Tag: Diamonds Are Forever

  • The James Bond Series Casting Christopher Lee Proved Controversial Behind The Scenes

    The James Bond Series Casting Christopher Lee Proved Controversial Behind The Scenes

    Of all the James Bond movies, “The Man with the Golden Gun” isn’t the most beloved. Debuting to lackluster reviews in 1974, following the success that was ’73’s “Live and Let Die,” Roger Moore’s sophomore outing as Bond failed to dazzle audiences who were growing weary of the franchise.The producers had a rough time replacing…

  • Licence To Kill Locked James Bond’s Producers In A Battle With British Censors

    Licence To Kill Locked James Bond’s Producers In A Battle With British Censors

    Being an international super spy comes with its share of drawbacks, which apparently include upsetting censors around the world. While James Bond has faced numerous censorship struggles throughout his more than 60-year on-screen run, he’s often had a particular issue in his home country. For example, the original ending of 1971’s “

  • James Bond 60th Anniversary: Prime Video to Stream 25 007 Films

    James Bond 60th Anniversary: Prime Video to Stream 25 007 Films

    Click here to read the full article.James Bond fans will have plenty to feast on if they subscribe to Amazon’s Prime Video.The streamer announced Thursday that 25 James Bond films — including the most recent installment, No Time to Die — will be available to watch on Oct. 5, along with The Sound of 007,…

  • Sean Connery Remembered by Daniel Craig & the James Bond Team

    Sean Connery Remembered by Daniel Craig & the James Bond Team

    Screen legend Sean Connery is being remembered fondly by James Bond franchise producers as well as current 007, Daniel Craig, in the wake of his passing at age 90. Connery will be forever remembered primarily as the actor who brought the character of James Bond to life after existing solely on the pages of Ian…

  • Sean Connery, the original ‘James Bond’, dies aged 90

    Sean Connery, the original ‘James Bond’, dies aged 90

    Connery was the first person to play the iconic spy in the film series.Scottish actor Sean Connery, the first person to play James Bond in Eon Productions’ long-running spy series, has died aged 90.Connery (full name Thomas Sean Connery) played Bond in 1962’s Dr. No, going on to reprise the role in six films in…

  • Grin and bear it: Jared Leto’s Joker gets an unlikely second chance

    Grin and bear it: Jared Leto’s Joker gets an unlikely second chance

    Zack Snyder’s small-screen Justice League reboot will mark a return for an unloved figure. Could Leto have the last laugh?There is nothing wrong with an actor returning to a role that someone else has been cheerfully filling for a while, but it doesn’t always go well. Just ask Sean Connery, who picked up James Bond’s…

  • John Gavin, Actor in ‘Psycho’ and ‘Spartacus,’ Dies at 86

    John Gavin, Actor in ‘Psycho’ and ‘Spartacus,’ Dies at 86

    John Gavin, who reached the pinnacle of his acting career with roles in Douglas Sirk’s “Imitation of Life,” Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” and the epic “Spartacus,” later serving as president of the Screen Actors Guild in the early ’70s and as U.S. ambassador to Mexico under Ronald Reagan, died Friday morning in Beverly Hills, Calif. He…