Guys who should have had the chance to play James Bond

[MrScorpio]

Cary Grant

Now that would have been a good Classic Bond



Adrian Paul

A great Modern Bond, he would have been

[Crazy Guggenheim]

1. Crazy Guggenheim .........

[MrScorpio]

2. P-Diddy

[bridgit]

4. bond...

bling-bling bond :rofl:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

3. David Cassidy

[AntiCoup2K4]

10. Oh HELL no!

The two things neccessary for any Bond movie are 1) Bond getting laid and 2) the kickass cars with all the new spy gadgets.

Now granted, Cassidy would have had no problem with the first category. But as for the car.......

....no, that's just WRONG!

[Crazy Guggenheim]

11. But imagine the gadgets he could fit in there.

[MrScorpio]

5. Bruce Lee

[Crazy Guggenheim]

6. George Lazenby ..............

[MrScorpio]

7. I'm watching OHMMSS right now

Officially, it's my favorite Bond movie

[Crazy Guggenheim]

9. I don't think Lazenby was that bad.

[xultar]

20. Ditto. Too bad Lazenby screwed himself out of the role.

[Bassic]

24. Lazenby _was_ Bond.

Don't know why they kept him only for one movie.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

8. Cheech .........

[alarcojon]

32. and Chong

:smoke:

[bridgit]

12. clive owen...

and 'the buzz' is that he will he next :thumbsup:

[MrScorpio]

13. I can see it

I'd love to see how he'd do

[bridgit]

37. i think he'll turn in a smooth performance...

but that's just me :9

[txradioguy369]

19. Excellent Choice

I just went back and downloaded his BMW Films that he did a couple years ago.

I still love watching those.

Especially the one with Clive...James Brown and Gary Oldman.

[miss_kitty]

38. not according to info in this thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x3869259#3869319
and scroll to the next reply in that thread to see my reaction to the rumour...:cry:

Clive. Sigh

[bridgit]

41. still, negotiations are proceeding smoothly...

owen has mentioned he's not even really interested but that they keep putting money on the table so that time will tell beyond our various opinions is my sense; i'm not really into the bond series myself :shrug:

but you don't like him? then leave him on the shelf, someone will buy that tea cup chip & all :D

[miss_kitty]

42. I would go to the movies just to see his gorgeous mug up there

on the screen

A girl can dream....:)

[bridgit]

45. owen? then i agree, he's been doing good work imo...

liked his 'arthur', 'sin city', 'crossing borders' (although his character split my sheet) & such you bet'cha :hi:

[alarcojon]

14. Marty Feldman

That's what I'm talking about!

[Spinzonner]

15. Wally Cox

[LosinIt]

16. Taye Diggs

just cause I love to see him in anything..

[Floogeldy]

17. Ian Fleming modeled the character Bond partially after Grant

Also, Cary Grant turned down the offer to play 007.

:)

www.imdb.com

[Robeson]

18. James Mason.

[stlsaxman]

21. Patrick McGoohan was the first actor asked by Flemming to do Bond...

and he turned it down, saying he had other plans (re The Prisoner). But I think that having looked at the role seriously McGoohan turned it down because of the polygamous nature of Bond. My reasoning for this is, in "The Chimes Of Big Ben" Prisoner episode, Number 6 dances closely with the character Nadia, and McGoohan had his wife donn a wig and stand in for the woman. Though McGoohan might have been the perfect Bond in Ian Flemming's eyes, I don't think "Bond As Serial Monogamist" would have flown...

Besides, HAD he taken the role and wet his willie for The Crown, we might not have had the most unique show in all of television history- The Prisoner.



Be seeing you.

[matcom]

22. DS1

i can TOTALLY picture it :D

[underpants]

27. Nah, he drives to slow

form another thread

[DS1]

30. *pfft* You should see my driving on Gov't dollars!

[LostinVA]

23. Rupert Everett

British, gay, suave, and charming.... and the man can fit a tux. The quintessential Bond.

[caty]

25. Gerard Butler

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0124930/

[Liberalynn]

26. To be honest

I think they should have kept Pierce Brosnan. I loved him in the role.

Since they fired him, I wanted them to cast Julian Mcmahon. I love that guy. So charming and handsome. Looks great in suits and driving great cars. More importantly he can act.

But alas he has been reported as saying they think he is too old as well. Just like they told Brosnan.

That's okay. I'll still take Julian and he still has Nip/Tuck. I am also sure other opportunities in film will come his way.

[anarch]

28. how about...

[Rabrrrrrr]

29. Bobcat Goldthwait! Ellen Degeneres! Orson Welles at his fattest!

[name not needed]

31. Woody Allen!

[Bullwinkle925]

33. What about Samuel L. Jackson??

:shrug:

[Rising Phoenix]

34. oooh that's a good one

[Bullwinkle925]

35. Yeah baby!!

[Taverner]

36. Dean MARTIN!!!!!!

[Left Is Write]

39. Adrian Paul could stand in front of the camera reading a soup can

and I'd still be riveted to the screen.

[lildreamer316]

43. I'll second that.

MEE-OWW!!! That man is SEXY!!!!

[HEyHEY]

40. Gregory peck

[Hugin]

44. I'm with ya on the Cary Grant.

Would've been interesting to see.