Rumor had it that, surfing on the prequel frenzy wave, Bloom would play a Bond in his youth now that Brosnan is retiring.

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=18051

Phew, that was close. I guess Fleming must be a little relieved.

I hadn't heard about Orlando being attached, but I had heard of Eric Bana, Hugh Jackman, Clive Owen and Russell Crowe being next in line.

IMO, Russ is too rough and hasn't really proven himself enough, Hugh may do okay but ti would be difficult for some to separate him from Wolverine. Even though he has certainly done a truckload of other great stuff, I think Bond and Wolverine are too high profile to be easily separated in some people's minds. Clive Owen - who? Can't asy I know that much about his work but from what I've heard, he'd do pretty well. Eric Bana would also be very good IMO as long as they get him in before doing another Hulk movie because that would likely have the same effect as doing 2 X-Men has in my mind for Hugh.

I thought Robbie Williams would do it... But I heard about Bloom to... Hmm I actually don't care as long as the finally make a GOOD Bond movie again. Although I loved the bad girl in the last one, what was her name?

I think Clive Owen is my favourite for the job at the moment.

If you don't know him, he is in King Arthur. He was also in Croupier which is a pretty good film. I don't know much more by him though.

Ouch...Bloom as Bond? Nuh uh! Couldn't work. The kid just isn't suave enough to pull off a Bond movie. Neither is Crowe.

And like Aldazar said; Jackman won't be able to get far enough away from Wolverine to be Bond.

And Eric Bana? I think the guy's a disgrace to the acting industry...so I *really* don't think he should try to step up.

I don't know who this Clive Owen guy is; so I can't really say anything about him...

Unfortunately I think that the job of trying to replace Pierce Brosnan is just too hard for anyone to do it successfully; the guy's just the perfect James Bond. I honestly think he's the best there's been. And they'd have to find some obscure but talented actor to replace him. I just can't think of any at the moment who could do the job.

I just can't think of any at the moment who could do the job. Vin Diesel? :lol:

Hugh or Clive would be OK. Orlando is too big of a ***** to play Bond.

They could always use a computer generated image of bond, in this way they only need a voice artist... How about Les Smith? (Keyboardplayer ex-Ship Of Fools, ex-Cradle Of Filth, Anathema)

And Clive Owen it is!
Found a picture.

http://www.hmss.com/owenbond.gif

I think I've seen him in a couple of english series, not sure thought. "The Man With The Red Tattoo"? Are they running out of ideas?

thank god they didnt choose bloom ... they'd rape the 007 franchise.

it's like a 3-1 chance for Christian Bale to play bond (2-1 for Hugh Jackman). Bond is supposed to be played a british actor.

Bond is supposed to be played a british actor. Just like the Bond theme is supposed to be performed by a British singer/band. At least, it once was.

Bond is meant to be played by a British actor... yet Sean Connery was Scottish, Timothy Dalton was an Australian, Hugh Jackman (Aussie) and Eric Bana (Aussie)... I don't see the connection.

Exactly Baezelbub. And imo connery was the best bond ever. Bar none. Hell, as an old man he totally dominated action films like "The Rock", how many more "action stars" can claim the same?

but Hugh Jackman wouldve gotten my vote. Just shave the stubble and fix his hair and he'd have it down pat. We know he can play a smooth womanizer (Someone like you)

Clive Owen

Clive Owen suits the role very well but the poor bastard has big shoes to fill.

Jackman could have played a decent bond despite his role as Wolveriene.

I'm surprised I didn't see Eric Bana (Hector in Troy) listed as a possible. He's got the look and after seeing him in Troy you can't call him a bad actor.

Bond is meant to be played by a British actor... yet Sean Connery was Scottish, Timothy Dalton was an Australian, Hugh Jackman (Aussie) and Eric Bana (Aussie)... I don't see the connection. Scotland is part of Britain, Timothy Dalton is Welsh (I think) and Australia is part of the British Empire (though I think George Lazenby lied and said he was British)

I'm surprised I didn't see Eric Bana (Hector in Troy) listed as a possible. actually, according to aldazar, he was.

My mistake...

Timothy Dalton is Welsh (I think) and Australia is part of the British Empire (though I think George Lazenby lied and said he was British) Yes, Dalton is Welsh, and Lazenby is famous for being the only Aussie Bond so far.

But, like Scotland being part of Britain, isn't Wales part of Britain as well? So that would excuse Dalton. Anyway, Brosnan is Irish rather than British...

So I guess they've still got their Britishness of Bond intact with Clive Owen on board. Should be interesting, though I'll be sorry to see Brosnan hang up the suit, I've always thought he was born to play Bond and would have liked to see him make a few more Bond films.

yea, he made a pretty good bond but you could already see in the last one (Die Another Day, which was pretty good imo) that he was getting kinda old for it already.

I don't really think Clive Owen's very suited to playing bond, but that's just my opinion.

Yeah, Brosnan is getting a bit old for the role I guess, maybe he shouldn't have turned it down when it was first offered to him years ago, when he was doing Remington Steele. After all, the show was canned not long after he turned down Bond.

The Bond role requires a man in his early thirties. I mean James Bond is not a newbie agent. He's been around and that is why he knows about the shaken not stirred method. That is why he acts so quickly when he is getting lowerd into a pool of illtempered mutated seabass........

Actually, I heard somewhere that the 'shaken not stirred' method is actually not very good because it bruises the gin.

Bond Movie with Bloom as 007 = Crap
Bond Movie with any other than Bloom as 007 = Crap

So you're saying, Caleb, that Bond movie = crap?

@aldazar

but its not the gin that he means shaken of course ;) to my mind, of the bond movies that brosnan did, only tomorrow never dies was crap.

Yes, But what is the recipe? WE MUST KNOW!!!!!

Does ANYBODY know the recipe? Maybe it's something Fleming took to the grave with him.

And does anyone else find it amusing that the son of arguably the best Bond played Bond's creator in a TV movie?

Isn't it just a vodka martini made with 3 gins, 1 vodka, dash of vermouth, shaken with ice? I didn't think there was anything secret about it?

Sorry, musta forgot to put this after the remark about the recipe: ;)

And does anyone else find it amusing that the son of arguably the best Bond played Bond's creator in a TV movie? I presume we're talking about Sean Connery? ;) what movie?

Sean's son Jason played Ian Fleming in 1990's "The Secert Life Of Ian Fleming" (aka Spymaker in some countries)

Well, if it's done shaken, not stirred by a female bartender....

I rthink I just realized whom I'd love to see as Bond: Jack Davenport.

(And no, it's not just because I think he's got a sever case of the looks, either....)

In my opinion, were Davenport to become Bond, he'd be more in the Roger Moore style of things. Or words to that effect anyway.

Elf With A Bow would not make a good bond!

to be honest i've never seen this clive owen bloke before.... but eric bana would have been my choice, he pulled of a decent performance in Troy, and his role as Chopper is just brilliant... i think the two show he has flexibility.

and Zurga, if that image is real, the next film may be very interesting with Kevin Smith writing the screenplay.

i wonder if david beckham can make it...