![]() “You think of him as being from Britain or the Commonwealth, but Britain is a very diverse place,” co-producer Michael G Wilson added.Īll 25 Bond films from 1962's Dr No to 2021's No Time To Die will be released in chronological order beginning mid-April, and will be projected in 4K. " can be of any colour, but he is male,” Broccoli told Variety in 2020. There are now very few prerequisites for who can play Ian Fleming's famous creation though. ![]() Short of bringing in an actor-director pairing for a one-off auteur take, we doubt that another Lazenby is in the offing. Read more: 16 actors who could be the next James Bond It’s about a whole rethink about where we’re going.”Ĭraig also enjoyed considerably more input than his predecessors, helping to polish the script on 2008's Quantum of Solace, finding the director for 2012's Skyfall, and acting as co-producer on 2015's Spectre and 2021's No Time To Die.Įon is no longer looking for a leading man to lock in for a multi-picture deal so much as a creative collaborator for the next era of the long-running franchise. Earlier this year, Broccoli told Variety they were taking some time out first because: “It’s not just casting a role. Perhaps the most recent Bond casting points to where we’ll likely find his replacement. The 62 year old is estimated to be worth 20million. His fortune as a result of being in multiple household name productions is staggering. The Yorkshireman has been in The Lord of the Rings, James Bond: GoldenEye and Game of Thrones to name a few. George Lazenby: Model misbehaviourĪ sculpture of the famous 007 logo with Union Jack colours in Leicester Square, 2021. Sean Bean’s resume is equally as impressive, but he is worth considerably more. The movies made Connery a global star, but he felt underappreciated on the terms of that initial deal, and he was released from his contract during the filming of his fifth film, You Only Live Twice. Read more: Why Sean Connery broke his promise to never play 007 again ![]() When he met the producers, his macho personality, panther-like poise, and refusal to do a screen test impressed the duo (and most importantly, their wives) and they snapped him up for a $50,000-per-movie six-picture deal. ![]() On the other hand, Scottish star Sean Connery was an actor with many stage and screen credits already under his belt. Cary Grant, David Niven, Patrick McGoohan, and Richard Johnson all turned the role down for various reasons, and 28-year-old model Peter Anthony, winner of an open 'find James Bond' casting contest, was ruled unsuitable by the producers. (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)īack in 1961, there was a very slim casting budget for Bond. Sean Connery and Ian Fleming on the set of 1962's Dr No. ![]()
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