James Bond – The music icons that turned down Roger Moore’s A View to a Kill

After six official outings throughout 12 years, Roger Moore starred in his closing James Bond film in 1985.

Named after Ian Fleming’s brief story From a View to a Kill, the 57-year-old 007 starred reverse Christopher Walken’s Max Zorin.

The Bond villain’s dastardly plan noticed him plotting to destroy his firm’s competitors in Silicon Valley by triggering a large earthquake within the San Andreas Fault and inflicting a flood.

Originally Walken’s Bond villain was truly set to be performed by David Bowie, who was introduced as Zorin throughout early publicity for A View to a Kill in 1984.

Having initially accepted the function, he later turned it down regardless of the script being written with a pop star in thoughts.

The Ziggy Stardust singer informed NME in 1984: “Yes, I was offered that. I think for an actor it’s probably an interesting thing to do.

“But I think that for somebody from rock it’s more of a clown performance. And I didn’t want to spend five months watching my double fall off mountains.”

Nevertheless, Bowie’s up to date pop star Grace Jones was forged as Bond lady May Day.

She later shared in her autobiography how each Sting and Mick Jagger have been provided Zorin too, however turned down the villain, so the function lastly went to Walken.

If that wasn’t sufficient, Elvis’ ex-wife Priscilla Presley was initially set to play Bond lady Stacey Sutton.

However, the mom of Lisa Marie Presley couldn’t get round her contract for the TV present Dallas and so the function went to Tanya Roberts.

Additionally, A View to a Kill’s script noticed The Spy Who Loved Me Bond lady Barbara Bach reprising her function as Major Anya Amasova. However, Sir Ringo Starr’s spouse determined to not return, so the half was rewritten for brand new character Pola Ivanova, performed by Fiona Fullerton.