I think the amount of physical stunts and fight scenes with Craig was wearing him out and causing bodily harm. Those comments about not doing it again came right after the completion of the last movie.

Daniel Craig is great, but I could see Thor playing the role. He shows up in screen and drops the hammer while all the women just drop their panties in front of him.

Thor is just a bad ass. That is all.

Bangoman

I think Denzel, being a fairly successful actor, can read a script and differentiate a role between something like, say, Training Day, and a James Bond movie.

Unless, of course, you were attempting to be humorous, and if so it went completely over my head.

      Matt Damon should be the guy as he doesn't do Jason Bourne anymore and he was very good being Jason Bourne.

      I hate when movie franchises continually change the face of the main character. The franchise loses credibility when it happens so often, imo.

      Release Donald Trump

      Lol. You're just trolling now. Sure, I'll bite. Trump would only talk trash and insult everyone else, so as to make himself feel superior. Meanwhile there would be no action in the movie, because he'd just stand around saying, "It's going to be amazing!!!"

      🙄🤔😤

          How about Brad Pitt playing Bond.

            PIGDivot

            Why not ?
            He has no chance of being the next President of the United States. Most people supported him during the primary said they will not vote for him.
            He has done his job of stirring up the attention of the voters, perhaps motivate them enough to cast their vote. Best performance he has given.

            For that, why not in the roll of 007 ? Traditional male chauvinists, superman, every teenage boy's wannabe ?
            He would be perfect.

            Don't let his performance tricked you, he is actually smarter the he has portrait himself in the public.

              Umfaan

              IMHO,
              Pitt could not hold shoes to the super male symbol of 007. He can't even hold shoes for the 007.
              Sorry, that's my 2 cents.

                A lot of talk about it being offered to Idris Elba. If he hadn't already been in a trilogy with the Nolan Batman series, I think Christian Bale would have been great. Tom Hardy would be a great choice also.

                Some excellent choices mentioned, or so I think anyway. The Tom Hardy one stands out to me as most different. He's been typecast as more of a roughneck in most roles I've watched of him, but I'm sure he's a versatile actor and could fit the more polished, sophisticated model on command.

                I thought he was brilliant in Lawless, and although he definitely plays second fiddle to DiCaprio in "The Revenant" - it was nevertheless another solid support performance in what might be the best movie release in 2015.

                The fact that his British doesn't exactly hurt his chances for the Bond role either.

                Aidan Turner
                After he puts on 10 lb.s muscle .

                sdandrea1 Pat Sajak - no contest

                LMAO ... They wouldn't have enough makeup people on the set to keep that face plasticized.

                  I'd be down with Sajak, as long as Vanna White is part of the scantily-clad supporting cast.

                  (edited only to say the Vanna White I remember, although I'd say she's still pretty despite being only a year removed from her 60th birthday. My gosh - where has the time gone?! It seems just like yesterday that she was in a Playboy pictorial..)

                  Shifting the discussion back more on topic...

                  Matt Damon could pull it off. Brad Pitt could pull it off. Not sure either are interested, however, and not sure that either would be considered. Something tells me that the writers/producers would prefer to keep this role within the original British heritage. Sorry, Denzel. My hopes of you landing this role are fading.

                  Jude Law, maybe? He'd fit the role pretty well, although he lacks the tough guy image and has historically played white-collared roles. Still... has the looks and is fairly young.

                  Jason Statham? Not sure. Too many C-grade tough-guy flicks and quite frankly too much C-grade acting. Not saying some of his flicks aren't entertaining, but not quite James Bond level either.

                  Damian Lewis? One of my favorite British actors. Broke through with his epic portrayal of Lt. Dick Winters in Spielberg and Hanks' Band of Brothers series. Which then led to a very strong performance as the lead in Showtime's Homeland series, and is currently kicking some ass in the new Showtime series called "Billions", alongside the always-steady Paul Giamatti. But is the Bond genre ready for a ginger? And would Lewis even consider it? Two pertinent questions that remain unanswered.

                  BTW... Billions is a great series. If you have Showtime on your cable channel - check it out. Giamatti's wife in this series is seriously hot, and a bonafide sex freak. LOL... Maggie Siff - she's pretty hot. Excellent acting, excellent plot, through 6 episodes of the maiden season anyway.