James Bond: The real reason why Clint Eastwood turned down playing 007 after Sean Connery
msn.comSean Connery starred in his fifth James Bond movie in a row, You Only Live Twice. By this stage, the Scottish was fed up playing 007 and displeased with his salary.
When shooting in Japan he was left furious after being followed into a bathroom by a photographer and repeatedly pursued by a stalker.
He'd also fell out with the 007 producers, refusing to leave his trailer if Cubby Broccoli was on set. Connery, who stars in The Great Train Robbert on BBC 2 this afternoon, demanded $1 million with a percentage of the film's gross if they wanted him to make 1969's On Her Majesty's Secret Service, but the producers wouldn't cough up the cash, so he left the role.
Suddenly the biggest part in Hollywood needed filling with Australian model George Lazenby bagging the role. He was offered a fat contract for more movies but turned it all down after just one on his agent's advice that the franchise was on the way out.
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