Who would you like to see play an arch-villian in a James Bond film?
I nominate:
Anthony Hopkins
Kevin Spacey
Liam Neeson
Woods. James Woods.
Christopher Walken
Patrick Stewart
Charles S. Dutton
Christopher Walken has already played the villian in a Bond film: A View to a Kill - Roger Moore as 007/ Christopher Walken as Max Zorin (1985)
Back in the Sean Connery days of 007, I think Vincent Price would have been a hoot as the villian. I miss VP, he was one of my favorite classic actors. :o( Too bad he can’t come back from the dead like in his films.
Just for the novelty factor:
Sean Connery.
Patrick Stewart and Alan Rickman
Quoth the MagicalSilverKey:
Hmm. Did I mention that I’ve never seen a Bond movie?
:o
I like the two above…
It’s funny–Patrick Stewart made a GREAT heavy in “I, Claudius” and he also played a rough and tumble type of character in Excalibur. Some people knew him only as the good Captain Picard (though I know he was a “heavy” in “Conspiracy Theory” and a few other movies), but he made for a good villain, what with his beady eyes and bald head.
(Another guy who was like this was John Forsythe, who looked very much like a thug when he was younger, before he became the good guy in Charlie’s Angels and Dynasty.)
I’d also put in a word for Brian Blessed of “I, Claudius” and “Flash Gordon”. He’s marvelously over the top – just right for a Bond villain!
Patrick McGoohan of “Braveheart” and “The Prisoner” would also be fantastic.
Finally, I like Derek Jacobi in everything he does.
Serious choices:
Samuel Jackson
Susan Sarandon
Jeff Goldblum
Bizarre, but with potential:
Dennis Franz
John Cleese
Paul Hogan
I like the John Cleese idea. Q’s replacement is a traitor.
How about any one of those boy bands ? N’synch (or however they spell it) is a group of evil neo-nazis posing as singers. I mean come on, it would explain so much.
In my humble opinion, they should close down the entire fucking franchise.
They’re not making Bulldog Drummond movies any more, are they? Well, Bond is as much a product of his times (the '50s and '60s) as Drummond was of his. Find a new goddamn hero.
Do you think Woody Allen could pull it off ? Nah, shame though.
The greatest Bond villian who never was…Dennis Hopper.
Woody Allen played James Bond in Casino Royale !
I’d like to see Meryl Streep, she was a mean one in that movie where her head swiveled around. Witches of someplace.
Lucy Lawless.
I’d especially like to see Mr. Bond’s reaction when his usual attempt at seduction results in his getting his ass kicked.
LMAO!! Lucy Lawless would be great!
seriously though, Sean Connery, Jason Connery, Russel Crowe, Oliver Reed, i think they would make great villians.
or better, Woody Allen. The meekest evil has ever known, and Bond will never be the same again…
Brian Blessed would be spectacular.
I’d like to add:
Jeremy Irons
Sam Neill
Jurgen Prochnow (already has the accent!)
Jon Voight (remember when he could act, like in Runaway Train?)
Frank Langella (who played Dawg Brown in Cutthroat Island, one of my all-time favorite movie villains).
oooh… weirdly cool and creepy.
Diana Riggs
Sean Connery for sure.
Except, when he was a villain in The Avengers it was terrible. Wouldn’t want him to jinx it.
(But he IS my favorite actor)
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