Liam Neeson. In a new interview with , the action star cleared up rumors that he was slated to take on the role of 007 in the early '90s, and shared why his late wife, Natasha Richardson, changed his mind about playing Agent 007.«I was not offered James Bond.
I know the Broccolis. They looked at a bunch of actors. had come out and Barbara [Broccoli] had called me a couple of times to ask if I was interested, and I said, 'Yes, I would be interested,'» Neeson recalls of being approached for 1995's. «And then my lovely wife [Natasha Richardson], God rest her soul, said to me while we were shooting down in the Carolinas, 'Liam, I want to tell you something: If you play James Bond, we’re not getting married.'»He continues, «So I would tease her by going behind her back, making my fingers as though I’m holding a gun, and then [hums the James Bond theme].
I loved doing that sh*t!»While the couple joked around about Neeson playing Bond, the 70-year-old actor said Richardson was serious about her would-be husband not taking the role — even giving him what he said was a «James Bond ultimatum.»«She gave me a James Bond ultimatum.
And she meant it!» Neeson shares. «Come on, there’s all those gorgeous girls in various countries getting into bed and getting out of bed.
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