Tag: GoldenEye
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007 Casting Directors Feared Daniel Craig Wasn’t Traditionally ‘Handsome’ Enough to Play James Bond
Daniel Craig’s debated attractiveness put a target on his back as the new James Bond while casting “Casino Royale,” according to “GoldenEye” helmer Martin Campbell.The director, who remained part of the 007 casting team, told Express UK that Craig didn’t follow in the “traditional” look of Bond as embodied by past franchise stars Sean Connery…
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This Actor Was Cast as James Bond, But Then a TV Network Got in the Way
Pierce Brosnan is the perfect James Bond to have come from the mid-’90s and run through the early 2000s, but did you know that he originally auditioned for 1987’s The Living Daylights? Almost an entire decade before he debuted in Goldeneye, Brosnan was in the running to snatch up one of the most coveted roles…
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‘I Was Thrown to the Wolves’: Famke Janssen on Fame After ‘GoldenEye’
Fame really is in the eye of the beholder.“GoldenEye” breakout Famke Janssen reflected on her tenuous experience with the press after her skyrocket to celebrity in 1995, starring alongside Pierce Brosnan in the now-iconic James Bond film.“The Bond movie dictated a lot of my relationship with the press,” Janssen told The Independent. “Honestly, after ‘GoldenEye,’…
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Sean Bean: ‘I used to read scripts from the end to see if I was still in them’
The actor, who is about to star opposite Nicola Walker in new BBC drama Marriage, talks about chemistry, crying and being killed offSean Bean used to be known as an action hero – a gritty Hollywood hard man who usually died before the credits rolled. Yet the past decade has seen him become one of…
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Pierce Brosnan Was Channeling Two Previous Bonds For His GoldenEye Performance
The name’s Bond. James Bond. And for those who grew up in the ’90s, Pierce Brosnan is the James Bond of our generation.”GoldenEye” saw Pierce Brosnan step into the role, which proved a far cry from Timothy Dalton’s quintessentially ’80s secret agent. The quiff, the ’80s soundtrack, and the Aston Martin V8 Vantage Volante were a…
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James Bond producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson to receive BFI Fellowships
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the James Bond film franchise.The British Film Institute (BFI) is honouring James Bond producers Michael G Wilson and Barbara Broccoli with BFI Fellowships – the highest honour bestowed by the BFI – as the film franchise celebrates its 60th anniversary this year.US-born Wilson and Broccoli have overseen the…
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How GoldenEye Put Pierce Brosnan In The Cockpit Of A Crashing Plane
Martin Campbell’s 1995 actioner “GoldenEye” is the best James Bond movie. Pierce Brosnan is the best James Bond. Full stop. While that controversial opinion simmers, this could perhaps be added: It could easily have been the last James Bond movie. The character of James Bond was an agent of the Cold War, employed to fight Russians and…
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Knights Of The Zodiac Movie Casts Sean Bean And Famke Janssen In Live-Action Anime Adaptation
Mackenyu, the mononymous Japanese actor, and Madison Iseman are set to headline “Knights of the Zodiac,” a live-action adaptation of the manga, “Saint Seya,” by Masami Kurumada. It’s the supporting cast, however, that might be of interest to James Bond fans, since it reunites Sean Bean and Famke Janssen from “GoldenEye.”It’s been over 25 years since Janssen’s…
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What to Watch on Lockdown: 14 James Bond Alternatives to Take the Place of Delayed ‘No Time to Die’
Coronavirus. It sounds like the title of a classic Bond movie, à la “GoldenEye,” “Moonraker” or “Octopussy.”April 10 was supposed to see the release of Bond’s latest adventure, “No Time to Die.” Instead, action fans are stuck at home, an invisible villain is threatening world domination, and 007 has done the unthinkable: He’s chickened out…
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Starr Parodi Named President of the Alliance for Women Film Composers
Starr Parodi was elected new president of the Alliance for Women Film Composers on Sunday, succeeding Lolita Ritmanis.Parodi — who first came to prominence as a member of the “Arsenio Hall Show” house band — has extensive television credits including “The Division,” “The Starter Wife,” “G.I. Joe: Renegades” and “Transformers: Rescue Bots,” along with film…