The Dalton Film That Never Was

[Alec 006]

Hello,

I've discovered a very interesting article on the MI6 website which details the third James Bond film that would've featured Timothy Dalton.

www.mi6.co.uk/sections/movies/bond17.php3?t=&s=&id=01930


As you may know, I'm a big fan of Dalton's interpretaion of 007.

It's truly a shame this film never got made...I think it would've been great!

Oh, well. I guess we'll never know.


Take Care!

[FormerBondFan]

That sounds like Tomorrow Never Dies.

[Greg Haugen]

I've read bits and pieces on this. It's a shame he never got to do just one more. I remember being intrigued by the suggestion that John Landis was being courted. Landis is a bit shot now but he was a very inventive director in his day and, obviously, had a great sense of humour.

[harrypalmer]

Is this the one with the mini robots?

[Alec 006]

Jun 26, 2008 19:27:54 GMT -5 harrypalmer said:

Is this the one with the mini robots?

Hello,

I think you're thinking of the McClory / Connery movie "Warhead", Harry. The script called for 007 to evade mechanical sharks in the sewers while trying to make his way to the Statue Of Liberty where a big showdown would've taken place.

Take Care!

[harrypalmer]

I think there were some nanobots in Tim's third outing too!

If you look at the bottom of the article -

www.mi6.co.uk/sections/articles/bond_17_intro.php3

[Alec 006]

Jun 28, 2008 6:00:32 GMT -5 harrypalmer said:

I think there were some nanobots in Tim's third outing too!

Hello,

Thanks for the heads up, Harry! Dalton and deadly robots...cool!!!

Damn! I so wanted another Dalton film, being one of the few who really loved "Licence To Kill".

Timothy really stuck to his guns and refused to "dumb-down" James Bond to please the multiplex hordes. Could that be partially why anytime I mention his name to casual Bond fans they say they didn't particularly care for him?

After seeing him as 007, I got into his other films and projects and I think he's absolutely fantastic.

I believe Timothy was the right Bond at maybe the wrong time.

Take Care!

[Greg Haugen]

Nanobots? I don't even know what nanobots are but I'd have paid money to see TD in a slightly more escapist Bond film.

[brookystreet]

I'd've loved another TD film, his firsrt 2 were equally good and I'd expect the third one to be too. He originally signed for 3 anyway but by 1994 (My birth year!) it seemed pointless. Sonds like early PB which I love (GE/TND)

[Stockslivevan]

Here's the first draft by Michael France, written when Dalton was still in the role. John Rhys-Davies reprising Pushkin from THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, before the character was rewritten as Dmitri Mishkin and Loelia Ponsonby making her debut. Very interesting, I think some ideas should have been kept such as Bond having a former M that defected (pre-Miles Messervy I should note) as opposed to 006. I like having a flashback sequence in the middle of the film instead, giving us first a sense of mystery on why Bond is so bothered.

rapidshare.com/files/145885602/Goldeneye__France_.pdf.html

[FormerBondFan]

Perhaps the unproduced Dalton's third film should be novelized.

[Jake]

Oct 31, 2008 0:24:17 GMT -5 Stockslivevan said:

Here's the first draft by Michael France, written when Dalton was still in the role. John Rhys-Davies reprising Pushkin from THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS, before the character was rewritten as Dmitri Mishkin and Loelia Ponsonby making her debut. Very interesting, I think some ideas should have been kept such as Bond having a former M that defected (pre-Miles Messervy I should note) as opposed to 006. I like having a flashback sequence in the middle of the film instead, giving us first a sense of mystery on why Bond is so bothered.

rapidshare.com/files/145885602/Goldeneye__France_.pdf.html

Thanks for that link Stockslivevan.

[Stockslivevan]

I've read the first 34 pages, so far so good. Most actually work better, although there's a blatant rip-off of the SPECTRE meeting in Thunderball where you wonder whether Blofeld will kill one guy or the other. Still, very good so far. I look forward to reading the rest.