Why Michael Caine Turned Down the Role of James Bond

Far Out Magazine ^ | Sat 10 February 2024 | Elle Palmer

[broken_clock]

Sean Connery is James Bond, though I detest the politics of both Connery and Caine.

[4Runner]

Sean Connery died awhile ago. Didn’t you know?

[Kenny Bania]

Turned out ok. The right man ended up with the role.

[MinorityRepublican]

007 is dead. Time to put the franchise on ice.

James Bond isn't allowed to be himself anymore.

A woke version of 007? No thanks.

[cdcdawg]

The best was when Michael Caine wasn’t present to collect his Oscar for Hannah and Her Sisters because he was filming Jaws:The Revenge.

[broken_clock]

Speaking in the context of the article, comparing Connery to Caine.

[sit-rep]

he'd rather play a homo like in Miss Congeniality

[dynachrome]

“Durned Down the Role of James Bond”

Durn it.

[BipolarBob]

Jane Bond will be played by a black lesbian out to fight Climate Change and systemic racism in older white males.

[BipolarBob]

Wee gots noe editurs.

[PAR35]

I guess he figured ‘durned if he did, durned if he didn’t’

[desertsolitaire]

I never knew their politics

[gundog]

Durned if you do, durned if you don’t.

[Macho MAGA Man]

I think George Lazenby did a fine job stepping into the role following Connery which was daunting to say the least with all the pressure from the press. It’s a shame his agent talked him out of signing a 7 film contract telling Lazenby that OO7 was a thing of the past.

[BikerJoe]

He didn’t think he’d be any good playing 007, but he was outstanding as Harry Palmer.

[Flavious_Maximus]

I remember watching one of Caine’s earlier films as Lt. Gonville Bromhead in the 1964 movie Zulu.

The primitive savage Zulu nose pickers may have lost the battle at Rorke’s Drift, but they now run the US federal government. /spit

[lee martell]

Michael Caine was close to the character called
“The Equalizer” on TV from 1985 to ‘89, played by Edward Woodward.

Sean Connery was close to the character in
“The Rockford Files” on TV from 1974 to ‘80, played by
James Garner.

[coloradan]

The name is Bond. James Bond. He/him.

[Bobbyvotes]

Nobody could portray the swagger and macho personna on screen like Connery could during his prime. He made the series what it achieved. It is said North by Northwest movie was the pre-curser to the 007 character.