I'm not crying if he's cast but Ian Fleming described him:
Facially, Bond resembles the composer, singer and actor Hoagy Carmichael. In Casino Royale Vesper Lynd remarks, "Bond reminds me rather of Hoagy Carmichael, but there is something cold and ruthless." Likewise, in Moonraker, Special Branch Officer Gala Brand thinks that Bond is "certainly good-looking ... Rather like Hoagy Carmichael in a way. That black hair falling down over the right eyebrow. Much the same bones. But there was something a bit cruel in the mouth, and the eyes were cold." Others, such as journalist Ben Macintyre, identify aspects of Fleming's own looks in his description of Bond. General references in the novels describe Bond as having "dark, rather cruel good looks".
In the novels (notably From Russia, with Love), Bond's physical description has generally been consistent: slim build; a three-inch long, thin vertical scar on his right cheek; blue-grey eyes; a "cruel" mouth; short, black hair, a comma of which falls on his forehead. Physically he is described as 183 centimetres (6 feet) in height and 76 kilograms (168 lb) in weight.
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zachattack2 (28)
6 years ago
But so what? Does his fucking skin color seriously matter that much? I'd rather have Richard Madden since he's younger but honestly, who gives a fuck as long as the actor is good? You are crying and are making an issue out of nothing. He would have been a good Bond if he was cast. But he wasnt, so you can calm your tits.
Also, Daniel Craig doesn't fit that description of Bond. 5'10, light brown hair, no scar, much more buff build. Did you hate his casting? Actually, lots of people did hate it and whine about it, and then once they saw him in the role, he became one of the best Bonds ever. Interesting.
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replicant4 (219)
6 years ago
Why so angry, dickattack? Seriously...why so angry? You come across like an a-hole. Bond was conceived and written as a white man. But there seems to be an agenda in the last few years....to retrofit minority actors and women into the roles that were at one point written as white males. It's actually rather patronizing to women and minorities. It's like....charity. Rather than say: "Superman has been a white male for too long. It's time to make him a Pakistani woman." Instead, why not say...let's start making more roles that happen to feature....Pakistani women?? Rather than try to "right a wrong" by pandering and making Bond a black man, why not just create a NEW character which features Edris? Kinda like how a secret agent role was created for Tom Cruise. Create a franchise for Edris, and he'd no doubt be great in it. Why re-write a character's history just to pander and feel righteous? It's condescending. It would be like making Lora Croft a Bangladeshi male. It's not necessary.
You feel all righteous and indignant in your posturing and protesting....but it's just naivete and misguidged, indulgent self-righteousness. And you will outgrow it. But in the meantime, you're just a kid with limited sophistication and self-indulgent anger.
Yes, Edris would be great in a secret agent role. But making Bond a black guy would be like casting Ryan Gosling as Black Panther. You simple douchebag.
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kjc219 (10)
6 years ago
You do realize Zach is right when he says Elba isn't going to be the next Bond, right? So your whole thread is worthless now because he was never even offered the role. He was just a popular choice. That's it. You come off as extremely whiny in this post and your OP. Because you're whining about something that will never happen. It's called patience, son. Not jumping the gun, and overreacting to a rumor. One day you'll learn that. Until now, you're just a kid with no self control, freaking out over nothing and making something small into a big deal. You'll outgrow that one day.
And your comparison to casting Ryan Gosling as Black Panther is both wrong and ignorant lol. Black Panther is from an all black country. It would make no sense for a white person to play him. James Bond was written as a white man, but it's not necessary to make sense for the story. Bond's race has no affect on his character or story. A better attempt for you would be to say, "Idris Elba playing Bond would be like Ryan Gosling playing Falcon". See why that makes more sense? Because Falcon has always been written as a black man, but he doesn't NEED to be a black man. His race doesn't matter for his story. Just like James Bond. Cast a white guy as Black Panther and it makes no sense. Cast a white guy as Falcon, nothing in those movies change.
Understand? Next time be better with your criticisms. Try to make them accurate and make sense. Because your whole post was a lot of ranting and very arrogant. And again, pointless, because Elba won't be playing Bond.
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replicant4 (219)
6 years ago
It's not about whether or not the Elba/Bond thing actually happens, moron. It's about the premise. The trend. The principal. But nice try. You worked up quite a sweat and got...nowhere. Pussy.
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kjc219 (10)
6 years ago
Ahhh but in your OP, you said Cavill was GOING to lose the role to Elba. You weren't talking about principle then, princess. You stupidly believed an unconfirmed rumor and now you're desperately backtracking :).
Next time don't get your panties in such a twist, little girl. And its very funny you say the other poster is an a-hole and asked why he's so angry...and then proceed to give such an angry, whiny, tantrum yourself :).
You're funny princess.
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