History Trivia / JamesBond

** Moore had a near-miss on ''Film/TheSpyWhoLovedMe''. He decided at the last minute that it would be much more dramatic if he was sitting in the chair, instead of standing behind it when the gun underneath the dining table was fired. The special effects team had only reinforced the back of the chair for the original planned shot, which meant Moore risked serious injury if he didn't leap away in time.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: While some books and movies were adapted into comic books, Creator/DCComics [[https://web.archive.org/web/20061206011434/https://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2006_12_03.html could have made a Bond ongoing title in the 1960s if only they remembered they had the rights]], and when a publisher noticed they were about to expire in 1972, the idea of making a Bond comic was brought up and then shot down by the higher-ups who thought the series was on its way out. [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor It's been alleged this decission was what caused DC Comic's then publisher, Sol Harrison, to be]] [[KickedUpstairs promoted to president]] [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor and replaced with Jenette Kahn as publisher, four years later.]] Sol resented Kahn until his retirement in 1981.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: While some books and movies were adapted into comic books, Creator/DCComics [[https://web.archive.org/web/20061206011434/https://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2006_12_03.html could have made a Bond ongoing title in the 1960s if only they remembered they had the rights]], and when a publisher noticed they were about to expire in 1972, the idea of making a Bond comic was brought up and then shot down by the higher-ups who thought the series was on its way out. [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor It's been alleged this decission was what caused DC Comic's then publisher, Sol Harrison, to be]] [[KickedUpstairs promoted to president]] [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor and replaced with Jenette Kahn as publisher, four years later.]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: While some books and movies were adapted into comic books, Creator/DCComics [[https://web.archive.org/web/20061206011434/https://www.newsfromme.com/archives/2006_12_03.html could have made a Bond ongoing title in the 1960s if only they remembered they had the rights]], and when a publisher noticed they were about to expire in 1972, the idea of making a Bond comic was brought up and then shot down by the higher-ups who thought the series was on its way out.

** While Creator/RogerMoore enjoyed playing Bond, his absolute least favourite film from his tenure was ''Film/AViewToAKill'' due to the tensions he had with costars Creator/TanyaRoberts and Creator/GraceJones, and the gratuitous violence within the movie (namely, main villain Max Zorin gunning down his own miners). Not helping matters was his discovery that he was older than Tanya Roberts' ''mother'' (though, to be fair, said mother had her out of teen pregnancy). For that reason in particular, he bowed out of the role after this film.

** Nadja Regin played Kerim Bey's lover in ''Film/FromRussiaWithLove'' and BellyDancer Bonita in ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}''.

*** Sakata was badly burned when filming his death scene, where Oddjob was electrocuted by Bond. Sakata, however, kept holding onto his hat with determination, despite his pain, until Creator/GuyHamilton called "Cut!"

* KilledByRequest:
** Averted. After five films in six years, Creator/SeanConnery equally hated the character of and playing James Bond. He wanted to have him killed off not only so he wouldn't have to play him ever again, but so that he wouldn't have to hear or see about him ever again, either. Obviously, his request was denied.
** Happened to Creator/DanielCraig's Bond in ''Film/NoTimeToDie''.

* KilledByRequest: Averted. After five films in six years, Creator/SeanConnery equally hated the character of and playing James Bond. He wanted to have him killed off not only so he wouldn't have to play him ever again, but so that he wouldn't have to hear or see about him ever again, either. Obviously, his request was denied.
* LifeImitatesArt: Creator/DanielCraig was made Honorary Commander of the Royal Navy in September 2021. Bond is a Royal Navy Commander in his backstory.

* CashCowFranchise: The fourth-highest grossing film franchise ever (behind the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'', ''Franchise/StarWars'' and ''Film/HarryPotter''), thanks to also being one of the [[LongRunner longest running]] ones.

* AdaptationOverdosed: The novels became movies, comics, radio plays and video games.

** Marc Lawrence played a Slumber Inc. attendant in ''Film/DiamondsAreForever'' and gangster Rodney in ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun''. Some fans theorize that these two are intended to be the same character.

** Martine Beswick tried out for Honey Ryder in ''Dr. No'', but was deemed too young and inexperienced. She would later play one of the fighting girls in ''From Russia with Love'' and Paula Caplan in ''Thunderball''.

** Cec Linder was originally cast in ''Film/{{Goldfinger}}'' as Mr. Simmons (Goldfinger's opponent at the card game), while Austin Wills was cast as Felix Leiter.

** Creator/MieHama was originally intended for the larger role of Aki in ''Film/YouOnlyLiveTwice'', but doubts over her mastering of English, meant that she was ineligible for the part. Hama's reported depression over losing the role, and the disgrace it would bring to her family (she ''threatened to throw herself off the Imperial Hotel''), was instrumental in her taking the equally important, though less vocal part of Kissy Suzuki. Meanwhile Akiko Wakabayashi was originally cast as Kissy.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://jamesbond.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Here]] and [[http://www.jamesbondwiki.com/ here]].

*** The French voice of Creator/DanielCraig (including Bond), Creator/EricHersonMacarel, previously dubbed Gustav Graves (Creator/TobyStephens) in ''Film/DieAnotherDay''. Which is sort of ironic considering Stephens got to voice Bond himself in the [=BBC4=] {{Radio Drama}} based off Creator/IanFleming's books.