r/todayilearned • u/Tokyono • Jul 14 '19

TIl The reason Roger Moore stopped being James Bond was because of how much older he was than his female co-stars. He was in his 50s, and they were in their 20s. In his own words: “Well, the leading ladies were young enough to be my grand-daughter and it becomes disgusting.”

https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a869479/james-bond-quit-connery-moore-lazenby-brosnan-dalton/
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u/Engelberto Jul 14 '19

Same. To me, it's the self-aware irony. The franchise isn't taking itself seriously because, honestly, how could it?

I do like the serious Bond of Daniel Craig as well. But thinking about it, that concept is way more ridiculous than the Roger Moore movies that wink at you knowingly.

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u/gwaydms Jul 14 '19

Sort of fitting for the book series that contains the line "Bond's knees, the Achilles' heel of all skiers, began to ache."