Daniel Craig’s favorite James Bond second is in Roger Moore’s Live and Let Die

It was 50 years in the past at this time that Roger Moore’s first of a report seven official James Bond films hit UK cinemas.

Live and Let Die took EON Productions again to Jamaica, the place Ian Fleming wrote the 007 novels and the primary film Dr No was filmed.

Aside from Paul McCartney penning what might be the very best Bond theme for it, the 1973 traditional was additionally the primary within the sequence that out-going star Daniel Craig watched as a toddler.

In truth, his favorite ever Bond film scene is within the film, as revealed to Empire magazine.

The topic got here up when the star was beforehand requested to put in writing a brief piece highlighting his favorite cinema moments.

Craig admitted that The Mummy, which starred his spouse Rachel Weisz, was one among his favourites, plus the likes of Frozen, Goodfellas, Gladiator and The Avengers. But throughout his listing, the one point out of James Bond was from Sir Roger Moore’s 1973 debut, Live and Let Die. He merely wrote: “Cheering as Roger Moore danced over alligators.”

Bond followers will keep in mind the scene the place the one-armed Tee Hee leaves 007 to be eaten by what have been apparently truly crocodiles at a farm within the Deep South. However, Moore’s spy manages to flee through the use of the reptiles as stepping stones. The scene was shot at Jamaica Safari Village at Ocho Rios after the crew, who had been trying to find places, got here throughout the crocodile farm. Outside there was an indication warning that “Trespassers will be eaten.”

The proprietor, Ross Kananga, had urged the stunt of Bond leaping throughout the crocodiles and was employed to carry out it himself by the producers.

The stunt took 5 takes, together with one which noticed the final crocodile tear Kananga’s trousers after snapping at his leg. He sustained a lot of accidents, together with one which required 193 stitches, whereas being paid $60,000 for his half within the film.

Of course, the farm proprietor additionally impressed the title of Live and Let Die’s villain Dr Kananga aka Mr Big, who was performed by Yaphet Kotto. The actual Kananga returned to dwell in South Florida in 1976 earlier than dying of cardiac arrest whereas spearfishing within the Everglades simply two years later on the age of 32.