Gruffudd Leads Bond Race Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd is leading the way to play the next James Bond - ahead of Ewan McGregor and Hugh Jackman. The King Arthur star is said to possess "all the credentials" to take over from Pierce Brosnan as the next 007 in the secret spy films. A source says, "Ioan is the only actor being considered as the next Bond at the moment. He has all the credentials to play Bond and, unlike most of the other candidates mentioned, he's relatively unknown. The producers know Ioan is going to be a big star with or without Bond. It's just a matter of whether he wants to take on such a huge role and the early indications are that he does." http://imdb.com/news/wenn/#8 If he and McGregor are one and two, I get the feeling that the producers are going for a more sensitive and gentle Bond. WTF are they thinking?
This franchise was dead a loooong time ago and from the looks of who the producers want it won't ressurrect itself anytime soon either. They shoulda listened to Brosnan and gone after Colin Farrell...then make it a hard R... then maybe I'd go watch these things again. Btw, Die Another Day was decent and probably the best Bond in years (which still isnt saying much)
Well, I don't know who the guy is, but that's a good thing: the previous Bonds were pretty much nobodies before they got the job. Brosnan is a damn good Bond, but the scripts for the latest movies have sucked.
it's alledgedly pronounced yo-an similiar to ewan. at least it's not one of those welsh names that go wwwyyyywwwdddd all on you.
We need a story. Goldeneye was actually pretty good. Tomottow Never Dies - eh ... okay The World Is Not Enough - bad Die Another Day - aweful The Bond stories are really going down the toilet fast and taking the lovable Bond character with it. They must get a good story, and it's my personal belief that Brosnan turned down the part because (IMHO) he felt the story sucked. Even the character itself is suffering. 007 used beat women, use women, pump them for info (literally), and even use them as human shields. Now the women fight along side of him. It's just wrong. The gagdets have gone from the realm of being cool and useful (machine guns in the car, etc.) to just stupid and beyond belief (invisible cars, x-ray glasses, etc.) Q is dead, but he was always a serious role first with an occasional touch of humor thrown in. Though I like Cleese as an actor, having him in the film is like watching Gilligan's Island. The moment I see him, the scene is dead. The witty one-liners are just too old. Don't depend on 'em. Build a good story and sell the film with that, not a stupid one-liner. And WTF was up with a cameo from Madonna!?!?! That's just ... AGH! No! Bad filmmakers! Bad! ... story... STORY ... STORY!!! -- droxford
