And the new James Bond is...

[Colonel Kataffy]

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Shoulda been the guy from The Transporter .



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A balding James Bond? Uhhh...nope.


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Sean Connery was bald. He just had a damn good toupee.

[wacki]

Other than spreading my legs for the infamous milf hunter, I pretty much agree with peachy.

I'm not 100% on who was the best bond though. Brosnan was pretty damn good.

[private joker]

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Characteristics of a good James Bond.

1) Confident
2) Good with the ladies
3) Credible in a fight with a Russian Goon.

What does hair have to do with it. Besides this guy was "Handsome Rob" in the Italian Job. You may like your men hairy but it is not a requirement for Bond.



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This is the most hilariously ironic post on 2+2 today. I love Jason Statham -- awesome actor, great in action movies, etc. -- but he's been pretty much out of the closet for a while in many circles, and America just isn't ready for a gay James Bond. It's the same reason Rupert Everett didn't get the role, and he's even more out of the closet. If we're still laughing at the Brokeback Mountain trailer (pathetic reactions from the knuckle-dragging homophobes in theaters around the nation), then we won't accept Statham as Bond -- when his preferences inevitably become more well-known as his star rises.

[Blarg]

I can see how a gay James Bond could be unintentionally hilarious time after time. All credit to the power of acting, but I think a gay James Bond would be almost unworkable unless you were just going to Roger Moore it up and turn the whole thing into a joke.

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Characteristics of a good James Bond.

1) Confident
2) Good with the ladies
3) Credible in a fight with a Russian Goon.

What does hair have to do with it. Besides this guy was "Handsome Rob" in the Italian Job. You may like your men hairy but it is not a requirement for Bond.



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This is the most hilariously ironic post on 2+2 today. I love Jason Statham -- awesome actor, great in action movies, etc. -- but he's been pretty much out of the closet for a while in many circles, and America just isn't ready for a gay James Bond. It's the same reason Rupert Everett didn't get the role, and he's even more out of the closet. If we're still laughing at the Brokeback Mountain trailer (pathetic reactions from the knuckle-dragging homophobes in theaters around the nation), then we won't accept Statham as Bond -- when his preferences inevitably become more well-known as his star rises.

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i was so sad when i found out Rupert Everett was gay some years back [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] he is one of those few men u can actually categorize as "dashingly handsome and charming" (guess only gay men can be that now days) but i wanted him for mahself [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] and i usually dont find men of his build to be that attractive to me....but id marry him even though he is gay...and the accent - icing on the cake

[CrazyEyez]

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Huh. First I've heard of it.

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this guy seems like he's going to look 60 years old any day now

[TheBlueMonster]

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Daniel Craig



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he was pretty good in "L4yercake"

I just think he looks the part and he's obviously in shape/physical enough to play the part.

I guess what I'm saying is the "infrastructure" is already there in this guy. He just looks the part. But I think they tried to go outside the box with this one. I heard Heath Ledger was a real front-runner. ?

Jerry O'Connell also has the 'devious' grin going for him, although I think Bond's persona is more about the smug smirk rather than the devilish grin.

I admit I would have a hard time "buying" this guy as a Bond-type, but I would like to have seen at least a rehearsal with him.

[samjjones]

FYI...this was confirmed today by EON Productions.