The James Bond 007 movies are the most financially thriving English language film franchise to date. The English author Ian Fleming developed James Bond 007 in 1953. Mr. Bond was featured in twelve novels and two short story collections. The show franchise began with “Dr. No” in 1962.
The writer, Ian Fleming, passed away in 1964 but the character James Bond lived on. Subsequent James Bond novels were written by up to five other writers, such as Kingsley Amis, under the assumed name Robert Markham, John Pearson, Raymond Benson, John Gardner and Sebastian Faulks. Two screenplays were novelized by Christopher Woods and different other writers’ also contributed and authored unsanctioned versions of James Bond.
There have been 22 films to date and a 23rd is promised at this point in the James Bond franchise. The initial movie was from the year 1962, “Dr. No” and on October 31, 2008 the latest came out, which was “Quantum of Solace”.
Right through the years numerous stars have portrayed the lead character of James Bond. Sean Connery is considered to be the original James Bond. He was Bond in 6 diverse movies, starting with the first “Dr. No” in 1962, followed by “From Russia With Love” in 1963, “Goldfinger” from 1964, “Thunderball” in 1965, “You Only Live Twice” in 1967 and “Diamonds Are Forever” from 1971.
Sean Connery momentarily left the lead part in 1969, for “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ when an actor by the name of George Lazenby played Bond. George Lazenby was the only one of all of the Bond actors to have only played in one picture.
The next artist to represent Bond acted in 7 movies. Roger Moore was James Bond in 1973 for “Live and Let Die”, 1974 for “The Man with the Golden Gun”, in 1977 “The Spy who Loved Me”, from 1979 “Moonraker”, “For Your Eyes Only” in 1981, “Octopussy” in 1983 and the very last show to star Roger Moore as Bond was “A View to a Kill” in 1985.
Timothy Dalton took over the wheel in 1987 for “The Living Daylights” and “License to Kill” in 1989. In 1995, “Goldeneye” came out with Pierce Brosnan in the main role. Pierce Brosnan played in 3 further movies, “Tomorrow Never Dies” from 1997, “The World Is Not Enough” from 1999 and “Die Another Day” from 2002.
Daniel Craig, the only blonde James Bond to date, is the current lead part for the Bond franchise. He has starred in 2 movies so far, with at least one more anticipated for the future. Daniel Craig was Bond in “Casino Royale” from 2006 and “Quantum of Solace” from 2008.
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