After a then-record 12 years and seven consecutive films as James Bond, Roger Moore retired from the role at 57 after 1985’s A View to a Kill.

EON Productions were ready to reboot, taking auditions from the likes of Sam Neill (who hated the experience) and future 007 Pierce Brosnan.

The latter was offered the role but was unable to get out of his Remington Steele TV contract at the time, leaving him heartbroken, and in the end, they went with Timothy Dalton.

Daniel Craig’s gritty Casino…