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Mel Gibson too short to play James Bond

Four inches between Gibson and Pierce Brosnan

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ANTOINETTE KELLY
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Irish Central.com
Published Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 9:00 AM
Updated Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 9:40 AM
Read more: James Bond, Celebrity News, Entertainment, Movie Stars, Mel Gibson


Mel Gibson: Passed over for James Bond role because he was too short
Mel Gibson: Passed over for James Bond role because he was too short

Mel Gibson was too short to play James Bond!

That's the astonishing news coming out from Hollywood this week.

Gibson, who recently celebrated the arrival of his eighth child Lucia with Russian girlfriend Lyudmilla Chernukha, was deemed too tiny for Bond by producer Albert R ‘Cubby’ Broccoli.

Gibson, who clocks in at 5ft 9in frame is just over four inches shorter than Irish star Pierce Brosnan who is 6ft 1.25 in.

In addition, Broccoli felt Gibson was too famous for the role.

Scriptwriter Tom Mankiewicz - who wrote James Bond favourites "The Man With The Golden Gun" and "Live And Let Die" - said: “At one point Mel Gibson wanted to play Bond. And Cubby was against it. Cubby first of all had a thing about tall people.

“Bond had to be tall. And so Mel Gibson was too short. But he was a big star.

"Somebody at United Artists said to me, 'Call him and tell him Mel Gibson would be great.' And Cubby said, 'I don't want to make a Mel Gibson movie, I want to make a James Bond movie.'”

While Mel was desperate to portray James Bond, fellow Hollywood star Gerard Butler recently insisted he would never want to take on the role.

He said:"I enjoy doing an array of films. If I was to play Bond, that would quickly stop. How likely would I be accepted doing those roles after having played Bond?

"People outside of movies think it would be amazing to play 007, but as an actor you think, 'Well I don't know because from then on…'

"You do a lot of movies as Bond and you'd become even more synonymous with the role. I think Daniel Craig is a great Bond and good for him, but I would much rather create a role from nothing."

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Posted by Temerity on Nov 11, 2009, 05:50 PM EST
Mel Gibson? I don't like him dunno know why! Never can forget his going on television early on here and as young as I was I realised he had no idea what he was talking about and Bob Hawke whose politics he was bashing simply laughed "Mel should stick to acting ". He was very goodlooking then he ruined his good looks with booze and womanizing in America.While still trying to pose as a faithful good Catholic husband and loving father. The movies he created were insensitive inartistic in their graphic in your face brutal and bloody scenes.I hated them. Especially the Passion of Christ.What good is a picture you can't even look at.The message was old and had been done before.Better. I do not see boyish appeal in his big wide blue eyed vacuous gaze.Just vaguouesness.He must have had a lot of help behind the scenes in his career is all I can say about him.
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Posted by Sparklet on Nov 11, 2009, 03:23 PM EST
I don't think he's even 5'9 - more like 5'7.
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Posted by killowen on Nov 11, 2009, 02:50 PM EST
bullcrap - 'ollywood can tranform anyting


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