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The problem in casting Bond is that he has to be rugged enough to be an action adventure hero, be sophisticated enough to make the tux/baccarat scenes work, and have enough charisma for the women to fall all over him. Not easy to find that combo.
How about Denzel?
Also, I'm watching Hollywood Homicide on cable, and....
I'm apparently a sucker for even a pedestrian buddy cop movie, but I kinda like it. I probably would have hated it if I'd paid any money to see it, but on cable, it's fine.
Also the parade of motown cameos is really tickling me. Gladys Knight is as beautiful as ever (such a pretty smile), and Smokey Robinson's cab driver cameo gave me a good ex-cabbie giggle.
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How about Denzel?
Or, in that vein, Don Cheadle?
Or, in that vein, Don Cheadle?
Oh dear - I'm imagining him using his Ocean's 11 accent for this. Not what I have in mind when I think of Bond, needless to say.
If he was actually trying in Ocean's Eleven, Cheadle would need a LOT of accent work. (Not that it would be the same accent.)
I'm pro Denzel or Yun Fat, myself. Slick, suave, impressively capable physically.
How about Denzel?
I recently saw the Branagh Much Ado About Nothing. He'd be a fine choice. Not very quippy, but the part didn't call for that.
Nothing against Denzel or Yun Fat, but isn't a big part of re-casting Bond to make him younger again? I think they are each too old to just be starting as Bond. You need a 35-40 year old, so he can do Bond for 10 years.
A thousand years from now, the heads of studios will meet in a special room to pick the next James Bond. Folks will know when the new Bond has been chosen by the color of the smoke coming out the building's chimney.
Nothing against Denzel or Yun Fat, but isn't a big part of re-casting Bond to make him younger again?
I have a sneaking suspicion that's not the big obstacle in their way.