Mel Gibson Was Too Short to Play James Bond
Mel Gibson Was Too Short to Play James Bond
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At the height of his career, Mel Gibson decided that he would love to play James Bond on the big screen. United Artists could not have been any happier with the news, but producer Albert "Cubby" Broccoli deemed him too short to play the secret agent.
"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," said Bond writer Tom Mankiewicz. "Somebody at (film studio) 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.'"
Since he couldn't have the role, Gibson went on to do the next best thing. He divorced and is now dating Oksana Grigorieva, who has an 11-year-old son with former 007 star Timothy Dalton.
"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," said Bond writer Tom Mankiewicz. "Somebody at (film studio) 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.'"
Since he couldn't have the role, Gibson went on to do the next best thing. He divorced and is now dating Oksana Grigorieva, who has an 11-year-old son with former 007 star Timothy Dalton.
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