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Clive Owen
Poor old Clive seems to get a lot of stick elsewhere. I don't think he was ever sufficiently interested (bit too established) but could he have handled Casino Royale? Personally I think he would have been fine.
This is a tough question.
I would have liked him to play Bond.
However since the reason for him not playing Bond is becasue he's not interested then it's better off he doesn't play Bond.
Say he was offered so much money he couldnt refuse...He would have gotten the role but he wouldn't try his best to make a good movie.
It would be like Connery in DAF. He'd just be doing it for the money and he wouldn;t be playing the character as well as he would had he actually been interested.
I do wish him luck in the future, I adored Children Of Men.
I would have liked him to play Bond.
However since the reason for him not playing Bond is becasue he's not interested then it's better off he doesn't play Bond.
Say he was offered so much money he couldnt refuse...He would have gotten the role but he wouldn't try his best to make a good movie.
It would be like Connery in DAF. He'd just be doing it for the money and he wouldn;t be playing the character as well as he would had he actually been interested.
I do wish him luck in the future, I adored Children Of Men.
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Never saw Clive Owen as Bond material. But royal staring him could have been great, I think a lot more would have been done with it. I get the feeling the reboot was because craig is so un-bond.
iF the story was the same as the royale they made, owen would have been very cool as 007.
iF the story was the same as the royale they made, owen would have been very cool as 007.
Isn't that what craig is doing now? in it for the moneySay he was offered so much money he couldnt refuse...He would have gotten the role but he wouldn't try his best to make a good movie.
It would be like Connery in DAF. He'd just be doing it for the money and he wouldn;t be playing the character as well as he would had he actually been interested.
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Compared to how much the movie made its an insult.Dcbn wrote:I certainly hope not.
Geez 3 million isn't that much when making a movie!
For craig it was more money then he ever saw before. might never have if didn't take this role. that motivated him more than the role of 007 .
same thing happened to the new guy playing superman, the studios spent more on styrofoam cups saying Superman Returns than on what they paid him to act.
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I think actors in general these days are motivated by money. If I was in their shoes, I'd probably do exactly the same thing.Dr. No wrote:Compared to how much the movie made its an insult.Dcbn wrote:I certainly hope not.
Geez 3 million isn't that much when making a movie!
For craig it was more money then he ever saw before. might never have if didn't take this role. that motivated him more than the role of 007 .
same thing happened to the new guy playing superman, the studios spent more on styrofoam cups saying Superman Returns than on what they paid him to act.
And if I recall correctly, Brozza was no angel either in the `asking for money' department.....
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I disagree. CO has the ability to perform to a similar level as DC. I actually think he's better suited to the role.Jack Wade wrote:I was actually supporting Owen as Bond before Craig was hired.
I'm more than happy with Craig's performance, though. I don't think Owen could've played Bond nearly as well as Craig.
Clive Owen was Sony's choice as well as mine own.Skywalker wrote:I disagree. CO has the ability to perform to a similar level as DC. I actually think he's better suited to the role.Jack Wade wrote:I was actually supporting Owen as Bond before Craig was hired.
I'm more than happy with Craig's performance, though. I don't think Owen could've played Bond nearly as well as Craig.
Owen is a world class, A-list actor who's performance would have been amazing no doubt.
His "pink panther" 006 cameo was a jab at the whole franchise.
Or was that just a nod to the (early) 2005 Bond rumors?
I'm not entirely sure about this but I think the Bond producers don't pay the sort of money that an Owen or Jackman would be used to. They also take a whopping producer's fee. When you think about it none of the Bonds were huge stars when they got the role. Brosnan and Moore were tv stars, Connery & Lazenby unknowns, and Dalton & Craig under the radar actors who had been around for a while.
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Eon do seem to go for the slightly less famous actors. This is probably because they are cheaper and more grateful. Although as actors become established as Bond, they do tend to make bigger pay demands and want more control over the series. I wonder if Craig will do this!
Craig's biggest selling point must have been his cheapness. I'm not sure about his contract, but he should ask for a big pay rise for the next one.
If Bond disappeared for 10 years and new owners took over, then a "big star" would be paid lots of money to relaunch Bond. But I think Eon will stick to their slightly unknown/cheaper/grateful choices for Bond.
Craig's biggest selling point must have been his cheapness. I'm not sure about his contract, but he should ask for a big pay rise for the next one.
If Bond disappeared for 10 years and new owners took over, then a "big star" would be paid lots of money to relaunch Bond. But I think Eon will stick to their slightly unknown/cheaper/grateful choices for Bond.
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I'd say his acting ability myselfcarl stromberg wrote:
Craig's biggest selling point must have been his cheapness.
After the huge success that is Casino Royale, I'd have to agree a moderate pay rise would be reasonable. Though who's to say he hasn't been rewarded already?I'm not sure about his contract, but he should ask for a big pay rise for the next one.
I hope I never see the day we have 'new owners' running the Bond franchiseIf Bond disappeared for 10 years and new owners took over, then a "big star" would be paid lots of money to relaunch Bond.
Well it's worked for more than 40 years, why stop now?But I think Eon will stick to their slightly unknown/cheaper/grateful choices for Bond.