Benedict Cumberbatch?

MustonMuston Huncote, Leicestershire Posts: 228MI6 Agent
in General James Bond Chat
Not sure if he's been talked about on here before, but after seeing him in the trailer for the new Star Treck film, I really think Cumberbatch would like great in the tuxedo. When he says the line "I will walk over your cold corpses," he really looks the business. Plus he would be about the right age when DC finally calls it a day.
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  • James SuzukiJames Suzuki New ZealandPosts: 2,406MI6 Agent
    Yes please, a great English actor, he'll be perfect...I actually prefer him to replace DC then Henry Cavill or Fassbender. He just needs to put on a bit more weight...he looks a bit skinny to be Bond at the moment.
    Love him in Sherlock, Amazing Grace and he has such a great voice and presence. He would also look very dapper in a tux as well. Im for all for it he's my top pick.
    “The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. "
    -Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    NO WAY, He's doing Sherlock. I don't want anything to get in the way of
    this great series. :))
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  • zaphodzaphod Posts: 1,183MI6 Agent
    James Suzuki wrote:
    Yes please, a great English actor, he'll be perfect...I actually prefer him to replace DC then Henry Cavill or Fassbender. He just needs to put on a bit more weight...he looks a bit skinny to be Bond at the moment.
    Love him in Sherlock, Amazing Grace and he has such a great voice and presence. He would also look very dapper in a tux as well. Im for all for it he's my top pick.

    He's an inspired re-Imagined Holmes, but would be a terrible Bond in my view. I hope we move away from 'interesting' casting that stretches/adapts the conception of the character towards a much more classic interpretation in the ' tall, dark'. & Handsome ' mould. I think that it's hard to second guess Eon, they may go in the direction that I hope, but given Bab's predilection for 'craggy Blonds ' ( she also wanted Sean Bean at one point, but mercifully did not get her way) it may be a vain hope...
  • zaphodzaphod Posts: 1,183MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    NO WAY, He's doing Sherlock. I don't want anything to get in the way of
    this great series. :))

    Don't think that there's any firm dates yet to continue. The international success of both actors may have put the whole thing on indefinite hold ?:)
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    You haven't been keeping up with my Excellent Sherlock Thread.
    http://www.ajb007.co.uk/topic/40891/sherlock-news/

    They are filming the Third series now and a Fourth is on the cards. -{
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    Don't know about him, I'm not sure if he's Bond enough, more of a ringer for Dr Who really.
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • James SuzukiJames Suzuki New ZealandPosts: 2,406MI6 Agent
    Silhouette Man wrote:
    Don't know about him, I'm not sure if he's Bond enough, more of a ringer for Dr Who really.
    I've been told that the Dr fans are eyeing him up for the next dr.
    “The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. "
    -Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
  • James SuzukiJames Suzuki New ZealandPosts: 2,406MI6 Agent
    Another choice is Laurence Fox!
    He's another Blonde boy, and because he's finished Lewis he's moved to America to try his luck.at Hollywood.
    “The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. "
    -Casino Royale, Ian Fleming
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    James Suzuki wrote:
    Silhouette Man wrote:
    Don't know about him, I'm not sure if he's Bond enough, more of a ringer for Dr Who really.
    I've been told that the Dr fans are eyeing him up for the next dr.

    Yes, given the current odd-looking Dr Who actor, Mr Cumberbatch would indeed be a shoe in for the next face of the ever-changing Time Lord. I'm not a Dr Who fan, by the way. Never understood that stuff, at all, I'm afraid.
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,535MI6 Agent
    He auditioned for Doctor Who, but got Sherlock instead.
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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    Asp9mm wrote:
    He auditioned for Doctor Who, but got Sherlock instead.

    Interesting - he may well be chosen next as a rising star on TV and film, then.
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • LexiLexi LondonPosts: 3,000MI6 Agent
    I find him a bit neurotic for Bond.

    But someone suggested him as a Villian, which would be a lot more suited.
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  • zaphodzaphod Posts: 1,183MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    You haven't been keeping up with my Excellent Sherlock Thread.
    http://www.ajb007.co.uk/topic/40891/sherlock-news/

    They are filming the Third series now and a Fourth is on the cards. -{

    Never more delighted to be wrong. Thanks.
  • superadosuperado Regent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,656MI6 Agent
    edited March 2013
    I'm becoming big fan of Cumberbatch because of Sherlock but haven't really considered him as Bond till now that it's been brought up. He has a slim build and is 6 feet even, the height of the literary Bond though he doesn't seem tall in Sherlock maybe because it seems that his head is too big for his body, at least to me. I have a feeling that there's the slight danger of being bland like his role in Tinker Tailor and have reservations about his basic facial features. He looks a bit pretty, too exotic, almost Asian and can seem too pink and soft, more than PB in his Remington Steele days (which is why I think his casting for GE instead of TLD worked out). As Bond, IMO he would need to get tanned and go with darkened hair and "toughened" up like how they did with Brosnan in GE, but the plus there is that he's on the handsome side of the tipping point (though not necessarily "terribly handsome" as described in the books), which is a critical Bond quality for me.

    Seeing Cumberbatch in Atonement, Amazing Grace and War Horse, he can easily evoke the bearing to play a public school British officer, gentleman type, more than any of the other Bonds. He's not necessarily neurotic in his normal demeanor as it's been said here, but then again, that's how Dalton played him and it was okay, esp. if we want some literary Bond vibe who was described as saturnine (though that proved unpopular with the ticket-buying public). He can be naughtily irreverent and sardonic as we've seen in Sherlock, which too is very Bond. He can definitely be a muted alpha male who commands authority without being too brash or overbearing. But again, with his delivery in Sherlock, I think the most important quality he can offer to the role of Bond is that he can easily and quickly develop an attractive persona that the audience can warm to, which was a problem for Dalton IMO.

    EDIT: "Vatican Cameos!" After posting, I just saw how much Cumberbatch resembled my avatar of a young Hoagy Carmichael, which is very promising, bring it on!

    benedictcumberbatchempre.jpg
    "...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,467MI6 Agent
    Stranger things have happened. Again, we all assume these actors actually want to do Bond, a role now only covetted by B-listers and nearly-men. Craig would never have had his Hollywood thing without Bond, even then it's a struggle, in fairness because no one has fashioned a star vehicle for him they way the might have done with Bogard back in the day.

    BC's appeal isn't really that manly though, it's kind of sexually enigmatic. Personally I can't see it, he'd be great as a villain or Julian Assange type.

    Of course, with the Russian dissident Boris found dead in his mansion (what a daft place to live if you worry the KGB are after you, I mean what sort of bloke hides out in a place like that and just waits to be attacked, nowhere to run to, in the middle of nowhere.... oh), truth is more Bondian than fiction these days.
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    Napoleon Plural wrote:
    Stranger things have happened. Again, we all assume these actors actually want to do Bond, a role now only covetted by B-listers and nearly-men. Craig would never have had his Hollywood thing without Bond, even then it's a struggle, in fairness because no one has fashioned a star vehicle for him they way the might have done with Bogard back in the day.

    BC's appeal isn't really that manly though, it's kind of sexually enigmatic. Personally I can't see it, he'd be great as a villain or Julian Assange type.

    Of course, with the Russian dissident Boris found dead in his mansion (what a daft place to live if you worry the KGB are after you, I mean what sort of bloke hides out in a place like that and just waits to be attacked, nowhere to run to, in the middle of nowhere.... oh), truth is more Bondian than fiction these days.

    Ha! Another dig at Skyfall Lodge as a concept there, Nap. You never miss a beat! :))
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • Napoleon PluralNapoleon Plural LondonPosts: 10,467MI6 Agent
    Ah, at least you read that post then... :v :D
    "This is where we leave you Mr Bond."

    Roger Moore 1927-2017
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    Napoleon Plural wrote:
    Ah, at least you read that post then... :v :D

    Yes, I guess it's a head start over reading a mere quote from one, ain't it, Nap? :))
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Craig was already in Hollywood even before Bond..
    1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    True but he was only doing a bit of waiting on tables. :p
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    Thunderpussy wrote:
    True but he was only doing a bit of waiting on tables. :p

    And it was only in a cafe in Hollywood, Co. Down in Norn Iron. :))
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • PredatorPredator Posts: 790Chief of Staff
    Especially given his presence in the new Star Trek film, I suspect that he is looking for a little more variety in his roles.

    He has always struck me as a Ralph Fiennes type of actor, so we will see him in lots of big-hitting Oscar-potential character parts, I just doubt that one of those characters would be 007.

    (I hope so much that the new Star Trek won't dent his reputation)
  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,926MI6 Agent
    Don't forget his appearance in an Episode of Tales from the Crypt :))
    1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,865Chief of Staff
    Wonderful actor, perfect as Sherlock. Not Bond.
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Can't see it myself but, Cumberbatch is the fans favourite
    for the next Dr Who. Although I'd say He's now too big
    a name for the good Doctor. :D
    "I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
  • BlackleiterBlackleiter Washington, DCPosts: 5,615MI6 Agent
    I agree.
    Barbel wrote:
    Wonderful actor, perfect as Sherlock. Not Bond.
    "Felix Leiter, a brother from Langley."
  • Thunderbird 2Thunderbird 2 East of Cardiff, Wales.Posts: 2,817MI6 Agent
    As Bond? No. Bond Baddie? Yup!

    Though the chances are against both anyway, as he is about to be the baddie in Trek, and is too high profile to be a newbie as 007.

    As a period 007, in a post World War II style BBC drama, yea, that would work!
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  • superadosuperado Regent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,656MI6 Agent
    Thunderbird 2 wrote:
    As a period 007, in a post World War II style BBC drama, yea, that would work!

    Yeah, much of what Bond has become on screen would need to be peeled back and to do a Bond in his original setting, you can certainly make it work with an actor like Cumberbatch.

    Questions for UK fans: Was reading up on Sherlock to predict when US-based viewers would have the earliest chance of seeing Season 3 (still unknown, I guess). I've only seen these through rented DVDs and am not familiar with broadcasts via BBC America (which I have on Satellite). Can the UK viewers share how these episodes are broadcast there? Because Seasons 1 & 2 each had only three, 1.5 hour episodes, are they spread out through the season and broadcasts as TV movies?
    "...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 27,754Chief of Staff
    They are broadcast as 3 one and a half hour episodes. Short...but very sweet -{
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  • superadosuperado Regent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,656MI6 Agent
    Sir Miles wrote:
    They are broadcast as 3 one and a half hour episodes. Short...but very sweet -{

    Thanks, Sir Miles, are they broadcast for 3 consecutive weeks? At what part of the year does its season begin there?
    "...the purposeful slant of his striding figure looked dangerous, as if he was making quickly for something bad that was happening further down the street." -SMERSH on 007 dossier photo, Ch. 6 FRWL.....
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