I seem to remeber this happened before Goldeneye, but he made "The Mission" in 1986 so he might have been in the picture for Bond in The Living Daylights.
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Slight tabloid exaggeration there. He didn't turn it down. He was a contender, but in the end, he was never offered the role. You can't turn down an offer that was never made.
I belive they never offert the part to an actor who hasn't already said "If given the chance, I'll take it." As I understand it, the producers were very keen to cast him.
Why wouldn't they want him? He was 43, a world-class actor, a several times over boxing champion, 6' 4'' tall and looked like this:
Asp9mmOver the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,541MI6 Agent
They wouldn't want him because they cast Brosnan. And then Dalton. It's pretty well documented who had screen tests at that time. He wasn't one of them.
Sorry, just don't see Neeson as a good Bond. People bag Craig for his looks -- I don't see how Neeson is any more classically handsome, or really handsome at all. He's tall, I guess. I like him as an actor, but he's not really the suave leading man type. The closest he came was Schindler's List, but there he was less suave than simply arrogant and privileged.
He would make a better villain. He could play a villain like Scaramanga.. Bondian in many ways but just more brutal and uncaring and manipulative. He probably wouldn't be a bad foil right now for Craig, since Craig plays that thin line brilliantly in CR and QoS and could really showcase how close Bond was to being a villain instead of the hero.
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They wouldn't want him because they cast Brosnan. And then Dalton. It's pretty well documented who had screen tests at that time. He wasn't one of them.
I wasn't aware we had full knowledge of who screen tested for Bond. If you have such a list, please share. The fact that they cast Brosnan is hardly proof they didn't want Neeson. Who knows what would have happened if Neeson had said: "If given the oportunity I would love to play Bond!" Not any of us, that's for certain.
He would make a better villain. He could play a villain like Scaramanga.. Bondian in many ways but just more brutal and uncaring and manipulative. He probably wouldn't be a bad foil right now for Craig, since Craig plays that thin line brilliantly in CR and QoS and could really showcase how close Bond was to being a villain instead of the hero.
He would make a good villan, but Skyfall borrowed enough from Batman and shouldn't use its villan.
I've done a slight correction to the title of this thread. Mr Neeson was never married to the excellent actress Miranda Richardson
(if he had been, we'd have read about it in the "Daily Prophet")
English isn't my first language, but can't the title of my thread also be read as "to be able to marry"? Anyway, if it was good enough for The Independent it's good enough for me.
Number 24, you had printed MIRANDA Richardson, when the correct name is NATASHA Richardson. Your error was in the name of the lady concerned, not in the English. I merely changed the name.
Number 24, you had printed MIRANDA Richardson, when the correct name is NATASHA Richardson. Your error was in the name of the lady concerned, not in the English. I merely changed the name.
Thank you for pointing that out for me, and sorry for my missunderstanding
He would make a better villain. He could play a villain like Scaramanga.. Bondian in many ways but just more brutal and uncaring and manipulative. He probably wouldn't be a bad foil right now for Craig, since Craig plays that thin line brilliantly in CR and QoS and could really showcase how close Bond was to being a villain instead of the hero.
He would make a good villan, but Skyfall borrowed enough from Batman and shouldn't use its villan.
I kinda forget Neeson was the villain in Batman Begins
I don't agree the German language is pathetic. A friend of mine (Accidentally) bought HALO for his Xbox in German. It turns out the tough-guy oneliners sounded much better in German than in English and we both ended up qouting the dialogue for fun.
I understand. The Scotish dialect and my Norwegian dialect share a love of the rolling R, something that sounds cool and masculine when spoken, but sounds unnerving when used in German. Also, the word 'angst' sounds best in German! )
I belive they never offert the part to an actor who hasn't already said "If given the chance, I'll take it." As I understand it, the producers were very keen to cast him.
Why wouldn't they want him? He was 43, a world-class actor, a several times over boxing champion, 6' 4'' tall and looked like this:
I almost took up smoking after seeing this scene. One of the best cinematic moments I've ever seen.
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Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
No second Guesses to who you are referring to then? 8-)
Why wouldn't they want him? He was 43, a world-class actor, a several times over boxing champion, 6' 4'' tall and looked like this:
(if he had been, we'd have read about it in the "Daily Prophet")
Whew! Glad that never happened!
He would make a good villan, but Skyfall borrowed enough from Batman and shouldn't use its villan.
English isn't my first language, but can't the title of my thread also be read as "to be able to marry"? Anyway, if it was good enough for The Independent it's good enough for me.
Thank you for pointing that out for me, and sorry for my missunderstanding
I would not make fun of anyone's English- except Bondtoys, of course, and he makes fun of my German in return!
There is nothing funny in your german language - it's simply pathetic!
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
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That is truely angst-inducing!
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
And what crazy language has 3 words for "the"???!! Oh yes, don't tell me...
(I do admit that die, das, der confuse me hence my comment above)
I almost took up smoking after seeing this scene. One of the best cinematic moments I've ever seen.
Blimey, the PC brigade just got their first daily call out!
Glad bond saved you from being ginger beer TP!
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