Tag: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
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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…
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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,…
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Daniel Craig Learned A Painful Lesson On His First Day As James Bond
How do you introduce a new James Bond? It’s a delicate balancing act — you have to reassure viewers that this is the same suave agent they know and love, yet forge a distinct enough impression that the new actor isn’t overshadowed by his predecessors. Sure, you can take the “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”…
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‘No Time to Die’: Why the Pre-Credit Teaser Was Essential to Daniel Craig’s Swan Song as James Bond
Daniel Craig’s James Bond quintology was a brilliant juggling act of maintaining and subverting franchise conventions, especially in exploring a first-time journey for 007. Thus, the challenge for “No Time to Die” director Cary Joji Fukunaga was completing Bond’s arc. And his catalyst was revisiting the ghosts of the past from “Casino Royale” and “On…
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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…