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The name's Bond... Jane Bond? Film producers considered making 007 a female spy and toyed with casting American star Susan Hayward as the British agent before going with Sean Connery, new Ian Fleming biography claims
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April 10, 2024
It details how Sean Connery ended up being cast in the iconic role, despite Hollywood producers considering a female Bond, believing it might give the film greater appeal. According to The Telegraph, Russian-American film director Gregory Ratoff pushed the idea after he bought the rights to Casino Royale for around £50,000. Written by Nicholas Shakespeare, the biography states: 'Since the mid-1950s, many well-known actors had been approached. Gregory Ratoff had the arresting idea of having Bond played by a woman, Susan Hayward.'