And the new James Bond is...

[samjjones]

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They need to clone Moore and continue using him. I personally like Connery more as an actor but Moore is more true to Fleming's bond I think.

Swede

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Wow, this is completely wrong.

[samjjones]

According to various things I have read, both Hugh Jackman and Clive Owen turned it down. The final two were Craig and some guy named Henry Cavill (who coincidentally was one of the finalists for the new Superman).

[swede123]

Clive Owen, Hugh Jackman, Jude Law, to name three well known people.

Personally I think Owen would be OK, though he might be a bit grim for the role as the carefree super agent.

Swede

[swede123]

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They need to clone Moore and continue using him. I personally like Connery more as an actor but Moore is more true to Fleming's bond I think.

Swede

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Wow, this is completely wrong.

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Hmm, perhaps I'm thinking of Moore's portrayal as the Saint being true to the original stories. I have to read some more Fleming to refresh my memory on what Bond is like.

Swede

[MEbenhoe]

what? what happened to my boy remington steele?

and if they had to replace him i agree that it

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Shoulda been the guy from The Transporter .

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[Chris Daddy Cool]

julian mcmahan from nip/tuck was said to be in the front running too for a while.

[samjjones]

Timothy Dalton's portrayal (despite having two lackluster scripts to work with) was actually closest to Fleming's text. Some of Moore's Bond movies were fine (notably "The Spy Who Loved Me"), but overall, Connery's PWNS Moore, to use the popular vernacular.

[lem45216]

Hmm, can't say i've seen any of his films. In that photo though he looks like a bit of a geezer, which will make a nice change. Rather him than some poncey bond like Jude Law or Orlando Bloom.

[JackWilson]

Hmmm...I'm thinking (and this is obviously up for debate)

1. Clive Owen
2. Craig Davids
3. Hugh Jackman
4. Jude Law

So all in all not too bad then

[Duke]

I'd rather see Jackman as Bond, but I guess it's too much for one guy to be both Wolverine -and- James Bond. Then again, Rocky and Rambo were the same guy.

In the article they mention Orlando Bloom. James Bond with a bow would be awesome.

~D