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One James Bond star wished to take his abilities past performing as he wrote his very personal 007 movie – but it surely was by no means made.

In 1976, a Bond screenplay, written by authentic tremendous spy actor Sean Connery, revolved round a shoal of remote-controlled, nuclear-weaponised robo-sharks but it surely by no means made it to screens.

The unreleased movie initially went underneath the title of James Bond Of The Secret Service earlier than turning into Warhead. The movie was primarily based on the Ian Fleming novel, which had been developed as an authentic screenplay with writers Kevin McClory and Jack Whittingham.

Paramount, the producers and the press have been all very wanting to see the return of Sean Connery – regardless of him being in a writing function moderately than an performing function.

For some time, it regarded as if the movie could be made, presumably with Alfred Hitchcock on the helm and Richard Burton enjoying the Secret Service’s prime agent and Martini aficionado.

The film had some enormous scenes deliberate, together with 007 wresting mechanical sharks within the waters of New York City and paragliding onto the Statue of Liberty’s resplendent head to battle the disposable henchmen of the Spectre organisation.

However, the much-anticipated film bumped into authorized points that stopped it from ever being created.

The plot was reportedly too similiar to 1 being developed for EON’s subsequent Roger Moore Bond journey The Spy Who Loved Me. EON additionally claimed Warhead deviated an excessive amount of from Thunderball’s plot, resulting in years of authorized complications.

McClory took out an injunction towards Eon’s movie, however Eon had already taken out an injunction towards his, so both sides was now claiming that the opposition had pinched their materials.

Meanwhile, two producers named Albert R ‘Cubby’ Broccoli and Harry Saltzman had launched their very own collection of Bond films starring Connery, that means that the star pulled out of Warhead and Paramount did too.

In current occasions, one other British actor has been pipped to change into the subsequent James Bond after Daniel Craig stepped down from the notorious function again in 2021.

Previously, Hollywood icons Henry Cavil, Tom Hardy, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson have all been tipped to switch Daniel Craig because the notorious 007. But a shocking new identify has been pitched to movie execs that would see a brand new man step into the function.

Scottish actor Stuart Martin, 39, has rapidly change into a prime contender in response to sources.

An insider advised the Mail: “Stuart is the name that has been discussed in Bond circles by those in the know. He is in serious contention.”