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A View to A Bill: James Bond actor Roger Moore memorabilia to go to auction

Sir Roger Moore, the British actor who played superspy James Bond during the 70s and 80s will have his personal collection of Bond-related paraphernalia auctioned off this Wednesday. Held at Bonhams in London, the auction is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Moore’s first appearance in the famous role, in 1973’s Live and Let Die. Moore died in 2017 aged 89. During his stint at 007, he starred in the most films any actor has played the lead role for, including The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, Moonraker, For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy, and A View to a Kill. The auction, which...

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Connery gegen Moore: Vor 40 Jahren lebte James Bond zweimal

Die Gerüchte, wer der nächste James-Bond-Darsteller werden könnte, ändern sich beinahe jede Woche. Aber dem Vernehmen nach haben die Produzenten ihre Suche nach dem neuen 007 noch gar nicht richtig begonnen. Zwei Jahre nach dem letzten Bond-Film von Daniel Craig müssen sich die Fans des Geheimagenten weiter in Geduld üben. Vor 40 Jahren war das ganz anders, denn 1983 gab es sogar zwei James-Bond-Darsteller. Roger Moore in «Octopussy» und Sean Connery in «Sag niemals nie» lieferten sich ein Duell an den Kinokassen. RollenwechselEigentlich hatte Connery längst mit dem berühmten Geheimagenten abg...

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Pierce Brosnan showers wife with 60 red roses for her 60th birthday

Pierce Brosnan marked his wife Keely Shaye Smith’s 60th birthday by showering her with 60 red roses. The James Bond star, 70, celebrated his 22nd wedding anniversary with actress Keely, 60, last month and on Tuesday (26.09.23) paid tribute to her again with the massive bouquet of flowers. Alongside a picture of him with his arm around Keely, the actor said in a caption: “Sixty roses for my brown eyed girl on her 60th birthday. “Forever happy and blessed was I to be sitting there when you walked around the corner early one morning in Cabo San Lucas @keelyshayebrosnan.” Keely marked their annive...

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Naomie Harris screamed so loudly with period pain her neighbours thought she was being MURDERED

Naomie Harris screamed so loudly while suffering period pains her neighbours called police as they feared she was being murdered. The James Bond actress, 25, spent years suffering from more agonising menstrual pain than most women as she suffered a double-whammy of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and adenomyosis. She told The Times newspaper about her crippling monthly pains: “My neighbours once called the police because they thought someone was trying to kill me as I was screaming so loudly. “Adenomyosis is horrendous. People think, ‘Oh, I have painful periods, just get on with it.’ “I’m t...

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Naomie Harris bullied at school for having deadly spine curvature condition that forced her to wear back brace

Naomie Harris was bullied at school for having a potentially deadly form of scoliosis. The Eve Moneypenny actress, 47, suffered from spinal curvature so severe she had to wear a correctional brace and said it made her stick out from other kids in her classes. She told The Times newspaper about the condition – which could have claimed her life: “I was bullied at school. I wore a brace because I had scoliosis, so I stood out. “And I was on a TV show (1987’s ‘Simon and the Witch’ on the BBC), which most kids watched, so when I went to secondary school I was well known – and that made me a target ...

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'He wasn't a traditional handsome guy': James Bond director Martin Campbell was concerned about Daniel Craig playing 007

Martin Campbell was unconvinced by Daniel Craig in the role of James Bond. The 79-year-old filmmaker helmed 'Casino Royale' - Daniel's first movie as 007 - but was hesitant to cast the star as the iconic spy as he was "tougher and ruggeder" than predecessors such as Sir Sean Connery and Pierce Brosnan. Campbell told The Express: "My only reticence with Daniel... he was a really superb actor, there's no doubt about that... it was the fact that with people like Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan was that they were all traditional looking Bonds. All handsome guys, all sexy, all very att...

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Paapa Essiedu warns film fans not to bet on him being next 007!

Paapa Essiedu is warning film fans not to bet on him becoming the next James Bond. The ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ star, 33, currently has 8-1 odds with bookie Ladbrokes to step into Daniel Craig’s shoes as the super-spy. But he told The Times newspaper about having no idea if he’s in the running: “I’ve got nothing for you. I know as much as you do. Ask (Bond producer) Barbara Broccoli. “And I wouldn't suggest you gamble in any setting, any more than I’d let my career choices be dictated by (bookie) William Hill.” He added when asked if he’d play 007 if he were offered the role: “I wonder h...

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Barbie director Greta Gerwig is open to Bond film

Greta Gerwig would "never say never" to helming a Bond film. The 'Barbie' director is open to helming a movie in the iconic spy thriller franchise and admitted she is a fan of the franchise's producer Barbara Broccoli. Appearing on the 'Total Film' podcast, she said: “Oh my God. We’re going to just stick with some lions and some dolls for the moment. “But you never know. I really like Barbara Broccoli, so…” Greta was referring to 'Barbie' and the challenge of making multiple film adaptations of The Chronicles of Narnia books by C.S. Lewis. Of the latter project, she confessed: “I haven’t even ...

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Christopher Nolan admite que sería un privilegio increíble dirigir la película 007, pero solo si él puede elegir a James Bond

Christopher Nolan cree que sería un privilegio increíble dirigir una película de James Bond, pero solo si pudiera elegir a la estrella del 007. El director de 'Oppenheimer', de 52 años, cuyos éxitos de taquilla incluyen 'La trilogía de la noche oscura', así como 'Interestelar' y 'Dunkerque', ha estado en conversaciones con los productores de Bond y ahora ha dicho que estaría dispuesto a hacer una de las películas de espías si le parece el 'momento correcto' desde el punto de vista creativo. Así lo comentó al podcast 'Happy Sad Confused' con Josh Horowitz: 'Sería un privilegio increíble hacer u...

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Christopher Nolan admits it would be ‘amazing privilege’ to direct 007 movie – but only if he could choose who plays Bond!

Christopher Nolan thinks it would be an “amazing privilege” to direct a James Bond film – but only if he could choose the 007 star. The ‘Oppenheimer’ director, 52, whose blockbusters include ‘The Dark Night Trilogy’ as well as ‘Interstellar’ and ‘Dunkirk’ has previously been in talks with Bond producers, and has now said he would be willing to make one of the spy movies if it felt like the “right moment” creatively. He told the ‘Happy Sad Confused’ podcast with Josh Horowitz: “It would be an amazing privilege to do one. It has to be the right moment in your creative life where you can express ...

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