"""GoldenEye"" and ""Tomorrow Never Dies"", screenwriter Bruce Feirstein, with a plot connected to the Roger Moore Bond film ""A View to a Kill"". It was released to mostly positive reviews, the game also had a Game Boy Advance version by JV Games, which differs from the console versions. In 2004, """" was released on the same platforms with the exception of the Game Boy Advance version. A first-person shooter loosely connected to the Bond franchise a spin-off, it stars a former MI6 spy known as ""GoldenEye"", who works for Auric Goldfinger against Dr. Julius No. The game was panned for"
"Roger Moore Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 1927 – 23 May 2017) was an English actor. He is best known for having played Ian Fleming's fictional British secret agent James Bond in seven feature films from 1973 to 1985. Moore took over the role of Bond from Sean Connery in 1972, made his first appearance as 007 in ""Live and Let Die"" (1973), and went on to portray the spy in six more films until his retirement from the role in 1985. Appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1991, Moore was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 for"
"in the UK, on 2 October 2008 (). On 16 October 2012, ""Bond on Bond"" was published to tie in with the 50th anniversary of the James Bond films. The book, with many pictures, is based on Moore's own memories, thoughts, and anecdotes about all things 007, with some of the profits of the book going to UNICEF. Roger Moore Sir Roger George Moore (14 October 1927 – 23 May 2017) was an English actor. He is best known for having played Ian Fleming's fictional British secret agent James Bond in seven feature films from 1973 to 1985. Moore took"
"Moonraker (film) Moonraker is a 1979 British spy film, the eleventh in the ""James Bond"" series produced by Eon Productions, and the fourth to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The third and final film in the series to be directed by Lewis Gilbert, it co-stars Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Corinne Cléry, and Richard Kiel. Bond investigates the theft of a space shuttle, leading him to Hugo Drax, the owner of the shuttle's manufacturing firm. Along with space scientist Dr. Holly Goodhead, Bond follows the trail from California to Venice, Rio de Janeiro, and the Amazon"
"white until ""Casino Royale"" (2006). It is also the last gun barrel sequence in which Bond wears a hat. With the introduction of Roger Moore, and the use of a 1.85:1 matted aspect ratio, a fourth sequence was shot. It was used for just two films: ""Live and Let Die"" and ""The Man with the Golden Gun"". Moore wears a business suit and, unlike Simmons, Connery and Lazenby, uses both hands instead of one hand to fire his gun, his left hand bracing his gun arm. This is the first gun barrel sequence in which Bond is not wearing a"
"Roger Moore had expressed a desire to retire from the role of James Bond. His original contract had been for three films, which was fulfilled with ""The Spy Who Loved Me"". Subsequent films were negotiated on a film-by-film basis. Given his reluctance to return for ""Octopussy"", the producers engaged in a semi-public quest for the next Bond, with Timothy Dalton being suggested and tests being filmed with both Michael Billington and James Brolin. However, when the rival Bond production ""Never Say Never Again"" was announced, the producers re-contracted Moore in the belief that an established actor in the role would"
"of the funding for the Bond films, fell into financial difficulties following the box office failure of ""Heaven's Gate"" (1980), bringing uncertainty to the future of the funding. The situation was resolved in May 1981, when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquired United Artists. Following ""For Your Eyes Only"", Roger Moore had expressed a desire to stop 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"
"This may be based on an alleged sighting by a British sailor in 1939. In 1950, a Douglas DC-4 operated by the private airline Loftleiðir crash-landed on the Vatnajökull glacier. The glacier was used as the setting for the opening sequence (set in Siberia) of the 1985 James Bond film ""A View to a Kill"", in which Bond (played for the last time by Roger Moore) eliminated a host of armed villains before escaping in a submarine to Alaska. Several other films, including another in the Bond franchise, have been filmed on or using Jökulsárlón, the terminal lake of the"
"Live and Let Die (film) Live and Let Die is a 1973 British spy film, the eighth in the ""James Bond"" series to be produced by Eon Productions, and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. Produced by Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, it was the third of four Bond films to be directed by Guy Hamilton. Although the producers had wanted Sean Connery to return after his role in the previous Bond film ""Diamonds Are Forever"", he declined, sparking a search for a new actor to play James Bond. Moore was signed"
"the last Bond actor to wear a Rolex in the Bond franchise. He is seen wearing a Submariner with a date window in his last film ""Licence to Kill"". The watch is arguably a 16800 or 168000, as the movie was shot in the summer of 1988. In the newer James Bond movies, from ""GoldenEye"" onwards, he is now seen wearing Omega watches. Rolex Submariner The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner is a line of sports watches designed for diving manufactured by Rolex, known for their resistance to water and corrosion. The first Submariner was introduced to the public in 1954"
"long in the tooth"", and in December 2007 admitted that he ""was only about four hundred years too old for the part"". Like Connery, Moore appeared as Bond in 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."
"two films. After a six-year hiatus, during which a legal wrangle threatened Eon's productions of the Bond films, Irish actor Pierce Brosnan was cast as Bond in ""GoldenEye"", released in 1995; he remained in the role for a total of four films, before leaving in 2002. In 2006, Daniel Craig was given the role of Bond for ""Casino Royale"", which rebooted the series. Craig has appeared for a total of four films and his fifth is scheduled for release in 2020. The series has grossed almost $7 billion to date, making it the third-highest-grossing film series (behind ""Harry Potter"" and"
"a hiatus, he returned in 1971's ""Diamonds Are Forever"" and later 1983's non-Eon Bond film ""Never Say Never Again"". ""You Only Live Twice"" is the first Bond film to be directed by Lewis Gilbert, who later directed the 1977 film ""The Spy Who Loved Me"" and the 1979 film ""Moonraker"", both starring Roger Moore. ""You Only Live Twice"" was a great success, receiving positive reviews and grossing over $111 million in worldwide box office. An American NASA spacecraft is hijacked from orbit by an unidentified spaceship. The United States suspect it to be the work of the Soviets, but the"
"2016. James married twice: to Donna Lea Beach from 1948 to 1950, with whom he had one child, and to Laurie Harper, from 1951 until her death in 2015, with whom he had five children. He resided in Gladstone, Oregon, and died from complications of diabetes on April 15, 2017, aged 96. Clifton James George Clifton James (May 29, 1920 – April 15, 2017) was an American actor, best known for his roles as Sheriff J.W. Pepper alongside Roger Moore in the ""James Bond"" films ""Live and Let Die"" (1973) and ""The Man with the Golden Gun"" (1974), the sheriff"
"detonator (""Tomorrow Never Dies""). Before 1995, actors portraying James Bond had usually worn the Rolex Submariner (Reference 6538), albeit for a brief period where actor Roger Moore wore a quartz watch in the late 1970s. The Bond film producers wanted to update the image of the fictional ""super-spy"" to a more distinctly sophisticated ""Euro"" look. The main reason for the switch to the Omega Diver 300M for the Bond franchise is because of Lindy Hemming, a British woman, in charge of costume/wardrobe for the new movies. At the time she thought the Seamaster looked the part of a rogue special"
"Motifs in the James Bond film series The ""James Bond"" series of films contain a number of repeating, distinctive motifs which date from the series' inception with ""Dr. No"" in 1962. The series consists of twenty four films produced by Eon Productions featuring the James Bond character, a fictional British Secret Service agent. The most recent instalment is the 2015 film ""Spectre"", which was released in UK cinemas on 26 October 2015. There have also been two independently made features, the satirical ""Casino Royale"", released in 1967, and the 1983 film ""Never Say Never Again"". Whilst each element has not"
"Roger Moore, who starred with Llewelyn in six of his seven ""Bond"" films, spoke at his funeral on 6 January 2000 at St Mary the Virgin Church in Battle, Sussex. The service was followed by a private cremation at Hastings Crematorium, with the ashes given to Llewelyn's family. His widow, Pamela Mary Llewelyn, died in East Sussex in 2001, aged 85. His son, Justin Llewelyn, died in 2012, aged 60. Desmond Llewelyn Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn (; 12 September 1914 – 19 December 1999) was a Welsh actor, best known for his role as Q in 17 of the ""James Bond"""
"with Elliott Gould, Streisand's ex-husband), ""The Amityville Horror"" (1979), ""Night of the Juggler"" (1980), and ""High Risk"" (1981). When Roger Moore expressed his desire to leave the role of James Bond, Brolin screen tested for the role in the next film ""Octopussy"" (1983) and was tentatively given the part. Ultimately, however, Moore decided to continue in the series. In 1985, Brolin parodied his near-hiring as James Bond in the film ""Pee-Wee's Big Adventure"". In a film within the film, he merged the characters of Bond and Pee-Wee Herman, the ""real"" version of whom was played by Paul Reubens. He is"
"keeping Fleming's darker storyline and characterisation of Bond. Due to the then copyright issues related to the ownership of ""Thunderball"" the organisation Mr White is part of is not named Spectre. Pierce Brosnan had signed a deal for four films when he was cast in the role of James Bond. This was fulfilled with the production of ""Die Another Day"" in 2002. At this stage, Brosnan was approaching his 50th birthday. Brosnan kept in mind fans and critics were not happy with Roger Moore playing Bond until he was 58 and speculation began that the producers were seeking to replace"
"turned crooked camp commandant, asked to guard Greek antiquities desired by the Third Reich, and also guard the collection of archaeologists who are being forced to work to find and recover these objects, but he has other plans for the treasure he guards and for the people under his watch. With the success of his fourth outing as Bond, ""Moonraker"" (1979), Moore followed it with an action film ""North Sea Hijack"" (1980) where Moore played a very un-Bond-like hero, opposite Anthony Perkins. The film was a box office disappointment. Better received was ""The Sea Wolves"" (1980), another World War Two"
"another ice-skater who attempts to seduce an unwilling and much older 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 name. The film was a critical and box-office failure. In 1996, Johnson quit acting to concentrate on her family; her last acting role at that time was a made-for-television film, ""Fugitive X: Innocent Target"". In 2007, she returned to acting in a community theater production of ""It's a Wonderful Life"". Johnson currently lives in the Los Angeles, California area with her husband and their"
"acclaimed, earning him a BAFTA award nomination. ""Casino Royale"" became the highest-grossing in the series at the time. ""Quantum of Solace"" followed two years later. Craig's third Bond film, ""Skyfall"", premiered in 2012 and is currently the highest-grossing film in the series and the twentieth highest-grossing film of all time; it was also the highest-grossing film in the United Kingdom until 2015. Craig's fourth Bond film, ""Spectre"", premiered in 2015. He also made a guest appearance as Bond in the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, alongside Queen Elizabeth II. His fifth (and, possibly, final) Bond film, currently"
"from the American Society of Cinematographers. Richard Moore died at his home in Palm Springs, California, on August 16, 2009, of complications from old age. He was 83 years old. Moore was survived by his son, Stephen V. Moore, and daughter, Marina Moore, who was born in the Bahamas while Moore was shooting underwater scenes for the 1965 James Bond film, ""Thunderball"". He was predeceased by his daughter, Martita Laura, who died in 1994. Moore's marriage to Mary Grace Fuller, who died in 1985, ended in divorce. Richard Moore (cinematographer) Richard Moore (October 4, 1925 - August 16, 2009) was"
"not reprise the role of James Bond. Moore, who by the time of the release of ""The Living Daylights"" would have been 59 years old, chose to retire from the role after 12 years and 7 films. Albert Broccoli, however, claimed that he let Moore go from the role. An extensive search for a new actor to play Bond saw a number of actors, including New Zealander Sam Neill, Irish-born Pierce Brosnan and Welsh-born stage actor Timothy Dalton audition for the role in 1986. Bond co-producer Michael G. Wilson, director John Glen, Dana and Barbara Broccoli ""were impressed with Sam"
"around the world (garnering the film high honors at the Cannes Film Festival and several BAFTA Award nominations). Sean Connery returned to the role of James Bond in 1971 in ""Diamonds Are Forever"" after George Lazenby filled the role in 1969. Roger Moore succeeded Connery in 1973 with an adaptation of Ian Fleming's ""Live and Let Die"" which was the most successful of his Bond films in terms of admissions. ""Live and Let Die"" was followed by an adaptation of ""The Man with the Golden Gun"" in 1974, which at the time garnered the lowest box office taking of any"
"Service"" and Connery was enticed back to the role of Bond again for ""Diamonds Are Forever"" (1971), Moore did not consider the possibility until it seemed clear that Connery had stepped down as Bond for good. At that point, Moore was approached, and he accepted producer Albert Broccoli's offer in August 1972. In his autobiography, Moore writes that he had to cut his hair and lose weight for the role. Although he resented having to make those changes, he was finally cast as James Bond in ""Live and Let Die"" (1973). Moore then made ""Gold"" (1974), based on a novel"
"Jean Brodie"", ""The Golden Voyage of Sinbad"", ""Orca"", and ""Clash of the Titans"". Moore died in 1987. Ted Moore Ted Moore, (7 August 1914 – 1987) was a cinematographer and camera operator on nearly fifty films, and is probably most famous for his work on seven of the James Bond films in the 1960s and early 1970s. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Fred Zinnemann's ""A Man for All Seasons"". Born in South Africa, Moore moved to Great Britain at the age of sixteen, where he served in the Royal Air Force during World"
"appeared in the film adaptation of Agatha Christie's ""Death on the Nile"" as the murder victim Linnet Ridgeway Doyle, and in 1979, she appeared in what is perhaps her most famous role, that of NASA astronaut, scientist and Bond girl Dr. Holly Goodhead opposite Roger Moore's James Bond in ""Moonraker"". It was Moore´s fourth performance as Bond, the final 1970's Bond film and the third (and final) Bond film which Lewis Gilbert directed, as he had previously directed ""You Only Live Twice"" (1967, Sean Connery) and ""The Spy Who Loved Me"" (1977, Roger Moore). Chiles had initially been approached to"
"released the first cinema adaptation of an Ian Fleming novel, ""Dr. No"", featuring Sean Connery as 007. Connery starred in a further four films before leaving the role after ""You Only Live Twice"", which was taken up by George Lazenby for ""On Her Majesty's Secret Service"". Lazenby left the role after just one appearance and Connery was brought back for his last Eon-produced film ""Diamonds Are Forever"". In 1973 Roger Moore was appointed to the role of 007 for ""Live and Let Die"" and played Bond a further six times over twelve years before being replaced by Timothy Dalton for"
"007 Magazine to determine the greatest ever Bond film. ""Goldfinger"" came second in the poll and ""From Russia With Love"" was third. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (film) On Her Majesty's Secret Service is a 1969 British spy film and the sixth in the ""James Bond"" series produced by Eon Productions. It is based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming. Following Sean Connery's decision to retire from the role after ""You Only Live Twice"", Eon Productions selected an unknown actor and model, George Lazenby, to play the part of James Bond. During the making of"
"1985, four years before its destruction, James Bond (played for the last time by Roger Moore) drove along the freeway in ""A View to a Kill"" as he followed his ally Stacey Sutton (Tanya Roberts) during his quest to eliminate the villainous Max Zorin (Christopher Walken). For a sequence at the beginning of the 2007 film ""Zodiac"", which takes place in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the now-demolished freeway was digitally added behind a shot of the Ferry Building. In the 1993 NBC made-for-TV movie ""Miracle on Interstate 880"", the Embarcadero Freeway, which was being demolished at the time,"
"made outside the control of Danjaq, the first was the 1967 film ""Casino Royale"", with David Niven as Bond; the second was the 1983 film ""Never Say Never Again"", a remake of ""Thunderball"". ""Never Say Never Again"" was the result of a legal dispute involving Kevin McClory, one of the credited co-writers of the story used for the novel ""Thunderball"", who was awarded the film rights to the novel in a 1963 settlement with Ian Fleming. On 13 July 2009 Danjaq applied under s.69(1)(b) of the Companies Act 2006 for a change of name of James Bond Ltd, which had"
"of the ""Time Out Film Guide"" said, ""Grace Jones is badly wasted."" Norman Wilner of MSN chose it as the worst Bond film, while IGN picked as the fourth worst, and ""Entertainment Weekly"" as the fifth worst. Bond historian John Brosnan believed ""A View to a Kill"" was Moore's best Bond entry. He said Moore looked in better shape than the previous Bond film, ""Octopussy"". Brosnan especially admired the dirigible finale. Danny Peary had mixed feelings about ""A View to a Kill"" but was generally complimentary: ""Despite what reviewers automatically reported, [Moore] looks trimmer and more energetic than in some"