Warhead: the Bond movie that never was

[Kevin Roegele]

There is a fantastic article in the latest Total Film magazine about Kevin McClory's attempt to make a Bond movie in the mid-70's. The film had robotic sharks, a climax on the Statue of Liberty (007 parachutes onto it) and a henchman who, 'made Muhammad Ali look like a ***' (as was written in the script!). It sounds so much better than the 70's Bond movies that did get made. except TSWLM.

Sean Connery was somehow roped into help plan the storyline, and then Len Deighton wrote the script. Then, amazingly, Connery agree to star in the movie - that's right, Connery would have played Bond again in the mid-70's.

Eventually they had to wait ten years and make Never Say Never Again, which sucks.

 

[Furious Styles]

a climax on the Statue of Liberty (007 parachutes onto it)

Is it me, or does that just sound like the coolest idea ever?!?!?!?

I wonder if this attempt at "Warhead" and "Warhead 2000" with Timothy Dalton supposedly attached in the 90's bare any similarities?

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Is it me, or does that just sound like the coolest idea ever?!?!?!?

I wonder if this attempt at "Warhead" and "Warhead 2000" with Timothy Dalton supposedly attached in the 90's bare any similarities?

Absolutely, it's basically the same thing. McClory only had permission to remake Thunderball (repeatedly!). Apparently Liam Neeson was approached for Warhead 2000, to play 007.

 

[Furious Styles]

How come no one else has posted in this thread? This is riveting stuff to me lol. A Bond film with Connery in the 1970's. That just blows my mind away. I think it would have become clear whether or not Connery could have carried Bond through the 70's or whether Moore's take is what was needed during that time period.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

How come no one else has posted in this thread? This is riveting stuff to me lol. A Bond film with Connery in the 1970's. That just blows my mind away. I think it would have become clear whether or not Connery could have carried Bond through the 70's or whether Moore's take is what was needed during that time period.

Yeah, it was huge news at the time. Connery had said after Diamonds are Forever there was no way he would ever return - and then somehow McClory got him onboard for Warhead.

Also in the article, it states that Cubby Broccoli was genuinely worried about Warhead because his last film, The Man with the Golden Gun, hadn't been a big hit. So Broccoli threw everything into The Spy Who Loved Me, expecting it to be a battle of the Bond films......ultimately that happened in 1983 instead.

 

[Mr Jide]

Argh, I love connery, he's my favourite Bond but I wouldn't have wanted him to return unless he sorted himself out. In DAF he looked out of shape and as though he couldn't wait to fly out the exit door.

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Argh, I love connery, he's my favourite Bond but I wouldn't have wanted him to return unless he sorted himself out. In DAF he looked out of shape and as though he couldn't wait to fly out the exit door.

Very true. Diamonds he just did for the money. Warhead he was actually intrested in - he even helped write the story.

 

[Furious Styles]

Very true. Diamonds he just did for the money. Warhead he was actually intrested in - he even helped write the story.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Connery's career wasn't exactly smoldering during that time period? Perhaps he felt a need to return to Bond and was willing to help with the story to make it as good as possible

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Connery's career wasn't exactly smoldering during that time period?

Er....you might say that....

 

[deathshead2]

What the heck is that from?

 

[Furious Styles]

What the heck is that from?

LMAO, it's from a movie called Zardoz t:

Kev will now be referred to as "The Bringer Of Ridiculously Awesome Pics!"

 

[Mr Jide]

Inspiration for Shalashaska?

 

[Kevin Roegele]

Inspiration for Shalashaska?

You know, your avatar kind of looks like Homer Simpson.

 

[Mr Jide]

what?

 

[Kevin Roegele]

On the Misc. Films forum is a thread about, 'Best action movie ever made,'.....this is surely the best action movie never made. Alongside Cameron's Alien 5.