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several sartorial Bond elements such as
a Rolex Submariner wristwatch and a
Savile Row suit and going to Connery’s
barber at the Dorchester Hotel.
Lazenby consolidated his claim dur-
ing a screen test, when he accidentally
punched a professional wrestler - who
was acting as stunt coordinator - in the
face, impressing Broccoli with his ability
to display aggression.
For his performance as Bond in On
Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Lazenby
was nominated for the Golden Globe
Award for New Star of the Year – Actor,
at the 27th Golden Globe Awards.
Roger Moore (1973–1985)
After Diamonds Are Forever, Broccoli and
Saltzman tried to convince Sean Connery
to return as Bond, but he declined.
After considering Jeremy Brett, Michael
Billington and Julian Glover, the two
producers finally turned to Roger Moore.
Moore was an established television
actor, known for his performances as
Simon Templar in The Saint and Lord
Brett Sinclair in The Persuaders! Both
roles called for him to play a “charming,
debonair, international playboy”. When
playing Bond, Moore tried not to imitate
either Connery or his previous roles,
and screenwriter TomMankiewicz fitted
the screenplay around Moore’s persona
by giving more comedy scenes and a
light-hearted feel to Bond.
Moore went on to star in Live and Let
Die (1973), The Man with the Golden
Gun (1974), The Spy Who Loved Me
(1977), Moonraker (1979), For Your Eyes
Only (1981), Octopussy (1983), and A
View to a Kill (1985).
Timothy Dalton (1987 & 1989)
With the retirement of Roger Moore in
1985, a search for a new actor to play
Bond took place that saw a number
of actors, including Sam Neill, Pierce
Brosnan and Timothy Dalton audition
for the role in 1986.
Bond co-producer Michael G. Wilson,
director John Glen, Dana and Barbara
Broccoli “were impressed with SamNeill
and very much wanted to use him”,
however, Dalton and Brosnan were
both considered by Eon. Brosnan was
eventually ruled out by his Remington
Steele contract and Dalton was appointed
in August 1986.
Dalton’s Bond was a serious one:
dark, cold, emotional stern, ruthless,
showing little humour, and focused
as a killer with little time for fun and
indulgence.
Pierce Brosnan (1995–2004)
Brosnan had first met Broccoli on the set
of For Your Eyes Only, when Brosnan’s
wife, Cassandra Harris, was appearing in
the film as Countess Lisl von Schlaf. Like
Moore, he exemplified a high degree of
suaveness, elegance, charm and wit, but
displayed a masculinity and grittiness on,
occasion reminiscent of Connery’s Bond.
Brosnan’s Bond was introduced in
Goldeneye (1995), and went on complet-
ing Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The
World Is Not Enough (1999) and Die
Another Day (2002).
Brosnan was clear he wanted to
change Bond’s smoking habit, saying
“I don’t give a damn about everyone’s
perception of the character: I think
smoking causes cancer therefore he
doesn’t smoke”, although he did smoke
a Cuban cigar in Die Another Day.
After four films, Brosnan stated he
wished to do one final Bond film. Al-
though plans were made for a film to
be released in 2004, negotiations stalled
and Brosnan announced his intention to
leave in July 2004.
Daniel Craig (2005–present)
On 14 October 2005 Eon Productions,
Sony Pictures Entertainment and MGM
announced at a press conference in
London that Daniel Craig would be the
sixth actor to portray Bond.
Craig had based his acceptance of the
role on the strength of the script for the
first film, Casino Royale. He later recalled
that “once I sat down and read the story,
I just thought that I wanted to tell that
I’m a big Bond fan, and I love what he
represents”.
However, throughout the entire pro-
duction period, Internet campaigns such
as
danielcraigisnotbond.com
expressed
their dissatisfaction and threatened to
boycott the film in protest. Craig, unlike
previous actors, was not considered by
the protesters to fit the tall, dark, hand-
some and charismatic image of Bond to
which viewers had been accustomed.
Despite the negative press on his
appointment, Craig was widely praised
by critics and former Bonds after the
release of Casino Royale, believing him
to have been the first actor to truly nail
Fleming’s character in the book.
That being said and done, history
was written for Craig as he went on and
completed Quantum of Solace (2008),
Skyfall (2012) and the more recent
Spectre (2015).
Brosnan’s Bond was
introduced in “Goldeneye”
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