The Most Lucrative Motion Picture Franchise In History- James Bond
You don't have to look far to see the most flourishing English language big screen franchise in times past. It is the James Bond 007 films. James Bond is a unreal individual brought to being by the English author Ian Fleming back in 1953. James Bond was the key character in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have also been 22 movies to date beginning with "Dr. No" back in 1962.
Ian Fleming died in 1964, yet that was not the end of the novels featuring James Bond. Kingsley Amis, writing as Robert Markham, John Pearson, Raymond Benson, John Gardner and Sebastian Faulks, wrote successive James Bond novels. Additionally, Christopher Woods novelized two screenplays and an assortment of other writers' authored unendorsed versions of the character.
There have been 22 pictures in the James Bond franchise to date, the most recent being "Quantum of Solace" that was released October 31, 2008. The first motion picture was "Dr. No", from the year 1962.
Sean Connery is considered to be the primary James Bond. He played the character in 6 films beginning with "Dr. No" in 1962, followed by "From Russia with Love" in 1963, "Goldfinger:" in 1964, "Thunderball" in 1965, "You Only Live Twice" from 1967 and "Diamonds Are Forever" from 1971.
In 1969, Sean Connery took a time off from being James Bond for the movie "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". George Lazenby played James Bond in that movie. He was the only actor of all of the James Bond stars to merely act in one movie.
The next player to portray Bond acted in 7 films. Roger Moore was James Bond in 1973 for "Live and Let Die", 1974 for "The Man with the Golden Gun", in 1977 "The Spy who Loved Me", from 1979 "Moonraker", "For Your Eyes Only" in 1981, "Octopussy" in 1983 and the only remaining movie to star Roger Moore as Bond was "A View to a Kill" in 1985.
Timothy Dalton took over the reins in 1987 for "The Living Daylights" and "License to Kill" in 1989. In 1995, "Goldeneye" came out with Pierce Brosnan in the main role. Pierce Brosnan played in 3 further movies, "Tomorrow Never Dies" from 1997, "The World Is Not Enough" from 1999 and "Die Another Day" from 2002.
Daniel Craig, the only blonde James Bond to date, is the current lead part for the Bond franchise. He has starred in 2 movies so far, with at least one more anticipated for the future. Daniel Craig was Bond in "Casino Royale" from 2006 and "Quantum of Solace" from 2008. - 18424
Ian Fleming died in 1964, yet that was not the end of the novels featuring James Bond. Kingsley Amis, writing as Robert Markham, John Pearson, Raymond Benson, John Gardner and Sebastian Faulks, wrote successive James Bond novels. Additionally, Christopher Woods novelized two screenplays and an assortment of other writers' authored unendorsed versions of the character.
There have been 22 pictures in the James Bond franchise to date, the most recent being "Quantum of Solace" that was released October 31, 2008. The first motion picture was "Dr. No", from the year 1962.
Sean Connery is considered to be the primary James Bond. He played the character in 6 films beginning with "Dr. No" in 1962, followed by "From Russia with Love" in 1963, "Goldfinger:" in 1964, "Thunderball" in 1965, "You Only Live Twice" from 1967 and "Diamonds Are Forever" from 1971.
In 1969, Sean Connery took a time off from being James Bond for the movie "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". George Lazenby played James Bond in that movie. He was the only actor of all of the James Bond stars to merely act in one movie.
The next player to portray Bond acted in 7 films. Roger Moore was James Bond in 1973 for "Live and Let Die", 1974 for "The Man with the Golden Gun", in 1977 "The Spy who Loved Me", from 1979 "Moonraker", "For Your Eyes Only" in 1981, "Octopussy" in 1983 and the only remaining movie to star Roger Moore as Bond was "A View to a Kill" in 1985.
Timothy Dalton took over the reins in 1987 for "The Living Daylights" and "License to Kill" in 1989. In 1995, "Goldeneye" came out with Pierce Brosnan in the main role. Pierce Brosnan played in 3 further movies, "Tomorrow Never Dies" from 1997, "The World Is Not Enough" from 1999 and "Die Another Day" from 2002.
Daniel Craig, the only blonde James Bond to date, is the current lead part for the Bond franchise. He has starred in 2 movies so far, with at least one more anticipated for the future. Daniel Craig was Bond in "Casino Royale" from 2006 and "Quantum of Solace" from 2008. - 18424
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