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Connery Ordered To Pay Bond To Spanish Court
SIR SEAN CONNERY has been ordered by a Spanish judge to contribute to a $76.5 million (£51 million) bond as part of an ongoing money-laundering and property fraud investigation.Judge Ricardo Puyol named the James Bond...
By WENN on 20 November 2010
Harrison Ford Plans Indiana Jones 5
Harrison Ford is to play Indiana Jones for a fifth time.The 68-year-old actor is to reprise his role as the archaeologist in a new movie after letting slip producer George Lucas is working on another...
By Bang Showbiz on 10 November 2010
Nude Connery Painting Discovered
A nude painting of JAMES BOND legend SIR SEAN CONNERY has been unearthed in his native Scotland - and it's set to go on display at an exhibition.The veteran actor worked as a naked model...
By WENN on 04 November 2010
Bruce Willis' Film Regrets
Bruce Willis wishes he'd never made "about a dozen" of his films.The 'RED' actor - who has starred in over 50 Hollywood movies - admits he has a few regrets about his career, and would...
By Bang Showbiz on 20 October 2010
Harrison Ford Wants Connery Indy Return
Harrison Ford is trying to lure Sean Connery out of retirement.The 68-year-old actor is keen for Connery, 80, to reprise his role as his father in 'Indiana Jones 5', a part he played in 1989's...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 September 2010
Clint Eastwood Offered James Bond
Clint Eastwood was offered the chance to play James Bond. The 80-year-old actor-and-director was offered the role of the iconic British spy after Sean Connery left the franchise in 1969, but felt he couldn't take...
By Bang Showbiz on 09 September 2010
Sean Connery's Acting Days Over
Sir Sean Connery will never act again. The former 'James Bond' star who turned 80 today (25.08.10), said that his onscreen days are behind him, but he will continue to do voiceover work. He told...
By Bang Showbiz on 25 August 2010
Sean Connery Quits Acting
Sir Sean Connery has retired. The Scottish actor - who turns 80 today (25.08.10) - admits he thinks his acting days "are over" and he will not go back to Hollywood. The former James Bond...
By Bang Showbiz on 25 August 2010
Sean Connery Vows Never To Act Again
SEAN CONNERY, who turns 80 today, has said that his acting days are over. The James Bond actor and star of 'The Untouchables' told Scotland's Daily Record, "I don't think I'll ever act again. I...
By WENN on 25 August 2010
Hottest Dad Jude Law
Jude Law has been named the hottest father in a film.The 'Sherlock Holmes' star - who has four children of his own with ex-wife Sadie Frost - topped a survey compiled by British film rental...
By Bang Showbiz on 21 June 2010
Connery Honoured In Hometown
SIR SEAN CONNERY received a hero's welcome when he returned to his native Edinburgh, Scotland on Thursday (17Jun10) to see a plaque unveiled on the site of his former home.The Bond legend was back in...
By WENN on 18 June 2010
Pierce Brosnan Doesn't Want Bond Back
Pierce Brosnan has no desire to play James Bond again.The 56-year-old actor - who appeared as the iconic British spy in 'GoldenEye', 'Tomorrow Never Dies', 'The World Is Not Enough' and 'Die Another Day'before being...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 June 2010
Extraordinary Bond Daniel Craig
David Arnold thinks Daniel Craig has made James Bond "extraordinary". The British film composer - who has created music for a number of hit movies, including five within the Bond franchise - admitted that Daniel...
By Bang Showbiz on 03 May 2010
Connery Undergoes Surgery
SIR SEAN CONNERY is recovering after undergoing surgery in New York to repair damage to his shoulder.The former Bond star is resting at home in the Bahamas after having an operation in October (09) to...
By WENN on 12 November 2009
Sean Connery Set For Indy Return
Sean Connery is set to return to the 'Indiana Jones' franchise.The 79-year-old actor turned down the chance to reprise his role as the father of the daredevil archaeologist in last movie 'Indiana Jones and the...
By Bang Showbiz on 18 September 2009
Connery Has Worst Movie Accent
SIR SEAN CONNERY's Irish-American accent in 1987 film THE UNTOUCHABLES has been voted the worst of all time in a new poll.The former James Bond star played a cop in the hit movie and received...
By WENN on 31 August 2009
Connery Urges Burns Party Guests To Dance For Scotland
SEAN CONNERY was the lord of the dance at a party to celebrate the 250th birthday of legendary Scottish poet ROBERT BURNS on Friday night (19Jun09).The former James Bond star led the festivities at the...
By WENN on 22 June 2009
Cate Blanchett Named Best Onscreen Monarch
Australian actress Cate Blanchett has been voted the best royal in film for her portrayal of English monarch Elizabeth I, in a new poll.The Oscar winner narrowly defeated Dame Helen Mirren's portrayal of Elizabeth II...
By Contributor on 06 March 2009
Connery Beats Beckham To Finishing Line
Sean Connery beats David Beckham when it comes to exercise, according to a survey.Despite being 77, former James Bond actor Connery has topped a poll of celebrities women think about most when working out, beating...
By Contributor on 31 May 2008
Damon Loses Radio Contest To Connery At Last Minute
Actor MATT DAMON was left red-faced after agreeing to take part in a charity radio phone-in - when SIR SEAN CONNERY also decided to call. The Good Will Hunting star was monitoring a Florida radio...
By WENN on 02 August 2007
Rogen: 'Connery Love Scene Tip Didn't Work For Me'
Actor SETH ROGEN was so nervous about filming a sex scene with co-star KATHERINE HEIGL in new movie Knocked Up, he decided to take some ill-advised advice from screen legend SIR SEAN CONNERY. Rogen picked...
By World Entertainment News Network on 23 May 2007
Connery: 'Politics Cost Scotland A Major Film Studio'
Actor SIR SEAN CONNERY's political allegiances have cost his native Scotland a major film studio, he claims. The former James Bond star insists his refusal to switch loyalties from the Scottish Nationalist Party to the...
By WENN on 21 May 2007
Palmer: 'Younger Craig Wasn't Suave Enough To Play Bond'
British actress PATSY PALMER couldn't believe it when she saw her old friend DANIEL CRAIG as superspy JAMES BOND - because he was never that suave when she knew him. The hunky British actor has...
By WENN on 10 April 2007
Connery Pulls Out Of Politics Debate Over 'Domestic Violence' Subject
SIR SEAN CONNERY has pulled out of a planned debate at Scotland's Festival Of Politics, after his opponent said he would question the acting legend about domestic violence. The former JAMES BOND star caused controversy...
By WENN on 23 August 2006
Connery's Ex-wife Speaks Out About Alleged Domestic Abuse
SIR SEAN CONNERY's ex-wife DIANE CILENTO has spoken out for the first time about the violence she allegedly suffered at the hands of the JAMES BOND star, more than 30 years after their marriage ended....
By WENN on 14 August 2006
Connery's Hairy Back
Former JAMES BOND star SIR SEAN CONNERY was so hairy in his prime, his ex-wife had to shave his back every three weeks. DIANE CILENTO, who was married to Connery from 1962 to 1973, makes...
By WENN on 23 May 2006
Millionaire Connery Once Earned $1.80 A Week
Millionaire movie star SIR SEAN CONNERY earned just $1.80 (GBP1) when he started out as a 14-year-old milkman newly released documents reveal. The Scottish JAMES BOND star, whose real name is Thomas S Connery...
By WENN on 22 November 2005
Grant Wants To Be Old-fashioned Bond
HUGH GRANT wants to play JAMES BOND, if producers agree to make the next movie in the style of the original 007 films. The British star thinks the more recent Bond films have lost...
By WENN on 28 September 2005
Star Wars Cloak Found In Fancy Dress Shop
The cloak immortalised by SIR ALEC GUINNESS in his STAR WARS role as BEN OBI-WAN KENOBI has been discovered in a London costume hire shop. The robe, which was missing for 28 years, was...
By WENN on 06 September 2005
Brando's Corleone Tops Greatest Movie Character List
MARLON BRANDO's turn as VITO CORLEONE in FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA's classic THE GODFATHER has been named the greatest movie character of all time. Brando, who won an Oscar for his performance as the mafia...
By WENN on 08 August 2005
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