Roger Moore Service" and Connery was enticed back to the role of Bond again for "Diamonds Are Forever" (1971), Moore did not consider the possibility until it seemed clear that Connery had stepped down as Bond for good. At that point, Moore was approached, and he accepted producer Albert Broccoli's offer in August 1972. In his autobiography, Moore writes that he had to cut his hair and lose weight for the role. Although he resented having to make those changes, he was finally cast as James Bond in "Live and Let Die" (1973). Moore then made "Gold" (1974), based on a novel
Double O Seven, James Bond, A Report the preface and the writer–executor correspondence, Snelling stresses his preference for the literary 007, because he felt the film series’ interpretation, especially Roger Moore’s entries, abandoned the "adult" secret agent character Ian Fleming created; ultimately, O. F. Snelling lost interest in all things Bond. Double O Seven, James Bond, A Report Double O Seven, James Bond, A Report (1964), by O. F. (Oswald Frederick) Snelling, is the first book-length, critical analysis of the James Bond novels, and the only such study Ian Fleming approved. It was published in August 1964, the month when Fleming died, a coincidence that earned the