Oh, hell yes.
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I like Damian Lewis but I don't see him as Bond, at all. Timothy Dalton was my favorite Bond.
Out of the list in Tom's link, I think I'd like Richard Armitage best. His Royal Broodiness is already established.
ETA: Other than Idris Elba, I mean. If Brits make the movie, I can see it happening. Americans, NSM.
Bond. Ginger Bond.
If they can't seems to give us a ginger Doctor Who, I see no reason why Bond should overcome that stigma. ::sulks::
I am always surprised by the anti-ginger sentiment in Britain.
No kidding. I've always thought redheads were awesome and wondered why "beaten like a red-headed stepchild" was even a saying until I found out about the British antipathy.
Is it an anti-Irish/Scots thing, you think? Or even back to the Saxon invasions?
I'm guessing people who were pillaged by the Vikings might have more grounds for an aversion to redheads than we have on this side of the Atlantic.
Ever since Damian Lewis said he was glad to get out of theatre because he didn't want to be "one of these slightly over-the-top, fruity actors who would have an illustrious career on stage, but wouldn't start getting any kind of film work until I was 50 and then start playing wizards[,]" I've not liked him so much.
I'd much rather have Idris Elba as Bond.