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Aware of the danger of being typecast as James Bond, Brosnan asked EON Productions, when accepting the role, to be allowed to work in other projects between Bond series films. During that time, Dalton acted upon a clause in his contract and resigned, which left the door open for Brosnan, in 1994.īrosnan's appointment as Bond brought things full circle for the actor, who stated in interviews that the very first movie he ever saw was Goldfinger (1964) and that Sean Connery's performance as Bond was bad. Dalton's second turn as 007 Licence to Kill (1989), was a disappointment at the American box office, and legal squabbles about ownership of the film franchise resulted in cancellation of a proposed third Dalton film in 1991 and would put the series in a six-year hiatus. Dalton then became available and accepted the role. Brosnan (whose Remington Steele series had just ended), was offered the role, but publicity revived the Remington Steele programme and forced Brosnan to back out of the role due to his contract with the show. A number of actors were then screen-tested for the role, notably Sam Neill, but ultimately were passed over by Albert R.

The 1986 film adaptation of Brenda Starr, however, kept Dalton from being able to immediately accept the role. In 1986, with Roger Moore's retirement from the role, Timothy Dalton was offered the role of James Bond once again after previously having turned it down when Sean Connery vacated the role in 1967.

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