Yeah, but McGregor wouldn't want in anyway to get attached to a long running series, not when he was approached for the part right as Star Wars III filming finished.
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I don't think in any way Bond is past his sell by date, its like some sort of pickled cucumber, you can eat them whenever.
I only meant 'sell-by' in terms of the lack of creativity by the producers and team etc of late, though we may disagree on that too...
No, I know exactly what you mean. We do disagree on GE and TWINE, however on TND and (particularly) DAD, we don't disagree all that much.
"He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
Oddly, MI6 say that Sony Pictures have said to them (?) 'Director Martin Campbell has never been interviewed by the newspaper The Daily Mirror, and said he "has never been aware that Ewan McGregor was offered the part."
Hang on, do you dislike TWINE? ?:) I thought that one was quite good actually, though the colours were a bit muted.
No, I love TWINE. I think there's been a miscommunication (probably on my part.) I assumed that you didn't think much of the entire Brosnan era. You really need to construct a favourite film list.
Among the Brosnan era (and I'll be brief), I adored GE (which is 8th on my list) although I could have done without some of Campbell's political correctness, I enjoyed TND (which is 14th on my list) however I found it to be quite derivative, I loved TWINE (which is 12th on my list) although I thought some of its promises went undelivered and I hated DAD (which is 20th on my list.) So basically, I loved GE and TWINE, enjoyed but didn't love TND and disliked DAD.
"He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
"He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
I don't like the idea of McGregor as Bond, one bit.
He's as wrong as Craig - but for every other reason!.
He, no matter how old he is?, just seems too "Boyish", for my liking,
and lacks a bit of Leading-Man qualities - most noticably in: STAR WARS - EPISODE I, where Liam Neeson, effortlessly, took the honours from him,
and there's nothing "Imposing" about him, either.
I'm sure EON's thinking was to have a young Scotsman, to try and suggest, a young Connery, on his first (-ish) mission - but I wouldn't have bought it.
I guess they thought that people would go along with a STAR WARS Prequel actor, in a Bond Prequel? - NO THANKS!.
While I disagree with you on Craig, I agree with you pretty much 100% on MacGregor.
BTW, it's nice to have another Dalton fan on the board. Welcome, good sir.
It was while watching Octopussy that I realized that if there was anyone now who sounded like Roger Moore then, it would be Ewan MacGregor. Having said that, Moore is also my least favorite actor in the role, despite FYEO being my favorite Bond movie. I think that if CR was going to be a silly suspension of disbelief fun romp, then yes, I think Ewan would have done a better job. But I don't think that's what most of the audience is looking for. Just like FYEO brought Bond back down to a level playing field, so too should CR after following a spectacle like DAD.
Good call, em. Damien Lewis is a solid actor, and deserves to have been on at least a long list of potentials. He could have done it, but I'd have wanted them to tone down the red hair a bit...
Pleasingly, Lewis has now got himself a Bond connection- he's reading some Bond short stories on BBC Radio 2 this month:
Why does James Bond have to have "smooth" looks? Connery didn't have them . . . even at the age of 31. Neither did Dalton. This adherence that Bond has to portrayed by an actor with certain physical looks is ridiculous.
I don't think that Bond needs to have "smooth" looks. However I do think he needs to have great looks.
Ah contraire, it is an extremely difficult role. For one thing, if you don't get it right, you will have countless internet Bond sites heaping abuse upon you. For another, playing Bond requires a combination of ruthlessness and suaveness as well as a host of other qualities which IMO only three Bonds (Connery, Moore, Brosnan) ever got right. I do not believe that in order to play Bond, one must be a great actor. I wouldn't want Daniel Day-Lewis to play Bond. However I do believe that only a certain number of actors (of varying quality) are capable of being great Bonds. I think it is a role that may look easy but, based on the fan base as well as the qualities one must possess, is really quite difficult.
"He’s a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back—that’s an earthquake. and then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you’re finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory." Death of a Salesman
I agree Dan. It is actually not the easiest of roles to play. Some have made it look easy, and that's because they are good actors!
I actually would have liked to see Daniel Day Lewis play the role, I think he would have been great. Wasn't there some talk years ago about him being under consideration?
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I don't think in any way Bond is past his sell by date, its like some sort of pickled cucumber, you can eat them whenever.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
Hang on, do you dislike TWINE? ?:) I thought that one was quite good actually, though the colours were a bit muted.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
http://www.mi6.co.uk/news/index.php?itemid=4253
Among the Brosnan era (and I'll be brief), I adored GE (which is 8th on my list) although I could have done without some of Campbell's political correctness, I enjoyed TND (which is 14th on my list) however I found it to be quite derivative, I loved TWINE (which is 12th on my list) although I thought some of its promises went undelivered and I hated DAD (which is 20th on my list.) So basically, I loved GE and TWINE, enjoyed but didn't love TND and disliked DAD.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
While I disagree with you on Craig, I agree with you pretty much 100% on MacGregor.
BTW, it's nice to have another Dalton fan on the board. Welcome, good sir.
Pleasingly, Lewis has now got himself a Bond connection- he's reading some Bond short stories on BBC Radio 2 this month:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/radio/wk46/fri.shtml#jamesbond
Ah contraire, it is an extremely difficult role. For one thing, if you don't get it right, you will have countless internet Bond sites heaping abuse upon you.
I actually would have liked to see Daniel Day Lewis play the role, I think he would have been great. Wasn't there some talk years ago about him being under consideration?