A View To A Role

Ever wished you were the Producer of the Bond films? Or the Director? Even in charge of Casting? Ever seen an actor or actress that you thought was just perfect for a role in a future Bond movie? Well, we have, and we`ve come up with a few choices of our own. The easy choices are the obvious ones; people like Anthony Hopkins and Catherine Zeta Jones are always being mentioned as fan favorites. But we`ve opted to present a few people whom you may have not considered before. And we like feedback as well. So email us with your picks, or leave your choices in the message board, and if agree with ideas, we may feature your actor or actress in a future segment.

Sarah Douglas is probably one of the hardest working actresses in sci-fi today. And she`s got the resume to prove it. Sarah may best be known for her wickedly entertaining performance as Ursa in Superman II, but she`s also taken on other big name projects. She played the evil Queen Taramis in Conan: The Destroyer opposite Arnold Shwarzenegger and future Bond henchwoman Grace Jones. She played ne`er do well Pamela Lynch on the popular prime time American soap Falcon Crest, going head to head with Jane Wyman and David Selby. She played yet another villain of the alien sort in V: The Final Battle. Recently she has appeared in the television series Stargate SG-1 as well as voice over work for Batman Beyond. She`d be perfect in a Rosa Klebb/Irma Bunt type role, complementing the lead villain. That she`s British is also a bonus.

Udo Kier would be the perfect choice for the role of lead Bond villain and for several reasons. To begin with, there are usually international casts involved with every Bond film, and Udo hails from Germany. He`s played villains in several different films, yet is not typecast with one role (such as Anthony Hopkins with the Hannibal Lecter role). He has a cult following which would love to see him in a large role in such a prestigious film series such as the Bond movies. He has the aura of a wealthy billionaire industrialist found often in the Bond films (Auric Goldfinger and Max Zorin come to mind). In fact, Kier played a wealthy industrialist of dubious intentions in the movie Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. His other notable American film appearances have included My Own Private Idaho with Keanu Reeves, Blade with Wesley Snipes, and Barbed Wire with Pamela Anderson Lee.

Kylie Travis is the Editor`s Choice for the secondary Bond girl role customarily found in the films. She`s not as well known as our other choices, but she`s got the essential qualities that would make her a perfect casting choice. She`s beautiful, which is always a must. But she`s also got the intangibles; the things you can`t always get from reading a resume. Her most notable work was for two Darren Star productions: Models, Inc. and Central Park West. While neither shows were going to win her Emmy`s, they did prove she`s capable of playing the kind of sexy, provocative, complex women that can be a thorn in a man`s side role that James Bond usually encounters in his mission. She`s from Sydney, Australia as her accent bears out. Her casting would be even more perfect if the next movie were set in the overwhelming fan choice of Australia (hint, hint).

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While it may be a bit early to be looking around for the next James Bond, may we suggest John Barrowman for your consideration? At 33, he`s in a great position to take over the film series after Brosnan, bringing in a youthful take on the character of 007. That he looks a bit like Tom Cruise doesn`t hurt either. He`s immensely talented, and Scottish to.

John is currently playing the `Beast` in Disney`s `Beauty & the Best` at the Dominion Theatre in London`s West End. John received a Laurence Olivier Award Nomination as `Best Actor in a Musical` in Sam Mendes` premiere production of `The Fix` at the Donmar Warehouse. He recently won the Backstage West Garland Award in Los Angeles for his role in Sondeim`s `Putting it Together` at the Mark Taper Forum. John played Joe Gillis in the acclaimed London production of `Sunset Boulevard` at the Adelphi Theatre opposite Betty Buckley, rejoining her for his Broadway debut in the Minskoff Theatre Production. His Alex in the Irish production of `Aspects Of Love` was followed by Che in a spectacular production of `Evita` at the 6,000 seat Spektrum Arena in Oslo. John took the leading role of Peter Fairchild in the CBS network TV series `Central Park West` have previously played Brandon in the Patrick Hamilton suspense play `Rope` at the Minerva Theatre at the Chichester Festival. Born in Glasgow where he spent his early years, John moved with his family to the States and later studied Musical Theatre at the US International University in San Diego, California. On returning to the UK, John immediately landed the starring role opposite Elaine Paige in `Anything Goes` at the Prince Edward Theatre. He then played Chris in `Miss Saigon` followed by the title role in the musical `Matador` opposite Stephanie Powers at The Queen`s Theatre, then Raoul in `Phantom of the Opera` at Her Majesty`s Theatre. He starred as Claude in the 25th anniversary London revival of `Hair` at the Old Vic Theatre before resuming the role of Chris in `Miss Saigon` at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Recordings include cast albums of `The Fix` for First Night Records and `Hair` for EMI, all star cast albums of `Godspell` and `The Music Of Andrew Lloyd Webber` for TER Recods, selections from `Matador` for Sony, Red Red Rose a concept album, Danny Zuko on a `Grease` album for TER and `John Barrowman – Aspects of Lloyd Webber`, a special 6 track CD on the JAY label.

As well as giving many live concert performances, John has broadcast in concert for the BBC in `The Magic of the Musicals` from the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall (with Claire Moore), for `National Music day` (with Betty Buckley) and a concert version of `Call Me Madam (with Tyne Daly). He performed the lead role in `Red Red Rose` at the International Musical of the Year in Denmark, also released on CD and video. John was a regular presenter on `Live and Kicking` (BBC TV) on which he then presented `Electric Circus`. He hosted two series and two Christmas Specials of `The Movie Game`, also for BBC Television. He also presented `5`s Company`, a weekday magazine programme for Channel 5.—Biography courtesy of The John Barrowman Fan Club.