Farrel as the next bond.

Payukgcn
08-07-2004, 08:44:AM
I think Jackman would be a good Bond, but i would prefer to see it like solid Snake if someday someone make a movie of Metal Gear :rockman: and Farrel is a good option too!!!:)

Spider-Man84
09-07-2004, 02:10:AM
Farrel? Are you kidding? That man can't play anything but a weirdo in his movies. :kader:

Eng4WorldCup
12-07-2004, 11:00:AM
how will jackman have the english accent?? i hope he doesnt do a sh.it job of it

Spider-Man84
13-07-2004, 05:50:AM
Jackman has an australian accent that could pass for English I guess lol

b-ytter
13-07-2004, 06:12:AM
Here is the next James Bond 007

chatterbox
05-08-2004, 04:49:AM
Who will it be?

Pierce Brosnan has said that he is done.

I think that the two main contendors are Clive Owen and Clive Robertson.

I read a coupla' months ago that Orlando Bloom will be a James Bond at some point in time so would either person who follows Pierce Brosnan be Bond for 10 years until Bloom rakes over or what?

Hristos
05-08-2004, 04:51:AM
Isn't Hugh Jackman in the running as well? I think he would make a great James Bond.

kickin_kyle
05-08-2004, 04:58:AM
i thought they already chose Hugh Jackman? :confused:

VprArs06
05-08-2004, 05:01:AM
me too :(

Hristos
05-08-2004, 05:02:AM
SEAN CONNERY! He can still do it.

champdave
05-08-2004, 05:24:AM
Alan Partridge, according to the second series DVD (H)

Hakeem
05-08-2004, 05:36:AM
Eric Bana is first in the run for the role right now.

I like him better than Owen (who I hate) and Jackman (who doesnt need it. go make a Wolverine movie now!)

Orlando Bloom is too young

hanek45
05-08-2004, 06:11:AM
didnt someone made a Thread about Hugh J being the next Bond????

AhmedK
05-08-2004, 06:36:AM
I agree with Hakeem, Bloom looks way too young to be bond. I for one, would pick Hugh Jackman over Bana.

Brondbyfan
05-08-2004, 07:05:AM
Not sure about Bana. One thing that was great about Connery as Bond was that he looked like he could kick some ass if it came down to it. Brosnan and Moore didn't. I'm not really getting that vibe from Bana.

Hyun
05-08-2004, 07:58:AM
If Jimmy Buffett was to be the next Bond, it would be full of complaining about how wholesale stores rip us off because they sell in bulk. Oh boy. And one of the mission would probably include Margaritaville at some point with drinks there ("shaken, not stirred, and not in bulks either.")

Brondbyfan
05-08-2004, 07:59:AM
^ Where the hell did that come from?

Hakeem
05-08-2004, 11:18:AM
Originally posted by hanek45
didnt someone made a Thread about Hugh J being the next Bond????

that's true. Im merging the bitches :p

$teauA
05-08-2004, 01:07:PM
Hugh Jackman would be a lot better than Bana, I don't know Bana just doesn't cut it for me when I think about it (:/)

Sir Calumn
05-08-2004, 04:05:PM
I have always had a soft spot for the Bond films, but it does disappoint me how this English character is so rarely played by an Englishman.

Connery - Scottish
Lazenby - American
Moore - English
Dalton - English
Brosnon - Irish
Jackman - Australian

Only 1/3 English - and Dalton was crap. While I think Jackman is very suited, I would have gone for someone like Clive Owen, it just seems right somehow.

PaPaGeorGeo
13-08-2004, 04:03:PM
Go Jackman the Aussie! His accent is going to be interesting

Hakeem
19-09-2004, 12:59:AM
we got our new Bond, James Bond

DOUGRAY Scott is to be the new James Bond.

He has beaten an army of rivals including Hulk star Eric Bana plus fellow Brits Clive Owen and Ioan Gruffud to take over cinema's most famous role from Pierce Brosnan.

Scott, 38, will be the seventh actor to play Bond on the big screen and is set to make his first appearance in the 23rd Bond film, due for release next year. Bosses at Eon Productions chose Dougray after deciding they wanted a return to a brooding Bond in the mould of original star Sir Sean Connery.

One source said: "Bosses believe Dougray will be the perfect Bond."

The Scot won his role after discussions with Barbara Broccoli, producer of the long-running spy series. She wants to return 007 to his film roots.

A source revealed: "Producers have been eager to take Bond back to the broody and sexy figure that Sean was so brilliant at.

"Obviously it's not possible for Sean to return at his age, so they have been looking for a young actor with similar characteristics. Since then Barbara and Dougray have been in talks - and she believes he will be the perfect new 007 for the 21st Century."

Sources say that Scott is thrilled at the prospect of taking over the most successful role in cinema history.

Brosnan announced in July that he would not be appearing as Bond again, saying: "That's it. I've said all I've got to say on the world of James Bond."


http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=14631891&method=full&siteid=106694&headline=bond-number-007-name_page.html


I dont like this guy at all. his was the bad guy in Mission Impossible: 2 and I hated him there (N)(N)(N)

_BIGMAN_
19-09-2004, 01:20:AM
i've already turned them down

nickclubman
19-09-2004, 07:50:PM
Question: Who will be the next James Bond?

Answer: Me (H)

NK.

Vagegast
20-09-2004, 08:13:AM
James Caviezel would make a great James Bond....

Hristos
20-09-2004, 09:30:AM
Ah, just get Sean Connery to do it again. Besides, Bond doesn't seem to get any older anyway. What the hell kind of sense does that make? He should be an old man by now...

Unless all that stuff has happened in a span of only 5-10 years.

I WANT OLD MAN SEAN CONNERY DAMMIT!

Hans
21-09-2004, 05:42:PM
Originally posted by Hakeem
we got our new Bond, James Bond



http://www.sundaymirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=14631891&method=full&siteid=106694&headline=bond-number-007-name_page.html


I dont like this guy at all. his was the bad guy in Mission Impossible: 2 and I hated him there (N)(N)(N)
Dougray Scott = :|:|:|

WTF ???!!! This is guy is not even famous enough . . .

Tera Patrick for the next Bond girl !!!!!! :crazyboy:

Pontiakos
21-09-2004, 06:25:PM
Val Kilmer

PhiLLer
21-09-2004, 07:36:PM
Originally posted by Hans
Dougray Scott = :|:|:|

WTF ???!!! This is guy is not even famous enough . . .

Sean Connery wasn't famous when he firs appeared as Bond, nor was Roger Moore or Pierce Brosnan for that matter. I think Dougray Scott will do well.

Eng4WorldCup
22-09-2004, 05:29:AM
he has the cool straight-haired bond image like brosnan had

niceman
23-09-2004, 04:36:PM
I think Al PAcino will be the next Bond...:brow: :fluffy: :taz: :jambo: :bouncy:

PhiLLer
23-09-2004, 05:20:PM
Nah, De Niro is better.

"Hey miss messypussy, how you doin'. I see what you doin', you good, you.":p

Hans
23-09-2004, 06:32:PM
I say make Denzel Washington the first black Bond ever . . . I read that there used to be some plans on making a black James Bond with Denzel and Cuba Gooding Jr. as the candidates.

Hristos
23-09-2004, 10:05:PM
Originally posted by Hans
I say make Denzel Washington the first black Bond ever . . . I read that there used to be some plans on making a black James Bond with Denzel and Cuba Gooding Jr. as the candidates.
See now that really makes no sense. Why would James Bond become black? Its supposed to be the same person right?

If that happens then the next Shaft should be white. :kader:

Hakeem
24-09-2004, 04:06:AM
no reason to get mad Hristos :confused:



but really, I could see Denzel as a Bond type in tux and everything. of course not bond but an original one (Y)

Hristos
24-09-2004, 08:49:AM
Originally posted by Hakeem
no reason to get mad Hristos :confused:



but really, I could see Denzel as a Bond type in tux and everything. of course not bond but an original one (Y)
I'm not mad dude. I'm just saying it really doesn't make any sense.

BTW, is the kader smiley supposed to be used to express anger, or just disapproval?

Hakeem
24-09-2004, 10:54:AM
I take it as really angry :p

Id use :nape: for disapproval

Deutschland
24-09-2004, 08:28:PM
Nope, :kader: is like "nuh uh", not really angry. Angry is.. :f***:

Sir Calumn
24-09-2004, 11:31:PM
A black James Bond wouldnt work. I'm not being racist or anything (I'm not allowed to do that anymore) but one of the whole points of James Bond is that he should be a savvy, traditional Brit and, with respect to black people, they're not really traditional Brits. Plus, I cant see Denzel managing that upperclass British accent. But hasnt it already been confirmed as Hugh Jackman?

Hakeem
25-09-2004, 12:07:AM
nah, it was confirmed this Dougray Scott guy last week

Hakeem
25-09-2004, 12:07:AM
Originally posted by Deutschland
Nope, :kader: is like "nuh uh", not really angry. Angry is.. :f***:

yeah, thats true but :f***: implies insulting and :kader: doesnt.

Sir Calumn
25-09-2004, 12:20:AM
Originally posted by Hakeem
nah, it was confirmed this Dougray Scott guy last week Oh right, is he the guy from Mission Impossible 2? If so he'd be pretty good I think. I'd rathe Clive Owen though.

PhiLLer
25-09-2004, 12:36:AM
Dougray Scott was also in Ripley's Game (sequal to "The Talented Mr. Ripley) starring him alongside John Malkovich. Even though the movie was pretty bad Scott put in a good performance.

Hakeem
25-09-2004, 01:11:AM
oh yeah, that was him too.

damn, I didnt like him in MI2 but he was ok in Ripley's Game. its going to be tricky to accept him as Bond but he'll do well I think.
it all depends on the story.



btw, I think they should step down a little bit with the tech stuff Bond uses. the invisible car in the last movie was stupid (N)

Virgo
25-09-2004, 01:32:AM
stupid is a compliment

Sir Calumn
25-09-2004, 01:40:AM
I agree. I mean, it's cool for Bond films to use some artistic license when it comes to gadgets and stuff, but invisible cars are too rediculous.

PhiLLer
25-09-2004, 09:43:AM
Goldeneye was the last decent Bond film (and even that can't compare to the Connery or Moore films) but recently they've just been stupid. Gone all sci-fi and crap like that, got no Bond charm at all.:kader:

Hans
25-09-2004, 10:30:AM
The most idiotic thing about the last movie is that he managed to get away from some super high-tech nuclear laser beam **** shot from a satellite that could destroy a country in one zap, with only using his invisible car and a freakin` paracute . . . :kader:

Sir Calumn
26-09-2004, 05:39:PM
Originally posted by PhiLLer
Goldeneye was the last decent Bond film (and even that can't compare to the Connery or Moore films) but recently they've just been stupid. Gone all sci-fi and crap like that, got no Bond charm at all.:kader: I didnt like Goldeneye at all, its one of my least favourites. I really liked Tommorow Never Dies, definately my pick of the new ones. Goldfinger is my all time fav, such an awesome film, I really like From Russia with Love and A View to a Kill too. Die another Day did majorly suck though, except that fencer girl was HOT.

Scotto
03-10-2004, 01:09:AM
I herd that Martin Kemp aka Ex Eastender Steve Owen is a contender for the new James Bond

Hakeem
14-03-2005, 10:49:AM
ok, so its between Julian McMahon and Daniel Craig.
havent seen any of them that much (:/) which could be better :p

http://www.aint-it-cool.com/display.cgi?id=19636

Two very different James Bonds are being considered at the moment. Expect the choice to come from this group of guys. It’s really down to Amy Pascal’s final choice, and as I understand it, she’s in the midst of making her mind up right now. Whoever gets picked starts work soon with Martin Campbell on CASINO ROYALE.
Does she want to go with Julian McMahon, star of TV’s NIP/TUCK and this summer’s FANTASTIC FOUR, who seems like a more movie star glamorous choice, or with Daniel Craig, star of LAYER CAKE and ROAD TO PERDITION, who seems like a hard-ass take-no-**** kind of Bond?
Either way, I think I like those choices. They show more imagination than the knee-jerk “Clive Owen” contingent, and I think there’s the potential for either of these two guys to bring something new to the series, a must if it’s going to remain relevant.

Sir Calumn
14-03-2005, 11:23:PM
Never even heard of Julian McMahon. Daniel Craig is a really good actor, brilliant in Layer Cake and Enduring Love, but I cant picture him as Bond.

I was expecting Clive Owen or Dougray Scott.

Hakeem
14-03-2005, 11:45:PM
I was expecting Clive Owen but since I like him so much Im happy he's not doing it cause I dont like the new James Bond movies :p

Julian McMahon is in Nip/Tuck (a cable show (drama) here about plastic surgeons. He's also Dr. Doom in the Fantastic Four movie.

PhiLLer
14-03-2005, 11:49:PM
I would have liked Ewan McGregor. He's got that Bond charm.

Virgo
15-03-2005, 01:12:AM
Originally posted by Hakeem
I was expecting Clive Owen but since I like him so much Im happy he's not doing it cause I dont like the new James Bond movies :p

exactly my thoughts (Y)

He would be perfect for Bond but he's too good for these new crappy Bond movies

Sir Calumn
15-03-2005, 01:24:AM
I feel the same about Daniel Craig. They really should make a big effort this time to restore out faith in Bond - Quentin Tarantino directing would be a start.

Virgo
15-03-2005, 02:01:AM
I bet Tarantino would be up for it.

He's the ultimate movie geek, he should be a Bond fan.

Sir Calumn
15-03-2005, 02:03:AM
Yeah he loves Bond, wants to do a remake of Casino Royale. He would probably be willing to write the Screenplay too.

Tom
15-03-2005, 02:32:AM
Tarrantino should direct a bond movie, if only to see what he does with it.

TROD.

10Ruud
16-03-2005, 02:27:AM
Robbie Williams

PhiLLer
16-03-2005, 05:10:AM
The next one will be Casino Royale but it won't be directed by Tarantino from what I heard.

They'll have to make this movie really good after the recent disasters. Whatever happened to proper Bond, it was good until Goldeneye.

Hakeem
16-03-2005, 05:45:AM
do you include GoldenEye in the good ones or not? cause I did like Golden Eye but then The World is not Enough, Tomorrow Never Dies, and whatever was the second Brosnan one sucked.

Sir Calumn
16-03-2005, 05:54:AM
I really disliked Goldeneye - the worst of the bunch in my opinion. I didnt mind Tommorow Never Dies, at least the storyline was quite original and more engrossing than most of the new Bond films, but for me, the last good Bond film was License to Kill.

PhiLLer
16-03-2005, 06:32:AM
Originally posted by Hakeem
do you include GoldenEye in the good ones or not? cause I did like Golden Eye but then The World is not Enough, Tomorrow Never Dies, and whatever was the second Brosnan one sucked.

Yeah up until Goldeneye, that wasn't the best but acceptable. Especially if you compare it to the utter garbage they have been putting out recently.

Virgo
16-03-2005, 08:57:AM
Originally posted by 10Ruud
Robbie Williams

you're kiddin right?

Sir Calumn
16-03-2005, 11:39:PM
Haha, loads of people seem to think he will be over here, but not a chance in hell.

barthez4
23-03-2005, 07:48:PM
I had heard a while back that Cuba Gooding Jr. was one of the people taken into consideration.

are they trying to make Bond the next Jacko?

Jackman would make a good bond. i think that Brosnan made a good action Bond, but not a great substance actor. he looked much more sporty than his predecessors, but for some reason wasn't as interesting. Goldeneye is still my favorite movie though, mainly because i absolutely love the video game.

Joe Star
24-03-2005, 02:41:PM
i thought it was settled that Colin Farrell would take over :rolleyes:

Sir Calumn
24-03-2005, 04:10:PM
Never heard any rumours linking Colin Farrell to it at all :s

I'm still betting on Dougray Scott

Hakeem
24-03-2005, 06:06:PM
Gerard Butler has entered the race for Bond to now :p

Sir Calumn
24-03-2005, 07:44:PM
Did you know, along time ago (when he was young) Michael Gambon was due to play Bond, but it stopped at the last minute.

Shindig
24-03-2005, 08:22:PM
Personally, I reckon Jimmy Nail should be given a shot. :jambo:

Tom
24-03-2005, 08:27:PM
I really disliked Goldeneye

oh dear god, how the hell can you prefer any of the newer ones to Goldeneye, its easily Brosnan's finest. The lack of music is wonderful, makes such a change to the overusage of the Bond theme in the new ones.

TROD.

Hakeem
07-04-2005, 06:01:AM
is the search over?

Daniel Craig will be the next James Bond

http://film.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,12589,1453249,00.html

PhiLLer
07-04-2005, 08:33:AM
I don`t think it`s confirmed yet. Daniel Craig doesn`t really look like a James Bond anyway.

Tom
07-04-2005, 03:27:PM
media Guardian tends not to lie.

TROD.

Scotto
07-04-2005, 03:42:PM
who the hell is daniel craig!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :rolleyes:

Hakeem
07-04-2005, 06:28:PM
Layer Cake

Sir Calumn
09-04-2005, 04:02:PM
He was also really good in Enduring Love - showed he had alot of emotional scope to his acting aswell as the hardman stuff.

Tom
27-04-2005, 12:03:PM
read in the Metro today that Judi Dench has said Peirce Brosnan will yet again 007 after recent auditions found no-one.

TROD.

Hakeem
27-04-2005, 01:58:PM
yeah, I read that too.
and I would actually be happier if he stays. the bond movies of my time have always been with him so I dont want him replaced come to think of it.

Callan
27-04-2005, 04:28:PM
He is a good james bond and I seriously don't think anyone out there has it like he does.

But having said that, he is old now, and looks it too... James Bond originally wasn't meant to be old... lol. Ah well.

Tom
27-04-2005, 08:15:PM
yeah, I read that too.

was it in the Metro :D:D:D

TROD.

Hakeem
27-04-2005, 10:55:PM
yeah, they deliver it to my house :p

JFG_Lancer
14-10-2005, 02:50:PM
Just thought I should update that Daniel Craig has been confirmed as the new 007 for Casino Royale. He will be the first blond Bond and he is only the 2nd Englishman to play Bond. I hope that he will do a great job.

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=1212540

Seán D
14-10-2005, 06:24:PM
he might just be the best bond ever, who knows........

Ebonix
14-10-2005, 06:43:PM
I ddin't know who he was untill someone said he was the guy in Layer Cake. I'm pleased actually, although I think his appearance is more a likened to a bond crook

Tom
14-10-2005, 06:48:PM
personally i dont think its a bad decision, but ive been saying for over a year now; whoever plays James Bond will inherintly fail or succede depending on the writing of the film, it isnt an actor-heavy movie, an action/adventure movie works on its plot.

Hence why early James Bond movies are good and the newer ones with more tenious dialogue and narrative are poor.

TROD.

JFG_Lancer
14-10-2005, 08:02:PM
personally i dont think its a bad decision, but ive been saying for over a year now; whoever plays James Bond will inherintly fail or succede depending on the writing of the film, it isnt an actor-heavy movie, an action/adventure movie works on its plot.

Hence why early James Bond movies are good and the newer ones with more tenious dialogue and narrative are poor.

TROD.

You are so true man i hope that this film will have a more classic feel to it, especially since its based on one of the novels.

nird
14-10-2005, 08:23:PM
james bond movies are crap. regardless who's the next 007, the movie will be the same stuff as the previous god-knows-how-many movies

but if i'm gonna guess, I guess Jorge Garcia.

Tom
14-10-2005, 08:38:PM
its already been confirmed Nird. By the way it WONT be the same, the producers have already set out that it will go back to basics with Bond being younger and with less gadjets.

TROD.

Filipower
14-10-2005, 10:20:PM
should be wayne rooney...oh wait, he already made a movie..never understood why they painted his face green though.. ah well. :(


wasn't it suppose to be clive owen?

Tom
14-10-2005, 10:36:PM
Owen is rumoured to have "gracefully" said no to the offer, i guess its seen as somewhat of a career wrecker nowadays.

TROD.

Sir Calumn
15-10-2005, 12:23:AM
But isnt Casino Royale a spoof film and not officially a part of the Bond franchise? Daniel Craig seems perfectly suited to play the spoof Bond of Peter Sellers but not so much the franchise Bond. I'm pretty sure he wont continue with the role beyond CR, anyway, so speculation is not now totally pointless as I expect the straight Bond franchise could pick someone like Clive Owen or revert back to Peirce still, though I doubt Pierce would take it now.

nird
15-10-2005, 12:23:AM
its already been confirmed Nird. By the way it WONT be the same, the producers have already set out that it will go back to basics with Bond being younger and with less gadjets.

TROD.

I hope not. It's REALLY time for some originality in the new movie. Yet I fear another:
Enemy want's to take over the world
Bond take the mission
Bond kill 500 guys with a gun that holds 10 bullets
Does something with his clock and some super-pen with lasers and bombs inside
Enemy has one 'right-arm' that is very strong and almost kills Bond, but Bond miraculously kills him at the end with some crazy trick and has some catchy-comment to finish it all off.
The 'Lair' blows up
Bond finds a girl that he makes out with at the end

I think Tarantino should have directd it as he wanted to. Then I belive it would have been an 'Original bond movie' :)

Hakeem
15-10-2005, 01:18:AM
It was confirmed today. it was a whole press conference just for it. and I read that too about Casino Royale.

the Peter Seller/Woody Allen movie was a spoof, but this one will be a real JB movie based on the Ian Fleming novel

Tom
15-10-2005, 08:28:AM
yeah our resident film man Hakeem is right :p Casino Royale is gonig to be the real deal, but dont expect it out for a while yet. Personally i think in a Doctor Who twist, Craig will make his name then jump ship as soon as possible; and who can blame you.

Again Nird, they have been quick to say that the film will go back to the more espionage basics of the earlier films, with Bond sneaking around a lot more.

Hopefully the music will also be redone, recently the main "theme" has been overused to the point of extinction.

TROD.

Sir Calumn
15-10-2005, 12:19:PM
When I am a world famour film director, which shouldnt be too long from now, I would like to write from scratch then shoot a proper Old Skool Bond film. I mean, they are pretty much out of Fleming material now (as this remake suggests) so they are gonna need to start writing them to keep the franchise going.

At least Casino Royale is sort of a step in the right direction though, I mean, there shouldnt be too much room for stupid invisible cars or sun-capturing laser beams in it. I am looking forward to it, will definately go see it and hope Craig does well. It's also the sort of film that Daniel Craig could easily leave after, I mean, it's the only Bond remake ever and it's going back quite a way so, even if it is official, it will still seem to be, to some extent, a one off.

Nird,

The one Tarantino wanted to direct was Casino Royale, but he would almost certainly have kept it spoof.

I dont have a problem with the formula you mentioned, that's all I expect from a Bond film and I allow them license to be repetitive, and a touch unrealistic, so long as they entertain me. Though I do maintain that all the best Bond films are the one's where the villain isnt trying to take over the world, but just has some smaller agenda (eg Goldfinger, Man with the Golden Gun, Live and Let Die, Tommorow Never Dies etc). All I want from a Bond film is those classic traits of the originals, and it's when they try to vary the formula with stupidly unrealistic stuff or unexpected touches, such as Bond being tortured for 18 months, that I get turned off the franchise.

Tom
15-10-2005, 02:40:PM
yeah i have to agree Calumn to be honest, i think it can easily be summed up that the more unrealistic the plot (world domination, stupid cars, hard weapons) only make the films worse, it seems that while other films can get away with such stupidity the fans of such an old sub-genre as Bond cannot be swayed as easily.

If you look at it like that its hardly surprising they've gone back to basics.

TROD.

Sir Calumn
15-10-2005, 05:34:PM
Though I'm not convinced they entirely will. A bit of unbelievably is fine, hell it's what we want, interesting gadgets, rediculously loose women and such like, but they've just been taking it further and further (the Stealth Boat was the borderline) and now there's been so much which has just been silly. I dont know if they'll be able to break the habit, no matter how much they go on about going back to basics. That's why they should get me in to direct it :p

nird
16-10-2005, 01:36:PM
callumnCFC:
yeah, I get your point and all, but I really don't think there is a market for even more Bond films. The previous ones haven't really been any boxoffice knockouts. The only ones that will go to see upcoming bondmovies are the ones TROD speaks of there; "fans of such an old sub-genre" and the film-critics.
They would have to something really special in this one to make it like the first movies.

Hakeem
17-10-2005, 05:50:AM
yeah, they really have to make different from the previous ones and make it special.
I loved Golden Eye, liked Tomorrow Never Dies, but The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day were awful. I specially hated Bond having a girl spy sidekick like Halle Berry's Jinx.

I would love of Matthew Vaughn could direct this movie and make it in the same style as Layer Cake but set in the Bond world and with more spionage.
but Martin Campbell is directing. he made Golden Eye so that's great, but he also directed the Zorro movies, Vertical Limit and Beyond Borders :|

PhiLLer
17-10-2005, 11:37:AM
While Goldeneye and Tomorrow Never Dies were good Bond films (I won't mention the two most recent pathetic films), it still wasn't the same as the classic Connery/Moore Bond movies. There was something missing. They just didn't captivate that Bond charm.

I really do hope they stick to their words and go back to basics with this one because the way it was going we might aswell have gone to see Vin Diesel in XXX. Having Daniel Craig as Bond seems like a good choice, he seems to fit into the Connery mould of Bond actors.

Defenitely looking forward to it.

Sir Calumn
17-10-2005, 05:12:PM
yeah, they really have to make different from the previous ones and make it special.
I loved Golden Eye, liked Tomorrow Never Dies, but The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day were awful. I specially hated Bond having a girl spy sidekick like Halle Berry's Jinx.

I would love of Matthew Vaughn could direct this movie and make it in the same style as Layer Cake but set in the Bond world and with more spionage.
but Martin Campbell is directing. he made Golden Eye so that's great, but he also directed the Zorro movies, Vertical Limit and Beyond Borders :| Yeah, Matthew Vaughn would be a great choice actually, experienced in working with Craig, experienced on top British films and probably quite good with the British character actors which are important to any Bond film. Michael Mann is another possibility, if he would be willing to take on the job, being noted as an expert in action films with real suspense and aesthetic quality.

I agree with what you say about Die Another Day and World is Not Enough too, and I hated Goldeneye aswell. I did enjoy Tommorow Never Dies because it was such an original storyline and Johnathon Price was a great bondvillain, despite Michelle Yeoh being a terrible Bond girl, but it my opinion it is the only good Bond film out of the four modern ones.

I doubt they'll ever be able to get that sixties/seventies Moore/Connery charm again, but that shouldnt stop them trying :p

Tom
17-10-2005, 06:55:PM
this is the weirdest of all things in what you say Calumn, me and you constantly disagree with films, but the ONE thing i cannot understand with any kind of reasoning, is the fact you prefer Tomorrow Never Dies over Goldeneye.

I'm not having a go but if you havent seen Goldeneye recently (since you've been mature :D) i do recommend watching it, cos i cannot honestly believe you can like something such as the repetetive Tomorrow Never Dies to a veritible Bond masterpeice that Goldeneye was.

Obviously im totally biased as i genuinly regard Goldeneye as one of my favourite ever movies, not just Bond.

TROD.