Bonds who could have been in other Bond movies.

Q and MQ and M IrelandPosts: 171MI6 Agent
in General James Bond Chat
Some say dalton sud have been in on her majestys secret service, for your eyes only, octopussy and a view to a kill, sum say brosnan sud have been in the living daylights, others say moore cud have been the first bond in dr no. personally i think moore cud have been diamonds are forever-why? it was a movie best suited to him rather than connery, it was more bubbly, humerous then connery had done before, and it wud have been right up moores street. dalton wud have been better then moore in a view to a kill, basically because he wud have added athletiscism to the role, something which moore cudnt do at the age of 58. it wud have made it a better movie with less critics.
what does every1 think. was dere a bond that wud have been better suited to another bond film instead of the other actor?

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  • Mister GreeneMister Greene Posts: 224MI6 Agent
    I think one of the most obvious is Dalton in the role for GoldenEye. as much as I liked that movie it would have been better with Dalton. I think Connery in OHMSS and Lazenby in YOLT and have the movies reversed in release order would have been better as well.
  • Ricardo C.Ricardo C. Posts: 916MI6 Agent
    Mister Greene wrote:
    I think one of the most obvious is Dalton in the role for GoldenEye. as much as I liked that movie it would have been better with Dalton. I think Connery in OHMSS and Lazenby in YOLT and have the movies reversed in release order would have been better as well.

    Well Bond was written as a much softer character in GE. Remember that Trevelyan made jibes at Bond's loyalty to England and never to his friends and that was the total opposite of Dalton. However I would have liked to have seen a film closer to the original draft with Tim in the lead.
  • mrbain007mrbain007 Posts: 393MI6 Agent
    As someone who has a massive fondness for GE I can't agree that it would have been better with Dalton. As Ricardo said, the whole "loyalty to England" thing was the opposite to TD. Also, the "new look" (i.e. the new high tech office and a female M) might have been a little out of place with an old Bond.

    However Dalton should have done one more film between 1990 and 1995 and then let Pierce take over. It would have been good if they did "Property of a Lady" between LTK and GE. That would have been Tim's last outing.
  • mrbain007mrbain007 Posts: 393MI6 Agent
    Dalton in OHMSS would have been interesting, however, as he knew, he was too young then.

    Also, Lazenby should have done DAF and the general story should have been more of a continuation from OHMSS.
  • Ricardo C.Ricardo C. Posts: 916MI6 Agent
    mrbain007 wrote:
    As someone who has a massive fondness for GE I can't agree that it would have been better with Dalton. As Ricardo said, the whole "loyalty to England" thing was the opposite to TD. Also, the "new look" (i.e. the new high tech office and a female M) might have been a little out of place with an old Bond.

    However Dalton should have done one more film between 1990 and 1995 and then let Pierce take over. It would have been good if they did "Property of a Lady" between LTK and GE. That would have been Tim's last outing.

    That "Property of a Lady" title was a rumor but they did have a film planned for 1991.
  • Q and MQ and M IrelandPosts: 171MI6 Agent
    moore in dr no would have been an interesting 1 as it would have set the tone for future bonds. imo, if they had cast an older actor such as cary grant or david niven, the series could have been killed off early as there would have been an older perception of bond with little scope for ideas for an older bond
  • WadsyWadsy Auckland, New ZealandPosts: 412MI6 Agent
    Sean Connery should have appeared on Dr No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger, Thunderball and You Only Live Twice.

    George Lazenby should have appeared on On Her Majesty's Secret Service and Diamonds Are Forever. I would have said Dalton but he was too young for the role, and even declined OHMSS for that very reason.

    Roger Moore should have appeared on Live And Let Die, The Man With The Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, and possibly For Your Eyes Only (still debating on FYEO).

    Timothy Dalton should have appeared on Octopussy, A View To A Kill, The Living Daylights, Licence To Kill, The Property Of A Lady and Goldeneye. Whether or not Dalton should have done For Your Eyes Only, I'm not sure. Both Moore and Dalton suited, but Dalton is my favourite Bond actor after all. FYEO is my favorite Bond movie, and Dalton in it probably would have made it even more brilliant.

    Pierce Brosnan should never have been cast as James Bond, sorry. I have no idea who should have done Tomorrow Never Dies and The World Is Not Enough. Die Another Day should not have been made.

    Daniel Craig for his two films - Casino Royale and Quantum Of Solace fine. Maybe one more film as well.
    1. FYEO 2. OHMSS 3. LTK 4. FRWL 5. TLD 6. TSWLM 7. AVTAK 8. GF 9. MR 10. TB 11. OP 12. SF 13. DN 14. SP 15. LALD 16. GE 17. CR 18. YOLT 19. TWINE 20. TMWTGG 21. NTTD 22. TND 23. QOS 24. NSNA 25. DAD 26. DAF 27. CR '67

    1. Dalton 2. Moore 3. Connery 4. Lazenby 5. Craig 6. Brosnan
  • Jimmy BondJimmy Bond Posts: 324MI6 Agent
    I could have seen Dalton on GE, which was obviously written for him - though I adore Brosnan's turn in that one, so I'm not mad that Dalton wasn't in it. And I could definitely see Connery doing OHMSS - and if he did do it, it'd probably be in my top 10 favorite films of all time (right now in the top 25). And honestly, who cannot imagine Roger Moore being in DAF - a film much like TMWTGG and MR in its zaniness and incredibleness. Sure, it was cheap as hell, but Moore might've eren better with the tone.

    As to how many Bonds should each Bond have done... Connery should've done OHMSS after YOLT, and then a revenge movie afterwards, and be done with it. Moore I'd have the same amount of movies he did, except for AVTAK - he was way too old by then. Then I'd have Dalton brought in and do a vastly different AVTAK, more Fleming-like than not. Then two other movies, then the Ted Turner prob overwhelms the franchise for 6 years. Then I'd have Brosnan do his four Bonds, plus another one made in 2005 called Property of a Lady, serving as his proper farewell movie. Then in 2007, Craig and CR. 2009, QOS.

    Thats how I reckon it should've been.
  • Jimmy BondJimmy Bond Posts: 324MI6 Agent
    Ricardo C. wrote:
    Mister Greene wrote:
    I think one of the most obvious is Dalton in the role for GoldenEye. as much as I liked that movie it would have been better with Dalton. I think Connery in OHMSS and Lazenby in YOLT and have the movies reversed in release order would have been better as well.

    Well Bond was written as a much softer character in GE. Remember that Trevelyan made jibes at Bond's loyalty to England and never to his friends and that was the total opposite of Dalton. However I would have liked to have seen a film closer to the original draft with Tim in the lead.
    The flashback was set n 1987, though. So, you could argue that Bond changed after the events of the flashback, and TLD and LTK took place afterwards. Its an interesting retcon, if you think about it, because Bond's actions to help Leiter in LTK might even be a subconscious effort to atone for letting Travelyan die back in 1987.

    As such, I don't think the story would be any different with Dalton. At least, not significantly so.
  • Breaker deGodotBreaker deGodot Posts: 8MI6 Agent
    Dalton could have been in both OHMSS and For Your Eyes Only.
    Don't rush. We have all the time in the world.
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