Will Clive Owen become the new James Bond?
The competition for the next James Bond has been stiff since Irish actor Pirece Bronson retired his Walter PPK. There have been many rumors surrounding the next actor. Here's a short list of contenders, Jude Law, Hugh Jackman, Orlando Bloom and my personal favorite Clive Owen.
Truth be told, I have not seen, nor have I cared about, James Bond since the end of the Cold War. The character of Bond has always seemed out of place in the new modern world.
In the 70s and 80s our "good guys" were pretty cut and dry. It was good versus evil, white hat versus black, the West against the Soviets. It was a two dimensional world.
But not so today. Our lives seem more complicated, and thus we ask our characters to have some depth, and perhaps regret, about what they are doing.
This is why the choice of Owen would be so intriguing. He seems somewhat of an anti-hero at times, almost a brooding thoughtful figure. He certainly has charisma, and I can see him pulling of the "shaken, not stirred" line, but more importantly I believe he is the type of guy that can take an anachronistic figure and make him relevant to today's modern world.
Perhaps he is the James Bond of the 21sr Century?
We shall see.
4 comments:
Good job. Nice work.
What if there was a Black James Bond? Who would you nominate for that? I'd still want all the British-ness personally (I'm not looking for Shaft). I nominate Chiwetel Ejiofor!
If they ever did that they should pick Colin Salmon.
Thanks man. Have a great time in Africa.
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