Actors Who'd Make Great Bond Villains

BIG TAM · August 2012

Whilst watching TOMORROW NEVER DIES recently I couldn't help thinking how I'd like to have seen Malcolm McDowell or Terence Stamp play Elliot Carver. Jonathan Pryce did okay but lacked a certain menace for me which these two actors can do in their sleep. With this in mind I wonder if there are any actors you'd like to have seen giving Bond a run for his money? Here goes with a quick twenty. The first five alas can't as they're no longer with us:-

Klaus Kinski
Oliver Reed
Lee Van Cleef
Anthony Quinn
James Mason
Maximilian Schell
Jean Reno
Gerard Depardieu
Christoph Waltz
John Malkovich
Karel Roden
Christian Berkel
Thomas Kretschmann
Stellan Skarsgard
Laurence Fishburne
Michael Wincott
Peter Sarsgaard
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Willem Dafoe
Idris Elba

GordoLeiter · August 2012

Arnold Swarzenegger, hands down.

thesecretagent · August 2012

Seriously?

thesecretagent · August 2012

Alan Rickman

Napoleon Plural · August 2012

Rowan Atkinson, actually.

The actor himself has a rather suave, disdainful manner, somewhat aloof in his black polo. He would be a good villain against Craig.

Thunderpussy · August 2012

I always though Laurence Fishburne would of made a great Villain, even a modern Blofeld.

Blackleiter · August 2012

Impressive pick! You never cease to amaze me, TP! -{

Thunderpussy wrote:

I always though Laurence Fishburne would of made a great Villain, even a modern Blofeld.

GordoLeiter · August 2012

thesecretagent wrote:

Seriously?

Yeah, if he were still in his prime i could se him as a re-imagined Goldfinger in the Craig era

Agent007jamest · August 2012

Thunderpussy wrote:

I always though Laurence Fishburne would of made a great Villain, even a modern Blofeld.

I agree totally. He handled the action scenes well in The Matrix trilogy and when he offers Neo the red or blue pill in the first film he comes across ominous but cool at the same time.

Agent007jamest · August 2012

This is a little off topic but after viewing the dark knight trilogy Morgan Freeman would have been a great Q if he was British. Though it might have been too close to his Lucious Fox character. But who knows if the Nolan rumors pan out and we know how he loves to use the same actors from past films anything could happen.

Hardyboy · August 2012

Y'know, I've always thought an interesting villain could be built around Peter Dinklage. Of course, that he's a dwarf would automatically give him the "difference" in physicality Fleming so often gave his villains; but his clear blue eyes and deep voice give him additional authority. Plus, he's a good actor.

chrisisall · August 2012

Terence Stamp as the new Blofeld. Be still my heart. B-) B-)

GordoLeiter · August 2012

Figure this would be the appropriate thread to share this, here's my dream castings for some of the classic villan roles if they ever decide to bring them back for Craigs era :

Doctor No - Chou Yun Fat or Ken Watanabe
Grant - Igor Jijikine
Earnest Blofeld - Jeremy Irons or Alan Rickman
Jaws - Dwayne Johnson
Nick Nack - Peter Dinklage
Hugo Drax - Roger Moore (come on Bond Vs Bond

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Goldfinger - Arnold Swarzenegger

Thunderpussy · August 2012

If they ever filmed " Brokenclaw" I think Dwayne Johnson would fit the Bill

chrisisall · August 2012

GordoLeiter wrote:

Goldfinger - Arnold Swarzenegger

"Please excuse me Mr. Bond, I'll be back."

YES!!!!!

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GordoLeiter · August 2012

chrisisall wrote:

GordoLeiter wrote:

Goldfinger - Arnold Swarzenegger

"Excuse me Mr. Bond, I'll be back."

YES!!!!! )

Lmao.

I really think Arnold could pull off a modern version of Goldfinger even at his current age, with the way they are re-imaging the characters now it wouldnt be a big deal. A muscle bound Goldfinger would be kinda freaky now that i think about it

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Bond : "You expect me to talk?"
Goldfinger : "NO YOU FOOL! I WANT YOU DIIIIEEEEE!!!!! GAAAAAAAH!" *Goldfinger breaks Bond's neck, credits roll*

Blackleiter · August 2012

Interesting choice! And Drinkage is such a good actor that I could see it working. In fact, once the story got rolling, provided it's a good one, I can imagine forgetting completely that Drinkage is a dwarf (unless the movie included a ludicrous scene of hand-to-hand combat between Bond and the villain!)

Hardyboy wrote:

Y'know, I've always thought an interesting villain could be built around Peter Dinklage. Of course, that he's a dwarf would automatically give him the "difference" in physicality Fleming so often gave his villains; but his clear blue eyes and deep voice give him additional authority. Plus, he's a good actor.

chrisisall · August 2012

GordoLeiter wrote:

Bond : "You expect me to talk?"
Goldfinger : "NO YOU FOOL! I WANT YOU DIIIIEEEEE!!!!! GAAAAAAAH!" *Goldfinger breaks Bond's neck, credits roll*

"This fence surrounding the depository, as Mr Strap reminded us, is electrified. It will be nuked!"

Dutchfinger · August 2012

Very intresting picks in this thread!

Laurence Fishburne, I could really see that work! Great choice Thunderpussy!
Come to think of it, I could see him in lots of different role's in the Bond Universe. Besides him being a villian, he would also be capable of pulling of a great allie... But he would have also pulled of the small role that Micheal Madsen did in DAD. (I believe his name was Falcon.)

I always thought Marlon Brando would have made an excellent villian back in the day! (Say the Connery or early Moore era)
A more recent pick would be Andy Garcia... And (going really out of the box here:) Johnny Depp! - Seems like the weirdest casting ever, and it will never happen surely, but I think he could pull off a lot of creative villians...
A more unknown pick: Alessandro Gassman.

Also, am I the only one who feels that Daniel Craig would have actually done a good job as Alec Trevelyan?

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chrisisall · August 2012

Dutchfinger wrote:

Also, am I the only one who feels that Daniel Craig would have actually done a good job as Alec Trevelyan? )

He would have been equally as great as Sean.

GordoLeiter · August 2012

I think the biggest dream for most of us is a past Bond actor playing a villian in a future Bond movie.

chrisisall · August 2012

GordoLeiter wrote:

I think the biggest dream for most of us is a past Bond actor playing a villian in a future Bond movie.

But wouldn't that break the wall? I mean it's GREAT seeing Dalton chew up the scenery in CHUCK, but would it be a bit.... distracting... in a new Bond movie? ?:)

Dutchfinger · August 2012

GordoLeiter wrote:

I think the biggest dream for most of us is a past Bond actor playing a villian in a future Bond movie.

Inmagine Connery as a villian v.s Craig's Bond!

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Although this would be very controversial. I don't think a lot of fans would appreciate seeing Connery get killed by Craig...

More picks:
- Samuel Jackson
- Frank Vincent
- Tom Sizamore
- Steve Buscemi

GordoLeiter · August 2012

Dutchfinger wrote:

GordoLeiter wrote:

I think the biggest dream for most of us is a past Bond actor playing a villian in a future Bond movie.

Inmagine Connery as a villian v.s Craig's Bond! )
Although this would be very controversial. I don't think a lot of fans would appreciate seeing Connery get killed by Craig...

More picks:
- Samuel Jackson
- Frank Vincent
- Tom Sizamore
- Steve Buscemi

If it were Roger Moore they would celebrate

chrisisall · August 2012

GordoLeiter wrote:

If it were Roger Moore they would celebrate

8-)

Dutchfinger · August 2012

BIG TAM wrote:

Klaus Kinski
Oliver Reed
Lee Van Cleef
Anthony Quinn
James Mason
Maximilian Schell
Jean Reno
Gerard Depardieu
Christoph Waltz
John Malkovich
Karel Roden
Christian Berkel
Thomas Kretschmann
Stellan Skarsgard
Laurence Fishburne
Michael Wincott
Peter Sarsgaard
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Willem Dafoe
Idris Elba

Technically, Willem Dafoe has already been a Bond Villian in the 007 game Everything Or Nothing...

Blackleiter · August 2012

Hee hee!

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GordoLeiter wrote:

Dutchfinger wrote:

GordoLeiter wrote:

I think the biggest dream for most of us is a past Bond actor playing a villian in a future Bond movie.

Inmagine Connery as a villian v.s Craig's Bond! )
Although this would be very controversial. I don't think a lot of fans would appreciate seeing Connery get killed by Craig...

More picks:
- Samuel Jackson
- Frank Vincent
- Tom Sizamore
- Steve Buscemi

If it were Roger Moore they would celebrate

Number24 · August 2012

Mikael Persbrandt. I have mentioned him before and I will mention him again until the world bends to my will

) He has been a star in his native country Sweden for a long time, but will be in The Hobbit soon. He is a great actor, plays arrogant bastards better than anyone and he is 6' 1.5" (1.89 m) and weighs 203 lbs. (92 kg). He has also trained a lot lately, including with military special forces, because he stars in a film series about a Swedish version of Bond (Carl Hamilton)
He is what Bond needs in a villan: a very good actor who looks like he could kill Bond. If you look at some of the best Bond villans you find actors who vere stars in their home market, but unknown internationally. This way the audience gets actors who can hold the screen, but people havent seen the actor play villans in other movies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJdg5bwo4iE

BIG TAM · August 2012

Can't help thinking Timothy Dalton would have made a great 006 in GOLDENEYE. He's good at sly villainy, to wit ROCKETEER. But it would have been too on-the-nose casting coming so soon after his stint in the Bond role. It's a nice fantasy, though.
Would have also liked to see George C. Scott as Whittaker in THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS. Shades of Patton perhaps but a wasted character who could have been a shady Colonel Kurtz recluse. Plus it might have served to lessen Jeroen Krabbe's screentime.

Dutchfinger · August 2012

Another great Bond villian:

Lee Tamahori!

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Peppermill · August 2012

Dutchfinger wrote:

Another great Bond villian:

Lee Tamahori! )

I don't know if he is the only only one to blame (Pervis, Wade GRRRRR) for DAD, but IMHO that was an awful movie.

Actors Who'd Make Great Bond Villains

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