According to UK gossip newspaper The Sun Clive Owen is the new favorite to take over the role of James Bond. Thanks Thigh Master!) I’ve been crying out for Owen to get the role since the news of Pierce Brosnan hanging up his tux first hit Entertainment Weekly back in July. If you’re really a Bond fan, have ever read any of the novels and/or ever seen Owen in anything, you’d realize that talk of anyone else playing the role is ludicrous. All the other rumored names that have been out there — Eric Bana, Julian McMahon, or even Hugh Jackman and Ewan McGregor — simply wouldn’t be as good in the role. I’m not judging any of them as actors — especially Jackman and McGregor, both of whom I love — but for Bond, it really should be Owen.
Now of course, by “favorite,” none of this really carries any weight. This is simply what the bookies in the UK who track this stuff are reporting. And actually, according to Reuters, the odds for Owen have only been halved with the actual odds-on favorite remaining Jackman at 2-to-1 followed by McGregor at 7-to-2, right in front of Owen’s upgraded 4-to-1 status. If the Ms. Broccoli was to actually make this decision based on the betting line, that would be quite unfortunate — at least until Owen’s on top of the heap. Maybe after Oscar night….
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