I love Orlando Bloom, but I couldn't see him as James Bond. He just doesn't seem to have that special something that makes a James Bond. But noone will ever compare to Sean Connery when it comes to Bond. At least not in my book. :wink:

He is simply too young. They can't do that. I'm never against changes, but lately many changes for Bond made it worse, like Halle berry's part in Die Another Day or that unbelievable action scenes, which isn't funny anymore. Bond was always the best when he was cool. That last film wasn't cool anymore, but laughable. Orlando Bloom, which I like, would turn the role into something very scary.....

http://www.mi6.co.uk/livenews/fullst...1270&t=&s=news
Bond 21 - 06-04-04

Michael Madsen says his neighbour Brosnan is done with Bond, and the next 007 is a young Australian...

The "Kill Bill: Volume 2" press junkets have created another 007 story this week.

Speaking to the Toronto Sun, Michael Madsen (NSA Chief Damian Falco in "Die Another Day"), has said the Brosnan is done with Bond, and the next 007 will be a young Australian.

"Pierce lives right down the beach from me. Our kids play together, and he told me he doesn't want to do another one."

The newspaper claims Madsen said he was told that Brosnan will be replaced with an Australian, although he did not know who and could not confirm the identity of the 6th 007.

Madsen said he himself is interested in the new Bond because he was supposed to get a role in it. Now Madsen is wary.

"Well, I was going to do it with Pierce but, now that Pierce is out of the Bond picture, I don't know what is going to happen. If (producer) Barbara Broccoli calls me up and says: 'Michael, I want you to be in the James Bond picture,' I'll probably go do it, but I'm not going to call her.

"I don't know the new Bond guy. I've never seen anything he's done. I don't even know what he looks like. I can't remember the guy's name. I would have to feel like he's going to be a good Bond for me to want to do it."

"You know, making a Bond film is not an easy thing to do. That's a heavy shoot, man. That's a long, long, big, big, heavy thing. The Bond thing is a tremendously gigantic production and the last one was hugely successful.

"For Pierce, that was the fourth one that he did. He's tired, man. You know, he's James Bond. He doesn't have to do another one. Why would you? Why would you bother?"


Orlando is british(?), so if this rumour is true, next Jimbo won´t be Orlando. Heath Ledger perhaps?

I was thinking Heath too. :?

nope, not 3, but 4! :D

Well from what I'd heard they wanted him for it, but his contract was up so he said he might not want to do it...and he's not too old, as Roger Moore and Sean Connery were both in their 50's (I think) when they did some of their final movies.

Roger Moore was looking too old after MoonRaker, he should have stopped then. I think Brosnan nailed the role in Tommorrow never dies, but I didn't like him in the following two - hard to explain why.

I'm almost positive that Brosnan has a five film contract. I can't remember what my source is or anything, but it just springs to mind. And I used to be a huge Bond anorak :D

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Hard to say my favourite of Brosnan's films, I loved GoldenEye, TND and TWINE all for different reasons. Die Another Day was the worst though.

And just for the record, I never particularly liked Moore. IMHO (an opinion not much shared), Tim Dalton is the best Bond after Brosnan 8)

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