Poll: Who would you like to be the next James Bond in Bond 26?
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I have created a poll where I have named all the candidates I can think of. I have cast a wide net, but I left out the most ridiculous candidates mentioned in the press (Tom Cruise, Gillian Anderson). If your candidate isn't listed, just post the name of the actor. This poll assumes Daniel Craig won't be in the next Bond movie, even though this is uncertain now. Click the link and chose one candidate:
Link:http://vote.pollcode.com/83456265
Link:http://vote.pollcode.com/83456265
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Idris Elba: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0252961/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Tom Hiddleston: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1089991/?ref_=nv_sr_4
Tom Hardy: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0362766/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Clive Standen: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1641140/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Aidan Turner: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2636108/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Aaron Taylor-Johnson: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1093951/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Sam Heughan: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1537825/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Michael Fassbender: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1055413/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Henry Cavill: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0147147/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Charlie Hunnam: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0402271/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Mathew Goode: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0328828/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Tom Ellis: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0255124/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Oliver Jackson- Cohen: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2719825/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Dan Stevens: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1405398/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Rupert Friend: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1670029/?ref_=nv_sr_3
Benedict Cumberbatch: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1212722/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Nicholas Hoult: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0396558/?ref_=nv_sr_1
James Norton: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3584268/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Tom Hughes: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3433735/?ref_=nv_sr_1
Luke Evans: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1812656/?ref_=nv_sr_2
Barry Sloane: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1289351/?ref_=nv_sr_2
Damian Lewis: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507073/?ref_=nv_sr_1
I've been thinking of making a other poll with the same names, but with the question being who is acceptable as Bond or who you think are good candidates. The poll would need to be set on multiple choice.
I think this would be interesting to me, because I see a fair number of good candidates on this list.
That would be completely unfair of me to claim this to be the case, but I have to admit thinking it after reading the results.
The other poll shows more varied results, but hiddleston is still in a class of his own, even though Fassbender and Aidan Turner have a lot of support too. Media favourites Idris Elba, Damian Lewis and Tom Hardy poll like lost Republican presidential candidates, hardly getting any votes. I'll never understand the support for Dan Stevens, but he does seem to have some support. I can't accuse AJB007 members to be slaves of media opinion and the bookmakers' numbers, and that's both interesting and positive. Do others have thoughts about the polls and the results?
He only has two things going against him in my opinion: - He's to well known, and his age. Given the larger gaps between Bond films nowadays, this would not work in his favor. For these two reasons (and mainly the first one) I don't see him ever getting the part. So he's more of a dream choice than a realistic one for me. But damn would he make for a bad ass Bond though!
So for a more realistic choice, I would have picked Aidan Turner. He's not that well known yet and is still very young. I would say he has a bigger chance. Shame to see Hiddleston up so high. I defenitely don't see what's so special about the guy, he seems so opposite of who I think Bond should be. (But then again, I felt about Craig the sameway pre CR...)
Speaking of Hardy, there is some more press speculation concerning him going on again:
http://screenrant.com/james-bond-25-tom-hardy-christopher-nolan/
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Did you mean if Cavill WASN'T tied down by being Supermann?
The way I see it Hardy is the super-Craig: short, blonde, muscular and rugged, not the traditional Bond look, really to old to start up as Bond, famous characters actor. Only more so than Daniel Craig.
Hardy is 40, but when you actually see him out of character he actually has a relatively youthful looking face; not craggy like Craig. I don't believe Hardy has blond hair either. Hardy like DeNiro throws himself into roles and my guess is he would sport a muscled but lean and wiry look for Bond as opposed to a more bulked up muscle bound interpretation. Hardy would not be my choice but it would certainly be interesting to say the least.
It's ideal that he is tied down by Superman because thankfully it takes him out of contention for Bond.
None of the listed choices really make sense to me. Either they are too well known, too old, or untried as leading actors. - Which is the one aspect that can only be determined by casting directors and the producers.
I voted Dan Stevens because he is the closest match, but he suffers from Typecastphobia. I can't really see him committing to a four film contract. Aiden Turner takes second place, as he has done stage and tv well, and starred in big budget effects films as an ensamble actor, and is the right age to start as 007.
Elba and Cavill have specifically stated they are flattered people say they should be Bond, but they are not interested.
CR-O6 is my favorite Bond film, and Mr Craig has cemented Mr Fleming's 007 for me as a result. But as of QoS, his character will probably be remembered as the 'Oh woe is me' Bond, alongside Sir Sean's 'The Original Definative' and Sir Roger's 'The Ha-ha Funny, but effective' Bond. But I have had more than enough of that woe.
New actor, new start please!
I've more chance of being Bond than Elba
Elba as Bond is nonsensical on many levels -{
Very sensible observation. -{
I do realize that we will not see Elba as Bond, but this is a poll about who we would like to see as Bond, not who will be Bond!
Why do you think Craig was a nonsensical choice for Bond ?
You are right about this poll being about who the memers would like to see play Bond. That's why I included all the candidates I could think of, also those I didn't believe in myself.
Bond can and must change to a certain degree, but not too much. The problem is that if Bond and his history changes too much, he will not be Bond anymore. How much he can change is always a matter of debate.
I have aslo googled "nonsensical" and can now reply that Craig isn't ...... that.
Craig stretched the limits of what the cinematic Bond should look like, but his look never gainsaid Fleming in any important way.
However I would have no qualms about him playing other roles in the series. M, Q, Leiter, or even another 00, maybe even a Villian. He is a wonderful actor and I really enjoy watching him, he's fanatstic. just can't be James Bond, only my opinion though.
"Do you expect me to talk? "No Mister Bond I expect you to die"
Craig and Wright play off each other better in The Invasion. They have little interaction in the Bond films, which is very unfortunate.
Absolutely. Wright is an excellent actor and the relationship between Bond and Leiter, as agents and friends would be a nice fresh departure from the typical conflict between Bond and authority (M in particular) and Bond's past. If they want to break the pattern they have gotten stuck in with Craig, bringing Leiter back into the storyline in a more key role would be a great way to do it.