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Question:
Why exactly does Sir Sean Connery have resentment for Mr. Cubby Broccoli?
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Connery felt that as the movies got more and more successful and the producers more and more wealthy, he was left out of it. Budgets went up yet Connery, who came from a poor family and understood the value of money, never saw his paycheck go up in the same way. Add to that his struggle to cope with fervent fandom and by 1967 you're dealing with a very displeased man. No wonder his return for DAF included a million dollars, which he generously donated to charity, and a two-picture deal with UA. David Picker, whom I generally disagree with (mostly regarding OHMSS), explained it well I think. If you're growing bigger and bigger, almost exponentially, you can't leave your superstar out of it. However, the way I see it, Saltzman was the one Connery resented most because he kept loading himself while being a tough negotiator with Connery at the same time. Apparently, if Harry came on stage, Connery would stop performing right there.
When Cubby was dying, Connery at last made a phone call and set aside the differences. Barbara talks about this on the Everything Or Nothing documentary which every Bond fan should see.
Who would you rather see in that film?
Definetely not. I also like it as it is. Not sure how John Gavin looked in 83, but think he could have been a great Bond in 71.
Then... his failure would have been complete.
Eh, and if not him, then how about Sam Neill?
How about James Mason in his prime?
I know M, Q, and Moneypenny have been in the title credits for some time and I feel like they have all at various times had only one scene (Q, certainly).
Not including Blofeld?
And is Comte Balthazar de Bleuville really French for Blofeld?
There's something about prickly personalities--Connery, Craig in very different ways--that make for excellent Bond performances.
Then thank Christ you weren't in charge of UA at the time is all I can say.
Speaking of, does anyone have the Bond 50 set that includes Skyfall? I'm curious as to whether or not Eve or Severine was used for the packaging.
At the start M introduces him to Bond as 'Max Denbeigh head of the joint security staff' or some such and Bond says 'does that mean you should be called C then?' and looks very smug with this quip as if it's hilarious.
Am I being thick and missing something obvious because I can't for the life of me see the reason why Bond pulls this letter out of the air.
I can understand why Bond suggests Cleese should be called R (pathetically lame as it is) but here I seem to be missing the joke.
I know C was a codename for the 'real' M in the 60s but that's the only link I can fathom. I'm pretty sure at no point does M mention anything about him that begins with the letter C which leads to this abbreviation.
Well clearly this is what he's alluding to and also M later but for that gag to work it also needs to mean sonething else.
So C stands for 'centre'? In any event I don't think M mentions CNS in that meeting with Bond, it's only later we hear about that.