Originally posted by siriuswriter
I was trying to think of some british up and comer... but realizing that we only have one movie left with craig...yes. CLIVE OWEN. like, children of men clive owen combined with the insider clive owen IS bond.
I was one of the small % who actually liked Craig when it was announced he would play Bond, so bla. 😛 Same for Catherine Tate when she was announced as the Doctor's companion in Doctor Who, since Doctor Who was brought up in here. 😛
I'd wish he would go on to play Bond for a long time actually.
Clive Owen I could live with but not too big on him. Gerard Butler maybe. Has to be a British actor though, always.
Originally posted by MildPossession
Again, Bond = must be played by a British actor thanks. 😛
George Lazenby was from Australia. Pierce Brosnan is from Ireland.
Roger Moore took over Bond when he was 45.
Both Timothy Dalton & Pierce Brosnan were in their early 40's when they started playing Bond.
Timothy Dalton said he was offered the Bond part when he was in his 20's (when the transition from Sean Connery to his eventual successor - Moore - was becoming a rocky road), but says he felt too young for the role, that Bond should be a man in his early 40's, and was glad he waited.
Hugh Jackman was born to English parents in Oz, and I think has done appropriate English accents in other parts. And he's so fit he looks younger than whatever his age is.
And for those still hoping for Clive Owen, he's already 45. If Daniel Craig does even two more movies, he'll be in his 50's before he could take over.
Originally posted by roughrider
Roger Moore took over Bond when he was 45.
Both Timothy Dalton & Pierce Brosnan were in their early 40's when they started playing Bond.
Moore was 58 when he stopped playing Bond! That is why the new one shouldn't be too old. If you look at Brosnan, he already had some grey hair in Die Another Day.
They need someone in the end 30's so that they can give Bond some continuity again by using the same actor in a few movies with a wider story arch. If you pick someone who is 40 he can go 10 years (if you discount the retarded Moore period)... so he can do 3 movies, 4 is already pushing it. If you pick someone who is 35, he can do 5 movies and thus better grow into character and the writers can make a massive storyline (like they tried with the Solace organisation) to take place over those 5 movies.