loan Gruffudd's Bond Ambition
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Could loan Gruffudd be the next actor to portray James Bond?
loan Gruffudd's Bond Ambition
http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/entertainment/loan+Gruffud+s+Bond+ambition-33321.html
loan Gruffudd is desperate to be the next James Bond.
The 33-year-old Welsh actor conceded he will have to spend a few more years bulking up his slim physique before he can step into Daniel Craig's impressive shoes.
He is quoted by Britain's Daily Express newspaper as saying: "I would love to play Bond one day but I think I am 10 years too young. Physically, I am not quite big enough. Of course, I could go to the gym!
"Maybe in seven years time when Daniel is done and tired of it and can retire a very rich man - then maybe I could step into his shoes."
loan - who previously played comic book action hero Reed Richards in 'Fantastic Four' - praised Daniel's debut Bond outing in 'Casino Royale'.
He added: "I think he's been absolutely brilliant as James Bond. I thought he was superb. He just nailed it."
Daniel's second 007 movie, 'Bond 22', is out next year.
loan has just finished shooting 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'.
loan Gruffudd's Bond Ambition
http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/entertainment/loan+Gruffud+s+Bond+ambition-33321.html
loan Gruffudd is desperate to be the next James Bond.
The 33-year-old Welsh actor conceded he will have to spend a few more years bulking up his slim physique before he can step into Daniel Craig's impressive shoes.
He is quoted by Britain's Daily Express newspaper as saying: "I would love to play Bond one day but I think I am 10 years too young. Physically, I am not quite big enough. Of course, I could go to the gym!
"Maybe in seven years time when Daniel is done and tired of it and can retire a very rich man - then maybe I could step into his shoes."
loan - who previously played comic book action hero Reed Richards in 'Fantastic Four' - praised Daniel's debut Bond outing in 'Casino Royale'.
He added: "I think he's been absolutely brilliant as James Bond. I thought he was superb. He just nailed it."
Daniel's second 007 movie, 'Bond 22', is out next year.
loan has just finished shooting 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'.
Comments
Do I think he could do it? I've seen him in stuff before Hornblower for example. I think its possible, he has more of a generic Bond look than Craig.
and if he got the role after craig I'd agree that 5 years was more appropriate. but now coming out and saying he'd love to play bond he has probably blown all his chances.
All depends on how long it will take before Cavill looks like he needs to shave more than twice a month...
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
When Ioan says he better hit the gym...he's not kidding.
The repercussions of Daniel Craig as 007 haven't truly been felt yet.
What Craig brought back to Bond was the sense that here is a guy who could break your neck like a twig.
I am talking about movie toughness here, folks.
The "it" factor of any Bond, IMO, is toughness.
Connery had it in spades, George squandered it, Roger mocked it, Dalton intellectualized it, Pierce could never master it,
But Craig...oh, glory of glories!...a Bond who combines the cool mystique of Steve McQueen with the deadly force of a Lee Marvin...that, fellow Bond-fans, is a 007 I have been waiting YEARS to see!
From the first glimpse of Craig in action I was in Bond nirvana.
Understand something: I love things all things Bond but nothing turns my crank as much as seeing Bond in action,
And as much as I appreciate Pierce...lets face it...when it comes to crunch-time...Craig looks like he could pulverize Brosnan with one punch.
To come full circle, I believe we have reached the point in Bond history where every new 007 cannot get by on charm and sophistication alone.
The audience MUST believe that 007 is a man who is capable of brutality.
Enter Daniel Craig.
From the moment he drowns the guy in the sink...Craig got my vote as a 007 for the ages.
Gruffudd? A fine actor and, perhaps, a superb future Bond. But...a bit light-weight...like Pierce, a persona that could play Bond...but lacking that "it" factor of toughness that 007 must have.
Craig has set a standard for Bond that is the equivalent to Connery, circa 1965.
(And consider that Lazenby was hired primarily for the fact that he looked good in the fights)
Sean and George were both hired because (and Harry Saltzman could testify to this) they looked like they could cause major destruction at Spectre's HQ.
Ditto for Daniel Craig.
To go back to a "sophisticated" spy (a la Gruffudd) who lacks the crunch factor would be a step backward.
One thing's for sure... Ioan better hit the gym.
"World domination,Same old dream"
Actually I'm all for Cavill over Gruffudd but his pretty-boy looks aren't maturing fast enough to be convincing.
Cavill exudes alot of Bondian traits from what I can see of him in The Tudors...
Batman: "The Hammer Of Justice is UNISEX!"
-Batman: The Brave & The Bold -
Not everyone thinks DC is a magnificent Bond. Regardless, he is secure for the next two films at least. Speculation about the next Bond actor is a continuous process. If an actor of loan Gruffudd's standing says he would love to be Bond one day then it's not something that we (as Bond fans) should ignore.
What's so wrong about doing that? These kinds of discussions should not always be construed as a threat or attack against the current magnificent Bond. No one is telling anyone else to not enjoy our current magnificent Bond while pondering on future 007 films.
I prefer Cavill as well, and we'll be seeing more of him and his Bondness as he begins his affair with the king's sister in The Tudors.
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I'm with the Great Hergescheimer, inasmuch as I do consider our current Bond a magnificent one...but speculation about what comes next is (and always has been) a hallmark of internet fanboy speculation. Therefore, I'm also with the inimitable superado, as we must allow for ways in which to kill the 'dead time' between freshly debatable new intelligence...
Ioan Gruffudd certainly fits a certain established interpretation of the character---I thought as much back when FF was initially released, and speculation about him and Julain McMahon (Dr. Doom) was the gossip of the moment---but it's not my favourite interpretation, of which we've had many servings, generally speaking.
I'm all for eagerly anticipating much more from our current magnificent Bond...but in the meantime, I'll quietly continue to hope that Cavill can visibly get past puberty ;%
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Glad you liked it, Loeffs, this might be the next "Waaaasaaaap!!!" in the Bond geek universe. how else can we work it? Let's do Iron-curtain:
Komrades, long live the current magnificent Bond!
...or we can do Madison Avenue,
Set it and forget it! IT'S BIG! IT'S BOLD! IT WHITENS! IT BRIGHTENS! IT SLICES! IT DICES! It's the media-sensation that's sweeping the nation! ...the Current Magnificent Bond
Does it silence the Labour bolsheviks, too?
...Well...not even the current magnificent Bond can work miracles B-)
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
Bond – James Bond – was being held on $60,000 bond after allegedly breaking into a former girlfriend’s house and biting the ear of another man before police Tased him.
Police say Bond, 46, used his teeth and not a Walther PPK on another man Sunday.
He is accused of kicking in the door at 1638 Gilsey Ave. West Price Hill – where his former girlfriend lives – at 9:48 p.m. Sunday.
Once inside, Bond is accused of attacking Donald Roethford, a man inside the woman’s home.
Police say Bond wrestled Roethford to the ground and, once there, bit Roethford in the ear.
Police ordered Bond to stop but he continued to attack Roethford, so he was shot with a Taser – that provides an electrical shock to disable a person.
What a great pre-title sequence, too.
Actually, I like Ian, but he does seem a little young. On the other, since many people claimed -- wrongly, IMO -- that Craig couldn't possibly be Bond, I'm not going to say he couldn't sight unseen. He's a good actor, so what the hell. Craig didn't look especially Bondish until Layercake. In fact, I was watching Enduring Love again the other day on cable and was struck at how little of James Bond could be seen in that role.