Who would have made a great Bond?

[Doofus]

moorx said:

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.

It can be confusing, because there are five of them:

Paul, Stephen, Joe, Mark and Renault.

[Voldemort]

Doofus said:

moorx said:

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.

It can be confusing, because there are five of them:

Paul, Stephen, Joe, Mark and Renault.

[TUS373]

DSLiverpool said:

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

I am so going to hell for this but:

Bond [Rosie]: "You expect me to talk?"

Blofeld: "Yes, but we don't have time so I expect you to die"

I will get my coat

[Digger]

foreright said:

eccles said:

Clive Owen.

Yeah this ^. I thought he was in line for it at one point (?) but didn’t want it.

The bloke cannot run - one of his legs cannot co-ordinate with the rest of his body - he'd need a running double for sure

[Doofus]

Digger said:

The bloke cannot run - one of his legs cannot co-ordinate with the rest of his body - he'd need a running double for sure

Roger Moore had a stunt man to do his running because he ran like a girl, apparently.

[Bright Halo]

I just had someone who never posts on here but who reads the forum suggest
Sidney Poitier

What a great suggestion

[Zetec-S]

biggbn said:

'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.

+1

[Glassman]

Basildon

[Doofus]

[tele_lover]

TGCOTF-dewey said:

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.

I didn't say he needed to be a ponce, just have some class.

[gt40steve]

Edward Woodward or Michael Caine.

My choice is probably swayed by the excellent Callan and Harry Palmer !

[andyA700]

I am loving some of the suggestions.

David Stockwell from Heartbeat, or Frank Spencer.
On a more sensible note - Idris Elba or Tom Hiddlestone.

[DeejRC]

I read that as Dean Stockwell…

[Fast and Spurious]

Ronnie Pickering?

Or more sensibly, Patrick Bachau.

[Fast and Spurious]

Ronnie Pickering?

Or more sensibly, Patrick Bauchau.

[rodericb]

Monkeylegend said:

Roger Moore.

J77wck said:

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.

Yep, they just need to find a non-white actor called Roger Less and there's your next James Bond!

[Jasandjules]

Idris Elba.... Seems to have the charisma for it.

[TUS373]

Fast and Spurious said:

Ronnie Pickering?

Who?

[DKS]

The tall one from The Inbetweeners.

Or Will Poulter.

[gt40steve]

Stanley Unwin.