There have been Bond actors who have been hired and replaced (John Gavin, Pierce Brosnan). Well, the same goes for some Bond girls and villains. Before the next Bond flick comes out, casting rumors usually fly around. Sometimes there’s a bit of truth to them, but most of the time it’s just bloggers looking for click-bait.
With this in mind, I’m going to go back in time and take some famous Bond movie roles and recast them with actors who may have done as good — if not better — a job than the one who was cast.
I love most of the original casting choices. I’m just going rogue casting director here!
DR. NO (1962)
Character: Dr. No (villain)
Actor cast: Joseph Wiseman
Actor considered: Christopher Lee
My choice: Yul Brynner
THUNDERBALL (1965)
Character: Domino (Bond girl)
Actress cast: Claudine Auger
Actress considered: Raquel Welch
My choice: Suzanne Pleshette
THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN (1974)
Character: Francisco Scaramanga (villain)
Actor cast: Christopher Lee
Actor considered: Jack Palance
My choice: Ricardo Montalban
THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977)
Character: Jaws (henchman)
Actor cast: Richard Kiel
Actor considered: N/A
My choice: Arnold Schwarzenegger
OCTOPUSSY (1983)
Character: Octopussy (Bond girl)
Actress cast: Maud Adams
Actress considered: Sybil Danning
My choice: Kirstie Alley
A VIEW TO A KILL (1985)
Character: Max Zorin (villain)
Actor cast: Christopher Walken
Actor considered: David Bowie
My choice: Malcolm McDowell
TOMORROW NEVER DIES (1997)
Character: Paris Carver (Bond girl)
Actress cast: Teri Hatcher
Actress considered: Monica Bellucci
My choice: Elizabeth Hurley
DIE ANOTHER DAY (2002)
Character: Jinx (Bond girl)
Actress cast: Halle Berry
Actress considered: Salma Hayek
My choice: Madonna
CASINO ROYALE (2006)
Character: Vesper Lynd (Bond girl)
Actress cast: Eva Green
Actress considered: Olivia Wilde
My choice: Mia Kirshner
SKYFALL (2012)
Character: Raoul Silva (villain)
Actor cast: Javier Bardem
Actor considered: Kevin Spacey
My choice: Johnny Depp
TIME TO BOND 