This is certainly the case with British actor Oliver Reed, who lost out on roles like James Bond, and turned down a part in Jaws, due to his problems with drinking and for his scandalous behavior.

On 7 October 1968, George Lazenby was officially announced as the new James Bond. He would star in 1969’s On Her Majesty’s ...

Clint Eastwood turned down the James Bond role after Sean Connery exited, and his misfiring 1975 spy thriller shows why this ...

The history of the 007 franchise would have been vastly different if Timothy Dalton or Oliver Reed had been picked over Roger Moore. Anvar Alikhan May 28, 2017 · 03:00 pm ...

A newer face on the verge of breaking into A-list stardom might be the ideal choice to replace Daniel Craig as James Bond. Oliver Jackson-Cohen is poised to continue to rise in the coming years ...

Lashana Lynch, Daniel Craig and Léa Seydoux attend the World Premiere of No Time To Die. The long awaited arrival of the latest James Bond film, 'No Time To Die,' was celebrated with red carpeted ...

After Amazon’s James Bond takeover, anything is possible in the world of the world’s most stylish super-spy. ... Oliver Reed was a contender too, but he came with too much bad PR.

Great news: A female Jason Bourne-type film is on its way and from the filmmakers who have given us the last eight Bond movies. They have tapped both Blake Lively to star in the female-driven ...

It reimagines Reed's final, and fatal, drinking session in a pub in Valetta, Malta, where he died of a heart attack during the filming of Gladiator in 1999, aged 61. At the time, he was living in ...

It will receive its London premiere at the St. James Theatre Studio with performances beginning today, July 30, prior to an official opening Aug. 1, for a run through Aug. 18.