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To: Perdogg

He’s probably too old now, but Ralph Feinnes was once considered for the part of Bond. The story goes that Feinnes was eliminated from consideration in part because he wanted to take the character back to the Connery mold - i.e. a very non-PC attitude towards women and life in general. Dunno if that is true or not, but Feinnes could have been a pretty good Bond, IMHO.

The oddest Bond considerations I’ve read about were Britpop singer Robbie Williams and Roland Gift, lead singer for the 80’s band The Fine Young Cannibals.


14 posted on 02/20/2010 2:01:20 PM PST by DemforBush (Somebody wake me when sanity has returned to the nation.)
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To: DemforBush

Maybe he would have made a good Bond:
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/femail/article-436846/Air-stewardess-secrets-mile-high-sex-romp-Ralph-Fiennes.html


21 posted on 02/20/2010 2:11:24 PM PST by KeyesPlease
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To: DemforBush
James Brolin did a screen test for Bond. It's actually on the Octopussy DVD special features:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksjXilVYIxw

24 posted on 02/20/2010 2:16:18 PM PST by GunRunner
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To: DemforBush

Personally I would love to see some of the Roger Moore Bond flicks redone as period stories in the 50s and 60’s, following the stories as they were done in the novels, without the gadgets and superhero stuff. Call it “Ian Flemming’s Moonraker”, etc.


38 posted on 02/20/2010 3:32:18 PM PST by Hugin (Remember the first rule of gunfighting...have a gun..-- Col. Jeff Cooper)
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To: DemforBush
Roland Gift???? Robbie Williams maybe,Lazenby was a model, Connery was a bodybuilder.. Roland never...
59 posted on 02/20/2010 6:05:06 PM PST by GSP.FAN (These are the times that try men's souls.)
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