Old Actors in new films
AyrshireDJ
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So - New Bond Film .....
What would be the feasibility of having either Sean Connery or Roger Moore playing an M or Q style character, as a "I used to do your job" persona.
Always wondered what that would look like on screen, and also having actors from previous films either in new roles or reprising old ones.
So which characters would you bring back? And as what?
Ones I can think off the top of my head ....
Nick Nack
Jaws
Various bond girls from various movies
What would be the feasibility of having either Sean Connery or Roger Moore playing an M or Q style character, as a "I used to do your job" persona.
Always wondered what that would look like on screen, and also having actors from previous films either in new roles or reprising old ones.
So which characters would you bring back? And as what?
Ones I can think off the top of my head ....
Nick Nack
Jaws
Various bond girls from various movies
Comments
The exception might be George Lazenby. Both the limited tenure as Bond and his advanced years would probably make him unknown to most audiences. He could certainly play an admiral or some statesman role in a Bond film without creating a lot of distraction.
What should have been done in Skyfall was to show a flashback with Bond's family. Instead of playing Kincaid, Connery could have shown up as a grandfather, and then Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz could have played Bond's parents. They could even have found someone who had tried out for the Bond role but not gotten it to play the father.
No, if I had a say in it, I definitely wouldn't do that. It would just be a publicity stunt; a "nudge, nudge, wink, wink" to the audience, who would be taken out of the film because of it.
Have you watched through the Bond films?? They DO bring back actors/actresses in both the same AND different roles in the series. Examples are:
-Charles Gray played a Bond ally in You Only Live Twice, and was brought back as Bond villain Blofeld in Diamonds are Forever.
-Joe Don Baker was a villain in The Living Daylights, and was brought back as Bond's CIA ally in both GoldenEye and Tomorrow Never Dies.
-Maud Adams appeared in a supporting role in The Man with the Golden Gun, and was brought back as the Bond Girl, Octopussy, in erm...... Octopussy.
Actors who were not part of the core Bond cast, but have played the same supporting roles in subsequent Bond films are:
-Eunice Gayson, who played Sylvia Trench in Dr. No and From Russia With Love.
-David Hedison, who was the first actor to play Felix Leiter twice in different Bond films (Live and Let Die and Licence to Kill).
-And, of course, Richard Kiel appeared as Jaws in The Spy Who Loved Me, where he proved so popular that Cubby Broccoli brought him back for Moonraker.
On the (possible) note of bringing back Jaws, I would say they shouldn't (And really couldn't - did you see the way Moonraker ended??).
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/skyfall-bluray-doesnt-match
I agree - too distracting.
I, too, am extremely grateful that idea was discarded. As much as I admire and enjoy Sean Connery and his connection to the Bond film series, I certainly wouldn't have wanted to see him brought back on board that way!