Daniel Craig seems to be coming back stronger than ever in the “James Bond” franchise. The movie recently opened as the highest grossing U.K. opening for the entire franchise and no less than the Vatican’s newspaper praised “Skyfall” and Craig’s performance as 007. However, looking at Craig’s performance in the role of James Bond, where ...
In 1968 Albert R. “Cubby” Broccoli and EON productions were in a crisis. Sean Connery had announced that he was no longer going to be James Bond. This was frustrating for Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, who had been producing the franchise since its inception in 1962, though they had no shortage of actors who were ...
Quick! Who was the first actor to portray Ian Fleming’s legendary character James Bond? If you answered Sean Connery I’m sorry to say that you are incorrect. Connery may have been the first actor to portray Bond in a major motion picture but Bond was first portrayed by actor Barry Nelson in a live TV ...
The Bull of the Cash Cows The James Bond series is the longest running movie franchise of all time. Since the debut of Dr. No in 1962, 007 has held the attention of the movie audience. The influence of Bond spread across the Pop culture landscape to include music, fashion, cocktails and cars. Over the ...
