Would Jason Connery have made a good Bond?

osrisosris Posts: 558MI6 Agent
in General James Bond Chat
In a physical sense he might have—looking like his father. But from what I’ve seen of his on-screen performances, he lacks his father’s on-screen presence. But maybe that sort of thing could have been developed, who knows. Roger Moore had less on-screen presence than Connery and he did well.
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  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,535MI6 Agent
    No. His acting isn't very strong, and his physicality and masculinity are not what is required of a Bond actor. Not that he's a wuss or anything, he just lacks the presence needed.
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  • osrisosris Posts: 558MI6 Agent
    Asp9mm wrote:
    No. His acting isn't very strong, and his physicality and masculinity are not what is required of a Bond actor. Not that he's a wuss or anything, he just lacks the presence needed.

    I tend to agree.
  • superadosuperado Regent's Park West (CaliforniaPosts: 2,656MI6 Agent
    It's like asking if Patrick Schwarzenegger would make a good Terminator.
    "...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.....
  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,535MI6 Agent
    I know Jason quite well through Robin of Sherwood and he is an absolutely top bloke. If I really want to P him off, I say 'banco' in a girlie/Mr Bean voice as it's an ongoing joke since I saw him play Fleming in Goldeneye and deliver said line badly :)) He's very generous and humorous and strangely, we've never talked about his dad in the 12 plus years I've known him.

    Here is a more recent picture of him from March this year...

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  • Silhouette ManSilhouette Man The last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
    No, as he's not a good enough actor in my book.
    "The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
  • BarbelBarbel ScotlandPosts: 37,865Chief of Staff
    stag wrote:
    Ask him to ask his dad too ;)

    Oh, I think we all know what HE would say!! :))
  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Also wasn't Jason Connery Blond ? A Blond Bond ?
    It will never happen ! :D
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  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,535MI6 Agent
    stag wrote:
    Asp9mm wrote:
    I know Jason quite well through Robin of Sherwood and he is an absolutely top bloke. If I really want to P him off, I say 'banco' in a girlie/Mr Bean voice as it's an ongoing joke since I saw him play Fleming in Goldeneye and deliver said line badly :)) He's very generous and humorous and strangely, we've never talked about his dad in the 12 plus years I've known him.

    Here is a more recent picture of him from March this year...

    Jo_Michael_Praed_Jason_Connery-1024x817%201_zpsnfmronvb.jpg

    Nice one! I don't suppose you could persuade him to join AJB? Ask him to ask his dad too ;)

    I'm seeing him in April. I'll ask, but don't hold your breath. He used to be on a Robin Hood site though.

    This thread has brought up a point I never thought of. I actually never really think of him as Sean Connery's son. How odd is that considering the level of Bond fan I am :s
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  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    stag wrote:
    I'm sure he'll be made more than welcome should he decide to join us. BTW have you ever met Connery Snr?

    I have :v Grumpy old bugger :D
  • osrisosris Posts: 558MI6 Agent
    stag wrote:
    Asp9mm wrote:
    I know Jason quite well through Robin of Sherwood and he is an absolutely top bloke. If I really want to P him off, I say 'banco' in a girlie/Mr Bean voice as it's an ongoing joke since I saw him play Fleming in Goldeneye and deliver said line badly :)) He's very generous and humorous and strangely, we've never talked about his dad in the 12 plus years I've known him.

    Here is a more recent picture of him from March this year...

    Jo_Michael_Praed_Jason_Connery-1024x817%201_zpsnfmronvb.jpg

    Nice one! I don't suppose you could persuade him to join AJB? Ask him to ask his dad too ;)


    I second that.
  • osrisosris Posts: 558MI6 Agent
    danjaq_0ff wrote:
    stag wrote:
    I'm sure he'll be made more than welcome should he decide to join us. BTW have you ever met Connery Snr?

    I have :v Grumpy old bugger :D


    What were the circumstances surrounding it?
  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    Nothing exciting Im afraid, I broke my rule and allowed myself to be a fanboy and asked for his autograph :D but he said he was to busy :# Still, you don't see Sean Connery walking down the street everyday :D

    It probably didn't help matters that I was standing outside of EON at the time though :D
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,619MI6 Agent
    danjaq_0ff wrote:
    Nothing exciting Im afraid, I broke my rule and allowed myself to be a fanboy and asked for his autograph :D but he said he was to busy :

    Yeah, but that's because you are know to ask EVERYBODY for an autograph.
    I also replied that I was busy, but you kept stalking me :D
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  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    Higgins wrote:
    danjaq_0ff wrote:
    Nothing exciting Im afraid, I broke my rule and allowed myself to be a fanboy and asked for his autograph :D but he said he was to busy :

    Yeah, but that's because you are know to ask EVERYBODY for an autograph.
    I also replied that I was busy, but you kept stalking me :D

    No, I was asking how fast do you drive on the autobahn, you deaf old sod :v :D
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,619MI6 Agent
    :)) :)) :))

    So what where you thinking after I ran away and after chasing me thru the city, I gave you a signed picture?
    Not exactly what you've been asking for? :v
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.
    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    Im a sucker for Dim Sum and you were paying, what else needs to be said :D
  • osrisosris Posts: 558MI6 Agent
    danjaq_0ff wrote:
    Nothing exciting Im afraid, I broke my rule and allowed myself to be a fanboy and asked for his autograph :D but he said he was to busy :# Still, you don't see Sean Connery walking down the street everyday :D

    It probably didn't help matters that I was standing outside of EON at the time though :D


    Was this during the time he was Bond? I ask this because you say you were outside EON at the time.
  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    osris wrote:
    danjaq_0ff wrote:
    Nothing exciting Im afraid, I broke my rule and allowed myself to be a fanboy and asked for his autograph :D but he said he was to busy :# Still, you don't see Sean Connery walking down the street everyday :D

    It probably didn't help matters that I was standing outside of EON at the time though :D


    Was this during the time he was Bond? I ask this because you say you were outside EON at the time.

    No, this was the summer of 2003, I had just stepped out side the building for a fag break and Sean Connery walked past, it was quite surreal really :))
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,619MI6 Agent
    Maybe he did not like your particular cigarette brand?

    Or he was on the way to his lawyer sueying EON again :D
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.
    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    Benshon and Hedges :D
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,619MI6 Agent
    Hedgshesh??
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  • Matt SMatt S Oh Cult Voodoo ShopPosts: 6,610MI6 Agent
    danjaq_0ff wrote:
    Nothing exciting Im afraid, I broke my rule and allowed myself to be a fanboy and asked for his autograph :D but he said he was to busy :# Still, you don't see Sean Connery walking down the street everyday :D

    It probably didn't help matters that I was standing outside of EON at the time though :D

    I regularly walk past Sean Connery's New York City home, but I have yet to see him. :( A neighbour of mine saw him once.
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  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,535MI6 Agent
    Matt S wrote:
    danjaq_0ff wrote:
    Nothing exciting Im afraid, I broke my rule and allowed myself to be a fanboy and asked for his autograph :D but he said he was to busy :# Still, you don't see Sean Connery walking down the street everyday :D

    It probably didn't help matters that I was standing outside of EON at the time though :D

    I regularly walk past Sean Connery's New York City home, but I have yet to see him. :( A neighbour of mine saw him once.

    Knock on the door. I dare ya!!
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  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    Higgins wrote:
    Hedgshesh??

    :)) :)) :))
    "How was your lamb?" "Skewered. One sympathises."
  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,619MI6 Agent
    Asp9mm wrote:

    Knock on the door. I dare ya!!

    ...and call him "Mr. Bond" when he opens :)) :)) :))
    President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.
    Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
  • Charmed & DangerousCharmed & Dangerous Posts: 7,358MI6 Agent
    stag wrote:
    Saying that I suppose if I were in Seans shoes I would soon get peed off with people ... mentioning the B word on a regular basis.

    Baldie? :D
    "How was your lamb?" "Skewered. One sympathises."
  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    Charmed & Dangerous wrote:
    stag wrote:
    Saying that I suppose if I were in Seans shoes I would soon get peed off with people ... mentioning the B word on a regular basis.

    Baldie? :D

    :)) :)) :)) :))
  • The Domino EffectThe Domino Effect Posts: 3,638MI6 Agent
    I asked danjaq_off for an autograph once. His reply rhymed with his name.
  • superdaddysuperdaddy englandPosts: 917MI6 Agent
    Asp9mm wrote:
    I know Jason quite well through Robin of Sherwood and he is an absolutely top bloke. If I really want to P him off, I say 'banco' in a girlie/Mr Bean voice as it's an ongoing joke since I saw him play Fleming in Goldeneye and deliver said line badly :)) He's very generous and humorous and strangely, we've never talked about his dad in the 12 plus years I've known him.

    Here is a more recent picture of him from March this year...

    Jo_Michael_Praed_Jason_Connery-1024x817%201_zpsnfmronvb.jpg
    ,interesting, can remember that they did some filming for that in local woodland estate by where my parents used to live called Blaise Castle in Bristol but honestly can't remember if it was Jason in the role then or the "other fella" Michael Praed :)
  • Lady RoseLady Rose London,UKPosts: 2,667MI6 Agent
    He looks very different from his 'Robin' days. I wouldn't have recognised him at all. I didn't pay much attention to him to be honest, I was more of a Michael Praed girl.
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