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James Bond In Nolan's JB26.


He'd make a fantastic Bond. Nolan uses many of the same actors. He'd do ruthless charm so well.

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I'd rather see him as a villain. He'd make a great Bond villain.

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As much as I'd love to see Cillian playing a villain, I wouldn't like to see him being typecast. Maybe a friend rather than a foe would be good

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He's only played 2 villains that I can think of. It seems like 90% of his movies he's the protagonist (or a smaller, but "good" role), but sadly, people know him best as the villain. Which sucks, because he's frankly pretty awesome at it, and I think Retreat would have been a LOT better with him in the antagonist role.



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How about they make him neither a villain, nor a 'Felix', but make him the new "Q Branch".

Incredibly fitting if you ask me, many Bond fans/actors consider that role almost as honorable as playing Bond!

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Cillian is too short to play Bonf at 5 ft 9, also Bond 26's release date will be 2019/2020 Cillian will be 43/44 when it starts filming. That's younger than Moore was in his debut & the same age as Dalton in his debut. I'm thinking EON is going to pick a younger actor next time 25-32. Lastly Ben Whishaw is Q.

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Daniel Craig is 5"10, can't see why that should be a problem. Audiences accepted a blonde bond, so a 1" height difference should not be a deal-breaker.

Personally I'd love to see Cillian as Bond.
Way better actor than Craig...

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