The James Bond 007 movies are the highest money-wise profitable English language motion picture franchise to date. The English novelist Ian Fleming created James Bond 007 in 1953. Mr. Bond was featured in twelve novels and two short story collections. The motion picture franchise began with “Dr. No” in 1962.
The writer, Ian Fleming, died in 1964 but the character James Bond lived on. Subsequent James Bond novels were written by up to five other writers, counting Kingsley Amis, under the alias Robert Markham, John Pearson, Raymond Benson, John Gardner and Sebastian Faulks. Two screenplays were novelized by Christopher Woods and many other writers’ also contributed and wrote unsanctioned versions of James Bond.
The movies started in the year 1962 with “Dr. No”, the last film was “Quantum of Solace” from October 31, 2008. There have been 22 pictures to date with a 23rd now in the works.
Throughout the years numerous stars have portrayed the lead character of James Bond. Sean Connery is contemplated to be the original James Bond. He was Bond in 6 special movies, starting with the first “Dr. No” in 1962, followed by “From Russia With Love” in 1963, “Goldfinger” from 1964, “Thunderball” in 1965, “You Only Live Twice” in 1967 and “Diamonds Are Forever” from 1971.
In 1969, Sean Connery took a break from being James Bond for the film “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service”. George Lazenby played James Bond in that motion picture. He was the only artist of all of the James Bond actors to simply act in one movie.
The next actor to depict Bond acted in 7 films. Roger Moore was James Bond in 1973 for “Live and Let Die”, 1974 for “The Man with the Golden Gun”, in 1977 “The Spy who Loved Me”, from 1979 “Moonraker”, “For Your Eyes Only” in 1981, “Octopussy” in 1983 and the final movie to star Roger Moore as Bond was “A View to a Kill” in 1985.
Timothy Dalton followed for only the next two movies “The Living Daylights” from 1987 and “License to Kill” in 1989. “Goldeneye” came out in 1995 with Pierce Brosnan as James Bond. He continued for 3 additional movies, in 1997 “Tomorrow Never Dies” and 1999, “The World Is Not Enough” and 2002 “Die Another Day”.
The only fair-haired performer to ever represent Bond is the current star of the franchise. Daniel Craig was Bond in 2006 for “Casino Royale” and 2008 for “Quantum of Solace”. Another Bond movie is now occurring, set for an unstipulated occasion and only referred to now as “James Bond 23″. Daniel Craig is set to star in the lead part.
