QUOTE(ronny @ May 17 2007, 04:49 AM)

QUOTE(HeLLa @ May 17 2007, 07:26 AM)

Oh, come on- he's smiling because of me!!! He is not smiling when he's 47!!
Get real.
What's your problem? Wake up on the wrong side of your Mother this morning? The insult was totally uncalled for. "Get real"? "Get real"?! Are you really such a bloody moron?! Have you just been ignoring my posts in other threads? Posts in which I clearly state that people should not judge this movie or Olyphant so quickly? Hell, I've been DEFENDING him! All I was saying, you vile little man, is that the image of 47 smiling seems wrong and it is a shame that the first picture of him shows Olyphant grinning like a Chessire Cat! It is not a good sign but it is just a photo and I will say this again so that you can understand me - or hey, if you just want to ignore what I say you're more than welcome:
Do not judge Olyphant just yet, if you do you are leaving yourself open to the same humiliation suffered by those who decried Daniel Craig as James Bond. Timothy Olypahnt may not look the part but he is an acomplished actor and should, for now, be given the benefit of the doubt. That way you can still criticise him if the movie sucks but enjoy it if it succeeds. Do you get it now? I am actually giving him a chance, I don't need to "Get real" because I am already pretty realistic about this whole affair.
i agree here for sure... cause all these arguments are bs in here... everyones nitpicking about his looks and his fricking HAIR STUBLE lol, i mean come on people get real, olyphant is basically bald thats "close enough" ... but if they had there way it would be pretty much impossible to get the perfect "look" since no one that can act actually looks like 47 and even if they found someone on the planet that was real close to 47 (like someone said) odds are they could not act.
QUOTE(Bloody Money @ May 17 2007, 02:58 PM)

For the tryouts for the movie they should have made the actors snap a canaries neck. The person that can do it without flinching should play 47.
LOL. good one

QUOTE(Bert @ May 18 2007, 04:12 AM)

It was obvious from the beginning that Bateson wouldn't be playing 47, like Bamboozle says. I can't blame Eidos or IOI. They are both companies who have to make a turnover, and who have employees to pay. With Eidos being in trouble for so long (with them now supposedly doing better as Sci Entertainment took over) and IOI creating such a small amount of games, they can't always represent the fans as they have to save their own asses first. Besides, with Bateson as a leading actor, this movie would have had less viewers since no one knows him anyway. They would have lost money and the project would have failed.
So, imo, get over the fact that Bateson isn't playing 47 already. I think Olyphant can pull it off, and I'll continue to do so until I've seen trailers that show he can't.
another good point.... even though i sorta wish they could have gave bateson a chance... cause his damn voice is perfect

and even his looks could possibly pull off the part to.... as for his acting i cant really comment much but they could have atleast have em a chance.
QUOTE(spook13 @ May 19 2007, 12:20 AM)

QUOTE(Knife Psycho @ May 18 2007, 12:42 AM)

I think Ralph Fiennes would have made an awesome 47...
Agree...Fiennes looks very convincing
sans hair, is the right age, and could bring a definite style to the 47 screen character...he's a very good actor and excels at emotionally-conflicted roles. Oliphant just looks too young and freshfaced.
i think this is a good point to ... he definitely has potential to play 47

QUOTE(djrussell @ May 19 2007, 06:24 AM)

Man i for one am gonna go on the defensive for this guy.. hes a good actor, and you people cant judge him because of one picture. Wait for some actual proper film images before expressing you negative opinions..
exactly!
QUOTE(Kent @ May 19 2007, 09:30 AM)

QUOTE(Agent 17 @ May 19 2007, 05:27 AM)

As if Timothy Oilelephant or whatever has that much more name recognition or selling power than David Bateson. They both seem to only have appeal to niche audiences.
--Agent 17
You're forgetting, he's the villain in the new Die Hard movie. Seems like calculated casting to me. His face will be (at least) familiar to a large group of people when the movie is released.
EDIT: As for the casting... I think a lot of people were kidding themselves if they ever thought Bateson had a chance. He might be a good actor (hard to tell from the clips, if you ask me), and he's a pretty good fit for the part (I don't think he's as bleepin' perfect as some of you seem to think, but he certainly has the face), but studios simply don't give a shit about that.
They need someone for whom you can at least say "He's the dude that was..." and then reference a film and/or tv-series that isn't very obscure.
Personally, I think Olyphant looks a tad bit too young and handsome for the part, but I've seen another picture (not included in this thread) where he's posing with a couple 'a guys in uniforms of some kind (also during filming) where you can clearly tell that he has the right, strong facial features (that for some reason don't come across very well in the pics on here).
As for the whole eye-color thing... it's not a big deal. Quite frankly I'm sort of embarrassed that this is the level of whiny nit-picking the fans of this franchise will go to.
How quickly people seem to forget...
we could've had Vin Diesel.
i agree here to for the most part... especially about the "being to young" looking... but i think bottom line he should be a solid choice cause im far more concerned with his acting out 47 more than looking like him... cause to me overall he looks "good enough" for the part.
QUOTE(Jardel @ May 19 2007, 02:50 PM)

Five bucks says you guys are gonna wish you had Vin back come opening day.
thats a joke right?
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but i guess for me the bottom line is i think olyphant should pull it off nicely and the movie should be a solid movie even if it aint exactly like the game is.... cause im just a fan of contract killer movies in general (huge fan of Leon The Professional (1994) ) ... my main worry about the movie is that possible love interest crap that was mentioned on the main page of this forum not long ago.... i just dont want him to "fall in love" with any girl for sure... i wont mind to much if he gets throw off a little from his work sorta like leon did in the professional but it's gotta be kept to a minimum i guess. but luc besson is in on the film so im expecting it to be good, not as good as leon was but still good.