Should play James Bond
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Rupert Penry-Jones
nfaust1 — 16 years ago(November 24, 2009 04:23 AM)
Not only should this incredibly sexy man, who also happens to be a brillint actor, play James Bond, but the crew responsible or MI-5 should make the Bond movies.
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nfaust1 — 16 years ago(November 26, 2009 05:23 AM)
We can only hope. I think the approach their taking now just kills the whole thing. Rupert Penry-jones is still young enough (40 this year) to keep that kind of sexy, youthful innocence as Bond. He also has the flip side of that, as well. Do you watch MI -5?
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nfaust1 — 16 years ago(November 26, 2009 03:41 PM)
nekosan55, I'm not in the UK, I live in Los Angeles. The MI-5 series is available through Netflix in this country. The first four seasons available on line. Started at the top and am making my way through. Like an old drunk desperate for his next pint of vodka, I'm hooked!
If you enjoy the series, I urge you to start from the beginning and go episode by episode. The characters develop so we really get who they are and what's at stake for them personally. After that, there's no telling what will happen; this world of spy-counterspy progresses with an unflinching cruelty that often leaves me breathless. Out of the blue, a favorite character might not make it through an episode. This right away gives the series an unbelievable edge.
It occurred to me around season five that these writers are from the land of Shakespeare. If you grow up in a school system that more than likely crams their national poet down a student's throat, some of it will rub off. These episodes are all built around feverish melodrama, but the incidents, character developments, and methods of suspense all spring from Shakespeare. What makes this series so damn special is the way it satisfies both the need for gripping entertainment and the scrupulous way it comments on the world we live in. The television series elevated to great, theatrical art.
Of course, the actors are terrific, too. And some of them are just plain sexy as hell. Rupert being one of them. -
nfaust1 — 16 years ago(November 26, 2009 05:55 PM)
Thanks for the compliment.
What do you mean by too young?
Even though I'm in my fifties, or maybe because of it, I unapologetically enjoy watching these MI-5 guys . It's not just because they're beautiful. Part of it has to do with the characters they play tough, professional, yet oh so vulnerable and part because they're just incredible actors. I mean, if Rupert wasn't such a good actor, I don't think I'd feel as close to Adam as I do. That closeness, though entirely fictional, is a tantalizing feeling. Both Macfadyen and Rupert are so sexy it almost seems illegal. And let's not forget Raza. When he's in close-up, those smoldering eyes seem to burn through my TV screen. Even Peter Firth gets to me! (He seems to lose weight as the series progresses.)
Rupert, though, appearing both physically powerful and emotionally available, draws me in with every breath he takes. It's like he's Edward Cullen and I'm either Bella or the teenaged girls who swoon over the TWILIGHT movies! Hahahahaha! In7ec the intimate realm of our imaginations, age can easily be taken for granted. -
nfaust1 — 16 years ago(November 27, 2009 02:29 AM)
Am coming up on episodes 3 and 4 in season 6. I know the show keeps me on edge knowing that at any time any character can bite the dust, or get caught in a trap that forces them to emigrate to South America!
Ordinarily, I never watch TV shows. In fact, I couldn't for the life of me tell you what's on American TV, cable or network, this season. The BBC, though, will often attract my attention. Got hooked by WIRE IN THE BLOOD. Now, MI-5.
Regarding Bond, Craig can be a good actor, but oddly enough I sense a weird tension in the way he plays that role or the way he's made to play it. James Bond has been reduced to a kind of neanderthal with a gun in his tux and a searing neurosis under his cap. Maybe it's just me, be Craig and the character are not a seamless fit. I sense the actor struggling to express some form of humanity within the formulaic action the character performs. The fact that I sense a degree of neurosis in his performance means he hasn't been totally overtaken by the series' robotic demands, but I still get the feeling Craig would like to break loose, wave his arms around, scream, shout, sing a tune and dance on one foot.
Rupert, on the other hand, may not be as classically chiseled as Craig, but without seemingly working at it, he easily conveys astounding physical strength while at the same time remaining emotionally available. I think this make him one sexy guy on the screen. Someone you feel you know, or would like to know. Now, I'm talking about the character he plays, not the man. He's such a good actor, so I'm not complaining.
I'm not familiar with the play you mention. You say he's in a dress? My goodness. A rather tall woman, I'd say. In a dress or not dressed, at all, I think he's pretty special.
In any event, when Adam's acting a role or pulling some desperate stunt on MI-5, he gets a kind of screwed up, school kid look on his face, like he knows what he'd doing, but has to wing it. When he does that, I suspend disbelief and imagine I'm watching the 007 that Ian Fleming described in his books. Maybe one of these days someone at MGM will imagine the same thing. -
nfaust1 — 16 years ago(November 28, 2009 04:52 PM)
Well, Inconspicuous92, I am mainly a theatre director, and 2000lately, a script doctor. If and when the opportunity arises, I'd try to cast Penry-Jones in a heartbeat. TV actor or not, he's powerfully gifted.
If you see the play, would enjoy reading what you have to say. -
nfaust1 — 16 years ago(November 30, 2009 05:10 AM)
Let me know when you start watching the series in earnest. Am interested in what you have to day. Don't worry - I'm in the middle of season 6, so there's no way you can spoil any of it for me. Again, as I've said elsewhere, for full impact, start at the beginning and move through the season in chronological order.