Henry Cavill new James Bond: Superman actor being groomed as the next 007?

CHRISTIAN TODAY
Snooky Grawls 27 June 2015



It is that time once again for Ian Fleming's James Bond character where the search for a new actor to play 007 is up in the air.

Daniel Craig is the current one portraying the British Super Spy and word around is that the one likely to succeed him is Henry Cavill.

Should Cavill indeed be blessed of taking over from Craig, it will mark the first time that an actor with high regard would be chosen to play the role.

Previous actors who took on the role of 007 were virtual unknowns. In fact, portraying James Bond was seen as a springboard for their career.

Among the actors who previously played James Bond include Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Craig.

So will Cavill be up to the task?

For the record, Cavill had auditioned for the role before. This was back in 2005 when he tried out together with Daniel Craig. At that time, producers felt he was too young for the role (he was only 22 years old at the time) so Craig eventually got the part.

After 10 years and Cavill having a following of his own, all that has changed. He has the age and most importantly the looks that James Bond had always been associated with, a lady's man if you will.

So does this make him a shoe-in to be the next 007?

While that remains up in the air, Cavill is set to debut in another remake – The Man from U.N.C.L.E which is set to debut this coming August. The upcoming film may somehow help critics if Cavill is fit to be the next James Bond, being a spy-themed movie.


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The name's Elba. Idris Elba: Leaked Sony emails reveal boss Amy Pascal wants British actor to be James Bond

THE DAILY MAIL
By EMMA GLANFIELD FOR MAILONLINE
PUBLISHED: 05:31 EST, 21 December 2014 | UPDATED: 09:48 EST, 21 December 2014

British actor Idris Elba could become the next James Bond, according to leaked Sony emails.

Elba, 42, who has starred in The Wire and Luther, could replace Daniel Craig as the next 007 when his contract ends after the next film, if leaked emails are to be believed.

Sony Pictures co-chairman Amy Pascal allegedly told a top executive at Columbia Pictures, which distributes the Bond films, that 'Idris should be the next bond'.

It is latest piece of information to emerge from the Sony hacking scandal, which resulted in the cancelling of the Christmas Day release of The Interview.

Hackers threatened 9/11-style terrorist attacks on cinemas showing the comedy about two journalists – played by actors James Franco and Seth Rogen – who are recruited by the CIA to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

The federal government confirmed on Wednesday that North Korea was behind the massive hack of Sony, which saw thousands of internal emails leaked.

According to the Daily Beast, an email sent on January 4 from Ms Pascal to Elizabeth Cantillon,

former executive vice president of production for Columbia Pictures, simply said: 'Idris should be the next bond (sic).'

If Elba, from Hackney, east London, did follow in Daniel Craig's footsteps, he would become the first black James Bond. Previous actors to portray 007 on the big screen include Pierce Brosnan, Roger Moore and Sean Connery.

Many have voiced support for Elba to play the British spy, including actor Jamie Foxx who said in an interview earlier this year that he was a big fan of the idea.

Elba himself has also previously expressed desire to play the British spy, telling website Reddit that he would take the role.

'Yes. if it was offered to me, absolutely,' he said. 

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American fans vote Sir Sean Connery UK’s best ever movie actor

SCOTTISH EXPRESS
By: Dean Herbert
Published: Sun, October 27, 2013

The 83-year-old James Bond star beat younger actors such as Daniel Craig and Benedict Cumberbatch to clinch the top spot.

The results, published for the first time by the Q Scores Company of New York, ranks Edinburgh-born Sir Sean the top-rated British film star and among the top 10 Hollywood actors ever.

Film studios usually pay huge fees to obtain Q Score charts, based on US opinion polls held every six months. But the firm has decided to make public their latest “Brit Q” rankings, revealing that Sir Sean, Sir Anthony Hopkins and Liam Neeson are

Britain’s most popular film actors with US audiences.

Henry Schafer, executive vice president at the Q Scores Company, said: “Awareness of Sean Connery and his appeal was strong across the country and with all age groups.

“Though not working so much in recent years he has already transcended the normal run of actors in the way people felt about him.”

Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst with Rentrak, a film consultancy, said: “Young men still want to be Sean Connery’s James Bond.

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James Bond actors: 50 years of shaking and stirring (PHOTOS) From Sean Connery to Daniel Craig, six actors have said, "Bond, James Bond." (GLOBAL POST)

David Trifunov
October 3, 2012 01:27

Sean Connery set the bar impossibly high when, on October 5, 1962, he debuted as British super spy James Bond in Dr. No.

It was actually the sixth Bond novel as penned by Ian Fleming and featured a villain with metal claws instead of hands and a beautiful, sheltered beach orphan named Honey Ryder.

Actress Ursula Andress did a number on the Bond girl legend, herself, but that's a topic for another day (and a much longer slideshow).

Come to think of it, Bernard Lee cuts an impressive figure as the film's title character, the moon-rocket destroying Dr. No.

Given the running start these three actors gave the franchise, the fact Daniel Craig will appear in the 23rd Bond movie half-a-century later shouldn't be a surprise.

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Daniel Craig signs up for two more Bond movies (THE SUN)

DANIEL Craig is set to become the third longest-serving James Bond after signing on to play 007 in another two blockbusters.

The British actor has already agreed to make one more Bond movie after upcoming film Skyfall, which will tie him with Pierce Brosnan - who also starred in four 007 adventures.

That will take his tally to six - one behind both Roger Moore and Sean Connery.

Daniel first played Bond six years ago in Casino Royale.

Read more:http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/film/4527551/Daniel-Craig-will-be-James-Bond-in-next-two-movies.html

Roger Moore says that Daniel Craig is the best ever Bond LIKE THIS ARTICLE8 Tim By Tim Sandle (DIGITAL JOURNAL)

Sir Roger Moore has stated that Daniel Craig is the best ever actor to play James Bond. The remark comes ahead of a new book by the veteran British actor.

Roger Moore, on the eve of a new autobiographical book has stated that the current actor playing James Bond, Daniel Craig, is the best ever actor to play the role, according to the BBC. The statement is made in Moore's new book titled 'Bond on Bond'.

Sir Roger George Moore, KBE, is an English actor. He is best known for his role as James Bond in the official film series between 1973 and 1985, as well as Simon Templar in The Saint between 1962 and 1969. Whilst Roger Moore has published several memoirs, his most recent soon-to-be-published account contains a mix of anecdotes and opinions on the successful film franchise.


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Ray Stevenson in running for Highlander remake villian (COVENTRY TELEGRAPH)

ACTOR and stuntman Raw Leiba has been linked to Juan Carlos Fresnadillo's remake of cult classic Highlander.

Ryan Reynolds is set to star in the title role of immortal Scottish swordsman Connor MacLeod, who battles others of his kind for the ultimate power and knowledge of The Prize.

Christopher Lambert headlined the 1986 film, with Sean Connery playing his mentor Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez and Clancy Brown as his evil nemesis the Kurgan. Four further films followed, along with two TV series, plus cartoons, books and comics.

The Geek Files has heard that Raw Leiba is rumoured to be appearing in the new film but the actor's representatives said they were unable to comment at this early stage.

Vinnie Jones and Ray Stevenson have been linked to the role of the Kurgan, suggesting that the mentor character Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez could be the one for which Leiba is being considered.

Ramirez, also an immortal, was born in ancient Egypt and took up arms for various civilisations through the ages, before adopting his current identity in 16th century Spain.


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Sean Connery: ‘Bond, James Bond’ at 50: A man who needs ‘Dr. No’ introduction (LA TIMES)

“Bond. James Bond.” It’s the most famous introduction in movies, of course, establishing Sean Connery as Bond and his special mixture of danger and sex. Yet our first real intro to 007 is the more iconic gun barrel teaser by title designer Maurice Binder, which has become an indispensable part of the cinematic ritual.

White dots move across the screen and expand into the swirling rifling of a gun barrel, and then a silhouetted Bond walks, turns, and fires directly at us, causing blood to crawl down the screen and the barrel to wobble and fall. It’s pure Pop Art and symbolic of Bond always in motion and always in danger, according to Binder (better known for creating the erotically silhouetted girls in the main titles as further stylization). Bond is actually portrayed by stunt double Bob Simmons instead of Connery in the first three films (shot in black and white). But the trope has obviously been tailored for each actor while also becoming a reassuring sign of Bond’s return. That’s why fans were thrilled at the gun barrel’s deconstruction in “Casino Royale” but horrified when it was missing from the opening of “Quantum of Solace” (2008). Better late than never, though: the gun barrel appeared at the end to signal the completion of Bond’s rite of passage.

But, as Connery suggested, he had to create Bond on the spot. So when we discover him playing chemin de fer, his face is obscured, dealing cards, winning, and flirting with the tantalizing Sylvia Trench (Eunice Gayson) to raise the stakes. Interestingly, our full glimpse of Bond in a tux, smoking a cigarette and looking self-satisfied, is both refined and rough (you can never take the Scot out of Connery). This makes Bond uniquely appealing and unpredictable.




READ MORE: http://herocomplex.latimes.com/2012/06/06/bond-james-bond-at-50-a-man-who-needs-dr-no-introduction/

Sean Connery, Alan Cumming: Independence for Scotland?

EDINBURGH, Scotland, May 25 (UPI) -- Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has launched a drive to encourage his compatriots to vote for independence.

Salmond, who wants a referendum on independence in 2014, was joined at Thursday's event in Edinburgh by actors Alan Cumming and Brian Cox, The Scotsman reported. He also read a message from Sean Connery, possibly the best-known supporter of Scottish independence, who said the launch of the campaign was a "historic day."

About 550 people attended the event, 100 of them reporters. Others were asked to sign a declaration: "I want a Scotland that speaks with her own voice and makes her own unique contribution to the world: a Scotland that stands alongside other nations on these isles, as an independent nation."

Cumming, best-known in the United States as a presenter on the PBS "Masterpiece" series and as political fixer Eli Gold in "The Good Wife," said Scotland has made progress under devolution.

"I believe that independence can only add to that potential and bring a whole new wave of confidence and pride," he added.



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The Top Five Hottest Actors From Scotland - Hunks From The Highlands (Celebrity Cafe)

1/2/2012       

Jackie Morrison

 

 

When you think Scotland do you think of the Highlands or Tartan designs? Certainly Scotland is known for many things, such as golf, but it is also the country that gave Hollywood some very handsome leading man. Scottish men are both incredibly masculine and also very sexy in a very Celtic way. Here are the top five hottest Scotts in Hollywood:

 

Sir Sean Connery
The first actor to bring James Bond to life is the one and only 007 in the minds of many. Connery first showed us his devilish sexiness as the master spy in Dr. No. Today, despite his advocacy for a free Scotland, he is a Knight of the British Empire. Connery was also enlisted in the Royal Navy as a teenager, a popular bodybuilder in Scotland, and one of the first of the modern hunks. Nobody does it better than Sean Connery, either as James Bond, or as a man's man.





Gerard Butler
We first became crazy over Butler in the movie 300. His Scottish voice, tall frame, and burly physique, made him the heir to Connery's title as Hottest Scott. Butler almost became a lawyer until fate intervened and he went to London to try his hand at acting. Butler has since become a popular romantic leading man as well as dramatic actor. When women see Butler they can help but talk about how manly he is. His response is that all men in Scotland look like him. If you walk into a pub in Glasgow or Edinburgh, all the men have that manly appearance that Butler is known for.




James McAvoy
McAvoy was so sweet as Thomas Lefroy in Becoming Jane that many moviegoers were smitten on first sight. He was also the tragic love in Atonement and got to play a doctor in The Last King of Scotland, where his natural Scottish voice got to speak. It was all too much when he became the young Charles Xavier in X-Men: First Class. McAvoy is a combination of sweet, sexy, and the boy next door with international appeal. What is most adorable about him is, like Hugh Jackman, McAvoy constantly talks about how much he adores his wife Anne-Marie Duff for being the woman of his dreams.




Ewan McGregor
We first saw him in Trainspotting as a heroin addict in Scotland. Later we found him in a romance with Cameron Diaz in A Life Less Ordinary. McGregor is enchanting on the big screen. He has both a manly appeal, sense of mischief, and classic movie star good looks.




Craig Ferguson
The late-night talk show host has a noticeable Scottish accent and wicked sense of humor. He is now an American citizen, but the land of Scotia can still call him a native son. One of these days we will really have to see him in a kilt.







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Daniel Craig: James Bond Five More Times? (Huffington Post)

First Posted: 12/19/11 07:23 AM ET Updated: 12/19/11 10:03 AM ET

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Looks like the current 007 could soon become 008.

Daniel Craig is in the midst of filming "Skyfall," his third outing as the iconic British agent James Bond, and if the franchise's producer has his way, Craig will shoot five more 007 films beyond this one. That would put the star at eight total Bond films -- one more than Roger Moore, whose seven turns as the spy are the most ever.

"Filming has gone very well so far and I'd love Daniel to surpass Roger's record and do eight pictures," Michael G. Wilson told the UK's Sunday People. "Daniel's been an absolute pleasure to be around because he takes the role so seriously. There's really no one more passionate about making these films work than him - he's a filmmaker's dream."

Craig's first turn as James Bond, 2006's "Casino Royale," was critically acclaimed and made nearly $600 million in global box office. The 2008 followup, "Quantum of Solace," was less universally praised but nearly hit $600 million in sales, as well. "Skyfall," due out in 2012, is being directed by Oscar-winner Sam Mendes and is being eagerly anticipated by 007 fans. The 23rd film in the official Bond canon will be released during the 50th anniversary of the film franchise.

Asked at the film's announcement press conference in November about fears of being typecast as an action spy, Craig said, "Look, I like to work. All I know is doing a third one [Bond film], and being given the chance to do a third, means I just want to make the best possible Bond film ever. I want it to be Bond with a capital B."

Craig will appear this week in the American adaptation of "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo," in which he plays a journalist with similar investigative rigor as Bond -- but a lot less physical power.
Sean Connery played James Bond a total of six times, depending on adherence to official canon, some say he was in seven as well, thanks to the independent "Never Say Never Again." Timothy Dalton had the part in two films and Pierce Brosnan, who preceded Craig, played Bond four times. George Lazenby played Bond once, following Connery's brief retirement from the role.

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Luke Evans for King Arthur role?

Luke Evans could be set to play King Arthur

Tuesday November 08 2011

Luke Evans could be preparing for another medieval role in Arthur And Lancelot.

The Three Musketeers star's name is said to be in the mix to portray King Arthur, alongside Toby Kebbell, Game Of Thrones actor Kit Harington and his screen half-brother Richard Madden, said The Hollywood Reporter.

The Killing's Joel Kinnaman has already been cast as Lancelot in the upcoming adaptation by Wedding Crashers director David Dobkin, while Guinevere, the woman who comes between the king and his knight, is expected to be announced shortly.

Filming is scheduled to begin next year.

King Arthur has been a prestigious part to play, both on stage and on screen, with Richard Harris, Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan, John Gielgud and Clive Owen taking on the legendary role.

Next up for Welsh actor Luke is a role in Immortals, followed by Peter Jackson's Lord Of The Rings two-part prequel The Hobbit, where he plays Bard the Bowman.

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Luke Evans for King Arthur role?

 

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Luke Evans could be preparing for another medieval role in Arthur And Lancelot.

The Three Musketeers star's name is said to be in the mix to portray King Arthur, alongside Toby Kebbell, Game Of Thrones actor Kit Harington and his screen half-brother Richard Madden, said The Hollywood Reporter.

The Killing's Joel Kinnaman has already been cast as Lancelot in the upcoming adaptation by Wedding Crashers director David Dobkin, while Guinevere, the woman who comes between the king and his knight, is expected to be announced shortly.

Filming is scheduled to begin next year.

King Arthur has been a prestigious part to play, both on stage and on screen, with Richard Harris, Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnan, John Gielgud and Clive Owen taking on the legendary role.

Next up for Welsh actor Luke is a role in Immortals, followed by Peter Jackson's Lord Of The Rings two-part prequel The Hobbit, where he plays Bard the Bowman.

The magnificent British actors of the past century

It's a Saturday night, the wind is howling outside and there is another rainstorm heading for Florida.  And I began to think about all of the wonderful British Actors and Acresses I have loved my whole life.  This site, and the actors here, are a continuation of a brilliant acting tradition somehow peculiar to the British.  I know I've missed quite a few but here are some of my favorite men:

The one and only Lord Laurence Olivier