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Of that lot, I think that Clive Owen would be the best (and he does seem to be rocketing up the studios wish lists at the minute.

I'm not sure about Gerard Butler because he only seems to use his native accent (which I know was what Connery did / does), but we've had Bond as 'posh' English ever since Connery stopped. I think Butler is a great actor (particularly in Reign of Fire), but just doesn't strike me as Bond (same for Ioan Gruffud as well.