I just don’t see Rush playing Bond. Have we ever heard his British accent? Would he try to work Liberty the horse into the script? Would he stick with Miss Moneypenny or would he want Bo Snerdly behind the desk? I agree Rush would do great in the car chase scenes, and in the golf scenes (would have to be written in), but I fear that when the babes started coming onto him he’d ask them questions about tyranny and constitutional republics and ruin the mood.
I’m not saying I wouldn’t pay to see Rush in this role, and I do think it’s time for a deaf Bond. But I fear the action would get stuck on the obligatory scene where they play with Bond’s weapons in the lab. Rush would never leave. And when he takes a babe to his bed, will he stop mid-grope to tell us what her Select Comfort number is??
“And when he takes a babe to his bed, will he stop mid-grope to tell us what her Select Comfort number is??”.
That’s funny. Good writing.