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James Bond of the 1990s, but did you know he was almost the 007 of the late 1980s? The Remington Steele TV star auditioned for 1987's The Living Daylights, a reboot for the series after seven Roger Moore outings which is on ITV this evening. He bagged the role, but it wasn't meant to be. Previously sharing a still from his screen test for what would be Timothy Dalton's first 007 movie, Brosnan captioned the post: "A still from my screen test for Bond The Living Daylights back in 1986.

Daniel Craig ended his 15 year reign as James Bond so explosively at the end of No Time To Die. Even before he signed on for his fifth film, 007 fans have been speculating over just who could replace him. According to the latest bookies' odds, which should be taken with a pinch of salt, the outing star's runner-up for the role in the 2005 Casino Royale auditions is now the favourite.

JUST IN: Cary Grant: Star died suddenly from a stroke - warning signsFontaine's character is swept off her feet by Grant's, though she soon learns of the financial turmoil he is in, and that he has no ambition beyond gambling. McCann said: "Hitchcock had wanted Grant for the role precisely because of such audience expectations. "He knew that audiences on seeing Johnnie Aysgarth would know that he was Cary Grant, so that however bleak the situation might become, they would not believe that a character played by Grant could really turn out to be a murderer.

Channel 5 tonight, Dolly Parton: The Queen of Country shows all the stories behind many of the star's biggest hit songs, including how she came to write I Will Always Love You, 9 to 5, Jolene and Coat of Many Colours, as well as a look at her movie career with films such as Steel Magnolias and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. What some may not know is that during the height of Parton's success, the star went through a worrying deep depression that saw her begin to binge eat, drink excessive alcohol and even contemplate ending her own life. At the age of 35 Parton first "got sick".

condition is having on her. Having looked after her mother throughout the COVID-19 lockdown, with the help of her husband Greg Wise and daughter Gaia, Thompson described their lockdown situation as something straight out of a film. "It's very funny, you know, living in between a 20-year-old, the fruit of my loins, and my mother," Thompson shared back in a 2020 interview.

Academy Awards and 10 nominations for her work in films like Jezebel and Dangerous, Davis became known for her forceful and intense style of acting and gained a reputation as a perfectionist in her craft. Giving a statement shortly after her death, the star's lawyer Harold Schiff revealed the following about her cancer: "The doctors had told us the cancer had spread; that it was terminal. "The doctors had said let her go on going about her business.

lifespan. Of these 14, three were considered to be particularly influential. They were:• Exercise• Smoking• Gender.

Dench was diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration, AMD for short, which is the biggest cause of sight loss in the UK according to the Macular Society. Affecting the middle part of an individual's vision, although it does not cause total blindness, it can make everyday activities, such as reading and recognising faces, difficult. Speaking about her own battle with the condition, Dench has admitted that she has had to give up her favourite past times such as reading a book or doing a crossword puzzle, but has cleverly been able to find ways to adapt to the condition as well.

SCROLL DOWN TO SEE JOSH BROLIN'S JAMES BOND SCREEN TESTAdams was asked to fly into London to take part in Brolin's final round of tests. In a surprise twist, it would end up being the Swedish actress, not Brolin, who would star in Octopussy.

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Glen Trotiner, who was first or second assistant director on such films as Captain America: The First Avenger, Independence Day and The Untouchables, along with Mozart in the Jungle, ER and dozens of other projects, has died. He was 65. Trotiner died June 16 in New York, but other details were not available.

Sean Connery starred in his fifth James Bond movie in a row, You Only Live Twice. By this stage, the Scottish was fed up playing 007 and displeased with his salary. When shooting in Japan he was left furious after being followed into a bathroom by a photographer and repeatedly pursued by a stalker.

READ MORE: Peter Kay: Comic's 'first hand experience' of 'complex' disease - condition explainedThe pockets become filled with fluid or puss and when this happens symptoms such as coughing, phlegm, fever, chills, and difficulty breathing are likely to ensue. DON'T MISSRespiratory failure, including pneumonia, is a common killer in the UK. Between 2020 and 2021, pneumonia deaths reached 19,642, according to the Office for National Statistics.

include Denzel Washington, George Clooney, Diane Keaton, Steve Martin, Jane Fonda, Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas, Al Pacino, the late Sean Connery, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro and more. The award is the highest honor an individual can receive for a career in film and is bestowed on creatives who have “greatly contributed to the enrichment of American culture.” Held on Thursday, a taped special of the event will premiere on TNT next week, June 16, at 10 p.m.

A wave of new driving laws will be amended and introduced throughout June that all motorists should familiarise themselves with.

James Bond wouldn't be the international super-spy that he is without a luxury sports car on the side to take him wherever he needs to go on.

It’s not just the dinosaurs that have evolved in the Jurassic World universe, turns out the humans have as well.

Laura Dern said her on-screen romance with Sam Neill in the 1993 film "Jurassic Park" felt "completely appropriate" at the time despite their nearly 20-year age difference as the pair spoke out in a recent interview decades after the release of the dinosaur flick. Dern was 23 years old and portrayed palaeobotanist Dr. Ellie Sattler when she starred alongside Neill, who was 42, and took on the role of palaeontologist Dr.

the Sunday Times, noting their feelings have changed over the years.“I am 20 years older than Laura! Which at the time was a completely appropriate age difference for a leading man and lady,” the “Tudors” star said.Dern and Neill are both reprising their roles as paleobotanist Dr. Ellie Sattler and paleontologist Dr.

Jurassic Park stars Laura Dern and Sam Neill are looking at the film in a new light. The actors, who starred as romantic interests in the 1993 dinosaur action , have come to terms with the fact that their might be inappropriate.The actors starred as Dr. Ellie Sattler and Dr.

Zack Sharf Laura Dern and Sam Niell headlined Steven Spielberg’s 1993 blockbuster “Jurassic Park” as paleobotanist Ellie Sattler and paleontologist Alan Grant, respectively. The two characters fall in love during the film despite the 20-year age gap that existed between Dern and Niell during the making of the film. Dern was 23 years old when filming started and 26 when the movie opened in 1993.

Sam Neill and Laura Dern are opening up about their on-screen romance in Jurassic Park, and talking about how their 20-year age gap while filming the 1993 movie wasn’t as big as issue as it would be now.

Laura Dern is reuniting with her “Jurassic Park” co-star Sam Neill for “Jurassic World: Dominion”, the latest sequel spawned from the franchise that kicked off with the 1993 blockbuster.

Jurassic Park film.The characters they played, Dr Ellie Sattler and Dr Alan Grant, were in a relationship – but there was a twenty year age gap between their characters.Speaking to The Sunday Times in a new interview ahead of the release of Jurassic World: Dominion – where the pair will resume playing their original characters – the actors reflected on the age gap between their characters.“Laura was a tender age. I’m guessing .

20th Century Studios is developing a reboot of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen for Hulu, Deadline can confirm.

A new adaptation of “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen,” based on the Alan Moore graphic novels, is in the works at 20th Century Studios. The project is in early development at the studio.The film will be written by Justin Haythe, who wrote Jennifer Lawrence spy thriller “Red Sparrow.” Kevin O’Neill drew the series which ended after 8 graphic novels in 2020.

Eternals actor Richard Madden has shot up in the odds as the Scottish actor most likely to play James Bond, according to bookies William Hill.

Ambulance (★★☆☆☆), supposed criminal mastermind Danny Sharp (Jake Gyllenhaal) is asked if he has a plan. Among others, his adopted bro Will (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), lured into another of Danny’s ill-conceived schemes, demands to know, “What’s the plan?!”Will’s question has the ring of an inside joke aimed at director Michael Bay for this hectic adaptation of the 2005 Danish drama Ambulancen.