Esquire is campaigning for Timothee Chalamet to be the next James Bond

Uh, no. Love Timmy but no.

My god, that's the most ridiculous thing I've heard in the past day or so.

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[quote] Uh, no. Love Timmy but no.

Same here, but he’d be completely wrong for the role.

"Dent. Roe Dent."

NEVER

GOING

TO

HAPPEN

No one is interested in a James Bond with a SCRAWNY ASS.

He looks like one of the missing Pep Boys.

It should be Barron, Barron Bond. Here he is with Pussy Galore.

He could be Penelope Smallbone, forever pining after 007.

You mean "Bomb, James Bomb."

Um no. He’d be perfect for Ratatouille 2 though.

I don't want to see him play Bond on Halloween.

That little weasel face?

You gotta be kidding.

So Bond is going to be a woman?

Oh, Christ! No more need be said.

A strong wind would blow away this beanpole. This would be a sure way to kill the Bond franchise.

Timmy would be more believable as Jane Bond.

Riiiiight!

Timothee Chalamet is a TWINK

James Bind is NOT a twink!

James Bond was originally a tall, slim Englishman. He was a spy with cool gadgets, not a superhero.

I reacted when talk about the BORING and untalented Aaron Taylor-Johnson was rumored to be considered as the new Bond. I’m not falling for this shit again.

[quote] James Bind is NOT a twink!

Perhaps Bindi Irwin should be the next Bond girl?

That 'moustache' in OP's link looks like every 15 or 16 year old's attempt at a moustache. I've seen older women with a fuller moustache.

HAHAHAHAHA

Hell no. He'd be a terrible Bond.

Timothee is much too feminine and delicate to be James Bond. Plus isn't James Bond supposed to be British? That would ruin the fantasy and take most Americans out of the running. Some Yank doing a British accent would be bad.

I really wish everyone would stop trying to shove Chalamet and his non-existent talent and "sex appeal" down our goddamn throats.

FFS...it's been several years now, and he's JUST NOT THAT GREAT, not to mention how fugly and unattractive he is. That "mustache" is snicker-worthy.

Leave us alone, already!!!

James Bond is supposed to be so masculine and charismatic that it makes the women he comes across instantly wet and practically beg him to fuck them rougher than they have ever been fucked before. I realize that some seem to find Timothee attractive and sexy in a twink boyfriend kind of way, but he doesn't come close to that.

I smell a rat!

I mean a fag is in the new Jurassic Park movie so I guess anything is possible.

Bond was a Brit until they hired Sean Connery for the movies. Ian Fleming was so pleased with Sean he changed Bond into a Scot.

Craig Ferguson could have been a good Bond years ago.

[quote] Bond was a Brit until they hired Sean Connery for the movies.

Scots are Brits. They’re not English however. George Lazenby, an Australian, played Bond in one film.

[quote] “sex appeal" down our goddamn throats.

[quote] That "mustache" is snicker-worthy.

I think he is very sexy, but I love the pretty, waif look. However, I completely agree about the mustache. It takes away so much of his attractiveness to me at least.

THANK YOU R28!

So they'll make James Bond gay?

He would be better cast as an effeminate gay villain.

Like Rami!

R28: They wanted him to also play Batman. There was also a Chalamet reference in tonight's And Just Like That episode. I'm done trying to get him. He brings no depth or nuance to his roles and he's not sexually attractive in the slightest.

He’s a massive star.

...for no apparent nor discernible reason

His success and fame will be one of life’s greatest mysteries.

I don’t know how anyone can like him after that sag speech.

We already had the “Spy Kids” movies

He's poison both to the box office and the New York Knicks.

r44 😆

HELL NO.

um, Bond's little experimental adventure, I assume

Nope.

He'd be good as an American sidekick or "good guy" in one of the newer films who turns out to be evil.

I can't see him as a Bond villain. Maybe as the villain's kept boy who pouts and rolls his eyes a lot.

R51 we are talking about Timothee Chalamet. THE Timothee Chalamet. Not Tom Holland.

Timmy is far too good to just do that.

"I won a Timothée Chalamet lookalike contest":

Joe Alwyn is lobbying for the role. He frequently posts post images in Instagram stories of himself posing in designer clothing and expensive watches beside luxury cars.

Light-on-talent charisma void Alwyn won't (or shouldn't) get anywhere near the Bond gig

Absurd.

R51 - a la Dr. Evil's son, Scott? LOL

Amateur, R54. Jonathon Bailey has 'brand ambassador' status with both Omega and Martini.

For shits and giggles, right?

Amazon has a shortlist-wishlist for the next James Bond:

[quote]Insiders say that the studio and producers are interested in casting a British actor under the age of 30, with Jacob Elordi (“Saltburn”), Tom Holland (“Spider-Man”) and Harris Dickinson (“Babygirl”) at the top of the list. (Elordi is Australian, but that would not be a deal-breaker as far as Amazon is concerned; remember Aussie George Lazenby starred in “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.”) While there has been speculation that Aaron Taylor-Johnson or Henry Cavill would be possible heirs to Craig, they are 35 and 42, respectively, and thus unlikely to fit the mandate.

I’d rather have him play Harriet Tubman.

I still don't understand the appeal of this guy

I remember when I looked 12

Tom Holland, Jacob Elordi and Harris Dickinson at top of James Bond wishlist:

So glad that I no longer watch Bond movies.

None of those guys has the suavity/debonair/hotness to play Bond.

But Willie Wonka...I mean Chalamet DEFINITELY doesn't possess these qualities either.

He benefited from timing. He first came on the scene 2017/2018 - the height of the me too movement, toxic masculinity. Hollywood needed an androgynous, non-threatening twink as their new, modern leading man and they got one in Chalamet. I don't know if he would've happened in 1990s or even early 2000s Hollywood.

Tom Holland? He's a midget and makes Chalamet look like a he-man. What the hell are they thinking?

And Holland looks younger than his actual age of 29, too.

Bond is supposed to be mid 30s to mid 40s. He's a man, not a boy. A charismatic man you want to fuck the hell out of you.

I have no idea why these boy-ish and twink types keep getting suggested. I really hope they aren't considering going that direction.

R67 your post is actually ridiculous. I couldn’t even finish reading such bullshit

They seem desperate on making the next Bond a woman or black.

R69, according to the article at R60, they seem to want to court a younger demo. If so, I would think all bets are off and they will cast someone who is not remotely similar to previous Bonds. Piss of the older, loyal fanbase or go in a new direction in the hopes of generating Gen Z buzz. Risky.

[quote] I remember when I looked 12

So do I. Mmmmmmm.

Sean Connery was 33 Dr. No.

Daniel Craig was 38 in Casino Royale.

Pierce brosnan was 42 in GoldenEye.

Why the fuck does Bond have to be in his 20s? He's an experienced professional. No one wants to watch a movie about some cocky little shit who has been working for MI6 for 4 years.

Yep, Bond is supposed to be a man. The extreme confidence he possesses is supposed to be justified by being a guy who knows what he's doing and knows he's good at doing it and not a result of boyish, foolish cockiness. Entirely different character they seem to be going for.

[quote]Why the fuck does Bond have to be in his 20s? He's an experienced professional. No one wants to watch a movie about some cocky little shit who has been working for MI6 for 4 years.

Is Leo Woodall not "in the conversation"?

Is Jack Lowden too old? He’s nice to look at in Slow Horses.,

[quote]Why the fuck does Bond have to be in his 20s?

Cheaper?

I still think that Brenton Thwaites would be a good Bond, but he seems to want to be an unwashed hippie.

Perhaps he can aspire to be Jackson Lamb when he's older, R79.

Well r80, he’s better looking than Oldman, but not even a quarter of the actor Oldman is.

Not many are, R81.

Don't laugh, but Benedict Cumberbatch checks all the boxes, especially the "English look."

I’m laughing anyway, R83.

Cumberbatch would make a good Bond villain.

I love Timmy. I was the first person to type "Tim O'Tay." Muriel banned me temporarily, naming me "fangirl #2." CMBYN is one of my favorite movies (except for Armie; I wished for Aaron Tveit). But James Bond? No. No. No. Not a Timmy thing AT ALL.

Someone mentioned Matthew Goode as James Bond the other day while we were all watching Department G on Netflix. I'd love to see him in the role. I think of him as Matthew Greate.

Who was fangirl #1?

NO, just NO…not even DR. NO !

Exactly, r88. A tiny liitle boy whose genetic provenance appears to be from deepest, darkest Appalachia has no place in the Bond franchise, except for perhaps the antagonist's puny, hunchbacked assistant.

Timmy from Appalachia, r89? Wrong!!!

Florida then, r90?

I can't think of a worse actor than Chalamet to play Bond. He would ruin the franchise.

He's way too old now but I always thought Clive Owen would have made a great Bond.

[quote] I can't think of a worse actor than Chalamet to play Bond

Hold my alcohol free beer.

Both would be bad but I would choose Holland over Chalamet.

Tom Holland will demand that Zendaya is made a Bond girl or the new Moneypenny.

Chalamet's big weakness as an actor is that he comes off as very cocky without having the charm or sex appeal to back it up. The result is that he ALWAYS looks like a douche. Bond has to be sexy and likeable or the character just doesn't work.

Holland is cute and earnest. While I think he would fail miserably at playing Bond, it wouldn't be as excruciating to watch as a Chalamet performance.

I'm sure he would strong-arm the studio into casting his Thai ladyboy girlfriend, r96.

I thought the rodent/ugly hot boyfriend trend was over?

He perpetually looks like a 12 year old and wears lifts in his boots.

[quote] He perpetually looks like a 12 year old

Intriguing.

No more Rat Boy summer for you!

Will KarTrashJenner play a Bond girl?

Yes, her Bond Girl name will be UsedUp Skank

The New York Knicks lost because of him. He’ll flush the franchise down the toilet as well.

[quote]I thought the rodent/ugly hot boyfriend trend was over?

The big Hollywood studios will never give up forcing Chalamet on us R98.

Who is this little girl, and why is she so sick?

Hell, R96, worse things have happened than that Zendaya should be a Bond girl! It would be worth it just for her outfit at the premiere.

He’s getting his star on the walk of fame. THE actor of his generation

Please, God, if somehow this madness comes to pass -- no shirtless scenes.

R108: Don't you know they buy them?

He’d make a great lap pet for the next Bond villain, getting stroked and fed cheesy treats.

R110 it’s a process.

YUP.

Safe to say Hollywood Walk of Fame stars don't mean anything anymore.

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