Who was chosen as Bond for TLD first?
#1
Posted 26 April 2002 - 09:34 PM
It seems that Tim was first up but was busy with theatre and movie work - Brenda Starr. Then Pierce got the nod, until Remington Steele came back to thwart him. By then Dalton was free when they went back to him.
Has anyone heard or read anything about this? It's often gets said that Pierce missed out, but if this is right then it was Tim who missed out first off.
#2
Posted 15 May 2002 - 05:13 PM
Victor Zokas (15 May, 2002 12:40 p.m.):
Hardyboy - I'm not with you. Are you saying Brosnan was first choice, but didn't get an official offer? I recently heard that Dalton was being considered first, and got an offer, which went nowhere as he was still working on Brenda Starr. Then they offered it to Pierce, but Steele forced him out. By then Dalton had finished on Brenda Starr and could accept. I haven't read John Glen's autobiography yet, so you may have better information on this.
Victor, Glen doesn't specifically mention this--he does, however, say that there was no one particular actor being considered at the time Moore announced he was leaving--but I have heard variations on this. . .one of them that Dalton was committed to performing in "Anthony and Cleopatra" with Vanessa Redgrave, and that it was this and not "Brenda Starr" that kept him from committing to the part. The truth is an elusive thing. And, yes, indeed, it was the "Remington Steele" thing that kept Cubby from hiring Brosnan--he didn't believe that anyone would pay to see an actor they could see on TV every week for free.
#3
Posted 29 April 2002 - 11:53 PM
#4
Posted 30 April 2002 - 09:34 PM
Xenobia (27 Apr, 2002 12:00 a.m.):
Everything said here is true....and yes, this Xenobia reluctantly admitting that TD got the nob for TLD first.
Oi Oi!!!
#5
Posted 26 April 2002 - 10:52 PM
#6
Posted 26 April 2002 - 11:00 PM
What I thought was terribly ironic is "Brenda Starr" sat in some film vault for about six or seven years. I don't believe anyone saw the film until 1994, the earliest, and when it came out it was a critical and box office bomb, because he had been out of circulation for so long.
-- Xenobia
#8
Posted 17 May 2002 - 02:59 AM
Hardyboy (15 May, 2002 06:13 p.m.):
And, yes, indeed, it was the "Remington Steele" thing that kept Cubby from hiring Brosnan--he didn't believe that anyone would pay to see an actor they could see on TV every week for free.
You know what's weird about that? When Moore was hired, the Persuaders was either still on or just getting ready to leave network television and The Saint was widely syndicated all over the place. Then again, I think it was Harry Saltzman who suggested Moore to be Bond. It just makes you wonder.
#9
Posted 27 April 2002 - 04:15 AM
There's a couple of entries regarding possible Bonds for The Living Daylights.
#10
Posted 13 May 2002 - 07:28 PM
As Dalton explained,he felt that at age 26, he was much too young for the role,adding that Bond should be played by an older man-someone in his mid-30s to early 40s.Additionally,Tim also thought that following after Sean Connery--at that time the most popular actor in the world,along with being the _definitive_ 007--would be career suicide.He was absolutely right--look at the harsh criticism George Lazenby received...
#11
Posted 13 May 2002 - 10:52 PM
#12
Posted 27 April 2002 - 04:06 AM
I remember reading at the time there were several people whose names were bandied about, including several models, Mel Gibson, Bryan Brown and the guy who was on a TV series called Cover-Up. Then, as the DVD documentary says, Sam Neil was a serious contender, except Cubby didn't think he was right. Where did he fit in?
#13
Posted 14 May 2002 - 10:14 PM
#14
Posted 15 May 2002 - 11:40 AM
I always thought Trevor Eve was an actor really suited to the Bond series. But I never heard he was up for Bond himself. He still would make a fine addition to any future Bond cast.
#15
Posted 15 May 2002 - 12:10 PM