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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nothing to see here" data-source="post: 1644008" data-attributes="member: 16432">Clive Owen, Clive Owen, Clive Owen, Clive Owen....please...He's not very well known in America (yet)...King Arthur might help (though I feat that this movie will get lost in the summer shuffel).With that said -- those that do the casting know his work well.  As will larger audiences over time (BTW rent Croupier if you already haven't -- you'll see what us Owen fans mean)There are a slew of websited dedicated to speculation on the new Bond (some far more credible than others)...while nothing is certain -- something needs to be said for the fact that Owen's is a name that keeps being leaked out.Given the secretive nature of the selection process -- and the huge PR splash that comes with the eventual stage managed announcement -- potential candidates will almost certainly be asked to have some sort of NDA -- particularly if there's some sort of agreement in principle.  Owen's denials are therefore not exactly unexpected (I remember Brosnan was somewhat coy before his slection).As for Brosnan -- I think the studio would be more than happy to keep him around for another half dozen pictures (he's proven bankable) but -- I think he fears the 'Roger Moore' effect -- sticking around well past his prime, hurting both the franchise and his own reputation.  He's probably also worried about typecasting...though there's little he can do about that (once Bond always Bond).As for picking a 'current' bankable star...that's not exactly the Bond mold.  Sure in the most recent selection process (which gave us the excellent choice Brosnan) -- movie stars Mel Gibson and Liam Neeson were considered... but those were exceptional times (when, for the first time, the franchise itself was in jeopardy) -- and the end result, Brosnan, was a tried and true return to the Bond formular -- of picking actors who fit the role...not big name stars who would try to redefine it.It was Bond that MADE Sean Connery a star, just as it was his sex appeal that first sold the franchise.  Roger Moore -- admittedly was an established TV star -- though far from an A-list movie choice.  Timothy Dalton stuck mainly to stage.  George Lazenby was a model.  Brosnan -- was a solid second tier actor -- who's most noted credentials, outside of Remmington Steele -- was the fact that he had already missed out on the Bond franchise once before when his NBC contract voided any chance of him taking the role (instead of Dalton).I shudder at Orlando Bloom holstering his Longbow PPK.  Or Heath Ledger adding James Bond to the altar of god-awful movie's he's made to date.  Some actors (MagGregor) might be passable...but remember that Bond is iconic.  The character markets the films more than any actor.  However cartoonish he may be -- he's a defined role -- and fans will not tolerate too much deviation in the name of some actors or directors ego.That's why, instead of forcing a square peg into a round hole -- you should just pick a round peg -- an actor who, without adaptation fits the part.And of all the candidates I've heard of...Clive Owen is the man for the job.</blockquote>

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