Before he was known for films such as “E.T” or “Jurassic Park”, Spielberg was denied his dream gig with the bond films. Back in the 1970’s, before he proved to be the most bankable filmmaker of all time, Spielberg was turned down to work on the  Bond film.

“I went to Cubby Broccoli and I asked if I could do one and he said ‘No’,” said Spielberg in an interview with the Daily Mail. “Iv’e never asked again. Instead, I made the Indiana Jones series.”

According to “The Complete Making of Indiana Jones” by J.W Rinzler, Spielberg was approached by George Lucas who pitched the idea of Indiana Jones to him because of his interest in directing an old-fashioned kind of Bond film. Spielberg told Lucas he always wanted to direct a Bond film that starred Sean Connery and Lucas responded “I’ve got something you might like as much as Bond” and broke down the story of “Raiders of the Lost Ark”. Ironically, Connery was eventually cast as Indiana Jones’s father in the third installment, “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.”

The post Spielberg once denied to direct Bond flim appeared first on Entertain Train.

It’s been 50 years since James Bond first took to the big screen and if the latest box-office numbers are to be believed the spy is more popular than ever. ‘Skyfall’ marks the 23^rd installment in the Bond film series and over the weekend it took in $90 million making it the biggest box-office opening in James Bond history. $87.8 million was generated in regular showings and another $2.2 million from IMAX and large format theater previews, according to Box Office Mojo.

The last film released, “Quantum of Solace,” was the previous opening weekend record holder, grossing an initial $67.5 million. 2006’s “Casino Royale” remains the highest overall grossing film; $594 million in worldwide ticket sales. The original Bond film, “Dr. No,” brought in $59.6 million back in 1962, with inflation that would be about $457 million today.

Also doing well over the weekend were new releases “wreck-It Ralph” and “Flight” which took in $33.1 million and $15.1 million respectively.

The post ‘Skyfall’ breaks box-office history for Bond franchise appeared first on Entertain Train.