Sean Connery’s departure from the role of 007 just after 1967’s You Only Live Twice put the film series into a spiral for a decade, some of which was self-inflicted by Bond producers Cubby Broccoli and Harry Saltzman. Sure, Connery had become synonymous with the hero and a superstar in the process. Replacing him satisfactorily …
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James Bond – Glamour or Gluttony?
With one of cinema’s most popular and successful franchises looking set to reach its 7th decade, one cannot help but wonder what keeps James Bond relevant in a very different world to the one Ian Fleming created him in during the 1950’s. When Fleming first launched 007 on readers with the novel Casino Royale, the …
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