I didn’t read the young Bond novels after Higson, and I only finished By Royal Command this year. Are the rest any good?
I would rank them as:
- Heads You Die (2016)
- Red Nemesis (2017)
- Strike Lightning (2016)
- Shoot To Kill (2014)
They take place post-Eton. Heads You Die and Red Nemesis are very solid adventures with HYD ranking among the best of Charlie Higson’s efforts, I think. And Strike Lightning is enjoyable although it is done as a Young Bond meets Steampunk style genre, which I suppose, is fine for a one-off. Shoot To Kill I wasn’t as wild about, but it is ok–more along the lines of Higson’s SilverFin but not quite as good.
Young Bond reconfigured as an adult adventure:
HEADS YOU DIE (2016)
Hugo Grande – Warwick Davis
Jagua Solares – Genesis Rodriguez
El Puño – Jason Momoa
Audacto Solares – Antonio Banderas
Young Bond reconfigured as an adult adventure:
STRIKE LIGHTNING (2016)
Hepworth Maximilian Blade – Christian Bale
Kitty Drift – Emma Stone
Herta Axmann – Margot Robbie
Konstantin Grünner – Hugo Weaving
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Forever and a Day (1986) rebooting the Bond series after Roger Moore
James Bond: Timothy Dalton
Madame Sixtine: Charlotte Rampling
Jean-Paul Scipio: Yves Montand
Irwin Wolfe: Larry Hagman
Reade Griffith: Paul Gleason
Monica de Troyes: Myriem Roussel
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Young Bond reconfigured as an adult adventure:
RED NEMESIS (2017)
Ivan Kalashnikov – Elya Baskin
Anya Kalashnikova – Gal Gadot
Adam Elmhirst – Jason Statham
La Velada – Cate Blanchett
1 Like
Casino Royale (1987) continuing on from FaaD 1986
James Bond: Timothy Dalton
Vesper Lynd: Helena Bonham Carter
Le Chiffre: Bob Hoskins
Rene Mathis: Guy Marchand
Felix Leiter: John Terry
Mr. White: Christopher Plummer
BLAST FROM THE PAST (2003)
Nishiuye – Clyde Kusatsu
Cheryl Haven – Patsy Kensit
Hans – Ron Perlman
Josef – William Sadler
Bunt’s 3rd Gunman – Michael Des Barres
Irma Bunt – Louise Fletcher
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MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DOOM (2003)
Hugh Hefner – Tommy Lee Jones
Lisa Dergan – Cameron Diaz
Estragon – Andrew Bryniarski
Anton Redenius – Frank Langella
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Quantum of Solace (1987) (following on from FaaD and CR)
James Bond: Timothy Dalton
Camille Montes: Lucia Mendez
Dominic Greene: Charles Dance
Strawberry Fields (her name is said in the film): Felicity Dean
Elvis: Julian Sands
Mr. White: Christopher Plummer
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Goldeneye (1990) continuing with rebooted Dalton timeline post-TLD/LTK and my Carte Blanche post from a few weeks ago
James Bond: Timothy Dalton
Natalya Simonova: Sandra Bullock
Alec Trevelyan: William Sadler
Xenia Onatopp: Greta Scacchi
Boris Grishenko: Eric Idle
General Puskin (instead of Mishkin): John Rhys-Davies
General Ourumov: Mikhail Baryshnikov
LIVE AT FIVE (2003)
Max – Bill Paxton
Janet Davies – Dina Meyer
Natalia’s Ice Skating Coach’s Bodyguard 1 – Patrick Kilpatrick
Natalia’s Ice Skating Coach’s Bodyguard 2 – Sven-Ole Thorsen
Natalia’s Ice Skating Coach – Cíaran Hinds
FOR YOUR EYES ONLY, JAMES (2009)
MI6 Source – Faran Tahir
Jane Moneypenny – Keeley Hawes
Zadran’s Man 1 – Andrew Divoff
Zadran’s Man 2 – Christopher Eccleston
Ahmed Khan Zadran – David Suchet
MONEYPENNY’S FIRST DATE WITH BOND (2009)
Head Of Sov Section – Bernard Hill
MI6 Registry Girl 1 – Gabrielle Anwar
MI6 Registry Girl 2 – Catherine McCormack
Soviet Agent’s Henchwoman – Cory Everson
Soviet Agent – Ian McKellen
Young Bond reconfigured as an adult adventure:
A HARD MAN TO KILL (2009)
René Mathis – Jean Dujardin
Wilder Lawless – Natalie Dormer
Emil Lefebvre – Marton Csokas
Charles Caiboche – Jean-Claude Van Damme
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Had Raymond Benson’s originally intended fourth James Bond short story actually been released as a 007 short story:
THE HEART OF ERZULIE (2003)
Haiti Police 1 – Carl Lumbly
Haiti Police 2 – Lance Reddick
Cherry Moon – Gabrielle Union
Jacob – Michael Jai White
Eli – Michael Clarke Duncan
Priest’s 3rd Man – Tony Todd
Jeremiah Priest – Samuel L. Jackson
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At the request Of Double-OhAgent
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Had Geoffrey Jenkins’ first ever continuation James Bond novel been released:
PER FINE OUNCE (1967)
The Ally – Roscoe Lee Browne
The Girl – Barbara Parkins
The Henchman – George Kennedy
The Villain – Lee Marvin
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I’ve seen some Ian Fleming novel castings mentioned in previous posts so I’ll give a few.
CASINO ROYALE (1953)
René Mathis – Yves Montand
Vesper Lynd – Hedy Lamarr
Basil – Peter Cushing
The Corsican – Peter Lorre
Le Chiffre – Edward G. Robinson
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LIVE AND LET DIE (1954)
John Strangways – Peter Lawford
Simone Latrelle – Audrey Hepburn
The Robber – Woody Strode
Buonaparte Ignace Gallia – Roy Glenn