'My name is Bond, James Bond'.
For 60 years, the typical presentation of the character in the films of one of the most long-lived and famous franchises in the history of cinema has been resonating
, the James Bond series that never tires and always excites in the same way.
It was October 5, 1962
when in the United Kingdom 'Dr No' (Agent 007 - License to kill) was released in the United Kingdom, the first chapter of the series dedicated to the British secret agent and inspired by the novel 'License to Kill' by Ian Fleming (1958).
No one would have imagined that a low-cost film would become a great commercial success and a real brand that has fascinated any type of viewer for 60 years.
The film, directed by Terence Young and produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli (EON Productions), brought to the screen a young Scottish actor at the time virtually unknown, Sean Connery, while the role of the main Bond girl, 'Honey Ryder' , was given to Ursula Andress, whose white bikini she designed became legendary.
Connery starred in a total of seven James Bonds, the most recent in 1983 in 'Never Say Never'.
Over the course of six decades and 25 films, George Lazenby, Roger Moore (with Connery the actor who played the role several times), Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig have taken on the role of the glamorous 007.
After the latest installment of the franchise, 'No Time to Die' (2021) and Craig's farewell to the role,
remains the dilemma of who will be up to interpreting such a charismatic and emblematic character.
A real headache for producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, whose answer to the persistent question for the name of a candidate for what is considered the most coveted role in British cinema, remains 'Not at the moment' (Not at the moment). moment).
Rumors also spoke of a woman, but Broccoli specified that she will be a man and of any skin color.
Then in the toto-names ended up, among others, Regé-Jean Page, Henry Cavill, James Norton, Idris Elba, Tom Hopper and even Harry Styles.
Meanwhile, the two producers of the franchise have entered history with the imprint of their hands along the concrete forecourt of the historic TCL Chinese Theater along the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles.
Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli are also busy celebrating the franchise's 60th anniversary.
In New York, an auction at Christie's, 'Sixty Years Of James Bond', has just ended, with about 60 iconic objects from the 25 films: among these also the silver Aston Martin DB5 which was sold for over three million dollars.
As the date of October 5 approaches, however, singer Shirley Bassey,
whose powerful voice made some of the series' soundtracks unforgettable, she will be among the protagonists of the retrospective 'The Sound Of 007 In Concert' at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
And a few days ago a vinyl version was released with all the 'title tracks' of the 25 films performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
