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YoungBeef03 t1_j2burkq wrote

It’s sure is a possibility, after hearing how rough Daniel Craig had it in Spectre and No Time To Die, I wouldn’t be all that surprised if the next Bond only wants to stay for one movie.

But, given that the casting of James Bond is such a massive announcement, and usually shapes the next few years of Bond movies, and I suppose contractual obligations, any one-and-done actors would probably make it clear before hand

George Lazenby wasn’t supposed to be a one-off, he just left early at the terrible advice of possibly the worst acting agent to have ever been in the business. Lazenby was offered a 6 or 7 film deal after OHMSS, and when Timothy Dalton only did 2 movies, it was because his contract expired and wasn’t renewed for Goldeneye.

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Revolutionary-Tree18 t1_j2cl4p4 wrote

I heard there was some kind of labor strike that shortened Dalton's run, which is a pity as I consider him the best Bond.

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elcornholioporque t1_j2c22qp wrote

>offered a 6 or 7 film deal

not even Moore (an established actor) was offered more than a 2-3 films contract yet Laz claims he was offered 7 , im not buying it. Laz , like Burt Ward , likes to tell tales

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YoungBeef03 t1_j2c2eqn wrote

It could’ve been a smart move, financially. Lock him in at the salary of an unknown actor, instead of paying exorbitant amounts of money like what they had to do to get Connery back

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elcornholioporque t1_j2c9jy3 wrote

>smart move, financially

for Cubby and Harry , perhaps not so much for Laz

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