Sir Roger, says there is NO downside to being known as 007 !

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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Didn't know where to put this but as it's an interview with a former 007
    I thought here might do ! :)
    http://theweek.com/article/index/261349/timothy-dalton-opens-up-about-penny-dreadful-leaving-james-bond-and-the-demon-in-all-of-us

    Timothy Dalton on Bond and Penny Dreadful !

    That leads, quite naturally, into a discussion of the role that Dalton is still most famous for: James Bond, who Dalton played in 1987's The Living Daylights and 1989's Licence to Kill.

    Dalton waves away the idea that the fear of stagnation was a part of his relatively short tenure as 007. "That was my worry going into the James Bond franchise, certainly," he explains. "But it wasn't why I left." That doesn't mean he didn't have some concerns about the franchise: "On [Licence to Kill], I think I saw the script about two weeks before we started shooting. You know, that's not great, is it?"

    Licence to Kill wasn't supposed to be his final James Bond movie; a third 007 movie, which would have starred Dalton, entered preproduction in 1990. "We had the script. They were interviewing directors. We were really rolling forward, ready to start. It was actually quite a good story, I thought," says Dalton. But a lengthy legal dispute between Eon Productions and MGM delayed the film indefinitely — and gave Dalton an out. "Because of the lawsuit, I was free of the contract," Dalton explains. "And [producer] Mr. Broccoli, who I really respected as a producer and as a friend, asked me what I was going to do when it was resolved. I said, 'Look, in all honesty, I don't think that I will continue.' He asked me for my support during that time, which of course, I gave him."

    Another nice interview from Higgins's favourite Bond . :))
    http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/comment/articles/2014-05/20/timothy-dalton-movies-penny-dreadful
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,924MI6 Agent
    That's why Dalton has always been my personal favorite Bond -{ Apparently Anthony Hopkins was going to be the Villain in his third Film, but thats just a Rumor.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    :)) another little find, a video interview with George Lazenby and the late
    Richard Kiel -{
    http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/about-town/bond-and-beyond-george-lazenby-sets-the-record-straight-20140621-zsh9s.html

    “My agent said ‘it’s about love not war right now’. James Bond is the opposite, he said it was going to die and that’s why Connery gave it up,” said Lazenby.

    “He told me I could make that kind of money doing movies in Italy. Clint Eastwood was getting $500,000 for doing Westerns in Italy and he didn’t have to speak.”

    Lazenby said he took that advice and refused to sign a seven movie contract offered to him – a contract reportedly worth a million dollars.

    “When I wouldn’t sign the contract, they put out the word that I was difficult to handle and no film company wants to know about that so I couldn’t get a job for years. So I gave up looking,” he said.

    “There’s an element of me that thinks I should have done two Bond films to prove that they didn’t get rid of me.”

    “On the other hand, I wouldn’t have the life I’ve had. I have beautiful kids, which I may not have had if I continued with Bond, instead I was Bond-ing with my children!”
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,924MI6 Agent
    I read somewhere that Moore took a disliking to LTK. I can't remember where it was now :#
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    He probably thought it was too violent, He doesn't like too much violence.
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,924MI6 Agent
    Yes -{ FYEO and AVTAK confirm that.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I remember reading that he didn't want to do the scene where he kicks
    the car over the cliff, and had to be talked into it. :))
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,924MI6 Agent
    Originally the Car was going to topple when Bond threw in the Badge.
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  • welshboy78welshboy78 Posts: 10,292MI6 Agent
    I think a LTK style plot with DC would have been a good film of the series, not too OTP etc as EON and Dalton themselves admit, LTK was kind of ahead of its time and too dark for a Bond film back then
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    +1, LTK was ahead of its time {[] although glad to
    See it gets much respect from the fans now. :D
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,924MI6 Agent
    Currently having a Dalton Marathon (A very short one obviously :)) ) And about to watch LTK for the millionth Time -{
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    That would be a Dalton " Snickers" :)) ( Only funny to people of a certain age ) :p ;) :D
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,924MI6 Agent
    :)) :))
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    LTK, would be one of my most watched Bonds. {[] I think Dalton IS Bond in it {[]
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,924MI6 Agent
    Fleming would approve of Dalton's Portrayal -{
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I can think of only " One" who would disagree ! :))
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,924MI6 Agent
    Oh yes :))
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  • Bond Collectors' WeekendsBond Collectors' Weekends Gainesville, Florida USAPosts: 1,882MI6 Agent
    You chaps have great taste in Bond movies! LTK rocks.
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,924MI6 Agent
    Never noticed this, but TP is at Leiter's Wedding Reception. You can see him dancing in front of the Pool -{
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I'll have to check tnat out -{
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  • JagJag Posts: 1,167MI6 Agent
    Those Craig trunks will go down in Bond history as one of the most embarrassing moments!
  • welshboy78welshboy78 Posts: 10,292MI6 Agent
    Jag wrote:
    Those Craig trunks will go down in Bond history as one of the most embarrassing moments!

    Ha - I think it will actually end up being iconic (prob already is)

    If it was one of the previous Bonds then I would agree but I think everybody was surprised to see a pumped up muscular Bond emerging out of the water.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/review-roger-moore-floral-pavilion-7888269
    a review of Sir Roger's one man show, ( four out of Five stars) {[]

    JAMES Bond legend Roger Moore entertained a packed house at the Floral Pavilion in New Brighton last night.

    The 86-year-old, who played 007 in multiple movies, was on fine form as he regaled the audience with tales of his career which has spanned more than seven decades.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    http://www.sportstalkflorida.com/how-roger-moore-became-james-bond/
    How Roger Moore Became James Bond :
    Radio interview with the great man.
    “We met where all future James Bonds shouldn’t meet, producers of Bond films, on the gaming tables. I used to gamble with them before I knew what they did. We became friends, family friends…I was at that time making a television series. I was one of the first choices, Fleming’s choices, though I don’t believe that because he had died before I took over.”
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Very funny piece on how Sir Roger gets ready ! :))
    http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2014/sep/27/how-i-get-ready-roger-moore

    " Hopefully, I am confident about the zip on my trousers. They say that the beginning of senility is when you forget to zip up; and the worst comes when you forget to zip down !"
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    http://m.joblo.com/joblo/news/56886

    Nice little piece on Roger's films
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  • Mr MalloryMr Mallory North by northwestPosts: 632MI6 Agent
    Nice story, although I quite liked LALD. Where they claim
    It's over rated.
    What makes you think this is my first time?
  • Moore ThanMoore Than EnglandPosts: 3,173MI6 Agent
    If you missed Roger Moore's appearance (or was it George Lazenby? :D ) in the spoof documentary Brian Pern: A Life in Rock, it is now available on the BBC iPlayer for the next 28 days. Well worth watching.

    Brian Pern: A Life in Rock
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04vss64/brian-pern-a-life-in-rock-series-2-episode-2
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  • Moore ThanMoore Than EnglandPosts: 3,173MI6 Agent
    Roger Moore is Michael Berkeley's guest on BBC Radio 3's Private Passions next Sunday (28th Dec) at 12.00. The programme will be available on the BBC's iPlayer (link below) shortly after broadcast.

    BBC Radio 3 - Private Passions
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04vdgbq
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  • Moore ThanMoore Than EnglandPosts: 3,173MI6 Agent
    Roger Moore is Kate Thornton's guest on BBC Radio 2's Paper Cuts next Wednesday (7th Jan) at 22.00. Roger looks back on his life and career through his print headlines, from modelling knitwear to becoming James Bond. The programme will be available on the BBC's iPlayer (link below) shortly after broadcast.

    BBC Radio 2 - Paper Cuts
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04w75pb
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