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https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1528234/sean-connery-never-say-never-again-james-bond-micheline-connery
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<div><img src=”https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/36/750×445/1528234.jpg” class=”ff-og-image-inserted”></div><div readability=”37.992248062016″><p>After Sean Connery’s sixth <a data-link-tracking=”InArticle|Link” href=”https://www.express.co.uk/latest/james-bond” target=”_blank”>James Bond</a> movie, Diamonds Are Forever, the star declared that his time as the spy was over. He played the hero from 1962 in Dr No to 1967 in You Only Live Twice across five movies. Following that, George Lazenby played 007​ in one film before Connery rejoined the series in 1971 for one “final” journey. In 1983, he made his return in Never Say Never Again.</p></div><div readability=”40.246478873239″><p>Never Say Never Again was a special case as it was not produced by EON Productions, the owners of the Bond franchise.</p><p>Instead, it was a one-off movie from Taliafilm based on the Ian Fleming novel Thunderball.</p><p>Connery confirmed his attendance in the movie after working out a special contract that involved him receiving a $3 million salary and royalties from the movie.</p><p>Until the film was finalised it was working under the title James Bond of the Secret Service – until Connery’s wife got involved.</p><p><strong>READ MORE:&nbsp;<a data-link-tracking=”InArticle|Link” href=”https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1528089/henry-cavill-superman-james-bond-odds” data-name=”James Bond favourite Henry Cavill on ‘fleshing out’ Superman” target=”_blank”>James Bond favourite Henry Cavill on ‘fleshing out’ Superman</a></strong></p></div><div readability=”43″><p>Connery married his second wife, Micheline Connery, in 1975.</p><p>During the movie’s production, she noted how the Scottish actor had previously condemned any chance of returning to play Bond in the future.</p><p>She pointed out he said he would “never again” play the hero.</p><p>From this, she suggested the film’s title be Never Say Never Again.</p></div><div readability=”46″><p>The tribute to Micheline was another example of how much love Connery put into the movie.</p><p>Speaking in an interview in 1983, he revealed: “It’s really dense in terms of the story and subplot and texture – It’s like a detective story – and I have to take quite a bit of responsibility for that.</p><p>“Because I insisted that they go back to that sort of movie if I were going to do it, which, I suppose, is a certain kind of nostalgia on my part.”</p><p>He also recalled why he accepted the role of Bond in Never Say Never Again over any other 007 movies.</p></div><div readability=”36.815584415584”><p>Connery said: “To say no to all that wasn’t that difficult to me because I wanted to do different things. To say yes to [Never Say Never Again] wasn’t as definite.</p><p>”It came out of a series of situations … my wife had said why don’t you do it again? I thought about it and it didn’t seem like such a crazy idea.”</p><p><em><strong>Never Say Never Again is available to rent on <a data-link-tracking=”InArticle|Link” href=”https://www.express.co.uk/latest/amazon-prime” target=”_blank”>Amazon Prime</a> Video.</strong></em></p></div> Sun, 28 Nov 2021 13:10:48 +0000 Callum Crumlish
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https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1528089/henry-cavill-superman-james-bond-odds
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<div><img src=”https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/36/750×445/1528089.jpg” class=”ff-og-image-inserted”></div><div readability=”34.314381270903″><p>When Henry Cavill came onto the scene as Clark Kent – otherwise known as <a data-link-tracking=”InArticle|Link” href=”https://www.express.co.uk/latest/superman” target=”_blank”>Superman</a> – in the 2013 film Man of Steel, he became an overnight sensation. Although he reprised his role as the caped hero in both <a data-link-tracking=”InArticle|Link” href=”https://www.express.co.uk/latest/batman” target=”_blank”>Batman</a> V Superman: Dawn of Justice and Justice League, he has not received a solo movie since.</p></div><div readability=”42.895368782161″><p>Earlier this year rumours suggested Cavill had been ousted from the <a data-link-tracking=”InArticle|Link” href=”https://www.express.co.uk/latest/dc-comics” target=”_blank”>DC Comics</a> series, as the production company – Warner Brothers – was looking for a new actor to take his place.</p><p>For now, it isn’t clear if Cavill has truly been axed from the role, but the British star still wants to make a return.</p><p>Speaking in a recent interview, he revealed: “I was very keen on really fleshing out Superman’s early stages of his journey first.</p><p>”We had Man of Steel, and then we went quite a bit darker with Batman v Superman.” (Via GQ)</p><p><strong>READ MORE:&nbsp;<a data-link-tracking=”InArticle|Link” href=”https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1527972/Next-James-Bond-odds-Henry-Cavill-replace-Daniel-Craig-Tom-Hardy-Hopper-Madden-Elba” data-name=”Next James Bond: Henry Cavill smashes past favourites” target=”_blank”>Next James Bond: Henry Cavill smashes past favourites</a></strong></p></div><div readability=”46″><p>During Justice League, the Anti-Life Equation was introduced, which would have sent Superman into a vicious rampage against the other heroes in the universe.</p><p>This storyline would have shown Kal-L in a new light – something Cavill still wants to do.</p><p>He continued: “If he were to succumb to the Anti-Life Equation and become bad Superman, I really wanted to make sure we saw the hero Superman, and we saw the true symbol of hope, the beacon of light before we went down the path of darkness and then redemption.</p><p>”It’s still something I’m very keen to flesh out.”</p></div><div readability=”40.463709677419″><p>Despite having great odds on returning to the role of Superman, he also has fantastic odds on becoming one of the most iconic cinematic heroes of all time: James Bond.</p><p>Ladbrokes reported Cavill is currently the most popular actor in the betting list to become 007 after <a data-link-tracking=”InArticle|Link” href=”https://www.express.co.uk/latest/daniel-craig” target=”_blank”>Daniel Craig</a>’s final film, <a data-link-tracking=”InArticle|Link” href=”https://www.express.co.uk/latest/no-time-to-die” target=”_blank”>No Time To Die</a>.</p><p>Currently, the 38-year-old is third in the running with 6/1 odds on becoming Bond.</p><p>He follows the favourites <a data-link-tracking=”InArticle|Link” href=”https://www.express.co.uk/latest/rege-jean-page” target=”_blank”>Regé-Jean Page</a> and <a data-link-tracking=”InArticle|Link” href=”https://www.express.co.uk/latest/tom-hardy” target=”_blank”>Tom Hardy</a>, both of whom have 4/1 odds on taking the role.</p></div><div readability=”31.576271186441″><p>Cavill is joined by Tom Hopper and James Norton who both have 6/1 on the role.</p><p>Elsewhere in the odds is <a data-link-tracking=”InArticle|Link” href=”https://www.express.co.uk/latest/game-of-thrones” target=”_blank”>Game of Thrones</a> and <a data-link-tracking=”InArticle|Link” href=”https://www.express.co.uk/latest/eternals” target=”_blank”>Eternals</a> hero Richard Madden.</p><p>The Scottish star has now claimed 8/1 odds on becoming 007 in the near future.</p><p><a data-link-tracking=”InArticle|Link” href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWeqOTN6Dp0&amp;ab_channel=GQ” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow”>SOURCE</a></p></div> Sun, 28 Nov 2021 13:13:00 +0000 Callum Crumlish
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https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1528079/Elvis-Presley-girlfriend-Bind-girl-Ursula-Andress-film-Fun-In-Acapulco-Priscilla-Presley
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<div><img src=”https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/36/750×445/1528079.jpg” class=”ff-og-image-inserted”></div><p>Elvis had apparently replied to Fortas’ teasing over a flirtatin with Ursula: “No way, son, not with John Derek lurking all over the place. I’d be godd*mned if I’d start a conversation with her and see his possessive eyes glaring at me.</p><p>”You know he gave her a car, and on the steering wheel it said, ‘Baby, you’re indispensable.’ Head over heels in love with her. Never saw anything like it.”</p><p>The King famously had a rule he established for himself and the Memphis Mafia from the beginning.</p><p>West added: “Elvis told us never to leave him alone with her. It’s because he had a thing: he never went for married women.”</p><p>But that wasn’t all, in this case.</p> Sat, 27 Nov 2021 21:21:00 +0000 Stefan Kyriazis
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https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1528053/the-beatles-lord-of-the-rings-peter-jackson-jrr-tolkien
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<div><img src=”https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/36/750×445/1528053.jpg” class=”ff-og-image-inserted”></div><div readability=”33.427586206897″><p>In 1968 <a data-link-tracking=”InArticle|Link” href=”https://www.express.co.uk/latest/beatles” target=”_blank”>The Beatles</a> were in the midst of their excursion to India, where they worked on new music. During this time, the band were sent the <a data-link-tracking=”InArticle|Link” href=”https://www.express.co.uk/latest/lord-of-the-rings” target=”_blank”>Lord of the Rings</a> books by their Apple Corps film producer Denis O’Dell. After this, the Fab Four were keen to get a musical version of fantasy epics.</p></div><div readability=”54.588235294118″><p>The director of the 2000’s Lord of the Rings adaptation, Peter Jackson, recently gave some insight into what really went on.</p><p>He explained: “I’ve been scraping together little pieces of information. I’ve been interrogating Paul about it. Ringo doesn’t remember much.”</p><p>The New Zealand director went on: “When [The Beatles] went to Rishikesh and stayed in India, it was about three months with the Maharishi at the beginning of 1968, he sent the books to The Beatles.</p><p>”I expect because there are three, he sent one book to each of the Beatles. I don’t think Ringo got one, but John, Paul and George each got one Lord of The Rings book to read in India. And they got excited about it.”</p><p>Despite their enormous fame, money, and acclaim, The Beatles were denied any chance of their adaptation happening by the books’ author: JRR Tolkien. (Via BBC)</p><p><strong>READ MORE:&nbsp;<a data-link-tracking=”InArticle|Link” href=”https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1526731/the-beatles-film-biopic-midas-man-fab-four” data-name=”The Beatles film: Fab Four actors revealed for biopic” target=”_blank”>The Beatles film: Fab Four actors revealed for biopic</a></strong></p></div><div readability=”41″><p>Jackson revealed: “Ultimately, they couldn’t get the rights from Tolkien, because he didn’t like the idea of a pop group doing his story. So it got nixed by him.</p><p>”They tried to do it. There’s no doubt about it. For a moment in time they were seriously contemplating doing that at the beginning of 1968.”</p><p>In this long-lost version of Lord of the Rings, the Fab Four were due to play the story’s heroes.</p></div><div readability=”36”><p>Jackson later commented on the music that The Beatles would have made for the movie.</p><p>He said: “What would The Beatles have done with a Lord of The Rings soundtrack album?</p><p>”That would have been 14 or 15 Beatles songs that would have been pretty incredible to listen to.”</p></div><div readability=”42.091836734694″><p>After The Beatles’ version of Lord of the Rings didn’t get made, Jackson later made his adaptation beginning in 2001.</p><p>Jackson has since edited together a new version of the Let It Be documentary that was released in 1970.</p><p>The new three-part series, Get Back, has eight hours of new content from the band’s final album recording sessions in 1969.</p><p><em><strong>The Beatles Get Back is on <a data-link-tracking=”InArticle|Link” href=”https://www.express.co.uk/latest/disney-plus” target=”_blank”>Disney Plus</a> now.</strong></em></p><p><a data-link-tracking=”InArticle|Link” href=”https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-59387182″ target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow”>SOURCE</a></p></div> Sat, 27 Nov 2021 19:41:00 +0000 Callum Crumlish
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https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/1528045/James-Bond-films-Roger-Moore-Sean-Connery-007-actors
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<div><img src=”https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/36/750×445/1528045.jpg” class=”ff-og-image-inserted”></div><p>During a promo interview for Octopussy, Moore openly said: “Of course, Jack Schwartzman came to me and asked me if I wanted to do that, or did I want to do this. So, yes,&nbsp;of course, that gave me a certain amount of leverage.</p><p>”I said to Sean, ‘Which one do you want to do?’ and he didn’t want to do the one with Cubby, so I’m here and he’s there.”</p><p>He’s’ referring to the legendary bad blood between the original Bond actor and the franchise’s equally legendary (and strong-willed) producer.</p><p>The alpha pair had famously fallen out and refused to be on set at the same during the filming of 1971’s Diamonds Are Forever.</p> Sat, 27 Nov 2021 19:06:00 +0000 Stefan Kyriazis
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