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James Bond Theme


specialised Bond themes often reflected the style and locations featured in the movie, and the actor playing Bond. The "James Bond Theme" and its variations found in the movies are played during many different types of scenes. Early in the series, the theme provided background music to Connery's entrances. It was not until "Goldfinger" that John Barry began to use the theme as an action cue. Since then, the primary use of the "James Bond Theme" has been with action scenes. The first appearance of
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List of recurring actors and actresses in the James Bond film series


" and "Die Another Day". David Hedison is also notable as the first actor to have played James Bond's ally Felix Leiter in more than one film ("Live and Let Die" and "Licence to Kill") (The second was Jeffrey Wright, who appeared as Leiter in "Casino Royale" (2006), and reprised the role in "Quantum of Solace"). As Felix Leiter: In 2006, Jeffrey Wright featured as Felix Leiter in the 21st James Bond movie, "Casino Royale
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List of actors considered for the James Bond character


This is a list of actors who were considered for the role of James Bond, both officially (auditioned by the film producers) and unofficially (supported by fans and celebrities) but did not play the role of agent 007. The separate list of "James Bond" films details the actors who have played the role of agent 007. Actors who have come under consideration for the role of James Bond but were not chosen. Actors who have come under consideration for the role of James Bond but have declined the offer for
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List of James Bond parodies and spin-offs


In the movie "" by J.J. Abrams there is a scene where the main character, Rey, is captured by the First Order and to escape she orders a Stormtrooper to free her, leave the door open and to drop his blaster. The actor who played the Stormtrooper was Daniel Craig and his character was called "Stormtrooper JB-007" which, is a reference to his role as James Bond, although this designation is not indicated in dialogue. Numerous films have attempted to use the "James Bond" formula; some have
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Ronan O'Rahilly


of films, including as executive producer on the Marianne Faithfull film, "Girl on a Motorcycle" and "Two Virgins" featuring John Lennon and Yoko Ono. O'Rahilly became manager of the Australian model-turned-actor George Lazenby, who played James Bond in one film. During production of the 1969 James Bond movie "On Her Majesty's Secret Service", O'Rahilly talked Lazenby into refusing a seven-movie Bond contract on grounds that the James Bond character was out of touch with the times, and would not successfully
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, and she spoke fewer than 200 words. Caroline Bliss was only featured in two James Bond movies (the only two Timothy Dalton starred in as James Bond). Although, her role in "Licence to Kill" was little more than a cameo. She is the only actress to play Moneypenny while wearing glasses. She is also the youngest actress to play Moneypenny. Samantha Bond starred in four James Bond films as Miss Moneypenny. She retired from her role with the departure of Pierce Brosnan as James Bond. She appeared
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Jedara Bale


Operation Diamond Racket". This was one of the first "James Bond - styled" films in India. Rajkumar was the first actor in India to enact a role which was based on "James Bond" in a full-fledged manner. Bhagwan made the film after going through 11 books on James Bond. The movie was made with a budget of less than 3 lakhs and the makers recovered 2 lakhs from sale of dubbing rights alone. This movie is credited to have inspired a desi Bond genre in a full-
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James Bond Car Collection


of Bond movies are featured. Each magazine issue came with a 1:43-scale model car from an Eon Productions James Bond movie, diecast in metal, with some models including gadgets and character figurines displayed on a moulded base. Each magazine includes exclusive interviews, behind the scenes photos and anecdotes with 007's creators, actors and stunt drivers and movie trivia. General information and history of each real car. The front cover had pictures of the Bond actors from the movie that the car was in. On occasions other characters are shown,
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Paul Carpenter (actor)


by Percy Edwards). As a movie actor he "made over three dozen British films in the post-war decades, most of them 'B' pictures, such as "Diplomatic Passport" (1954) and "One Jump Ahead" (1955), to which he brought an easy, likeable authority that seemed more difficult for British actors to achieve", His final (uncredited) film appearance was in the 1964 James Bond film Goldfinger where he played an American General escorting James Bond. During rehearsals for a
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though Gayson's real voice can still be heard in original trailers for "Dr. No". Appearances as Sylvia Trench Clifton James is known for playing the role of Sheriff J.W. Pepper in "Live and Let Die" and "The Man with the Golden Gun". As Sheriff John W. Pepper, Louisiana State Law Enforcement. American actor Richard Kiel is best known for his role as the steel-toothed Jaws in the James Bond movies "The Spy Who Loved Me" (1977) and "Moonraker" (1979)
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Vijaya Lalitha


the 1960s and 1970s. She also starred in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and a few Kannada and Hindi movies, such as "Sadhu Aur Shaitaan", "Rani Mera Naam" and "Hathkadi". She was well known as the "Female James Bond" in the Tamil and Telugu industries and was frequently paired with "South India James Bond" actor Jaishankar in many Tamil movies. Her dance and song sequence "Palinginal Oru Maalikai" from "Vallavan Oruvan" is known as an evergreen until now. Some of
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actor, and worked with the first five James Bond actors. He also portrayed Q in a 1967 made-for-television special (produced by Eon Productions) entitled, "Welcome to Japan, Mr. Bond" which was included in the 2006 special edition DVD release of "You Only Live Twice". Desmond Llewelyn appears as Major Boothroyd/Q in the following films: In 1999, comedian John Cleese appeared in the James Bond movie, "The World Is Not Enough" as Q's assistant, referred to by
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Motifs in the James Bond film series


have been seven actors playing the role. Only two actors have played the part twice: David Hedison and Jeffrey Wright. Wright's first appearances also made him the first African-American actor to play the part in the Eon series, although Leiter was also played by Afro-American actor Bernie Casey in one of the non-Eon films, "Never Say Never Again". Keeping with the greater Hollywood tradition, every Bond film features chase scenes, usually more than one per film. Bond and his allies evade their
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Goa Dalli CID 999


Bond style of movies in the combination of the director duo with lead actor Rajkumar. The film is the second movie in the "CID 999 Franchise" created along the lines of the "James Bond" and "James Bond - styled" films with the first one being "Jedara Bale". The success of this movie led to two more sequels - "Operation Jackpot Nalli C.I.D 999" and "Operation Diamond Racket". The 2019 Kannada movie "Bell Bottom" had its protagonist "Diwakara" being influenced by this
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List of James Bond parodies and spin-offs


First published in 1960, Matt Helm is a fictional character created by author Donald Hamilton. The character is not meant to be a spoof of James Bond, rather having attributes of an homage, but not in the strict sense. Film versions of Matt Helm, as played by Dean Martin, were meant to spoof the 007 movies as well as the character James Bond. The four movies made took their titles from Hamilton's novels, though the movies had little in common with the books of the same name. "The
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Benicio del Toro


Dario in the James Bond movie "Licence to Kill" (1989), in which the 21-year-old del Toro held the distinction of being the youngest actor ever to play a Bond henchman. Del Toro continued to appear in movies including "The Indian Runner" (1991), "China Moon" (1994), "" (1992), "Money for Nothing" (1993), "Fearless" (1993) and "Swimming with Sharks" (1994). His career gained momentum in 1995
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James Bond 007 (role-playing game)


Origins Award in 1983, and a Strategists' Club Award as Outstanding Role-Playing Game in 1984. The game is set in the world of the James Bond books and movies. The characters take the role of secret agents, either James Bond himself or his allies, other agents of MI6, the British Secret Intelligence Service, or allied agencies (usually the American CIA), and thwart plots of world domination from foreign dictators, megalomaniacal mad scientists, and arch-criminals. Unlike many role-playing games, where
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Anatole Taubman


Anatole Taubman (born 23 December 1970) is a Swiss actor, who has appeared in many films, such as a henchman in the James Bond movie "Quantum of Solace", Stanislav Turgin in the film "", and as the monk Remigius in the TV miniseries "The Pillars of the Earth", but also in Swiss productions as "Marmorera" (2007). In 2012, he played also a bigger role in "Fünf Freunde" an adaptation of one of the famous books of Enid Blyton's Famous
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Barry Nelson


away from the movies again, but after it closed, he starred in the dual roles as Chick Graham and Bert Rand in "The Man with My Face" (1951). He was the first actor to play James Bond on screen in a 1954 adaptation of Ian Fleming's novel "Casino Royale" on the television anthology series "Climax!" (preceding Sean Connery's interpretation in "Dr. No" by eight years). Reportedly this was considered a pilot for a possible James Bond television series, though it
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Tony Ferrer


Antonio Laxa (born June 12, 1934) better known by his stage name Tony Ferrer, is a Filipino actor, film director and producer. He was tagged as the James Bond of the Philippines for his movies in which he played a spy named Tony Falcon in "Agent X-44" movie series. He won Best Actor at the Quezon City Film Festival for "Sapagkat Sila'y Aming Mga Anak" (1970) with Boots Anson-Roa and Vilma Santos. He received the nominations for FAMAS Award Best Actor in "Sabotage
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George Lazenby


George Robert Lazenby (; born 5 September 1939) is an Australian actor and former model. He is best known for having played Ian Fleming's fictional British secret agent James Bond in the film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (1969). At the age of 29, he was the youngest actor to have portrayed Bond. Lazenby is also the only Bond actor to receive a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor, and the only non-European actor take on the role
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Tang, the diabolic daughter of Dr. Fu Manchu in the Christopher Lee Fu Manchu movies. She is also memorable for her role as Ling in pre-titles sequence of the James Bond movie "You Only Live Twice" and in the role of "Juicy Lucy" in "The Virgin Soldiers". She continues to appear in films to this day, including "The Joy Luck Club", "Memoirs of a Geisha", and the recently released James Bond film "Casino Royale". She also has a recurring
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Klaus Maria Brandauer


1965 James Bond film "Thunderball". Roger Ebert said of his performance: "For one thing, there's more of a human element in the movie, and it comes from Klaus Maria Brandauer, as Largo. Brandauer is a wonderful actor, and he chooses not to play the villain as a cliché. Instead, he brings a certain poignancy and charm to Largo, and since Connery always has been a particularly human James Bond, the emotional stakes are more convincing this time." He starred in "Out of
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Auric Goldfinger


line "No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to die" was voted the number one best moment in the James Bond film franchise in a 2013 Sky Movies poll. Auric Goldfinger was played by German actor Gert Fröbe. Fröbe, who did not speak English well, was dubbed in the film by Michael Collins, an English actor. In the German version, Fröbe dubbed himself back again. "Goldfinger" was banned in Israel after it was revealed that Fröbe had been a member of the Nazi Party. However,
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Kathanayakudu (2008 film)


The verse alternates between clips shot of an actual movie crew filming on location, intercut with real-life superstar actor Rajinikanth — who plays a fictional superstar actor in this film — spoofing blockbuster movies such as "Zorro", "Lawrence of Arabia", "House of Flying Daggers", and the James Bond series. Following P. Vasu and Rajinikanth's film, "Chandramukhi" in 2005, Vasu had been keen to re-cast Rajinikanth in another role and, before signing "Kathanayakudu", he had narrated a
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Omega SA


"Need for Speed II", released on Microsoft Windows and PlayStation in 1997. Kojak In the US television series "Kojak", lead actor Telly Savalas wore a gold-plated Omega Time Computer One, the first mass-produced LED watch. James Bond Omega has been associated with James Bond movies since 1995. That year, Pierce Brosnan took over the role of James Bond and began wearing the Omega Seamaster Quartz Professional (model 2541.80.00) in the movie "GoldenEye". In all later films, Brosnan wore an
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On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film)


accept the new actor in the role. However, this was dropped in favour of ignoring the change in actor. To make audiences not forget it was the same James Bond, just played by another actor, the producers inserted many references to the previous films, some as in-jokes. These include Bond breaking the fourth wall by stating "This never happened to the other fellow", the credits sequence with images from the previous installments, Bond visiting his office and finding objects from "Dr. No", "From
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Roger Moore


Then he tried a thriller "The Naked Face" (1984), written and directed by Bryan Forbes. Moore starred in his final Bond film, "A View to a Kill" (1985). Moore was the oldest actor to have played Bond – he was 45 in "Live and Let Die", and fifty eight when he announced his retirement on 3 December 1985. Moore is also tied with Sean Connery as the actor who played Bond in the most movies. They both appeared in seven. Moore's
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Sean Connery


a much better actor than just playing James Bond, but he became synonymous with Bond. He'd be walking down the street and people would say, "Look, there's James Bond." That was particularly upsetting to him." While making the Bond films, Connery also starred in other films such as Alfred Hitchcock's "Marnie" (1964) and "The Hill" (1965). Having played Bond six times, Connery's global popularity was such that he shared a Golden Globe Henrietta Award with Charles
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James Bond Theme


riff of the "James Bond Theme". Craig's first James Bond film, "Casino Royale", does not feature the "James Bond Theme" in its entirety until the very end of the movie during a climactic scene. In "Casino Royale", the main notes of the song "You Know My Name" are played throughout the film as a substitute for the "James Bond Theme". A new recording of the classic theme, titled "The Name's Bond…James Bond", only plays
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I Wish I Was James Bond


, 00 status, licence to kill and vodka martinis). It mentions six of the actors who played as him and a lyric of the song is the 19th movie's title, "The World Is Not Enough". It also references Bond's family motto invented by Ian Fleming in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". The music video was released onto YouTube on 29 September 2008, it has the band playing in tuxedos on a white stage whilst there are men and women dancing to the side of the band
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Casino Royale (2006 film)


his job, who nevertheless cares about people and right and wrong," and that the film "has the answers to all my complaints about the 45-year-old James Bond series," specifically "why nobody in a Bond movie ever seems to have any real emotions." "Time Out New York"'s Joshua Rothkopf called Craig "the best Bond in the franchise's history," citing the actor's "crisp, hateful, Mamet-worthy snarl ... This is a screwed-up Bond, a rogue Bond
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London FrightFest Film Festival


scene of the Twilight Zone movie. Each played before the days early evening movie. The festival was covered by Emily Booth, reporting for Zone Horror, for the second year in a row. Thursday: "Eden Lake" with Dir "James Watkins" and Actors Michael Fassbender and Jack O'Connell, "I Know How Many Runs You Scored Last Summer" with directors Stacey Edmonds and Doug Turner, "Scar-3D" which screened at the Shaftesbury Avenue Cineworld. Friday: "Time Crimes", "King of the Hill"
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Motifs in the James Bond film series


and takes full advantage of the tools supplied. Desmond Llewelyn played Q in seventeen Bond films, appearing in more Bond films than any other actor, where he worked with the first five "James Bond" actors. Llewelyn's first film was the second in the Eon series, "From Russia with Love", after the actor who played the part in "Dr. No", Peter Burton, was unavailable for the filming schedule. (Burton's character was not yet called Q, but "the Armourer", Major
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The Movies


and a large entourage. Stars can also get stressed or bored, depending on how many movies the player puts them in. Each star has different thresholds regarding when they will get stressed or bored. If stars get stressed, they will resort to alcoholism or over-eating. Actors play a big role in "The Movies". An actor's age and physique affects the quality of movies. Scary-looking actors are suited for horror roles. Younger, more handsome looking actors are more suited for romance movie roles.
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List of recurring actors and actresses in the James Bond film series


Bond as R. In 2002, when Cleese reprised his role in "Die Another Day", the character was promoted, making Cleese the new quartermaster (Q) of MI6. In 2004, Cleese was featured as Q in the video game "James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing", featuring his likeness and voice. Cleese appears as R/Q in the following films: Actor Ben Whishaw took over the role in 2012's "Skyfall". Q was absent from the two previous movies, "Casino Royale"
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Our Man Flint


Flint asks if SPECTRE (the criminal organization in the early Bond movies) is involved, to which Agent 0008 replies, "It's bigger than SPECTRE!" The actor playing the role is similar in appearance to Sean Connery. Later in the film, Gila is shown reading a 0008 novel, a reference to the James Bond novels. The distinctive ringtone of Cramden's "presidential hotline" telephone was re-used in the films "Hudson Hawk", "" and in Seattle children's television program, "The
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Monica Bellucci


ever in the James Bond film franchise, playing Lucia Sciarra in "Spectre" (2015). Monica will appear as a Soul Sucking Queen of the Underworld in Australia's movie, "Nekrotronic". Bellucci married Italian photographer Claudio Carlos Basso in 1990; they divorced in 1994. Bellucci met French actor Vincent Cassel on the set of their 1996 film "The Apartment". They married in 1999 and have two daughters, Deva (born 2004) and Léonie (born 2010). Bellucci and Cassel announced their divorce on
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The Mole (Australian season 6)


chosen as two players who were "forward thinkers". They were isolated from the group, and given a series of questions and answers from which they had to memorise. They were then to travel on a manual train which was to be controlled by their muscles. The other four players, meanwhile, were to ride the train and answer twenty general knowledge questions. Questions ranged from those involving the relatives of terminated players, to "Harry Potter" to who the reigning AFL premiers were and how many actors played James Bond
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. French actress Léa Seydoux is known for her role as Madeleine Swann in "Spectre" (2015) and the upcoming Bond film (2020). Charles Gray appears as Ernst Stavro Blofeld in "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971). In the earlier "You Only Live Twice" (1967), he had played a British agent, Henderson, (though Australian in the novel) making him one of a small number of actors to have played a villain and a Bond ally in the series. Serbian actress Nadja
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Internet Movie Firearms Database


The Internet Movie Firearms Database (IMFDb) is an online database of firearms used or featured in films, television shows, video games, and anime. A wiki running the MediaWiki software, it is similar in function (although unaffiliated) to the Internet Movie Database for the entertainment industry. It includes articles relating to actors, and some characters, such as James Bond, listing the particular firearms they have been associated with in their movies. Integrated into the website is an image hosting section similar to Wikimedia Commons that includes firearm
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James Bond


above sea level. The James Bond character and related media have triggered a number of criticisms and reactions across the political spectrum, and are still highly debated in popular culture studies. Some observers accuse the Bond novels and films of misogyny and sexism. Geographers have considered the role of exotic locations in the movies in the dynamics of the Cold War, with power struggles among blocs playing out in the peripheral areas. Other critics claim that the Bond films reflect imperial nostalgia. American conservative critics, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s,
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Emilio Largo


Emilio Largo is a fictional character and the main antagonist from the 1961 James Bond novel "Thunderball". He appears in the 1965 film adaptation, again as the main antagonist, with Italian actor Adolfo Celi filling the role. Largo is also the main antagonist in the 1983 unofficial James Bond movie "Never Say Never Again", a remake of "Thunderball". In "Never Say Never Again", the character's name, however, was changed to Maximillian Largo and he was portrayed by the Austrian actor Klaus Maria
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Cinema of Scotland


portrayed James Bond in seven of the earliest Bond movies. Scottish actor Ewan McGregor has had success in mainstream, indie and art house films. He is perhaps best known for his role as Mark Renton in Danny Boyle's 1996 film "Trainspotting", for which he won a BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, or for portraying the young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy. In October 1997 he was ranked 36th in "Empire" magazine's "The Top 100 Movie
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Akiko Wakabayashi


Wakabayashi is best known in English-speaking countries for her role as Bond girl Aki in the 1967 James Bond movie "You Only Live Twice". Before this, she had made many movies in her native Japan, especially Toho Studio's monster movies, such as "Dagora, the Space Monster" (1964) and "Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster" (1964), both of which were also released under various other titles. In "Ghidorah", she played a mystical princess, who could predict
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List of recurring actors and actresses in the James Bond film series


Whitaker in the Bond film "The Living Daylights", starring Timothy Dalton as James Bond. In 1995 and 1997 Baker returned to the series, this time playing a different character, CIA agent Jack Wade, in "GoldenEye" and "Tomorrow Never Dies" with Pierce Brosnan as Bond. The character of Wade is similar to that of CIA agent Darius Jedburgh, played by Baker in the 1985 BBC Television serial "Edge of Darkness". He was nominated for "Best Actor" by the British Academy Television Awards.
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List of recurring actors and actresses in the James Bond film series


1995, actress Dame Judi Dench became known to an international audience after taking over the role of M (James Bond's boss) with the James Bond film series, starting with "GoldenEye". She is the only actor from Pierce Brosnan's Bond films to remain in the rebooted franchise. She appeared with Daniel Craig was cast as Bond in 2006's "Casino Royale", 2008's "Quantum of Solace" and 2012's "Skyfall". Dench played M in a total of eight films. In 2012,
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List of recurring actors and actresses in the James Bond film series


death in 1981, the producers hired actor Robert Brown to continue the role in the Bond films. Brown picks up the role in "Octopussy", however it is never explicitly stated on screen whether Robert Brown's character is intended to be the same person played by Lee, if he was intended to be Admiral Hargreaves, the role played by Brown in 1977's "The Spy Who Loved Me", or if he is supposed to be another character altogether. Brown played M in the following James Bond films: In
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List of film spoofs in Mad


film series, such as the James Bond movies, the 1970s "Planet of the Apes" sequels, and the "Twilight" movies. It has also combined multiple mini-parodies of unrelated films into a single article. Some actors and directors have said that they regarded ridicule by "Mad" as an indication of major success in their careers. In recent years, the parodies and their creators have been available outside the pages of the regular magazine. The March/April 2013 issue of "Film Comment" (Film
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Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie


The Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in an Action Movie is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Broadcast Film Critics Association at their annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards. 2012: Daniel Craig – "Skyfall" as James Bond 2013: Mark Wahlberg – "Lone Survivor" as Marcus Luttrell "'2014: Bradley Cooper – "American Sniper" as Chris Kyle ‡ 2015: Tom Hardy – "" as Max Rockatansky 2016: Andrew Garfield – "Hacksaw Ridge" as
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Lynn-Holly Johnson


Watcher in the Woods". The film received a limited release in April 1980, but was soon withdrawn and not given a wider release until October 1981. Also in 1981, Johnson starred as Bond girl Bibi Dahl in the James Bond movie "For Your Eyes Only". In that movie she played yet another ice-skater who has a crush on James Bond, played by Roger Moore. In 1984, Johnson starred in "Where the Boys Are '84", a remake of the 1960 film of the same
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Motifs in the James Bond film series


Kill" in 1985 opposite Connery, Lazenby, and Moore. She was followed by Caroline Bliss, Samantha Bond and Naomie Harris, who played opposite Dalton, Brosnan and Craig respectively. The four have arguably divergent interpretations of Moneypenny's personality, as do the six actors who have played Bond. A running joke throughout the film series is Moneypenny's unrequited love for Bond and his playful flirting with her. She flirts back, jokes and sometimes pouts, hoping to wrangle a proposal and a wedding ring out of him. A
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James Bond (literary character)


, Jeffery Deaver, William Boyd, and Anthony Horowitz. Additionally, a series of novels based on Bond's youth—"Young Bond"—was written by Charlie Higson. As a spin-off from the original literary work, there was a television adaptation of the first novel, "Casino Royale", in which Bond was depicted as a dim American agent. A comic strip series also ran in the "Daily Express" newspaper. There have been 26 Bond films; seven actors have played Bond in these films. The central figure in Ian
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Gippy Grewal


Rupinder Singh "Gippy" Grewal, is an Indian actor, singer, film director and producer whose works span over Punjabi and Hindi film industry. His single "Phulkari" broke many records in the Punjabi music industry. He made his acting debut in the 2010 movie, "Mel Karade Rabba", and which he followed with "Carry On Jatta", "Lucky Di Unlucky Story", "Bhaji in Problem" and "Jatt James Bond". He revived "PTC Best Actor Award" in 2011 for his
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Roy Stewart


"Fry's Turkish Delight", playing a snake charmer. Later, he was an extra in films and did stunt work. He would become one of the top black actors and stuntmen in Britain. Possibly his earliest role was an uncredited one, playing a slave in the 1959 film, "The Mummy". In 1973, he played the part of Quarrel Junior in the James Bond film "Live and Let Die" starring Roger Moore. Having not returned to Jamaica where the film was being shot for many years
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Inspirations for James Bond


A number of real-life inspirations have been suggested for James Bond, the fictional character created in 1953 by British author, journalist and Naval Intelligence officer Ian Fleming; Bond appeared in twelve novels and nine short stories by Fleming, as well as a number of continuation novels and twenty-six films, with seven actors playing the role of Bond. Although the stories and characters were fictional, a number of elements had a real-life background, taken from people whom Fleming knew or events he was aware of. These
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Production of the James Bond films


playing James Bond. His original contract had been for three films, a requirement fulfilled with "The Spy Who Loved Me". Subsequent films had been negotiated on a film-by-film basis. The producers engaged in a semi-public quest for the next actor to play Bond, which would be for "Octopussy". However, when Kevin McClory announced his re-working of "Thunderball" as "Never Say Never Again", the producers re-contracted Moore in the belief that an established actor in
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James Sloyan


film trailers for movies such as "Jumper", "The Shadow" and "How to Make an American Quilt". Sloyan was also "the voice of Lexus", having performed voice-overs in American television advertisements for Lexus since the make's introduction to the American market. In 2009, he was replaced by actor James Remar. Sloyan now voices ads for Mitsubishi. Sloyan and wife, Deirdre Lenihan, an actress, have been married since 1973. They are the parents of actor Dan Sloyan and actress Samantha
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Portrayal of James Bond in film


seven films; by the time he retired in 1985, he was the oldest actor to play 007 in the Eon series, and his Bond films had earned over at the box office. With the retirement of Roger Moore in 1985, a search for a new actor to play Bond took place that saw a number of actors, including Sam Neill, Pierce Brosnan and Timothy Dalton, audition for the role in 1986. Bond co-producer Michael G. Wilson, director John Glen, Dana and Barbara Broccoli "were impressed with
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Play Dead (2009 film)


years, but "Play Dead" elicited a true rarity: complete and utter bewilderment. And I don't mean bewilderment as to what the plot was, who the characters were or things like the geography of scenes, what I mean is: who is this movie intended for? How did all of these actors read it and decide they wanted to do it? How did a co-writer/director (actor Jason Wiles, marking his sophomore directorial effort) with a completely nonsensical movie have the organizational and leadership skills
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James Howe


Gory Gazette" which he made for a self-founded club, Vampire Legion. Howe would continue to write plays during his theater studies at Boston University, and eventually move to New York City to pursue a career as an actor and model while directing plays and working as a literary agent. In the mid-1970s, Howe's mother-in-law encouraged him and his wife, Deborah Howe, to create a children's story based on a character the two had created while watching older Dracula movies, which at the time
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List of actors considered for the James Bond character


feeling that they did not want to be viewed as the man who replaced Sean Connery. Pierce Brosnan was chosen as Bond for "The Living Daylights", but had to leave the role because the show "Remington Steele" had been renewed, as Brosnan played the lead role. The role then went to Dalton. Brosnan made his debut as Bond in "GoldenEye". The following actors were considered for the role of James Bond, but were cast as supporting or opposing characters; in the case of Colin Salmon,
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The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film)


Man is different from the "Harry Potter" franchise, which is based on a few novels and "more like James Bond" because "there's so much material in Spider-Man that there are so many stories to tell and so many characters." He described the film as "not a remake" explaining that "we're not making Sam's movie again. It's a different universe and a different story with different characters." In May 2010, "The Hollywood Reporter" said the actors who met
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Ancillary market


that of movie sales since 2004. Because of the increased interest in video games many major media and communication companies have begun to show interest in video games as a way to market, brand, and advertise for their product. Some movies that have benefited from this are the "Harry Potter", "Lord of the Rings", and "James Bond" series. Because the video game industry has been able to outplay and outgross many movies, video game manufacturers are beginning to look in the direction of producing their own
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Tom Pugh


London. In the early 1960s he was short-listed to be the first actor to play James Bond, having come to the attention of the producers through having appeared in television cigarette advertisements, but Sean Connery was preferred. His first wife, the model Kitty Green, also had a James Bond connection, in 1965 having a small part in "Thunderball". His second wife was Misty Ramsawak, from Trinidad and Tobago. He had two sons by his first wife and a daughter by his second. Tom Pugh was
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Andrew Bicknell


Andrew Dean Bicknell (born 17 June 1956 in Taunton, Somerset) is an English character actor from the United Kingdom. Bicknell has appeared in a large range of British and American film and television work. He has also become known for playing the likeness of James Bond in the 2001 video game of "" as (then current) James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan had not renewed his contract to appear as the Bond likeness. However, Bicknell's casting as Bond was not heavily publicised or reported at the time. The game
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James Bond


"You Only Live Twice" was adapted into a 90-minute radio play for BBC Radio 4 with Michael Jayston playing James Bond. The production was repeated a number of times between 2008 and 2011. On 24 May 2008 BBC Radio 4 broadcast an adaptation of "Dr. No". The actor Toby Stephens, who played Bond villain Gustav Graves in the Eon Productions version of "Die Another Day", played Bond, while Dr. No was played by David Suchet. Following its success, a second story was adapted and on 3
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Rik Van Nutter


Rik Van Nutter (May 1, 1929 – October 15, 2005) was an American actor who appeared in many minor films and the James Bond picture "Thunderball". He is best known for playing the third version of Felix Leiter in the James Bond film "Thunderball" (1965). He also had a role alongside Peter Ustinov in "Romanoff and Juliet" (1968), and his later films included "Foxbat" (1977) with Henry Silva and Vonetta McGee and the Jim Brown WW2 adventure "Pacific
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Rick Yune


Rick Yune (born August 22, 1971 as Richard Yun) is a Korean-American actor, screenwriter, producer, martial artist and former model. His most notable roles have been in the movies "Snow Falling on Cedars", the first "Fast and Furious" film "The Fast and the Furious", and in the James Bond movie "Die Another Day". He was part of the main cast of the Netflix original series "Marco Polo" until the series was cancelled on December 12, 2016.
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Cold start (computing)


) then his/her latent factors can be estimated via an embedding function. Another recent approach which bears similarities with feature mapping is building a hybrid content-based filtering recommender in which features, either of the items or of the users, are weighted according to the user's perception of importance. In order to identify a movie that the user could like, different attributes (e.g. which are the actors, director, country, title) will have different importance. As an example consider the James bond movie series, the
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James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing


driving sections were developed using a separate engine by EA Canada. The driving was based on the engine from "Need for Speed". For the first time in any James Bond game, Electronic Arts hired actors to model the characters after, as well as their voice talents. In addition to Pierce Brosnan, Judi Dench and John Cleese reprised their roles from previous Bond films; the game features actors Willem Dafoe, Shannon Elizabeth, Heidi Klum and Vladimir Cuk as well as actor Richard Kiel, who played Jaws in the classic
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List of recurring actors and actresses in the James Bond film series


Bond films. Gotell won the role of General Alexis Gogol in "The Spy Who Loved Me" for being a look-alike of the former head of Soviet secret police Lavrentiy Beria. His first role in the James Bond films came in 1963, when he played the henchman Morzeny in "From Russia with Love". Starting in the late 1970s, he played the recurring role of General Gogol in the James Bond series, beginning with "The Spy Who Loved Me" in 1977. The character returned in "Moonraker
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James Bond


been twenty-four films in the Eon Productions series. The most recent Bond film, "Spectre" (2015), stars Daniel Craig in his fourth portrayal of Bond; he is the sixth actor to play Bond in the Eon series. There have also been two independent productions of Bond films: "Casino Royale" (a 1967 spoof) and "Never Say Never Again" (a 1983 remake of an earlier Eon-produced film, "Thunderball"). In 2015 the series was estimated to be worth
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Kazuma Kiryu


-head" to the point long time fans would be surprised by his actions. However, chief Masayoshi Yokoyama stated the character would mature across the storyline. Despite Kiryu's fame, Sato noted that players ended up enjoying Majima far more in the franchise. During development of "Yakuza 4", the staff started wondering how would they end Kiryu's story as, unlike other video game characters, he did not possess supernatural powers. They compared the character with James Bond whose actor changed multiple times across his movies. Describing
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Portrayal of James Bond in film


ultimately changing his view on Connery and incorporating aspects of his portrayal into the books. Seven actors in total have portrayed Bond in film. Following Connery's portrayal, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig have assumed the role. These screen versions have retained many traits from Fleming's depiction, although some of Bond's less fashionable attitudes have been dropped, such as racism, homophobia, retaining the services of a maid, and in the more recent films, smoking. Despite
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Dalton's humour as "brooding rather than flippant"; combined with his heavy smoking, they considered him "an effective leading man". Although Bond screenwriter Richard Maibaum called Sean Connery the best Bond, he considered Dalton the best actor of the four he worked with.Tom Mankiewicz agreed with this view, praising Dalton's androgynous facets.His predecessor, Roger Moore also felt that Dalton was the best actor to play Bond. Director John Glen also felt that Dalton was the best actor that portrayed Bond, and that he
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Toby Stephens


Moon". He played the lead in the film "Photographing Fairies" and played Orsino in Trevor Nunn's 1996 film adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night". In 2002 he took on the role for which he is most widely known, that of Gustav Graves in the James Bond film "Die Another Day". Aged 33 at the time of film's release, he remains the youngest actor to have played a Bond villain. In 2005 he played the role of a British Army captain in the Indian film
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James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing


front of you, and as a result it's usually easier to just run and gun your way through the levels." Some publications were more favorable. GameSpot's review called it "A brief yet satisfying action game that faithfully captures the look and feel of a typical James Bond movie." Likewise, 1UP.com thought that the game as a whole was serviceable, save for how short it was, saying that "The only serious black mark on EoN is its length -- you can bulldoze through Bond's story in a
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Jeffrey Wright


Indiana Jones Chronicles" and "". Among his other film roles was Washington attorney Bennett Holiday in "Syriana" (2005). The same year, he played Bill Murray's eccentric Ethiopian neighbor Winston in "Broken Flowers". In 2005, he starred in the play "This Is How It Goes". He also appeared as one of the tenants in "Lady in the Water". In 2006, Wright was featured as Felix Leiter in the James Bond movie "Casino Royale". He reprised the role
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (book)


ultimately what makes us despair when we begin to understand how seldom movies are more than this." The title itself is a reference to the character of James Bond, who was often referred to as "Mr Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" in international markets; the original theme song for the 1965 Bond film "Thunderball" was to have had this title. The book is now out-of-print in the United States, but is still published in the United Kingdom by the independent publishing company Marion Boyars Publishers.
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Colin Salmon


Colin Salmon (born 6 December 1962) is a British actor known for playing Charles Robinson in three James Bond films and James "One" Shade in the "Resident Evil" film series. He has had roles on many television series such as "Tales from the Crypt", "", "Arrow", "Limitless", and "Master of None". He currently plays General Zod on the Syfy series "Krypton". Salmon was born in Bethnal Green, London, England, the son of Sylvia
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Desmond Llewelyn


. Llewelyn had stated not long before his death that he had no plans to retire and that he would continue playing Q "as long as the producers want me and the Almighty doesn't." In the 2002 film "Die Another Day", John Cleese's character is the head of Q branch, having inherited the title of quartermaster from his predecessor. In all, Llewelyn appeared in 17 Bond films, more than any other actor, and worked with the first five "James Bond" actors. He also portrayed
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USC Trojans football


another was Ward Bond, who played on the 1926–1928 teams. (As a publicity stunt, the Atlanta Falcons drafted the 64-year-old John Wayne the 1972 NFL draft.) Other Trojan football players who went on to have movie careers include O.J. Simpson (actor), Allan Graft (director and stunt coordinator), Aaron Rosenberg (producer), Mazio Royster (actor), Patrick O'Hara (actor), Russell Saunders (director), Nate Barragar (director), Jesse Hibbs (actor), Tim Rossovich (
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Praveen Kumar (actor)


Olympics. Praveen Kumar's debut film was Raksha, a James Bond style Indian movie starring Jeetendra with him playing a large henchman Gorilla inspired by Jaws of The Spy Who Loved Me. He did similar role of large henchman Justin fighting against Jeetendra in Meri Awaz Suno. Praveen Kumar earned international acclaim when he played the role "Bhim" in B R Chopra's popular mythological tele serial "Mahabharata", making him a household name. Praveen Kumar also played the role of "Saaboo" in Chacha Chaudhary (the T.V. series
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25 de Abril Bridge


Portugal's budget constraints. Several movies have been filmed on the bridge, including some scenes in the 1969 James Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" when James Bond is in a car with Marc Ange Draco's henchmen and they drive across a bridge, and the bridge is featured near the end of the movie when Bond marries Tracy and drives with her in Bond's Aston Martin across the bridge again. You cannot walk across the bridge, but every year there is a half-marathon that starts on
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Oddjob


Oddjob (often written as "Odd Job") is a fictional character in the espionage novels and films featuring James Bond. He is a henchman to the villain Auric Goldfinger in the 1959 James Bond novel "Goldfinger" and its 1964 film adaptation. In the film, he was played by the Japanese-American actor and professional wrestler Harold Sakata. Oddjob, who also appears in the "James Bond" animated series and in several video games, is one of the most popular characters in the Bond series. Oddjob's
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List of recurring actors and actresses in the James Bond film series


This is a list of actors and actresses that have appeared physically (but not always characteristically) in the Eon Productions series of the James Bond film series more than once. In the Bond films, Bernard Lee's character, M, is Admiral Sir Miles Messervy (only ever named, besides as 'M', as 'Admiral' and 'Miles' on screen in his appearances), Bond's irascible boss who sends him out on assignments. He also portrays M along with Lois Maxwell as Moneypenny in the 1975
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Amin Hayai


Ghasemi. It took him long to get a main actor role in movies, and he was not successful in his first movie "Eve's Red Apple". In 2002, he was the top actor having played the most movies in one year with six including "The Smell of Heaven" and "Mani and Neda". He has also won the best male actor award in Fajr film festival for the movie "Night" in 2007. Also in the fifteenth Fajr Film Festival he was nominated for the best actor in
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Tommy Bond


Hollywood stars in the years of 1933 to 1951, including James Stewart, Eleanor Powell, Ray Bolger, Frank Morgan, and Eddie Cantor among many others. In 2004, a monument was dedicated at Hollywood and Vine commemorating the first movie made in Hollywood, made by the precursor to Bond's company, American Mutoscope and Biograph Company. Less than a year later, the 2.8 ton monument was stolen in April, 2005. Bond felt because of the monument's size, it had to have been an "inside job.
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James Bond in video games


the best reviews. At E3 2010, Nintendo revealed "GoldenEye 007", a remake for the Wii of the 1997 game. Developed by Eurocom, using their "" game engine, the game updated the story of the movie, with a script by Bruce Feirstein and the current Bond actor Daniel Craig as 007, it received positive reviews. A month later, a leaked media release suggested that Activision had hired Bizarre Creations to work on "", an original Bond story written by Feirstein. Both games were released on
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Jaws (James Bond)


no metal teeth. The film also features an actor who resembles the character Oddjob, another James Bond bad guy. "MythBusters" tested the plausibility of Jaws biting through the steel cable car wire. The model based on the dentures used in the movie had little impact on the steel cable, even with a hydraulic press at ten times human bite strength. Jamie Hyneman then took huge metal pincers and became "Claws", who, as the announcer said, was "meaner than Oddjob, more ferocious than Jaws, taller
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Abe Lincoln in Illinois (film)


Mary Todd Lincoln. The movie was adapted by Grover Jones and Robert E. Sherwood from Sherwood's Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same title. It was directed by John Cromwell. The film received Academy Award nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Raymond Massey) and Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (James Wong Howe). Abe Lincoln (Raymond Massey) leaves home for the first time, having been hired along with two of his friends by Denton Offutt (Harlan Briggs) to take a load
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James Harper (actor)


James W. Harper (born October 8, 1948) is an American actor. Throughout his career, he has acted in many movies and guest-starred in a myriad television shows, such as "Frasier", "Matlock", "NYPD Blue", "", and "JAG". He also played the role of Admiral Kelso in the 1998 film "Armageddon". In addition to acting, Harper has contributed his voice to several video games, most notably "StarCraft" as Arcturus Mengsk, ""
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James Bond 007 (role-playing game)


. The game was considered successful, selling almost 100,000 copies and quickly taking over the status of most popular espionage role-playing game from Top Secret. It was also well supported with supplements by Victory Games. But Avalon Hill had trouble renewing the license from Danjaq in 1987, with each side blaming the other for unwillingness to continue, and the game ceased publication. Publications in the James Bond 007 line included: Most adventures were based on specific James Bond movies, with a few vital plot details changed, so players who
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The Lego Movie (franchise)


Mike Mitchell, reportedly due to "creative differences". On September 6, 2017, it was announced that production of "The Lego Movie Sequel" would begin in Canada on October 2, 2017. It was also announced that Lord and Miller have returned to re-rewrite the script to tackle with gender issues on how a girl plays vs. how a boy plays. On March 23, 2018, it was confirmed that Tiffany Haddish was cast in the film as a new lead character while returning actors would be Pratt as
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HaMerotz LaMillion 4


reveal board. Airdates: 21, 24 & 28 January 2015 In the James Bond-themed Roadblock, one team member would be given a martini to hold until they had completed the task. After traveling from Limehouse Marina to the Presidents Quay House by speedboat, the chosen team member would have to figure out the code to unlock a safe containing the key to the telephone box. The code could be deciphered by arranging six actors who had played the part of James Bond into chronological order. The team member had to arrange
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Kyokushin


films starring Sonny Chiba and directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi were produced in Japan between 1975 and 1977: "Champion of Death", "Karate Bearfighter" and "Karate for Life". Chiba plays Master Oyama, who also appears in two of the films. Actor Dolph Lundgren has a third Dan blackbelt in Kyokushin. The James Bond movie "You Only Live Twice", starring Sean Connery, was filmed largely in Japan and featured a karate demonstration by a number of well-known Kyokushin students, including Shigeo Kato (who
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Prem Nazir


Kadathanadan Ambadi" (1990), in which he co-starred with Mohanlal. In one of his last interviews, he had expressed a desire to direct a film with Mammootty and Mohanlal in the lead. Two popular film genres initiated by Prem Nazir are the C.I.D series and the Vadakkanpattu series. The former is a group of investigative films in which Nazir played James Bond like protagonists. In most of these movies Nazir teamed with Adoor Bhasi, a famed comedy actor who would accompany Nazir characters in investigations. These hit mainstream
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List of Hellsing characters


stated if they actually change or if Hirano simply didn't bother trying to maintain identical patterns of hundreds of letters and images. Zorin appears briefly at the end of OVA III, with a full appearance in OVA IV, appears in OVA V, is a central character in OVA VI, and makes her final appearance in OVA VII. Her last name means "lightning" in German. In the James Bond 007 movie "A View to a Kill", actor Christopher Walken plays a villain named Max Zorin who was a
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Portrayal of James Bond in film


in "Dr. No" (1962). An amateur bodybuilder, he had come to the attention of the Bond film producers after several appearances in British films from the late 1950s. At a muscular 6'2", Connery was initially met with disapproval from Fleming, who believed him to be an overgrown stuntman who lacked the finesse and elegance to play James Bond; he envisaged a suave actor, such as David Niven, playing the role. Producer Albert R. Broccoli—known to all as Cubby—disagreed with Fleming's view
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