‘Bond Facts’ Archives
The First 007
Before there was a James Bond or even an Ian Fleming novel there was John Dee(1527-1608) The original 007. Dee was a fascinating genius, considered a master spy for Elizabeth I as well as philosopher and cipher who captured the attention of the royal courts. John Dee [Read More]
The Ultimate Nemesis For James Bond
Bond Ambitions has learned that Oscar winner, Javier Bardem has been asked to play a leading role in the new James Bond movie slated for a November 2012 release. Javier, known for his truly villainous and dramatically down played role in No Country For Old Men is known to [Read More]
Roger Moore Disliked Violent James Bond
(Reuters) – Movie audiences nowadays expect scenes of graphic violence in James Bond movies, unlike when Roger Moore played the super spy with a tongue-in-cheek humor, the actor believes. “I am happy to have done it, but I’m sad that it has turned so [Read More]
Tom Jones As Bond?
Sir Thomas John Woodward, known to many by his stage name, Tom Jones, was a strong contender for the role of James Bond, but was nixed because he was “too famous for the part” in the 1960s and 1970s. Jones, who is three-quarters English and not Welsh as many previously [Read More]
MGM Holding Back Bond 23?
Is The Next Bond On Ice? Normally by this time we would not only know the name of the next Bond film but who is the director, Bond Nemesis and Bond Girl. Unfortunately, Bond might be held up in another hold over like the franchise’s movie drought between1990 and 1994. [Read More]
Real World James Bond?
For years we’ve all have read articles proclaiming how James Bond would make a horrible spy in the real world. A man who stands out in a crowd would make an instant target to counter-intelligence agents and even peak the interest of local police. Suave and personable, [Read More]
The Family Bond
Which actor, who played James Bond had family members playing 007 like characters in other movies? If your a radical Bond fan, like myself, you might have guessed it already but for the casual Bond fan I thought this would be pure fun to bring up. Enterprising filmmakers [Read More]
The Rebel Bond
George Robert Lazenby’s fame as 007 was fleeting – he starred in only one film, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, before Sean Connery returned – but the story of how this ‘Aussie’ landed the most coveted action role in cinema is legend. [Read More]
The Favored Bond?
No matter how you feel about Timothy Dalton as James Bond, he was actually the most sought out actor to play Bond during most of the franchise’s history. Some Bond fans dismiss him as a Shakespearean actor who got lucky by being available at the right time. In reality [Read More]
Cary Grant As James Bond?
Apparently the producers of the James Bond films originally approached Cary Grant about playing the role of Britain’s 007 agent. Cary declined the role because he didn’t want to be tied to a film series. Some say he turned down the role of James Bond in Dr. No (1962), [Read More]
