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| Jackman "turned down" 007 Now that Pierce Brosnan has announced in Entertainment Weekly that he definitely won't be returning as James Bond (we knew, Pierce, we knew), the 007 rumour mill is cranking up for business again. The latest gossip suggests that X-Man Hugh Jackman, long a favourite for the superspy role, has taken himself out of the running. Jackman was apparently offered a three-film deal but rejected it on the basis that his movie career didn't need the boost. With Jacko out of the frame, it looks like a three way fight between Clive Owen, Dougray Scott and Jude Law, whose credentials as a suave, womanising swine are hard to deny these days. Our choice would be Paul Bettany |
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| Bond car's the star in film poll James Bond's Lotus Esprit from The Spy Who Loved Me has been voted the most memorable car in movie history. The 1977 film saw Roger Moore drive the car off a pier into the sea, when it turned into a submarine. Back to the Future's DeLorean came second in the poll of 5,000 members of online film rental service Lovefilm. Starsky and Hutch's Ford Torino was third, followed by the VW Beetle from Herbie: The Love Bug. Batman's Batmobile finished in fifth place. Cars from Bullitt, The Blues Brothers, Grease, Ghostbusters and Thelma & Louise were also in the top 10. Lovefilm's marketing manager Fliss White said: "It's always the actors that take the glory for a great movie, so we felt it was about time the cars were recognised for their roles too." |
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Whos choice would be Paul Bettany? They are obviously having a laugh. He would make, quite simply, a shyte Bond. |
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| With Jacko out of the frame, it looks like a three way fight between Clive Owen, Dougray Scott and Jude Law, whose credentials as a suave, womanising swine are hard to deny these days. Our choice would be Paul Bettany |
| QUOTE (buffybot @ Aug 19 2005, 02:44 PM) |
| i think robbie williams should do it :wub: |
| QUOTE (buffybot @ Aug 19 2005, 02:44 PM) |
| i think robbie williams should do it :wub: |
| QUOTE (melian @ Aug 19 2005, 02:37 PM) | ||
Please tell us you are only kidding :fear: Please???? And LOL@ Nick :lol: |
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| TV Guide columnist Michael Ausiello reported a rumor that Goran Visnjic (Elektra) is under consideration for the role of James Bond. |
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| Crash Scribe Bets On Bond Paul Haggis, the writer and director behind acclaimed racism drama Crash, has been hired to rewrite the script of the new Bond movie Casino Royale. Haggis, whose script for Clint Eastwood's boxing flick Million Dollar Baby garnered an Oscar nomination, should bring a touch of class to the project. Casino Royale is based on Ian Fleming's first and darkest Bond novel, a lurid tale of gambling, torture and assassination. The book has been filmed before, as a disastrous spoof comedy starring David Niven as James Bond |
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| New mission for Haggis: 007's 'Royale' Paul Haggis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Borys Kit and Anne Thompson For James Bond, 007 means having a having a license to kill. For Academy Award nominee Paul Haggis, 007 means having a license to write. The writer, who was nominated for an Oscar for "Million Dollar Baby" and wrote and directed this summer's sleeper hit "Crash," has been tapped to do a rewrite of "Casino Royale," Sony and MGM's 21st installment of the lucrative Bond franchise. Producer siblings Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson have brought back Martin Campbell ("GoldenEye," "The Legend of Zorro") to direct his second Bond. Neal Purvis and Robert Wade, who cut their teeth on Bond films "The World Is Not Enough" and "Die Another Day," wrote the previous draft. The search for a new Bond to replace Pierce Brosnan is under way. The movie's script is based on the 1953 Ian Fleming novel, which is the first, darkest and most violent of the Bond books. It introduced not only Bond, but the evil organization SMERSH, as well as model Bond villain Le Chiffre (French for "the number"). One of the book's set pieces is a baccarat duel between Bond and Le Chiffre. The book was first adapted as the 1967 spy spoof starring Peter Sellers, David Niven, Orson Welles and George Raft, although the comedy is not considered part of the Bond canon. |
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| Statham Joins 007 Race Jason Statham has his eyes on the action movie top prize: the Lock Stock star wants to play James Bond. Statham, who has established his Hollywood hard man credentials with films like The Transporter, reckons he has what it takes to play the suave super spy. Of course, he's got stiff competition from the likes of Daniel Craig, Gerard Butler, Ewan McGregor, and Joseph Fiennes. "I've seen every one of the movies," Statham told the New York Post. "If I was to do that most prestigious role, then I think I'd add a new, modern feel to it, definitely." Will we see a cockney Bond set up his stall in Casino Royale? Only time will tell. |
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| September 7, 2005 - Harry Potter as James Bond!? It could happen, according to a report on the Contact Music website. The site scoops that Potter star Daniel Radcliffe and fellow teen thespian Jamie Bell (The Chumscrubber) are in the running to play young 007 in a big-screen adaptation of the best-selling book Silverfin, which centers around the legendary secret agent's early years. Written by Brit comic Charlie Higston, Silverfin tells the story of a 13-year-old Bond who is enrolled in the prestigious public school Eton. The story is set in the 1930s. It was officially sanctioned by the estate of Bond creator Ian Fleming. With Radcliffe, 16, and Bell, 19, up for the part, it seems that the producers intend to raise the character's age just slightly. A source told the site, "With it being so popular around the world, the book is certain to make the big screen. It has all the hallmarks of a hit. Murder, mystery, action and a young James Bond. ... Daniel Radcliffe would be perfect but they are also looking at Jamie Bell. They want to make the young Bond a bit older so they can have one of those two names." We'll have more on this "early years" Bond project as it develops. |
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| The producers of the James Bond franchise are apparently having so much trouble finding someone to slip into 007's trousers that they might be coaxing Pierce Brosnan back to the role. According to Bond fansite MI6, Brosnan is set to return as James Bond in "Casino Royale" if studio pressure holds out. Sources say Brosnan was dumped from Bond because he was asking for too much money - that's hogwash, says the actor. Brosnan was apparently only chasing £10 million to reprise the role of the suave super-agent. "Given what the films make it was a spit in the bucket", he said recently. The site says that Sony are having a hard time trying to find a replacement for the star of Bond hits "Goldeneye", "Tommorrow Never Dies", "The World is Not Enough" and "Die Another Day" and most at the studio are keen for fluffy-chest to return. "Sony are pulling their hair out over it, apparently. I was in their offices just a few weeks ago pitching Thomas Crown 2. They said, "come back" and I said "it's not up to me, guys", Brosnan tells. "I think I was caught up between the egos of the producers and the studios, really. They (the producers) didn't know whether to go younger, they didn't know what to do, period. I don't know what the truth is. It could be as honest as that, but it seems strange, especially as each film made more and more money." MI6 say that it's looking very likely that Brosnan is going to return. Says the site, "Brosnan is now the top contender for the role of James Bond in "Casino Royale" after all, due to studio pressure and the lack of an obvious candidate to replace him". |
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| :ermm: Is it just me or does anyone else think Daniel Radcliffe can't act for toffee :shrug: |
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just you :shrug: , I think he's alright actually |
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| James Bond writer 'reinvents' spy James Bond is to be given a new image as a younger character with no gadgets, a writer on the next film has told trade paper the Hollywood Reporter. Paul Haggis, who is w**king on the script for Casino Royale, said: "It's going to be good. "We're trying to reinvent Bond. He's 28 - no Q, no gadgets." Producers have still not decided who will play the spy in Casino Royale, which is due out next year. The most recent star, Pierce Brosnan, is 52. A wide array of actors, including Daniel Craig, Clive Owen and Dougray Scott, have been mooted as possible contenders. Ian Fleming's 1953 Casino Royale book, the first Bond novel, the spy was introduced as a more youthful, realistic and cold character than the films. The book was also one of the most violent in the series, with the heroic secret agent taking a beating from his rival Le Chiffre, and gadget-master Q was not present. Casino Royale was turned into a spoof spy movie in 1967, with David Niven in the lead role. The new film, which will be the 21st in the franchise, will be directed by Martin Campbell, who was in charge of GoldenEye. Paul Haggis has been receiving critical acclaim for his movie Crash, which is set against the backdrop of Los Angeles and deals with racism. The Canadian-born film-maker also wrote the screenplay for the Oscar-winning Million Dollar Baby. Story from BBC NEWS: |
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| Bond Item No 346b... Here we go again. After months and months (and months...) of speculation about who'll play 007 in Casino Royale, it looks increasingly likely that Pierce Brosnan will return for duty. According to Commander Bond, a senior executive at Sony said that the craggy Irishman will "probably" reprise the role although production outfit Eon are said to "prefer" Daniel Craig. Meanwhile Brosnan tells Citybeat, "Until someone like Daniel Craig steps in, or until someone like whoever the next man is, or until they ask me back, the story is still open. For me, it's unfinished business..." Will it never end!? |
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| this is getting stupid <_< |
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Should they just kill him off in this story? |
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| 007 Field Narrows Variety reported that the field of actors under consideration to replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond has narrowed to Daniel Craig (Layer Cake), Henry Cavill (a contender for Superman), Sam Worthington and Goran Visnjic (E.R.). Screen tests are being completed this week, the trade paper reported. The lack of big names results from the producing Broccoli family's unwillingness to break precedent and pay gross points to a 007, eliminating such rumored stars as Clive Owen from the Bond derby, the trade paper reported. They'll surely get their Bond for a fraction of the $25 million or so paid on the last film to Brosnan before he was dumped. Martin Campbell starts production in January on the next Bond movie, Casino Royale, for Sony. |
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| Bond race 'entering final stages' The protracted process of choosing a new James Bond is coming to an end, according to Hollywood paper Variety. Screen tests will end this week and four relatively unknown actors are in the running, Variety has reported. The contenders are Layer Cake actor Daniel Craig, 22-year-old Henry Cavill, ER star Goran Visnjic and Australian Sam Worthington, Variety said. The 21st James Bond film, Casino Royale, will be based on Ian Fleming's first novel and released next year. Producers are thought to be looking for someone younger than the 52-year-old incumbent Pierce Brosnan. 'Reinvent' Writer Paul Haggis recently told the Hollywood Reporter: "We're trying to reinvent Bond. He's 28 - no Q, no gadgets." In the 1953 Casino Royale book, the spy was introduced as a more youthful, realistic and cold character than he has since become in the films. Daniel Craig, 37, is best-known for playing poet Ted Hughes opposite Gwyneth Paltrow in Sylvia and taking the lead role in gangster film Layer Cake. He is due to appear with Nicole Kidman in alien thriller The Visiting and in Steven Spielberg's drama Munich, about the massacre at the 1972 Olympics. Contenders Sam Worthington, 29, got his big break last year when he won an Australian Film Institute award for his role in small-town coming-of-age saga Somersault. Croatian actor Goran Visnjic, 33, plays Dr Luka Kovac in US TV drama ER and has appeared in films such as Elektra and The Deep End. And Henry Cavill, from Jersey, has had roles in movies including The Count of Monte Cristo and I Capture the Castle. Numerous other actors have been linked with Casino Royale including Ewan McGregor, Jude Law, Hugh Jackman, Clive Owen and Dougray Scott. The spokesperson for James Bond production company Eon was unavailable for comment. Story from BBC NEWS: |
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| All those names seem to not be Bond Material..... ....this is the end for Bond methinks....who wants to see any of these people in the role...nobody so no-one will go and see the film... |
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Surely you should at least give them a try. Mind you, I've never seen a Bond film in the cinema, and I've only sat through the Brosnan ones, so maybe my opinion is slightly biased. I'd be happy if they kept Brosnan :shrug: |
| QUOTE (Daniel Brown @ Sep 29 2005, 03:51 PM) |
| I'm sorry but I want the role to stay within context and that means a UK Bond. |