Previously, Dalton had been offered the role of James Bond twice. In 1968, he was asked to play Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), Sean Connery having decided that You Only Live Twice (1967) would be his last Bond film. Dalton turned the offer down, feeling he was too young for the role and because of what he felt was an imposing legacy left behind by Connery; the role finally went to George Lazenby. During the late 1970s, he was approached again, but he did not favour the direction the movies were taking. As he explained, his idea of Bond was different.[1]. Dalton was also asked to star in Octopussy (1983) in 1982, but again turned down the role.




how could you turn the role of bond down?

Hard to say the accuracy of that stuff corvette - there were major legal issues in the background (unconnected with Dalton) and it is possible one side of that legal issue offered Dalton the role a few times - then another load of legalities between distributors. Where there's money..... :winkwink:

I am all about old school

connery, moore, brosnen

Roger Moore :)!

Been Christmas shopping all day and just saw your post!

I've been writing screenplays for 17 years (since I was 14). I write almost exclusively in the horror genre. Pretty much all of it has been for pleasure and preparation for producing them myself in the future. I did have a deal collapse with a Birmingham (UK) studio that was promising. They wanted an asylum-based horror. At the time it was the vogue and, though I'm biased, I believe I approached it in a new way. Location fell through, however, and next came financing. I have a younger brother heading to film school next year (doing media at college right now) and a heap of ideas, work and enthusiasm, so as soon as I have finances in place I plan on making horror movies. More than likely whatever movie I make - irrespective of genre - will be horrific! :1orglaugh

On a different subject, you've had an amazing career so far! I was only telling my Dad about it an hour ago. He's a big Bond fan too (who isn't?). Would have been great to meet Lean, let alone be lectured by him! Being an Englishman (there are very few of us left ... what remains,on the whole, are creatures knows as Brits) I've been a huge fan ever since watching Oliver Twist as a kid every Christmas! You've got to admire his use of landscapes and almost compulsive precision (so much more to say, but not enough hours in the day)! Doctor Zhivago was one of many movies that almost convinced me to stop writing, it was just so infuriatingly perfect. Don Siegel ... I would have been a groupie in his class. :1orglaugh Invasion was one of 4 movies that had me scared as a kid; the others were Bride of Frankenstein, The Night of the Hunter and - of all movies - Wizard of Oz. Invasion was THE seminal sci-fi/ horror of the 50s. And the great thing about growing up in the 80s was getting to watch it and record it off TV before I'd even hit the big one-oh! As a kid the references to McCarthyism were lost on me, but I got the most frightening theme : shits going down, you know shits going down ... but no one believes you.

If we ever cross paths, you better let me buy you a drink or two (hundred)!

The coolest thing about this thread : Some sick bastard voted for George Lazenby! :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

Fess up - who was it?

Connery
Moore
Brosnan

In that order.

My vote goes to Roger Moore mainly because I grew up watching his 007 movies.

50 Bonds.

I vote for Connery.

At first I thought that Craig sucks a lot but after I watch Casino Royale...I think he's gonna be a good 007. I'm looking forward for his next 007 movies.

Got to go with the OG! Connery :thumbsup

Also beacuse of his comic timing Roger Moore, anyone past this point is just filling space! The movies getting suckier and sukier don't help either!

Cannot coment on the last JB film, going to check it out in the next few days!:pimp

According to himself in an interview i saw once, it was because of his agent at the time advising him that if he continued to take the role of Bond, he would never be able to get any other kinda parts and forever be associated with that exact type of character.

Just the thinking of Dalton makes me want to spark up the old AHA albums : )

And its good to see i wasnt the only one that voted for him.

I'm actually pleased to see him getting votes. What I respect about Dalton is how seriously he took the role. He'd thought a decade or more beforehand how he wanted to play Bond : less like a suave, wise-cracking playboy; more like a deadly assassin. You have to respect that he held out for the role until he thought audiences would accept a new style of Bond.

The problem with playing Bond more straight, however, is you make him like almost every other action hero. Bond was the original one-liner action hero. His style of humor defines the movies more than anything else. When you remove it from the equation, you're left with Rambo, Commando, The Matrix, Batman. All great movies but if we'd wanted an action hero for Bond, let's face it, would we really have chosen Tim Dalton over the numerous hardmen of cinema? I think whats so great about Bond as a movie character is how hard he is to cast. You need the coolest, most handsome, toughest motherfucker on two legs.

I'm not gonna knock Dalton, but I think he would have done better if he'd injected more humor into the role.

Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan rocks:thumbsup

its amazing your still alive ;)

actually craig was very fucking good i thought, best since connery without a doubt.

the rest were all shit

Word... :thumbsup

Sean Connery for sure

Hell Kristian - you've been at it longer than I've been in that biz and interesting to hear! :) It's been a long time down the road since these days for me, but it's a matter of sticking with it come hell and high water and the time will come when it's "right" and you feel comfortable with whatever scenario arises. You'd prob love to get stuck with a bunch of screenwriters arguing for hours on end and throwing their thoughts into the bin to come up with something tasty - your brother will prob get a touch of that at film school. I remember shooting an interview decades ago with Wilf Greatorex (at that time he had done a lot of TV screenplays and had several "mini series" running on TV (can't remember having seen it, something called The Planemakers) - he did the "boardroom drama power struggle" stuff prob 10 years before Dallas was ever heard of ;-) Was a decent interview and interesting, but never saw the finished product and not sure where it was broadcast. Wilf is another character who has since passed on - think around 2000, but suspect you'd love to have a drink (or two) with him.

You are correct about Mr Lean - he was a total gentleman, very modest, unassuming and very quiet, (100% straight and trustworthy) but knew exactly what he wanted and went to great lengths to convey this - he was very well respected, prob by everyone who knew him. In fact, I actually felt sorry for the guy, and still do, - he spent a long time and put a lot of work into.... can't remember the name.. an Irish movie - Ryan's Daughter! This was panned in New York so badly that it actually seriously affected David and, can't say for sure, but think he may have decided he was not making any more movies - ever. It knocked his confidence and don't think the enthusiasm was there. But.. watched that movie a few times and got to say it was damned good and excellent performance by John Mills as the village idiot. Mr Lean actually built a, wait for it *s* - an "English country house" here in Costa Rica and this happened to be on the market a short while back and was having a look round to see if it was worth making an offer on, (price was OK!) but it was kinda out of character here ;-) amidst classic Spanish colonial homes, but a nice home for someone yearning for a UK lifestyle.

You seem to know exactly what you want and wish ya the best of luck on this. Prob not surprisingly, we are not the first people to earn of of "adult" from that background - tho a generation before me, Mike Winner was one person who motivated me into adult along with George Marks (Harrison Marks). Michael Winner started off shooting "nudies" (sounds softer than porn - and sure as hell they were!*lol*) and cut his teeth on them, but then bought the fattest cigar he could find and borrowed off Dad and became a "movie producer" :winkwink: Georgie Marks was well-known for his "glamour photography" (when you see the originals - excellent stuff) and ventured into his own mass-distribution of what was then 8mm/16mm movies tho he did some cinema stuff as well. (I've still got a lot of original George Marks photo and negative stock - got to be worth something!) Georgie is another flamboyant character who has sinced passed on. Anyways, here I was in the mainstream industry and thought, why all this work when all that was needed was a camera, no script, and shoot "nudies" in a couple of days and get paid for it?? So, that career changed quickly and sold more Harrison Marks movies than ever anyone has had breakfasts! *lol*

I'm not sure who the "faces" are in the screen biz now, but hopefully some will devote their time to teaching others - and with some luck, your brother will get some benefit from them and be an asset on your side in the future.

Sure, hell.. would love to meet up and have a few drinks - it's a much smaller world these days and prospects of that are pretty good :-)

PS .. Noticed your location is Malta. You make that move in the end? :) Know the Malta Hilton well - tho it's does not appear to be the same standard as most Hilton's *lol* BTW.. There is or was, a decent movie lot there - does it still exist?

Sir Roger Moore and George Lazenby. :)

Try watching Her Magesty's Secret Service, folks! :)

Oh, how right you are about the Malta Hilton! You wouldn't mind so much, if not for the silly prices. It was like Fawlty Towers staffed by the cast of the Adam's Family. The one saving grace were it's maids, who made up for elbowing you when passing in hallways by wearing tight uniforms, accentuating their perfect little Mediterranean bottoms (like a couple of ripe apples, I tell ya!). I slept-in most mornings to catch the show!

We found a house on Gozo (20 mins ferry from Malta) and moved in on Dec 1st. We'll be renting before deciding which areas of Malta we like best. Nice house though. Several rooms, indoor and outdoor pools, a fat maid with excessively humongous bosoms (my wife hired her of course ... and you can bet your ass I'll be hiring the pool boy!). On the subject of hot women (we were on that subject, right?), I can honestly attest that I've never seen such beautiful women as those here in Malta. I used to think Eva Longoria was hot - not anymore (average compared to many women here). If it's legal to shoot porn movies in Malta, maybe we'll be seeing you! Just PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE let me on set! It sounds like you've been here a few times, so let me know next time. We can chat and watch the hot girls!

Yeah the local "Mediterranean Film Studios" are going strong. The Maltese Film Commission is highly proactive, offering rebates, tax relief, co-productions and investment funds to any size of project. Trying to think of the latest movies : Munich (about 2 days here), Troy, Gladiator, Swept Away and there are dozens of smaller ventures. I keep meaning to go see the old Popeye set!

I hear what you're saying about working in porn (and knowing Michael Winner must have been a blast!). I was watching All the Love You Cannes! a few years back. Here's a man, Lloyd Kaufman, who's been contributing to his art for decades and yet the poor guy is still having to beg, plead, kiss ass and offer blow jobs for distribution and so forth. No one should have to work so hard after all his achievements. What I love about adult "internet" is the accessibility of the medium. You would know a lot more than me, but when you get all those good ideas lying in bed at night ... it must be a lot easier to send them to your audience!

Any plans to shoot in Malta? If so ... ya need a middle-aged coffee boy? :1orglaugh

Sean Connery with out a doubt

I would say Brosnan at the moment. I grew up with Moore as Bond and thought the Connery films too dated. Now I can't accept the consummate Englishman has a Scottish accent, although there have been Irish and Aussies in the role too.

Lazemby was good, but with only one title you can't be the best. Dalton tried to do the darker Bond that Craig is also going for, but became monogamous which is simply NOT Bond.

I haven't seen the Craig film, but have seen him in Layer Cake, in which he was excellent in a rather different character. Physically he is not as pretty as some of the Bonds, but I like his presence and manner.

Brosnan was dangerous and smooth and dry enough to recreate the Connery Bond with an English accent (albeit with an Irish actor). He loved his toys, his ladies and being a spy which is the kind of imperial British character you need.

So my vote is Brosnan.... for now...

Heh i know sean connery will have most votes.But i vas vote for Roger Moore beacuse he has much better sense for humor.