The next James Bond?


He apparently impressed studio bosses in a private screen test at Pinewood Studios.

He’s not an actor I’d ever considered for the role but he is in his early thirties and will be cheap compared to the likes of Tom Hardy and Henry Cavill.

Will he be a surprise announcement or is this all newspaper speculation?

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I don't think this is anything but a publicist's hopeful publicity grab, at best it's a trial balloon.

Which is going to fall flat, because while I think ATJ is a talented actor, I think his talents are more as a character actor than a star. He lacks the charisma, star quality, and testosterone necessary to play Bond, so I'm holding out for Aiden Turner! He's got all the It factors that Taylor-Johnson lacks.

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There are only a handful of films I've seen ATJ star in, and like you say I don't think he has the charisma to play James Bond. I haven't seen Aiden Turner in anything, but if you meant Aidan Turner (Poldark) I can totally see him as 007.

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I mean the HOT Aiden or Aidan Turner!

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Before today I had no idea there were two of them! 😂🤣😂

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I disagree---plenty of character actors have become stars, mainly because they have such a versatile range of characters they can play. Taylor Johnson can do both comedy and drama---he'll be playing the lead in this upcoming superhero flick called the Kraken---I've seen the trailer, and it looks pretty impressive, and he looks pretty impressive in it. From the few films I've seen him in, he definitely has the presence and the talent to be the next big thing, and that film might make him exactly that.

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Nope. Aidan Turner is the perfect Bond to me.

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This guy is like Brosnan, Lazenby and Dalton rolled into one.

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Amen!!!! And black Irish too just like Pierce.

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If they can't get Henry Cavill.....they should go after this guy:

https://www.tumpik.com/tag/thomas%20doherty%20gif%20hunt

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He looks like a male prostitute.

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If they want to go the Sean Connery route he'd be a good choice.

https://i.ibb.co/KGfbh5p/Screenshot-20230113-185734.png

But I'm still hoping for Aidan Turner.

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He looks much more feminine than Connery and kind of like a drug addict.

Aiden Turner, he looks too nerdy and not dangerous. He's a nice guy.

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Aidan?? Nerdy?!?! Oh, he's mad at you now!!!!

https://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w663/files/images/film/photos/159/784/159784345_9dd837.jpg

https://www.stylist.co.uk/images/app/uploads/2021/10/12104636/the-suspect-early-release-jpg-1633376676.jpg

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Lol. He's not a bad-looking nerd, but still a nerd. He can't be mad at me, he's too sweet!

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https://www.attitude.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2015/03/finger.gif

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Lol, that last one says it all. That's just strawberry jam!😆

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He's 39 now, a good age to star in a few 007 movies.

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I think he could do the action, but he doesn't have that suave look.

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He's done action in superhero movies but looks like an everyday guy.

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It seems he's been trying (a little too hard) to pull off the blue steel look in more recent pictures I've seen of him.

https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/bdMNT9UE5YryXhBWTm4lvA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTY0MDtoPTQyNw--/https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2022-12/225d25d0-8ce6-11ed-bffd-b96fdb828989

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Bond doesn't do that so he'd have to stop pouting.

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James Bond is no freakin' Rico Suave!

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Plus, he needs to trim those sideburns. Damn hippie.

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And definitely no beard.

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I jest, truth is I think he'd be a good bond. Maybe I just can't think of anyone else better at the moment.

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I don't think his current look works for Bond, maybe if he had a make over.

I was quite partial to Cavill, but that's clearly never gonna happen.

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I'd rather this guy over Cavill. I'd rather they cgi in a talking dog over Cavill. He was good in the man from uncle though. But I'm over seeing his face.

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Meh, I don't watch much new stuff, so I can't say I've been overexposed to either of them. I just think Cavill is more the rough gentleman I envision Bond to be (and better-looking). Taylor-Johnson is a weirdo and rather looks like it as well. He needs to tone it down.

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be just the agent tryin get their boi noticed. sim to run up to Casino Royale with Dougary Scott

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It's probably going to be him.

He's not as bad as some of the proposed candidates, but I don't really see it based on what I've seen of him up till now. He has to go through quite a bit of a transformation to convince me.

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He was definitely hot as fuck as Peter Maximoff/Quicksilver.

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I mean, really?? This guy who has the voice that sounds like a teenager is the next BOND over someone like Henry Cavill??

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