Over the years I have become a fan of Urban. His name came up as a contender after the last casting crisis I was not sure who he was, however had taken notice in the movies I had seen him in. The term underrated is tossed about too flippantly in this case I truly consider Karl Urban one of the most underrated actors in the business.
"Those were the days when we still associated Bond with suave, old school actors such as Sean Connery and Roger Moore,"
"Daniel didn't have a hint of suave about him," - Patsy Palmer
I think he was mentioned as one of the actors they thought about when they were replacing Brosnan in 2005. He'll be about 46 by the time the next Bond film comes out so too old now to be in the frame.
Favorite Bond Movie: GoldenEye, Licence to Kill, The Living Daylights, You Only Live Twice, The World is Not Enough, Casino Royale, For Your Eyes Only
Favorite Movies: Star Wars, V for Vendetta, Dredd, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Braveheart, Raimi Spider-Man Films, Man of Steel, Zulu, Indiana Jones, Road to Perdition, Enemy at the Gates
I'd be stoked if a New Zealander ever played Bond! We need to see more of this guy as Judge Dredd though, he was awesome.
"Dalton makes an effective Bond - lacking Sean Connery's grace and humor, and Roger Moore's suave self-mockery, but with a lean tension and a toughness that is possibly more contemporary" - Roger Ebert