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Clive Owen as James Bond

posted 14 years ago by ThePauls
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I like Owen in Duplicity, but still would love to see him as James Bond. He'd be closer to Connery than any of them ...but maybe he turned it down.

[–] uscmd 14 years ago

First, I have no first hand knowledge one way or the other. But I find it tough to believe any english actor from 25 to 55 wouldn't give a few years off the back end of his life for the chance to play Bond, James Bond. A chance to put his own spin on the collected lore of 007.

My 2 cents, I like Daniel Craig more than any since SC.

Aren't we about due?

[–] DrSigmundFraud 14 years ago

You can't turn down a role you were never offered - and thank God he wasn't. The guy would kill the series stone dead like he kills all his movies. You only have to look at the Pink Panther to see how pathetic an Owen Bond would be.

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[–] blame_thatcher_2003-2011 14 years ago

According to the Owenistas, Cleeve is too good for 007.

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[–] DrSigmundFraud 14 years ago

They are an endangered species. Since Owen got ruled out for Bond his career has been going from disaster to disaster and the Owenistas can't jump the sinking ship fast enough.

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[–] testinator 14 years ago

I tell you who would make a great, GREAT James Bond.

John Cleese.

[–] aniketagg87 14 years ago

Nah! He's played too many similar roles anyway... the novelty just wouldn't be there. Just in the past month, I saw "Duplicity" and "The International" on HBO in India... I am sure there must be more similar roles he'd have done, no?

[–] FrankoFerko 13 years ago

The Bond series is finally dead, thanks the Almighty. The last Bond playing the role was Daniel Craig, he did two flicks, the first one of great, the second and final one a stinker. He was good, and so would have been Clive Owen, I suppose.

I doubt Clive Owen is having sleepless nights over not playing James Bond, however.

[–] DrSigmundFraud 13 years ago

Not dead, but that's because they didn't cast Clive "Kiss of Death" Owen. They're planning to shoot the next one next year. Meanwhile Owen is playing a supporting role in a Jason Statham movie and accepting every spy movie he's offered. Sounds like he might not be getting tha much sleep about being passed over.

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[–] blame_thatcher_2003-2011 13 years ago

The Bond series is finally dead, thanks the Almighty.

The next film would have been starting production soon if it wasn't for the problems at MGM.

Daniel Craig, he did two flicks, the first one of great, the second and final one a stinker.

Quantum of Solace is one of the better films of the series.

I doubt Clive Owen is having sleepless nights over not playing James Bond, however.

I do doubt that, very much. Fortunately for us, EON didn't want him.

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[–] Jagannath 13 years ago

Clive at his hottest!

[–] bagzzp 13 years ago

Clive just doesn't have the physique.he seems like a guy who was born to get beaten up.
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