Who would have made a great Bond?

[njw1]

and31 said:

Lewis Colins was always touted for it-
He’d have been a decent bond I reckon

He auditioned but was apparently turned down for being too cold and aggressive which is exactly why I think he would have made an awesome Bond.

[John Henry]

I’d vote for Lewis Collins as well.
Post Bodie in the Who Dares wins era, early 80’s. Great,
Under rated actor. RIP.

[tele_lover]

You need a bit of class to be Bond.

Hardy, Theo etc, no way.

Hiddleston acted the part in The Night Manager.

[DSLiverpool]

Does it have to be a man? If we’re going for full grant paying film ruining equality then it’s
Rosie Jones - obviously.

[J77wck]

4Q said:

You’re all way off the mark, this is 2024 so for the new Bond he they have to be representative on a tiny minority of people or it’s racist or homophobic or some kind of phobic so I’m proposing an actor like Ncuti Gatwa. I’m also proposing a remake of Shaft with Robert Webb or maybe Simon Pegg in the titular role

Unfortunately I think you are right. The last bond film was to woke for me.

[Voldemort]

John Noakes

[TGCOTF-dewey]

tele_lover said:

You need a bit of class to be Bond.

Hardy, Theo etc, no way.

Hiddleston acted the part in The Night Manager.

Why...he's not described like that in the books. I seem to recall him being described as an amphetamine addicted thug.

[biggbn]

'Book' Bond is quite a blunt instrument, for me Connery and Craig have been the best. Idris Elba could have played him several years ago.

[Monkeylegend]

Richard Roundtree.

[DeejRC]

Chewy dude, Serenity, bloke getting married in Love Actually, 12 Yrs a Slave. Always thought he would be brilliant as Bond, without even a hint of it being “picked cos black”.

[robsco]

Not an actor, but Bryan Ferry. Everything a Bond should be.

[Mars]

DeejRC said:

Chewy dude, Serenity, bloke getting married in Love Actually, 12 Yrs a Slave. Always thought he would be brilliant as Bond, without even a hint of it being “picked cos black”.

Chiwetel Ejiofor - 100% would make a fantastic Bond. Looks smart in a suit, proper/sophisticated English accent, not big guy like Idris Elba, and can fight.

[dundarach]

pat mcgoohan even though I think he refused on moral ground

[Kuwahara]

Rylan…!!!

[The_Doc]

Matt Berry.

For the voice, the innuendos and the everything.

If I was Bezos/Musk/Gates, I'd *pay* for this to happen

[stemll]

Monkeylegend said:

Roger Moore.

Now you're just being silly. He'd be a dreadful Bond.

[Beati Dogu]

They wanted Cary Grant for the first Bond film, but he was in his late fifties by then and thought himself too old. They also probably couldn’t have afforded him either. Dr No was filmed on a tight budget.

[Bright Halo]

dundarach said:

pat mcgoohan even though I think he refused on moral ground

I think we have a winner!
He would have been great.

[wisbech]

Another vote for Chiwetel. If we extend to non-English actors, I think Eric Bana or Heath Ledger would have been interesting

[moorx]

Jordie Barretts sock said:

moorx said:

Paul McGann

The doctor in Call the Midwife???

Are you on hallucinogenics?

That is one of his brothers, Stephen.