The British people have spoken: Sean Connery is the best James Bond of all time. The 89-year-old actor, who first played his majesty's famous agent, emerged as a winner in a poll organized by Radio Times by winning 56% of the vote.
Just after him on the podium, we find Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan. The big losers are therefore Roger Moore, Daniel Craig and George Lazenby. Some may find the results questionable, as the counting method was not very clear!
Ian Fleming would have preferred Cary Grant
For the record, you should know that Ian Fleming, the father of 007, wanted Cary Grant to play his character on the screen, as the Guardian recalls . But in the end, the author changed his mind about Sean Connery's performance in James Bond vs. Doctor No in 1962, the film having met with enormous commercial and critical success. Moreover, and even if he is far from having won the polls, Daniel Craig is the actor who has played the longest time the famous secret agent. 14 years of good and loyal service due in large part to very long breaks between films.
As such, Dying Can Wait , the 25th opus in the franchise, which will also mark the farewell of Daniel Craig, is still expected for release next November. But in the context of the pandemic, we must obviously remain cautious even as many cinemas remain closed across the world.
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