Comments on: Sean Bean – Will Someone PLEASE Give This Man A Leading Role!

By: Chelsea

Chelsea — Wed, 11 May 2005 21:55:24 +0000

I really wish that they had made The Odyssey instead of the attempt on The Iliad in the form of Troy. As a lover of Greek myth I found Troy pretty much appalling unless you thought of it as a completely different story seperate from myth and made completely from fantasy.

Sean Bean however was great I thought and made an excellent Odysseus so I would love to have seen him take on the starring role in a film based on the Odyssey…with different writers of course. They’ve completely ruined that possibility though by stupidly killing Menelaus and Agamemnon.

I saw National Treasure for the second time recently as well and of course I’m a fan of Lord of the Rings. Through all these films Sean Bean has been great and I was actually just commenting a few days ago on how he should have more leading man roles. Considering the kinds of “actors” and “actresses” they give leading roles to nowadays it seems they are getting desperate and Sean Bean would make an excellent leading man in his own movie.

By: Wanda Gonzalez

Wanda Gonzalez — Sun, 01 May 2005 02:45:30 +0000

Okay. I mostly agree with what has been said here. And it’s great so see the male side also praising him. Sean Bean is one of the finest actors now working.
As Carolyn said above, he can say so much with the slightest movement of an eyebrow, a gesture, a flicker of the eye. He is so handsome many of us suffer from dyspnea (trouble breathing) when we see or hear him unexpectedly. Dark, the lion he did the voice over for in Pride, was the sexiest lion I ever heard and it was all Sean. He left Nic Cage and Michael Douglas in the dust in National Treasure and Don’t Say a Word. He outshines every actor he works with and does it without trying and without making an issue of it. He is a shy, quiet man who likes to keep to himself. He is no Hollywood star out promoting himself. He delivers in every role I have seen him in and I have seen nearly every one he has done, no matter how obscure. So where is there a casting director who can see what we see and step up to the plate and give him a chance? He showed up Brad Pitt, Harrison Ford,and many others who have much bigger names (and salaries).
He is kind and patient with his fans and polite and well liked by every director or actor who has worked with him. They invaribly say he doesn’t need direction. He sees how it should be done and he does it. He brings layers and complexities to his characters that give even the most despicable villian some redeeming value.
So how much longer must we wait for him to be recognized by the powers that be?

By: Carolyn Mota

Carolyn Mota — Sun, 02 Jan 2005 18:20:26 +0000

I am SO pleased to see this site in praise of Sean. To me, there is no greater actor. I would LOVE to see a movie with him as the main lead! This man doesn’t even have to speak when he acts – every move, every gesture, every look of the eyes says it all. He is AWESOME. Please – if you are a producer – cast him NOW! You won’t be sorry – I promise you.

By: JED

JED — Sat, 13 Nov 2004 04:16:28 +0000

He is also doing a film with Jodie Foster. Maybe she will see his talent. In addition to his looks and acting talent, he has an incredible voice. He did a voice over of a grungy, nasty old lion in “Pride” but that voice made him soooooo sexy.

By: NinaP

NinaP — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 23:16:19 +0000

No doubt! We ladies have been saying this for years, and it’s great to see the male perspective written as well.

Rumor has it that he and Cage hit it off well. Maybe, hopefully, prayerfully this will open some new doors to him.

The man deserves far more than he’s getting, and so do his fans.

By: Ffiondove

Ffiondove — Wed, 10 Nov 2004 22:48:04 +0000

I could’nt agree with you more, the film industry is overlooking a truly great actor in Sean Bean, a leading role in a good film is long overdue.

By: Bondwalker

Bondwalker — Thu, 28 Oct 2004 01:18:35 +0000

Love the guy…I totally agree with you.He has everything to be a leading man. Sean for President!

By: Crystal

Crystal — Wed, 27 Oct 2004 18:56:29 +0000

I have the entire box set (wooden box set mind you) of the Sharpe series. It’s available through PBS. They have a regular catalog that can be mailed and an online catalog. You can purchase a lot of great British TV stuff featuring Robbie Coltrane, Clive Owen…great stuff.

By: logboy

logboy — Wed, 27 Oct 2004 12:20:58 +0000

i admit bean was good in goldeneye, great in LOTR and ronin. but check out his old UK tv work. sharpes war. lady chatterlys lover. … apparently he cant actually read, which somehow might be an advantage (he learns things phonetically apparently).

anyhow : i agree better (now) than most actors around, especially UK actors (wipes the flaw with jude law without trying).

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 21:28:58 +0000

As long as he’s not playing Bond, which is a role he certainly does NOT need to play.

By: C

Tue, 26 Oct 2004 20:48:41 +0000

I second that motion.

By: triflic

triflic — Tue, 26 Oct 2004 20:03:26 +0000

Now don’t be bashing Ronin…It’s a fine flick with performances from an all around solid international cast. I though that Skarsgaard was the best performance with Natasha McElone, Robert DeNiro, Sean Bean and Jean Reno just behind.

Why not a Sequal to Troy called uh, I don’t know…how about “The Oddyssey” starring Sean Bean as Odysseus?

I too am a big Sean Bean fan…

Things that haven’t been mentioned yet…
He had a solid 10 minutes in Equlibrium.
He was weak in Patriot Games, although the whole movie was crap.

Triflic