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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jan 5, 2020 17:10:57 GMT -5
British preferably. Irish is fine. Australian, Canadian or NZ perhaps. American is out of the question. British actors put on American accents to play Batman, Superman, Rick Grimes, etc. Why can't an American put on an English accent to play Bond? With the characters you listed, being American isn’t really a part of their character. Bond is possibly the most famous British movie character ever, people would have trouble with a non-British Isles actor playing. That and American actors don’t have the best track record at doing English accents. Spinal Tap is still the exception. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jan 5, 2020 17:20:08 GMT -5
British actors put on American accents to play Batman, Superman, Rick Grimes, etc. Why can't an American put on an English accent to play Bond? With the characters you listed, being American isn’t really a part of their character. Bond is possibly the most famous British movie character ever, people would have trouble with a non-British Isles actor playing. That and American actors don’t have the best track record at doing English accents. Spinal Tap is still the exception. I'd say being American is sorta part of Superman's character... Rick, and Bats not nearly as much. |
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Post by King Boo on Jan 5, 2020 17:22:27 GMT -5
British actors put on American accents to play Batman, Superman, Rick Grimes, etc. Why can't an American put on an English accent to play Bond? With the characters you listed, being American isn’t really a part of their character. Bond is possibly the most famous British movie character ever, people would have trouble with a non-British Isles actor playing. That and American actors don’t have the best track record at doing English accents. Spinal Tap is still the exception. "Truth, Justice and the American way." - Superman For the record, IDGAF about any accent talk and have no problem with a non-American putting on an accent to play the character, but Superman is essentially a representation of America. |
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Post by DiBiase is Good on Jan 5, 2020 17:25:04 GMT -5
With the characters you listed, being American isn’t really a part of their character. Bond is possibly the most famous British movie character ever, people would have trouble with a non-British Isles actor playing. That and American actors don’t have the best track record at doing English accents. Spinal Tap is still the exception. I'd say being American is sorta part of Superman's character... Rick, and Bats not nearly as much. He’s a Kryptonian, he just happen to crash land in America. He’s a citizen of the World, rather than a citizen of any country. That’s why he doesn’t need a passport to travel anywhere! Seriously, if Metropolis was based on London, Paris or New York it wouldn’t make much difference. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jan 5, 2020 17:43:51 GMT -5
I'd say being American is sorta part of Superman's character... Rick, and Bats not nearly as much. He’s a Kryptonian, he just happen to crash land in America. He’s a citizen of the World, rather than a citizen of any country. That’s why he doesn’t need a passport to travel anywhere! Seriously, if Metropolis was based on London, Paris or New York it wouldn’t make much difference. this book begs to differ >_>  |
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Post by Hit Girl on Jan 5, 2020 18:14:59 GMT -5
British preferably. Irish is fine. Australian, Canadian or NZ perhaps. American is out of the question. British actors put on American accents to play Batman, Superman, Rick Grimes, etc. Why can't an American put on an English accent to play Bond? Bond is a British institution. Batman and Superman's best portrayals have been by Americans (Keaton and Reeve). I don't know who the other dude is. |
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Jan 5, 2020 18:50:56 GMT -5
With the characters you listed, being American isn’t really a part of their character. Bond is possibly the most famous British movie character ever, people would have trouble with a non-British Isles actor playing. That and American actors don’t have the best track record at doing English accents. Spinal Tap is still the exception. I'd say being American is sorta part of Superman's character... Rick, and Bats not nearly as much. Correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't DC been phasing out the "American way" part of Supes for the last decade? On-topic, I think a more apt comparison would be a Brit playing Captain America. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jan 5, 2020 19:28:08 GMT -5
British actors put on American accents to play Batman, Superman, Rick Grimes, etc. Why can't an American put on an English accent to play Bond? Bond is a British institution. Batman and Superman's best portrayals have been by Americans (Keaton and Reeve). I don't know who the other dude is. Grimes is the main character from the walking dead. |
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Post by paulbearer on Jan 5, 2020 23:48:20 GMT -5
I think all of this “he needs to be white” stuff is nonsense, but he does need to be British. The British government is high on inclusion, so realistically, the next Bond should be Polish. polakk , tusen takk (that rhymes , lol) |
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Post by arrogantmodel on Jan 6, 2020 0:00:47 GMT -5
British actors put on American accents to play Batman, Superman, Rick Grimes, etc. Why can't an American put on an English accent to play Bond? Bond is a British institution. Batman and Superman's best portrayals have been by Americans (Keaton and Reeve). I don't know who the other dude is. What about Brits playing Martin Luther King and Harriet Tubman? Or Abraham Lincoln? |
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Post by Hit Girl on Jan 6, 2020 13:32:39 GMT -5
Bond is a British institution. Batman and Superman's best portrayals have been by Americans (Keaton and Reeve). I don't know who the other dude is. What about Brits playing Martin Luther King and Harriet Tubman? Or Abraham Lincoln? They were all British. Abe Lincoln was born in Manchester. |
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jan 6, 2020 13:58:05 GMT -5
He’s a Kryptonian, he just happen to crash land in America. He’s a citizen of the World, rather than a citizen of any country. That’s why he doesn’t need a passport to travel anywhere! Seriously, if Metropolis was based on London, Paris or New York it wouldn’t make much difference. this book begs to differ >_> This looks fascinating. Batman being a guy he accidentally lobbed a cricket bat through as a kid sure is something. |
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jan 6, 2020 14:25:39 GMT -5
this book begs to differ >_> This looks fascinating. Batman being a guy he accidentally lobbed a cricket bat through as a kid sure is something. Its got moments but it's not really that good. I expected better from the writers. |
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