There should be NO American actor to be allowed to play James Bond. The mere suggestion is not funny; its downright ludicrous. 8-)
The day an American is signed for the part of Bond is the day I lose total respect for the people who run Eon, and I would stay well away from any such resulting film(s). X-(
"Well, he certainly left with his tails between his legs."
There should be NO American actor to be allowed to play James Bond. The mere suggestion is not funny; its downright ludicrous. 8-)
The day an American is signed for the part of Bond is the day I lose total respect for the people who run Eon, and I would stay well away from any such resulting film(s). X-(
You're right, dammit! English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Australian are OK, but no Americans!!
Yeah, now I feel better!!! GROWWWWLLL!!!!
There should be NO American actor to be allowed to play James Bond. The mere suggestion is not funny; its downright ludicrous. 8-)
The day an American is signed for the part of Bond is the day I lose total respect for the people who run Eon, and I would stay well away from any such resulting film(s). X-(
Full agreement!Bloody Hell!It's insult enough that nearly all of the screenplays are/were by American writers and that the Broccoli family is itself American!Jeezus!Whatever could they possibly know about making James Bond films?The bloody cheek!Who the hell do these Yanks think they ARE, anyway?Let's see some proper British producers handle this series instead.
And if Eon should ever even consider using Englishmen or Welshmen or Irishmen or Australians to play 007, this series will immediately go right down the drain!My God,it'll be the death knell for 007!!!
Everybody knows that James Bond must always be played by a Scotsman--after all,007's creator Ian Fleming made that Bond's nationality.Only Scots need ever apply for this role.
If an American actor acts well and can pull off a good British accent, I don't see why he couldn't be Bond.
This said, my vote of course goes to the one and only Hugh Jackman, who has English parents and can definitely do a very good British accent, plus is just perfect for Bond. :x
I'd love George Clooney as well, but still think Jackman would be the best choice.
If not, I think there are various other very good choices depending on whether we look for a very young or normal age Bond.
Young: Christian Bale, Enrique Murciano (who is great on Without A Trace. And a few who have blond hair which I am not a fan of for Bond, but hypothetically..we can dye their hair I suppose. ):)) Paul Walker (very interesting one there), Scott Speedman (he'd be the best one IMO) and Eric Close.
"normal" age: Josh Hopkins (he looks mighty fine in a tuxedo and totally has that impertinent smile a la Sean Connery), Josh Duhamel (swoonnn), James Marsden (although he does comedy mainly, but he's definitely a good actor) and even if a bit older Dylan McDermott (YES, watch Big Shots and you'll understand what I mean.. he totally plays Bond there ) and Michael Vartan (even though he's blond, but he was awesome on Alias and I love him! ).
"Are we on coms?" (if you don't know where this is from... you've missed some really good stuff! )
An American play Bond, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO never in a million years!!!! Not meant to be racist in any way shape or form, I just feel Bond has to be played by someone from Britain or the Commonwealth at the very least!!!!!!!
There should be NO American actor to be allowed to play James Bond. The mere suggestion is not funny; its downright ludicrous. 8-)
The day an American is signed for the part of Bond is the day I lose total respect for the people who run Eon, and I would stay well away from any such resulting film(s). X-(
You're right, dammit! English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Australian are OK, but no Americans!!
Yeah, now I feel better!!! GROWWWWLLL!!!!
8-)
What about a Kiwi? Could a New Zealander play Bond? IMO I think one could, just don't know if one would be cast as Bond. Maybe Karl Urban? He was rumoured at being a possible Bond way back before we knew about Craig. What do you think?
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Ok, now I think that Bond should always be played by someone from the UK or an Aussie, but, I'm not completely against the idea of an American though. Just like Bond doesn't necessarily have to be a smoker to create a mood, he doesn't have to be British to be good. Like others have said, if the actor is good enough and can pull off a believable accent, then why not, who knows, he could turn out to be the best Bond yet (please don't lynch me for that one). Now I actually agree with CTrent49 on Jeffery Donovan. He is good looking and if you've seen Burn Notice you know that its basically a super smart@$$ American James Bond 'on the lamb' so to speak. I think he could work...;)
I am an American and I think every James Bond should be British. I love the fact that they have gone back to Fleming's Bond. One this about Bond that should be absolute is that he be British.
The blond hair thing never really bothered me. Craig has obviously done a fantastis job and I hope he continues to do so for a very long time.
In my opinion, you can change Bond's hair color, his car, his tailor but NOT HIS NATIONALITY!
Now if this was purely a hypothetical question ...Clooney would have been decent about 10 years ago. I think we can all agree that no one can pull off a tux like he does.
Now if this was purely a hypothetical question ...Clooney would have been decent about 10 years ago. I think we can all agree that no one can pull off a tux like he does.
Wow guys, I never knew that the idea of an American actor for Bond was so rejected! I really would not mind, as long as the actor adopted a British accent to make it seem more like a Bond film.:)
Everybody knows that James Bond must always be played by a Scotsman--after all,007's creator Ian Fleming made that Bond's nationality.Only Scots need ever apply for this role.
James Bond is English. It is mentioned in the films.
James Bond is Scottish/Swiss. It is mentioned in the books.
SB_DiamondNorth Miami Beach, FLPosts: 126MI6 Agent
Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR is an AGENT of the British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS) (more commonly, MI6). That doesn't make him British. James Bond's parents are Andrew Bond, a Scotsman, and Monique Delacroix, from Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. Their nationalities were established in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Fleming emphasized Bond's Scottish heritage in admiration of Sean Connery's cinematic portrayal, whereas Bond's mother is named after a Swiss fiancée of Fleming's. A planned, but unwritten, novel would have portrayed Bond's mother as a Scot. Ian Fleming was a member of a prominent Scottish banking family, so you can guess why he made Bond a Scot.
Have you seen the latest edition of GQ magazine?
James Brolin looks very bondian there. Look at the picture where he is sitting in a boat and spitting beer. It's amazing how much he looks like a Brosnan picture where he was spitting water! ....But Bond shouldn't be american anyway, so this is just an "intelectual exercise"
Have you seen the latest edition of GQ magazine?
James Brolin looks very bondian there. Look at the picture where he is sitting in a boat and spitting beer. It's amazing how much he looks like a Brosnan picture where he was spitting water!
I've seen the cover and Josh Brolin looks great. I think the tag-line is 'Return of the Tough Guy.' Haven't looked inside though. I remember the Brozzer spitting water picture too.
Somehow I don't think Sean Connery would have delivered that line. )
Then by that logic, Brosnan wouldn't have delivered that line either, because he's Irish.
I'd tend to take the word of Fleming's books over the films. Fleming says Bond is half Scottish, half Swiss, but brought up in England and educated at Eton. Nowhere in the novels that I know of does he ever attribute James Bond as being English, perhaps with the exception of From Russia With Love, when the Russians referred to him as "Angliski Spion" - English spy. Perhaps they should've more accurately called him a British spy.
Im very sorry - but Bond is the VERY BRITISH (emphasis on both) secret agent - much as i know our cousins over the pond would like to adopt him I afraid you have your Bourne and Jack Ryan, Dirk Pitt, - he is actually ours and we will fight to keep him. I really feel that to cast an american actor as Bond would truly do the franchise and its creator a disservice. Better to let the franchise die and go invent a new more explosive character. If Bond must be American then look to the reams of americam literature (or comics) to find one of your own. Its like casting Richard3 and saying its set in downtown maimi. I mean no offense by this - but in context - lets get Clive Owen to play Lincoln as an Oxford don during the Civil War
Somehow I don't think Sean Connery would have delivered that line. )
Then by that logic, Brosnan wouldn't have delivered that line either, because he's Irish.
It was Brosnan's first film, with a lot riding on it, so I'm betting he would have said anything the producers asked him. I do remember seeing GE for the first time and thinking Brosnan delivered it through gritted teeth. ) But Connery, Scottish National Party mascot/pet that he is, would have sooner made a sequel to Darby O'Gill and the Little People than delivered that line.
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Another aspect is his age, it´s like to hire Roger Moore for the shooting of VIEW TO A KILL - imagine it as his first movie in his age
I think Brad Pitt is nice choice for Bond - even if he is maybe too handsome.
But best Bond for me is Colin Farell (yeah, yeah, he is not american :-)
and GREAT AMERICAN bond could be Paul Walker from Fast and Furious
The day an American is signed for the part of Bond is the day I lose total respect for the people who run Eon, and I would stay well away from any such resulting film(s). X-(
You're right, dammit! English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Australian are OK, but no Americans!!
Yeah, now I feel better!!! GROWWWWLLL!!!!
8-)
I am honored, but no thanks. If they thought Craig wasn't good looking enough for the part I can't imagine what they would say about me.
For the record, an American should not play Bond.
Full agreement!Bloody Hell!It's insult enough that nearly all of the screenplays are/were by American writers and that the Broccoli family is itself American!Jeezus!Whatever could they possibly know about making James Bond films?The bloody cheek!Who the hell do these Yanks think they ARE, anyway?Let's see some proper British producers handle this series instead.
And if Eon should ever even consider using Englishmen or Welshmen or Irishmen or Australians to play 007, this series will immediately go right down the drain!My God,it'll be the death knell for 007!!!
Everybody knows that James Bond must always be played by a Scotsman--after all,007's creator Ian Fleming made that Bond's nationality.Only Scots need ever apply for this role.
Grrrr.....
This said, my vote of course goes to the one and only Hugh Jackman, who has English parents and can definitely do a very good British accent, plus is just perfect for Bond. :x
I'd love George Clooney as well, but still think Jackman would be the best choice.
If not, I think there are various other very good choices depending on whether we look for a very young or normal age Bond.
Young: Christian Bale, Enrique Murciano (who is great on Without A Trace. And a few who have blond hair which I am not a fan of for Bond, but hypothetically..we can dye their hair I suppose.
"normal" age: Josh Hopkins (he looks mighty fine in a tuxedo and totally has that impertinent smile a la Sean Connery), Josh Duhamel (swoonnn), James Marsden (although he does comedy mainly, but he's definitely a good actor) and even if a bit older Dylan McDermott (YES, watch Big Shots and you'll understand what I mean.. he totally plays Bond there
What about a Kiwi? Could a New Zealander play Bond? IMO I think one could, just don't know if one would be cast as Bond. Maybe Karl Urban? He was rumoured at being a possible Bond way back before we knew about Craig. What do you think?
Jake Gyllenhaal maybe.
Well, Climax did it but...:(|)
The blond hair thing never really bothered me. Craig has obviously done a fantastis job and I hope he continues to do so for a very long time.
In my opinion, you can change Bond's hair color, his car, his tailor but NOT HIS NATIONALITY!
Now if this was purely a hypothetical question ...Clooney would have been decent about 10 years ago. I think we can all agree that no one can pull off a tux like he does.
Brosnan does it better in my opinion.-{
Seems reasonable.
James Bond is Scottish/Swiss. It is mentioned in the books.
Just to clear this up once and for all...
Ah, if only that were so
James Brolin looks very bondian there. Look at the picture where he is sitting in a boat and spitting beer. It's amazing how much he looks like a Brosnan picture where he was spitting water! ....But Bond shouldn't be american anyway, so this is just an "intelectual exercise"
I've seen the cover and Josh Brolin looks great. I think the tag-line is 'Return of the Tough Guy.' Haven't looked inside though. I remember the Brozzer spitting water picture too.
Just out of interest, where exactly is this mentioned?
Just so long the actor isn't Swiss.
There is the exchange with 006 in GE,
"For England, James."
"For England Alec."
Somehow I don't think Sean Connery would have delivered that line.
I'm kinda neutral on that one!
Then by that logic, Brosnan wouldn't have delivered that line either, because he's Irish.
I'd tend to take the word of Fleming's books over the films. Fleming says Bond is half Scottish, half Swiss, but brought up in England and educated at Eton. Nowhere in the novels that I know of does he ever attribute James Bond as being English, perhaps with the exception of From Russia With Love, when the Russians referred to him as "Angliski Spion" - English spy. Perhaps they should've more accurately called him a British spy.
It was Brosnan's first film, with a lot riding on it, so I'm betting he would have said anything the producers asked him. I do remember seeing GE for the first time and thinking Brosnan delivered it through gritted teeth.