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Brosnan out... Owen in' The 6th man for 007' Tarantino & Brosnan' Wildness...

Hey folks, Harry here... Ok, so we've been seeing and hearing Clive Owen rumors regarding Bond ever since fanboys fell in love with him while watching CROUPIER. Then there were those damn commercials that seemed like auditions shot by the world's action directors for Clive to get the gig. Then his coolness in BOURNE IDENTITY.... And then in the last several days HEAVY speculation by all manners of folks saying he's the next Bond... various tabloids... it's been all over some British tabloids. And now CNBC is getting into it...

Harry,

This must be the gazillionth email, but I'm watching West Wing on Bravo and they had a CNBC Business Report update, and they announced that Clive Owen is expected to be named the 6th Bond very soon, as Brosnan is stepping down.

Now, I normally despise the modern 007 flicks, but this might just swing me around.

btw, we met briefly at Scarecrow Video last July in Seattle. Not that you'd remember, but just wanted to mention it.

Thanks,

Jason

Ok... so according to CNBC, Brosnan is stepping down as Bond. That's not confirmed as far as I'm concerned yet, so keep that as a rumor, but why would he be stepping down? Perhaps, perhaps it has to do with this story that Robogeek tipped me off about from The New York Daily News....

Tarantino on tackling 007

"Someday I'm going to get the rights to do 'Casino Royale,' the first James Bond novel, and do it the right way. I really wanted it to be my followup to 'Pulp Fiction' and do it with Pierce Brosnan, but have it take place after the events of 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' - after Bond's wife, Tracy, has been killed."I want Bond to be in mourning when he falls in love with Vesper Lynd, the woman in the novel. From what I know of Brosnan and read in interviews, I think he'd want to go in the direction I'd want to take Bond, though I'm not certain producers of the series would agree."

Ok... now the above is Quentin's out-loud wondering... or is it? In one of the gazillion interviews I've read with Quentin this past 20 days, I saw him mention that his MEN ON A MISSION flick INGLORIOUS BASTARDS was most likely, not his next film. He wanted to do something less EPIC than that after KILL BILL. Now, this is where I go What If on yuz asses... WHAT IF... Tarantino has somehow gotten the rights to CASINO ROYALE.... WHAT IF... Quentin discussed this with Brosnan... What if Brosnan knew that so long as he was in the "Official" Bond role, he'd never get to do this with Quentin... and what if this dream project would come together?

That's a lot of what ifs... but damn if they ain't juicy! Now chew...

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Didn't he star in those BMW clips too?
by NicholasWolfwood
Oct 7th, 2003
03:40:40 AM
owen is the one
by Hansen
Oct 7th, 2003
03:41:02 AM
I like those BMW movies that Clive Owen has been doing
by LoStSouLZ
Oct 7th, 2003
03:42:41 AM
Are you trying to say something here Harry?
by IndustryKiller
Oct 7th, 2003
03:43:32 AM
Harry should
by DonnieDorko
Oct 7th, 2003
03:46:20 AM
Harry IS Bond
by AngryNortherner
Oct 7th, 2003
03:57:05 AM
Not Very Likely
by Daniel Strange
Oct 7th, 2003
03:59:54 AM
fucking Bond... fucking james fucking bond mother fucker. I got
by TheGinger Twit
Oct 7th, 2003
04:16:10 AM
i know bond is fantasy, but...
by gobofraggleuk
Oct 7th, 2003
04:31:59 AM
Hell yeah, bitch!
by Cash Bailey
Oct 7th, 2003
04:34:28 AM
in fact...
by gobofraggleuk
Oct 7th, 2003
04:37:48 AM
Sean Bean would have been GREAT...
by EmilyQFan
Oct 7th, 2003
04:45:21 AM
Who cares? Bond hasn't been good in DECADES.
by Mosquito March
Oct 7th, 2003
04:56:37 AM
Clive Owen would be a GREAT Bond, but I think Brosnan is doing o
by Spacesheik
Oct 7th, 2003
05:39:02 AM
This happens every few Bond films since the early 70s
by the G-man
Oct 7th, 2003
06:33:54 AM
TARANTINO'S NEXT FILM
by Sid James
Oct 7th, 2003
07:09:00 AM
These rumors are utter BULLSHIT!!!! Brosnan is DEFINITELY making
by Shanghai Nicky
Oct 7th, 2003
07:15:49 AM
I agree with every1! Except...
by harryhazzit
Oct 7th, 2003
07:16:33 AM
If there was a way of making "Casino Royale" outside the officia
by Shanghai Nicky
Oct 7th, 2003
07:30:46 AM
Whew, I thought for a second there it was going to be Owen WILSO
by rev_skarekroe
Oct 7th, 2003
07:58:04 AM
Casino Royale with Cheese
by Grr66
Oct 7th, 2003
08:31:18 AM
Once Again...
by ATARI
Oct 7th, 2003
08:56:22 AM
I wish this WAS true...
by Andy Travis
Oct 7th, 2003
09:00:30 AM
clive owen
by satansteve
Oct 7th, 2003
09:07:27 AM
What if a very popular website run by a jolly red-haired movie g
by Lost Skeleton
Oct 7th, 2003
09:07:31 AM
A few things...
by Mel Garga
Oct 7th, 2003
09:21:22 AM
eat your words lil' nicky
by jamawalk
Oct 7th, 2003
09:39:34 AM
Jamawalk:
by Otto Parts
Oct 7th, 2003
09:47:25 AM
Expect more sleaze and humiliation in the next Bond film.
by zinc_chameleon
Oct 7th, 2003
10:05:29 AM
Owen has certainly paid his spy film dues, but, I dunno.
by WarDog
Oct 7th, 2003
10:16:49 AM
when I saw "Owen as bond" for some reason I thought Owen Wilson
by FakeTrout
Oct 7th, 2003
10:29:15 AM
Bond...James Bond...
by Mafu
Oct 7th, 2003
10:36:03 AM
Best Bond EVER!!!!
by Nozoki
Oct 7th, 2003
10:45:41 AM
Dalton was the best....
by MisterGrimloch
Oct 7th, 2003
10:46:43 AM
Re-invention of Bond
by Cory849
Oct 7th, 2003
10:47:57 AM
Owen in? The 6th man for 007?
by SutureSelf
Oct 7th, 2003
10:52:15 AM
The Next Bond
by Caine
Oct 7th, 2003
10:54:57 AM
Clive Owen has said he will NEVER be Bond.
by riskebiz
Oct 7th, 2003
11:03:10 AM
The reason OHMSS is so good ...
by xrae
Oct 7th, 2003
11:04:06 AM
Tarantino....
by Gondorff
Oct 7th, 2003
11:07:52 AM
What if...
by Triple-Haitch
Oct 7th, 2003
11:15:01 AM
Clive Owen on IMDB
by blckmgk13
Oct 7th, 2003
11:29:18 AM
opinons change
by TS Thomas
Oct 7th, 2003
11:35:43 AM
Bond Films Need Better Writers
by ChicagoRonin
Oct 7th, 2003
11:46:31 AM
Owen as Bond for BOND 21? Three words: NO. FRICKIN'. WAY.
by SpyGuy
Oct 7th, 2003
11:57:04 AM
new bond?
by smutpeddlar
Oct 7th, 2003
11:57:33 AM
Kevin Smith
by SLEAZY DINOSAUR
Oct 7th, 2003
11:58:39 AM
I agree with the fanboys who liked Timothy Dalton
by Spacesheik
Oct 7th, 2003
12:07:54 PM
The old Bond is dead
by Spacesheik
Oct 7th, 2003
12:11:44 PM
Three words to save the Bond franchise: BRING BACK LAZENBY!!!
by Atticus Finch
Oct 7th, 2003
12:16:13 PM
Peter Sellers was also James Bond
by zinc_chameleon
Oct 7th, 2003
12:47:08 PM
The original Casino Royale rocked!
by HardcoreRocker
Oct 7th, 2003
12:54:15 PM
clive owen! fuck off!!
by Y282
Oct 7th, 2003
01:02:49 PM
Fuck Clive Owen! DOUGRAY SCOTT FOR JAMES BOND!!!
by Antiriad
Oct 7th, 2003
01:03:39 PM
OWEN IS A VERY BAD IDEA
by RogueElement
Oct 7th, 2003
01:06:01 PM
Thank God...I thought they meant Owen Wilson
by Jeditemple
Oct 7th, 2003
01:08:48 PM
Here's a novel idea ... go back to the novels for the next movie
by riskebiz
Oct 7th, 2003
01:26:04 PM
Mmm...a Bond of British-Arab ethnicity...great idea gobofraggleu
by Salem Hanna
Oct 7th, 2003
01:38:30 PM
Die another day was expendable
by Dragonfire
Oct 7th, 2003
01:41:57 PM
God Dam, the would be great
by AlwaysThere
Oct 7th, 2003
01:44:05 PM
I heard Tarantino spout this before. While it is a cool idea, I'
by Big Bad Clone
Oct 7th, 2003
02:06:57 PM
Every a-list director in Hollywood has said he'd like to make a
by Aston Lad
Oct 7th, 2003
02:13:00 PM
Dalton--Timothy Dalton
by kabong
Oct 7th, 2003
02:19:04 PM
Clive will make a good Bond while we wait for Ewan McGregor to g
by Big Bad Clone
Oct 7th, 2003
03:18:10 PM
QT and Bond will not happen, definitely not soon and probably ne
by dplatt
Oct 7th, 2003
03:20:45 PM
Bandage...Ace Bandage
by acebandage
Oct 7th, 2003
04:34:09 PM
SIDEKICK
by TomVee
Oct 7th, 2003
05:00:18 PM
Keep Brosnan forever for God's sake!!!!
by Ron McDiddy
Oct 7th, 2003
05:04:09 PM
B.J. For J.B. (Not That Kind of BJ!) OR... "ME?! I Bomb. Jake
by jollydwarf
Oct 7th, 2003
05:06:37 PM
STEELE
by TomVee
Oct 7th, 2003
05:15:42 PM
Jude Law is Bond
by super Cucaracha
Oct 7th, 2003
05:31:28 PM
Re: Clive Owen not being interested in doing Bond
by Yossarian
Oct 7th, 2003
05:40:04 PM
Hmm...seems to be a lot of appreciation for Dalton on this talkb
by Aston Lad
Oct 7th, 2003
05:44:07 PM
"You know what would be cool? If Tim Burton directed Planet of t
by Big Bad Clone
Oct 7th, 2003
05:51:49 PM
I've said it before and i'll say it again - JASON ISAACS!
by togmeister
Oct 7th, 2003
05:53:13 PM
Bond producers - some free advice
by Spacesheik
Oct 7th, 2003
06:21:41 PM
Did Clive Owen really say he it "wouldn't be a challenge"?
by waylayer
Oct 7th, 2003
06:55:13 PM
Tarantino dialogue in a bond movie......
by Spamster
Oct 7th, 2003
08:00:53 PM
i,TylerDurden
by Ribbons
Oct 7th, 2003
09:29:37 PM
More on why Dalton's films were better...
by Mel Garga
Oct 7th, 2003
09:53:23 PM
the rights to Bond Movies...
by Nazzim O'Bazzim
Oct 7th, 2003
10:23:12 PM
If we can't have Timothy Dalton,
by kabong
Oct 7th, 2003
10:27:14 PM
The novels are being used
by MGTHEDJ
Oct 7th, 2003
10:45:56 PM
I wish it was Owens maybe Bond 22, but another topic came up
by UberSpectre
Oct 7th, 2003
11:29:49 PM
dis is wicked
by survive
Oct 7th, 2003
11:55:47 PM
Tarantino? There is no God.
by MyNameDoesn'tFit
Oct 8th, 2003
12:25:13 AM
Fuq
by OsamaBinBlofeld
Oct 8th, 2003
01:02:46 AM
Dalton/Owen
by CHEWBLACCA
Oct 8th, 2003
02:10:02 AM
BOND and Other Such Fandboy Musing
by Lukecash
Oct 8th, 2003
02:50:06 AM
Grow up Dalton fans - HE WAS SHITE
by Antiriad
Oct 8th, 2003
05:05:21 AM
Never Say Never Again
by Grr66
Oct 8th, 2003
08:35:59 AM
Dalton was good
by Jeditemple
Oct 8th, 2003
11:18:40 AM
hey anti, whatever the fuck your name is....
by MisterGrimloch
Oct 8th, 2003
12:38:16 PM
Title revision on "License to Kill"
by Mel Garga
Oct 8th, 2003
02:34:55 PM
Maybe Harry can worm his way into a QT Bond film
by Stan Gable
Oct 8th, 2003
03:15:54 PM
ANY actor will help, as long as
by koomoReborn
Oct 8th, 2003
03:48:11 PM
Casino Royale
by avaloh
Oct 8th, 2003
04:11:07 PM
Bond is dead
by Darth Hideous
Oct 8th, 2003
04:43:40 PM
MisterGayloch, or whatever the fuck your name is
by Antiriad
Oct 8th, 2003
04:44:29 PM
Antiriad....
by MisterGrimloch
Oct 8th, 2003
07:13:00 PM
Bond Period
by Oknight
Oct 8th, 2003
09:38:10 PM
Lars von Trier once said he would like to make a Bond movie too
by Dan_Average
Oct 8th, 2003
09:39:32 PM
MasterGayLock
by Antiriad
Oct 9th, 2003
06:15:19 AM

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