Actually it was Timothy Dalton who's portrayal of Bond was the closest to Flemming's conception.
Posted on 03/29/2005 10:50:48 AM PST by gopwinsin04
Following it's earlier claim that Clive Owen has been confirmed as the 6th James Bond 007, IESB.com has released the evidence behind the headline.
After a few questions about his current movie 'Sin City' he was asked about the rumours regarding James Bond.
'Yes or no to Bond?' He said 'I will be busy for awhile' while nodding his head yes, and repeated it with a grin and a smile.
The report continued as saying that the reporter was then contacted by colleague that works with Clive and stated that Bond was a done deal and that an official announcement in the trades was being brokered.
One other inside source is telling the site to expect an official announcement next week after the release of 'Sin City.'
(Excerpt) Read more at mi6.co.uk ...
Colonel Sun
IMO there hasn't been a decent Bond movie made in 30 years or so.
You're thinking of Diamonds Are Forever.
I read somewhere that Fleming had Cary Grant in mind when he wrote the books.
GIMME MORE GIMME MORE!!!!!
Not certain where, but I know I once read that he pictured "Hoagy Carmichael" as having the right look for Bond.
Nope. MI-6
Actually it was Timothy Dalton who's portrayal of Bond was the closest to Flemming's conception.
~~ and ~ he's a real Englishman, too. :)
The Brits have a problem, they don't have too many manly man actors left. Maybe they can find a strong woman ?
Owens is Welsh ~ Owen is English. :):)
I agree, upchuck. He's the one and only, imo.
I might have to disagree here, although I liked Dalton in Living Daylights, Bond if I remember right was described as a man with black hair and a craggy, ugly face. Except that Connery had not much real hair when he was Bond, he didn't have that pretty boy face. That is why I couldn't do Moore, too pretty and silly for Bond. He did alright as the Saint though.
It's been decades since I have read Dr. No, but I think Bond was Scottish. His housekeeper, May, was also Scottish. Connery is the only Scot to be Bond. George Lazenby was Australian, Moore is English, I'm not sure about Dalton and Brosnan is Irish.
This is the "s", "es" and "ies" rule.
Excellent observation!
The school librarian thought I wanted Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (if you didn't know, he wrote that as well as Bond). I had a terrible time convincing her I wanted Bond. Back then they wouldn't let little kids read that stuff because of the 'sex' in it.
By the time I was tweleve I was reading all the horse books that tweleve year old girls read. I didn't get back into Bond until I was out of my parent's house.
I don't remember seeing that Casino Royale, but I like Peter Lorre alot.
Did you watch the Prisoner?
Did you see him in Kojak?
Too PC for this old curmudgeon. *sigh*
OK You talked me into it.
Goodwrench is on the case!!!!!
From 7-10 or so I read the Oz books. Our little library in Logan West Virginia had a complet set. I can still rember the leather bindings and the great art work. Some of the stories were scary.
Rowan Atkinson already has a job as Spain's Prime Minister
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