Main reason why Craig is not Bond..

[Kristatos]

I think he lacks the charm his predecessors had. Whenever I see Craig's Bond, I always think of him as a serial killer.

I wouldn't go that far. Nightclub bouncer maybe, or private security guard for a low-rent firm that isn't too bothered about CRB checks.

[bjmdds]

Renfield in Dracula: that is what CR-egg looks like and would excel in as an actor.

[Skywalker]

Which one is Bond again?

[Dr. No]

Which one is Bond again?

I think one is a cat burglar and he double parked his 1970 el camino

[Captain Nash]

If you want to have a ....hmmm...different take on Bond, one who breaks out into a song and dance number and doesn't need a Bond girl, if you know what I mean. Then Jackman is your man.
If you want an actor who has a very good range, is confident in the role and can show some of the Fleming qualities of the character, then look no further.

[Mazer Rackham]

Bold words from a fan of the gay man's Bond.



Don't cha miss that movie magic? Danny looks like he is pushing 60

[jimrobes]

If you want to have a ....hmmm...different take on Bond, unrefined and doesn't need a Bond girl, if you know what I mean. Then Daniel Craig is your man.
If you want an actor who has a very good range, is confident in the role and can show some of the Fleming qualities of the character, then look no further than Huge Jackman

[Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry]

If you want to have a ....hmmm...different take on Bond, unrefined and doesn't need a Bond girl, if you know what I mean. Then Daniel Craig is your man.
If you want an actor who has a very good range, is confident in the role and can show some of the Fleming qualities of the character, then look no further than Huge Jackman

Welcome jimrobes.

Hugh Jackman can be tough as shown by his portrayal of Wolverine. He also minces around in musicals on a regular basis and has had humourous roles. Craig's Bond is a psycopathic one trick pony and his attempt at humour in his Bond movies is often painful to watch.

[Omega]

Comparing Jackman to Craig is a no win proposition for Craig. Jackman simply has all the hallmarks Bond is supposed to have.


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[Captain Nash]

Comparing Jackman to Craig is a no win proposition for Craig. Jackman simply has all the hallmarks Bond is supposed to have.

Depends whether you're a Craig fan or not. Obviously you're not.
Fair play. Not going to try and convert you.
One of the reasons that Jackman was ruled out as Bond (so I recall) was that he was considered to fey.
I like Jackman, and wouldn't be opposed to seeing him as Bond. Though I believe his chance has passed now. I think we'd get another pretty boy Brosnan clone.
Great potential, though under utilised.

[Omega]

Comparing Jackman to Craig is a no win proposition for Craig. Jackman simply has all the hallmarks Bond is supposed to have.

Depends whether you're a Craig fan or not. Obviously you're not.
Fair play. Not going to try and convert you.
One of the reasons that Jackman was ruled out as Bond (so I recall) was that he was considered to fey.
I like Jackman, and wouldn't be opposed to seeing him as Bond. Though I believe his chance has passed now. I think we'd get another pretty boy Brosnan clone.
Great potential, though under utilised.

It is not necessarily about Craig for me. Jakcman being too fey is stupid. He is the freaking Wolverine! Movie roles don't get more butch.
If that was reason behind why they didn't consider him it was incredibly phobic and ought to be ridiculed by everybody.

If Jackmen were gay or bi, it wouldn't bother me. I think he would do a good job as Bond and be very entertaining to watch which is paramount to me.
Comparing Jackman to Craig is bad for Craig because Jackman has the look and charm associated with Bond since Sean Connery created the first wisecrack.

[TheWorldIsNotEnough]

1. His hair, he's supposed to be James Bond not James BLOND. Even his eyebrows and eyelashes are almost invisible, it just looks so wrong and out of place. Why did they not even bother to dye his hair?
2. He's 5'10, they had to make him wear lifts just so he'd be taller than his female costar in heels. Bond should at least be over 6 foot tall, his stature is important as it gives him an air of authority, you wouldn't cast a 5'8" guy as Superman would you?
3. Not handsome or charming enough, he doesn't look or act like a suave and debonair gentleman who has women falling into bed with him left right and center, he looks more like a villain who needs a persian cat sitting on his lap.

It just seems so wrong that they would ditch tall, dark and handsome for short, blonde and thuggish.

[Lord Shark]

It just seems so wrong that they would ditch tall, dark and handsome for short, blonde and thuggish.

Or more like ditching a tall, dark, fey, pretty, smarmy, Irish-American, cloths model, for a blond, masculine, naturally charismatic, self-deprecating Liverpudlian?

[oscartheman]

It just seems so wrong that they would ditch tall, dark and handsome for short, blonde and thuggish.

Or more like ditching a tall, dark, fey, pretty, smarmy, Irish-American, cloths model, for a blond, masculine, naturally charismatic, self-deprecating Liverpudlian?

But why in god green earth did they hire a uncharismatic gay Lilliputian? Fey...Going by your chronology they hired Jackman then fired him to hire Craig because making American action movies is where it is at .

[Lord Shark]

It just seems so wrong that they would ditch tall, dark and handsome for short, blonde and thuggish.

Or more like ditching a tall, dark, fey, pretty, smarmy, Irish-American, cloths model, for a blond, masculine, naturally charismatic, self-deprecating Liverpudlian?

But why in god green earth did they hire a uncharismatic gay Lilliputian? Fey...Going by your chronology they hired Jackman then fired him to hire Craig because making American action movies is where it is at .

I never mentioned Jackman. Stop twisting my words and back off.

They'd been making generic Americanised action movies since the beginning of the Brosnan era. The Craig era has only (unfortunately) continued that legacy.

[oscartheman]

They were more British influenced in the past and I don't find Brosnan movies any less British than Moore and Daltons.Now they are pure american spy wannabes.

[Lord Shark]

They were more British influenced in the past and I don't find Brosnan movies any less British than Moore and Daltons.

That's where we differ mate. For me at least, the presence of John Barry, production design, direction (as dull and meat and potatoes as he may be, John Glen's Bond films were something of an antithesis to the big overproduced Hollywood action flicks of the day), casting, lead performance, screenplays, and the action quotient™ - have all got a lot to do with it.

[bjmdds]

It just seems so wrong that they would ditch tall, dark and handsome for short, blonde and thuggish.

Or more like ditching a tall, dark, fey, pretty, smarmy, Irish-American, cloths model, for a blond, masculine, naturally charismatic, self-deprecating Liverpudlian?

Cr-egg has charisma? Where does that notion ring truth? He could be the least charismstic actor in existence. He exudes a constant morose tone and look in most of his roles. His interviews always come across as abysmal as well.

[Lord Shark]

It just seems so wrong that they would ditch tall, dark and handsome for short, blonde and thuggish.

Or more like ditching a tall, dark, fey, pretty, smarmy, Irish-American, cloths model, for a blond, masculine, naturally charismatic, self-deprecating Liverpudlian?

Cr-egg has charisma? Where does that notion ring truth? He could be the least charismstic actor in existence. He exudes a constant morose tone and look in most of his roles. His interviews always come across as abysmal as well.

Morose and brooding yes, but so was Richard Burton. Both of them share a similar kind of presence and charisma, and not without wit either.

[Powder Puff]

It just seems so wrong that they would ditch tall, dark and handsome for short, blonde and thuggish.

Or more like ditching a tall, dark, fey, pretty, smarmy, Irish-American, cloths model, for a blond, masculine, naturally charismatic, self-deprecating Liverpudlian?

Cr-egg has charisma? Where does that notion ring truth? He could be the least charismstic actor in existence. He exudes a constant morose tone and look in most of his roles. His interviews always come across as abysmal as well.

Morose and brooding yes, but so was Richard Burton. Both of them share a similar kind of presence and charisma, and not without wit either.

One simply cannot compare the great Dicky Burton to the somewhat bland Dan Craig.