In the “What if” continuity, Live and Let Die with George Lazenby was a huge hit! So, now, this guy IS James Bond not only for the production but for the wordwide audience too. Time to raise a real dangerous enemy for Bond, introducing… The Man With The Golden Gun! Let’s start with a teaser…
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- The Man With A Golden Gun – Lazenby 1
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- The Man With A Golden Gun – Lazenby 2
It’s Too bad that Mr.Lazenby’s dumbass agent convinced him to walk away from the role. If he had stayed on the series would have gone to new heights, Not knocking Sir Roger Moore, TMTGG could have been alot better if they didn’t waste so much time on Scaramanga’s island. I liked your choices for who should take over 007 after Daniel Craig’s contract is up, Hugh Jackman has Roger Moore’s class and with the Badass attitude of Connery. with a Clive Owen you have a Hint of Dalton & Moore thrown into the mix,that would be interesting. I though the addition of Yul Brenner in the OHMSS was a nice touch, if offered the part he could have matched Telly Savalas. Here’s an relatively unknown fact, Benny Hill was aserious contender for the part of Goldfinger,trying to get into more serious parts and shed his comedic image. Unfortunately the producer’s didn’t want to see this turn into a parody and cast Gert Frobe instead.
This ‘What If’ continuity is a brilliant idea! Lazenby as Bond throughout the 70s would’ve been very appealing, bringing a grounded charm to the series which became more and more outrageous as that decade rolled on.
Here’s a possible thread for What If….how would Bond have fared with big name directors handling the franchise?!
To kick off, imagine Man With The Golden Gun helmed by John Brosnan, coming onto Bond off the back of Deliverance in ’72?!!
Anybody?