This may surprise you, but they have chosen Australian actor, Eric Bana, star of "Hulk" and starred in "Troy" to be the next James Bond after Pierce Brosnan stepped down. Do you find this interesting?
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This may surprise you, but they have chosen Australian actor, Eric Bana, star of "Hulk" and starred in "Troy" to be the next James Bond after Pierce Brosnan stepped down. Do you find this interesting?
I hate James Bond.
Hm, not dignified enough.
He has potential, but we'll have to see. I was rooting for fellow Aussie Hugh Jackman myself, but Bana is an interesting choice.
Take care all.
Ummm... isn't James Bond British? That's why all the actours that played him so far, were British as well (except for Lazenby, but he played only in one movie). I think it would be somewhat awkward to have some Aussie as Her Majesty's Secret Agent man.
Funnily enough, there has only ever been one British actor playing Bond.Quote:
Originally Posted by War Angel
Sean Connery = Scottish
George Lazenby = Ocker
Timothy Dalton = Welsh
Pierce Brosnan = Irish
Roger Moore was the only Englishman to ever play the "most English" secret agent. Basically, he could be played by anyone who looked the part and could fake an accent convincingly.
Eric Bana's certainly a fine actor, and a good age to start playing Bond. He's got the right sort of look, too. Hugh Jackman, on the other hand... a bit too gruff and happy-go-lucky, perhaps. I can't help but think of him as Wolverine, and that taints any impression I have of him as Bond.
That's crap. Being from Australia and watching Eric Bana on crummy sketch comedy shows while growing up. I can't take him seriously in any somber role. Give Bond to Ricky Gervais instead. :mad:
I had heard they were considering Hugh Jackman as one of their choices. I would find that absolutely terrifying, so I don't really care who else they picked. It could have been a lot worse.
Last week it was reported that Clive Owen was signed, 2 days ago it was reported that Orlando Bloom was officially the new James Bond, and now it's Bana. It could be true, but I won't believe it until the news is officially released by Eon.
Orlando Bloom = no.
As much as I respect him as an actor, I just don't feel he'd fit the role.
Besides, he's simply far too young. Although Bond is ageless, he needs to be at least in his late thirties, to give the impression of having years of experience and a distinguished history in the military and secret service.
The Scots and Welsh are British. But I see your point. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Big D
Bana wouldn't have been my personal choice, but I do think that he'll do a good job in the role. Certainly a hell of a lot better than Robbie Williams would, anyway. *shudders*
George Lazenby was Australian. And "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" is in my honest opinion, the best Bond film ever because of the unique and much deeper plot (but the indestructable Beemer in Tomorrow Never Dies makes it a close second) I'm not saying that Eric Bana will be just as good because he's Australian but I've noticed that Bond films have recently become much more action packed to match society's demands of the Bond genre. Compare the Pierce Brosnan Bond films to Sean Connery's and you'll notice that Sean Connery never had to jump out of a skyscrape or surf a giant glacier wave. Eric Bana seems to be the type of guy that suits the action film genre so we'll just have to wait and see if the films match the man.
here we go, another James Bond actor...
I think he'll "fit the bill" quite well.
I'm looking forward to seeing how he copes in the role.
Nope, James Bond is actually Scottish. Afcourse as noticed before that afcourse is also British. But originally Bond is a Scottish man.Quote:
Originally Posted by War Angel
Eric Bana is too young to be James Bond... Far too young.
I remember when Eric Bana was in the Comedy Company( or was it Full Frontal?) on Australian TV! He was soooo funny! But yeah, I can't really see him playing James Bond. Hugh Jackman I can totally see playing the role though.
I heard Mr. T lol jk. But would'nt that be kinda funny, yet scary? But who do they suppose that an Australian actor could pull off a british character? He just better have a good accent if he does get picked. *no offense to any austrailian people here*
I don't think Bana is suave enough, as Del noted.
Eric Bana = Chopper
Chopper = Unsubtle violence
Unsubtle violence does not become Bond.
Eh....doesn't seem to have what it takes, imo. Not classy enough, or suave enough. I think Adrian Paul would be a much better choice.
:D
Another James Bond???? He never dies????? james Bond died long ago I think now his films aren't anymore intersting!
Agreed. But also add that there's TOO MUCH SEX NOW. Every 2nd sentence in Die Another Day was suggestive, and Bond had sex for like, half the movie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mo-Nercył
Off topic again, Great we've moved from dodging normal things like bullets and missiles to giant space lasers. FPS Speaking, dude, no way joo can strafe that trout!
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I don't think so. Often the film's theme will change to match the general viewing public's perspective and expectations. For example, during the Cold War, the bad guys in Bond films tended to be the good ol' Russians. In the more recent films, the bad guys have been the media, the North Koreans etc. I think MGM's nack to change the film in such a way that it reflects the society's conventions of the time it was made. I find it quite interesting that James Bond is kinda like a time capsule because it gives you an impression of the world in different timeframes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Divinity
a time capsules that never end... what's wrong wuith the imagination??? Create another James Bond, be more realistic!!! Spies also die! I use to like it but there are more than 10, and Pierce Bronsman is getting old...
Isn't that what this thread's about? I'm sure MGM knows that Eric Bana isn't the elegant, suave James Bond everyone knows. I'm sure that the next Eric Bana Bond film will have a lot of stuff blowing up, more guns, more sex, possibly more gambling (haven't seen that in a while)Quote:
Originally Posted by Divinity
Woof..
LMAO!!! I hope that it'll have more gun, more men, less sex and more action!!!!!
I detect an oxymoron.Quote:
Originally Posted by Divinity
a what???
Two opposite words next to each other to create a humorous kinda word-play...thing...
eg. Microsoft Works. Military Intelligence.
Haha Microsoft Works...get it? *wind whistles* *tumbleweed*
*shoots self in head*
U insinuated that sex and action were two different things but to some people...maybe not :)
~~~ :cool: 'I make this look good'
Action yuo know people running, shooting, slapping each other!!!!!! Not action (Thata ction that you are thinkinhg!!!!)
I've never been a fan of the Bond movies, so this isn't really that big of a deal for me. But I think the creators fired Brosnan, because they couldn't have a Bond with a wussy mustache.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...yet12907271804
Proto, you just made my day.
As far as I'm concerned, the only real candidate is Leslie Phillips. Eric Banana, Clive Owen etc. are useless in comparison.
So I guess that rumor is officially debunked.Quote:
Originally Posted by Comingsoon.net
I personally think that Clive Owen is too good for this role. I'd hate to see him get tied down to the franchise when he's so close to getting that Oscar of his. Rupert Everett seems like he'd be good Bond. Sly, suave, handsome...but I have a feeling some fans won't be too happy to have an openly gay man portray Bond, no matter how perfect he'd be for the role.
On one of those morning news/talk shows they were talking about the people who were being considered for the role, and they said Cuba Goodings Jr.
That would be interesting.
A periodical in my country once suggested that Ralph Fiennes would fit the role well. [q=Miriel, quoted from Comingsoon.net]"they want to modernise Bond and turn him into a youthful, suave and modern hero to compete with the likes of Spider-Man and Keanu (Reeves) in the Matrix."
[/q]That'd be beyond terrible. "Ooh! Look! A market force! We'd better do exactly what it says instead of thinking for ourselves and making a movie that we actually think is good..." As far as I can tell, Bond has always had an element of physical maturity, even if his libido is often trapped in its teens. A young man simply can't have had a long career in the Royal Navy and then become a brilliant, top-ranking intelligence operative. Low-budget TV shows might say so, but reality would beg to differ. Good things take time; Bond needs to be in his late 30s, at least.
It'd be nice to see a few Bond scripts which actually involve spy work, i.e. what he used to do back in the old days before he became just another carbon-copy, Schwarzenneger-ish, big dumb "blow stuff up" commando-type.
Yes, yes, and double yes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big D
"Double-oh-yes"?Quote:
Originally Posted by Czanthor
*Boom boom tiss*
That's probably the best post of this thread :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Big D
The only Bonds I really liked were Moore and Connery so eh.