The Untold Story of The Persuaders!: Cars, Glamour, Conflict and James Bond
Robert S. Baker had wanted to make a buddy picture for years. While producing The Saint, he tested the idea in “The Ex-King of Diamonds,”…
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Sam Neill Had the Perfect Spy Résumé and Screen Test—but Never Wanted to Be James Bond
Sir Sam Neill, the acclaimed New Zealand actor whose remarkable career stretched from arthouse classics to Hollywood blockbusters, has died at the age of 78….
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The Truth About Pierce Brosnan’s Hiring and Firing as James Bond
In 1994, five people sat down at MGM/UA to settle who would play James Bond next. Two wanted Timothy Dalton back. Two wanted somebody else….
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Creating “Baby Yoda”: As the Opposite of Yoda, Grogu Shouldn’t Work. Instead He’s the Face of The Mandalorian — In More Ways Than One
When The Mandalorian premiered in 2019, it ended on an image that broke the internet: a wide-eyed green infant blinking up out of a floating…
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Liam Neeson, Not Sean Bean, Was Pierce Brosnan’s Biggest Rival for James Bond
Sean Bean almost became James Bond. Or at least, that’s the story that has followed the actor for decades after GoldenEye reinvented 007 for the…
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Did Heath Ledger Base His Joker on Tom Waits? The Truth Behind the Rumor
It’s one of those internet theories that just won’t go away: Heath Ledger modeled his Joker in The Dark Knight on Tom Waits, the eccentric,…
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Why Eva Green Turned Down Vesper Lynd And How Bond Producer Barbara Broccoli Convinced Her to Play The Part
Casino Royale is the first hard reboot in the Bond franchise and set a high benchmark for the series. While an adaption and also an update…
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Skyfall Originally Partnered Up James Bond and Villain Raoul Silva to Fight a Bigger Threat
Daniel Craig’s third Bond film went through various story changes and rewrites before settling on Skyfall. One of those scriptments we;ve talked about before, Once Upon A Spy, in…
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‘Casino Royale’: How To Reveal Character Through Action Just Like 007
After 24 films, the James Bond franchise knows how to devise exciting new ways to introduce a new actor in the leading role. While the…
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Joker Origins: The Two Characters in ‘The Man Who Laughs’ Who Influenced The Clown Prince of Crime
Court jesters, carnival sideshow freaks, circus clowns — the creepy, malevolent, clown has an uncomfortable history associated with entertainment and cruelty. Stephen King’s Pennywise recently…
