Casting the Continuation Novels

The Man With The Golden Gun (1971)

James Bond-George Lazenby
Ernst Stavro Blofeld-Telly Savalas
Irma Bunt-Julie Newmar
Francisco Scaramanga-Christopher Lee
Felix Leiter-David Hedison
Mary Goodnight-Sharon Tate (she would have gone further in her career, she deserved too).

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THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (1999)

Valentin Zukovsky – Olek Krupa
Christmas Jones – Jennifer Connelly
Viktor Zokas – Willem Dafoe
Elektra King – Catherine Zeta-Jones

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Thunderball (1962), if Fleming succeeded in having Hitchcock directing it:

James Bond - Cary Grant
Domino Vitali - Audrey Hepburn
Emilio Largo - James Mason
Felix Leiter - Jack Lord

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DIE ANOTHER DAY (2002)

Raoul – Edward James Olmos
Giacinta Johnson – Vanessa L. Williams
Tan Ling Zao – Russell Wong
Tan-Gun Moon – Jet Li
Gustav Graves – Tim Roth

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James Bond Dynamite Comics:

Eidolon:

Cadence Birdwhistle - Rachael Stirling
Beckett Hawkwood - Stephen Amell
Eve Sharma - Lashana Lynch
Sir Stephen Mackmain - Benedict Cumberbatch
Felix Leiter - Brad Pitt

Blackbox

Selah Sax - Christina Hendricks
Saga Genji - Ken Watanabe
Henchman with damaged face - Dave Bautista
Felix Leiter - Austin Butler

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Trigger Mortis (1996)

James Bond: Pierce Brosnan
Jeopardy Lane: Demi Moore
Jason Sin: Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Ivan Dimitrov: David Morse
Logan Fairfax: Bridgette Wilson
Natalya Simonova (instead of Pussy Galore): Izabella Scorupco
Lancy Smith: Joseph Fiennes

Forever and a Day (1994)

James Bond: Pierce Brosnan
Madame Sixtine: Meryl Streep
Jean-Paul Scipio: Gerard Depardieu
Irwin Wolfe: Billy Bob Thornton
Monique de Troyes: Monica Bellucci
Reade Griffith: Don Harvey

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Casino Royale '06 of it was a remake of Casino Royale '67

Sir James Bond: Alan Rickman
Evelyn Tremble (James Bond - 007): Steve Coogan
Jimmy Bond (Dr Noah): Jesse Eisenberg
Vesper Lynd (007): Rosamund Pike
Le Chifre: Angus MacFadyen

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THE MONEYPENNY DIARIES: GUARDIAN ANGEL (2005)

Philip Ross – John Hannah
Jane Moneypenny – Emily Mortimer
Cuban Security Policeman 1 – Tony Plana
Cuban Security Policeman 2 – John Leguizamo
Geraldo Gil – Andy Garcia

Nice. It’s a real shame that Alan Rickman never appeared in a Bond movie.

Carte Blanche (2005)

James Bond: Tom Hardy
Bheka Jordaan: Zoe Saldana
Ophelia Maidenstone: Jessica Chastain
Severan Hydt: Jeff Bridges
Felicity Willing: Cate Blanchett
Niall Dunne: Colin Farrell
Jessica Barnes: Maud Adams
Hiram Yaeger: Saïd Taghmaoui

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THE MONEYPENNY DIARIES: SECRET SERVANT (2006)

James Molony – Tom Wilkinson
Bond’s Russian Masseuse – Rebecca Romijn
Bond’s Moscow Escort Guard 1 – Brian Thompson
Bond’s Moscow Escort Guard 2 – Tyler Mane
Bond’s Moscow Escort Guard 3 – Thomas Ian Griffith
Bond’s Moscow Escort Guard 4 – Kevin Durand
Vladimir Grushenko – Kenneth Branagh

THE MONEYPENNY DIARIES: FINAL FLING (2008)

Congo Station Chief – Bill Nighy
Tangiers Local Dancing Girl 1 – Jessica Alba
Tangiers Local Dancing Girl 2 – Sarah Shahi
Michel – Vincent Cassel
Jean Marchès – Lambert Wilson

Never Send Flowers (1975/1976):

Flicka Von Grusse: Linda Thorson (let’s complete the three Avengers girls!)

David Dragonpol: Robert Redford

David March: John Davidson

Bodo Lempke: Danny DeVito

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Since I don’t know many kid actors and actresses, I’ll do the Young Bond series as if they were adult adventures. So here goes:

SILVERFIN (2005)

Red Kelly – Sean Harris
Wilder Lawless – Gwyneth Paltrow
Cleek MacSawney – Tim Curry
Randolph Hellebore – Brendan Gleeson

Young Bond reconfigured as an adult adventure:

BLOOD FEVER (2006)

Stefano – Alessandro Nivola
Amy Goodenough – Kate Beckinsale
Smiler – Jason Flemyng
Ugo Carnifex – John Lithgow

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Carte Blanche (1988)

title song: Whitney Houston

James Bond: Timothy Dalton
Bheka Jordaan: Whitney Houston
Ophelia Maidenstone: Kim Thompson
Severan Hydt: Michael Caine
Felicity Willing: Joely Richardson
Niall Dunne: David Warner
Jessica Barnes: Rosemary Harris

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Young Bond reconfigured as an adult adventure:

DOUBLE OR DIE (2007)

Perry Mandeville – Michael Fassbender
Kelly Kelly – Sienna Miller
Ludwig Smith – Peter Greene
Wolfgang Smith – Andy Serkis
Irina Sedova – Kathy Bates

Young Bond reconfigured as an adult adventure:

HURRICANE GOLD (2007)

Diego Garcia – Esai Morales
Precious Stone – Natalie Portman
Strabo – Michael Chiklis
Theda Glass – Naomi Watts

Young Bond reconfigured as an adult adventure:

BY ROYAL COMMAND (2008)

Dan Nevin – Dougray Scott
Roan Power – Rachel Weisz
Vladimir Wrangel – Vernon Wells
Perseus Friend – Peter Sarsgaard

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Maybe I should read more of these novels.

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Young Bond reconfigured as an adult adventure:

SHOOT TO KILL (2014)

Adam Elmhirst – Mark Strong
Boudicca Pryce – Alice Eve
George Barron – Vincent D’Onofrio
Anton Kostler – Kevin Spacey

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