![]() ![]() He had spotted Stone the year before when she was in the action movie Allan Quartermain and the Lost City of Gold and decided she was ‘very good’. ![]() The balance between hero and villain fascinates me and Robert Davi played the villainous side of the equation perfectly’.Ġ05: Interestingly, Glen once revealed that, when he and the casting dept were looking for an actress to play the main Bond woman Pam Bouvier, one of the first actresses he talked to was Sharon Stone. Glen has commented on a number of occasions that he thought Robert Davi was ‘perfect’ for the role of the callous drugs baron Franz Sanchez.Ġ04: As Glen recalled in his memoirs in 2001, ‘I was looking for a villain who could be the physical equal of Tim’s Bond, in much the same way Robert Shaw had been the equal of Sean Connery in From Russia With Love. Wilson, explored the frightening world of drug barons and the almost industrial-scale levels of illegal trading in drugs and intimidation that had gradually evolved. The right casting for the villain was thus especially important. As Glen recalled at one point: ‘We were about to go further than we had ever gone before…’.Ġ03: The gritty screenplay, put together by Bond screen-writing veteran Richard Maibaum and co-written by Michael G. Nobody had directed more than four Bond films, so he was surprised (but also elated) to be invited back by Cubby Broccoli to direct the next 007 adventure.Ġ02: Glen was informed by Broccoli that the new movie would have a non-Fleming title, Licence Revoked, and they were planning a much ‘harder-edged’ 007 film, more closely in line with Ian Fleming’s Bond than before and also very much in line with with Dalton’s own vision of the character. ![]() The JBIFC takes the opportunity to celebrate the film and sets out (00)7 brief items of information about Glen’s views of the production, as set out in various interviews he has given over the last 27 years.Ġ01: After the popular box-office and critical success of The Living Daylights (1987), John Glen has recalled that he felt confident that his own period as director was surely at an end. The Starburst Festival, held in Manchester, in the UK, has seen large crowds in attendance over the Bank Holiday weekend and, unsurprisingly, Dalton’s movie brought out its own loyal fan-base, with a number of keen aficionados of the Bond franchise – and Dalton’s interpretation of Bond in particular – making up the audience.ĭalton’s second 007 adventure, which was radical and quite controversial in its time, retains a special place in John Glen’s heart and he clearly remains very proud of the movie. The veteran director attended the Festival for a post-screening ‘Q & As’ session after Timothy Dalton’s second Bond movie, Licence to Kill (1989), was shown to appreciative film fans. The Starburst International Film Festival held a true licence to thrill on Sunday, 28th August, when five-times 007 director John Glen was the special guest for a rare big-screen outing for a late 1980s Bond adventure. ![]()
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