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About two weeks ago I was going to be in London the same days as the London Film and Comic Con and i noticed that Mads Mikkelsen was going to be there as well as Famke Jansen . The day before i read that Famke wasn't fan friendly at all which is a shame as she is one of my favorite villains in the series. So when i arrived i knew i wanted a photo with Mads Mikkelsen. So i purchased a photo with him and got only a autograph of Famke. When meeting Famke i told her that Goldenye was my first bond movie i ever watched. While i was waiting till Mads' photo shoot time it came to my mind to buy a pack of cards and to hold up 2 Jacks as this was the hand Le Chiffre beat James Bond with. Its one of my favorite parts of the movie. Once it was my turn i shook Mads' hand and told him i am a big bond fan and he held up one of the Jacks that i had bought. I am very happy to see that Mads is very fan friendly and that i met one my favorite Villains from one of my favorite Bond Movies.
Consider me VERY jealous! That is a great picture my friend!
Personally I don't get any of that at all since I wouldn't ask for either pic or autograph even for free. I don't mean from them (I like both), I mean from anyone. Anyway... 45 pounds :-O to take a pic with someone? Do they charge for autographs as well? Where does the money go? Charity I hope.
Btw, I don't know anything about Famke Jansen as a person, but she may have had shitty experiences with folks, or she may be naturally shy and uncomfortable with being on display and the center of attention like that (not unusual with actors), or she may dislike that sort of events for other reasons. I have no clue, but I wouldn't hold any of what you said against her.
No, it wouldn't be odd, and being on display as themselves isn't their profession. When actors are in front of film cameras or on stage in theatre they are performing as the character, not representing themselves. As themselves they can feel shy and vulnerable. Acting is like a costume they're safe in, and without that (as themselves) they can feel naked being the center of attention. It's different for different people, of course, since actors have different kinds of personalities like any other people, but that is how some actors feel. It's not like everyone who's an actor chose the profession because they enjoy being the center of attention in their personal life as well. Many actors aren't confident and relaxed and happy when dragged into public situations as themselves. With enough practice I suppose most learn to handle that stuff pretty well (even if they don't necessarily enjoy it), but it doesn't just come naturally because one is an actor. Sure some actors are super confident extroverts, but not all of them are.
Each actor is different. Some help and donate to charity's and organizations and some, like you said. just do it for money.
I also think with Famke, that her career has become much bigger than Bond. GE was 21 years ago. It's not actually the movie that defines her.
I think her iconic career role is Jean Grey in X-Men. She's even recently reprised the role.When she retires or is less active she might be more inclined to embrace 007 nostalgia.
I'm just speculating of course.
And i now speculate she is not that happy about Goldeneye because its a film which got her typecast or maybe she prefers to be remembered for much more than Bond but yeah maybe in the future she will embrace the Bond fandom much better.
Another thing which comes to my mind is that for many actors who participate in the series just do it as another job or just treat it as a their breakthrogh role but aren't fans of the franchise. Actually just a few of the Bond girls have spoken very enthusiastic about the franchise.
Lea never looked that excited about being in a Bond film she was happy to work witn Sam Mendez and liked to play a strong woman in a movie but didn't treat it as something out of this world like woow im in a Bond flick.
The only Bond girls who i have recalled excited for Doing Bond were Halley Berry, a bit more Rosamund pike and the Connery ladies.
Watch this documentary of 5 parts
Here is part 1 and follow the next videos From there
https://youtu.be/H2gzrOZs3LA
Now a bond special for the 40th anniversary Halley Berry speaking
https://youtu.be/JgynneaoLN0
What The Sean Connery Bond girls think of him, look how they sound quite exctied about their Bond days, actually I haven't heard any of the Bond girls speak so kindly of their Bond as the Sean Connery Bond girls speak about him.
https://youtu.be/eRPk_cDbEH8
Now that i remember ive seen a few interviews about Famke speaking about Bond and she doesn't speak that excited about this. So maybe as much as we adore Bond, Famke didn't and it's strange to us because she did it so great is almost ridiculous she didn't live this as much ad we do.
Ursula Andress and Honor Blackman play two of the most famous Bond girls ever.
Those roles easily peaked their careers.
Daniela Bianchi and Claudine Auger were dropped into uber-exposed big-budget Bond films, from modeling careers and foreign cinema. Same with the Japanese actresses. And Jill St John's career I think peaked playing opposite Connery.
These early Bond girls were showcased and trumpeted as the ultimate in Bond Girl fantasy. They reveled in it I'm sure.
The Moore girls I don't think had the same impact as they weren't the originals. They were more Round Two playing opposite the 2nd major Bond
But still for most of the Bond Girls I think the role remains a huge deal. The notable exceptions might be those who established themselves with regular notable work outside Bond.
Janssen is maybe the most famous of the X-Men actresses. Jane Seymour did a lot of post Bond work. She tends to downplay her Bond role. Even seems a little embarassed.
Britt Ekland I think is most famous as Rod Stewart's girlfriend, which is not to say she doesn't embrace her Bond Girl status.
Lois Chiles and Carey Lowell, I am guessing might prefer to be remembered for other things. They both did a lot steady work post Bond, notably Lowell's network tv stuff.
D'abo's most famous work outside Bond I think was hosting the Bond Girls dvd feature, linked above.
Of the Craig era, I think the girls do like the Bond recognition but not for the glam of it all so much, but more because these films are perceived to have provided weightier more substantial roles. I'm not sure I quite buy that, but that impression is there I think.
I think the '60s and '70s girls did the most iconic work. I never tire of those films and the girls are a big reason why. Of the more recent girls, the one that really grabs me is Olga in QoS. I liked her look and her spirit. Seydoux has a similar appeal.
I think Halle Berry, although she was a super famous actress at the time, really enjoyed being a Bond Girl. Good fun I think and the role amped up her spotlight even further.
You made great Points about all of them and the 60s girls might feel the most proud and do get excited talking about Bond because its when Bondcwas at its most famous and they were the first decade of the Bond girls.
And ive also noticed the ones who had a career after Bond are the ones who want to forget about it the most which is understandable but a little cocky if you ask me. Career or not after that Bond made them famous in the first place. For Famke might be a little more understandable because this role could have typecast her forever and might not have been able to have the career she has right now but should be more grateful about it.
So i guess at the end all depends on the character they got, the era when they were Bond girls and if they made something after that.
Maybe Rosamund after the huge success of Gone Girl will feel annoyed if she was constantly asked about Bond or Miranda Frost would be constantly mentioned.
The only ones who could still get excited about Bond in the same as us the fans are the Bond girls who were fans as well before they got cast as a Bond girl example Halley Berry.
She won an Oscar the same year as DAD. She's arguably the most A-List of all the Bond actresses, yet she's also one of the most appreciative of the experience.
I think most of these actresses would be appreciative of their Bond experience.
I really don't think it hurts any of them. Those with talent and acting versatility find their levels. Its a tough grind being an actress, I think.
There is only a limited career window where they can max out their exposure and get the good work.
Of recent vintage I think both Pike and Gemma Arterton got some good roles post Bond. They're both Brits. I think Bond really helped boost both their profiles.
Janssen may come around someday. Bond and X-Men are the same general genre.
There would be lots of cross-over fans.
I think one of the funniest Bond Girl experiences was Bach in TSWLM. She could barely act but moved real well in that slinky shimmering evening dress.
She made Rog look like Olivier.
But thanks to the Bond exposure I figure she got the female lead in Caveman, and a role better suited to her talents ie less dialogue, in fact I don't think there was any dialogue, where she met future hubby Ringo.
Yes i also have hopes Famke becomes more appreciative about her Bond girl days and see it its something as good as the X men. Maybe she felt Goldeneye objectified her too much.
And i agree it's refreshing how Halley was so appreciative about this expirience makes me like her Jinx a bit more and like you said she could have been teh biggest snub for being an oscar winner but no she loved being a Bond girl.
Im curious what Rosamund now thinks of Bond and how willing she is to talk about it. You say the link of the documentary i posted above was a feature of a DVD in which Bond film this document appears ?
Again I don' think it hurts. If you have talent, it's going to come through on the screen.
Bach only had limited ability but the massive exposure landed her opportunities. Caveman, though kind of cheesy, was a well budgeted film.
Pike's obviously got plenty good roles post Bond.
Would be interesting to know if she gives Bond any credit
Pike did do a commentary with Broz on the DAD dvd, so maybe there is some hint there.
Then maybe not. Could just be a lot of gushing about how much fun it was to shoot each scene
Could be something on a google You Tube search. An interview somewhere maybe
==D'Abo's Bond Girls Are Forever is a special feature on both the CR dvd and blu-ray releases.
I guess its much more of a blessing than hurting it does give them instant recognition and wven Barbara Bach had a career after Bond that means if they really want it there is a career after Bond.
This franchise is a blessing for any actress, that they want to recognize it is another story.
It seems DAD launched her from obscurity into the public eye.
It does seem that at the very least, high-profile Bond Girl work,equals massive exposure for the relative unknowns, and does open doors. It's then up to the actress to run with it and market what she's got.
In Pike's case, she built an impressive career.
‘Before I was cast as a Bond girl, I had never actually seen a James Bond movie,’ she said. ‘The Bond audition was strange—I’d just come back from China, doing the kind of hippie-backpacking thing that people do when they leave school.
‘All the girls in this beautiful old town house waiting to see the casting director were sleek and dressed in what seemed to me like leather. I was wearing something very thick and woolly. I was convinced I was all wrong.’
Despite her initial apprehension Rosamund, an accomplished cellist, won producers over during her first audition – she drew a blank when considering what MI6 double agent Miranda would wear.
‘My idea of a dress was an operatic concert gown,’ she recalled. ‘I quite proudly took the dress out at the second audition, and they all tried very hard not to laugh.
‘They politely told me that in James Bond films, the women tended to look sort of slinky.’
The actress went on to feature alongside Brosnan, Oscar-winner Halle Berry and Dame Judi Dench in film, which earned her a first significant accolade – the Empire Award for Best Newcomer.
But while Rosamund admits the sudden transition from unknown actress to internationally recognised star was overwhelming.
‘The Bond film was like an ejector seat from normality into a crazy circus world,’ she said. ‘It was trial by fire. I was 21, and I was made to look far more sophisticated than I felt. Instantly, I had to come to terms with myself as a woman and also as an object.
‘I was looking at myself from the outside for the first time. That awareness, for any girl, is both horrible and fascinating.’
Roles in big budget studio movies Jack Reacher and Wrath Of The Titans have helped broaden her appeal with American audiences, but it is her forthcoming portrayal of Amy Elliot Dunne in director David Fincher’s adaptation of Gone Girl, the bestselling novel by Gillian Flynn, that could cement her international status.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2606216/Rosamund-Pike-admits-shed-never-seen-007-film-landing-key-role-prepares-dark-Gone-Girl.html#ixzz4Ivs9RnqV
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Thanks for the article, it seems like it was something huge for her and she did love the opportunity.
And that story about the dress was funny but it worked made her stand out much more than the others.
Mind you I didn't see Elektra King coming either.
Easy to fool.
Pikelet had no defence.
Thanks for making me feel less silly with this.
I was also surprised thst she was the traitor as much as i was with Elecktra. I never saw it coming she would be a villain
And then there was Log Cabin Girl in TSWLM pts. All snugly and frisky. But as soon as Bond turns his back, she turns all killer-helper.
Hitchcock and the great noir filmmakers have nothing on Bond.
I did manage to pick off Onatopp as bad girl though. Something in her face. Seemed like she wanted to run Bond off the road. And I nailed Helga Brandt right away too, although the fact she worked for Osato might have been a giveaway ;)
The beautiful Britt Ekland (Mary Goodnight) and Luciana Paluzzi (Fiona Volpe) will be at the Mid-Atlantic Nostalgic Convention from September 15th-17th in Hunt Valley, Maryland.
http://mgram1.wixsite.com/nostalgia-convention
Well worth attending for a Bond fan