MoChara 1,632 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Not really into bond films but I say bring back Sean Connery! If all else fails Jason statham I'd say would make a good bond. I don't think a black person should take the role though, nothing to do with any racism or anything just plain tradition Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shepp 2,285 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 I'd like to see a remake of 'Roots' with Kunta Kintay played by Ralph Fiennes. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
danw 1,748 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Perhaps we could get lee Evans to star as nelson in the next Mandela film be every bit as plausible as having elba as bond Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 9,898 Posted April 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 After Craig I could only see Tom Hardy taking on the role. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marshman 7,757 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 The character of bond is a stereotypical British gent from higher parts of society, refined, articulate, charming, educated, familiar with the luxuries of life and served as an officer in the forces. A British ethnic minority playing the role would seem as out of place as the entire cast of Downton Abbey being African. In a different 'secret agent' type film series it would be completely appropriate to have an African/Indian/Arab etc playing the 007 character, but not in the Bond franchise, the character type has already been ingrained in the audiences/fans minds. Making a none white fella fit the character would just seem untrue to what Bond is about imo. a bit untrue lol BH have you seen a James Bond movie none of it is realistic ! I mean apart from ridiculous stunts James bond as a spy genre has completely untrue . He should be spying on Isis not someone like a mad Bill gates billionaire that has plans to take over the world I didn't say realistic, lol. I said true to what Bond is, what the character is. Starting a fresh secret agent type franchise, an African/Indian/Arab would be perfectly acceptable, as many real life security agents are of that ethnic background. But Bond is already established, the image is already established. Realistic.... LOL. I'm not the sort that watches Bond running around roof tops, f***ing the daughters/wives of international villains, driving DB9s and thinks it's a realistic fiction of MI6! It's pure fantasy set in the real world to give it that feel of truth. Isn't that why we watch films though? lol good point well made ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Seeker 3,048 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Well, an Australian managed to pull off playing a Scottish warrior who was born in Wales so anythings possible I seriously guess your and my views of "pulling it off" differ greatly Bruce Lee could do a better sweaty accent and he's been dead over 40 years Our Scottish cousins bought it, who are we to argue FREEDOM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Seeker 3,048 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 What about Tom Cruise playing Shaft? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marshman 7,757 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Hmm a black James bond would have to have an DB9 that bounced up and down , it would have a set of chrome wide rims . Also a he could have a gold tooth that he could take out and use as a bomb . And at the end he would accuse the villain of being a rascist ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J_Edwards 70 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Personally, I think people are only going on about this because Bond is about as white-British as they come, and they want to shake the foundations to proove a point about anti-racism. The liberal lefties will just want to use the racism card when anyone speaks against the idea. I think Elba would be good, as he has a coolness about him. They'd have to somehow change Bond's character history though, he just can't fit into the public schoolboy, Renaissance man image. Maybe change it to a state school upbringing in Peckham, an alma mater at Sheffield Hallam University reading Media Studies, then joining the navy, to be forced up the ranks in order to meet a racial equalities quota. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Accip74 7,112 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Idris Elba ain't good enough anyway....he's well overrated!! Stick to the stereotype & keep the plot flowing with top notch quim & you can't go wrong...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jacknife 2,005 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Next it will be a black Sherlock or Robin hood Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 12,925 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 (edited) How about a transgender chink playing the queen in a remake of Elizabeth Edited April 7, 2015 by mushroom 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shepp 2,285 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Guy int pub is asking if we can have a white shaft? f**k me! Is that one of those pubs where they turn the chairs upside down to seat 3? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
charlie caller 3,654 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 About as acceptable as having a black man play mcBeth, or a white man play Shaka zulu king. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frann 882 Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Bond is one of those characters that is too set in stone for a major change. It might work on people like me who until Daniel Craig was 007, I'd never watched a Bond film (true story) but but I still think he should be left as he is I do remember suggesting Wesley Snipes a few years ago for Bond but that was just me winding up mates in a pub lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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