They now know that Sean Connery is eternal.
The four surviving successors - Roger Moore died in 2017-, of the first James Bond in history, George Lazenby, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig (in the order of their appearance on screen) all have wanted to pay tribute to the talented Scottish actor who created the role of the invincible secret agent in the cinema in
James Bond against Dr No
in 1962.
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MI6-licensed actor Daniel Craig, who is patiently waiting for
Die Can Wait to
finally hit theaters, posted his tribute in a statement to
Variety.
He is particularly laudatory: “
Sean Connery is above all a style and an era.
The spirit and charm it exuded set the bar very high.
He helped create the modern blockbuster.
And his figure will continue to have an influence on contemporary and future actors and directors.
"
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George Lazenby, the man of a single James Bond (On Her Majesty's Secret Service 1969), who had the heavy task of replacing Sean Connery then in delicacy with this secret agent character who stuck too close to his skin , meanwhile wanted to greet the man as much as the actor: “
For me, what he was, went well beyond the single character of Bond.
With his works of charity, with his political commitment, but also with his family, he was a man of heart.
A great actor, a great man and an underrated artist has passed away.
"
“Sean Connery, you were strong in every sense of the word, as a comedian and as a man, and you will remain so until the end of time.
"
Pierce Brosnan, actor
Shakespearean actor Timothy Dalton, who played 007 twice in
License to Kill
and
Kill Is Not Acting
, reacted to Sean Connery's disappearance in The
New York Times
: “
He had charisma.
He was a great example for us.
"
Pierce Brosnan, the direct predecessor of Daniel Craig, who played four times the secret agent imagined by Ian Fleming from 1994 to 2004, remembered the model that Sean Connery has always embodied in his eyes: “
He was my James Favorite Bond when I was a kid and even when I took over the character.
"Then addressing the great deceased actor directly, he concluded his praise with these words of respect:"
You have paved the way for us and we, all of your successors, have followed your path.
Each actor in turn looked at you with reverence and awe as we forged our own take on the role.
You were strong in every sense of the word, as a comedian and as a man, and you will remain so until the end of time.
"
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Goldfinger
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In homage to the talent of Sean Connery
Le Figaro
presents an extract of
Goldfinger
, one of the best James Bond with Sean Connery.
Goldfinger
by Guy Hamilton in 1964, with Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, Gert Fröbe ...