The producers [of The Spy Who Loved Me] approached Steven Spielberg, who was in post production of Jaws, but ultimately decided to wait to see ‘how the fish picture turns out’.
Wikipedia describes the process of hiring a director.
Tag: bond
John, that is the worst fucking song I ever heard in my life. We open in three weeks’ time, otherwise I’d take that fucking song out of the picture. I’d take it out! Out!
Harry Saltzman, as related by composer John Barry (who died suddenly yesterday). The song in question? A little something known as the James Bond Theme.
Elon Musk: Bond Supervillain?
This article is worth a read on the basis of these two sentences alone:
“Elon has huge steel balls,” his ex-wife notes on her blog. “He truly does.”
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His other main business, a rocket company called SpaceX, aimed to replace the space shuttle and eventually take people to Mars.
Apparently the section detailing his underground base of operations with sliding, stainless steel doors and a monorail was edited out. Likewise any information about his taste in jumpsuits. I’m guessing red with little lightning bolt logos.
Lemkin 