The James Bond Film Discussion Thread (With Bonus Lazenby!)

[HIjol]

There are a couple of people on YouTube making their way through the Bond series and one has just arrived at FYEO.

It's funny to think that I am now older than Moore was when he made that movie and will be the same age as he was when he made Octopussy.

Moore still looked in reasonable shape/age when he made FYEO and Octopussy, but he was definitely looking long in the tooth by the time of AVTAK.

I blame YOU!!!

I am older than Bernard Lee was when he was playing M…

 

[Captaindemotion]

That brings up an interesting question.


That brings up an interesting question.
Let's say the films follow the schedule you just posted and Moore leaves the series after FYEO in 1979.

The means the eighties starts with a new Bond in the role as well as a new M, since Bernard Lee was absent during the filming of FYEO and passed away shortly after filming was completed.

What short story do they try to develop into a movie, and who is available to take over the role of Bond and M?

I can't think of any actors at that time who could take over the Bond.

I do remember all sorts of names being linked to the role in the early 80s - even then, a lot of the press felt he was too old. Ian Ogilvy - who had stepped into Roger’s Saintly shoes - was one, Lewis Collins from the Professionals another, Oliver Tobias said he’d be interested. Supposedly Charles Dance, who has a walk-on role in FYEO, declined to audition for the role of 007 on the advice of his then-agent.

 

[Starkers]

I believe Broccoli thought Collins was 'too aggressive' which is an odd negative to think about a guy auditioning to be a government assassin! He would have been very different to Moore obviously, but then so was Dalton.

 

[suarezguy]

Sam Neill could have made interesting '80s Bond, also definitely would be interesting to think of Brosnan just starting in the role much earlier, I think either of them would, as Brosnan actually did, come off as reasonable mix of Connery and Moore.

 

[HIjol]

Sam Neill could have made interesting '80s Bond

I agree with you!
Sam Neil would have had real potential, in my opinion…the “looks” and the facial expressions and the and line delivery and wit!!!

 

[Captaindemotion]

Sam has said in interviews that he was all wrong for Bond and would’ve been terrible. But, quite frankly, I think he’s wrong!

 

[HIjol]

And to you I also agree!

 

[Rowdy Roddy McDowall]

When I saw Colin Salmon in PRIME SUSPECT I thought he'd be a fantastic Bond. Too bad he got Pierced.

 

[tenmei]

Next Double Oh novel appears to be titled THE HURRICANE ROOM judging by my preorder on Amazon.

 

[FredH]

I'm not sure if anyone visits the James Bond-MI6 but the staff writers put together an intriguing rewrite of the Moonraker novel that they suggest could be used as a launch point for a new Bond:

Reset With Moonraker

Fleming’s tightest thriller may be Bond’s smartest new beginning

www.mi6-hq.com

Incidentally, no blame, but I’ve previously toyed around with ChatGPT, and I could swear that Chat has a distinct style and the linked article was written in it. Does it read that way to anyone else?

 

[ClayinCA]

Next Double Oh novel appears to be titled THE HURRICANE ROOM judging by my preorder on Amazon.

I just did a search for this title on Amazon and found nothing Bond-related. Do you by any chance have a link?

 

[tenmei]

Seems to be just Hurricane Room, no The, but here's the link for Amazon UK - but they must not have updated the search criteria yet.

Hurricane Room: A perfect international spy action crime thriller set in the world of James Bond : Sherwood, Kim: Amazon.co.uk: Books

Hurricane Room: A perfect international spy action crime thriller set in the world of James Bond : Sherwood, Kim: Amazon.co.uk: Books

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