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Bond Role Was Too Tall An Order For Gibson

22 hours ago | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Mel Gibson's dream of landing the coveted James Bond role was shattered when a producer deemed him too short to play the secret agent.

The actor was tipped to become Bond at the height of his career - but producer Albert R. 'Cubby' Broccoli wanted a taller star, according to scriptwriter Tom Mankiewicz, who penned The Man With The Golden Gun and Live And Let Die.

Mankiewicz explains, "At one point Mel Gibson wanted to play Bond. And Cubby was against it. Cubby first of all had a thing about tall people. Bond had to be tall. And so Mel Gibson was too short. But he was a big star.

"Somebody at (film studio) United Artists said to me, 'Call him and tell him Mel Gibson would be great.' And Cubby said, 'I don't want to make a Mel Gibson movie, I want to make a James Bond movie.'"

The snub didn't keep Gibson from wooing one of Bond's girls - his current partner Oksana Grigorieva has an 11-year-old son with former 007 star Timothy Dalton. »

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Geek Deal: James Bond Blu-Ray Three-Packs for $30 Each

25 September 2009 1:00 AM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

In today's Gold Box Deal of the Day, Amazon is offering all three James Bond Blu-Ray Collection Three-Packs for $29.99 each, 57% off the Msrp of $69.99 Volume One includes Dr. No, Die Another Day, and Live and Let Die. Volume Two includes For Your Eyes Only, From Russia with Love, and Thunderball. Volume Three includes Moonraker, The World is Not Enough, and Goldfinger. As you know, Amazon's Gold Box Deals will only be available for 24 hours. »

- Peter Sciretta

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James Bond has licence to thrill in new comic strip collection

9 September 2009 3:53 AM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »

A New Book is reopening the files on some of James Bond's most famous adventures later this month.

Get ready for gadgets, girls, globetrotting escapades and nefarious villains bidding for world domination.

The James Bond Omnibus includes stories which appeared in daily newspaper comic strips in the late 50s and early 60s, before the film adaptations were made.

Released by Titan Books on September 25, priced £14.99, the omnibus collects for the first time eleven of Bond's most thrilling missions, adapted from Ian Fleming's novels.

The first bumper volume of its kind from Titan Books, Volume 001 presents Casino Royale, Live and Let Die, Moonraker, Diamonds are Forever, From Russia With Love, Dr No, Goldfinger, Risico, From a View to a Kill, For Your Eyes Only and Thunderball.

With an introduction by former Bond actor Sir Roger Moore, this paperback features 304 pages of action and the occasional vodka martini, shaken not stirred. »

- David Bentley

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Blu-Ray Review: James Bond Continues Blu-Ray Dominance With Four New Releases

1 April 2009 4:38 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Blu-Ray Rating: 5.0/5.0 Chicago – James Bond continues working his way into your Blu-Ray collection with the release of Volume Three of MGM’s “James Bond Blu-Ray,” which includes HD versions of “The World is Not Enough,” “Goldfinger,” and “Moonraker”. Meanwhile, the unofficial Bond adventure, Fox’s “Never Say Never Again” hits Blu-Ray at the same time. All will make worthwhile additions to 007 fans with Blu-Ray players.

In case you missed it, Volume One of “James Bond Blu-Ray” included “Die Another Day,” “Live And Let Die,” and “Dr. No”. Volume Two includes “For Your Eyes Only,” “From Russia With Love,” and “Thunderball”. Both collections were released last October. With the new volume, that’s nine official Bond movies on Blu-Ray. In other words, there will be more volumes in the future.

James Bond Blu-Ray: Volume Three was released on Blu-Ray on March 24th, 2009.

Photo credit: MGM

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- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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Bond Girls Team Up For New Comedy

17 February 2009 5:30 PM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »

Former Bond girls Jane Seymour and Denise Richards have teamed up for a new comedy.

The two actresses will appear in Freeloaders; Richards will play herself, and Seymour, a wealthy Hollywood socialite.

The film will also feature a cameo from British tycoon Sir Richard Branson.

Richards played 007's love interest Christmas Jones in The World Is Not Enough, while Brit Seymour was Roger Moore's Solitaire in 1973's Live & Let Die.

The two actresses have something else in common - Richards has signed on as a contestant in the upcoming season of Dancing With The Stars - the talent show Seymour once took part in. »

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