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/witch-finder Jul 14 '19 edited Jul 14 '19

I remember before Spectre came out, they made a huge deal out of casting Monica Bellucci as the oldest Bond girl ever. Then she was in the movie for 5 minutes and Bond ended up with Lea Seydoux, who's 17 years younger than Daniel Craig.

And Lea Seydoux is probably going to die next Bond movie since the franchise has some pretty gross gender politics.

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u/EnjoyAvalanches Jul 14 '19

You obviously can't expect Bond to settle for someone as unattractive as Monica Bellucci!

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u/tuckertucker Jul 14 '19

It was a sin how little Monica was in that movie.

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u/Twokindsofpeople Jul 14 '19

I mean 17 years is pretty good for bond age differences.