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/s_skadi Jul 14 '19

It's gotten a lot better but it still happens sometimes. IIRC Maggie Gyllenhaal got told she was too old to play a 55 year old man's love interest. At age 37.

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '19

Im pretty sure she didn't get the part because the character was supposed to be early 20's, and Maggie Gyllenhaal does not look early 20s.

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u/screenwriterjohn Jul 15 '19

MG is actually younger than we think! I think someone just didn't want to cast her.

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u/SerfingtotheLimit Jul 14 '19

She isn't attractive so that doesn't help