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He should have played it as an older Basil.
I actually wouldn't say he was miscast, I think he played what he was given well.
I think they didn't want to make a decision regarding a) ignoring the events of LTK or b) being stuck with a maimed Felix (even though that would have been somewhat in keeping with the books.) A fresh character (i.e. Wade) probably gave them a lot more freedom to just write a new guy and cast whoever they wanted. I bet it had more to do with comfort than with deeper considerations about the Bond - Felix partnership.
Because LTK, I guess.
This is the best argument that GE was not a reboot. They were still thinking about continuity.
Did any Bond girl from any actors era go on to have a successful career post Bond?
Jane Seymour
Michelle Yeoh
Halle Berry
Eva Green
Probably the most success after their Bond experience.
As for miscast actors. I know they’ve been mentioned before, but Cec Linder and Norman Burton were horribly miscast as Felix Leiter. It’s impossible to imagine either of these having experienced dangerous field work with or without Bond.
Diana Rigg too and Lea Seydoux.
I'm on the same page when it comes to Barbara Bach (not just bad acting but also miscast, she's not believable as a Russian Agent), but @ToTheRight said that Bond Girls were also leads, not supporting ones.
If one counts NSNA, Kim Basinger also belongs in that list.
Also Sophie Marceau is a huge star in Europe, so I'd say she's definitely successful too.
Oh and Rosamund Pike, of course.
Michael Kitchen is definitely the definitive Bill Tanner. He made a very good impression in his two appearances. He's so far the only one to have played Tanner in a way close to the books. He's one of the better things about the Brosnan Bond films along with another recurring character, Valentin Zukovsky. It's a shame we didn't see more of him as Tanner.
Zukovsky is a legend. One of my favourite things about the Brosnan era is the B players.
@NickTwentyTwo
I absolutely agree about Zukovsky. I love his excited "BONDJAMESBOND!" in TWINE, followed by that disappointed look that says, "Oh, you are here for business."
Regarding the B players, I have also always enjoyed Colin Salmon, Michael Kitchen, Samantha Bond and of course Judy Dench in their respective roles. That was some spot-on casting, right there!
Agreed, I always kind of wished Robinson and Bond could have teamed up in an action-oriented scene, or maybe a pts...
And also Olga Kurylenko, I'm seeing her quite a lot in different movies these days, she's now in the process of making a name for herself.
I'll give a shout out to Carey Lowell as well- she was a DA on Law & Order for three seasons.
Pam Grier for Rosie Carber ? although she'd have been tougher than Bond and much more interesting than Solitaire. Solitaire in the book is not white, of course. As for Grier playing Solitaire, no, because Solitaire was supposed to be young and inexperienced.
It's been a while since i read LALD, but i'm pretty certain Fleming describes her as being white. 'Blue-black hair and pale skin'
Not quite accurate. It was Screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz who originally wrote the character as black, even though Solitaire is a white person in the novel.