Casting James Bond

[Larry]

Daniel Craig is a good Bond but if you were casting the part who would you like to see play the role?

 

[squeekyboard]

Craig is brilliant.

If he hadnt been available,for me the obvious choice is Gerard Butler who for me is miles ahead of Clive Owen etc.

'Dark horse' pick?.....Julian McMahon.

 

[xxblinktatum426]

The James Bond Betting OdRAB were -

Pierce Brosnan (again!)
Henry Cavill
Jack Davenport (Miles 'This Life')
Will Smith (a black JB but thought too American for the role)

http://www.hecklerspray.com/new-james-bond-betting-odRAB-wednesdays-contenders/20051260.php

These were the Bond betting odRAB, from hecklerspray and Betfair.com

 

[TERI Sexton]

Chiwetel Ejiofor or Don Cheadle would be great, or you could opt for surreal with Eddie Izzard.

 

[Rdy4Summer]

Clive Owen, nuff said.

 

[Bitski]

Jason Isaacs, if he wasn't so busy playing everything else!

 

[ghabowe48gbva349p8b]

...what about him?

You've not said anything

 

[<Cass>]

ROFL...I think he's got that look, I always thought of him as the natural successor to Pierce...

Observe:
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/31/croupier.review/story.jpg

Owen, Clive Owen.

 

[Bookworm24]

Ah, now I understand

 

[rachel.davis225]

Someone who wouldn't play it like Roger Moore or Pierce Brosnan.

 

[Jesse D]

How about Richard Armstrong who plays Guy of Gisbourne in BBC's dire Robin Hood, and is the only reason for watching it, imo

 

[roxbubbagum]

Owen looks the part and is a decent character actor,but King Arthur created huge doubts in my mind about his ability to carry a large lead role....

 

[werrd]

I thought he was good in Children of Men, and lets face it, King Arthur was tripe.

 

[Alyha]

A few years ago (before he started to wear Alice banRAB and do sofa adverts) I thought that Martin Kemp would have been good in the role.

Does anyone know if Daniel Craig will do some more Bond films?

Whoever they give it to next, I'm afraid I totally disagree with any suggestions of a black Bond.

 

[munkismile]

ben from sunset beach

 

[Sporty]

Why?
I think Colin Salmon would be a fantastic Bond.

 

[†Jonâ€]

I think either Chiwetel Ejiofor or Julian McMahon would make a good Bond.

 

[angelchula]

I just think it would be a ridiculous and unnecessary step. It's not meant to be a racist view - Bond is a suave, upper-middle class white man, that's all. He isn't black.

You wouldn't cast a white man in the role of Shaft or Malcolm X or Nelson Mandela, no matter how good they'd be at the role. So why do people feel the need to say Bond should be black?

 

[anonymis]

Exactly.

Bond is a white character, why change that.

What's more ridiculous is when actresses say they want to play James Bond.

 

[CRX91]

You wouldnt have a white man play Mandela or Malcolm X because they are real people who happened to be black.
Shaft has to be black because thats the entire gimmick.
There are roles that have to be played by either white or black people but Bond isnt one surely?
Bond could easily be black I honestly dont see why anyone would object?

Im white by the way.