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EntertainmentYahoo Movies UKJames Bond Day: Why 007 has endured as a movie mainstay and will again
Bond’s initial genesis was as a post-war distraction for a rudderless writer looking to transplant his war-wise world into spiky pulp-fiction.
CelebrityYahoo Movies UKGeorge Lazenby pays tribute to James Bond co-star Diana Rigg, 007's only wife
Lazenby says press reports that he and Rigg clashed on set of their James Bond film were wide of the mark.
CelebrityYahoo Movies UKJames Bond star George Lazenby pays tribute to Sean Connery on his 90th birthday: 'The all-time greatest 007'
OHMSS star Lazenby says Connery is the "all-time greatest 007".
EntertainmentYahoo Movies UK10 actors who gave up on iconic movie roles
They played these roles once, but they didn't want to step into the famous costumes again.
NewsYahoo Movies UKFormer James Bond George Lazenby hits back against sexism accusations
George Lazenby has defended himself against accusations of sexism, after he said that women have 'bloody squeaky voices' and that men now 'have to ask permission to speak'.
NewsYahoo Movies UKGeorge Lazenby admits sleeping with 1000 women during the Bond era
The star was speaking around the forthcoming release of a new documentary about him called ‘Becoming Bond’. Lazenby slipped into the role of James Bond following Sean Connery’s five movies, and prior to Roger Moore’s tenure. Prior to becoming Bond in ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’ in 1969, he was a car salesman on Park Lane, before being spotted by a talent scout for the modelling business who propelled him to stardom.
NewsYahoo Movies UKDaniel Craig overtakes Pierce Brosnan as second longest-serving James Bond
As of today, stats compiled by the Press Association find that he’s overtaken Pierce Brosnan, having been in the job for over 11 years – 4,147 days to be exact, since he was announced as the new Bond in October, 2005. Brosnan also made four movies, ‘GoldenEye’, ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’, ‘The World Is Not Enough’ and ‘Die Another Day’, over 4,146 days in the tux.
NewsBen ArnoldHow George Lazenby Killed His Career As James Bond
In 1968, George Lazenby had the world at his feet. By chance, he’d met James Bond producer Albert ‘Cubby’ Broccoli in a barber shop, and had landed himself an audition to take over from Sean Connery in 'On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’. Peter Hunt, who was lined up as the director of the follow up to 1967’s 'You Only Live Twice’, Connery’s last appearance as Bond, seemed to agree that his lack of acting experience didn’t matter.
NewsTom ButlerAll 6 James Bonds Reuniting At Madame Tussauds
London wax work museum Madam Tussauds has revealed it is planning to bring together all six James Bond actors for the first time ever in wax form. Five new 007 figures will join Daniel Craig’s figure for a limited time in the capital before they head out on a Bond-esque world tour.