Christian Bale turned down Bond

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Bale could have been James Bond…but it went against his morals: Producer of the Bond movies Barbara Broccoli (Barbara Broccoli!) hinted that Christian could be the next 007 after Pierce Brosnan stepped aside; Bale sniffed that the spy character embodied “every despicable stereotype about England and British actors,” telling Broccoli he had “already played a serial killer.” Diva, please.

http://www.vh1.com/celebrity/2012-05-31/the-weirdness-of-christian-bale-in-his-assistants-tell-all-just-makes-us-like-him-more/

Thank the maker he did.

Considering the way he mucked up the Batman character and disgraced the entire Batman franchise, he would had been the worst Bond ever;

even worse than Brosnan!

Who was the guy who said he wouldn't play Bond because Bond was "amoral"? Matt Damon?

I'm tired of this whole Bond-as-hitman notion.

I love these Hollywood tw@ts who show off their moral compass by slagging off a fictional character who fights giants with metal teeth in outer space.

Louis Armstrong wrote:

Who was the guy who said he wouldn't play Bond because Bond was "amoral"? Matt Damon?

I'm tired of this whole Bond-as-hitman notion.

Actually it was Patrick McGoohan.

Well, since James Bond is transforming into a homosexual who wants to end world hunger, Bale will fit right into the role soon enough.

Largo's Shark wrote:

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Bale could have been James Bond…but it went against his morals: Producer of the Bond movies Barbara Broccoli (Barbara Broccoli!) hinted that Christian could be the next 007 after Pierce Brosnan stepped aside; Bale sniffed that the spy character embodied “every despicable stereotype about England and British actors,” telling Broccoli he had “already played a serial killer.” Diva, please.

http://www.vh1.com/celebrity/2012-05-31/the-weirdness-of-christian-bale-in-his-assistants-tell-all-just-makes-us-like-him-more/

It reads with all the integrity of a Daily Express article.

Largo's Shark wrote:

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Bale could have been James Bond…but it went against his morals: Producer of the Bond movies Barbara Broccoli (Barbara Broccoli!) hinted that Christian could be the next 007 after Pierce Brosnan stepped aside; Bale sniffed that the spy character embodied “every despicable stereotype about England and British actors,” telling Broccoli he had “already played a serial killer.” Diva, please.

http://www.vh1.com/celebrity/2012-05-31/the-weirdness-of-christian-bale-in-his-assistants-tell-all-just-makes-us-like-him-more/

This reeks of "I'm too good to play Bond", and is about one step up from Russell Crowe's infamous "I'm the greatest actor in the world, and I can make even shit lines like these sound like poetry".

Wasn't Russell Crowe considered for the role of Bond once?

I am so glad he didn't.

I'd have taken either of them as Bond in a heartbeat inbetween Dalton and Craig. Right now, I'm happy with Craig, less so with what he's being fed.