Posted on 05/27/2016 5:25:13 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
While rumors have swirled for months about just who will be taking over the James Bond franchise from current 007 Daniel Craig, one surprising new name is apparently on the top of the list.
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I like Bell, and enjoy his Abraham Woodhull character on Turn: Washington’s Spies.
Anna is Mine! MINE I say!
She is imho one of the finest on the planet
Art bells new cat
Yep.
Someone nondescript.
Neither terribly ugly, nor dashingly handsome.
An everyman, easily overlooked.
A social chameleon who could become charismatic through dress and charming behavior, or invisible through affected dullness.
The perfect spy.
Ian Fleming learned the craft and the requirements during the second world war. He wasn’t imagining a Hollywood heartthrob. He was creating a semi-plausible character.
Have you seen the movie Billy Elliot?
Have you seen Fantastic Four?
Have you seen the American Revolution series....TURN
Jamie Bell is a central leading character in all.
Way too mousy for Bond.
Now there would be a movie. I saw the BBC show from years ago with Sam Neil as Reilly and it was fantastic. Now in his prime I think Sam Neil could have played bond.
Sydney Reilly was one of the greatest real life spies of all time. I read about three books on him and what he did in real life makes James Bond look like an amateur.
Now I do like the woman laying Moneypenney, she is Hot.
OMG! Don't tell me Moneypenny's a dyke!
My name is Jamie — Jamie Bell.
You may be on to something!
...and who is transgender.
What would Ian Fleming say?
For that kind of money they can typecast me as the road runner — meep, meep.
As someone else said, Fleming said he pictured Bond as sort of like Hoagy Carmichael.
After he saw “Dr. No” he warmed to Connery and eventually thought he was a good choice.
One thing I will say for Connery, he really did look like he was a tough guy. He just had that look. Craig also has that look but doesn’t look like the image of Bond, that Fleming created.
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