Bond, James Bond

So who should be the next Bond?

At the moment the front runners are reported to be James Norton and Aidan Turner. My preference would be for the latter.

Aidan Turner , I have seen him before. I think both too play for the role, I think someone who between 35 to 45 or older, what they are looking to play bond.

maybe two actors, were actually ask by the producers of bond to play bond.

not the 15 actors were supposed been last winter. but actually, two out of fifteen actors were actually asked by the producers.

Both Norton and Turner are in their early 30's...

here is the last actors, who played james bonds.

this is their ages in their first james bond movie.

sean connery 32
George lasenby 30
roger moore 44
timothy Dalton 41
pierce brosnan 42
Daniel craig 38

The bizarre thing was that George Lasenby's agent talked him out of signing on for any more Bond films, telling his client that the 'franchise' was dead!

I read about awhile back to. I think George maybe one or two bond films maybe? he could be in. I think fans would want someone else to play bond.

I never thought he really fit the bill of bond, when I saw on theater's screen, when I was teenager.

George didn't look right on film, and the movie was ok. I don't sean could have done any better George. the storyline was weak.

Going by the books Timothy Dalton was physically the closest to how Bond is described.

you are about Dalton, if Dalton was a very close friend of pierce, timothy doing more bonds at the close friend.

Dalton made two bonds films, until he quit. Dalton want to play the role until pierce's " Remington steele " was canceled, then pierce could take the role.

nbc won't let pierce make any bonds movies, because they think they he might hurt on the set of bonds. pierce got really burned by the producers of " steele " at that time. they were going to take him to court or sued him for a breach of contract. if he did any bond movie, during the run of the show.

I know none of the possible actors. Meaning never ween any film they were in. :shrug:

two actors from England. I am not familiar with james Norton or his works.

but I am familiar with him in the original version of ' being human " not usa version. he was pretty good playing " Mitchell ".

he would he could be a good be the next bond. I think they two actor look to young for bond.

sean at 32, looked right for bond in " dr. no ". he looks like in 40's, in the movie.

Actually only one actor from England. Aidan Turner is from Éire (Ireland)

There is a lot of popular opinion here in Britland for Idris Elba to become the first black Bond. I think he'd do a good job.

As for George Lazenby.... he was only contracted to make one movie while Sean Connery was away making The Hill.

Connery made The Hill because he was contractually obliged to make one more film for his previous studio. The studio (can't remember which one) had originally been prepared to drop Connery's contract but as his popularity grew with the Bond role, they dusted it off and decided to invoke it after all.

In my opinion, Lazenby made a pretty good fist of the part, although for me, On Her Majesty's Secret Service is mostly worth watching for the yummy Diana Rigg (and a young Joanna Lumley, making one of her first screen appearances).

As for the next Bond.... well, whoever gets the part will have to be able to work with increasingly fatuous storylines, rubbish scripts and repetitive, monotonously drawn out action scenes...... you know.... the sort of thing that has made Bond so popular all this time.

I really rate Idris Elba but he should not be considered for the role of Bond. Bond is one of the most famous fictional characters of the last 100 years and his description is given a number of times in Ian Flemings books. The actor who next plays Bond shouldn't be dramatically different to Flemings description.

Elba would make for a good action hero and if he wants to go down that road someone should create a unique character for him to play. If they did i would automatically be interested as i have liked the movies and shows of his that i have seen up to this point. But Idris as Bond? No.

The Best Bonds

1. Sean Connery (Scotland)
So impressed was Ian Fleming with Sean's portrayal of 007 that he made his own Bond a born and bred Scot(see the noval "OHMSS" )

2. Damiel Craig (England)
Casino Royale is IMO one of the best Bond films. Craig's Bond was closer to the Fleming vision that Moore's or Brosnan's.

3. Timothy Dalton (Cymru)
Fans of Roger Moore may not have liked the new, more serious Bond but fans of the book welcomed him with open arms.

4. Pierce Brosnan (Éire)
Not helped by increasingly silly scripts. He did well with the material he had to work with but lacked the harder, darker side portrayed by those mentioned above.

5. Roger Moore (England)
Started off ok but as time went on the scripts got increasingly absurd. He was 60 when he last played Bond.

6. George Lazenby (Australia)
Lazenby's manager, Ronan O'Rahilly, talked him into refusing a seven-movie contract on the grounds that the Bond character was out of touch with the times! His performance as Bond was ok but Connery was a very hard act to follow. Script wise i reckon OHMSS was one of the best Bond films.

over the years through bba America, I been watching a English actor, who is pretty good. one of the best English tv drama actor, I seen for awhile. in many ways, damn good to be the next bond.

matthew macfadyen is English and 41. he get away of the bonds, he look like what sean connery look in the early bonds in 60's. he look like office type looking person, because a typical 60's secret agent type.

remember the producers of bonds are going back with their movies. macfradyen would be perfect this role, where they are.

here is his credits.

Ripper Street (TV Series) ( 2012-2017 )
Det. Insp. Edmund Reid / Detective Inspector Edmund Reid
- Episode #5.2 (2017) ... Detective Inspector Edmund Reid

- Episode #5.1 (2017) ... Detective Inspector Edmund Reid

- Edmund Reid Did This (2016) ... Det. Insp. Edmund Reid

- No Wolves in Whitechapel (2016) ... Det. Insp. Edmund Reid

- Men of Iron, Men of Smoke (2016) ... Det. Insp. Edmund Reid

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2016 Churchill's Secret (TV Movie)
Randolph Churchill

2015 The von Trapp Family: A Life of Music
Georg von Trapp

2015 The Last Kingdom (TV Series)
Lord Uhtred
- Episode #1.1 (2015) ... Lord Uhtred

2015 The Enfield Haunting (TV Mini-Series)
Guy Playfair
- Episode #1.3 (2015) ... Guy Playfair

- Episode #1.2 (2015) ... Guy Playfair

- Episode #1.1 (2015) ... Guy Playfair

2014 If I Don't Come Home: Letters from D-Day (TV Movie)
Narrator (voice)

2014 Lost in Karastan
Emil Forester

2013 Ambassadors (TV Mini-Series)
POD
- The Tazbek Spring (2013) ... POD

- The Prince's Trousers (2013) ... POD

- The Rabbit Never Escapes (2013) ... POD

2012/I Anna Karenina
Oblonsky

2002-2011 MI-5 (TV Series)
Tom Quinn
- Episode #10.6 (2011) ... Tom Quinn

- Episode #3.2 (2004) ... Tom Quinn (uncredited)

- Episode #3.1 (2004) ... Tom Quinn (uncredited)

- Episode #2.10 (2003) ... Tom Quinn (uncredited)

- Episode #2.9 (2003) ... Tom Quinn (uncredited)

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2011 The Three Musketeers
Athos

2010 Any Human Heart (TV Series)
Logan Mountstuart (Middle)
- Episode #1.4 (2010) ... Logan Mountstuart (Middle)

- Episode #1.3 (2010) ... Logan Mountstuart (Middle)

- Episode #1.2 (2010) ... Logan Mountstuart (Middle)

- Episode #1.1 (2010) ... Logan Mountstuart (Middle)

2010 The Pillars of the Earth (TV Mini-Series)
Philip
- Illumination (2010) ... Philip

- The Work of Angels (2010) ... Philip

- New Beginnings (2010) ... Philip

- Witchcraft (2010) ... Philip

- Legacy (2010) ... Philip

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2010 Robin Hood
Sheriff of Nottingham

2009 Criminal Justice (TV Mini-Series)
Joe Miller
- Episode #2.3 (2009) ... Joe Miller

- Episode #2.2 (2009) ... Joe Miller

- Episode #2.1 (2009) ... Joe Miller

2009 Enid (TV Movie)
Hugh Pollock

2009 Criminal Justice II: Peter Moffat Interviews (TV Mini-Series)


2009 Enid: Deleted Scenes (Video short)
Hugh Pollock (uncredited)

2008 Little Dorrit (TV Mini-Series)
Arthur Clennam
- Episode #1.14 (2008) ... Arthur Clennam

- Episode #1.13 (2008) ... Arthur Clennam

- Episode #1.12 (2008) ... Arthur Clennam

- Episode #1.11 (2008) ... Arthur Clennam

- Episode #1.10 (2008) ... Arthur Clennam

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2008 Agatha Christie's Marple (TV Series)
Inspector Neele
- A Pocket Full of Rye (2008) ... Inspector Neele

2008 Frost/Nixon
John Birt

2008 Ashes to Ashes (TV Series)
Gil Hollis
- Episode #1.7 (2008) ... Gil Hollis

2008 Incendiary
Terrence Butcher

2007 Secret Life (TV Movie)
Charlie

2007 Grindhouse
Hatchet Victim (segment "Don't" ) (uncredited)

2007 Mr. Bean's Wedding (Video)


2007 Death at a Funeral
Daniel (as Matthew MacFadyen)

2006 Middletown
Gabriel Hunter

2006 Pride & Prejudice: Alternate US Ending (Video short)
Mr. Darcy (uncredited)

2005 Pride & Prejudice
Mr. Darcy

2004 In My Father's Den
Paul Prior

2002/II The Reckoning
King's Justice

2002 The Project (TV Movie)
Paul Tibbenham

2001 The Way We Live Now (TV Mini-Series)
Sir Felix Carbury
- Episode #1.4 (2001) ... Sir Felix Carbury

- Episode #1.3 (2001) ... Sir Felix Carbury

- Episode #1.2 (2001) ... Sir Felix Carbury

- Episode #1.1 (2001) ... Sir Felix Carbury

2001 Perfect Strangers (TV Mini-Series)
Daniel
- Episode #1.3 (2001) ... Daniel

- Episode #1.2 (2001) ... Daniel

- Episode #1.1 (2001) ... Daniel

2001 Enigma
Cave

2000 Maybe Baby
Nigel

2000 Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes (TV Series)
Waller
- The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes (2000) ... Waller

1999 Warriors (TV Movie)
Pte. Alan James

1998 Wuthering Heights (TV Movie)
Hareton Earnshaw