What do Michael Keaton and Timothy Dalton have in common?
JimmyBond0129
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Michael Keaton was brought in to be Batman for one film and Timothy Dalton was brought in to be James Bond for three films but they both ended up doing two films each and after two outings they've had enough. They handed in their resignation papers before the producers could even get them to agree to a third film. And after that they left the roles that made them famous and they never looked back.
"I admire your courage, Miss?..." "Trench, Sylvia Trench."
"I admire your luck, Mister?..." "Bond, James Bond."
"I admire your luck, Mister?..." "Bond, James Bond."
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You know I think Timothy Dalton, like Roger Moore was trying to make the role his own because he didn't want anybody to say that Dalton was the new Sean Connery. Maybe if Val Kilmer had tried to make the Batman role his own, he would've done a better job.
"I admire your luck, Mister?..." "Bond, James Bond."
1. People who hate things.
2. Irony.
3. Lists.
Didn't know this. I was hoping they'd save TD for the voice of Finn McMissle a British Sports Car/Secret Agent for Cars 2. Oh well, maybe Sir Roger or another Bond actor can take the roll. Maybe TD can still do both. After all John Ratzenberger has appeared in ever single Pixar movie so far.
I know this is old but...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8248735.stm
Can't IMDB it because Cars 2 is on IMDBpro...
1. People who hate things.
2. Irony.
3. Lists.
"I admire your luck, Mister?..." "Bond, James Bond."
I'm in the minority, I like License To Kill way more then The Living Daylights.
But do you like Batman Returns more than you like Batman (1989)?
"I admire your luck, Mister?..." "Bond, James Bond."
Anyhoo, someone said Batman made Keaton famous, maybe, but he was already an A list actor with a string of popular comedy roles under his belt before he started whispering in a hoarse voice ... "I'm Batman!"
Preferences aside, that's one of the things I like most about Dalton's two films: they're both extremely different Bond outings. Up until the cello escape in TLD, that film has the feel of a cold war thriller, then it escalates into fun (but often silly) action, which culminates in an Indiana Jones-like assault on the Russian airbase.
LTK still stands as one of the most unique Bond films, agreed, and where TLD has re-watchability value based on fun and action, LTK does on acting and story.
Sadly they both have terribly dated endings, involving wooing girls with wolf-whistles and balcony-based diving.
From what I could gather, Keaton left the Batman film series because he wasn't happy with the new direction it was taking. It's a shame because I would have loved to have seen him do one more flick for he's my definitive incarnation of the character. Shame Dalton didn't get to do one more Bond as well. But, from a bittersweet perspective, maybe it's for the best that he didn't, especially after I read the original screenplay for his third film.
I saw a documentary trailer of Cars 2 at the Carmike theater in Oakdale Minnesota on Monday and apparently the guy who played Alfred Pennyworth (Michael Caine) is the British Sports Car/Secret Agent.
"Stuff my orders! I only kill professionals. That woman didn't know one end of a rifle from the other. Go ahead, tell M. what you want. If he fires me, I'll thank him for it."
What are you talking about?
"Stuff my orders! I only kill professionals. That woman didn't know one end of a rifle from the other. Go ahead, tell M. what you want. If he fires me, I'll thank him for it."
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