John Wayne’s leading lady almost cast as female James Bond before Sean Connery | Films | Entertainment

Speaking previously with Variety, Semple said: “Frankly, we thought he was kind of unbelievable and as I recall, even kind of stupid. So Gregory thought the solution was to make Bond a woman, ‘Jane Bond’ if you will, and he even had a plan to cast Susan Hayward in the role.” The screenwriter also shared … Read more