....actor Tom Hardy.

Never heard of him.

What’s he been in? Has he got the right qualities?

Can’t see it personally.

Googling James Bond news and found Michael Lonsdale who played Hugo Drax in Moonraker has passed today. One of my favourite bond villains.

Absolutely brilliant in peeky blinders

Idris Elba .

Tom Hardy was also excellent in "Taboo".

I think it’s time we had a female Bond, maybe Thandie Newton. It’s a disgrace that there have been 9 Bonds and each one has been played by a man.

Sean Dyche

Rileybobs what are trying to do here.

Tom Hardy has been the "Bane" of a few other actors namely Christian Bale .

He injects "Venom" into his roles too

Tom Hardy.....yes I would.

Has this been confirmed?

I thought he was brilliant in Legend. Can see him playing Bond very well.

A beautiful man

Brilliant actor

a rumour first posted on a star trek blog - not confirmed

He does the narration on the Spurs documentary as well.

Rileybobs wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 22, 2020 8:54 pm

I think it’s time we had a female Bond, maybe Thandie Newton. It’s a disgrace that there have been 9 Bonds and each one has been played by a man.

Poor bait.

His portrayal of Charlie Bronson was magnificent

Wonder if they'll find a part for the other Sean ( Connery) in it?

People spoke about Hardy, Tom Hiddleston, Henry Cavill or Idris Elba.

Elba distanced himself from the role a while ago, saying he was too old now and he also said it should be a white fella.

Henry Cavill was my preferred choice, especially after The Man From Uncle film, but any of those 4 were good options.

Hardy will be a good Bond though I think, he can do smooth /suave very well, plus the violence side of it will be convincing after seeing his previous roles.

Big boots to fill, Daniel Craig has been a brilliant Bond.

Buxtonclaret wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 22, 2020 9:12 pm

Wonder if they'll find a part for the other Sean ( Connery) in it?

Connery has retired from acting.
League of Extraordinary Gentleman was his last film about 17yrs ago.

Chester Perry wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 22, 2020 9:06 pm

a rumour first posted on a star trek blog - not confirmed

And to think I take the p*ss out of your obsession with the financial stuff when you spend the rest of your time on Star Trek blogs

Always though Idris Elba would be great as Bond. Plus it would trigger all the right wing snowflakes crying about political correctness.

bond films are awful, but hardy is a brilliant actor.

jrgbfc wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 22, 2020 10:18 pm

Always though Idris Elba would be great as Bond. Plus it would trigger all the right wing snowflakes crying about political correctness.

He would be great but Ian Fleming created the character and gave him his ancestral routes and descriptions in the books and interviews. I say keep him white just to annoy imbeciles like yourself.

ClaretCraig wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 22, 2020 10:47 pm

He would be great but Ian Fleming created the character and gave him his ancestral routes and descriptions in the books and interviews. I say keep him white just to annoy imbeciles like yourself.

Wile E Coyote wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 22, 2020 10:43 pm

bond films are awful, but hardy is a brilliant actor.

You're on a wind up aren't you about the films?

I was expecting a thread about our former Manager from 1983/4 season.......

GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 22, 2020 10:55 pm

You're on a wind up aren't you about the films?

far from it, just not for me. Im not trying to wind anyone up.

Given Daniel's recent performance as an American in the knives movie I think it's only fair if the next Bond was an American, he could be part of the ancestral routes and descriptions in the books and interviews, that emigrated to the US through his family way back. Or just an American acting as a Brit, I'm sure he will have a great accent.

GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 22, 2020 9:17 pm

Connery has retired from acting.
League of Extraordinary Gentleman was his last film about 17yrs ago.

Yep. But just thought, as he's now 90, a little cameo.

Buxtonclaret wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 23, 2020 1:15 am

Yep. But just thought, as he's now 90, a little cameo.

I'd love to see it, but that's one of the reasons he's stayed retired, he doesn't want little cameos.

GodIsADeeJay81 wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 23, 2020 1:16 am

I'd love to see it, but that's one of the reasons he's stayed retired, he doesn't want little cameos.

Wonder if Ursula could tempt him back?
They could be sat at a table, sipping something expensive while the car chase startled the waitress.
James could catch the falling ice cubes and calmly carry on his conversation with a smile.
(Don't think I'll ever make a producer... )

KateR wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 22, 2020 11:45 pm

Given Daniel's recent performance as an American in the knives movie I think it's only fair if the next Bond was an American, he could be part of the ancestral routes and descriptions in the books and interviews, that emigrated to the US through his family way back. Or just an American acting as a Brit, I'm sure he will have a great accent.

Yeah great idea. MI6 is just full of American citizens.
BTW you're obviously a man so why take a woman's username? Have you not watched Sexdrive?

Steve1956 wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 22, 2020 9:05 pm

2_JS164342010.jpgA beautiful man

is that you Brendan Rodgers ?

Buxtonclaret wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 23, 2020 1:15 am

Yep. But just thought, as he's now 90, a little cameo.

I'm sure I read somewhere that he was supposed to cameo in Skyfall.

Warwick Davis should be the next Bond. No international criminal mastermind would be expecting 007 to look like that.

Just a little role then ?

evensteadiereddie wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:59 am

Just a little role then ?

Yeah. It'd open up a whole new array of action sequences. Such as wrestling frantically with Blofeld's cat

BenWickes wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 23, 2020 8:03 am

Yeah. It'd open up a whole new array of action sequences. Such as wrestling frantically with Blofeld's cat

You would have to replace the cat with a kitten though to make it a fair fight

ClaretCraig wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 23, 2020 3:03 am

Yeah great idea. MI6 is just full of American citizens.
BTW you're obviously a man so why take a woman's username? Have you not watched Sexdrive?

I think Tom Hardy would make a good Bond but I think he is too old now at 43 considering Bond films these days are usually 4 years apart,not like during the Connery/Moore years when it was only a year or two,which would mean he would be 47 on his first Bond outing (even older than Roger Moore in his first film)