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Academics have used Ian Fleming's own opinion of how the ideal Bond would look to create a composite e-fit of 007, the Daily Telegraph reports. Professors Rob Jenkins and Richard Wiseman of the Universities of Glasgow and Hertfordshire, respectively, used a technique dubbed "prototyping", which is based on the fact that most …

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  1. Ian Ferguson

    But what we need to know is...

    ...do the ladies find 'him' attractive?

    If so, please could you link to a high-resolution version that I can print out and sellotape to my face.

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  2. Steve-SCB

    So its Nicolas Cage to be the next Bond

    It really looks like Nicolas Cage. After his showing in Ghost Rider maybe he's up for the challenge, maybe he can redeem himself for the Wicker Man fiasco.

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  3. Nick Palmer

    Tut tut...

    Tut tut tut... Any fule kno that Bond resembles Hoagy Carmichael with a scar down one cheek...

    See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Fleming007impression.jpg

    ""[Bond] reminds me rather of Hoagy Carmichael, but there is something cold and ruthless"."

    Vesper Lynd

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  4. Anthony B. Coates

    The Lost Baldwin?

    Looks to me like they've created an image of a lost Baldwin brother. Can Alec Baldwin do a convincing Scottish/American accent?

    Cheers, Tony.

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  5. Anonymous Coward
    Anonymous Coward

    Shades of Virtual Light?

    I think that William Gibson first mooted this idea back in 1983 in the novel Virtual Light.

    The authorities tracked down missing persons by asking if the person looked like anybody famous.

    They then trawled newsites etc to identify sitings of the celeb, thus enabling them to track down the misper fairly quickly.

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  6. John Wills

    In the books Ian Fleming always said...

    ...Bond looked like Singer Hoagy Carmichael.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoagy_Carmichael

    ...who does look more Connery than Craig.

    Could the researchers not have just read the books, and saved themselves the bother?

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  7. Lloyd

    Nah

    It looks like a very young Christopher Lee.

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  8. Jason Woodrow

    Looks rather like "Big Brother"

    He reminds me of a younger version of "Big Brother" from the movie adaptation of George Orwell's "1984". License to kill indeed...

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  9. Nìall Tracey

    I know who that is!

    It's South Africa's favourite supporting actor -- Arnold Vosloo!

    http://imdb.com/name/nm0903677/

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  10. Rick Lesniak

    Hoagy Carmichael?

    "See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Fleming007impression.jpg"

    Looks to me more like Basil Fawlty than Hoagy Carmichael.

    Now there's a Bond to dream about. If only they had dumped Roger Moore and picked up John Cleese...

    -Rick

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  11. Emma Reiss

    Its Chris Sarandon

    Its a young Chris Sarandon (as he looked in "Princess Bride" or "Fright Night").

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  12. Matt

    Dax Sheperd

    Has a resemblance of Dax Sheperd, from Without a Paddle

    http://imdb.com/name/nm1009277/

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