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By Jack April 26, 2001 11:51 AM
(CARLTON) - While James Bond casting directing Debbie McWilliams believes that Russell Crowe would be the perfect replacement for current 007 Pierce Brosnan (she's really going out on a limb with that choice, eh?), one-time ladykiller and spy-slayer Roger Moore has his own opinions. And they're as quirky as the seven-time Bond star.
The 73-year-old actor tells Popcorn that he'd like to see Cuba Gooding Jr installed as the next 007, claiming it's about time there was a black James Bond. Gooding Jr won a best supporting actor for his work alongside Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire and was last seen surviving the brutality of Robert De Niro in Men Of Honor.
Moore's choice is just the latest name to be linked with the role of Bond, which will become available after Pierce Brosnan bows out next year in the as-yet-untitled 'Bond 20' . Despite remaining a tabloids' favourite, it's unlikely that Robbie Williams will be asked to star as Britain's king of espionage.
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RE: A Black James Bond? 
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 25, 2001 2:43 PM
No way! Blacks should stick to their roots.
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Posted by 100% AMERICAN (hellskitchen_@hotmail.com) on April 25, 2001 3:57 PM
I have no ideal what that means.
Sure why not give it a try, Cuba is a fine actor.
The Brits have their "Bond", here in the USA we have "Indiana", and that role stays put with Harrison Ford, of course Jones in much cooler than Bond, and he doesn't need a whole goverment backing him up.
Anyway, I think it would be great to see someone of African heritage playing the role of Bond, another option would be to use Ruppert Murdock.
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Posted by 100% AMERICAN (hellskitchen_@hotmail.com) on April 25, 2001 3:59 PM
Wait a minute.....I'm talking about that guy who was in "My Best Freinds Wedding", not the Australian billionaire. My bad.
RE: RE: RE: ? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 25, 2001 4:06 PM
LOL Too funny. I do think he would be good though.
RE: A Black James Bond? reply
Posted by Acheron (denny@dtheatre.com) on April 25, 2001 4:55 PM
I think it's a bad call. Bond needs to be british. And I don't mean he needs a british accent, he needs to be from the U.K. Now if they want to use a black Briton, then go for it, but don't use someone from across the pond.
Even Russell Crowe would be a bad call. Use an unknown, and help a guy out.
RE: RE: A Black James Bond? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 25, 2001 7:13 PM
I totally agree - use an unknown Brit. After all, the character of James Bond IS a British secret agent. The film makers should stick to Ian Fleming's original idea and keep him a suave, English lady killer. Roger Moore has lost his mind, poor old fool. He's just pissed off he's no longer playing Bond.
RE: RE: A Black James Bond? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 25, 2001 8:42 PM
How about Obi Wan James Bond-Ewan Mcgregor? Make him a billionair!
RE: RE: RE: A Black James Bond? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 26, 2001 5:24 AM
and why does it have to be a brit? cack-smokeing isnt a pre-qualification is it?
RE: RE: RE: A Black James Bond? reply
Posted by TheUndeadChick (zombiebme@yahoo.com) on April 26, 2001 8:08 AM
How about Antonio Banderas? Oh, no, wait! Jean Reno!
No, I have it...Jackie Chan.
These all would be perfectly good choices.
RE: RE: ? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 26, 2001 9:00 AM
What? Rupert Everett??? Yes, a feminine James Bond, worried about dirtying a shirt or breaking a nail.
I think Rowan Atkinson would be better suited as 007 than Rupert.
RE: RE: RE: A Black James Bond? reply
Posted by Mets Fan (mimibobo23@hotmail.com) on April 26, 2001 10:22 AM
I'd like to see CUBA GOODING JR do the film. It would have a unique twist with him. A better choice I think should be ROBERT DOWNEY JR, only kidding.
RE: RE: RE: ? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 26, 2001 1:38 PM
What the f**k? He said Rupert Murdock, you dumbass!
RE: cheap shots reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 26, 2001 1:47 PM
Nice try you two, but by checking on the dates underneath the E-mail monikers, its clear to see you both squeezed your comments inbetween 100%'s messages. Both of his were posted a day before yours were. Pathetic.
Sylvia
RE: RE: RE: A Black James Bond? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 26, 2001 1:50 PM
Why do they have to use a Brit. Connery was the best Bond by far, and he's a Scott.
RE: RE: RE: A Black James Bond? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 26, 2001 2:19 PM
Those choices all suck!
Go back to your chick flicks lady!
RE: RE: RE: A Black James Bond? reply
Posted by TheUndeadChick (zombiebme@yahoo.com) on April 26, 2001 10:22 PM
Dear Sir you suggested I go back to watching my...uh, "chick flicks", hehheh...
Look, I'm sorry you didn't get the joke. So very sorry. I would get all testy about the chick flick comment, but I'm sort of feeling sorry for you right now, so I'll just, I don't know, pat you on the head, smile and shake my head sadly.
You can go back to playing with your little green Army men now.;)
Let's choose the next Bond ! reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 27, 2001 5:51 AM
Ya cool, why don't you put on a servey ! The net puts the power in our hands right ,let's decide who should be the next Bond.
My proposals :
??Jackie Chan
??Ewan Mc Gregor
??Joseph Fiennes (Enemy at the gates)
??Adrian Paul (Highlander)
??JC Van Damme
??Leonardo DC
??Liam Neeson
RE: RE: RE: A Black James Bond? reply
Posted by Mets Fan (mimibobo23@hotmail.com) on April 27, 2001 9:17 AM
You go chick!
RE: Let's choose the next Bond ! reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 27, 2001 10:44 AM
jackie chan
RE: Cuba Gooding Jr. To Be The Next James Bond? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 27, 2001 1:36 PM
What the hell are you talkin about??????? Cuba????? What the hell are you thinking?????
RE: RE: Cuba Gooding Jr. To Be The Next James Bond? reply
Posted by flymetooz (flymetooz) on April 28, 2001 1:17 AM
The entire premise is that he is a BRITISH secret agent!! Not a black secret agent from Harlem or a Chinese kung fu secret agent, he is BRITISH!! If you change the premise, it's no longer 007, then it becomes something entirely different. And to throw my two cents in, Pierce Brosnan is definitely the best 007 yet.
RE: RE: RE: Cuba Gooding Jr. To Be The Next James Bond? reply
Posted by peacefrog (oneprimal@hotmail.com) on April 28, 2001 5:36 AM
so your saying theres no blacks or asians in the uk?? ahhhh must just me middle-aged, white, homos then right? forgive us for the mistake...
RE: RE: RE: A Black James Bond? reply
Posted by peacefrog (oneprimal@hotmail.com) on April 28, 2001 5:37 AM
hahahahahahahaha right on
RE: RE: RE: Cuba Gooding Jr. To Be The Next James Bond? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 28, 2001 9:30 AM
I've been doing a survey at my work and have gotten some very interesting suggestions. Here's the people that have been suggested the most:
1. Mr. T
2. James Earl Jones
3. Corey Feldman (I think this is part of the Corey Feldman conspiracy theory)
4. William Shatner
5. John Cleese
6. Clint Eastwood
Well those are the top 6, they've gotten the most votes, kinda wierd.
RE: RE: RE: Cuba Gooding Jr. To Be The Next James Bond? reply
Posted by TheUndeadChick (zombiebme@yahoo.com) on April 28, 2001 5:08 PM
I think we should postpone the vote until Corely Feldman and Della Reese have a love child and it is old enough to play the part.
RE: Cuba Gooding Jr. To Be The Next James Bond? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 28, 2001 8:27 PM
James Bond, though a fictional character, has a personality, and many characteristics that make him, James Bond. He is an average-height, british, connosiour, with a certain charm. Cuba Gooding Jr., though a good actor, would not add these specific attributes to the movie, like those before him have(Roger Moore, Sean Connery, Pierce Brosnon, and even Timothy Dalton). The next James Bond should at least be British!!
RE: Let's choose the next Bond ! reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 28, 2001 8:32 PM
After reviewing your choices, I have but one comment to say. WHAT THE f*ck ARE YOU THINKING? JC Van Damme?
Have you even seen a 007 movie? Those choices are ludicrous.
RE: RE: A Black James Bond? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 29, 2001 8:50 AM
i agree also. A black James Bond. Are you kidding? why not have a white Martin Luther King? It just doesnt work.
RE: Cuba Gooding Jr. To Be The Next James Bond? reply
Posted by critic21 (No Email) on April 29, 2001 1:54 PM
how about Hue Jackmon "wolverine" of x-men
RE: RE: RE: A Black James Bond? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 29, 2001 2:11 PM
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RE: RE: RE: A Black James Bond? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 29, 2001 2:13 PM
maybe we should have a RED james bond!
RE: RE: RE: A Black James Bond? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 29, 2001 2:55 PM
Why not make the new Bond a woman
RE: RE: A Black James Bond? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 30, 2001 5:48 AM
With the ignorant comment like "blacks should stick to their roots" we know you are open-minded. The comments in this section continue to state that James Bond should be British! Well; Sean Connery - Scottish, and the Best Bond so far Pierce Brosnan - Irish. No one complained about their ethnicity. I think the discussion is a matter of in what fashion was the character conceived, and what was Sir Authur Coning Doyle intented. Which is why those prior actors while not "BRITISH", while in step with the author intents and/or vision for the character. I see no problem with changing the actors race as long as the charactors persona is in line with the charactor's history and audiences general expections for the character.
RE: RE: Cuba Gooding Jr. To Be The Next James Bond reply
Posted by FredHater (fred_hater@hotmail.com) on April 30, 2001 1:00 PM
You fools! Mr. Hankey the Christmas Turd is the obvious choice!
RE: Let's choose the next Bond ! reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 30, 2001 2:37 PM
Why would you think that Van Damme would make a better bond than Cuba. At least Cuba can act.
RE: RE: RE: Cuba Gooding Jr. To Be The Next James Bond reply
Posted by TheUndeadChick (zombiebme@yahoo.com) on April 30, 2001 3:04 PM
Now, if we absolutely must suggest South Park characters, may I see a show of hands for Timmy?
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Posted by The walking dead (robertdowneyjr@jail.com) on April 30, 2001 3:09 PM
TIMMY? LMAO, I love that Idea. Good call!
RE: RE: RE: Cuba Gooding Jr. To Be The Next James Bond reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 30, 2001 6:42 PM
how about batman as bond?
RE: RE: RE: Cuba Gooding Jr. To Be The Next James Bond reply
Posted by TheUndeadChick (zombiebme@yahoo.com) on April 30, 2001 7:52 PM
Here we go... Darren Aronofsky directs Timmy as he takes on the most challenging role of BatBond in "BatBond", the riveting tale of a Quadriplegic Black British Asian Spy/Writer of Ficiton, who tells of his many adventures dealing with his ultra feminist mother, transvestite friends and other such craziness.
Alternative title: The World According to BatBond.
Timmy!
RE: Cuba Gooding Jr. To Be The Next James Bond reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 30, 2001 8:03 PM
If we are gonna go with a Black Bond, how about Forrest Whittaker?
He has a lot going for him. He is a good actor, And if you saw "The Crying Game", you know he can play a believable Brit. Plus, he is turning into a first rate director, He could direct! He could be the perfect twofer!
I think the world is ready for a chubby Bond.
RE: RE: Cuba Gooding Jr. To Be The Next James Bond reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on April 30, 2001 9:06 PM
Definitely Forest Whittaker. He's got my vote.
RE: Cuba Gooding Jr. To Be The Next James Bond? reply
Posted by logicman (smucker@pittardsullivan.com) on May 1, 2001 8:17 AM
If you can't see the cantankerous humor in Roger Moore's comment, I feel sorry for you. His tongue was planted firmly in his cheek. Some people are sooooo sensitive.
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Posted by The walking dead (robertdowneyjr@jail.com) on May 1, 2001 11:00 AM
Now that'd be a movie to see! Hey chick, you have cole slaw and cornbread?
RE: RE: A Black James Bond? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 1, 2001 2:36 PM
You should wake up! This is the 21st Century!!!
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Posted by TheUndeadChick (zombiebme@yahoo.com) on May 1, 2001 7:33 PM
No slaw, but I do come with an order of cornbread.
RE: RE: RE: A Black James Bond? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 2, 2001 4:45 PM
Why not a quadraplegic Bond? Just look at all the gadgets you could get in the wheelchair.
RE: RE: A Black James Bond? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 2, 2001 6:56 PM
Why does it matter?
RE: RE: A Black James Bond? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 3, 2001 7:25 PM
I pitty people with a mentality such as this. You wouldn't want anyone to keep you from leaving the trailer court before you receive your government check in the mail! Now would you?
RE: Cuba Gooding Jr. To Be The Next James Bond? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 4, 2001 3:33 AM
A Black Bond??
Ian Fleming has got to be turning over in his grave!!
RE: RE: Cuba Gooding Jr. To Be The Next James Bond? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on June 15, 2001 8:10 AM
Whoopi Golberg is available. And her films are always action packed. Exampe: Jumping Jack Flash! I was on the edge of my seat (heading out the door! haha)
RE: RE: RE: A Black James Bond? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on June 23, 2001 3:56 AM
Do you not realise that Sean Connery is Brittish??!! Scotland is a part of Britain you know. In the books, James Bond is half Scottish and half Swedish anyway, so where the actor comes from doesn't really matter.
RE: RE: RE: Cuba Gooding Jr. To Be The Next James Bond? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on June 24, 2001 4:07 AM
Why are you using the term BRITISH and Brosnan in the same sentence. Irish does not mean British for the last time get it into your heads (God you are slow it takes 800 years for little facts like this to sink in). Black James bond....of course but I agreee he should maintain the level of cool that is expected. How about Trevor Nelson...? But my real bet for the next James bond is Jude Law or Johnny Lee Miller. New actor on the scene should also be considered. Colin Farrell was in Tigerlands etc.
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Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on June 24, 2001 4:23 PM
u r totally right! i want cuba to get the chance to be just as amazing as ALLLLLLL
the other james bonds were!!!!!! he deserves it!! GO CUBA!
RE: RE: RE: A Black James Bond? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on July 28, 2001 7:16 AM
You are all f*cking idiots. Brosnan the best Bond? Not quite. That would be Connery and Moore a very close second. And yes, the idea of a black man playing Bond is f*cking retarded. As is a woman playing Bond. You idiots forget Bond was created by Ian Flemming, as a white male etc., if you want a black or female star that's fine, do it in another movie, but don't muck up 50+ years of history.
RE: Cuba Gooding Jr. To Be The Next James Bond? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on August 16, 2001 7:40 AM
Going back to the comment regarding having Jackie Chan as the new Bond...I think if we were to chose an Asian actor, the choice should be Chow Yun Fat. He's much more suave.
RE: Cuba Gooding Jr. To Be The Next James Bond? reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on September 4, 2001 12:05 AM
From a purely economic stand point if cuba gooding Jr became james bond the movie will gross a lot more money, simply because the public will view the new bond as something unique and would be curious enough to spend money to see the film
Emma Gage reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on May 17, 2003 3:33 PM
I want to the actress to name is Seawoman and I try the name to is Jessea and I felt at good job is be X-men 3
your sinclery
from Emma Gage
No, no, no. reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on July 13, 2003 5:51 AM
No non-Brits (Irish exempt.
No Blacks, no Asians, no mixed race (unless they passed for white)
No females.
No spectacle wearers, chubbies or bad teeth.
RE: No, no, no. reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on July 13, 2003 5:53 AM
Bad teeth and speacles?
That inclus all BRITS HAHAHA.
RE: No, no, no. reply
Posted by A random shemp (No Email) on February 1, 2005 2:55 AM
Your all cocks.
James Bond is a character, thats why the person should fit into those characteristics, if Mr Cuba Gooding Jr wants to be a secret agent why doesnt he make a completly seperate film.
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