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So Goldeneye could’ve been a very different movie. Liam Neeson the actor best known for roles in movies like Taken, Batman Begins, and Star Wars Episode 1 was actually offered the role of James Bond nearly 20 years ago.
So why would such a talented actor who could’ve done the role justice refuse the role? Because his would be wife didn’t like the idea. Neeson had this to say when talking about it. “I was heavily courted, let’s put it that way, and I’m sure some other actors were too. It was about 18 or 19 years ago and my wife-to-be said, ‘If you play James Bond we’re not getting married’. And I had to take that on board because I did want to marry her.”
So there you have it. Neeson couldn’t do the movie because he was Taken. Yeah I know horrible pun but I thought if it and had to use it.
Jacob Carpenter is the writer for TSCN.TV and also a blogger under the name JSnakeC on IGN
