Jude Law for Bond after Craig

christotheman · June 2009

Hey guys how do you think Jude Law would do for Bond, of course after Craig. He has already showed he is good with ladies in Alfie and he is British:

Loeffelholz · June 2009

Personally, I'll pass on Jude Law; I've never been much of a fan. And if Eon thought Hugh Jackman was too fey...!

Sweepy the Cat · June 2009

Nah, the last thing we need is another "pretty boy"

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Dan Same · June 2009

I don't want Jude Law as Bond, however I very much want one of his former co-stars as Bond. I'm referring of course to Clive Owen; what a wonderful Bond he could have been.

JimmyBond0129 · June 2009

Loeffelholz wrote:

Personally, I'll pass on Jude Law; I've never been much of a fan. And if Eon thought Hugh Jackman was too fey...!

If EON thought Hugh Jackman was too fey than what did they think of Sam Worthington? Was he too ugly or too short?

Number24 · June 2009

Jude Law i seriously lacking in masculinity. He would be completely wrong, epsecially after Craig.

Loeffelholz · June 2009

JimmyBond0129 wrote:

Loeffelholz wrote:

Personally, I'll pass on Jude Law; I've never been much of a fan. And if Eon thought Hugh Jackman was too fey...!

If EON thought Hugh Jackman was too fey than what did they think of Sam Worthington? Was he too ugly or too short?

I'll leave that second question to the Legion of Craig Haters^TM

They could do worse than Sam Worthington. I thought his performance in T4 was excellent.

John Drake · June 2009

Better get Connery's wig out of cold storage then. By the time Craig leaves Bond, Law is going to need it.

zaphod · June 2009

Loeffelholz wrote:

Personally, I'll pass on Jude Law; I've never been much of a fan. And if Eon thought Hugh Jackman was too fey...!

Agreed. He does not look like he could stand up in a strong wind to me.

Thunderpussy · June 2009

Jude Law as Bond, no way!

superdaddy · June 2009

clive standen for the role . before craig was even annouced as bond i saw him in layer cake and i said to my wife he would make agreat bond and low and behold he did and im saying the same about clive standen. hope im right again.

christotheman · July 2009

Well then how about Jason Isaacs:

Thunderpussy · July 2009

Jason Isaacs was my choice for Bond before D Craig but I think he might be a little too Old now But he'd make a great villan who would look like he could kick Bonds arse giving fans a great fight sequence.

zaphod · July 2009

Loeffelholz wrote:

JimmyBond0129 wrote:

Loeffelholz wrote:

Personally, I'll pass on Jude Law; I've never been much of a fan. And if Eon thought Hugh Jackman was too fey...!

If EON thought Hugh Jackman was too fey than what did they think of Sam Worthington? Was he too ugly or too short?

I'll leave that second question to the Legion of Craig Haters^TM

They could do worse than Sam Worthington. I thought his performance in T4 was excellent.

I tried, really I did, but I could not resist the bait...:) Without wishing to open old wounds, particularly as we are playing so nicely these days but... There seems to be a discussion on the internet disputing if he is any more than 5 feet eight!! Surely there must be some minimum height requirement. Not for being a leading man (plenty examples of them) but for being Bond, or is nothing sacred anymore ?

Just to be clear I hope DC stays around for at least one more, despite my misgivings, and because he is a superb and committed actor and a fine Bond I won't be joining 'Craighaters anytime soom

Loeffelholz · July 2009

zaphod wrote:

I tried, really I did, but I could not resist the bait...:) Without wishing to open old wounds, particularly as we are playing so nicely these days but...

?:) Wasn't aware of any 'bait' being thrown out...to what are your referring?

zaphod wrote:

There seems to be a discussion on the internet disputing if he is any more than 5 feet eight!! Surely there must be some minimum height requirement. Not for being a leading man (plenty examples of them) but for being Bond, or is nothing sacred anymore ?

Confused again. Are you talking about Worthington? If so, I certainly wasn't putting forward a formal endorsement. I thought he was good in T4, that's all. And if he's a Hobbit, at least he didn't play the Infiltrator Unit like one...there are always less desirable choices out there---Jude Law, for instance, to stay on topic here. I don't care if Jude Law is 6'4", IMO a Hobbit Bond would be preferable.

There's no bigger fan of Craig on these boards than me...but I'll gladly concede that Craig's on the low end, heightwise, of what a Bond actor should be. Here again, however, I don't think he plays the part like a short man---only a card-carrying LCH member looks at him in either CR or QoS and says, "He's obviously too short."

JimmyBond0129 · July 2009

zaphod wrote:

I tried, really I did, but I could not resist the bait. There seems to be a discussion on the internet disputing if he is any more than 5 feet eight!! Surely there must be some minimum height requirement.

IMDb's mini-biography on Sam Worthington says that he's six foot two inches, that's Timothy Dalton's height. Of course that information could be fraudulent but I think it's probably accurate.

Loeffelholz · July 2009

Isn't that interesting...from 5'8" to 6'2"---a full six inch differential---depending upon 'internet sources.' If they begin to claim that Worthington is obsessed with ladies' toiletries, or terrified of water, he may be a candidate

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zaphod · July 2009

Loeffelholz wrote:

zaphod wrote:

I tried, really I did, but I could not resist the bait...:) Without wishing to open old wounds, particularly as we are playing so nicely these days but...

?:) Wasn't aware of any 'bait' being thrown out...to what are your referring?

zaphod wrote:

There seems to be a discussion on the internet disputing if he is any more than 5 feet eight!! Surely there must be some minimum height requirement. Not for being a leading man (plenty examples of them) but for being Bond, or is nothing sacred anymore ?

Confused again. Are you talking about Worthington? If so, I certainly wasn't putting forward a formal endorsement. I thought he was good in T4, that's all. And if he's a Hobbit, at least he didn't play the Infiltrator Unit like one...there are always less desirable choices out there---Jude Law, for instance, to stay on topic here. I don't care if Jude Law is 6'4", IMO a Hobbit Bond would be preferable.

There's no bigger fan of Craig on these boards than me...but I'll gladly concede that Craig's on the low end, heightwise, of what a Bond actor should be. Here again, however, I don't think he plays the part like a short man---only a card-carrying LCH member looks at him in either CR or QoS and says, "He's obviously too short."

No biggie about 'bait' just a jokey reference to some of our previous exchanges. I think we are broadly in agreement. The only actor worse than Law for Bond would be Leonardo Di Caprio. Perhaps it should be a new thread, worst possible choice etc

Jude Law for Bond after Craig

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