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Tom Baker (who I'd love to see as a Bond villain) once said that Neill "could bore for England". I tend to agree, he doesn't have the charisma. Too vanilla for Bond.
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He was considered for the role in TLD and GE.
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FormerBondFan wrote:He was considered for the role in TLD and GE.
I know. But I'm glad he didn't get it.
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I watched the clip from his screentest on TLD Ultimate Edition extras. He would have been ok but I think Timothy Dalton was a better choice. From what I've read everybody at Eon wanted to cast Neil except Cubby.
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Re: Sam Neill

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Tim has better looks than Sam.
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