Sean Connery has the honor of being the first 007 in cinema. Connery made his debut as James Bond in 1962 in the film directed by Terrence Young Dr. No. Connery starred in five more James Bond films – From Russia with love, gold finger, Thunder, You only live twice and Diamonds are forever – even returning to the franchise after a brief interruption by George Lazenby's one-off Bond film and the non-EON Bond film Never say never again. Little did he know at the time that the The Bond films would become one of the biggest action franchises the date.
Bond occupied the better part of a decade of Connery's career, beginning in 1962 and ending with Diamonds are forever in 1971 in the traditional series. Before his death in 2020, Connery had a long acting career after ending his Bond tenure. His first 007 follow-up was The Offense in 1973, but later starred in several films, including Murder on the Orient Express, The man who would be king, Time Banditsand Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. One of Connery's later works was another spy film in 1998.
Connery's The Avengers is criticized by co-star
This 1998 film is a remake of a classic series
Connery's co-star in The Avengers speaks in opposition to the film. The Avengers is a 1998 superhero spy comedy about two British agents who team up to try to stop the evil Sir August de Wynter from changing the world forever with a weather-altering machine. Connery played the role of the villain in this film, and The Avengers the main cast also included Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Jim Broadbent, Fiona Shaw, Patrick Macnee, Carmen Ejogo and Eddie Izzard. The film is a remake of the 1961 British TV series of the same name.
Talking to Vanity Fair, Shaw reveals how negative his experience was The Avengers. Speaking about his previous work, Shaw mentions that “The Avengers was absolutely a terrible movie.” The actress then details the film's production process, which she describes as “very strange.” Shaw explains that the team “I did a lot of night shooting”, but they didn’t get good help from their producers. In Shaw's words, these producers “we were always playing golf out back.” Check out Shaw's full quote below:
The Avengers it was absolutely a terrible movie. We did a lot of night shooting and the producers were always playing golf out back. That film was very strange.
Our opinion on Sean Connery's The Avengers
The film did not please critics
Shaw isn't the only one who feels this way about the 1998 film The Avengers. The film was hated by criticswhich only received a 5% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Audiences also hated the film, as it still maintains a Popcornmeter of just 15% decades after its release. The film failed to revitalize the classic series and was derided by new viewers and classic fans alike. Based on Shaw's statement, it seems like the effort put into the spy comedy was lackluster.
Source: Vanity Fair