Who should be the next James Bond?

[quote]Tom Hiddleston (who has always looks kind of gross and raped to me I don’t know why)

I don't know why either.

None of the above?

Cody Calafiore

Henry Cavill is so not going be the next Bond. The producers of Netflix's The Witcher will not let him out of his contract (and they sure must love the talk about Cavill willing to drop everything to play Bond). Like the producers of Remington Steele prevented Pierce Brosnan from becoming Bond and Timothy Dalton got the gig instead.

The Bond producers will probably go with someone who doesn't come with another action hero franchise baggage that distracts from the Bond brand.

Like Jack O' Connell.

A non-binary trans woman of color.

Dan Stevens- we need a blonde Bond

I couldn't read the article....BUT....for the past few years I've been saying it: the next Bond should be LUPITA.

I am serious.

Whie Cavill is not the greatest actor, I think he would make a very good Bond, with good direction. I have no insight about his contractual commitments elsewhere.

Dan Stevens seems a bit boring.

It needs to come to an end. End it. I enjoy a number of the films in the franchise, but I'm tired of hearing about it. I haven't seen one of these films in its release since...I don't even know.

Do not know who the next Bond will be but would love to see Hugh Grant and High Laurie as battling Bond villians

Christian Bale would have been a great choice about 10 years ago, before he played Bruce Wayne. I still like the idea of Idris Elba. But they're so racist they won't cast a black man as Bond. Now? Maybe Jon Hamm?

HENRY GOLDING

Any young male actors from Vanity Fair the mini-series.

Dame Maggie Smith

Someone less well-known Robert Sheehan would be good in a few years (far too young right now).

R16, he had never crossed my mind but actually I agree with you. He would bring a bit of humour to the role.

Don’t you think this franchise has run its course?

After the not very attractive Daniel Craig, can we just get someone hot as f?

Or just quit this shit. Boys with toys moviemaking that does nothing to help mature men around the world.

Luke Evans

R11 I think Stephen Fry would make a great Bond villain.

Elba is too old.

If it's a woman, the franchise ends.

This guy.

Ian McKellen would be a great Bond villain. Like playing the head of a sinister secret society or criminal organization like SPECTRE.

Armie Hammer

Henry Golding, if they want to diversify

Oliver Jackson-Cohen, if they want to hirsutify

Looks like Sam Heughan is way out in front. He would be excellent as Bond as would Henry Cavill but Cavill would have to de-bulk his physique for the role.

As for Hiddleston - he literally ruined his career with that Taylor Swift bullshit. Nobody can ever look at him in the same way after that. So that's a no to him for anything.

Hunter Biden

He has the cock for it R29.

Cheryl, with huh stank puss.

Oliver Jackson Cohen.

r4, yes , someone less known and someone around 30 - like Connery was when he was cast

[quote]Looks like Sam Heughan is way out in front.

More like looks like Sam Heughan's publicist is doing the absolute most to convince people of this with zero proof anywhere other than press releases they put out themselves.

Tom Hiddleston already auditioned for Bond with "The Night Manager" and all that one proved was that Hugh Laurie was born to play a Bond villain.

Oliver Jackson-Cohen and Henry Golding are both good picks, but I think it'll be someone with a strong action pedigree and not so young, like Tom Hardy. Idris would've been great, but he's too old now.

There shouldn’t be anymore Bonds. It’s an old as dirt franchise. It needs to end already.

Anyway R35...

This Oliver Jackson Cohen fellow, that's a Bond I could get behind.

The producers would be wise to find a young Bond who is little known to audiences. Invest the time in auditioning for the right actor who will be good for a few films at least and then invest in excellent writing.

Sean Coronary

Edward Holcroft

Tom Cullen

I’d love to see an Asian man be the next James Bond. It’s be very interesting to say the least.

Another vote for Edward Holcroft

It's a shame that DL Favorite Oliver Jackson-Cohen isn't seriously in contention. He'd be a great Bond. Very hairy too, like the late Sean Connery.

Of the guys mentioned in the article, James Norton is my favorite. None of the other guys scream Bond to me.

I'm going to assume everyone chiming in with Edward Holcroft is a Russian bot, since he looks exactly like Putin.

Jack Lowden might be an interesting choice

I actually really like Jack Lowden as a suggestion.

While he's a fine actor, I think the producers may pass on OJ-C might be too... you know. Just like Richard Madden was.

I think the time has come for a Gay Bond!

It should be a relative unknown. Daniel Craig worked because he didn't bring baggage to the role and could just reinvent it.

Daniel Craig Is the best Bond ever, period.

It’d be very interesting to have a handsome bisexual Asian Bond this time who loves to duck women but do enjoy getting fucked by other masculine men

Henry Golding has the right look, he's not another white guy, and the Asian markets would probably love an Anglo-Asian Bond.

If they do go with another white guy, the only one on that list who looks like a Bond to me is James Norton. He's also not so well-known that his own stardom will overshadow the franchise.

He and Golding are both the right age--mid 30s is just the right time to start as Bond, as it gives you a good 15-20 years to play the role.

[Quote] I think the producers may pass on OJ-C

Yes because he's not written up in contention anywhere. If he were to get it, it would come completely out of left field. No one, not even his own agents, are seriously discussing him for the role. It's a shame because he's the best contender of all the young British actors out there. Manly physique with a hint of sensitivity in his persona, an extensive repertoire of previous roles, not too famous and has no real baggage. I know some people say his stanning for Madonna and Ariana Grande makes him appear too fem, but if Pierce Brosnan can star in fucking Mamma Mia and Daniel Craig can be besties with that gremlin Andy Cohen and not lose their man credentials, I really don't think OJC being a lover of female pop stars is such a deal breaker. Maybe we'll get a surprise, but it's extremely unlikely he'll get it, though he deserves it.

OJC might be a girleen in his everyday life, but he does not come across as fey on the screen

Also, it doesn't sound like OJC wants the role. He'd be stupid to turn it down if it was offered to him.

[Quote] Dawson: There’s been a lot of speculation which actor will be cast to take on James Bond in that franchise. Do you have any desire to play the iconic spy?

[Quote] Jackson-Cohen: I’m too emotional. Would you have Bond cry the whole time?

[Quote] Dawson: This is 2020.

[Quote] Jackson-Cohen: (laughing) Yeah, we can have a woke Bond.

R23 Maybe it should end. Britain has not been diplomatically relevant for more than 40 years.

^ Do them as period films

"looks raped," OP? WTF?

[quote]I'm going to assume everyone chiming in with Edward Holcroft is a Russian bot, since he looks exactly like Putin.

He doesn't look like Putin, what a ridiculous thing to say. Holcroft is a hottie but I'm not sure he'd be right for Bond.

BTW, I find it hilarious right-wingers and racists are throwing a fit a black female is a new 007 in one of the No Time To Die trailers. I'd like to see that really happen just to see their heads explode

Cohen .. Oliver Jackson Cohen.

[quote]it doesn't sound like OJC wants the role

Some of you have never been around a compulsively self-effacing Brit in your entire lives, and it shows.

Tom Ellis.

I feel like I'd like to see Colin Farrell in this

Oh they have 2 be black dont they? i mean 50% of all movies how have to be black....maybe halle berry, tho she bleached out so i not sure...

Tom Hardy is sposed to be gay....so doubtful....plus he testy bout it.....aggro.

Of people on the list, only James Norton suits me, or maybe Jack McConnell.

Ollie is my favorite, though.

Can Henry Cavill be deconstructed so his body looks like it did in The Tudors or The Count of Monte Cristo. Bond was not a Michelin Man. And he was white. And a man. Create new superhero novels on which to base new black or female secret service agents. And, as someone pointed out above, is James Bond even relevant anymore?

Tom Ellis is hot as hell, but Jesus fuck he's a horrible actor. Lucifer is his professional peak, never mind a huge franchise like Bond.

To everyone saying that James Bond isn't relevant anymore, you're probably not wrong from a cultural perspective, but you're also not looking at it from the point of view of the studio. The Daniel Craig Bond films grossed over $3 BILLION worldwide, and the last one actually made more money than its immediate predecessor. There is no way they're going to quit making them any time in the next ten years. There's just too much money at stake.

Another vote for Oliver Jackson Cohen he looks the part and can act unlike Cavill who only has the look.

jack mcconnell is sed by insiders to be the one

Tom Ellis may look like a good fit, but he's too old. The actor who gets cast for Bond has to be able to do several movies. Ellis, already over 40, is not going to be that person. They need someone in the 30's for the job. I still think OJC would be the best fit, but Norton would be fine too.

Also, if Jack Reynor from the Transformers movies was a bit older, he'd be a great fit.

Aiden Turner

Matt Bomer

I'm absolutely tired of these "Who should be the next Bond?" thoughtpieces. The internet has been stuffed with them for at least ten years. As soon as Daniel Craig hinted that maybe he'd stop playing Bond after two films, people have been piling on the recommendations, and it gets ridiculous. People precumming and salivating over Idris Elba & making weird "Idris = Bond" fanart. He eventually had to make a statement saying no he wasn't going to do it. Now we're on our fifth Craig film and people are still including Elba on lists. And Harry Styles? How silly are we going to get? Like, give it a fucking rest. I've never seen so much obsession over this type of thing.

r72, then don't participate in those discussions

R70 Aiden Turner is funny looking. I don't think he'd be a good fit.

R16 Seriously? Sheehan looks like he's permanently smelling a fresh batch of chocolate chip cookies.

well ....if this is not james bond then nobody is james bond

Cavill is bland and can't act. And he's too well known at this point to disappear into the role

[quote] Jack Reynor

I very much doubt they'd pick an American for the role.

R76 He is good as a Witcher . And moreover except Witcher , he has nothing for now ... not even a new Sups movie. it might work

Oliver Jackson-Cohen is my current favorite among those most frequently discussed.

Was Daniel Craig even among those widely discussed when he got it? I don't recall his name being thrown around at all.

R77 Reynor is Irish...as is Pierce Brosnan.

I hope they don't weed out the ones who are rumored to be gay.....

Also keep in mind that Hollywood has already made his doppelgänger, Chris Pratt, into a big action star. It's not out of the realm of possibility that, given a four or five year hiatus in the franchise, they couldn't cast Reynor for the role of Bond. He'd be a bit older and he already has action experience under his belt, unlike a lot of the other actors on the list.

Just a name to throw out there in case they don't plan on doing another Bond film for several more years.

They'll cast a black disabled lesbian before they cast an American-born Bond.

Henry Cavill’s body is too deformed now to be Bond. Plus, he doesn’t have the charisma.

Let it go.

R83 The Brits don't see him as American, though.

You guys!

Just add a right script

R84 he can change it

Daniel Craig broke the mold. None of the contenders (with the possible exception of Mr. Hardy) possesses the box office appeal of Craig's Bond. Whoever wants or needs the pressure of following his $3 billion-plus opening act?

The franchise had a good, long run and a hot ass, but had to die sometime; let "No Time To Die" be its swan song.

Well Craig didn't have "box office appeal" before he got the Bond role. He had mostly done indie and prestige movies

Yes, the studios are going to want to go out on a high note, abruptly shut down the franchise, and not continue to milk the franchise for all it's worth. That sounds like a thing money-starved film studios would do in 2021 and beyond.

Lindsey Graham

Craig was a gamble before Casino Royale came out -- he was a weird-looking character actor and GASP blond, and everybody thought he was going to be a disaster. I hope the producers have those kind of balls again, and try something surprising and new when the time comes. And no, that does not mean Henry block-of-wood Cavill.

I don't understand the appeal for Henry Cavill, he's like a mannequin, he doesn't look real. Oliver Jackson-Cohen is a beautiful man as is James Norton.

James Norton is beautiful but so very very bland to me. Is Richard Madden still out of the question?

r95, I feel the same way

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Jacob Fortune-Lloyd would be good.

He has sex appeal and is 6’ 2.

Sorry, Jacob, no.

He looks like Jack Quaid had a baby with Sid the Sloth.

[quote] Aiden Turner

Yeah, R70.

[quote] [R70] Aiden Turner is funny looking. I don't think he'd be a good fit.

Disagree, R74. Aiden has the unique ability to tailor his appearance to specific roles. He can actually look quite different as a character demands. This chameleon-type quality is a gift.

He certainly can nail the dark, brooding, swarthy, mysterious role.

Cavill should be cast as a minor Bond villain since most of them are one dimensional characters.

Riz Ahmed, unfortunately, he's around 5'6"-5'-7". He lies about being taller. He's played villains in several films and in a few UK TV series, but being so short will be a factor in not choosing him to be Bond and, of course, the fact that Bond fans will always expect a white Bond.

Doubt we'll ever see a non-white Bond. Idris Elba was mentioned years ago, he's too old now.

The incredibly talented and handsomme Star Wars guy

In this Times magazine cover, you can see how short Riz Ahmed is. It's amazing the press this guy gets. He's a good actor, but behind-the-scenes he's difficult and arrogant. He caused a lot of problems on the GIRLS series set and also while working on VENOM. If he's so concerned with scripts and changing characters, he needs to leave acting and start writing scripts.

r74 Aiden Turner "funny looking"? He's heaps better than that jug-eared, constipated looking thug that is Craig:

Also Aiden has a perfectly acceptable body:

There's NOTHING funny looking about Aiden Turner!

I think the Nazis here must want a blond blue eyed Bond.

R102 as long as it involves Bond's balls.

no way, Riz Ahmed has that always on the verge of tears look, and people still remember him linking lack of diversity in film and television with teenagers joining ISIS, people in the UK anyway.

I have not read all the post so if this is a duplicate suggestion, I apologize.

My vote is for Tim Brittney. Tom Brittney currently stars as Reverend Will Davenport in the BBC-PBS series Grantchester. He took over the lead role from James Norton in series 4.

Tim Brittney, born 1990, is the perfect age, is very good looking with a great body and is a half-decent actor.

[quote]no way, Riz Ahmed has that always on the verge of tears look, and people still remember him linking lack of diversity in film and television with teenagers joining ISIS, people in the UK anyway.

Yes, I remember that. For an Oxford grad, he says some extremely stupid things.

Riz has recently moved to the US. He's desperate for US stardom. Right now, he's in California, living with his new wife's family! He wants to maintain his apartment in London and also live in the US. He's not exactly wealthy, his listed worth is not exactly true. Who knows how he hopes to live that jet-set life. His wife doesn't have a job.

He's barely known in his own country, the UK. The tea is, he's burned way too many bridges and no one wants him. He's auditioned for many roles, yet has been rejected, that's why he produced and wrote his last film Mogul Mowgli, about a rapper who gets a serious illness. Seems autobiographical.

Riz married an American woman of Indian descent, she's Muslim. She grew up in California. She's supposedly an author her first book was published through DL fave Sarah Jessica Parker's imprint, Hogarth.

His wife is lazy and has no desire to work, she actually thinks Riz is much wealthier than he really is. The tea is, he basically married this woman for a green card. Seems she's way too stupid to have figured any of this out. They barely know each other, they married less than a year after hooking up.

Riz is a master manipulator. People in the industry have sure figured him out. He'll fade into obscurity soon enough. It's too bad, because he is a good actor, his indie films were good.

Riz's FOUR LIONS co-star, Kayvan Novak, has found US success with his series What We Do in the Shadows. Then again, Kayvan is likable, Riz isn't. He's so full of himself.

Interesting, r112, I got turned down for the job that he's on now in Cali. The person they hired can do both crafts on him (where they would have to hire 2 individual people), so I'm sure that factored in with CV protocols and budget.

Riz Ahmed is REALLY good in his new movie about a drummer going deaf though. He'll probably get an Oscar nomination

"Yes, I remember that. For an Oxford grad, he says some extremely stupid things."

Yawn, the freepers here are accusing others of saying stupid things? So funny. He's not right for the role, anyway, so why the weird rants about his wife? No one cares.

Riz Ahmed has had a few sexual assault and general sleazeball allegations that his team quickly buried in addition to having a widespread reputation for being shitty to directors and costars. Wishful thinking is one thing but he's never going to be given the lead in a beloved billion dollar international franchise.

Hardy is a queen, no way she gonna get picked, too much gay back history.....

What is up with the weird obsession people here have with Riz Ahmed?

no kidding! prob one person,,,,geesh

Jared Kushner!

Even though Bond still makes money, the franchise needs to die. Kill off Bond once and for all...make his death ambiguous if it makes people feel better.

And that could be the title too: Once and for All

They call it "Never Die Once Again" or something

Brigitte Nielsen. I like him.

If they chose Tom Hardy he could do scenes in drag ... the fluid James...

Nicole Kidman's wig....

[quote] Even though Bond still makes money, the franchise needs to die.

No it doesn't. Funnily enough I just read a short article at Deadline by Peter Bart where he recalled his meeting with Sean Connery in 1966. Connery was totally over Bond after 4 films and saw the whole franchise quite silly and getting more over the top film by film. Here we are, 54 years (!) later and people have been dissing the films the same way ever since. But people enjoy watching them over and over again so why end it?

Aiden Turner for the win.

Lindsey Graham

donald drumpf has a SAG card and plenty of spare time on his hands in the very near future, and his first Bond outing, "Impeachment is Forever," will break box office records worldwide.

Has anyone mentioned Sam Heughan ?

He’d be better as Moneypenny r130

R131 You ARE blocked

Apparently they have a Black lady 007 in Bond #25, but she is not The Bond:

They should give it to the guy from Weekend and Downton Abbey.

[Quote] He launched a demand — “STOP THE COUNT!” — on Twitter, but he didn’t understand that if the vote count were to stop on Wednesday morning, he’d be handing Joe Biden the presidency.

I don't think this is true. He doesn't expect them to stop the count. His intention is/was to muddy the waters and promoted the "stolen election" narrative. The man has had 70 million votes. He didn't get where he is by respecting anyone's intelligence. It wouldn't surprise me if he forever maintains that the count was crooked and that the "rightful" second term presidency was stolen from him. That may satisfy his ego enough for him to go on.

James Bond for President?

Henry Cavill one and only!

JOEL KINNEMAN.....so good in his new movie The Informer.....HOT HOT

she looks like a black man.

I’d chose of of the two: Charlie Hunnam or Henry Golding.

They are age appropriate. They both have the look. They are both very sexy, masculine and can act

Charlie Hunnam has done more bad acting than good.

YEA, TON OF FLOPS

Charlie Hunnam also has a a weirdly thick, stubby neck. Unfortunate for a role that will presumably involve a lot of bowties.

[quote] JOEL KINNEMAN

He might've shown promise at some point but in practically all films and TV shows I've seen him he's playing this tough guy unable to convey emotions... or more likely he's just a shitty actor who just doesn't know how. I've long ago started skipping anything he stars in. And he's Swedish which pretty much automatically disqualifies him.

[quote] Charlie Hunnam has done more bad acting than good.

I actually like him but ever since growing up and choosing to always be a tough guy, possibly to wash away his QAF past, he can be boring as hell which is poison for showing interesting screen presence. It's a shame since there's something super hot about him.

Maybe there's a reason so many successful action stars are rumored to be gay. They manage to slip something interesting into their characters since they are in a way not afraid to show emotions, even in some very low key way. Obviously I could be wrong since they're all closeted but next to a piece of wood like that idiot asshole Steven Seagal people like Hugh Jackman seem like Laurence Olivier.

Charlie's claim to fame was that he got his ass ate on national TV in the UK. He managed to parlay that into a few high profile projects but he never had a breakthrough. "Sons of Anarchy" was an ensemble.

Sam Smith.

They would demand the supervillains use correct pronouns, and would cry and have a meltdown if they're locked up by S.P.E.C.T.R.E. in a holding cell and become bored.

Bond films are not Masterpiece Theatre, the actors don't have to be accomplished thespians. All Craig does is squints his eyes and purses his mouth.

R148, he does much more than that. It's your own shame if you can't see that. Especially with Craig since he was a respected thespian before Bond. Steven Seagal he is not.

R147 Sam Smith would make a perfect Bond villain. An evil, Boy George like third world dictator like the late Prince Azim of Brunei or an underground gang leader. He already has connections to the franchise. He'd be a great adversary to Bond.

Javier Bardem already did a gayish Bond villain recently.

I'll be free next year

Mother will be my Bond Girl (since I can't be around any women besides her) and the Bond villain will be evil suburb-destroyer Cory Booker

R151 Yeah, but there's a difference between what he portrayed and a total flamer from space.

I'd like another Casino Royale, with multiple James Bonds.

Henry Golding or Charlie Hunnam is a good choice. I prefer Charlie since I want Bond to be a little bit sexually ambiguous. Henry is too straight

I vote for Joel Kinneman too, hot as hell and brilliant actor....he has that butch dark presence that Bond needs..

Loved him in The Killing....damn sexy body/face.

Kinnaman is Swedish. Why on earth would they pick him?

Another vote for Kinneman. Why does it matter if he's Swedish? He's playing a character, not himself.

You don't seem to get what James Bond means to the Brits. Although obviously anything is possible I very much doubt they'd get anyone outside the British Isles to play the role. Especially a wooden actor with very limited acting abilities from Sweden.

Henry Golding or Richard Madden, or Idris Elba

Why not Chewitel Ejiofor

Tom Hardy

I think Hardy, Ejiofor, and Elba are too old at this point.....I'm not sure they will want to build a franchise around a guy who is already over 40.

James Bond is supposed to be a seasoned agent. He’s not supposed to be in his late 20s.

R165, he's not supposed to be in his 50s, either

Jared Kushner's schedule should be free soon

[quote]He’s not supposed to be in his late 20s.

That's why most of us are suggesting guys in their mid 30s, Rose.

[quote]I actually really like Jack Lowden as a suggestion.

As do I. I'm a fan.

I've never seen anything Jack Lowden is in, but he's got the perfect look for Bond - suave but rakish and not too pretty or posh. I wouldn't be mad about him getting cast.

I think Nicholas Hoult wouldn't be a bad choice. He's not short like many of these actors, I think he can play dashing and he has a cheeky wit about him. And at 30 he's not too young (George Lazenby was 29 when he took on Bond).

Hoult looks like he couldn't beat up a ten-year-old girl

Hoult literally looks like the byproduct of first cousins.

Hoult? You’re joking.

How about Poldark’s Aiden Turner?

Hardy is bi or gay....no way, jose.... ?

Jack Lowden reminds me of Richard Madden they have the same big forehead.

r143, I'm the poster who thinks the new Bond should be around 30, but I'm still really curious to see Hunnam in the role, stubby neck and all - I'm basing this on a couple of his interviews and gifs I've seen of him smoking - I know he'd probably be all wrong, I just can't shake the curiosity.

I think Luke Evans would be a good choice. Bond should be primarily sexy, not gorgeous. I like Cavill but he's so damn good looking I think his beauty would overshadow his performance. Plus he's too muscular. Bond needs to be lithe and lean. Luke Evans has the perfect level of rough-hewn sexiness. He looks like a man who has been through things. Lots and lots of things. And lived to tell about them.

Luke Evans would be perfect!!!

OK. #1. Luke Evans #2. Richard Madden #3. Henry Golding My longshot is.....Colin Farrell

Well, we've had a Scotsman, an Englishman, an Irishman (and even an Austrailian), it's only fair we now have a Welshman!

I still say Idris.

Too bad Ioan Gryffud isn't part of the discussion. Like Henry Cavill, he has no personality. He is a dork. You know, Nicolaj Coster Waldau would make a very excellent Bond. Too bad he's Danish. Because he'd work really well. James Norton is another one.

R179 Alright, Rafa, you know it's over, right?

Adele, ordering that martini in just the right pitch and, crooning and clawing her way out of treacherous situations in the first Bond musical.

YOu want young and sexy? Joe Alwyn. Yeah. And I want to support Nicholas Holt too. He really is a very good actor.

R183 henry cavill has no personality? really?

Riz Ahmed?! A villain, maybe!

Here's Joe Alwyn in tux....He's tall, he has sexy eyes, and he can act.

Thank you, r178, r179, and r180!

---r20

Guy Pearce would have been perfect back in the day. He's way too old.

I think either Henry Golding or Charlie Hunnam are perfect for the role. They both are good looking, incredibly sexy, in their prime, age appropriate and most importantly they are British

[quote] You know, Nicolaj Coster Waldau would make a very excellent Bond

He's too pretty, besides obviously being a Dane. There are a bit too pretty Brits as well, like James D'Arcy and Matthew Goode, who might be suitable for Bond. Roger Moore was actually surprisingly pretty when he started out as Bond, so you never know.

A wild card: Aaron Johnson. Not sure the production would like all the controversy around him, and there's no denying he's got this weird blandness to him.

[quote] Hardy is bi or gay....no way, jose.... ?

Daniel Craig has been rumored to be gay for a loooong time. I doubt people generally view Hardy as a gay man, especially after his super masculine roles in Batman and Mad Max.

^ And yes, obviously being masculine doesn't necessarily have anything to do with one's sexuality. I was talking about the perception of the unwashed masses.

Harry Styles is one of the top contenders. Very British, very beautiful, incredible green eyes - but only 26.

I think Harry Styles is gorgeous, but too soft & sweet looking. Bond need an edge to him.

Joe Alwyn is stunning and I think he'd make a perfect Malone in Dancer from the Dance.

However, if you see him act he doesn't really have the cruelty and dynamism Bond needs. Too many years of being pussy whipped by Taylor Swift. He's also only 28.

R197, I never liked her but when I heard they were together... I really hated her.

Any consideration for Rupert "Peter Quinn" Friend?

I’d take Charlie. R153 is wrong, Charlie was the draw on SOA. This was a critically acclaimed show on FX, not HBO. Charlie put asses in seats.

Sorry meant R143.

OK. My list will also include Joe Alwyn. He really is stunning. Perfect description. And being 28 is not a bad thing. He has a face that can be made to look a bit older. Not much. And think about it. It will take about two years to sign him, and put the project together. So Luke Evans, Richard Madden, Joe Alwyn, Nicholas Hoult, Henry Golding. I'd put Hoult in the last position and Luke in first.

By the time the next Bond is filmed, Alywn will be at least 30. They could do with bringing back a good looking younger Bond as Craig was gnarly and never that youthful.

I too think the camera loves Joe Alwyn. Would take.

Harry Styles would bring in a huge new audience. His last album sold 3.5m worldwide and is still selling. But perhaps too much of a famous personality in his own right to be Bond. Alwyn's success has been much more low key.

Taylor Swift has at least as many fans as Harry, and they'd all go see her boyfriend be Bond. She's dabbled in acting so they can just shoehorn her in as the next Bond Girl.

R199, he more or less failed in Hitman: Agent 47 which probably works against him. Or let's say Rupert didn't necessarily fail but the movie was seen as a failure artistically and at the box office.

While liking and appreciating both Harry Styles and Joe Alwyn, they seem off for the Bond role.

They exude a metrosexual - even feminine energy - that is great in other characters, but for James Bond, it just doesn’t seem to work.

Harry Styles for James Bond? Are you kidding me? Why don’t we just one of the kids from Stranger Things?

What about heterosexual, ultra-butch ladies' man Tom Hiddleston?

Harry Styles looks like a nervous Chihuahua to me.

Too lazy to look, but I'm sure people have suggested Jaime Dornan? I know he's not British, but neither was Connery.

Nervous chihuahua is a GREAT description

Jamie Dornan has the look but he's too bland for me

Tom Ellis.

Aidan Turner

Is Theo James too old? He's about 36 now.

Asked if he would ever be open to donning Bond's tuxedo someday in the future, the Sons of Anarchy star says, "100 percent."

"I would be so flattered and honored to be considered to play James Bond as an Englishman," he adds. "But my intuition tells me that I shouldn't be waiting for that phone call to come. I think there are many people ahead of me on that list."

"The person that I hear about in that conversation is Tom Hardy," the actor says. "I hear that he's really the front runner [to play James Bond next]."

He adds: "I think that would be sensational. I'm an enormous Tom Hardy fan so I would love to see him as James Bond."

say what u may, nicholas hoult is GEORGOUS .

LOVE see him inside joe alwyn in some gay bond tryst...

R211, R212: Harry Styles was adorable as Doug the Chihuahua in the SNL skit.

Pick one. These photos were from a Paris Dunhill fashion show in Jan of 2019.

Henry Cavill - no, he played Superman and Napoleon Solo, neither to much acclaim. Can't act, looks too overproduced.

Hiddleston - no, too ugly. No amount of make-up or SFX can fix that.

Tom Hardy - too hot, would be too costly, too short, too difficult.

Idris Elba - too old, although he might do well for a run or two. He doesn't seem to want the part, though.

Charlie Hunnam - definitely a possibility.

Theo James - no, has a crooked face.

Tom Ellis - crazy eyes, too skinny to carry the weight on his shoulders.

Aiden Turner - small chin, skinny bod, looks weak

Hunnam too queeny. check out that brit tv show he was on in his twentys.

Still think this guy could pull it off, tears and all.

R221, What about Luke Evans? Too old at 40? Too known as gay? Because he has the chiseled jaw and great physique for Bond.

He also has the eyes and voice of a man who can both seduce and slay.

Bond must always look ready to do either, and with a cold, even cruel, confidence.

No, r223! We don't want a Bond with a Prince William nose!

I was surprised to find Lashana Lynch is the new 007, and even more surprised not to read about it here.

oops, sorry wrong thread

[quote]Nomi, the secret agent who inherits the 007 title while Bond himself is in exile.

Not Bond.

R226, she's revealed to be a new 007 in a trailer so not exactly a huge secret.

She's not really playing James Bond. That was just a story to cause outrage among the dudebros

Theo James is a possibility, though like with Aidan Turner, I think he's a bit funny looking. He looks great in a tux, though. Also don't know how well he acts. I'm still in the OJC or Norton camp.

Definitely no to Joe Alwyn and Nicholas Hoult. Too scrawny and too young.

Charlie Hunnam has a fat face, which R143 correctly pointed out.

Tom Hiddleston could re-make every single Leslie Howard movie ever made.....but he's no James Bond....

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Tom Brittney is hot. He's pretty good on Grantchester, too

Very sexy and tremendous

Wish I could suck him off

r226, see r133

r238, see this post. And stop wasting our time, you fucking cunt.

OOOh someone's triggered!

Why do you do it, cunt? Why do you waste our time with that stupid "see" bullshit?

Why do you post something that was previously mentioned 1/2 way through the thread? That is wasting space.

anyone but queeny tommie hardy

“Gross and raped” made me LOL. I agree. There’s something about him that grosses me out. It might be that he’s a ginger, though.

Hunamm too feminine. stop with his pix !!!!

I'll say it again. Luke Evans, Richard Madden, Joe Alwyn, Henry Golding, ....Nicholas Hoult.

Nicholas Hoult is the only one I like from r246's list. Luke Evans especially does nothing for me. He should have gone to pharmacy school, or become an accountant. Or a Lyft / Uber driver. What's the male equivalent of a plain Jane?

Matthew Goode would make a fine James Bond. Hugh Dancy would have at one time, but Claire Danes-Dancy has worn him out.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers. Hear me out.

The best Bond, dramatically and artistically-speaking, is Lazenby’s tortured, paranoid, shell of a man; someone who has lost everything, and signed up for the job, so he has no recourse. The stark reality when you scratch away the sticky gloss of dried champagne and pomade and cum. In our times, isn’t that the most honest version of James with which to present us?

JRM has Lazenby’s fragile beauty, and brings to the table his own deep shades. He seems a man who has realised that empty abstract concepts cannot be his salvation from loneliness, and teeters on the brink of self-destruction, but with some small part inside him refusing to succumb just yet. That’s the Bond we need to see and face up to, even if it’s uncomfortable.

Sadly, Jonathan himself doesn’t want the part. He does admit to wanting a crack at a villain, though, and I think he’d do a fine job at that, as well. I can see him playing a silent eccentric assassin, like an updated Locque; he projects a similar chilly instability to the late Michael Gothard.

[quote] JRM: I just don't think that part would suit me at all to play, but I wouldn't mind playing a Bond villain - they are always much more fun....(THIS MORNING, 30/7/18)

i love nic hoult.....divine all over.....a sweetie.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers is way too old to play Bond, but he might make a good Bond villain, like Hugh Laurie. I still feel like they should hire Sam Smith as a villain, though. I bet you he'd do a really good job.

If only Mark Strong were 20 years younger. Sigh.

[quote]Who should be the next James Bond?

In a stunning twist, I think he should play himself.

Jared Kushner

Hoult could bulk up and be an awe0sme Bond.

At the moment Hoult is too skinny and indie looking. More junkie than military. Maybe if he bulked up but I don't know if his scrawny frame ever could.

Christian Walker.

R250 and the 3 people that agreed with him clearly haven't seen a photo of JRM in the last 15 years.

I'm tellin' you...he's perfect for Bond...

OK. I'll stop. I just wanted people to see the many looks he can pull off. He looks like he's in his 30's.

I love Mark Strong. I wanted to see him in the Arthur Miller play so badly.

[quote] I'm tellin' you...he's perfect for Bond...

No.

Anyone who pairs with Taylor Swift is twee.

Too much of a stretch for the James Bond icon.

Is Kit Harington too short? Without his long curly hair not so associated with Game of Thrones.

To anyone who can imagine Harry Styles seducing the "Golden Girl" helping Goldfinger cheat at cards: I'll smoke what you're smoking!

Or with Ursula Andress! Or fighting mano a mano as in the train compartment in "From Russia With Love"!

I can see Tom Hardy or Luke Evans in those scenes.

Harry Styles?! That's completely ridiculous! LOOOOOL

Henry Cavill. Period. This role is totally for him

Bond

Bond

Aaaand here you are

This question depends entirely what age and style of Bond you’re going for. If they’re rebooting the franchise and starting with a callow early-twenties Bond, that’s going to look very different to a silver fox Bond. The time period it will be set in alters the choices, too, as does the tone of the next lot of films. Availability and likelihood of the performer to commit is another consideration. It’s not as simple as picking your favorite gorgeous middling-talent actor.

R257 give him a shot at a minor villain role, then, like he wants to. Looks like a match, to me.

Henry Cavill has to be Bond. Everyone is expecting that.

R269, When was Bond ever "early 20s...callow"?

The first Bond movie was "Dr. No," starring the 33-year-old Sean Connery.

In the novels, beginning with "Casino Royale," James Bond is similarly mature.

[quote]Is Kit Harington too short? Without his long curly hair not so associated with Game of Thrones.

He played a sort of Bond-like character in a film sequel of a British spy show MI:5, a.k.a. Spooks. I can't say I was terribly impressed. He's got a rather limited range and an action star didn't seem like a perfect fit. And yes, he's short. He's supposed to be 5'8" but I have my doubts.

Kit Harington as James Bond? Oh, my sides! This is as suave and steely as that little guy gets, folks. Some of you are just throwing random names out at this point!

' Or fighting mano a mano as in the train compartment in "From Russia With Love"!'

He did all his own stunts in Dunkirk. Super fit guy who runs miles every day.

R274, when MI:5 the film came out I vaguely remember people talking about Kit Harington as a possible new Bond. At that point people were still loving GoT. Things are now very different. It's weird how likeable and deep the character of Jon Snow was but elsewhere Kit has huge troubles selling a character. In this film Harington was dull as dishwater and seemed to be trying too hard to be what he's not. Not all actors manage to be believable action heroes. Kit seems to be more suitable for emotional roles in drama films.

The people who keep trying to push out Henry Cavill need to stop. Superman and flop actor of Man From Uncle infamy is not going to be the next Bond.

[quote] To anyone who can imagine Harry Styles seducing the "Golden Girl" helping Goldfinger cheat at cards: I'll smoke what you're smoking!

Harry has just come out with a cover on Vogue.

He’s dressed like Lady G (of South Carolina infamy).

How’s that for your next James Bond?

Bwahahahahaha

Henry Cavill has no range at all. He would do better to play comedy. or Period pieces. Hell he couldn't even play a convincing role in one of those BBC mystery series. Henry cannot be taken seriously. And No one wants the guy who got fired from being Superman to be Bond.

Kit Harington is way too short. He is more a classic actor. Stage, etc. he'll always be around, and he will be a solid addition as second lead in a lot of dramas. But that's it.

harry styles' tatts are horrid, negate all his beauty...make him look dumb as doorknobs.

Too bad Yahya Abdul-Mateen isn't British- he's perfect: Tall (6'3"), good looking, 34 years old, has an amazing body, has swag and can act.

Sorry, R282. Yahya Abdul-Mateen has a cute face. You do not want James Bond to be "cute".

r283, that's just a cute photo of him. Here is he as Black Manta:

He's also played gay on, "Black Mirror". Nice tits:

How tall is Kit Harrington? Daniel Craig isn't a giant

Cavill can't act. And he's too famous to be cast as Bond. Plus he played Superman and Napoleon Solo, which kills the Bond illusion.

Harington is still too much associated with GoT. And he is only about 5'6". No matter what he says.

I really don't want another old gnarled Bond like Daniel Craig. Find someone in their mid-late 30s. No older than 40, which is Bond's age in the novels.

Styles can be a Bond for Gen Z in 15 years' time when the dinosaur Bond stans are all dead

Callum Turner.....soo hot and smart and suave....anyone got a pic of him??? he so good in THE ONLY LIVING BOY IN NEW YORK CITY.

It's funny that R19 was complaining about how ugly Daniel Craig is (which he's not ugly...just not hot) and then ^ suggests the producers cast a horse face fug as Bond. Like, I thought the DL hope here was for someone sexy to take over the franchise, not someone who looks like he's inbred.

Harington would be an awful Bond.

Daniel is super hot in his own way.

It's his persona that makes Craig hot. OK. I'm whittling down my list. I've decided that as attractive as he is, Henry Golding comes across as too bland. So now I'm sitting here with Luke Evans, Joe Alwyn, and Richard Madden. That's it. Done.

Well, it's not [italic]just[/italic] his personality that makes Daniel hot.

Cavill. Henry Cavill .

I'm curious if Taron Egerton is totally out of the question because he's a closet case or if he has a chance of snagging the role of Bond. He's a strong choice.

It won't be someone who's already had a starring role in any major TV or film franchise. It will be a thirtysomething British actor with some decent acting credits but no marquee roles. The Bond folks don't want their new Bond's persona overshadowed by any previous roles, and they also don't want to pay A-list prices or deal with A-list drama. Unless playing James Bond makes their actor A-list as it did for Craig, and then they'll back up the Brinks truck to keep a successful Bond for a couple more films.

Taron Egerton simply isn't good-looking enough. He looks like a less attractive, pint-sized Matt Damon.

he's a midget.

To be honest I was shocked when Daniel Craig got to be Bond after he basically played a "Bond Girl" in Tomb Rider being Angelina Jolie's romantic side piece. Angelina Jolie also picked Skins actor Jack O'Connell to star in her directing debut. Would be a crazy coincidence if he gets picked playing Bond.

Taron's already got his own spy franchise, the Kingsman. I doubt they'd even consider him for Bond.

R299 He's more attractive than Daniel Craig.

r299, I actually think he's very cute but he's not right for Bond. Too baby-faced and not rugged enough.

Taron Egerton comes across as too cheerful. There's no menace to him. You look at Joe Alwyn, and he has menace in his eyes. Fine I'm turning into a Joe Alwyn troll, but I happen to agree with what R298, and Joe checks off all those boxes.

Josh O'Conner

Joe Alwyn doesn't seem menacing at all to me

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I think Josh O'Connor would be a great choice -- we've already had the squat muscled-up Craig for a decade plus now, let's go with a totally different body type

LOL This isn't happening.

So it seems that Taron is out of the question then. What about Downton Abbey star Ed Speleers? He's done an action movie (Eragon) and he has the right look.

AND josh is such a damn good actor! he steals The Crown....

Either the guy from Outlander, Henry Cavill or Henry Golding

Here he is in a tux. Ridiculously tall too.

R311, Speleers was alright in Downton Abbey but he was awful in Eragon. I suspect he's not the right kind to play Bond. He seems way too subdued.

Even the idea of John Boyega as Bond is hilarious. Half the internet hates him for thinking way too highly of himself. The cunt was given a chance literally one in a billion gets and he shits all over it because he thinks he's more important than the whole Star Wars franchise. There's no fucking way Barbara Broccoli would let this wanker anywhere near her life's work. Boyega pretty much destroyed his career when he couldn't keep his trap shut. You just know he's gonna keep bitching about every role he's given. Who wants that?

Josh O'Connor would be a great bond. He's cute but not too pretty, has the right middle of the road British filmography pedigree. and is a very good actor. He's a little young still but by the time they start shooting another Bond movie he'll be in his early to mid 30s. I still like Jack Lowden too - kind of the same deal.

I agree that there is something sinister and menacing about Joe Alwyn. The man must have something about him to hold down notoriously fiery and fussy Taylor Swift for four years. He went to a public school so has that upper class charm and cruelty about him.

And we know for a fact that O'Connor's bond has a great big cock!

'I think Josh O'Connor would be a great choice -- we've already had the squat muscled-up Craig for a decade plus now, let's go with a totally different body type'

Um no. Bond isn't supposed to be some spazzy geek with sticking out ears and a soft face.

O'Connor is a good actor but not right for Bond

And O'Connell is way too short. He's even shorter than Kit.

[Quote] Even the idea of John Boyega as Bond is hilarious. Half the internet hates him for thinking way too highly of himself. The cunt was given a chance literally one in a billion gets and he shits all over it because he thinks he's more important than the whole Star Wars franchise.

No he doesn't. I think you missed the point John made (and he wasn't wrong). But i can't see him playing Bond.

I trust posters are remembering that Bond must be both a man's man and a woman's man?

Handsome, fit, athletic, confident, menacing, seductive, sexy, arrogant, charming, witty, courageous, and clever. "Mad, bad, and dangerous to know."

Josh O'Connor? It is to laugh. He has a prissy mouth and a puerile gaze.

R323 takes the lead in today's "I Failed to Prove My Point on Datalounge" sweepstakes.

Josh O'Connor as Bond! Now and for as long as he likes.

for r308, Josh O'Connor in something a little tuxedo-ish.

Roger Moore was a catalog model wearing sweaters before he got the role as Bond. Not exactly the manliest image.

Josh in God's Own Country

How about Bradley James?

John Light who plays the recurring character on Flamebeau would be an excellent choice because he is very good looking and can act. However, John light (b. 1973) is 47 so he is probably 10 years too old for the role.

Who will generate enough "gravitas" to put asses in seats...or streaming services. That's who you need. Madden got out of the Game of Thrones franchise early enough and has done other notable work, so that I believe he is still worth looking at. I've seen him in Bodyguard, and a movie with Idris Elba called The Take and he was very good. Luke Evans did an excellent job in The Alienist, even though the second season was a shit mess. He's worth a look. Definitely. I also have no problem with Nicholas Hoult or Joe Alwyn. Both of they have done an excellent job in the movies they've made so far.

Bond needs to look like what the producers want him to look like to suit the storyline and today's culture of what a spy hero is supposed to look like in order to the audience to at least believe that the guy could be a spy saving the world.

Craig's Bond was more of an action star than a spy spending precious time to infiltrate a villain's inner circle or private lair.

It's all about the producers and in what direction they want to the franchise to go after Craig. Another "reboot"? A new type of Bond who is even more woke asking enemies for consent before he kills them or who struggles with Fibromyalgia or has his own #metoo scandal to deal with while saving the world.

"A new type of Bond who is even more woke asking enemies for consent before he kills them or who struggles with Fibromyalgia or has his own #metoo scandal to deal with while saving the world."

Yawn, I see the Trumpster trolls have arrived to bash anything they think is "woke" - maybe to please Republicans he can be played by Jared Kushner and run his own network of Russian trolls

[quote] No he doesn't. I think you missed the point John made (and he wasn't wrong). But i can't see him playing Bond.

I wasn't actually talking about his latest outburst but his earlier attitude when he totally refused to do a Star Wars TV show since he's a huge movie star. He was apparently under the impression that he's a new Harrison Ford.

Still, why does he think he's in a position to bitch at Disney for mishandling the character he's playing? Is he just plainly stupid or is his head so far up his own ass he doesn't understand how little leverage he has in the whole matter?

r332, my apologies. My intent was to make fun of the very people you mentioned.

R324, Scroll down for more apt photos at the link.

And if the picture showing is from "God's Own Country," well, playing gay won't get him a license to kill.

Daniel Craig played a gay character and it didn't hurt him

R328 It's weird because Bradley James looks too young, but he's almost too old. Plus, his film and TV work is spotty. Not the right actor.

[Quote] I trust posters are remembering that Bond must be both a man's man and a woman's man?

That eliminates like 90% of the actors mentioned in this thread. Obviously, if we're going by that criteria, then Henry Cavill would be the best fit, but he's too famous and, besides Superman, is a flop actor of poor quality. Oliver Jackson Cohen is a woman's man, but he may be too fey to be a man's man. None of the other guys are "men's men." They are either too nerdy, too fem or too posh.

Aidan Turner, Luke Evans, Tom Ellis.

Tom Ellis can't act. But Luke Evans is a good suggestion.

Love Luke but they won't give the role to an out gay man (though they might give it to a closet case)

OJC is only fey in interviews. He's pretty butch on screen, even when playing gay.

swift is gay, her bf mus be too.....huh

R342 I've said earlier in this thread that I personally think Oliver Jackson Cohen is the best pick to play Bond, but I doubted that he's really on the producers radar and I still think the Ariana Grande and Madonna stanning may be too extra for them, though it shouldn't be. In any event, unlike some of these other actors, who absolutely need the Bond role to be a big breakthrough for their careers, I've read that OJC has been approached by Marvel and Star Wars for potential future roles. So unlike some of the other actors on the list, it's not like OJC isn't going to break out some other way if Bond doesn't happen for him.

Of the names that get more seriously thrown around, I'm in the James Norton camp. Maybe one of the people involved in casting can read this thread and take our advice on who to cast for the role. We do a pretty good job of weighing the pros and cons of each actor, in my opinion. It does seem like OJC is the DL favorite. The outside world should know that we have good taste and should trust our judgement on this. He gets support from us for good reason.

Some things I've found around the James Bond fan community. Here is there list of actors they think could be the next Bond. There's some names we haven't gone over yet.

In this discussion of who they think the next Bond should be, the fans were split between Oliver Jackson Cohen and Henry Cavill. This was in 2013, so it seems if you eliminate Cavill, then OJC is also the favorite of the Bond community. The producers should take into consideration that both the die hards and the DL think he's the best pick.

Also in relation to the picture at R345, I realize that we have not discussed the possibility of Harry Potter star Matthew Lewis. Not sure of how his acting is beyond the Potter franchise, but he looks the part. He's not the most handsome guy on the list, but he has a decent body.

I think Matthew Lewis is handsome but not pretty. He's also really charismatic. I thought he was really good in the latter HP films but I haven't seen him in anything recent.

[quote] I've read that OJC has been approached by Marvel and Star Wars for potential future roles.

R344 I believe you FWIW, but do you remember where you read this? I know the Twitter stans really wanted him for some Marvel TV show role recently, but the role ended up going to Oscar Isaac, and OJC himself said in a few recent interviews that Marvel never called him for it. I think he actually might be *too* obscure for the role at this point still. The Broccolis will want a true up and comer on the rise, not someone who's mid 30s and still only doing supporting roles on genre shows and indies.

[quote] [R342] I've said earlier in this thread that I personally think Oliver Jackson Cohen is the best pick to play Bond, but I doubted that he's really on the producers radar and I still think the Ariana Grande and Madonna stanning may be too extra for them, though it shouldn't be.

I think some posters consider the association with pop queens as negative thanks to Tom Hiddleston not getting cast as Bond presumably, because of the PR relationship fiasco with Taylor Swift (including him wearing the T-shirt saying I Heart T. S.).

R348 I don't remember off the top of my head. If I find it again, I will post it here.

R349 And also it's not a "manly man" thing to enjoy. Though, Daniel Craig and Pierce Brosnan aren't the definition of "manly men" in their personal lives either.

Damn. Thanks for showing that chart. I'd forgotten about Sam Claflin and Aaron Taylor Johnson. yes.

Thanks, r345!

Among those headshots, I'm in favor of either Theo Janes (does "intense" and "seductive" very well!) or Tom Cullen, about whom I know nothing. Never liked the idea of a blond Bond, and that includes the current one. Blond hair in movies signifies villainy!

But I still prefer Luke Evans. Yes, he's actually gay, but not in his ACTING (I don't think).

R329, I adore John Light as Flambeau ("Father Brown"), but yeah, age 47.

Evans is openly gay and 41. It will never happen.

My vote is still for Nick Hoult. He'll be the perfect age by the time the next Bond film starts filming, and while he has a long resume, he's not had a lead role in any franchise (Beast in X-Men is very firmly supporting). He's tall, handsome, a decent actor, and can be both funny and intimidating. His partner and child give him hetero cred (despite the rampant bisexual rumors). He's perfect.

Cavill, if he can get rid of his over-abundant muscles.

Pattinson.

Oliver Jackson Cohen.

R352 - John Light played an MI5 operative in the pilot episode of Endeavor.

I would love a special needs James Bond. I think it would be inspiring to see him (or it) overcome their personal limitations whilst saving the world. Perhaps the new Blofeld could be a spaz.

[Quote] Pattinson.

No for the same reason they won't choose Cavill. They are not giving Batman the role of James Bond.

I'm sorry, but Henry is not a good Bond candidate. He'd turn it into comedy...unintentionally. Believe it or not you will need a skilled actor to carry it off. Sam Heughan is another one. His Outlander Role ruins him for this. He is such a righteous, stiff (not in a good way) boring piece of beef, that I'd tune out after ten minutes.

well put, I second the veto on Henry Manchild

I agree R359. The character has a rough backstory with a buttoned up suave exterior; you need an actor that can get the nuance and the gravitas.

R361 this is why Luke suits so well.

[quote] I still think the Ariana Grande and Madonna stanning may be too extra for them

It isn't just Ariana and Madonna (and Lizzo and Beyonce and Adele and Sia and the Spice Girls and Cardi B) stanning; Oliver Jackson-Cohen hasn't pretended to date a woman in years and the woman he last pretended to date is openly with a woman now. Have you seen his interviews? He openly fanboys Disney musicals, suggests gay rewrites to his own characters, and calls himself a lady repeatedly on Instagram, among other things. I like the guy, but realistically, it's not going to be him.

Hello !!!!! Cavill is gay.....no way he be Bond...yes he in closet like Hiddleston, mr taylor swift and others but still....

tho in this pitiful woke era, maybe they will go for a bi Bond....doubtful tho, conservative producers.

R364 CAVILL IS NOT GAY YOU DELUSIONAL ELDERGAYS!!!

And he would make the perfect Bond. He was born to play this.

R364 CAVILL IS NOT GAY YOU DELUSIONAL ELDERGAYS!!!

And he would make the perfect Bond. He was born to play this.

I have some inside knowledge.

In order to embrace diversity, James Bond will be played by transgender woman of color social justice warrior non-actor poet alokv menon

You might have been right, r366, if Cavill hadn't been so influenced by Hans and Franz' "Pump You Up" skits in his childhood. Or Schwarzenegger movies. He was so pretty as Albert de Morcerf in The Count of Monte Cristo, and also in The Tudors. And then he destroyed himself becoming a Michelin man.

His choice, his consequences. Playing Bond shouldn't be the result of them.

oh dearie, its well known in the biz, that cavill is one of the many queens hiding nervously in the closet. get a life...

Is Matthew Goode too old? He's 42.

I think Goode is too old at this point. Isn't he mostly in supporting roles at this point? I think his moment as a potential leading man has passed.

Goode would make a good villain like a disgraced former MI5 agent out for revenge (though that has been done before).

Anyone older than 35 is too old. The next film still has to be written, shot, edited, and released. This won't happen until Craig's final Bond film comes out next year. They want a new Bond who is young enough to stay with the franchise for 15-20 years. A fortysomething actor doesn't fit that bill.

[quote]Oliver Jackson-Cohen hasn't pretended to date a woman in years and the woman he last pretended to date is openly with a woman now. Have you seen his interviews? He openly fanboys Disney musicals, suggests gay rewrites to his own characters, and calls himself a lady repeatedly on Instagram, among other things.

Good for him.

On the other hand, Sam Heughan has been burying himself in the closet to be chosen as the next James Bond. From ridiculous beardings to his PR people policing te Outlander fandom . He even posted a pity rant in IG claiming that 'he is not closet.homosexual' but 'a normal guy'.

Word is Theo James is on the final list.

Sam Reid. Age 33.

r364 hiddleston isn't gay, unfortunately

You're correct. Hiddleston is a very heterosexual manly man who dates hot babes like Taylor Swift

R376, I love Sam Reid. He's hot as hell and a good actor, too. I think he might be considered too short, though.

r378 ask his girlfriend Zawe, they are living together in Atlanta.

No closeted man ever dated a woman, of course.

You mean, as closeted as Armie Hammer or Ansel Elgort were?

R382, and there are people who still insist that John Travolta isn't gay. There were fangirls who insisted Kevin Spacey and Wentworth Miller were straight until they came out

They are fanboys who make up shit everyday on this forums, re. Armie Hammer and Ansel Elgort. You speak out of your ass and don't know him personally. He isn't gay.

Fangirls make shit up too, r384.

[quote] I think Goode is too old at this point. Isn't he mostly in supporting roles at this point? I think his moment as a potential leading man has passed.

Matthew Goode was never really James Bond material. He is currently starring in A Discovery of Witches as possibly a leading man. I haven't watched the show but I tried listening to it as an audiobook so no idea how big they made his role. In the novel he seems to be mostly the main character since the real main character, a lady witch, ends up doing nothing but fawning over him like a teen girl in heat, and not a middle aged university scholar. I thought I was reading an urban fantasy and was so disappointed when it turned out it was nothing but a romance novel.

r385 Well, he's been living with a woman for more than a year. What are your evidences? The same you have with Armie or Ansell? Your glory hole titillating?

r387 = fantard eating her own fanturds.

r388 frustrated gay fat boy wanking to straight actors at mom's basement. Go take some hairdressing classes, do something with your life.

R364 Cavill isnt gay. Take it easy

r389, I consider pointing at you and laughing a great way of spending my free time. But I do it from a distance since both your mouth and cunt smell like shit.

r391 a little rich comming from someone who eats e-coli from the bottle and has fecal bacteriae in the stomach and mouth. Where do you think the expression "gay halitosis" comes from? Not to mention the vagina is a clean place... the behind is a sewage. We attract straight men with the smell of our vaginas... jealous much?

Fuck off, R392. You have a right to your opinion about who should play James Bond, but don't spew that homophobic bullshit on this board.

r391 I agree, we shouldn't spew misogynistic bullshit either. I don't see you reprimanded the idiot who attacked me.

r394. I'm not your personal bodyguard, sugar cookie.

R394 barges her way into a gay board, is SHOCKED when she's not met with open arms, proceeds to vomit up disgusting anti-gay rhetoric, and then expects someone to come running to her defense?

It can't be said enough, FUCK OFF.

I would love to see Joe Alwyn get it. He's a good actor. He's the right age. and he is not "ruined" by being associated with a franchise. I adored Cavill in the Tudors. In fact I was visiting the UK, and insisted on going to Windsor Castle to see St. George's chapel, to visit Charles Brandon in his tomb. He wa cold and unfeeling... Luke Evans IMO is hot, but I think he would do much better as a Bond Villain. Henry Golding is interesting. Just don't think he projects enough "toughness " to be Bond. Richard Madden still remains on my active consideration list. He was really amazing in the Body Guard and The Take was very good fun with Idris Elba. David Oyelowo might be worth considering, too. Although I like Chewitel Ejiofor better. Ioan Gryffudd is another one. A Welsh actor who might be worth looking at. He has the looks and the build and he 's a very good actor.

Tom Hardy would not make a good Bond. He is too....Marlon Brando- ish. Method. Actor's Studio. Art House.

Tom Hardy is too old and too famous.

Tom Hardy is Venom. Venom 2 is supposed to come out in 2021. I doubt producers of Venom and the ones from Bond want to share him and schedule their filming around the other.

r397, I've worked with David, he would have to work out a lot to get to Bond status (and he's of middling height). Chewitel would be a better choice

if u dont know taylor swift is gay, ur from another planet, she is the go to beard for a whole mess o closet men. woke!

Does anyone care who Taylor Swift is sleeping with?

I don't give a fuck about Taylor Swift. Not at all. I'm looking at Joe's work. And his looks, TBH. Who he fucks or pretends to fuck is not an operating concern for purposes of this discussion.

R404 - I just cannot stand Taylor Swift!!!

the point is why he with her unless he gay too, and thus not acceptable as Bond, er Boond...for the grammar twats out der

Bobby damn Brown.

James Bond is sorta like Doctor Who in that does not matter who plays the lead as the scripts are always tailored around the strengths for the lead actor.

Adam Driver

*quietly barfs*

o god no, Driver is repulsive and loathed by many....

Two words: Aaron Schock.

For the next film they should really push the envelope and cast Cate Blanchett or Tilda Swinton in drag to play 007. It's 2020 for Christ's sake!

Tom Holland would be an interesting choice. Plus he's a baby so he could play the role for decades if need be.

Too much of a baby. Not enough gravitas. And he's tiny.

Why isn't Daniel Craig going to continue?

Because he'll be like 55 by the time they'll film the next one

And he hates it every time until they throw money at him.

R42 Yuck.

Aiden Turner is a far better suggestion than some of these actors whose eyes are too close together.

Tom Ellis from Lucifer

Has anyone suggesting Tom Ellis ever actually watched Lucifer? He's hot as hell, yes, but he can't act at all.

the new priest/detective from Grantchester is my pick, god dam he fine, and is said to have one fine cock and ass.

Here he is Father William Davenport aka Tom Brittney from Grantchester.

I think it'd be interesting to see them pick someone younger and slighter than the average Bond, but then that runs the risk of turning the Bond franchise into teen movies by casting someone like Tom Holland.

Why did this thread get whited out?

Doesn't that usually happen when a lot of people F&F the first post? The OP said Tom Hiddleston looked "raped" which I suspect was supposed to be "rapey" as in creepy or skeevy, but at a glance it was a pretty gross thing to say and probably a lot of people skimmed and F&Fed it.

Elliot Page.

Joel Kinneman.....he can do english jus fine!

Cavill is gorgeous but he's not sexual enough. Like Cruise. No heat.

Because, r429, no danger.

Nah.. Cavill won’t be Bond.

Luke Evans

Henry can barely move from his deformed bodybuilding body, and Bond needs to be able to run.

Richard Madden

Please, R434. If they wanted someone who looks mid 40s, they'd just go with Tom Hardy or Idris Elba.

micah plath.

I'm going to keep on hoping Joe Alwyn is in the discussion. He's hot.

I look RAPED to OP!

I don't know what that means and I'm not the OP but Tom Hiddleston looks raped, badly raped and unrecovered.

400 posts, Did anyone mention Jamie Dornan?

Frankly, i feel like the franchise is ripe for an "origin story" about Bond. Not sure if it's ever been tackled, but that would be the reason to cast an unknown twenty-something actor who will knock out a fresh reboot and a couple sequels. Feels like they've run out of plot ideas for the franchise. It's just car chases and fist-a-cuffs over and over, movie after movie!

They need to find some smoldering racially ambiguous unknown European actor to play the role. (The way they plucked Gal Gadot out of no where and she ended up being perfect as WW.)

Dornan would make a very nice Bond.

Also, there isn't a lot of "acting" involved to be James Bond. It's mostly "reacting". The dialogue is sparse and pretty cliche. You just have to have looks, an obvious confidence and swagger, and the physicality to do stunts and stage combat.

David Gandy would've been a GREAT James Bond, 15 years ago! (if he could deliver dialogue, convincingly)

Hiddleston looks more like an Oxford don who preys on impressionable students in the JCR than raped, but in fact he isn't 40 yet.

He'd be luscious as a suave Bond villain, but Alpha Male Action Man Material he ain't.

R419 - Another vote for Turner, hot AF and a somewhat underrated actor, I've seen him do sex (lots of it) onscreen. He's taller than Craig if not imposing the way Connery was (who is?), lithe, and capable of self-irony.

But he too is inching up on 40 so they'd better get moving. The right age for the actor is about 32 - not too young but somewhat seasoned already. Craig just made it under the wire.

These are at least 4 picture deals and they take 18 months-2 years to produce, and a fortune to produce, as well. The last one cost $500+ million to make but brought in about $850 million worldwide, so a hefty profit.

Taking a chance on someone already close to 40 is risky, especially as they still want beautiful young Bond girls and in the current climate, having a nearly 50 year old Bond tumbling someone who looks 25 is going to cause, er, "comment" amongst the Woke.

I agree that 'prime' Bond years are mid-30s to mid-40s, so the actor should be a bit younger than mid-30s when they tap him. That gives them time to make the first movie while he's still quite fresh. If he's a successful Bond, he can make the role last for 4-5 movies, easily, by which point he's filthy rich and sick of the role and we're all ready for a new Bond, anyway.

Second definition, I meant rapey, sorry. Tom strikes as a really weird guy in this kind of vibe.

(446) Tom "rapey"? Are you indulging in mushrooms? That man would struggle to rape a blow up doll!!

james norton is the man, according to betting sites.

cant be mr hardy, he an admitted 'bi' guy at one time....plus very tempramental.

After seeing him in Bridgerton, I think Rege-Jean Pagé could pull it off.

Your able to sit thru 5 minutes of the amateurish Bridgerton??

R499 - I must agree with you. Rege-Jean Pagé is HOT! HOT! HOT!

R448 - Norton is the right age, right height, right body build so you may be correct.

Very nice suggestion at r449.

I agree. Page would be an excellent Bond, and he's about the right age. Thirty is a little young, but by the time they actually make the next Bond film (they haven't even released Craig's last one yet), he'd be just right.

Need to start a twitter campaign: "Rege-Jean Pagé for Bond"!

Surely, if we are going on facts, James Bond was a Commander in the Royal Navy before being transferred to the Secret Service. Most RN Officers do not even get considered for promotion to Cdr until they are at least in their late 30's/ early 40's. They need the experience and maturity. Therefore, casting agents should be going fot that age range?

Assuming they care about the canon backstory, and they might not at this point.

Rege-Jean is BEAUTIFUL and his character on the otherwise execrable Bridgerton has very Bond vibes. Mysterious tragic backstory hidden behind a rakish womanizing facade, good at hand to hand combat, relentlessly suave in public.

Bond will not be a PoC, unless the "canon," character, and context no longer matter.

Then again, "Hamilton." So what do I know?

I thought "James Bond" was a series of spy men. I thought "James Bond"was a code name or an assigned identity. Didn't the Bourne movies rip this off from the Bond lore? I've never seen all the bond movies. Are the actors who portrayed the role supposed to be the same man or different men?

If not, why can't a POC (or WOMAN, for that matter) portray the character?

R460 - James Bond is James Bond. 007 is a code name handed out by M. Theoretically there could be multiple 007 over time but first would there not be a 008 and 009 before beginning against with 001.

[quote] Most RN Officers do not even get considered for promotion to Cdr until they are at least in their late 30's/ early 40's. They need the experience and maturity.

In the movie Bond was typically written as being a bit improper (immature?) in regard to his role as 007. His constant struggle handling Q's gadgets properly, M's struggle keeping him in line and out of trouble. So I think the role already brings that personal challenge. No need to redefine the character - at least in the movies.

[quote]I thought "James Bond" was a series of spy men. I thought "James Bond"was a code name or an assigned identity.

So did I until SKYFALL where it drives home the fact that his name is actually James Bond. Makes no sense to me that a spy would use his real name on missions.

R458 that Bridgerton guy is beautiful but seems a little too young for Bond

Sean Connery was only 32 when Dr No was filmed.

R464 - The Bridgerton guy is 30. It will be two years before the next Bond dude starts shooting a film and four years before the next Bond dude has a film released so Regé-Jean Page is the perfect age for a new Bond Dude.

James Bond started out as a Cold War spy and basic white dude. But the franchise has to change with the times or risk being totally ossified. Rege-Jean Page has the right look and attitude, and his being a POC would just make the franchise seem contemporary. There's no reason a 21st Century Bond couldn't be a man of color even if you make his real name be James Bond. They've rebooted his backstory at least once already (Craig played him as a brand new 00 agent in Casino Royale), and they could do it again for a black Bond.

Also, keep in mind that Page is half-white, so they could easily have him be the son of Scottish gentry but also with a black mother.

Having him be part Middle Eastern is contemporary considering how prominent and high tech Dubai is now. Or taking advantage of Bollywood's immensely popular actors, and making Bond part East Asian.

^^ I meant South Asian.

His name was Bond, James Bond. Commander Bond.

His code name was...duh.....007.

As for making the character more "contemporary" to "change with the times," then WTH pretend he's still James Bond?

Just give him a different name, ethnicity, appearance, and age, and get on with it!

I don't think changing the Bond actor is a big deal as long as you maintain most of his characteristics. If you are hell-bent to not change him you should have stopped filming in 1968 or should have started filming cold-war period dramas from that point on. Nobody wanted that. It's either that, or go with the times.

Remember the uproar when the unthinkable happened, when they were casting a blonde man for Bond?

Yeah, either make it a period piece set in the 1950s or get with the fucking times. There's nothing wrong with a Bond who isn't a white, straight male.

I think the only requirement in those terms was that the actor needs to be male and British. The rest is open and flexible. Not exactly very strict requirements.

I’d love to see a hot Asian man as Bond this time around. Something fresh

[quote] Surely, if we are going on facts, James Bond was a Commander in the Royal Navy before being transferred to the Secret Service. Most RN Officers do not even get considered for promotion to Cdr until they are at least in their late 30's/ early 40's. They need the experience and maturity. Therefore, casting agents should be going fot that age range?

Bond was in the Navy durinmg the war. Many people were promoted more quickly and at younger ages for the duration. He entered the Navy in 1941 and by the end of the was he was a commander. I mean he was James Bond, after all.

Fleming's Bond looked like a quintessentiiall Brit though Fleming descrobed has a looking like Hoagy Carmichaale of all people. Good looking but in no way exotic or smouldering.

Here is the description:

[quote] Facially, Bond resembles the composer, singer and actor Hoagy Carmichael. In Casino Royale, Vesper Lynd remarks, "Bond reminds me rather of Hoagy Carmichael, but there is something cold and ruthless." Likewise, in Moonraker, Special Branch Officer Gala Brand thinks that Bond is "certainly good-looking ... Rather like Hoagy Carmichael in a way. That black hair falling down over the right eyebrow. Much the same bones. But there was something a bit cruel in the mouth, and the eyes were cold." Others, such as journalist Ben Macintyre, identify aspects of Fleming's own looks in his description of Bond. General references in the novels describe Bond as having "dark, rather cruel good looks". In the novels (notably From Russia, with Love), Bond's physical description has generally been consistent: slim build; a 3 in (76 mm) long, thin vertical scar on his right cheek; blue-grey eyes; a "cruel" mouth; short, black hair, a comma of which rests on his forehead. Physically he is described as 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) in height and 76 kg (168 lb) in weight.

Accrding to discussions of his age in the books, Bond was born somewhere between 1917 and 1920. The first book was written in 1953.

Here is a sketch of how he might look. Fleming commisioned the sketch for use in a comic.

r475 looks like Peter Cushing:

From a photo montage of possibilities I think the following most closely resemble the Fleming composiye sketch - no other judgment on these actors except appearance: (I can't find the original photo of all these guys to link)

Aiden Turner

Theo James

Nicholas Hoult

Mark Rowley

Henry Cavill

Luke Bracey - never heard of him but he's the closest fit by looks

James Norton

Ben Starr

R471 and r472, I suppose that's why Gary Oldman DIDN'T win the Oscar for portraying a White Brit ca. 1940.

And why the new Wonder Woman movie is NOT set in 1984. With a non-White lead.

Oh, Wait.

Anyway, a modern, contemporary, up to date, yada, yada Special Agent in a movie franchise already exists, and his name is Bourne, Jason Bourne.

Henry cavill one and only

mr hoult yes !!!!

It's not just the actual age a person is, it's how they look. Sean Connery may have been in his early 30's but he looked older.

Henry Cavill can’t be Bond because he’s got a contract with Netflix for The Witcher series. I have a feeling Cavill is not happy and would prefer to be Bond so why Netflix announced they are looking to use Cavill in other projects besides The Witcher. That series was one of the most popular on Netflix. I watched it and thought it wasn’t all that good, very limited and uneven writing but Henry’s acting or presence seemed to save the series. He does have charisma.

I couldn't get through more than one episode of The Witcher. And the trailers and ads picturing Henry with that terrible blond wig were not a very good enticement.

[quote]why the new Wonder Woman movie is NOT set in 1984. With a non-White lead.

Gal Gadot was born in Israel but to Polish and Eastern European 100% white parents. She's a white woman with a tan.

They should remake They Call Me Mr. Tibbs with Renee Zellwegger in the title role to keep up with the times.

Cavill is gay for goodness sake, but then so is D Craig...

R486 Daniel is bi....

oh.....'bi'..

I'd like to see Jack Lowden. He's gorgeous, he's 6'1" and he can act.

I love Lowden. He was great in MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS and KINDRED.

Plus, he's fun.

I do think Lowden would be a good choice

Lowden is sexy and has a sense of humor. I think that would be a nice change from Craig's very serious Bond.

Here is my criterion: If the candidate can carry off the hotel balcony scene in "Goldfinger."

R488 yes, they do exist. They're not unicorns.

Lowden is a second lead. He is likeable and sexy but he's the number two guy. He's not commanding enough to be Bond.

Jack Lowden? Absolutely not. He's cute and has a baby face. That is NOT James Bond. Bond looks like a MAN. James Bond is not "cute". As someone said he needs to look commanding.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau would have been an excellent Bond 10 or 15 years ago!!! Missed opportunity!

Better Photo...

odd that james norton is number one pic at betting sites....he is...ok

2 many kno of hardy's gay past..

I think it should be Prince Harry. The RF would shit bricks.

They're not going to hire a Danish Actor to play Bond. The whole point of him is to glorify the British spymasters. Go back and read Ian Fleming's history.

I liked James Norton but after seeing McMafia, he can't act. He's like a stone. At least Lowden shows personality.

No!! Norton wopuld be awful. let him be some sniveling Bond villain. He is wooden . I think Richard Madden, Luke Evans or Henry Golding would be better choices than Norton.

Oh for pity's sake just give it to Margot Robbie and be done with it.

R484, I wrote my examples as the opposite of the reality.

That's why I concluded with "Oh, wait...."

To the untrained eye Gal Gadot speaks with a foreign accent and has dark hair, thus they assume she is more a person of color than 100% white." I find this kind of insularity and provincialism tragically laughable.

Don't a lot of Ashkenazi Jews have some Middle Eastern DNA? They aren't necessarily "100% white"

R215 I like your suggestion of Theo James. He is not too old and he has the right oozing sex vibe along with an edgy darkness that would be perfect for a new Bond portrayal.

I don't really find him "edgy" - he's kind of bland

Theo would work if his luscious lips weren’t so distracting.

R509 Check out his YouTube music videos.

It's so obvious, yet no one has had the guts to say it:

JON OSSOFF.

Too slight.

odds are it will be theo james yes.

He has an awesome new sci fi thriller: Archive....i recommend it.

R514, Theo is the reason "Sanditon" ultimately disappointed. Why??

Because he was so brooding and sexy, but didn't get the highly-anticipated big final love scene with the heroine!

I am now 100% for Rege-Jean Pagé .

Neck's too long.

And he's got gay voissss.

theo james fuk yesssss !!!!!

Too twinkish.

Eric Trump

R522 you take that back!

Eric Trump for Irma Bunt.

Trump as the new Bond villain "John Barron"

Baron Trump as miss moneypenny....

Barron for the Slovenian waiter hired for the summer at the villain's hotel-resort, Trump Eagle Nest.

Barron can be the new, "Jaws". He has the height for it.

Shaun Evans deserves consideration as Bond.

I don't think Evans is right for Bond. I like him, though

I had never seen nor heard of this actor before tonight, while watching the TV movie "Cat Among the Pigeons" (A. Christie).

But one look at him and I thought HE would be a fine Bond!

Well, indeed. Someone else thought so, too. Pretty freaky!

Adam Croasdell.

He has a Napoleon Solo look going on.

meh...

Physically, I'd buy him as 007.

If its that queen tom hardy ima gonna gag.

Ewan McGregor

Some of the supporting cast:

Ivana Trump as Miss Moneypenny

Ivanka Trump as Pussy Galore

Tiffany Trump as Rosa Kelbb

Jared Kushner as Holly Goodhead

^ Klebb

o i love ! klebb

Isn't Ewan McGregor over 50?

Yes, he is. These dummies don't know nothing bout James Bond.

I say Melania Trump for Xenia Onatopp. I'd love to see her get crushed into a tree.

tom hardy should be evicted from show biz after his shit performance in Capone....

GOD...!

poor mr craig, the new bond movie so bad it keeps getting pushed back...

Trump IS Pussygrabber Galore

[quote] his shit performance in Capone

Literally. No one will ever be able to unsee him miming repeat bouts of explosive diarrhea for 8 straight minutes. Hardy is out as Bond IMO.

Fuck it! Name your price, Daniel Craig; you can squeeze out one more ... "old dog, new tricks."

Craig is too old now, he looks like ten miles of bad road

Tom Cullen

Sofia Portrillo

Your mom.

Tom Cullen is adorable but he doesn't have the right physique.

Physiques cab be worked on r551. Look at Daniel Craig.

I don't mean that he's chubby or not muscular enough but that he's short-waisted and weirdly proportioned for a man his height. I also think he suffers from sidekick syndrome a la Jack Lowden and he looks much older than 35.

I had never heard of Tom Cullen until now but I think he would be physically perfect for Bond. Swarthy looks, 6'1", OMG! R553 I don't know what you mean by short-waisted, his waist looks fine to me.

^ Never mind, I did see him in DA. Forgettable character.

Throwing this name into the mix: Max Irons.

R556 - Can Max Irons act?

Yes, R557.I had not considered him, but I wouldn't hate it.

Max Irons? Sounds like a porn name. Looked him up, he's kind of bland looking. But in the practical world of spies, it would be an asset.

As fun as it has been to discuss potential new James Bond contenders, it is entirely possible that there won't be another Bond film made after the last Daniel Craig one.

Max Irons can act. I wouldn't hate it either.

I've liked Max Irons in Condor, where he plays a spy. However there really is certain blandness to him and I suspect he wouldn't be able to command the screen the way pretty much all previous Bonds have done. I could be wrong obviously.

I've seen Max Irons in a few things and was never impressed by his acting. He's very handsome, though

must be a flop for them to delay it so much....not even netflix wants it....

I've read that it's the storyline, the plot giving them problems. Difficult to remain fresh and come up with unique stuff now that there are so many copycats out here. Not just Bourne, but a few others as well. It's become it's own genre in a way, and if they go the fantastic route like they did with the original Goldfinger with over the top villains, well the superhero genre sort of voids that out too.

Soon it will be so old no one will want to show/see it.....bad decision making. theatres woont be open for 2 yrs....show ev thing online for gods sake. its the wave of the future !!!

Joel Kinnaman for mr Bond !! luv that man.

John Wick pretty much took over the bad ass guy multi-location franchise. I personally would love to see a "Atomic Blonde" X "John Wick" type film.

Well, maybe the movie's plot line could involve Eastern despots who have a defeated Western leader under their thumb, to the ultimate extent that he plots an insurrection to re-gain power and the concomitant access to monies and national secrets with which to re-pay his immense debts.

Bond's task would be two-fold: to acquire by "persuasion" all "Apprentice" tapes held by Mark Burnett, tapes on which the ex-leader can clearly be heard using expressions of bigotry; and to steal tapes held by one Eastern leader, tapes said to be of a salacious nature.

Oh, actually 3-fold: Bond would also seduce and publicly betray at least one female in the ex-leader's immediate family.

The film is jinkxed . No one will touch it now, Been in the can too long.

I am really looking forward to seeing the last Daniel Craig James Bond film.

R569 That's a great idea, but they'd have to make it about someone like Boris Johnson or Nigel Farage, since it's a British film. They both have Putin ties, so the plot still works.

Every time I ask any friend of any race, orientation or gender under the age of 45 who they think should be the next James Bond, they've all gone immediately blank-faced and ummed and ahhhed before finally admitting that it has never crossed their mind because they're not into James Bond and don't care. IMO there's little debate the brand is at best dated and fading into obscurity at this point. But it's a billion dollar franchise and the studios aren't going to let it go.

R573, that must be why the Bond films make billions of dollars worldwide. Because no one's interested.

Well, R574, they might enjoy the Bond films but I doubt many will care much that it started with Sean Connery and Ian Fleming was the creator and blah, blah, blah.

R573 Your friends are clearly as clueless as are you.

I have faith in Babs Broccoli. She's tough and smart and she'll pick a good one. This was a good interview from a year ago.

Some of you really can't read or infer worth shit. No one said "no one" wants to see these movies, only that Gen Z and millennisls don't. Just because younger Western people find the franchise irrelevant - and they do - doesn't mean millions of old fraus and their darling hubbeez won't rush out to see new movies. And they're obviously very lucrative overseas. They can be succesful without being relevant to under 40 filmgoers. These are not mutually exclusive concepts.

Armie Hammer

I know this may sound heretical but I never liked the James Bond movies. Oh there may have been some parts here and there that were okay or fun but as a whole it was not my cup of tea. And there certainly are action movies I truly appreciated. Even when I was quite young - before the women's movement had gained steam - their treatment of women bothered me. It was insulting and dismissive and if a young pup could see that then why didn't adults? A baby radfem in the making.

R578 is full of it. You think all those movies are making a billion dollars worldwide based on the over 40 crowd alone? LOL. And btw, I've found that the biggest Bond fans tend to be straight men, not "fraus"

Can we please stick to the thread topic? Let's have some more suggestions.

What do we think of Cillian Murphy?

Murphy is too old and not butch enough

Charlize Theron

Henry Cavill is the best option, period.

Producers shouldn’t care about how famous he is, he is what everyone imagines when pictures James Bond in their minds. It’s the most obvious and easy choice.

No, most people do not picture Cavill as Bond

Agreed about Murphy.

[quote]You think all those movies are making a billion dollars worldwide based on the over 40 crowd alone?

The illiteracy really does continue. From the post you replied to:

[quote]younger Western people find the franchise irrelevant...they're obviously very lucrative overseas.

The demographics for these films IN AMERICA AND WESTERN EUROPE do not skew young. That's a fact. In the UK alone, nearly 40% of Spectre's audience was over the age of 45 with nearly a quarter of the audience above 55. It was the same in the US. These movies are monster hits but they're not popular with Gen Z and under.

If 40% of the audience was over 45....that means 60% was under 45. Look in the mirror before you accuse others of illiteracy, since you don't seem to understand things like math.

The context is that that's a very large percentage relative to other box office hits of the same calibre. It's not rocket science to understand the idea of "skewing older," except, apparently, it is.

R589, it's not rocket science to know how silly your argument is. You tried to claim that ZERO millennials and Gen Zers were into James Bond, then when you got called out on it, you posted stats proving that most people who see those movies are under 45, which contradicts your own claims. Yes, they might skew a bit older than most comic book movies, but that doesn't mean no one under 40 is interested in them.

Anyone is fine as long as it's a white man.

john krasinski !!! him on roids and HOT

10 years ago I would have said James Purefroy

John Krasinski is a half-centemeter of chin from being the fugly Michael Phelps. And those ears? No, thank you.

The Bond franchise formula is to have a studly man who the audience can believe can seduce any woman and physically vanquish any man, or at least outwit him.

Bond must have a certain knowing look in his eye, conveying with a glance his manifold prowess and even potential cruelty.

He must move like a jungle cat, assured, purposeful.

Outwardly, Bond should exude insouciance.

... and he's American. I very much doubt they're planning to change the formula that much.

who gives a fuck, its fun to gesticulate bout who could do the role in a sassy way..

Clive Owen would be perfect.

If it must be someone of color, Dev Patel

Isn't Clive Owen like 55 or 60? He might have been perfect 20 years ago but now he's too old

R586 Please elaborate

"Gesticulate??!!"