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Originally Posted by luv
As much as I love Tom Hardy, he just seems too rustic. You need a guy that exudes charm and class that can also do action. I think Tom Hiddleston would be perfect.
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That was always my hang-up w/ Elba.
I just don't know that he can do suave.
Hardy as Reggie Kray (not Ronnie) in Legend kinda demonstrates his ability to be suave but hard-edged. Early on in the movie when he's playing 'young' Reggie and he's clean-shaven and coiffed and wearing suites while trying to be something of a gentleman gangster.
And to some degree I think you're overstating the 'class' angle. Bond's charm has always come to some degree from the undercurrent of danger that surrounds him. He's not some dapper Bogart sort of figure. He ain't Rhett Butler.
Daniel Craig's Bond never really focused on class and his charm always came from raw masculinity. Hardy can absolutely do that.
Bond needs to give the appearance that he's taken a punch or two. Hiddleston in The Night Manager kinda required you to suspend disbelief a bit. He feels more like an 'everyman' sort who just happens to be smart and resourceful and can feel his way through tense situations on guile. He never feels like any kind of trained killer.