Edward Holcroft should be the next Bond

Not really.

Possibly, Not possible.

Why did spell check get that one wrong?

Beady eyes. Hard pass.

Never heard of him - not that that matters. Has a pierced ear - hot a good look for Bond. I want an Asian trans woman thanks.

This is DL, R3

OP is a DL cliché.

I like Edward Holcroft a lot be he has a distractingly asymmetrical face which will probably prevent him from getting big roles like Bond.

Looks too young.

“Hell to the NO!”

You don't find him just a bit too Steve Coogan-ish, OP?

[quote] Beady eyes.

This.

The "eyes" have it. Canceled as Bond. Next...

Great name though. Like it.

Not attractive. Rufus Sewell should be the next James Bond.

I don't think so.

He looks like a Mr Potato Head with a developmental disorder.

“the best looking man in England” ... a low bar

Jolie laide trying to pass as classically handsome. Just no.

Does he work second-rate gypsy carnivals as Chris Evans? He looks like it.

I think he's pretty. But is there actually going to be a "next Bond" anytime soon? Daniel Craig doesn't seem to want to let go just yet.

HOW VERY DARE YOU OP!

The next bond is Romesh Ranganathan!

R19 = idiot

The next Bond is his last Bond, it was publicized everywhere before they bumped the film to fall because of the plague.

Laith Ashley for Bond! Jane Bond!

Anyone who thinks the next Bond won't be a person of color is ... not paying attention.

Some how he managed to be rather attractive despite his facial proportion being off kilter. His eyes are too close together for one.

Bland. James Bland.

His eyes are too close together. He should get that corrected.

^^ Yeah, with an axe!

Pay attention! From the mouths of Broccolis...

[quote]“For better or worse, we are the custodians of this character. We take that responsibility seriously.” Barbara Broccoli

[quote]“You think of him as being from Britain or the Commonwealth, but Britain is a very diverse place,” Wilson says.

[quote]There are certain things the duo appears open to considering, and other conversations that are nonstarters, when it comes to selecting the next Bond. “He can be of any color, but he is male,” says Broccoli. “I believe we should be creating new characters for women — strong female characters. I’m not particularly interested in taking a male character and having a woman play it. I think women are far more interesting than that.”

fans wont accept a 'diverse' Bond....

If Holcroft’s eyes were any closer together he would be a cyclops.

They’re practically conjoined.

He does look like he has a stick up his butt and, suitably serious because of it. So, maybe.

His sex scene with Ben Whishaw in London Spy was crazy hot

[quote] and he's possible the best looking man in England.

Hot.

I'm with you, OP. I mentioned him in the "Who should play James Bond?" thread. I think he's a better choice than most of the guys who have been named like James Norton, Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, and Richard Madden.

THIS is your new James Bond.

R35 that’s Ryan Kwanten from True Blood, you blind bat

Edward Patrick Holcroft (born 23 June 1987) is an English film, television and stage actor. He is best known for his roles in the Kingsman film franchise and in the television series Wolf Hall (2015), London Spy (2015), and Alias Grace (2017).

What about Oliver Jackson Cohen?

Jackson Cohen would be good, too

Holcroft's got beady eyes that are too close together.

Jackson Cohen is creepy looking.

[Quote] Jackson Cohen is creepy looking.

Sorry, his smile weirds me out. Especially after The Invisible Man.

He's 32 and he's already graying. No thank you. I much prefer Oliver Jackson Cohen or James Norton to be the next Bond.

James Norton doesn't do it for me

Jackson Cohen played a convincing junkie in Hill House. I can't see him playing Bond, unless Bond was falling apart.

Nick Hoult for Bond!

I thought Edward Holcroft was a trader from Bristol whose statue was disrespectfully brown into the sewer.

This beady eyed twink looks like a minor Bond henchman that would get killed half way through the movie.

[Quote] Jackson Cohen played a convincing junkie in Hill House. I can't see him playing Bond, unless Bond was falling apart.

What odd logic you employ.

There’s not going to be another Bond for a LONG time, and when there is, it’s not going to be a white guy.

Dr. Who, maybe. But Bond? No.

And that earring just ruins whatever potential he had.

He has such interesting, tiny eyes.

I remember his character having to take a bath because of a dirty ass when Ben Whishaw first tried topping him in “London Spy.”

It was supposed to be the character’s first time bottoming, but it’s the only thing I can think about now when I see this actor.

No one under 80 cares about James Bond. lol

His face is too difficult to photograph. His nose is as long as Ernest Thesiger's.

The Bond role belongs to Cavill, Henry Cavill.

Nose, too long.

Bond belongs to Cavill, Henry Cavill.

But Cavill can't covincingly play straight and also has too many rumors to be taken seriously.

*convincingly, sorry

He needs a long nose to keep the eyes to crashing in the middle

Cavill is a terrible actor. And he got so big that he always look like he is exploding out of his suits, not a good look for Bond.

Now that bond has a daughter, what happens if they cast a black Bond? Will they have to recast the daughter too for subsequent movies ?

Quit your trolling.

Holcroft photographed very well in "London Spy."

The next bond must be a transwoman of color. Also, we don't care if no one will go to see the movie.

He’s got a compelling look, and maybe he’s more appealing in action (as opposed to the still photos here).

He’s not Bond material, but he’s not hideous.

Bond has to be a guy you can imagine pressing you up against a wall, slipping his hand under your skirt and inserting two fingers inside you.

I like that Babs B. took what was considered 'a big risk' with Daniel Craig and it paid off. Here's the latest news...

Is Cohen hairier than Brosnan and Connery combined? Someone should rank the Bonds by hirsuteness

Bradley James !

His eyes are too close together. Handsome

Love to see Rupert Friend get the role .

Friend is too fey

Holcroft has a nice body

[quote]There’s not going to be another Bond for a LONG time, and when there is, it’s not going to be a white guy.

There you go. Jackson-Cohen is an Arabic Jew but white-adjacent enough to not cause the racist Boomer fanboys to have a collective meltdown over his casting.

And his rumored ex Jack Bannon would make a great Q.

^ what's this about Jack Bannon and Jackson-Cohen?!

It's just an Internet rumor, based on them posting IG stories of hanging out/hanging all over each other last summer and following each other when they met at some fashion show - I believe OJC pinned one of the stories of them drunkenly sharing a carousel horse to his IG profile - and Jack is rumored to be gay and still was leaving OJC "you're so hot" kinds of comments as of March 2019. OJC has been publicly single for over a year and a half now, Jack supposedly had a boyfriend that he posted about on social media but he deleted a few things when they broke up.

As of March 2020 I meant.

I hope we get a gay Bond!

Sexy

Here, here!

As I watched the Netflix series THE ENGLISH GAME I thought he would be interesting as Bond, but he's a mumbler.

Yes I remembered his mumbling from London Spy, but I’d thought that was just the character.

I will just add that I would be shocked if anyone other than Oliver Jackson-Cohen is chosen. He has the right career trajectory, he’s handsome but in that rugged type way that straight men are comfortable with, and it seems like he’s be amenable with the requisite amount of whoring needed to carry a major franchise these days. Holfcroft on the other hand is extremely private and doesn’t have a public social media account.

Tom Bateman would be a good choice

[quote]Bond has to be a guy you can imagine pressing you up against a wall, slipping his hand under your skirt and inserting two fingers inside you.

R68 Uh, no, that's Don Draper. Bond is a gentleman.

Tom Cullen should be the next Bond

Bump. James Bump.

He looks like Putin.

Loved Holcroft in The English Game with his long hair and beard. Very handsome.

He's ugly. his eyes are too close together!

He's extremely handsome, the eyes are not that close together, and if you look at his work in The English Game, Kingsman, and London Spy, it's clear he acts well in very different roles.

I would prefer a female Bond though. That would really rock the Trumpers.

I honestly flinched at the photo at r57. WOW that is a weird face. There's no way in hell he could be Bond.

[quote]He looks like Putin.

I see a resemblance to Matthias Schoenaerts.

^ They do look alike!

r55 oh that's what the bath was about. I was sort of confused about why he would take a bath in someone else's house. For cleaning out I'd assume that a shower would be prefered. Learn something new every day.

I feel in lust with Edward in Kingsman but fell in love with him and his sexy body in London Spy (I hate that title).

[quote]I remember his character having to take a bath because of a dirty ass when Ben Whishaw first tried topping him in “London Spy.” It was supposed to be the character’s first time bottoming, but it’s the only thing I can think about now when I see this actor.

To drive home the fact that Alex (Holcroft) didn't know how to wash his ass there's the scene where Whishaw's Danny meets Alex's mother he tells her he knew her son was inexperience in part because "things were dirty when it should be clean."

He could play a Bond villain, but never Bond.

Oh lord, I skipped through too much of that show. I need to watch it again on Netflix.

Hot!

God no, Bond isn't supposed to look 'special'.

I think he's tremendous.

He loves his costars.

NO!

Give it a rest for a minute.

Did he tap Miss Egerton?

Hopefully

When are they announcing the new Bond?

weak title for the bond movie, I predict it will flop due to that....

James Norton is so damn hot, he has the physicality for Bond too

It would give the Bond/Q relationship an interesting dynamic.

[quote]When are they announcing the new Bond?

Who the fuck knows? Haven't they been "announcing" it for the past five years?

He's so sexy.

r111 they better hurry, I'm not sure how many more fillers Craige's face can handle.

I find Norton to be unsexy

Who’s the hottie on Umbrella Academy who plays the gorilla man? HE could play Bond, not this Picasso faced mofo.

That's Tom Hopper, and he is physically flawless, but he can't act at all.

When are they announcing the next Bond?

I find every single actor who has played Bond so far to be unsexy. Edward Holcroft, OTOH, would put my ass in a seat.

The next Bond should be Lindsey Graham

That's Ryan Kwaten from True Blood in that picture, R118.

Ryan Kwanten is much hotter than Edward Holcroft, but he's an Aussie, so he's out.

Kwanten is a has-been

If the Broccolis were smart they would make the new Bond announcement when NO TIME TO DIE is released. An ending and a beginning and all that jazz.

Another vote for Oliver Jackson Cohen

R30: He should grow a unibrow to match his uni-eyes.

the grantchester guy is ok by moi

He looks like someone ran a photo of Kristen Bell through one of those gender swap apps. They are surely descended from the same family of possums.

Let's see his body. SHOW US!!!

Here are some of Esquires guesses with my thoughts:

Robert Pattinson - hell to the no

Paul Mescal - too ugly

Harry Styles - hell to the no

Tom Hardy - too well-known, too old

Idris Elba - see Tom Hardy

James Norton - not a bad choice but there's something slightly "off" to me

Sam Heughan - no.

Jack Lowden - me likey

Michael B Jordan - too American

Richard Madden - okay

Riz Ahmed - not butch enough

Tom Hiddleston - Just no

Daniel Kaluuya - too ugly

Henry Cavill - God no

Aidan Turner - not bad

Damien Lewis - too old

John Boyega - no

Henry Golding - me likey

WOW R129 I think this is the first time I've 100% agreed with anyone's Bond candidates list assessment, it's a Christmas Miracle in September. Jack Lowden and Henry Golding both really do check all the boxes perfectly - right age range, right fame level, tall and handsome but believable as spies who can blend in, both likable and with broad appeal, both with some action movie and romcom experience. I have a slight preference for Henry as I think he's really charismatic, but if the Broccolis simply cannot abide a nonwhite Bond, I wouldn't be mad if they went with Jack.

I like the Henry Golding option, however, being that for the next 20 years every single movie villain will either be Russian or Chinese, he won’t work, especially as someone who works for her majesty’s secret servicr.

I feel like having the villain and the protagonist be played by actors from similar ethnic backgrounds is generally not an action film franchise dealbreaker.