Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted July 30, 2004 No, but everybody remembers Bio Dome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Art Sandusky 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2004 Where she carried it, CARRIED IT, I TELLS YA! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SP-1 Report post Posted July 30, 2004 Jack Black I'd be fine with that as long as it distracted him away from doing that terrible Green Lantern concept. Sorry, Zsasz. Bond can be sacrificed for GL for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2GOLD 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2004 Jack Black I'd be fine with that as long as it distracted him away from doing that terrible Green Lantern concept. Sorry, Zsasz. Bond can be sacrificed for GL for me. I can't wait for the day it's announced, "your new James Bond...BEN AFFLECK!" I say we make Bond a black man. Someone call Ice Cube, lets make this movie interesting! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slayer 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2004 I say we make Bond a black man. Get me Undercover Brother! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest thebigjig Report post Posted July 30, 2004 aint-it-cool-news.com is saying the front runner is Eric Bana... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaParkaYourCar 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2004 Eric Bana? Why are they so focused on the Aussies? No offense to our Australian posters of course. You'd think they'd go for a British man. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Report post Posted July 30, 2004 Jack Black I'd be fine with that as long as it distracted him away from doing that terrible Green Lantern concept. Sorry, Zsasz. Bond can be sacrificed for GL for me. I can't wait for the day it's announced, "your new James Bond...BEN AFFLECK!" I say we make Bond a black man. Someone call Ice Cube, lets make this movie interesting! Do you work for Warner Bothers by any chance? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisMWaters 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2004 Eric Bana? Why are they so focused on the Aussies? No offense to our Australian posters of course. You'd think they'd go for a British man. I say they get Ralph Garmen to play Bond. He'd fit the role, I think. We know that he can do British... Or...just to be different...have the next Bond movie be about one of Bond's children taking up his/her father's business. Hell, I'm sure Bond has at least ONE kid out there with all the women he's banged in the stories. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SP-1 Report post Posted July 31, 2004 I'd likely be satsified with Bana if the script was right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2004 I would tend to agree - the script is the most important thing. But I'd probably be happy with Bana. I still think that in a comparison, Law would be better than Bana for the role, but I could live with Bana. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2004 As would "Kylie Minogue" up there with the name of the new Bond actor. Yes, because Kylie has had so much Box Office Success. Anyone remember "Cut"? Nope...I remember "Street Fighter" for all the wrong reasons, though. Or...just to be different...have the next Bond movie be about one of Bond's children taking up his/her father's business. Hell, I'm sure Bond has at least ONE kid out there with all the women he's banged in the stories. Well, in canon any relationship, or lack thereof, between the Bonds is irrelevant. Just a code name taken up for their top agent I believe (I'm sure Zsasz will be glad to clear that up better). Of course, at least one of the Bond's got a...uh, talented brother: hypnotist, plastic surgeon, archer, master of disguise...although he's dumb as a sack of bricks with adversaries to match, but that's why he's not their top agent. Chalk me up as another one that would be cool with Jude Law. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kahran Ramsus 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2004 Well, in canon any relationship, or lack thereof, between the Bonds is irrelevant. Just a code name taken up for their top agent I believe (I'm sure Zsasz will be glad to clear that up better). False, at least as far as the movies are concerned. There are references for Sean Connery (DAF), Roger Moore (TSWLM, FYEO) & Timothy Dalton (LTK) as having been married in OHMSS. In DAD, Pierce Brosnan identifies several gadgets that he had previously used in the early part of the franchise. They are clearly supposed to be the same guy in the films. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted July 31, 2004 Wait wait wait...this time I've got it.. Wilford Brimley Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndrewTS 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2004 Well, in canon any relationship, or lack thereof, between the Bonds is irrelevant. Just a code name taken up for their top agent I believe (I'm sure Zsasz will be glad to clear that up better). False, at least as far as the movies are concerned. There are references for Sean Connery (DAF), Roger Moore (TSWLM, FYEO) & Timothy Dalton (LTK) as having been married in OHMSS. In DAD, Pierce Brosnan indentifies several gadgets that he had previously used in the early part of the franchise. They are clearly supposed to be the same guy in the films. So (movie) James Bond is an immortal? Somebody sign Clancy Brown for the next Bond villain! ...you know, Sean Connery *was* in the first Highlander film. It all fits! Clancy played the animated Lex Luthor in the Timme JL/Supes serials, too. Bond villain Tip: cut James' head off! It would also explain how he hasn't died from STDs by now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Report post Posted July 31, 2004 Andrew TS said: Well, in canon any relationship, or lack thereof, between the Bonds is irrelevant. Just a code name taken up for their top agent I believe (I'm sure Zsasz will be glad to clear that up better). Actually Reymond Benson's very first short story had something to do with an illegitimate child Bond had with Kissy Suzuki from YOLT. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest thebigjig Report post Posted July 31, 2004 Wait wait wait...this time I've got it.. Wilford Brimley Asshole! I order you to get over here and clean up the coke I just spit out onto my screen after I read that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest NaturalBornThriller4:20 Report post Posted August 1, 2004 LONDON (AFP) - Australian actor Eric Bana, star of films including "The Hulk" and "Troy", is the surprise new choice to take over as James Bond, a report said. The beefy 35-year-old had beaten off competition from British actors such as Jude Law and Ewan McGregor to take over the role of the super-spy in the long-running series of films, the News of the World said. Current Bond, Irish actor Pierce Brosnan, has stepped down after four films following a row with producers, the Sunday tabloid title said. Bana was still negotiating with the series producers but they were hopeful he would take over for the 21st title in the series, due to begin filming later this year, the paper cited an unnamed "insider" as saying. "Eric is the guy they want but he has a reputation for being demanding. They want to modernize Bond and turn him into a youthful, suave and modern hero to compete with the likes of Spiderman and Keanu (Reeves) in the Matrix," the source said. Bana was formerly a popular comedian in Australia before grabbing attention in 2000 film "Chopper", in which he played a real-life character, a famous -- and famously violent -- Australian criminal, Mark "Chopper" Read. He has subsequently appeared in a string of US blockbusters, most recently playing Hector in swords-and-sandals epic "Troy". The James Bond films, based on the novels of Ian Fleming, have proved hugely successful ever since the first title, 1962's "Dr No", in which Sean Connery took the lead role. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SP-1 Report post Posted August 1, 2004 The more I consider it, the more I kind of like Bana, or at least the idea of it. But they don't need to try and compete with Spidey and Neo. Write Bond as Bond. Write a fantastic spy/espionage thriller that just happens to have some cool toys. Be dark, be thrilling, be action-packed. Be Bond again. Not gadget-of-the-film. And you'll make a good movie that will make a few million and revitalize the franchise. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest croweater Report post Posted August 1, 2004 Just saw it as a news snippet. Who the fuck would havew thought 6 years ago that Eric Bloody Banna would be James Bond. I may actually take some interest in the franchise now. I can't for the life of me imagine him as James Bond though......... he will always be "Poita" in my eyes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Use Your Illusion 0 Report post Posted August 1, 2004 Hulk/Bond cross-over franchise! BOND VS THE HULK Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest thebigjig Report post Posted August 1, 2004 Fuck this... Goddamn I was hoping the series would take a more serious tone for the next one... now it looks as if they're only doing this to appeal to fucking teenage girls and the rest of bubblegum chewing pop culture zombies that have attentions spans comparable to fleas Fuck Eric Bana, and fuck EON Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest croweater Report post Posted August 2, 2004 Eric Bana could completely suck as Bond, but I have a feeling that he's gonna pull something awesome out. Anyone here who's seen Chopper knows what an amazing actor he can be. He's also a relative unknown and will bring knew aspects to the Bond character that Bond has never had before. He has the oppertunity to completely revamp the franchise, which could be a great thing (as James Bond is bland at best these days), or could completely suck. At least give him a chance though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest TheZsaszHorsemen Report post Posted August 2, 2004 Fuck this... Goddamn I was hoping the series would take a more serious tone for the next one... now it looks as if they're only doing this to appeal to fucking teenage girls and the rest of bubblegum chewing pop culture zombies that have attentions spans comparable to fleas Fuck Eric Bana, and fuck EON Eric Bana actually has an odd Dalton-esque charisma about him. Zsasz's official ruling on this: ... I like it. Wow, I even worked in a Hulk reference. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest SP-1 Report post Posted August 2, 2004 I'm not displeased. They might yet bring us a good, dark, well done script for Bana to maul. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest thebigjig Report post Posted August 2, 2004 I'm not displeased. They might yet bring us a good, dark, well done script for Bana to maul. Not if they're aiming at the teenage crowd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dangerous A 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2004 Earlier comments were correct in that it is mostly about the script. You just need a competent actor to pull it off, but it's the script that counts. I liked Pierce Brosnan, but even he, nor could anyone on the planet for that matter, save the abomination that is "The World is Not Enough". BTW, I like Bana as a potential Bond. My first choice would be Guy Pearce, but Bana will work for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Use Your Illusion 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2004 I think Brosnan saved Die Another Die. Halle Berry almost destroyed it with her horrific acting and even worse character dialogue (admittedly, she didn't write the script). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vyce 0 Report post Posted August 2, 2004 Fuck this... Goddamn I was hoping the series would take a more serious tone for the next one... now it looks as if they're only doing this to appeal to fucking teenage girls and the rest of bubblegum chewing pop culture zombies that have attentions spans comparable to fleas Fuck Eric Bana, and fuck EON Where the hell did this reaction come from? Unless I missed the memo, Eric Bana is not some sort of teen idol. If the Bond producers had only been concerned about appealing to teenage girls, they really WOULD have hired Ashton Kutcher. Or someone like Heath Ledger. Bana's a good actor, who's pretty much been taking serious roles ever since "Chopper", and I think he'll probably do well in the role. I think Brosnan saved Die Another Die. Halle Berry almost destroyed it with her horrific acting and even worse character dialogue (admittedly, she didn't write the script). I do believe that Brosnan was a pretty damn good Bond. It wasn't his fault he got stuck with inferior scripts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted August 2, 2004 They should stick to making Bond cool. Cocktails, hot chicks, phallic symbols, smooth lines..all that stuff. That'll sell more than a gadget-laden blow'em up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
