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This tier list was recently created, and although it was originally created with 61 future James Bond candidates in mind, I wanted to take it a step further and explore roles in addition to Bond, assuming such ideas weren't mentioned as often before. I honestly don't know most of these actors, but just based on their looks, age, physique (and to some degree their careers) is how I made this list. Obviously feel free to discuss, critique and disagree as you see fit. I just want to have fun with this and read about your takes; which actor/s you would place elsewhere and why.
A few points while making this list:
James Bond: given that Patrick Gibson is already cast as James Bond in the upcoming game, I kinda had to put him in said tier, even though I see more of Q in him. This may be the most controversial pick, being he's not white (which I don't know what's this community's take regarding a potential non-white James Bond actor), but I can't see Aaron Pierre in a different role. He just screams Bond to me (or maybe because I really enjoyed watching him in Rebel Ridge).
Main villain: perhaps unpopular opinion, but I would really want to see actors like Henry Cavill and Robert Pattinson playing as the main villain. They may equally pull off their own take on Bond too. Then you have actors like Henry Golding and Dan Stevens that look like an Elliot Carver type of villain, or Tom Hardy to give Bond the beating of his life.
Side villain: to quickly elaborate, I'm referring to additional villains that would appear throughout the movie, yet maintain significance and memorability to their roles, like Xenia Onatopp, Jaws, Oddjob, Tang Ling Zao etc.. I would've added Le Chiffre and Elektra King to this equation, but I'm not sure if they're considered side villains or main villains. This category too includes all types of villains you can think of, whether it's the kind that poses a challenge to Bond, cowards, or those that he chases after/easily subdues/kills. I have to say I wouldn't mind if Sope Dirisu was either a main villain or even Bond himself. He's easily became one of my favorite British actors in the modern day.
M: I think this one was pretty easy to pick as I was mainly aiming for the oldest actors as much as possible, but Cillian Murphy and Luke Evans can equally pull off main villain type of character. I'm definitely favoring Idris Elba to be the next M though.