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TIL Ian Fleming, author of the original 007 novels, was against the casting of Sean Connery as James Bond, calling him an “overgrown stuntman”, and criticizing his appearance. However, he ended up liking Connery’s performance so much that he characterized Bond based on him in future novels.

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