Hadrian and a Bond...boy?

[eumelia]

Who want to see a movie about a Roman Emperor who was known for being a kick-ass and a gentle lover?

I do!

Especially when Daniel Craig (The new and second best James Bond) is going to play Emperor Hadrian - who was well known for a wall, fighting against the Second Jewish revolt and for his lover Antinous - whom he deified after Antinous' death.

Apropo bisexual men; Mr. Craig, in lieu of portraying a bisexual character, suggested that in the next Bond film, 007 have a Bond-Boy, instead of a Bond-Girl.

He is quoted in the Daily Star: "Why not? I think in this day and age fans would have accepted it. No-one blinks an eye"

I have a bit of a crush on Daniel Craig now.

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Sent to me by hemlock_sholes, who gets extra cookies for requesting that I blog about this.

Comments

[omnivorously.livejournal.com]

Daniel Craig as a boy-loving Roman emperor? If it's even half-decent, I might go see it - and as an aspiring classicist, I usually avoid "historical" flicks set in the ancient world like the plague. Esp since Troy made me no longer think Brad Pitt is hot, despite the fact that he spent the whole movie running around in a short leather skirt.

otoh, I would LOVE to see a Bond boy.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

Okay, Troy was an abomination to Movies, Mythology and just plain story-telling.
Brad Pitt looked old and not so demi-goddly - then again, the movie did its best to avoid the gods in this, which is, uh, missing the point of the story. Just a smidge.

I want a Bond-Boy too!

[omnivorously.livejournal.com]

Given the quality of the movie, I'm kind of glad that there were no gods, actually. I mean, all the major studios would suffer from improbable numbers of lightning strikes and Dionysos would do his thing at all the exclusive parties and it would just be a mess, you know?