BondTalk

 Following the departure of Sean Connery, the Bond series would continue with a new actor, which was by then a big obstacle for both Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman. Actors who were considered but turned it down were Michael Caine, and Dick Van Dyke while rising stars like Terence Stamp and Oliver Reed were considered. Eventually the role went down to five candidates, and the one who won the role was an actor with little acting experience, an Australian model named George Lazenby. Lazenby's sole 007 film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service was a box office hit but the fan reception to him as the Bond wasn't exactly enthusiastic, however fans have warmed up to him the years since and OHMSS would be considered one of the best Bond films. Producers want to get away from the gadgets and cartoonish elements that were around in the past films, they wanted to bring 007 back to reality and get back to the basics of the character, this a battle cry that would be heard time and t...

  Around the late-1950s to early 1960s, two film producers Albert "Cubby" Broccoli and Harry Saltzmann had both purchased the rights to Ian Fleming's book series based on the character of James Bond. They had asked United Artists for financing, but the studio would only put up $1 million, but later the UK arm of UA provided an extra $100,000 to create a climax for the first movie "Dr. No". The biggest part of the movie was casting an actor for the role of James Bond, Brocooli and Saltzman offered the role to Cary Grant, who turned it down due to his age, James Mason, Richard Burton, Patrick McGoohan and David Niven also turned down the role. Future Bond actor Roger Moore was said to have been considered, but instead to role went to an unknown Scottish actor Sean Connery, who both Brocolli and Saltzman thought as the perfect choice, however Fleming disapproved of the actor feeling that he was "thuggish" and did not have any high class qualities. Connery...